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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-27

RIO SHOE MANUFACTURRRS.-wANT A sITUA.
foreman In the above business. All inform
Of the advertiser be obtained by applying at Mr. James
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SNM SMITH OBRIN LEAVING THE UNITED STAfnU
w OF America saturday next parties DESTROYS Of joining
in the ovation to he then rendered viii lind
pie accommodations board this steamboat q. Frazer.
which Will leave East river on the morning OF his q
parure ut ii n. Bobrsons brse band will be in aaanA
ance. Apply TO p l.. White Arcade % Coertes slip.
BY order of the Committee. p. L.WRITE, Secretary.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-07
THE ROCHESTER COUNCIL REPUDIATES THE
ROCHESTER MANIFESTO.

The following resolutions, are informed, have been
adopted by the Rochester Council
Resolved That the has come TO- when is the
conspiracy who have openly secret
1y directly Indirectly aced encouraged th0se Misguided
In their late attempt at nsurrecon HaperB Ferry
Resolved That the negroes Virginia refusing murder
their masters when DEAN had been furnished them
Tor that such alarming extent have shown that
they higher standard of morally than OF
misguided phanihropss who long Taught the people
that the duty of the slaves effect their emancipation by
means of violence and boodshed.
Resolved That the late melancholy proceedings Harpers
Ferry of fruits Of those dangerous doc
ines taught by leading aboionss their pr0fane
n0ancngs Of the constitution Of beloved and ree
rated often by eadng Journals counting the abolition vote
when that sacred winch haowed by the of
Washington himself has been branded arocious bar
gain made with forefathers."
Resolved That while the people Of the free States have
sympathy with effort which seeks TO extend slavery
into territory free they at the time do not desire to
which even brother o murder,
the slave with deadly weapons and thus tempt him 70
shed his masters blo,d.
Resolved Brown and his comrades gene
n guided have brough. upon themselves in
Of their insane attempt ov the wicked sugges
of the evil one made through Senator'S and specula
who would this IN faterna thereby
coon places preferment reached by slavery
element
Resolved anxiety manifested by certain
pocs Journals in this have John Brown and hi
on the principle that tell 4 ,; and
sincerely that GOV Wise will nterpose the executive
cemency, sufficiently at least TO afford opportunity for
frank full the that injustice b
cion of completely with these fearful crimes with
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-07
WHO SHOT OLD BROWNS SON,

The Charleston Courier Of Monday says:-A gallant
friend, residing James Island who served
faithful Kansas behalf Of the South informs
that the "life" and statements which reported
found among Browns papers, in many respects false
That friend whose name may give hereafter will be
statements and explanation promised. Meanwhile we
beg attention to the following letter.
JAMES ISLAND, S. c., Oct %, 1859
is stated by Northern papers Old Brown led
70 the preparation Of his late acts in retaliation OF his
treatment at the hands Of the border rufans in Kansas
particularly killing of his Frederick / well
posted Old Browns life in Kansas, and If truthful
statement Of the is desired by you will devote
hour the subject. state fact, that his
Killed in Kansas by free State man citizen of Illinois
and minister Of the Gospel man who by report
murdered by pro slavery men. The Northern papers,
particularly the New York 7ribae will recognize the
man when declare that "roor Martin White the
man that shot "Old Browns son. saw 1t done; and
the same day shot Old Brown and now regret that
did finish him AS regards Old Browns aboitionisin,
II was merely cloak 70 covering his hievng propensity
he having been the leader OF gang OF horse thieves.
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LETTER FROM THE MAN WHO MADE OLD
BROWNS Pixies.

