Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-28
LETTER FROM sEYA7cI Mason.

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LETTER FROM SENATOR xAsoy
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I'D. '1'.S "''e''I,'S '"c ,H'e H'S'"',4'i attack
Va u'e LOW Il VI h.ife! ieiIy sho".4 DC coz
I seC.is Understood.
! lhere was no ."'Hrrttt'oh, N any form
whatsoever, on Tue part "' any oL the lnn"o.'
tahts or residents o! That to"H or IL vicinity.
mere Is little DOUBT that SIcH Ia>ur'c'!"n "li
iuiiy expected by the leader oi the ar"tyd mis-
cre"nis who came from, tic adjoining States
c!andcStine!y, ana under cover al W-ht "'O
the tnwn-'n eXpect%tlo" IN which r'ey "e'c
Woiuiiy disappointed, Is iuly admitted "y
themselves The TACT Is undpuDtcd that ",i h
MN, 6IdcE or ''h't'. JoNet tie" a!I,r t"ry
came into Virginia, OF sa'c diem al OF assist
ancc III any form
1t Is true that after their capture their leader
tBrown) stated tha; nc had reason e. expect
such assistance, and had been diSIppo'ui, d
But this IS fully di>crcLI;y,. by tbs following
facts: FIRST, that he had uGG!~pu'ch pr>>c,.
sion OF the town from abogt miam.at 81 sun
day until after mid day on Monday when the
people Of the adjoihing country, icI:mus tho
state OF things, got tus' the. ~ armed SaEGi
and made = descent upon til" t0Wa Second
that daring this period they seize! and hci! III
custody, besides the slaves "i Mr. Washington
and Mr.. Al.siodt, iaEc3 IN tie ncEGH"'hh'i.
some five or SIX other slaves belonging u rely
dents at llarIcr> tclry aud .yuut ~ the
streets. II is stated that they pat spears -
lanccS in the hands Of two or t.ruc OF thcso
negroes. and compelled them To stand IN tire
character d! scHtlnei> at the door Ui the engine.
house, occupied by the uccmG.alivs. but at tIc
first assault mad" by the c;tlIc's. tic caves
threw away their pixies and escaped % tier
homes inr refuge. THIRD. They had "a #cnUtine.
ment, III addition, some thirty ar t"r'y o'he-
persons, who were found uDa,I"@! "a The streets
in the early hours Of the mornsr5., bn; ~ "d.
herent or rsympathIzcr Turned GP amongst thyn
In addition 10 nil this, after ca!c:"l !"Iuuy AMI
investigation Oh the spot. could r"' !sai" th"t
any Eoh ol any color l>AHc o"c, hereafter 10 tG
nouccd,) was even suspected 9' borg N any
! way accessory or PRIV to Inc loi. !ic S"-
cepuon was oi 4 man named Cooke, who came
TO harperS Ferry year oT t"o >l"te ~ iHG
character oil School-Inas;er, MARIE" t"''e' n:.'.
VINO, alter the event, 1t appeaiC", Vas M ems
sary oi Erown :, and had bee" ar>"ci"ieI SKA
nm IN kansas Cooke impaired The !.'o' oI
Brown 10 none IN Virginia 30 !"f - IS shown,
or II he DID, II IS certain thai """r "e,i on
theiH' lie accCiNPaii'T" '"c s'''! to .n'' t>'',
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n,rt of IN. nrarnc. # q certain, ,a, tie uuiy
.,mo,;on ryimcSJ Ly ,hrr, was ~ aIa,r, a,.a ter.
ror md t:,r;r o,,v re,,,,c so.l, u; ,lrjy md.
, ,cr,, bomrs
0r rho co,s,;r,c,. ,,,,;l. of Mi, Stat.
I erouch has trar.,;rtd or hpcn n',,,iu,d iron,
a!-' ,.I'', ,.;,I r,.,',,, ,'n a',.,',.,f''
( p"pN'' S'., ,.l ,.',.r,.,i'.
nc acteu Iio''. i''''''"' "'''I "t"' ".'' -
Abolition 't"ct>' ns"Ser'' a.' or%'"', ~ ''''
e.Ic'es Nv ~, ntt'i"':''t' :" ''I' nD'9."''
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lnrea o"S 70 put as'S MI'..', a1','' '''' ',. a.,
70 o'iS aooIs "''e,''I'e u''''s,,'', "' ,e
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nus 'ti'p' tn?er ~ we
ehsell'Se a, m.," "u' o.roJ ',..,,,' .,'' ' @
arms ana weapon, fec''Ie,' III 'e ',"".'"''
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