Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-26
ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.
ST. LOUIS, No, Nov. %.

ST.. LOUIS, No. Nov 2d.
We are having spell of very raw and
disagreealle weather, which brings on a
rushing demand for ,oool, in the shape OF
overconts, undershirts and thick boots. 1t
also has the tendency to chill the energies OF
the spirit of improvement to some degree.
The Hurpcr's Ferry question has been the
engrossiug topic for some weeks. and "siiIl
agita,es the public mind" The ire Of the
ALolitioniss has been worked up to con-
siderable extent over the revelations that
have been made in regard to the participant
cv of number of their Captain Generals
in this most reasonable outrage 1t seems
from statement in the New York Herald.
that Gov Chase, Of Ohio, has hnd something
to do in this matter, or something akin to IT.
1t is evident from the correspondence which
has already been published, that the party at
whose door lies the iniquily of this late trans
action, is willing to avail itself Of the ser\ ices
of any one. no matter how unpriucipled,
who will undertake to bring about result
which may suhserve its purpose.
Such an instrument was found in Col.
Forbes. a Scotchman by birth, rerol't'o"
arg soldier 10y training and inclination, hay
ins once served in the British army and at
tcrwards connected himself with Garibaldi
in the defence of Rome, at period suhse-
quent to the breaking up Of the great Eu
ropean Revolution of lS4S. Immediately
upon presentation his support was secured to
the cause of Black Republicanism. Fair
promises were made to him. hut the CORES
pondence b, tween him and his friends shows
couclusively that they were simple promises
after ALL As early MS 1853 he appears to
have gone into a detailed account of the
whole matter in prospect during an inter
view with Mr. W. II. Seward at Washington
The first letter. dated New York january
9th, 1859, to F. b Sanborn, acknowledges
the receipt by Forbes of a communication
from Sanborn, but after its proper time. and
goes on to detail the deporable situation oi
bis family brought about by the broken en-
gngements of the New England Humanitari-
tarians, How, after having arrived here
with his family. who had parted with their
little all, trunkless and penniless, they pro-
cured credit restaurant-no easy matter in
a country like this, in which ones wardrobe
is considered an index to the extent of his
purse-how, living every hour in dread
that food wonld be denied them, and
being turned into the street in mid winter
by the proprietor, &c. !; and ali this, notwith-
standing the warm sylnpathies of the philan
Mr0pic humanitar ians-lloraee Greeley in
cluded. [IIere follow some extracts which
we have already published, and which our
correspondent sent us to te used, if not too
late.-Ed
Old Brown has been found guilty OF
treason and murder So it would seem that
his Toast in Kansas is to be realized at last.
He declared that he would either rid the
country of slavery or loose his life in the at.
tempt
| extract the following dispatch in refer
ence to Mr.. Hale, which appeared in the Re
publican OF this morning which may be in
teres'ing to your readers, Ipass it Ivy with
ont comment, giving it for what it is worth
CARD FROM SENATOR HALE.