CoIIISsyIIIE, Conn, Nov 4, 1859.
AS several articles have appeared within the last few
days IN your paper and other journals Of this State
elsewhere. containing statements regard the collins
vile pixies which my is very freely used and
which entirely incorrect have concluded in Justice
to my SELF my friends, and the public give yeu the
facts in the case, SO far as am concerned-
In the latter part Of February early part Of March
1857 sod Brown, he is called came TO this town to
visit bis relatives most Of whom here and by in
vaton addressed the inhabitants public meeting At
the close Of the meeting or on the following day. he ex
hbited weapons which he claimed 70 have taken
from Captain H. c. Pate at the battle Of Black Jack
Among others a bowie knife dirk having blade
eight inches long Brown remarked that such an insr
ment fixed pole about six feet long would be a CAPT
tai weapon place the hands of the settlers Kansas
10 keep IN their cabins defend themselves against any
attack by .border ruans wild beasts, and asked
what it would be worth TO make one thousand. ],
replied that would make them for one dollar each
not thinking that 1t would lead TO contract, or
that such instrument would ever be wanted
put 10 in any way If made But, TO my surprise
he drew up contract for thousand TO be completed
in three months he Brown agreeing 10 pay $500 within
days the balance within thirty days thereafter
Brown placed $3.50 in my hands within the specified time
and dull and the contract profitable,
commenced operations by purchasing the materials for
dong the whole job and forged about five hundred At
Springfield, Mass. saying he unable raise the
S46o 10 complete his contract Soon after the receipt OF
his letter stopped the work.
aiter THIS heard very little Of Brown until the
ioiowing year ls5s), when received letter from him,
dated at Rochester, n Y, February TO- 1858, in which
ne expressed his regret that he had been unable TO fulfil
ns contract with me- and hoped ii would not always be
60 IN TINS letter he requested me to send many as
ei wng 70 IN the unfinished state Of the contract TO f.
A. robes, landenvie, Ash,abula county, Ohio ut may
DC inferred from this that Brown had then fixed upon
any definite pan Iwrote to him on receipt Of this let
Ter, that had never finished any Of them ami did NOT
wish 70 trouble myself further about the matter and he
need not trouble himself 70 raise the funds pay the
balance. OF course sent none of them ~ ~
The next knew OF Brown, he called M nv bo,ea &,
C0linsve on the Sd day of June last think and sad
% me that he had before been able 10 fulfil his
sract with me- but could do it, and wished would 20
q and dpish up the wegk. Irepued that was very d.
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Il A. H. Rccdcr had boon substituted for that of"A Penn

q A. H. Rccder had Dccn SUBSTITUTED icr nat Of Pcnn-
sylvania Republican"
Now il may be well enough for the pubs to know that
Mis- "craxy old fanatic this mad man. as he is called
Who seems have enjoyed the society and been In the
confidence of the most OF the leaders OF republican
party occasionally paid flying his old friend the
az GOVERNOR for what purpose Of course we do not
know but Is fair TO infer that the purpose not out
Of his line Of business.
When the first intelligence OF the outbreak at Harpess
FERRY was received here, one or two rcpublcans -
heard 70 remark that they knew "0ld Brown" thsA ~
had him In EstOn, In Reeder's office; but whw ~
tnrs began be published and Developments 70 be made
Ill seemed TO be hushed up II however, ascertaned
INT he spent evening in Reeders Office In April 1906
md positively asserted that he was again IN Easton
October 8, 1859
was in Ex-Governor Reeder's Office that he said
the angel Of the lord watched over him. But
he inquiry wish TO start Is, Where was ossawatomie
Brown on the Sd day October LAST If IN Eston what
was his business and who did he come u seeY
Is not little strange that this man, whom the re-
vubcans now affect 10 regard as crazy should so lately
have been their welcome vser and counsellor, who
for years has travelling about the country making
no public declaration Of his purposes and yet enabled
vase large sums of money by private contribution?
II the receiving and expenditure Of these
large sums of money by him to be regarded EVIL
dsnces Of bis being crazy what does prove Of those
who gave him their money?
Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave,
Is but the more q fool, the more knave.
n these lines apply TO "Old Brown they apply with
equal force TO his aders and abettors.
AN EAsroNIAN
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-07
A VISIT TO JOHN BROWNS FAMILY.

Rev 7. W. Higginson, of this city, has just returned
from visit to the family Of Capt John Brown He found
them up among the Adrondac Mountains in New York
Lake Champlant opposite Burlington, Vermont
Mrs Brown and four of her surviving children, three
daughters and one son She + second wife, and lhas
children by previous wife, making twenty in all. Eight
Of the twenty now living. Mrs. Brown accompa-
med Mr.. Hgginson, his return, and he went with
her in the train TO Boston yesterday, passing through
Fitchburg She will leave today for Virginia, having
teegraphed TO Gov. Wise for permission to visit her hus
band in prison.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-07
ONE OF THE INSURGENTS.

