Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-11-02
More observation-disclosures Implicated.

More Revelations..-Seward Implicated.
The New York Times contains full particulars
from one Col Forbes, an Englishman, in relation
to the past movements of the Emigrant Aid Society,"
of his connection with that Society as Kansas
rufian, of his connection with old Brown in the
late outbreak at Harper's Ferry, and also of his
interviews with Seward and Others in 1858, on the
subject Forbes, it seems, was employed by the
Aid Society to fight the pro-slavery men IN Kansas
and the Society failed to keep their promises to him
of money, as the result of which his family was
reduced to starvation. In this extremity he wrote
number of letters to the officers of the Society,
some of which are now for the first time brought out
He also states, that having been introduced to Sem
ator Seward by Dr. Baiy, of the Era, an abolition
sheet in Washington City, he "aoent fully into the
uhoh matter in all its bsarings," to Mr.. Seward.
The latter expressed regret that he had been told,
and said that he in his position ought not to have
been informed of the circumstances" Even the
Times, black Republican paper, is compelled to
admit that Mr.. Seward is more or less implicated in
this internal crusade against the South. That pa
per of the 2sth says:
"Col Forbes, the military authority of John Brown
in all the earlier stages of his AntiSlavery crusade
and the consultative captain of the New-England
leaders in the days of the Kansas war, has publish
ed or suffered to be published in relation to those
portions of his career series of letters which de-
mand the gravest attention. These letters bear in
ternal evidence of their authenticity and they put
it beyond question that numbers of public men in
this country must have been cognzant Of the gener-
al character and intentions at least of the nsurgent
leaders at iarpers Ferry for more than year past
The serious Importance of this fact can hardly be
overlooked. 1t must not however, for that reason
he exaggerated. There is nothing in the revelations
of Forbes which duplicates any of these gentlemen
as positive parties to the purposes of Brown With
the exception of DR.. S. G. Howe of Boston, the phi
arthropist who gave "to Greece his shining blade
a quarter of century ago, but lived to give the
Sharpes rifles of other people to Kansas in our own
day. no conspicuous Northern man appears to have
known positirely what Brown meant to attempt, or
when where he meant to attempt it. Their con-
nection with the affair seems to have been limited
to general impression that Brown and DR..
Howe and other extremists, whom they did not care
to offend, were buSily continuing some great mis-
chief against the slave interest at the South. Pro-
baby neither Mr.. Seward, nor Mr. Sumner, nor any
other prominent man mentioned in these letters,
ally believed in his heart that DR.. Howe would find
Brown the money to assai the South, or that Brown
would find the men. They were simply playing
| with edged tools which they could not help using
But accepted in this aspect these revelations mark
epoch in our history, and their lesson should not
| be lost"
| No doubt Seward knew that some of his abolition
brethren would attempt this summer or fall to put
their doctrines into practical operation, and hence
| his visit to, and protracted absence in Europe.
The MECKLENBuRG FAIR-The exhibition in Char.
lotte on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of last
week, is represented as having been remarkably sue
cessfu Visitors and exhibitors were in attendance
! from Burke Irede. Rowan, Davie, Davidson, Gull
ford, Forsyth, Surry, Cabarrus, Lincoln, Catawba
| cleveland, Castor, Ashe, Mcdowell Union ant
| other Counties in this State, and from portions o.
South Carolina. $50 articles entered for exhi
bition. Among the prominent persons present says
the Democrat, were Gov. Ellis Hon. Burton Crage
Hon. D. NJ. Barringer and DR.. Holt, President o
the State Society.
The annual address, says the Democrat was de
| livcred by the Hon. d. NJ. Barringer, on Thursday
before a very large concourse of persons. We wer,
unable to get near enough to hear all of Mr.. B..
address, but We have heard several of our bes
farmers speak in complimentary terms of it, on
gentleman remarking that it was the best speech o
the kind he had ever heard In fact all were please
with it. Mr.. Barringer has many old friends ant
acquaintance in this section who were gratified tt
see him PRESENT on this occasion.
The premiums were awarded in silver ware.
TRIAL OF THE lNsuRGENTs-The Examining Cour
having concluded its examination of Brown and tn
other insurgents, their set for trial in tn
Circuit Court, at Charlestown about eight mile
from Harper's Ferry) on the 18th. On the 27t
Brown was brought in on his cot and endeavore
to obtain postponement of his trial on account O
I his weakness, &C., occasioned by his wounds.
was shown, however, by competent testimony, tina
he was able to proceed with his trial, and a jur.
was accordingly obtained and empaneled.
The trial will probably occupy all this week.
They are arraigned for both murder and treason.
Cooke who had been delivered to the authorize
at Charlestown, will have to pass an Examinin
Court before being tried by the Circuit Court 70
his life.
Old Brown having stated that he had no conf
dence in his counsel, Messrs. Bolts and Green a.
signed him by the Court, these gentlemen have re
tired, and Mr.. Hoyt, volunteer counsel from Boz
ton, has undertaken the defence. Messrs Bolts an
Green gave Mr. Hoyt all their notes in the case an
such information in the law of Virginia as he neet
ed This will make this man Hoyt member
Congress, at least, from Massachusetts,.
MURDER AND TREASON VS.. PATRIoTlsM.-The Me-
York Tribune, the leading organ of the Abolitio
party, in noticing the late proceedings at Harper
Ferry says:
"There will be enough to heap execration on tn
memory of these mistaken men, We leave TIL
work to the fit hands and tongues of those who n
gard the fundamental axioms Of the Declaration
Independence as Offering generaties Believin
that the way to universal emancipation lies nc
through Instruction, civil war and bloodshed, br
through peace, discussion and quiet diffusion
sentiments Of humanity and justice, we deeply regrt
this outbreak; but, remembering that, if their fau