The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-27

Rea the "stray Secretary of State OF Old John Brown
has at length turned IN Austin, Texas, where he
rived some two months when he has been pr,
fessedy student Of theology, preparing the Me-
thodist nerancy. The Austin fntclit9escy gives this
Information. and states the additional facts reoubshed
below. The New Orleans bulletin copies statement of
the h,utqenoer, and adds:-We have conversed with
several gentlemen who knew Realf well while here, and
they all believe HIM to be- that his character un.
veed the basest conspirator OF Old Browns gang Ee
Ia extr aoro inarily gifted, both speaker,
and as consummate nypocrlte Of the vlanons Iaso
stamp. When recall the role which played here
his fanatic adherence Of of those trivial ndugeu.
cies incident to YOUTH the ceasng iteration of his
ha love, his pious cant about little children, and the III.
Vulnerable other traits that mark the snake like sickness
of his dis pOsiton-we regard him rs one of
the most subtle foes the South could have in midst
Brown and the others, u their compact made the
desperate venture but Rea after having kept the oath Of
secresy even while among the very people whose lives aud
property were threatened procaims his picty
with the erontery Of bawd In fact, we learn from
letter from AUSTIN he proud of his notoety aud
grets that his history known that place before
he lecured there as then he would have had a much
larger audience To show the true character Of the man.
We may remark that within the short space OF few
months he has renounced Professionalism aud embraced
Cathocity and again returned TO hts fret faith. And
Their, II s well known that h has swnted gentiemen
in this city out OF three hundred dollars 70 the
extract The editor Of the Inlirccer, upon seeing the
articles Of the Mobile and New Orleans press relative 10
Rea sent for him. and the following substance OF
the interview promising by acknowledging coonec-
ton with Brown In Kansas and Canada, the article
He also entered into the history Of Brown himself,
Cook, Stevens, Tidd and Kagi going to Chatham in
Canada says they were sraiteued for money that the
Provisional constitution read there by Brown an
agreed to- and the officers elected stated Mr. r. says
that Brown then informed him that Forbes 10 NeS
YORK, and IN possession Of certain correspondence be
tween himself and Forbes, and that he feared Forbes
woud use the TO an evil use
and desired Mr.. Reah to go TO New York and get ce
correspon tence Mr.. Rea says, that finding himself
thus implicated be went to New York, but did not fluid
FORBES through Greeley "a he had been advised but
veacd the matter 10 Orlando Yeaton, managing book
keeper Of Higgins Brothers. carpet manufacturers Nur
ray street, New York; Mr. Butler lawyer: Thaddeus
W.. r.. Kansas. on n vie IN Nayv
York. and the daughter Of VIM Henry Bnreigh He then
left for England and often spoke Of the Eogaud
and FtaLce telling ~ among Others 10 Mr.. VeZey, Anne
rcan Consul at Havre Having ren,uncei abotionism,
he sailed from France 10 New Orleans aud from thence
He says that he learned Browns purp ,,es
be renowned all notions OF participation only acted
with them because Of bis conviction that having learued
their plans he could not bave though the pledge
Of secrey only extended the forfeiture OF the protec
ton which the society afforded Mr.. Realf assures us
that bis remuneration Of abotonism Is socere ana that
he has told bis acquantances here should he
out Of the pulpit, he Intended make speeches giving
bic notions Of the horrors Of abotions in the North
curing the next Presidential election and II not then 10
publish the lettera
he assures us thst he does know that Gerrn Smith
Sent money TO Brown the latter log that Smith was
cognxant OF all his plans that pc Howe Theodore
Parker, OF Beston; Thomas Wentworth Hgginson OF
Wc.Iesr, ana saeorn OF Concord. were cognzant Of
ms plans ana would sustain him With money II. says
that Brown was very secrefiys man and abe leader
Mr. Real mentions stopping in Cedar county midway be.
cation and other subjects. ~
lie tells ~ that after leaving Cleveland for New York
be never had further with anv ~
,ies this was in June, 1858 Aud when he returned 20
!ne United States he supposed the whole erne ior hal
been broken up He offers defence or snoo~v ~, "a
monstroes wickedness OF the purpose Of the as,,eao
out processes sincere conviction Of the great Ina-a
wrong. e'as nofa
We will add THAI yesterday suggested to the ,,sra.
Mr. Keat the propriety Of placing himself uncoaai,oa
Ny " 'he lsposiaou ~ tue President OF the Unite stats
are gi-o 70 gay that he has So aud has 90 or
cd v shfrenSer himseit 10 Gov. wisc and has noles
these author ties that he shall remain here until their
kpo " $500 w."