The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-11-05
Eor the Htrah Of Freedom.
Martin 2. Conway Implicated.


G. w. BROWN, EsQ.-DEAR SIR-four
review of the Harper's Ferry tragedy, and
sketch of Old John Brown, in your last is
sue, has been read with deep interest by all
who could get hold of 1t. Igreatly regret
your edition was so soon exhausted, for
there were very many who desired to read
the articles alluded to, who were prevented
because they were unable to procure pa
per containing them. ] hope you will be
pleased to reprint both of the articles, be-
lieving, as do, that they are calculated to
do vast deal of good. Whoever has read
them must be satisfied that you have an in
side view of Kansas history.
Some facts have come under nv own OBJ
servation, and which have learned from
others, which it would be well to consider.
While Old John Brown was in Lawrence
last summer, ineog. he stopped at the house
of Mr.. CoSwAV. Inan out-building on the
premises of Mr.. c., which was seldom Wis
tied by other than the members Of Mr.. C.'s
family, was stored quantity of boxes
which were from twelve to fifteen inches in
length, and six or seven inches square
They were quite heavy, and were supposed
to contain Sharp's rife cartridges, or Colts
navy revolvers, or both. The boxes, piled
on top of each other in the corner of the
building alluded to, were from two and a
h If 70 thraa faaf Il, hiobf
Old Brown left with Mr.. CONWAY some
of his valuable papers, and among others a
quantity of notes which he had obtained
possession of by some means, which were
given for clothes, &C., furnished by the re-
lief committee in the fall of 1857.
In reading the closing paragraph of the
letter of GERRIT SMITH to Old Brown, OBJ
serve he says:
81 suppose YOU put the Whitman note in
to Mr.. Kearney's hands. 1t will be great
shame if Mr.. Whitman does not pay it,
What a noble man is Mr. Kearney, and
how literally he has contributed to KEEP
you at your Kansas work."
Should not the Kearney spoken of there
have been printed CONWAY? Was notMr
Whitman's note, which was given to Mr.
Smith for money advanced, placed in Con.
ways hands for collection? Sympathising
as Mr.. C. is understood to do with Mr.
Brown, and giving large portion of hi:
time to Old BIS interest, as he did in 1857
as you incidentally stated last week, and al
it would appear if the facts were better
known since that time, was it but natural
that Mr.. Smith should speak of him as ht
did Of Mr.. Kedrney? The name is obvious.
ly mistake OF the telegraph, missprint
else an alias, which was we'll understood
between the parties.
l observe you are sustaining Mr.. Cen.
ways election as Representative to Con.
gress under the Wyandott Constitution
May | not suggest in all candor, that you
present position is inconsistent with YOU
former independent one. If Mr.. Conway
was in league, as think it can be we'll es.
tablished, with Old John Brown in his move
ments on the southeastern border of Kan
sas, and was subsequently privy to Browns
movements in Virginia, thenhe is unworthy
of the suffrages of free people, and it il
your duty, as an independent journalist, t.
withhold yonr support from him. The cleo
tion of such man to Congress, instead o
Strengthening the Republican party ant
cause, would strike a blow to its vital
which would end in its complete over
throw.
! Please think of these matters, and il
time l will address you further on this sub
ject, with additional facts which may b
strictly relied upon. ARGUS.