Dakota City herald. [volume] (Dakota City, Neb.) 1857-1860, 1859-11-05
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Ola Brown, Ossswatomio Brown, or
Can't. Brown. who has inquired rather eohspto
uou.ly 10 the annals Of Kansas as q real
live Brown, and not a myth, made his appear
suce At aarpers Ferry, Nd. on the 18th day
oflast month, with a number Of confederates,
,onS aossession Of the Uoitej States Arsenal
al ina, place, arrested soEee Of the prominent
citizens, and commenced a wholesale emanci
nation OF the slaves. HE object as stated by
himself was 10 make free states Of Virginia
and MARYLAND, by erpiug the slave and iucit-
ing them 10 open rehellien and acts Of HOSTILE
~. But be and his Abolition contederates
did not proceed q great way in their designs,
erfil the news spread, and troops we're order
ca 6ut from Washington, Baltimore aud other
rrrts aud gee4 speedily on the spot The
Insurgents had posted themselves in the Ar
uary snd refused 90 surrender. a charge on
che tuldiug was made by a body Of marines
and thew battered down tie doors with n long
ladder While cagagei- 10 e6ooting An en-
trsuce the Insurgents within, fred upon them
i~ns,autIy kiliBg two marines and wounding
several others The insurgents we're hnally
cverpoverei snd fifteen OF their number klll'
ed ga she spot Brown, who was sereTciy
voaldsd by q sabre cut across tho head md
;br,av,bors ere takea prisoners. They are
now tsll by The aathortues 81 Virginia, who
are asotirg roe Dntt,r c. its fJundatlon.-
Brown = house near the Ferry was search and
wax fouud 10 be = complete nagoatue, hllei
viii, gueArs. Sharpe'p rifles, reyoisere, saores,
ammunition etc A trunk belonging to hin
var also seizsj, containing a bnshol Of cores
ysndeuee with prominent Abolitionists in th'
EOrJh Enough has been elected from hin
70 shov taat the movement was q vide spread
one aud OFFICIATING Gerritt Smith and Free
Dourl.s, aud others whose names are no
vet made public. The oolored citizens o
New York aud Philadelphia had organized
companies, well armed and equipped for thil
insurrcctiouary movement, but on account o
some Misunderstanding failed to support hin
when he struck the blow He complains tina
others ia the scheme, failed to perform theii
part, ~ he had the most solemn assurance,
hAhA NN NNhAA nav ~ w ~ N1N
and men to support him when he should com
mense operations. He says the plan wa'
conooc,ed in Ohio, more than three years ago,
and that he visited Hsrper's Ferry two years
ago, hirOd . house under the name Of Smith,
wherO from time TO time he sent arms and
autnunition, without sKOidng suspicion. Il is
hst singular that they could not pre-
vail upon q single slave TO join their treNsona'
b}a Browns dvmvpuvr 10 very
rsspsstfal and he justiAes his conduct by say.
ing he ouly done as he would wish TO b'
done Sy. 10 10 9 sincere, held, bad man sne
che eouyags, energy. and sbreWdnoss display
cd, worthy Of : better cause. He Is say
Governor Vice, the gamsst man ever saw,
There is no doubt nos that he lead the party
that res ufd Or. pog fFon the jail ia ST. Joe
last summer. IL was rumorsd that Gov
wise bad made : Eeigis!t!sa sa Gey. AeFgAs
orKsw York, FOR Gerritt Saith, Fred Douglas
and hrteesa or twenty others, as being soces,
korles 20 murder before the fact
This is the hrst aud natural result OF Sew
sr4's p'irrsprcssibls conflict " doctrine, which
vas sptly termed by Senator Douglas, 4 "fa-
,al herssy." So long IS it is promulgated
ny men 50 prenipsRt 80 the distinguished
Senator from the Expire State and believed
by tue honest masses Of New England seV
YOrl, Ohio and other states, so leng are tbs
results 10 be feared. We await the develop.
msuls Of this affairs with some apprehension