The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-10-27
ABOLITION INVASION AT HARpER's FERRY.

ABOLITION INVASION AT HARPER's FERRY
Tho mails bring very interesting particulars
from Harpors Ferry, in addition to ttos. already
published. The only prominent member Of the
organization who escaped is Captr" Bill Cook,
TOR whose arrest 81 900 reward is offered by th.
Governor OF Virginia. He is native Of Con-
necticut and formerly employed in Colts arm ory
At Hartford. OF late years he has resided in
Psnnsylvania. t-egraphic dispatch from
Harper's Ferry, says it is understood that the
Ptfsonets have been surrendered entirely TO the
jurisdiction Of Virginia. Gov. Wis. argued the
question of jurisdiction with Mr.. Ould the Uni
sed States District Attorney. in this way: "If
the United States has jurisdiction over the prs-
ouers, 1t must so into court and ESTABLISH, that
fact in legal way. In the meantime they will
30 corumittcd 10 the JUL at Chn'.stown. The
3fend jury csnrenes next week they will be
tiled, convicted and executed. Il the United
States establishes ito cis i'm cf Jurisdictions il NAV
take what the State Of Vir na has left Of them"
From the Sun and Clipper we take the folio wing
interesting particulars of the recent events:
letter from Gerriu Sn+iA to Cnpl Johu Broru
PErsRNoRo'. juno 4, '59-Mr. John Brown-
My Dear Friend: I~rote you ii week ago ii
recting my letter to care Of Mr.. K.arucv Tie
replied. nfern,ins me that he had ioswnri.l tie
letter to Washington, But ~ Mr. Morton re.
ceived last evening letter from Mr.. SumLurn,
saying your address would he your sous homie
viz; West Andover, l therefore write you with,
out delay, aud direct my letter TO ynn, son. |
have done what could thus fur fur kansnS and
what could 10 keep you at your Kansas work.
Losses by endorsement and otherwise have
brought me under heavy embarruss:ncuts the las:
two years, but must aeverthelcss continue TO
do ia order 10 keep you at your Kansas work |
send you herewith my draft for 5000. Let me hear
frpm you OIL the receipt Of this letter. You live
III our hearts, and our PRAYER to God is that YOU
may have strength to cont:nu" in your Kansas
work. My wife joins me in nfftc,iouate regard
to you, dear Jolln whom we bo:h hold in high
esteem.
suppose you put the Whitman note INTO Mr.
Kearney's hands. 1t will he a great shu,ne if
Whitman does not pay it. What IL noble man is
DIR k-arnry! How literally he has con,r,lu.
ted to keep you in Your Kansas work Your
friend,
GEEEITr SMITH.
Oh the back Of this letter is en,urSed--" Ger.
Citt Smilh answered June 18th, and enclosed t.
Is. Whitman's note. and II. Tubm,n's receipt"
Letter from o. S. to t"pt Broum Jr.
"CHAMspEKsBURG, Pa. September 9, IS59-
Deur brother, sister aud others: All is we'll with
US AT present our prospecting nrncars to be-
favorable, and SOME of us will iinl employment,
IN u few days. T;dd is here. God speed YOU
Your brother, O. =,
Letter from Fred Dp.?'1xs.
My dear Captain Brown: am very busy II,
home. Will you please come up with my sol,
Fred. and take niouthfuI with m"7 In Haste.
yours truly, FRED. DOl..:i,SS
The G"rernor's Mtcrriew wiM Ui,l Er.wu
! estcrdaY morning. Gov. Wise. acrompauieJ
Iy District Attorney O"iL and several ',.i...s
visited this remarkable man in his bc,l-r.,nr,.
Brown was rropped up in his ted. evidently
suffering great pain from his numerous wounds.
but with his mind collected. and !oo.sin- calmly
about him. now and then giving vent lu IA rrnan
Ihe Governor, alter Iu,sl"rinT him several
times, rot him into talknlivc IN, o.l. and he
voluntarily made The following important lkc,o.
sures:
II rentc, the kennedy Farm from DR.. Ken.
nedy. of Sharl,shurg, " ashngon County, Mary
land. and named ii after him. Here | or,i,.:c,i
to be sent from the Last all things required for
my undertaking. The boxes were double, $, no
ono could suspicion the contents Of them, even
the carriers engaged in haulim: them up from the
wharf All boxes aud packages were directed to
}. Smith d Son. ! never had more than Twenty
two nen about the place. but ha.l it 50 ar.
ranged thtt could arm, ut any time, l. 5tjD men
with tho following arms: 2hI Shn,pr's rifles, 100
Maynards revolvers. l.On0 sp"as and tvma
hawks. would have armed tn. whites with
the rifles and pistols, and ,hr blacks Win
the spears. they not being sufficiently familiar
with the other arms.
had plenty Of fixed ammunition and enonrI
provisions, aud had good right to .xpcc, III.
aid OF from 1000 to 5000 men at nh. time J
wanted. Help was promised m. from Mary
land. Kentucky. North and Sou,l, Carolina Vir.
ginia and Canada. The blow was s,,uck little
TOO soon. The passing Of the train tPhcps',
sunday nght.) did the work ngnnst us-,ha,
Killed ua ] should not have let il pas-, But I
only regret have failed in nv designs, bn,
have no apologies to make or concessions to ask
now. Hud we succeeded, when our arms aud
funds were exhausted by an increasing army,
contributions would have been levied ON The
s'avehoide's and their property appropriated To
detray expenses, and carry Oh the war Of free
dom Had l known Government money WAS
III the safe here, would have appropriated it.
Old Brown here appeared quite exhausted,
and leaned back in his bed looking calmly
around. Gov. Wise told him he had better be
preparing for death, to which Brawn rcsp.udrd
That he, (the G"vernor,) though he might live
hfteen years. would have good deal to answer
Tor Ut lust, and had better be preparing now too.
1he Consultation Of the Provisional Government t.
The constitution of the Provisional Go-rru.
ment contains forty-eight articles, and would br
laugiable IL 1t were not 80 dull. II Of course
abolishes slavery, and says ll,at eveivhodv OF
mature age shall vote for President and Vice
President. The Congress was not TO cont, in
more than ten members, and their term Of Office
was TO be three Years. All persons who volun.
tarily delivered up their slaves were 10 be reg.
istered in book, and have proec,ion Al! per
sons are allowed The privilege. of CARRYING arms
openly. The Offering of violence to females
taken prisoners vast" be pun sled by DEATH.
This singular constitution closes follows:
The foregoing articles shall not be cons rned 40
as in any way to encourage the nv erthrow Of uny
State Government. or of the Genera! Goycru
nent OF the United S.aes; and look TO no dsso
luton Of the Union. but simply to u,nenl:,.nl
aud repeal. Aud our flag shall I've tile same that
our fathers fought under in the Revolution.
-~s-.e-
From Californ,a.--Thc overland California
mail, from San Francisco on the 26lh ulL. has
arrived at ST. Louis. The Pacific Railroad Con-.
vention had adopted resolutions favor;ur cen.
trail route, and appointed committees TO ma,ur.