Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-21

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FsUy vhh the srsaic.i r.h,ads and regard 1870
Fo~ the BALTIMORE EreAange.
CONFESSIONS or rmx INSURGENTS.
On gaining the Virginia side I found Colonel X. w.
Baylor In chief command. and after hearing from him a
short sccount OF the state Of affairs, he took me 10 A
room where lay Que of the insurgents, who had been shot
aud captured during the afternoon. lie was stretched
out on a bed, and surrounded by more than 20 persons
some demanding that he should be shot where he Law
others that he should be dragged from his bed aud hung.
The mans name was Stevens, and he appeared to be sui.
fering severely from his wounds, there being two, one IN
the head. and the other In the abdomen, both having
been made by small rifle balls l approached him and
had the following conversation;
what Is your namey'
stevens" he replied.
where are you from -
Prom the State of Connecticut"
TEL me how many there arc of YOU, who are the lead.
ers, aud what your intention WAS"
"rhere were TWENTY-FIVE of us, and We were all under
0apt John Brown. We came here to free the negroes.
brown made US believe that We had only 10 strike the
blow and thousands of negroes would Join Us. have
found that he deceived US, aud IL had known what
know now | would not have been here. we wer. NO, m
receive any money Tor this work, and we had no design
70 rob the paymasier's department. feel very bad. and
u hurts me too much to talk"
i LETT this man still surrounded by the crowd many or
whom were clamorous for his lie.
"hen the Marines brought out their prisoners an i'm.
mense cry OF Hang them" filled the air, aud Young m
with rites jumped from the walls and the bridge inio ,he
Armory ward, and were pressing to where they were fully
intent ON killing them, but the Marines were ordered TO
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their blood. The bodies OF the dead and diving men were
brought out and laid on the grass, and IL was impossible
10 Keep the crowd back. Capt. Brown told the crowd
not to maltreat him. that he was diving. and that no
would soon be beyond all injury. Major Russell had him
conveyed into a room of one of the Dcpartments aud
N,ndly ordered all attention TO be paid him. Brown look.
ed up, and recognizing Major Russell. said. "You enter.
ed hrst. could have killed you, but | spared YOU =
In reply to which the Major bowed aud said, II thank
YOU"
Major Russell kindly admitted me to the room where
Brown was lying, and l held the following conversation
with him. l asked
"What is YOUR nAme-where were Won bor, aud hou
old are your" 1 y"
MY name is John Brown. I am well known. Ibave
been known as Old Brown of Kansas. I'm from Itch.
ne!dseoun'y, Connecticut, and have lived at divers places.
Two OF my sons were killed here to-day, and I'm diving
TOO. l came here to hberate slaves, and was TO receive
no reward. j have acted from a sense of duty. and am
content to await my fate, butt think the crowd have
treated me badly. I'm an old man, and Yesterday /
could have killed whom l chose, hut l had no desire TO
XII any person, and would not have killed u man, had
they not tried TO kill me and my men. 1 could have
sacked and burnt the town, but did not I have treated
the persons whom | took ms hostages kindly ami I an
old" "
ReportT-"When did You first conceive this move ,"
Brorn.-"whilc in Kansas. After INV propcrty was
destroyed, one of my sons killed and my happiness. dcs.
troyed 10y the slave party OF Kansas. | determined to be
benefit the ncgrOes."
RePortr-"wher did you get all your rifles and the
pixies which are hereg Who furnished Won with them y"
bTVNN- my own money. l did not receive aid from
any man. Cooke Is not a son of mine. IL 1 had sue
ceeded in running on slaves this time. | could have rails.
ed twenty tunes as many men as | have now, for a SINH.
lar expedition. Hut | have failed, did not intend %
stay here long. but they 1.-THE citizens) deceiveJ mo ~
proposing compromises which they had no intention Of
out | am not in any mans employ"
Brown complained that the crowd who we're clamorous
Tor bis blood we're treating him unkindly and unfairly. az
ter the Kindness and leniency he had shown the citizens
and the town. He also said that he was fully conyinccJ
that he was diving in a righteous cause. IL is not, how
ever. DTObAhlp that ha will Ala stntu l.. -. - -. -
a jury.
