Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-10-29

object of his most reckless enterprise.
ClCreldad Leader.
FURTHER REVELATIONS OF JOHN Browns
CoNsPIRACY.-ln trunk belonging to j Ohm
Brown were found seven small maps of as
many southern states, on which were mark
ed with a cross and circle series of towns
extending through South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Alabama aud Mississippi, and suppo-
sed to mark the route which Brown pro-
posed to take on bis triumphant march. -
On the margin of each map is posted the
census returns showing the relative free
and slave populations of the various dis
tricts designated. This was evidently a
much safer and more promising field for
Browns operations than that which be fix
ed upon for the opening of the campaign
There was also in the same trunk manual
Of guerilla warfare with Instructions for
the use of the lance There was also a
letter from Charles Black of Collinsvie,
Ct, indicating that he had sgreed to man
ufacture 1000 lances for Brown, and ac-
acknowledgements of snmS amounting to $3.50
in part payment for them.
BRowN AND HIS CATE cHIsERs.-Gov.
Wise said to Brown that he had better be
preparing for death, old Brown replied
that the governor himself, though he might
live fifteen years longer, would have a good
deal to answer for at last, and had better
be preparing for death too. Senator Ma
son Of Virginia asked him who furnished
the money for his expedition.
Brown furnished most of it myself.
/ cannot implicate others. 1t is by my own
folly that l have been taken l could easi-
ly have saved myself from it had exer-
csed my own better Judgment, rather than
yielded TO my feelings.
Mason-You mean if You had escaped
Immediately
Brown-No l had the means to make
myself secure without any escape, but al
lowed myself to be surrounded by force
by being to tardy.
Mason-Tardy in getting away?
Brown should have gone away, but
| had thirty odd prisoners, whose wives
and daughters were in tears for their safety,
and | felt for them. Besides, / wanted to
allay the fears of those who believed we
came here to burn and kill. For this rea-
son | allowed the train to cross the bridge,
and gave them full liberty to pass on l did
it ouly to spare the feelings of those pas
sengers and their families, and to alay the
apprehensions that you had got here in
your vicinity band of men who had no
regard for life and property, nor any feel
ings of humanity.
Mason-But you killed some people
passing along the streets quietly.
Brown-Well, sir, if there was anything
Of that kind done, it was without my
Knowledge. Yonr own citizens, who were
my prisoners, will tell you that every pos
slble means were taken to prevent it.
did not allow my men to fire, nor even to
return fire, when there was danger of kill
ing those we regarded as innocent persons,
if l could be p it, They will tell you that
we allowed ourselves to be fired at repeat
edly and did not return it.
Nallandgham-Did you expect gener-
al rising of the slaves in case of your sue
cess ?
Brown-No, sir nor did l wish it
expected to gather them up from time to
time, and set them free
Vallandigham-Did You expect to hold
possession here till then
Brown-Well, probably I had quite
different idea. | do not know that ought
to reveal my plans. | am here a prisoner
and wounded, because l foolishly allowed
myself to be 50. You oTerrate your strength
in supposing.I could have been taken if
had not allowed it. l was too tardy after
the open attack-in delaying
my movements through Monday night, and
up to the time l was attacked by the gov
ernment troops. 1t was all occasioned by
my desire to spare the feelings of my pris-
onerS and their families and the community
at large. / had no knowledge of the
shooting Of the negro (Heywood.)
q. Brown, suppose you had every mig
ger in the United States what would you
do with them ? A. Set them Free
O. Your intention was to carry them off
and free them A. Not at all.
A Bystander-T set them free would
sacrifice the life of every man in this COM
munity.
Brown do not think so.
Bystander-I know it. l think you are
Brown-And l think you are fanaticaI.
Whom the gods would destroy they first
make mad l." and you are mad
Q. Was it your only object to free the
A. Absolutely our only object.
q. But you demanded aud took Colonel
silver and watch Il? A. Yes;
zoe intended freely 10 appropriate The property
Of shareholders TO curry out our object. IL
was for that, aud only that, and with no
design to enrich ourselves with any plumber
whatever
Mason-How do you justify your acts
Brown think, my friend, you are gull
ty of a great wrong against God and hu-
say it without wishing to be OF.
fensye-and it would be perfectly right
for any one to interfere with you so far as
to free those you wilfullly aud wickedy hold
in bondage. i do not say this insultiDgly.
Mason-I understand that.
Brown think / did right, and that
others will do right who Interfere with
you at any time and at all times. l hold
that the golden rule, "do unto others as
you would that others should do unto you"
applies to ali who would help Others to
gain their liberty.