The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-12-08
NO. IL.


spears were kept. Here we laid down
aud went to sleep, Apout O'Clock in
the morning one d. our party awakened
aud found that the aegro had left us.-
lie Immediately aroused the rest Of the
party, aud We eohc!ub.d to go to the top
ot the mountain before l,yhs Here W.
remained for few hours. aud then pass
ed over to the other .idc ui the Muun.
tain, where We waited Till dark, aud then
crossed the valley to the o,acs range be-
yond.
| have forgotten to state previously,
that before l lett Capt Brown IN Cieve.
land, Ohio, he gave me orders to trnst
no one with our secret, ard to hold no
conversation with the slaves, which Or
ders cbeyed with sinple cxe.pti'n,
which here mention. a party vi four
negroes, two free aud two slave, near
Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia.
/ asked them If they had ever thought
about their Freedom. They replied,
they thought they ought to be t.ee,"
! but expressed doubts that they ever
! would be. I told them that time might
come before many years, Lat for tho
prcsen, to keep dark aud look for tie
: good time coming. aud left them.
! l sec from some Of the newspapers,
| that l have been represented is Capt
! Browns chics aid. This is incorrect.
hagi Was second in com,nand, S,elteus
! third, uazLtt fourth. Further ,luu
! this, l do not know that Capt Blown lad
! made known amy preference as to supe-
:iurity or rank. Edward Coppc !; I'd
Dolphin Owen Brown, Barclay Culric,
aud L J Merriam were not at the Ferry
! during the time the attack was made,
bu, remained by rdcr of Capt B to take
charge Of the prtmis :. aud to aua,d
the arms left at Browns house IN case If
an attack. | do not know Of any per-
son IN the berry VI its nei eighb,ibood
who knew OF our plan, save ,ur oanla,-
ty, and they were pledged to keep it So
cret
Richard Rcalf, one Of our origins. par.
ty, and our secretary OF STATE, cane
from Catham to Cleveland, few days
lctore Capt Browns arrival from the
East Soon after his arrival, he, [Capt
~ sent Keulf to New York city, a,
which place he embarked tor EugIsnd
for the purpose Of carrying ou, the plans
Of Cap, Brown. Realt was torn and
raised in England. lie is a PEASANTS
son, but his native talents brought him
into the notice Of some Of the nobility,
who took charge Of hiD3, and made ar
cation. lie was taken iuto the family
Of Lady Noel Byron, where he made his
home while pursuing his studies, Fsi-
ling in love with Il young lady of noble
birth, who was arela;svc OF Lady Byron's
he Was consured by Lady j for his pre-.
sumption. He lecame og ndcd at her
Interference. and finally left Lady B to
work lis own way in the world About
this time the Charts. movement, was
made, Which R,alf joined, and the re.
suit was, lie was Obliged to seek safety
by emigratiug to America. lie made
his home some years in ,w.lork city.
\ part OF the time lie Was ,lr,rc, lie was
engaged as assistant superintendent of
t.c Five Points Mission. He il we'll
knlwn US an author aud poet. Hs
gave ap bis situation As assistant super
iHtNbo-hts -oL w AuusHs III NV
summer or ia'l Of 1856. Ers. met him
in Lawrence, kansas No word Was ,e.
cciscd from him, to my knowledge. after
he left for England t. which place hc
went in his own capacity and that oi our
secretary OF state, To solicit funds for tho
support of our organization. lie pro.
posed TO deliver course Of lectures in Va.
rious parts of England, and the ne, pro.
ceeds OF which We're 10 be given to car
ry out CAY, Brown. plan. lie is uun
Of rare taents, and a powerful and fluent
speaker He i. about IS Yeas Of age
Mr. kuri, believe, got letter from
some one in Eu.laud few months ago,
stating that R"alf had sailed for this
country, and that he had quite sum Of
money with Him. Capt Brown and the
rest Of cur company wlo Knew liu,
think that lie is dead
At the time Mr. Alstadtt was taken
[ was not at his house, but ia the car
riaee with Col Lewis Washington, oppo-
.ile the house do no, think any arms
were placed in the hands Of his slaves
till they arrived at the nsusket armory.
| did not see any of the SPEARS on our
way from the Ferry 10 Ca Wu>Liue,cn's
there Were none taken cut to my knowl
edge Af;er stopping atolt halt an hour
at the englno.housa To ct warm. | WIS
called out by Capt Brt wn. aud then sw
for the first time the slaves with spears
in their hands l do not know WHO
gave them I'll spears but /, was some of
our party, and probably by the order If
Captain Brown
The negro who was with me On Mon
day evening" when ! let tie school house
for the Ferry, was ara.ci with double
barfeled shot, and think with a re.
va.ing pistol Of The Ma.s.,c',nsc'ts arms
manufacture. Who delivered hin the
arms d. not know lie was uuArr my
control t Il | sent him back 10 repor, 10
Tidl that the troops were coming up
| lie obcyed orders while with M.
was commissioned as captain on
the Sunday Of the insu,rec'ion' Il, the
same time the ot' ers were, al with
them took the oath prescribed in Ati-
cl. Is in The 90 stitnticn.
George B Gill joined US before leav.
ing Iowa, in the Spring, IS did Stewart
Taylor.
Test, JOHN + COOKE.
A SPECIMEN OLA SLAVE STATE In