The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-11-22
MORE ABOUT BROWN.

Inc New Ork Tribune has long letter from
Charlestown correspondent, some paragraphs o.
which we extract:
Certain Northern papers convey the impression
of a very general belief in John Browns safety
from execution. Browns own ideas the sub
Ject are characteristic. He TRANQUILITY says 81
do net know that ought to encourage any attempt
to save my life. | am not sure that it would not
be better for to die at this time | am not
Incapable of error and | may be wrong; but
think that perhaps my objects would lie nearer full
! flment if | should die. | must give it some
thought" Brown does not value his life; or, at
least, is wholly unmoyed at the prospect of losing
/ 1T. tie vas never more firm than at this moment
The only compunctions he expresses are in rela-
ton to lis management at Harpers Ferry, by
which he lost not only himself but sacrificed his
associates. He sometimes says that if he had pur-
sued his original plan of immediate escape to the
| mountains he could never have been taken, for he
and his men had studied the vicinity thoroughly
and knew it a hundred times better than the in
habitants. 1t was, he says, his weakness in yield
ing to the entreaties ofthe prisoners, and delaying
his departure, that ruined him. at was the first
time," arc his words, "that ever lost command
Of myself, ard now | am punished for i"
The reason that Brown gave for asking his wife
to remain away is also characteristic He knows
it would cause her great suffering, would, possibly,
shatter his cOmposure in a manner which he is
resolved against, lest his captors should esteem it
an evidence of regret for what he has done.
What B'own's Plan really aras-I have not
heard of anybody who whatever crimes he may
have attributed to Brown, has doubted his word
Here is his account of his purpose at Harper's
Ferry:
He had calculated upon and fully expected to
accomplish, a rescue of great number Of slaves
To maintain warlke position in Virginia, for any
lo6r Ito ri,,1 oh 'hn Il of
his seizng the Arnory for the sake of the weapons
it contained, he will not admit. He says he had
far better weapons of his own. His occupying it
at all was variation from his original detcrmna-
ton. He had decided to take Colonel Washington
and the other prisoners to Harper's Ferry bridge,
and there to establish a commanding position, from
which he would insist upon exchanges Of slaves for
prisoners. In case he should have been dslod ged,
he would have rctreated in haste to the mountains,
with the intrcacies of which he had made himself
so much more familiar than the inhabitants them
selves, that he believed he could defy all attempts
to apprehend him. He had supposed that after
few days of successful evasion, he would be joined
by hundreds of slaves anxious to escape, by whose
aid he could have perfected arrangements for
enormous rescue. This as [ understand, was his
real plan.
The reason of the change was, ne AYERS, that as
the nj ght of the rising very severely cold, he
the Armory, where they would not be exposed to
the weather. anticipating trouble in moving off
with them, in case he should not be able to effect
the exchanges with negroes before the general
alarm should spread, Disappointed in this hope
he had only to fight to the end.
Mr. Sennott, who has been formerly intrusted
with Browns interests, intends to look up all his
property that can be collected together, for the
benefit of his family. Ofthe Sharps rifles, twenty
only are certain to be recovered, the rest having
been carried off by various persons. These twenty
in the possession of the ailor, who is anxious
to have their value made good to Brown The
TENTS axes, pixies, &c. will probably be sold as
as possible. [ am sorry to say that Mr. Browns
little property was seriously diminished by MIR
Griswold, the lawyer from Ohio, who received $3.50
from, his client for defending him. Under the cir
it would be pleasanter to know that
Mr. Griswold had looked to other sources for his
reward.