In answer to question Of Faandigham, OF Ohio, Old
Brown, of the Harpers Ferry affair, stated recently that
vile and Wheeling. "We lcarn,'' says the Wheeling
IeteiliGenoer, ''that the alluded the negro
named Danger1eld Newly Zone OF the killed. who is
well known in Bridgeport, and who travelled through
Belmont county soliciting money to buy his freedom and
that of his family We learn that he has to his credit
a considerable sum Of money in the Belmont Branch
Bank ut Bridgeport
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-07
DISCOURSE OF REV. HUGH HENRY BLAIE
AT THE ASSOCIATE PRESBYTERIAN
CHTJRCH

numerous and fashionable congregation was in at
tendance evening the Associate Presbyterian church
in Charles street. to listen to discourse the Harpcrs
Ferry outbreak by the Rev Hugh Henry Blair the pastor
After the chanting of some psalms and the performance
Of other Of the usual services the orator of the evening
read from the Bible the second chapter Of Exodus wherein
ia related the birth Of Noses, his exposure when only
three months old in ark Of burushes among the flags
his by the daughter Of Pharaoh and the Staying Of
the Egyptian for wronging an Hebrew. The Rev. Mr..
Blair then offered up long prayer, after which the
twelfth psalm, commencing
Help Lord, because the goodly doth daily fade away
And from among the sons OF the faithful do decay
Unto his neighbor ev ry one doth utter vanity:
They with double heart do speak, and lips OF flaery,
sung by the whole congregation. The reverend gen
tleman next read his text, which taken from the
seventh chapter Of the Book of the Acts Of the Apostles
as follows
o. And Moses learned in all the wisdom of the Esyp
Is AND s %hsn BE- Sas u O e. S came into his
"a And seeing one Of them sner wrong he defended him.
avenged that oppressed and the Egyptian
how that God By would deliver them but they
stood NOT
The speaker began his discourse by remarking that
there was strange and wonderful similarity in the his
tory OF mon and things in various ages The text
lecied from the last sermon preached by Stephen the
first martyr under the present dspensaOn to holy rel
Von This text he said. had striking bearing upon the
up,oward event which lately occurred ia own land
Not that the chief actor to be placed above Washing
ton or regardedas equal to the great Iawgv Of Israel
but because there was something illustrative of
the conduct Of heroes in that Of the rash and
impetnous Brown of Harper's Ferry notoricty
In the case OF Noses there every reason TO believe
this act was not approved of by God, but held up as
warning TO men, The sight Of wrong, sympathy with the
oppressed called forth the violence Moses and so Il was
with the hero of the arpers Ferry instruction though
bis offence against the law Of the land not to be- for
that reason palialcd. The same absolute power now
exercised by slave masters over their slaves was cxer
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-07
Supreme Court-special Term.

A., :. = .etu.C 1IVH' JuuBe HIHIn.
Nov Oh NJ Richards Jewelry Company w. Isaac
Allen ct als.-Moon granted unless the plaintiff ile
bond ni,nc pro tune, which he Ia allowed to do. The
PENDANTS costs Of $40 to abide the event
William Emerson, Jr., vs.. Nelson G. Smith ct als-s
ton granted TO strike out the first and second dcfcnces
showed ard judgment ordered.
John Pocock vs.. Nicholas spiers.-N is too early m
cause to move for reference. II the Court should orc
the accounting will then be referred for that purPot
The case must first be tried at Special Term. ho''
denied; costs to abide the event.
Levi p. Martin and others vs.. Max We'll and otnc,s,
TO the contents OF pleadngs and affidavit, with, ave
insert general averment Of the fraud. The o'ne' y
of the motion is denied
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CANDIDATES FOR MIpsmPMEN.-Theres, a'c so W"
cics for the nomination OF mdshpmen IN W. wo~r v,y
Congressional districts in the State Of New ACT Tv,
Third Tenth Sixteenth Nineteenth, Twenty n's''v"'
ty SIXTH Twenty seventh and Thirty mrs"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-07

