The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-01
THE HARPER's FERRY INVASION.
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SEWARD CLEARLY IMPLICATED.
We publish from the New York press Of yesterday the
following letter from Mr. Hugh Forbes, q woi known
English lneroenary in the pay Of tho American abolition.
lists Dr. s. G. Howe Of Boston an active cooperotor
with that party
To Dr. q. HOVE NJ. D, Boston Msss.on Saturday Us.
len sS dug, is g sa q o mes
sad IN rs Position sna
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sass sss We.
LEI ~ business continue In It's crooked condition
eh,d-cs situation well - The coou specuaen q iSs
referring 70 the sbors letter Clcne, Forbes in letter
Ell Oct 81 1859, Whilst asserting that Senators Sumner
END Hale knew nothing Of Browns Harper Furry project
informed by him Of TINT expcduonindeed. IN "llu
Son 10 his interview with Mr. Seward Colonel Forbes
says,I vent fully into the whole matter all is bear
Colonel FORBES sAysyle expressed regret that be had
been told ind said that he in hs position ought not 70
nave oocr informed OF the c!rcumstancesn What was
TINT poeionf He then nator OF the Unod States
sworn 10 erppcrt that very constitution which this pro-
ect nsd 20 sovert by REVOLUTION By serviIe tnsurrec
po1 ana by saSinaTy civil war. 10 was informed Of
rroecad Treason and he neither rebnked the traitor nor
took any means whatever 10 arrest him in HE atrocious
career.
W.i be pretended ttat when projected p,an or &C
tua treason coon to be executed IN violence and blood
no oon roman silent undor such circumstances express
DC 0ssapprobaton nor deut. but simply withdraw from
TIC country when tho bloody plan executed Such
Silence amer such Information without diser Is aoau
escenco Involves nj least tho crime Of moral treason and
makes hn az acSossory sot before the fact But Mr.
seward hei1 another important petition at date bpgides
that o. Senator Of the United states. e WINS In the ttpo
ston OF al ardent aspant fer tie Presidency Of the
United batee, seeking 70 place himself the head Of the
tnion, whose constitution no already sworn 10 SUM-
port and whose LAVE be would be bound by oath 70 exc.
cute lie hears the treason fuy-tthe whole rnater In
oil tts neither disents from the crime nor
reonSes tho criminal II ho Elont when hearing srch
,hsnes a. senator would he not have been equally ri.
lent had be been President and leave the nsurrecton az
he id, 20 take rs ccrrsep When The insur-
Irs.on b.d commenced, would he have irterfcrcd
70 hrfcst its progress; If TO- vorli be n1d
hove waited untn was too later Il this the man whom
VIC 10 place 10 the chair one GLed iy ysshnodnng
Az vel have placed Benedict Arnold OF the head n our
asfnea IN she Revolution. Oh IL that chair once sllcd
py tie Father q his Country, deesnted ty William
A. seward, we might almost expect tho srit OF
I've ioty dead weeping oter tho fad CT bis country and
ard farewell address 10 his counryraen in which he
E.rnod them oPaint geographical and sectional paries
M TO add 70 bn horror CT ouch scs4,c 81 vas the soil
hB own Virginia which was 10 DO bathed In the blood
DC, oioien; with the ncquIeecencc Of Senator from
ncw York and bis eucccssot IN that event 70 the Prcs
u.snyy 2. the Union B IL from New York the bio,r
s rc cone, upon tho banks f whose noble Hudson
snmgWn detected tho traitor Arnold, and thus sayed
~, lrom impending RUM And will New York nov, ar
pioVo we decd by endorsing the course Of Mr. pernrd
~ eecng his pledged friends TO tho brI oaces ~ M
VI me ON ei November ncsi7 Why II g,lrb ebouN
~ Do oaat might not the slain Of Long Islond nns garo
~. rs rom ther bloody cesements and rebuke their
virgiDa, that stood by New York c,rouobon, ,ho 49,,
VI he HcVoichon and poured out the Hfe bloS or 80
cons upon her soil In defence Of our corono ~ et
vHeina, VINO gave her own great son--her own Woshn
"h~'0s nes ana our feasmPaop-sAe. same Virots;a