New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-24
JOHN BROWNS SECRETARY OF
STATE" IN TEXAS.

Richard Realf, the Secretary Of State" 10 The
Provisional Government Of the late John Beown, has
ut length turned up in Austin Texas in which city he
arrived some two months ago. and delivered lecture;
,nce when he has been studying in that place for The
ministry intending to enter the Methodist ihnersey.
These iacts we learn from The Austin IHtegenosr Of
the 5th inst The editor Of that paper, upon seeing
articles of the Mobile and New Orleans press relative
TO Real sent for him. and the following s the substance
of the interview. Promising by acknowledging his
connection with Brown in Kansas and Canada, the
article thus proceeds
"He also entered into the history Of Brown, him
self, Cook, Stevens, Tdd, and ksgi, gong 70
Chatham, in Canada; says they were straitened ior
money. that the Provisional Constitution was read
there hy Brown, aud agreed TO, and the officers
elected as stated. Mr.. r. rays that Brown then M
formed him that Forbes was in New-fork ana IN pos
session Of certain correspondence between hmseu ana
Eorbes and that he feared Forbes would use the con-
6dentia correspondence TO an evil use, and desired
Reslf TO 90 70 NewYork and get the correspondence
Mr. Realf says that finding himself thus imPlca,ed ne
went 10 Eew-York but did not ind FORBES infeugn
greeley. as he had been advised; but revealed the
matter to Orlando Yeaton, managing oookkeeper oi
Higgins & Brothers, carpet manuiac'urere, murray
street, New-York; Mr.. Butler, lawyer lhadaeus ny
att w. +. McAnsey of Kausas, then ON visit 70 New
York and the daughter of VIM. Henry Bnrieigh. lie
then .t for England aud oen spoke Of the matter IN
England and France, telling Il, among others, 70 nl;
Veyey American Consul at Hayre. Havir renonnced
AbotOnism, he sailed from France 10 New-orie~r,
and thence 10 Mobile in April last. s..
80. ne rays traI Hs Us ne learned Drowns purs
poses he renowned all notions Of participation, ana
nnly acted with them because Of his eonvieuon hat
having learned their plans he could not have escaped,
though the pledge Of secrecy only extended 70 tnc 3
feure of the protection which the society AFFORDED. NJ
Rea assures usthst bis remuneration of Aooh9onism
cer aud that he has told his acquantances here that
should he remain out OF t1e pulpit, ne INTENDED 70
make speeeles giving his notions OF the horrors OF
Abobticnifm in the North, dnring the next tresi-
deItial election; and il not, then to publish iet-
terr, He assures that he does know that Gerrit
smith sent oney to Brown the latter saying that Smith
Was cognizant Of all his plans; that Dr. Howe and
Thee d0ie Parker of Boston, Thos. Wentworth Hggen-
son of Worcester and Sano3,p OF IohGOrc wS'e
He saws that Brown was very secFetlYe man ana
able leader Mr. Realf mentions stopping in Cedar
County, midway between Iowa CITY Md Iip'9n,
where he ecnred on educat and other subjects. he
tells ns that after leaving Cleveland for New YORK he
never had further correspondence with any OF the par
tief-this was in June, 1853 And when he returned
to the United States he supposed the whole expedaon
bad been broken Up. He offers defense or apology
for the wckedness Of the purposes OF the as
socston but processes sincere conviction Oh 'he grea'
moral wrong. - =
1--WE will add that we yesterday suggested TO the
frends OF Mr. Realf the propreiy Of his placing him
self Internationally at the disposition OF Tho freaaent
of ,he United States We glad TO say thar ne has
done TO- and has also offered 10 surrender himself 70
Gov. Mlee ana mas UOtneu thcsc -
At all remain here until their wishee are Known
The Nesc-OrlsaRs Bulietts, in copying the aboves
says:
t We have conversed with several gentlemen, who
knew Reaf well while here, and they all believe nm
10 be- row that bis character unveiled, the bassst
consiraior Of Old Browns gang. lie /, extraorcinn-
ry gifted both az q writer and speaker and ~ con-
snmmaie hypocrte Of the vainous lsgo stamp when
We recall tie role which he played bere--his fanatic
adherence of some Of those trivial indugencies inci,
dent to youth the neyer-ceasing iteration OF bis nai
love- bis pious about little children, and the nnu-
merablher traits that mark the snake-ke sieekness
Of bis dspositorwe cannot but regard him as one OF
the mos subtle foes the South eoul have in her midst
Brown and the Others tue 10 their compact, made inc
desperate venture, bat Resl after having keps the
cath Of secrecy, even while among the very people
whose lives and property threatened, now pro
claims bis completely with the efrontery Of eSwd.
In fact learn from letter from Anstn, he is
proud Of bis notoy and regrets that his history wa
not known in that place before he lectnred there, ~
then he would have had much larger andieaes. To
sbozy the character Of the man. we may remark
that within the short space Of few month";, he has
renamed Protesantism and embraced Cathoneity,
and seain returned 70 hs frst faith"