New York Posr OFrrc1us-The following Post on,ccs
this State have been discontinued :-Crandevi,Ie
county; Burr's Mills, Jefferson county; fnge ur,v
Hcrkimer county; and May Flower, otsego oo".'
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things TO heart? In what way, by what method Of warn
ing OF arrest con we be made to feel that not to
l1ae OF old were these truths appropriate by OF
their SINS as account Of sins they TO Will
nothing move nothing awaken u.s. nothing bring TO
repentance? Are we SO nsensa1e, so drunken with
prosperity, so mad upon idols, to imagine that
can take the very same sins account Of which God
swept the Jews from the face of the earth and only
practice them Individually but teach and command them
by law enshrine them in our tribunals OF Justice main
tain them as elements Of religion and manifestations
Of Gods righteousness, and still 60 with mpunity in
such career and escape Gods wrath Even amidst tho
distant thunder OF the coming tempest, while the big
drops are falling that orcrun the Storm under the very
discipline % Gods preliminary plague the blood at Har
rs Ferry being only the precursor Of the blood OF the
fret born, II the American Pharaoh, with James and
ambres resisting God refuse TO set his people Free
thus and now, publicly taught that Is TO be
obeyed rather than God, that the wicked laws of men
must be sustained and followed matter what becomes
OF God law for that law is 30 sacred thing and so i'm
porant TO be preserved in it's majesty, that while Is
law, though opposed to Gods word, it must be
fulfilled. But the only majesty of law is the majesty Of
Gods authority, Gods righteousness, and Invested Of
that contrary to that then the only obligation upon
deed must be fulfilled, and mans law, IL contrary to
Gods law, must be disobeyed and this the only way
preserve just respect for the government, or rem
Of human freedom the earth Yet these atheists
tell US, "Obey the bad law while IL Is law until IL
be repealed ~ AS II any tyrant carh oppressive
government, would ever repeal Of their unrheous
eDactments 80 long they found the people willing 70
obey them. AS IL Nebuchadn<szar's law Of image wor
ship would have been repealed If Shadrach Meshach
and Abednego instructed by modern politicians had
consented TO obey it, and had taught the people obey
while was law Or as IL the decree OF Darius against
prayer to God In the law Of the Medes and Persians,
would ever have been repealed had Daniel according TO
the snmc ahestc teachings obeyed 1t long was
law; had he not dsobeyed it, In the Of God, and
gone into the lions den In consequence Just Shadrach
Meshach and Abednego into the fiery furnace They broke
upthe tyranny by breaking the w and that was the God
inspired and commanded method Of protesting against IT,
Now my friends this hath the mouth Of the Lord spoken
for US and the verge Of the same ruin u "
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was executed upon them, let imagine Mat shall
Do spared When the Lord Jesus came unto his own and
reproulgated Gods violated laws he found the eproey
Of the nation hidden In the church.
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The Democratic Record.

While the Office holders North are, far 81
fish, and altogether political purposes, hold
IN Union meetings and den5uncing the Re
publican party as being the enemy Of the
Union, the Democratic politicians in Con-
sress are spending their breath in threaten
ing 70 dis)lve il, unless they can have their
own way The following extracts will suf.
fee to show the spirit Of these simon pure
democrats -
Mr., Pryor of Virginia. declared that a
southern American, who had made a strong
Union speech had lost the respect Of the
shareholders.
Mr.. Davis Of Mississippi, and hi. constta-
ents would hang a distinguished Northern
senator, il they caught him
Mr.. Moore Of Alabama declared that If
Republicans succeeded in a national cleo
ton, the sooner the MON was desolycd the
better
Mr.. Barnett Of Kentucky asserted that
the South was ready to seceda
Mr.. Miles Of South Carolina was proud II
acknowledge that he was sectional man. 3"
Mr.. Curry of Alabama was for disunlon
on the election Of a Republican Pre- ident.
Mr.. Smith of Virginia refused 10 say
whether he would sabmt to a Republican
President, cOnstitutionally elected
Mr.. Stewart OF Maryland mad, the same
refusal.
Mr. Mclsae Of Mississippi avawed himself in
favor Of the revival Vi the African slave trade
OF protection Of slavery in the Territories,
AMI OF dlsuni n IN the election Of Kepub-
hcan pre>idep
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4 Lecture on the Corner. opposite
No. =. pcJuln-bung. Maine.

