Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-10-28


what was right.
! He replied to questions substantially
as follows;
Are you Capt. Brown of Kansas |
am sometimes called so. Are you Os-
sawatomie Brown ? tried to do my
duty there. What was your present OBJ
Eject To free the slaves from bond
age.
Were any other persons but those with
you now connected with the movement
No. Did you expect aid from the
( North There was no one connected
! with the movement but those that came
witt me. Did you expect to kill people
in orSSr to carry your point3 did
not wish II do so, but you forced us to
liz.
Various questions Of this kind were
put 10 Captain Brown, which he answer
ed clearly and freely, with seeming anx-
iety to vindicate himself He urged
that he had the town at his mercy, that
he could have burned il and murdered
the inhabitants, but he did not. He had
treated the prisoners with courtsey, and
complained that he was hunted down
| Ike beast.
He spoke of the killing of his son,
which he alleged was done while bearing
a flag Of truce, and seemed very anxious
for the safety of bis wounded son. His
conversation bore the impression of the
conviction that whatever he had done TO
free slaves was right, and that in the
warfare in which he was engaged he
was entitled TO be treated with all the
respect of a prisoner Of war.
Young Brown, in answer to question,
said there were parties in the North con-
nected with the movement, thus differing
with his father on this point. Coppich,
the other white prisoner, is quite young,
. and seems less shrewd than the others
: He said he did not wish to join the expedi-
: ton, and when asked gave reply which
showed the influence which Brown had
t over him. He said, All, you gentlemen
: don't know Capt. Brown when he calls
for US, we neverthink of refusing to come
: Several slaves were found in the room
: with the insurrectionists, but it is believed
I that they were there unwillingly. In
0 deed, Browns expectations as to slaves
I rushing TO him willingly, and in most
: cases were forced to desert their masters.
But one instance in which slaves made
e public appearance with arms in their
| hands is related. A negro who had been
9 sharply used by one of the town people,
when he found that be had pike in his
/ hand, used his brief authority to arrest
If the citizen and have him taken to the
e Armory. The citizens imprisoned by the
e insurrectionists all testify to their lenent
i treatment.
y They we're neither tied nor insulted,
and beyond the outrage of restricting
}. their liberty, were not ill-used. Capt.
+ Brown was always courteous 10 them, and
:, at all times assured them that they should
5, not be injured. He explained his pur-
: poses to them, and while he bad them (ihe
workmen) in confinement made no aboli-
y ton speech to them. Col. Washington
d speaks Of him as man of extraordinary
s. nerve. He never blanched during the
D. assault, though he admitted in the night
n that escape was impossible and that he
p would have to die.
Al When the door was broken down, one
lt Of his men exclaimed surrender The
II Captain Immediately cried out. There's
ID one surrenders give him quarter, and
J. AT the same moment fred his own rife at
D. the door.
+ During the previous night he spoke
II freely with Col. Washington, and referred
- -. 80. H. .o;d 10 bad L., ..,o =,
It. Kansas, and two here. He had not
r pressed them to join him in the expedi-
le lion, but did not regret their loss they
~ had died in a glorious cause.
= The position of the prisoners in the
y engine house during the firing on Mon
" day, and at the moment Of the final at
~ tack, was a very trying one. Without
any of the incentives of combat, they
aii had to risk the balls Of their friends, but
pc happily they all escaped. At the mo.
o. ment when the doors were broken in, the
80 prisoners, at the suggestion of Col. Wash
v ingtou, threw up their hands. so that il
- might be seen they we're not combatants.
y IMPORTANT DEyEL oPMEETs AT
BROWNS HOUSE.
n BALTIMORE, Oct. 19.-We have just
IN received the following important intel
% ligence from Hsrper's Ferry:
he Last evening detachment of marines
,rs and some volunteers made visit Il
Browns house. The first visit was Il
i. the school house, and not TO Brown
r = house, as stated yesterday. They fount
ac large quantity Of blankets, boots, shoes
~ clothes, tents. and 1900 pixies, with larg'
= - blades affixed. They also discovered q
= : carpet bag, containing documents throw
- ing much light on the afair-printeC
."e constitutions and bylaws of an organiz
~ alton, showing or indicating rani6eation
:, 10 various States of the Union. Thel
en- also found letters from various individu
ng' ais at the North one from Fred Dou
glas, containing ten dollars from lad,
&c, : for the cause also letter from Gerri
~ Smith about money matters, check 0
- draft by him for 500, endorsed by th
"a "a cashier Of a New York bank, name no
~ - recollected. All these are in possession
of Gov. Wise.
Cos. Wise has Issued proclamation
,oo offering $1,000 reward for Cook, and
she large number Of armed men are nos