Smyrna times., 1859-11-03

The excitement in regard to the Harper's
Ferry Rebellion (not an Insurrection, Senator
Mason says) has not yet played out" and is
not likely soon to, judging from the language of
the papers, many ofwhcm, for sectional, politi-
cal and personal purposes, will endeavor to keep
the eauldron boiling as long as possible. The
daily papers, in addition to the editorial CON-
ments, have several columns in each issue of
the testimony, arguments, incidents, &c., of the
irlal now being held before Judge Parker. at
Chariestown, Va. Nothing besides that already
made known has transpired, though the confess
sIons OF Copeland and Cook, not yet published,
may give further information in regard to the
extent and completely of the plot. There is |
one thing certain, that they had emissaries in
many sections Of the North and West, but the
effort to lnculpate many of the leading North.
eH men, members OF Congress, will fail for
want of substantiation. In fact, the origins-
ton and execution of the plot seems to have
been the work of few hair Drained fanatics
one-ldea men and women, some Of them what
is denominated smart, but decidedly unbalanced
specimens of whom, but not so bold, can be
'"N"N ." S'Siy iOSuiity Suu III every Uen0ml0a-
tlOn. With the exception of the utra-abolition /
school, who are few in numbers, compared with d
the great mass OF the people, the whole of the +,
free States condemn the affair as wicked and h
traught only with mischief, and say that the s.
perpetrators should meet with condign and {
speedy punishment. The Boston Journal and C.
other of our Northern exchanges are emphatic =
IN their condemnation, and say, as they always
have sald that it is not the policy of the North Ii
(the fanatics excepled) to interfere with slave C.
ry where it exists. In regard to this, however, u
the papers OF the two sections disagree widely. n,
Many of them, as we'll as the politicians of the in
South, contend that the Harper's Ferry eraeute +
Is the legitimate result of the sentiments u
taught by the Northern politicians while on =, =,
the other hand the latter point to it as the di- "
rect result of the repeal of the Missouri Com G
promise. the passage of the Kansas and Ne
bfaska Bill, and the enrt to force Constitution d.
establishing slavery on the people of Kansas. cl
On this point, and the indirect agency of the - -
" Emigrant Aid Society" of the North, and &c
the Is Border Rutians" of the South, in work
ing out this result, we say, they differ, and are m
likely to differ. As far as Brown was concern. ye
ed, according to his own statement, it had its CO
origin 10 the Kansas civil war-hs home, he Y
says, was destroyed, his sons killed and himself ~
by the pro-slavery men for months,
aud ne determined on revenge. He has had it,
aud, like most of the fruits OF revenge, the evil
he lnLended for others has fallen with double
power upon his own head. Though there is "a
method in his Madness" he certainly is mad III
-crazed upon the subject of slavery, and sin. ~
cerely believes. or processes to, that he is doing
GOd's service in freeing the slaves at any haz- ao
zard Whatever he may have suffered in Kan E'
sas there is no excuse for his going to a peace.
abe neighborhOod, raising the standard of re- tn
volt, and arning whoever would join his nefa- 10
flous expedition with the most destructive wea- nj
pons and all will concur that the verdict rem es
aered by the jury (see trial on second page) ne
was just and proper one. There is another
thing which these mistaken philanthropists pr
seem to have lost sight Of viz: that all efforts to
Of the kind only make it worse for, instead of sh
benefit, the save-fOr the various State Legis.
atures are continually making more stringent to
rules In regard to them, rendering their condi. 20
lon more emphatically one of servitude. 1t is
o be hoped that the lesson taught will prove n
alutary, and not need repeating again soon. RI,