Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-11-04
Vol. VINO. II.


Forbes plan was simply an organized
system of stampeding slaves along the
border States, and thus gradually driving
the institution further South Browns
project was dccarcd--so long ago as May,
1858, to le dcnticaly that which has
had such Il miserable failure at llarper's
Ferry. Forbes was too experienced
stagcr not to see the inevitable result Of
such a ridiculous project, and much Of
his correspondence is tahon up with de-
nunciations of Browns crazy idea, and
of appeals to the leading Republicans to
stop Brown or to denouncc him.
1t appears by this correspondence that
among the persons to whom he denounced
the llarper's Ferry project year and u
half ago, was Senator VIM. H. Seward
lie had an interview with the Senator in
Washington city, in May, 1858, and, as
appears by one of his letters, he went
fully into the whole matter. Again. be
had interviews with Sumner and Hale
also in Washington.
/ Forbes letters indicate another thing,
aud that is that speculation in the rise of
cotton had something to DO with the
lIorpcr's Ferry outbreak. The cores
pondcnce says Old Brown told Forbes
that a member of the house of Lawrence,
Stone & Co., celebrated for the $87, 90
frce-wool noyomentin Congress few
years ago, had promised him IS, coo it
he succeeded in his llarper's Ferry dash
But Forbes denounced the project.
The first letter is addressed to 6 i y.
Sonborn, Concord, Mass, the IL. D.
s." from whom Brown Acknowledged
several rcmittanccs of money, and who
is, or was, the secretary of tho Massa-
chusatts Emlgrant Aid Society The
following head note is preiixed to the
letter:
"On the 9th December | wrote TO
Senator Chas Summer, at Boston, re-
questing him to see what could be done
in the case. The copy was not taken
Mr.. Sumner transmitted tho letter
through Dr. Howe to Mr., Sanborn, who
replied (ist JAM alleging ignorance of
my engagement with Capt Brown"
The next letter is to the same person
and is prefaced by the following head
note:
On the 18th Of January Mr.. Sanborn
replied to mine of the 9th, He ex-
planned that he had done much to aid the
cause; that he had caused So, 900 in
money and arms to be given to Capt. b
also 50, 600 to be voted to him by tho
Chicago committee, Of which he had re-
eeyed $500 also, had done many other
things Of similar nature as 5000. re-
Gently, for "secret service" adding
that, if he had known Of the engagement
between Captain Il. and myself, he would
have supported my wife and children.
rather than allow what has hdppened to
take place
1t appears that Brown and Forbes
were brought en- rapport by one Of the
reverend editors of the New York hide
pcndent--that is Rev Joshua Leayitt
II is due to Senator Seward to add that
Forbes, in reference to his having gone
into the whole matter to that Senator.
says he Chc Senator) expressed regret
that he had been told, and said that he
in bis position ought not TO have been in
formed Of the circumstances. To Sena-
tor Hale, in his interview at Washington
Forbes says he did not enter into the
details Of John Browns projects, but
did Of the other matters Forbes SAYS
he sent letters to Gov. Chase, who found
money and Coy. Fletcher, who contrib
uted arms.