Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-10

project therefore eouhssL m,.- TO -Iv.inox the or
gency OF sending relief to my family. -. =.
in letter written from Wellington TO Dr. Howe eight
days afer this. however fore whose own plan "a. The
organizing Of ~ series OF sfsmpedes Of slaves along
"he Northern slave frontier hnds opportunity TO unfold
the details Of John Browns Prceci' his coue,poa.
He proposed With some twenty five to fffy (coored
and white mixed we'll armed and bringing quantity of
spare arms TO beat up sAvr quarter in Virginia To
thb otected that NO preparatory notice having been
given to the slaves tno notice could With prudence be
given them the nvitaoa ri-e might unles. they were
already In state Of agitation meet with Response
feeble To this he replied that he wa. sure of re-
sPonse He calculated that he coud get on the first nigh,
hom 200 5o0. Half thereabouis of tb. hrst lot he
proposed 10 keep With him. mounting SD Of thc
and make dash at Harpers Ferry manu.cory destroy
ing what be could not od The other men not of
his party be subdsijed into three four or fyr
dinct parties, each under three oi the original
band, and would beat mp other slave quarters sbence
more men would be sent TO join Liu
he argued that we're he pressed by the United Stae-
troops which after few day- might concentrate he
could easily msintain himself in the A,legbani AMI
that his New England friends would in the me.ntimr an
Northern convention TO restore TRANQUILITY and over
throw the pro-slavery Administration This. contend.
ed could at most e mere local explosion. slave in
surrecton. being from the very Of things def.
cient In men OF education and experience would under
such system Brown proposed be either ha- in the
pan or would leap beyond his control any control-
when u would become q of mere anarchy AMI
would assurediy be suppressed
On the other hand H. considered foreign intervention
as not impossible As To the dream of Northern con.
venton, consider il total fallacy Brow ms New
England friends would have the courage To show them
selves, so long a. the issue Was doubtful.
Alter days OF discussion. Brown (who, you reiterate
underlined in your letter OF the 10TH enjoys Your eu.,
conhdencej acquie-ced iegned 10 aeauiesce in mix.
ed project style "ihe well maiured plan consented
To make that concession to mutual coop-rstiop
aud In consideration Of the prospective Committee of
Management, which AT the proper br estab-
-hed preferred, however INV original plan OF STAN.
pedes, unalloyeI 10y anything e- Your assertion tba,
want to take the management is wholly nnfounded;
my Insisting upon Committee Of Management Is CON
elusive on that head John Brown, had d. been Truth,
tul, might have been useful in some capacity: aln,o.,
every one might IL JEALOUS be us-iul in some place
whereas the might h- mische in another
place This mixed plan. ia whieh 1 am compromised
more than yon dying, yoa do. out OF sight having
been definitely settled upon, deny the right o b. OF
you or one, from caprice -Decn ,tion TO SET IL
aside Tor the brown project aud simple for sny
oiher 10 is breach Of conhdenc" that will tolerate
especially when your hrst nv sn family
Ion must be than inssne-y must be deprayed
to expect Il oi tue. Nos, hoseyes, after what has
passed. would not undertake the intended mi ed plan
OF even my own project of siampedes connection with
,nN OF you. because can place iaith in Ne~
Ny hr.t thought after discovering Browns compicy
IA the Ne" England breach Of faith Sss-iei him nv
Though justly iEIi.ied at the horrible treatment OF my
family, dad not till towards the end oi April utter
sysbe. Mr.. Ssnbotn which mig hi tend TO checl
the supplies. spoke Ia but AtoliIoni-t after nv
arrival here, and he thought much did On RECON
Abolitlollsts they
ed such sound reasons that conceived first impress
-ion TO have bean srphsoGs aud they that Brown
must be stopped.
The more reflect the more become confirmed in the
opinion of tue last named Abolionist. FIst because
an who d.yiaies from the truth betrays his associate
aud i'll treats friendly family, should he trusted with
any humanitarian enterprise. Second because Brown
with his bgoted mind and limited instruction has moi
the capacity necessary direct such an enterprise
Third because the crude project which he and his con.
edeates have in their heads not likely succeed
merely suited for grand speculation in the sudden rise
oil cotton on the exchanges. Fourth because some of
the hands engaged by him are highly Objectionable
Tor these and many other resSonS call on Won and
yonr assoc.ies to stop AMI 10 take from him yon-
arms, Sc- have right the and DO exact
It, To your assertion that TO stop g. woui ienoupcs
and betray, echo what the Abotonsis here saw thai
you do not, by taking from him yorr arms Sc stop
him. you betray them; Tor this the Abooni.l-
and they have . right to be heard.
