Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-11-11
Der influence in the cause Of freedom and
mighty in battling down the bulwark, Of
slavery.
The Harper's Ferry Affair.

I, is really laugh.ble to listen TO the wall
ing, Of the black democracy, over the Har-
per-. Ferry in.urrectiUn. led on by Gen.
Brown. Having been beaten to death in
every Free State election, with the exception
Of California, and all Oh, Of capital Cor tho
drumming up Of recruit. Tor the coming
campaign. they have seized upon this mat
ter. and really think they can make .ome.
thing ont ~ Z, for the bcnshtof black Loco.
Gcui.m. The Argus, and kindred prinis,
allege I, TO he Republican plot, concoc,ed
hy the leader. OF the party. to bring about,
the +" irreprcssibls conflct, which seems to
baun, them continually. Tbeirlameutions
are really heart rendiug.
But what j. there Of TIN. Harper Ferry
AFFAIR." Only this Os,awonmie Brown,
lshoripe under the insane delusion tina, he
had been commissioned from Heaven to lib
crate the slave. and restore freedom to the
captive. laid his plans for an in.urrcc,ion
Of the slave population IN Maryland and
Virginia. With only about twenty men,
he actually conquered town containing
two thousand inhabitants, took possession
Of the national -rmory, made prisoners OF
the principal citiIrn., 'nd was no, arrested
until the forces Of Maryland and Virginia
were on the ground. with hndy Of Ma.
ripe, from Washington. old Brown i'ash,
like fanatic. AMI - ,ll some of li- fol-
lower. while complete panic seems TO
have seized the pcorlc Of the place. J, was
a scheme Of his own, conceived in conse-
Quspcs Of tho irjorie. that be had suffered
At the hand. II the slave power, and ma,ur-
FL Nv mu..lr The Republican party Of
the United State. had not tho most remote
connection with It In any way neither had
any " ia. leading men ANYTHING 90 DO with
a. Alitnuch - esrpst.bhg full Of Letters
VI. found m Brown. house. there !. noth-
ir. boz ONE % them IN any way ,mr'icatin.
'b, rarty, o. ANY Of It, mcmh =. Oh
Brown never belonged o. the Republican
party. ~ even had any connection with il
when in Kansas, after havin: two sons
hrut,llv murdered. hc ,vore vengeance
upon The slave power. and upon TIN. sub
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