The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-21

seeing q letter for you from Canada .,d
knowing that letter from there wonia -.
late TO business, took the liberty ft nernss
It. ! know you will not think hard. -
Besides the above were seyersl le.fer 49,.
OF manuscript so closeiy written as ia ~ ! j.
most iliegible, but II was sort Of scr;nt,s,
| writing poetical effusion by W. II. les.
pers which were taken by Gov. Wisa an., ra,
head. s0aekiapnic
a manual guerilla warfare, with ins,ru..
tions to use the lance so manv Of which 49,. ae.
| fonnd, was carefully preserved. -.s.s s9"sF /"
The Independent Gravs wern nost ho.r,t.
Oily entertained at the houses Of Messrs Shn
psiage and Albert Beale who reside on tho
GOV. WISE AT WORK
Gov. Wise has established his uuartare In
me hotei At Hafper's Ferry, and is eYtendinc
ms investigation Of the insurrection in everS
hrn,,nh, lion; witnesses were being hourly
proof of formidable plot was being grad uallv
traced out Parties Of scouts on Lorsehack
aha accompanied by hounds, had gone to the
saans "a search Of others of the plicated
parties, and for the purpose of recapturine any
parties of slaves that might be found making
their way into the free States
Ihe Governor is aided in his investigations
ny District Attorney Ould, of Washington,
who has prepared the papers necessary for the
commitment TO jail of those of the insurgents
captured. The following is the only correct
list Of the insurgents killed and captured. both
black and white, with. their nativity and place
of residence r
LIST or THE INSURGENTS.
Whites.-Gen. John Brown, Oliver Brown
ana Walter Brown of New York; Aaron G..
Stevens, Connecticut; Edwin Coppee, Iowa;
Aioer, IT, Haslett, Pennsylyania; VIM. H.. Lee.
Samuel Taylor, Connecticut; Chas. p Tidd,
Maine; VIM. Thompson and Dolph Thomn,
son, New York; John Kaigie, Ohio, drought
up & in virginia, MA Jerry Jerry Anderson. Indiana.
merly Of Virginia; o. P. Anderson, Pennsyl-
yaniai - Emperor, New York-formeriy OF
South Carolina; Lewis Leary and - Cope.
land Oberlin, Ohio-formerly Of Virginia.
Old Gen. Ossawattomis brown and Aaron
O. Stevens are still alive. They lie in their
beds guarded, and none but the surgeons and
attendants allowed toenter the rooms Brown
has nine wounds, and Stevens three wounds
on his person. Edward Coppee is unhurt and
with the negro Copeland, was yesterday taken
TO the Jail at Charlestown, Va. Emperor also
negro, is in chains at Harper's Ferry
These five are the miserable remnant of the
fanatical band. 80
THE GovERNoR's INTERVIEW WITH OLD
BROWN.
Yesterday morning Gov. WISE accompanied
by District Attorney Ouid and several others.
visited this remarkable man in his bed room.
Brown was propped up in his bed, evidently
suffering great pain from his numerous
wounds, but with his mind collected, and
looking calmly about him, now and then CIV
ing vent to a groan. The Governor, after
| questioning him several times, got him into
| talkatlye mood, and he voluntarily made the
following important disclosures:
Il rented the Kennedy Farm from DIR. Ken
nedy, of Sharpsburg, Washington county,
Md, and named it after him. Here ordered
| TO be sent from the East all things required
| for my undertaking The boxes were double,
so no one could suspect the contents of them,
4 tItDo
from the wharf. All boxes and packages were
| directed to J. Smith Son. never had more
| than D. men about the place, but had it so
| arranged that / could arm, at any time l,50C
| men with the following arms: 200 Sharpe's RI
| fles, 200 Maynard's revolvers, 1000 spears and
| tomahawks. would have armed the whites
with the rifles and pistols, and the blacks with
| the spears, they not being sufficiently familiar
| with The other arms.
| Il had plenty of fixed ammunition and
enough provisions, and had a good right I'd
expect the aid Of from 1900 TO 5000 men at any
time wanted. Help was promised me from
| Maryland, kentucky, North and South Caro-
lima. Virginia and Canada. The blow was
struck little too soon. The passing of the
train phelps, on Sunday night,) did the work
against us-that killed us. [ should not have
| let it pass. But only regret have failed in
my designs but have no apologies to make OF
concessions to ask now. Had we succeeded
when our arms and funds were exhausted by
an increasing army, contributions would have
1
property appropriated to defray expenses and
carry on the war of freedom. Had 1 known
! government money was in the safe here, ]
would have appropriated it.''
| Old Brown here appeared quite exhausted
and leaned back in his bed, looking calmly
karound. Gov. Wise told him he had better be
| preparing for death, to which Brown respond
ed that he (the Governor), though he might
| live hkleen years, would have good deal to
answer foS at last, and had better be preparing
| now, too.
| THE CONSTITUTION OF THE PROVISIONAL
| GOVERNMENT.
The constitution of the Provisional Gov.
ernment contains As articles, and would be
laughable if it We're not SO dull. 1t of course
abolishes slavery, and says that everybody Of
mature age shall vote for a President and
Vice-President The Congressf was not tc
contain more than ten members, and theil
term of Office was to be 3 years. All persons
who voluntarily delivered up their slave.
were to be registered in a book and have pro.
lection. All persons are allowed the privi.
| lege of carrying arms openly. The Offering o
| violence to females taken prisoners was to bt
punished by death. This singular constitu.
| ton closes as follows.
The foregoing articles shall not ba construed
so as In any way to encourage the overthrow
| of any State Government or of the Camera
| Government of the United States; and look e
no dissolution of the Union, but simply t.
amendment and repeal. And our flag shal
| be. the same that our fathers fought under il
Hthe Revolution.
7 THE AGE OF THE PLOT.
A leading anti-slavery man of Philadelphi,
writes TO the Press that more than q year ago.
man fresh from participation in the anti
| slavery or freedom troubles in Kansas scallet
upon him and informed him "that he was nov
ready, ifan opportunity would offer, to draw hi
sword in the same behalf in the mountains o
4 Virginia, or in theswamps of South Carolina
and further remarked ssthat John Brown, 0
Ossawottamie, had come home burning unde
a sense of the wrongs he and his countrymeI
suffered in Kansas at the hands of the slave
i holders, and was determined to make reprisals
He wanted to organize band to 60 South, es
tabiish himslfin the mountains, and inaugu
rate aspecies of guerilla warfare for the libe
ration of slavery" The writer goes on to SAY
he discouraged the proposed movement, ant
| then adds: se
| source, that John Brown was still meditatius
| a descent on the shareholders, and was onfS
| waiting to find coadjutors. And about si1
weeks ago q highly respectable gentleman, jus
| returned from a foreign travel, stopped In thi,
i city, and, in the course of conversation had
| with him, dropped expressions implying hi,
| knowledge Of Browns intentions, and wha
surprised me most, of his approval'of them
1 Ascertaining my sentiments on the subject hs
| did not make rue confidant and not antici
peting any serious result, nor anyfmmediat.
| result OF any kind, made no particular in
| quiries.'' szs
Among quantity Of papers In our posses
sion, found in the house Of Capt Brown, il tn,
following brief, written upon scrap Of paper
/ in good professional handwriting
"At the right hour, by all you deem sacred
remember me-" tSignedI g
~ ~ s.s 9F0R0E B Gill.