Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-11-25
Harper'I Ferry AEair--A Plot Of The
BLACK Democracy.

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Thief erie, thief Gri," ]. an old say
iu:. and generally true one. Nothing i.
more oOnnoL than Tor th. guilty party TO
run frs, and raiss 4 dust, to hide = hA,Iy
retreat. 81 il has bSsn with the llArPsr's
Ferry AGAR. No sooner was it autographed
forth to the country. that old Brown, with
fourteen whites aud Eve negroes, had con-
quersl = Virginia town. with thru thou
sand inhabitants. than the slave democracy
set Up a howl, that black r'publicauism
was at tie bottom Of IL, and iss leading
m.n implicated {" eOu'pirSiors. Then
came tbs windy disclosures Of a foreign beg
gar, in the person Of one Fobss, alias Col.
Fohos and then came forth another howl,
louder and longer, from the pro slavery
newspaper press. Seward. Hale, sumner,
GiJling., and long list Of republicans
were TO 30 directly implicated. Th, last
base lie was ,slSgraphsd all over tie sous.
Try.
At Washington, the plot has just leaked
out We last week published letter writ
ten to Secretary Floyd, disclosing the uhOl'
plot. several day. bsfor. it took place
Now the question 10. why did NOT Mr..
Floyd. who had this information directly
communicate to hin, take measure, TO put
a stop 10 il in airlne,3 Why did he not
take measures 70 ascertain the truth Of the
information communicated 10 him' lie
ka1r gi0ui a, ,rAels plot in advance. and
We, he suffered il 10 ~ on. Another piece
Of evidence Is found In the fact that Cook,
who va, old Browns right hand man, is n
bro,her.iu.lav "a Gov. Willard. Of Indiana,
leader Of the black democracy. Ofcourse
Gov. Willard knew about the whole thing,
before Il took placs.
There j. now no longer any doubt, bat
that the whole AaAir was planned by GER
tain managers ia tho pro slavery dsnOera-
ey, on pgIpOss to Affect the New York and
Maryland election. That i. is true hi'.0-
~. IL was wicked. nischis,ous scheme,
got up BY the dsrraysd, ehOP-iallen deRoc.
racy, to retrieve their ruined political for
tunes.
n certain democratic chiefs at Washing.
ton would only tell what they know about
this tragedy, how 1t was all talked over and
arranged, 10 seers, eonelavs, then the truth
would come ou,, to the utter confusion Of
those who have lAbor,d to charge i. upon
the republicans. Ls! Secretary Floyd and
Gov. willard, anu certain other leading
democrats, Be put upon the stand, aud
Ih,rc be compelled TO divulse all they know
about thi. affair, and there would then be
no further necessity for random speculation
+ upon the matter. We trust the Govern.
meat. IN the trial OF Stevens, will summons
in these men. II they will only do il, aud
lbsy will divulss wha, they know, the
whole country will DO aItoundsd at their
rsvelAuon. Their evidence would show
The complieity OF the olack democracy Win
the unfortunate .kirmi,h about which 80
much has BEEN said aud written, beyond a
doubt. We will only add, tina, the game
did not work Although it injured the re-
publican vote in New York aud Maryland.
il failed TO re-in,iats Leeomp,onism IN pow
or; aud now, when the Truth comes out
about thi. wicked conspiracy, il will react
upon the guilty beads Of those engaged in
il. llsnow dOins moro TO wake up the
country to the real condition Of the slave
States, than any other circumstance that
has transpirod for long time. The black
democracy built the gallOw, for the repub.
leans, but, like Haman Of old, they have
got to swing upon 1t themselves.