Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-09
POLITICAL.

FRED DOUGLASS Has AN AVERSION TO
BEING BAGGED.-Thc black Douglass,
having had some experience in his early
life Of the pleasure of Southern society,
and having no desire to trust himself
again even on the borders of the Poto
mac, has packed up his carpet bag and
started for the Canadas. From that
safe and cool retreat be indites card
to one Of the Rochester papers, on the
subject Of the Hsrper's Ferry raid of
Ossawattomie Brown and his riheman
and halberdiers, black and white. This
card we publish elsewhere. In it Fred
defends himself from the charge of cow
ardice made against him by Cook, the
lieutenant Of Brown, and retorts upon
that vaIient man Of arms by saying that
he it was who deserted his leader aud
precipitately fled to the mountains
Fred acknowledges that he knew Of
Of the Harper's Ferry project, but had
too much discretion-the better part of
valor-to trust his life and fortunes on
such venture. Finally, he accounts
for his presence in Canada on the
ground of his decided aversion to being
bagged BY Governor Wise, and he init
mates that he, too, has story to tell in
regard to what he calls ''the desperate
but sublimely disntcrested effort Of
Old Brown. What pity that Fred
cannot be bagged and made to tell his
story Immediately, SO that we might see
how far Srwsrd and Greeley and Hale
and Gcrrit Smith are really responsible
for the Harper's Ferry raid.-.N. Y.
Herald.
SENATOR HALE AND COLONEL FORBES
We have published card from Sen.
ator Hale, purporting to be den al Of
the charge that he was aware Of the in
tention Of Brown and Others to make
the insurrectionary attempt at Harper's
Ferry. The card Of the Senator is more
Of justification OF Colonel Forbes than
anything else. Forbes stated explicitly
that he never told Hale anything about
the intention of Brown, and Hale verifies
the statements OF Forbes, and declares
that he has correctly stated" the facts.
Colonel Forbes has b.en roundly abused
by his old friend Greeley, who gave
him dinner and twenty dollars to 90
to Kansas, and told him when the fight
ing began to send word to the Tribune
office and he Greeley would 60. Now
that Forbes veracity is endorsed by a
Republican Senator, what does Greeley
sayf
Old Brown AND HIS NORTHERN
FRIENDS. = 1t is good commentary
upon the course OF the Abolitionists Of
the North, that since their hero (old
brownl has been lying in bonds, the
only offer that he has received Of aid and
comfort came from woman. The
darrlsons, Quincys, Phillipses, Jays and
other Pharisaical advocates of insnrrec-
ton, have been perfectly Quiet. The
Suffolk bar had many abolition lawyers
Of note, strong on might've slave cases.
and bitter ag' inst the South, but not one
volunteers to defend old Brown.
Wendell Phillips, the most violent Of All
Of them, fires of his battery at Governor
Wise all the way from Brooklyn. very
courageous proceeding, certainly. In
the name of all that is consistent, WHY
did not Mr.. Phillips employ some Of his
ability before old Browns jury.-N. Y.
Herald.
THEIR TEsriMosY.-The Republicans
have protested against being associated
in any way, directly or Indirectly, with
the Abolition transactions at Harper's
Ferry. II has been claimed by their
political opponents, simply that the
teachings Of the party tended to such
] 'esults; but this has been streanonsly de-