The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-12-14


agreed to Join him, and was asked if | knew OF
any other young men, who were perfectly rel-
able, whom thought would join also. re-
commended chard Realf, l.. F. Parsons and
R. J. Hinton. | received note on the next
Sunday morning. while at breakfast in the
Whitney House, from Captain Brown, request
ing me to come up that day, and to bring ReaIt
Parsons and Hinton with me. Realf and Hin
ton were not in town, and therefore could not
extend to them the invitation. Parsons and
went and had long talk with Captain Brown.
few days afterward, l received another
note from Captain Brown, which read, as near
as can recollect, as follows:
captain CooK-Dear Sir: You will please
get everything ready TO join me at Topeka by
Monday night next. Come to Mrs. Sheridan's
two miles south Of Topeka, and bling your
arms, ammunition, clothing and other articles
you may require. Bring Parsons with you if
he can get ready in time, Please keep very
quiet about the matter. Yours, &c,
JOHN BROWN"
made all my arrangements for starting at
the time appointed. Parsons, Realf and Him
ton could not get ready. ! left them at Law
renee, and started in carriage for Topeka
Stopped at the hotel over night and left early
the next morning for Mrs, Shendans to meet
Captain Brown. Stayed day and halt at
Mrs SIS; then left for Topeka, at which place
we were Joined by Stephens, Mofiet and kagi.
| Left Topeka for Nebraska City, and cncamped
at night on the prairie north east OF Topeka.
| Here, for the first, learned that we were tc
leave Kansas to attend a military school during
the winter 1t was the intertion Of the party
to go to AshtabuIa county, Ohio. Next morn
ing | was sent back to Lawrence to get draft
of $50 cashed, and to get Parsons, Realf and
! Hinton TO 60 back with me. got the draft
cashed. Captain Brown had given me orders
to take boat to St. Joseph, Missouri, and stage
from there to Tabor, Iowa, where he would re-
main for a few days. | had to wait for Real
for three or four days; Hinton could not leave
at that time.
| started with Realf and Parsons on q stage
for Leavenworth. The boats had stopped run
ming on account Of the ice. Stayed one day IT
Leayenwor,h, and then left for Weston, where
we took stage for ST. Joseph, and from thence
to Tabor found G.. r gldd and Leeman al
Tabor. Our party now consisted of Capt. Johr
Brown, Owen Brown, A. d. Stephens, Charles
MofFett, G. ?. Tidd, Richard Robertson, Col
Richard Realr l.. F. Parsons, VIM. Leeman
and myself We stopped some days at Tabor,
making preparations TO start. Here toe tounc
that Capt B'o,0n's ultimate destination acas tn
State Of Virginia Some warm words passed
between him and myself in regaId to the plan
which had supposed was to be confined en-
tirely to Kansas and Missouri. Realf and Par
sons were Of the same opinion with me. Atte
good deal of wrangling, we consented to g
on, as we had not the means to return, and the
rest OF the party were so anxious that we shoe
| x-;t fFobn tear
for the transportation Of about two hundred
Sharp's rifles which had been taken on as ia
Tabor one year before, at which place they hat
been left awaiting the order Of Captain Brown
There were also other stores consisting OF blan
kets, clothing, boots, ammunition, and ahou
two hundred reyolvers OF the Massachnsett
arms patent, all of which we transported acros
the State OF Iowa to Springdale, and from ther
to Liberty, at which place they were shipped 70
Ashtabula County, Ohio, where they remane
) till brought to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
and were from there transported to house i
,, Washington County. Maryland, which Capta'
Brown had rented for six months, and whir
was situated about five miles from Harper
Ferry.
1t was the intention of Captain Brown
sell his teams in opringdale. and with the pre-
ceeds to 20 on with the rest OF the company
some place in Ashtabula County, Ohio, wher
we were to have good military instructor dt
ring the winter, but he was disappointed in tn
! sale. As he could not get cash for the teain'
it was decided we should remain in the neigh
. borhood Of Springdale, and that our instrucio o
i Col. II. Forbes should be sent on. We s'oppe
: in Beedee, Iowa, over winter at Mr.. Maxson
where we pursued course of Hillary studies
Col. II. Forbes and Capt. Brown had SON
words, and he (Col F.) did not come on; COZ
tsequently A. D. Stephens was our drill maste
The people Of the neighborhood did not kno
= of our purpose. We remained at Peden ii
!. about the middle Of April. when we left f
v Chatham, Canada, via Chicago and Detroit
g We Staid about two weeks in Chatham--son
't Of the party staid six or seven weeks. We le
y Chatham for Cleveland, and remained there u
y til late in June.
Y III his trip East he did not realize the amou
N OF money that he expected. The money ha
t. been promised bona fife, but owing to the tigh
ness OF the money market they failed to comp
), with his demands. The funds were necessal
to the accomplishment of his plans. | afte
wards learned that there was a lack OF con
dence in tho success of his scheme. 1t wa
therefore, necessary that movement shou
be made in another direction. to demonstra
> the practicabiity Of his plan. This he ma
about year ago by his invasion OF Nilsson
and the taking of about dozen slaves, togeth
A. with horses, cattle &C., into Kansas, in defian
r. Of the United States Marshal and his posse
IN From Kansas he took them to Canada, VIA. 10,
te City and Cleveland At the latter place he !
&c mained some days, and, think, disposed Of
ie ie horses there. 1t seems that the United Stat
eT er Marshal was afraid to arrest him, and this W
all that was wanting to give confidence to t
I'D wavering in the praclicability Of is plan a
it's ultimate success. He came to Harpe
no Ferry about the last Of June, though did n
ne see him till late in July, or the early part
,ir August, when we met on Shenandoah sire
tIarper's Ferry, opposite Tearney's store.
SO do not know who were his aiders and abetto
ny but have heard him mention in connection W
' it, the names Of Gerrit Smith, Of New Yo
Howe, of Boston, and Sanborn and Thaddt