Not many years ago, yon bravling rumscllcr
was quiet, peaeeable, respectable citizen. No
man was more prompt to pay his debts or return
favor No man strove harder to make good cit
liens Of his sons. and fine ladies of his daughters
Good will to all men, seemed to be in his heart
while he was up 10 every good word and work
His voice was heard cxhorting in the house Of
God, and his life seemed to be that Of Christian
His family were wont to hear his voice in PRAYER
at morn and at eve. Once he could'point Won the
way to heaven, but now he shows us the road to
hell. Once he prayed; but now he swear. Once
he led an honest industrious life bu, now he sells
Ran. His Gems and daughte refuse to encourage
his hellish traffic. God speed them. Rejoice, o
We fallen one in your downward course, for your
former teachings cannot he uadone but lament
over the ruin of your own noble self. Once YOU
would have yeur friends partake of the bread Of
life, and bow in alteration to Moses God, but now
you deal to them the drink Of death, which laws
them down in shame before man and God, where
they forget all for season, or hurry to the grave
'unwept. unhonored and unsung" Once the
good minister dincd at your table and prayed at
your altar, while you and yours knesied ahd bow
cd your heads before your Heavenly Father You
loved the society Of Christians; Of sober, we'll.
dressed neishbors-but where are you now, BE.
hold your companions! There goes one whose
"a 4lne is filled with misery. His shvcring chill
iFen have drunkards care, and his tender wife
worse than beastly protection, while yeu rob
father and husband Of his hard earnings, almost
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AbOlitionisnl.

lhls term, we understand, means flavor,
ing the Immediate emancipate OF the slaves. =
Ia th'e sense, and it is the correct one
It has but Il very few advocates. \ Real
er, who sends Us IN extract, fears we NAV
suii,r in reputation. because some call the
Anso7rtH an abolition paper. The prevail
los ideas of some persons, are extremely
vague and >hadowy on this question OF negro
slLN-ry. The Democratic papers DO all they
can scatter broadcast the ia,se idea that Re
lU5iIcAulSm i practical AJoiitiauisn, ana
that I Pahlie.,n, aim, int n.j uaiiy. to
settha negroes al! free, and at oncn. The
Au=l'eae bates the slavery principle with
an uadyins hatred, There IS no Disgusting
tins. nor viii there be any f.ltterin- in tie
u4Aiut.inuncc Of this position. But while
i ~; all we can, lcsiiimltelr, to adyanc.
III r correct mott rs Of human freed m and
persona; RI; ss-iae unaii.nl5ie i.lts Via.
men t. life and liberty, We aim to work
~italn the preseribet sphere Of constitution
a bounds. in other words, We bsli.va. and
- am that belief. that al our ems may
cared, peacefully, clns;ita.i5na,,y, grad
~ssiiy ari permanently.
Tue pre>ea; aim Of the Republican party
has reference more PARTICULARLY. t. c5uanias
slavery w.;h;n the slave states. The qaes-
tor Ia, no; been N ootei, VET, as to how
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1nr ToNGrE. \ white iur on the tongue
attic is Asn4lr fever and iraana,ion. Ye.-
i5"nsss ot the tongue attends arrangement
Of the liver and Is common To bllI,oss and
typRAs 'esers. y tongue wildly red on the
up aud sdse, or down the centre. or over the
Whole surface attends innlmatian OF the ma.
cons mehhrant Of Ne stomach or bowels =
white velvet tongue attends mental ti4-
eases y tongue led At the lips. becoming
hrown' dry AID q zed. attends typhus state
lhe description OF symptoms might be eI-
tended mint y. lhe 10 cue j, :. most cx-
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