Ed. Copie states that he is 4 from Iowa. He made the
acquaintance OF Brown last winter in Iowa, where Blown
told him OF this scheme and asked him TO ioin tho .Y.
petition. Copie states as follows I'VE were 10 no
vel paid for our time and trouble. We never made n
direct bargain as to how much We were to receive. Old
man Brown was not TO Jay us, but | don't know who
was. The rifles were furnished US by the Massacbusctts
Aid Society. They were first sent to Kansas. hut the
excitement having died away, they were of no use. and
Brown got the rifles for this expedition Tho -
sent from Kansas to Chambersburg. Franklin conn,,.
they were then hauled from there to browns house nv ,
man who lives in GreencaS;le. l don't know who made
am ready TO die.
This man was in excellent spirits, perfectly uneoncern.
ed IN regard to his tate, and said that he was 'tcady 10
swing, II the laws of the country ordered IT,"
The neSrois name Is Gains. lie saws he lived 4, H,r
rlsourg' Ia, and that Brown had induced him to come
over to Maryland and work for him; that he did so, and
was induced TO go into the insurrection.
Gains is a bad fellow and no truth in him lie ,old
several palpable lies while telling his story.
OLD BROWN AND GOV. WISE.
In an interview which Gov. Wise had with old R,ow,
tue latter said, IN reply TO questions:
Il never had more than % men about the place I'm, 7
had 1t so arranged that | could arm, at any time I goo
men with the following arms: 200 Sharpes rifles. 200
Maynards revOlycrs, 1000 spears and tomahawLs
would have armed the whites with the riaes and pis,ols
and the blacks with the spears, they not being sufficient,
ly familiar with the other arms.
Il had plenty of fixed ammunition and enough provi.
sions, and had a good right to expect the aid OF from
1000 to 5000 men at any time | wanted. Helm was
promised me from Maryland, Kentucky, North and Sonth
Virginia, and Canada. The blow was s,,n.I !,
little too soon: The passing of the train phelps, on Sun.
day night did the work against us-that Killed M.
should not have let it pass. But | only regret I bav.
iAied IN my designs but l have no apologies TO make or
concessions to ask now. Had we succeeded. when our
arms and funds were exhausted by an increasing army
contributions would have been levied on the slSveboIL
er7, and their property appropriated to defray expenses
anu carry on the war OF freedom. Had | known govern
ment money was in the safe here / would have appropri.
atcd H." fP'P''
Old Brown here appeared quite exhausted. and leaned
BACK IN his bed, looking calmly around. GOV. Wise told
him he had better be preparing for death. 10 which
Brown responded that he, Qhe Governor though he
might live fifteen years, would have a good deal 20 an.
s"er Tor al last, and had better be preparing now too.
of Brown
LITTER yEoN oERRrT SMITH TO carr. joins brown.
"PSttrb0ro, JHs 4, '59.-Captain John Brown-My
dear friend IL wrote you a week ago. directing nv lei.
ter TO the care Of Mr. Kearncy. lie replied. Informing
me that he had forwarded the letter to washington.s
," y M NORTON received last evening n letter from Mr..
Sinborn, saying your address would be your sons home
VIZ: West Andoycr, | therefore write you without DELAY.
aud direct my letter to your son. l have done what /
could thus lar Tor Kansas, aud what | could TO keep you
at your Kansas work. Losses by endorsement and other.
wise have brought me under heavy cmbarrassmcnts the
last two years, but | must nevertheless continue TO do. In
order TO Keep you NJ your Kansas work. send YOU
herewith my draft for 5000. Let me hear from you ON
tie receipt OF this letter. You live ia our hearts. and
our prayer 20 God Is that you may have strength to con
tinue In your Kansas work. Ny wife joins me in afFer.
tomato regard to you, dear John, whom we both hold in
very high esteem.
suppose you put the Whitman note into Mr.. Kear.
neys hands. II will be a great shame II Whitman does
not pay t. What a noble man Is Mr.. Kcarneyi How
literally he has contributed 10 keep you In your Kansas
work. Your friend, GEpItr svtTu
On the back Of this letter Is endorsed" Gerritt smith.
answered June i7th," aud enclosed r. II. Whitman
note, and w.. Tubmau's receipt.
LETrER IRON CHAs. BLAIR.
CoHiH'riHs, Conn, JgHs lOh, IS5a-Frend Brown.
Your favor Of the 7h inst was duly received, with
the draft on New York for $500. I have made arrange.
ments to have he goods finished up ne soon as possible.
The only man | could think Of IN tiia vicinity. who IL In
a situation 20 DO II, ] have eguel with. But he would
not agree to get them all out In less time than eight
weeks. Perhaps he can finish up onchalf the number
soon, " you desire IL. hut he has positively agreed 10
have them all out in eight weeks. ! find that some Of
the handles have come up missing, and shall not be
able 10 make out more than about $50. Considering
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