IL a- been written that there Is nothing under the
sum- The proyerb is wtOng-you have laid down new
doctrine viz: he who stops traitor and prevent his
treason, betrays notwithstanding this new rule re.
peat that H. Co, hai not speculate the rise in cot
Ton Some may saw, "Why not let them make little
lit won't harm the canse say il will becau.e
prudence demand that the initiative he pected
iy hurried forward be essential that t lie de-
ierred some weeks. months tut speculation ne
cessstes that the panic seize the market exactly the
peeohcerted day Therefore 10 manufacture that anl
uent Iise the ultimate Of the move
would, without scruplr be sacffced Not being a com
mercal man, the full force OF propo-s did strike
iut iiu COuNtT-stlOn, no. Lawrence s. Co
could be public spirited advance s2T 900 AMI
$1,000 TO effect tariff in which the whole trade aai
not that rm alone, interested The reply was that
- house having heavy speculaons il was well worth
SlOooO0 TO get wthnin certain time change of ,lu
ties which wond enable the spectators TO realize i've or
ten times that
Then the whole cotton scheme reappeared before me-
and the recollection that Mr.. Amos Lawrence had prom
ised him 5000 whenever actual hostites should b.
commenced brought to mind other reflections. This in
iquitous speculation in human blood for the greed
ness Of dollars shall somehow be stopped though Won
co,y tell that il stop bet-ay because will not
let certain persons beray. To the Ahotioniss say you
must unite together and stop aud the colOred people
sayifyou rise 1t the call Engsnd Won
will shed blood for the sole beneht Of New ENGLAND
specnators and the free coored people may likely
be rc-enslayed."
The nature Of the cotton speculation is more dis
tnctly forth in previous letter DR. Howe in these
,eTms.
Speculation is, perhaps, hardly the proper term by
which 10 designate the proposals of John Brown 10 raise
sum by coming TO an understanding with some mer-
camille house (which 10 make its profit aso by
Specializing on the principal Engliss aud American TX.
changes for the rise in cotton which would assuredy
suit from the dim mutton Of the usual supply through our
projected movement. peremptorily refused to aeaui.
esce, aud the subject not mooied again me Bni
the discovery Of the Boston sS1,oOO affair in wool re-
minds me Of John Browns cotton scheme and induces
think that he il the only New England Human.
tartan who enerains peculiar notions Of speculation
Indeed greedness to turn nsurrecon pccunisry pro.
t may not unreasalaby be regarded The grand mo-
i've iOr that projected ONenlqnt sOTh U. Mason and
Dtons line, which movement ] looked upon till lately
purely phsnihropic Judging Of the probable march
Of future events by those past say 10 the coloed peo.
pie as and others have been dnped 80 will be the
slaves aud IL they rise the call OF New England hu.
manitarians they will aSsurcdy shed their blood for the
sole profit Of New Eugland speculators"
We prepared TO comprehend the general char.
aud extent of the disclosures which Forbes made TO
Nc. Seward IN the intetSiew before mentioned Forbes
Il will be observed had two separate aud distinct grounds
Of cgmplaint against he "humantaIans" as be some.
what loosely iefss the Aboonss, seeing that he l.
Of culture aud intelligence namely frst the neces
sitous condition Of his family consequent as he alleged
the failure Of the "humanarans 20 redeem their en-
gagements 10 him. and secondly he rejection Of his plan
by the perijoug 'hum9natan. aud their adoption Of
john Browns project including the COTTON speculation
These the iwo grievances iOr the Fedfrss oi which
Forbes desired 10 enlist the favor aud influence OF Sc
ward aud Hale. These the crooked things which
he wanted them TO put straight The scope aud
force Of the Language in which he describes his re.
specve interviews With them is nov not only obyi.
ous bat unmlsskatls Having made several iaeffect.
ual attempts" he says 10 get quiet conversation iih
senator john y Hale, OF New Hampshire met him ac
cidentsy on Sunday morning. could not then enter
into the details Of John BrUWns project; therefore
confined Wgtef 10 efp'diai0 hs w5,aeg oC s,a;sg ~
Hsf 10 NY IsHiiy lie could touch upon only part II
hs grievances Not 50 n his motr dcib, ss,e mte.vev
with Mr. Seward ia that he touched fully on the entire