, 1859-11-04

those who have read John Browns specc,
when asked If he had auvtl.inS to sar VIII:
sentence Of death should hot lie pronounced
upoa lin. but inwarily exclaimed that it w:'s
n powerful and most telling appca]-that it
condensed tic points Of his case into the mar
rowess compass and presented them with a
force which the most eloquent lawyer in the
world might not hope 10 surlaSs
His sudden reference to the Dible which had
been 50 freely handled and kissed in Court.
aud lis quotation of the golden rule and
the text, Remember those that arc in los;'ls
rs bos,pd with Them" ,n,st hare added SOL
cnnity 10 the impressive scene. We need not
wonder tl,at when he ceased the stiffness tf
VIC come to Judge Of tue righteousness %: MI
1iat john Drow1, uttered frn,u his standpoint
if VIC place ourselves beside lin in tie rrlsa'li-
crs doe': witt, verdict of guilty lodged upon our
haals-wc eau hut applaud the uoale tlr'nucss
witl, which he yindicatcd himself and lis cu'.-
duct throughout That he ought n:'t to i1avc
been 1T IIarpcr's Ferry at :.ll Oh Ill GRAND o.
ins.rrcrtiou. I'LL are agreed. hut that he has
horne himself with the utmost bravery from
firat 10 last. all brave mon must also agree.
His conduct lag 80 touched tic heart of that
old rro-slavery organ, the New York J""rho'
Of Commerce, that VIC find it now c:llins III
Gov. Wise to commute his senttncc to lfnprison-
m.,at for life. We dcubt 10: this appeal will
tlud all echo even in many quarters Of the
slave States. Sir.cc Brown has said. in the
face uf lis scntcncc, that lie had no design IL
commit treason r,r tn excite iii instirrec1loH,
{but merely ,c lead slaves 10 Can:'sla', we he
iicvc That lie had NIT. We quite agree with
the New Yak T.,,rs, that ''|irglnia il strong
'scnouel 10 undertake tic custody Of criai::;-
"of whatever character within her borders
"Aud even !! Brown aul Ills associates were
ITO be turned loose again and sent Lone to
"thc North, VIC do not believe them capable oF
"ini!c,ing l,alf as much injury in their lives rs
.'won1h he caused l'y their deaths.
Tho Warming to Secretary Floyd.
TIlr following is The anonymous letter rt-
ceivcd hy Gor. Floyd, of which mention las
been made;
.CtSc1%xA7I, Aug. m. 1S:a.
"S1r-I hare lately received information Of .
movement Of 80 GREAT IMPORTANCE that
feel il tu be rny duty inrart il to yon without
delay. hare discovered ilIe existence of ,I: r.
cret association. having fur its "tjsct TH!:
LIBERATION Or THE SLAVES At Tll.
SOUTH By i GENERAL lN$uRkECTlON:
The leader Of tue movement is OLD JollS
BROWN, Of Kansas. lie l.as beer, in Canada
during tic winter, drilling the negroes there,
aud tier arc only waiting his w"ra a to start io'
the Suuilt t. u>stst the slarcs. They llnvc one
Of tbs leading men, white man, in tue -.
ruory il 'Marytnnh where it IS situated !
have not been allie II learn. As s"on ~
everything is ready, 1'lose "f their l.umot 7
wbo use in tho Northern States and Eanan:'
rendezvous. which ia in the mountains in S't'
ciu;n. They will PASS down tlrong'! rtnnsyl' J.
yuuia and NaryInntl, aud el4ter Virginia ut liAE'
rrn's Fgnnr. l:rown lsf the Sor'i, about shr'"
or four weeks ago, aud will AEN THE SE':Euf-'
and strike tho nLow' in a few weeks. and 70 thai
whuteycr is done must be done Ut once. Tl"'r
hare a large quantity Of arms at their rcltdrz
yous, and arr 1,sobaLly distribut,ugthe already
As ata nut t,.1y in ttIeir confidence, this ik all
tie Information can give YOU. dare nut s':1
nv NIUE to this, but trust tl1at yon will nn
disregard tue warning on that accounf- --a'
Aany 4dtt1s aad .4rans.
No submit that all tue Forbes revelations
and a!l otLcr allegations importing that pron'
nent Republicans lad f"rc-ksowledge Of th'
Harpcr's Ferry outbreak, put together a'st
multiplied Ivy scvcn do not amount to so mucl
in the way o: direct aud positive evidence a
1his short letter addressed to tic ncmocr:.'i
Secretary cf War two months l'cs're the in