Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-12

State Of Tennessee, Shell

State Of Tennessee, Shelly County.
Personally appeared before JOslHOne acting Jus
duy sworn and exampe BY that he has received nch
from letters forwarded by authority Of Henry WISE
see as induces ths6snt believe that William r. Palmer
guilty Of the ohen5 q hodng win overs
IL psubordnaon instruction or rebellion and by words or
gestures with malicious intent attempting to exce otneI
slaves County ana State aforesaid % or
rsbaIiion JOHN C. BUBCH.
to and subscribed before me- this eth day November,
1853 J. HoANE'1'P'
warrant was thereupOn issued for the arrest
of PALMER The AUGlaRehe says;
The warrant was placed in the hands of sheriff
Bird who. as before stated, arrested Palmer at the
Bedford House about twelve O'Clock on the night OF
Tuesday and lodged him in jail At the examination
Yesterday. the accused was represented Dy aDie
counsel in the person of d. Brown, ESD, while the
prosecution was conducted by Attorney General
John f. Sale and Col. John G. Burch. The case was
opened by the State with the introduction OF Col
Burch as a witness, who testified TO what ne knew
of the matter. as we have detailed above. lie also
testified that at the time Of the arrest Palmer denied
at first of having the conversation with Mr. Meach-
am. which we have given; but on beng pressed TO
acknowledge the fact. Palmer stated that the con-
versation did not amount to much, and was only
such could be heard at any breakfast table since
the occurrence of the outbreak.
Col Burch was followed by Mr.. Meacham, who
rehearsed his conversation with Palmer, which we
have given above. The CoIrt introduced as testi-
mony the letter from "A Traveller" together with
Gov Wise's letter: the memorandum referred TO IN
"A Travellers" letter; a letter written by Mary
Hnrner to her husband, and Thatchers letter The
following is the memorandum. 1t is written on a
folded piece of paper and makes four pages;
M mage Left New Orleans September 2s Paid passsge to
Cncinas Sl2 Got from j. sharp, on the boat SlO Mr.
NJ Oct. 18th
NJ. c. Oct. IS.
Page opposite sbOEai
EsB2s5Q
D. Wa. HslseE, Paris
Tennessee.
81 AID 9Th pages: -
overoost So 50. Boots 81 So pair pants, 30 a. ssss
50 cents Paid Co. expenses, So Hair cut : cents
John Matthews, New Orleans.
c. G. Harding Baton Rouge La
The above does not look very imposing ts be sure,
hut there are a few things in 1t which may be
yyorthy Of attention. For instance
He. Oct. 18th, might stand for Harper's Ferry.
1t was on the 10TH only oRe day later, that the IN
surrection occurred. ~ -,
Cave. where il was understood from some cores
pondence found among Brown effects, an ou'DreaA
was to have occurred. and the date may De the 'le
appointed-the bad success of Brown preventing It,
! however.
The figures onposite the letters W., s. B.. and +.
B., may be intended 70 give the number OF whites
slaves. and free blacks ina certain loeanty l
Paris, Tennessee, the region ~ tae Elclnlty ol
/ MammOtn cave.
The following is the letter to HoTner from his
wife;
CHANBERsBuRG. Oct. 20, 1853.
DEAR WHIAN:-As NJ, Martin goes down to ha-
gerstown this evening, could not help writing you
a line by him. You are so headstr0ng you will not
| listen 10 me. DO for Gods sake-don't go to Har-
| peF's Ferry now you can do nothing if you go;
fear for your ite You can keepthe letter for Capt
Brown until al is safe You cannot give it him now;
you would be suspected and taken mp Come back
| and wait at Chambersburg until Capt Cook gets
here. am afraid this business will bring US into
trouble yet. Last night never slept wink DO
come back, for shall be crazy until you return safe
| Now, fGr once, do listen TO your loving wife.
| MARY HORNER.
PSI will not go home until you come for me.
The following is the Thatcher letter, which pur-
ports 70 have been written from Memphis to old John
| Brown on the 81 Of October last, and which was
picked up, sealed in the cars between New York
and Philadelphia the 2lst just two days after the
instruction was known in Memphis, and forwarded
70 Gov, Wise in the same condition in which it was