, 1859-11-16

can keen tie letter for Cups Brown IN; il ali
safe You canuot Efvo it him now you wnu
be susPt cted md taken up. Come back u.
wait III Chambersburs until Ca2tain Cook &C
here. an' afraid this business will bring
into trouble jet. Last night peger sjeot
wink. DO cone back, for shall be crozy un
you return safe. How, fer once do Listen
FonF ,osf9s Mt'e. IAnE HonSEn
ISL vii! not 60 homo until you come 4
NE. 81, II.
| r e following is the Thatcher letter,
was enclosed in large document like ep.t
| ope, addressed 10 "Captain John Brown. ua
rer's Ferry, Va.," and in one corner was "r
liteuess Of Ar. Horuer-to be delivered In ne
sous''
ruATcHEn's LETTER.
Azsrnrs Tena.. Oct. ., 1859,
To Capt. 4. Ero.en, Gea1 Commandment. H.:
ef Proaisioaat Gor't .. s. i.
DEAR CAPT: have just comple,ed :, IN,
through The Southern States, aud am now n
mr way to Kentucky. III ,ny last letter to vn
l. I mentioned tf,at I should Eire the States {
tennessee anil arkansas thorough scpuript
did so, a.n satisfied that of oil tle Statea !;
the South, Tennessee aud Arknpsas are The he,
nltfd 10 make the first strike ia. Those tw
States have but few whites in favor Of SLAVERY
While they contain m immense nunJ,er =
siu' - already ripe and ready at the jrst mt;
nation to strike q decided blow for Their free
dom; while tue lurse mass Of tic wIi,e. ~
agai"s st slavery, and viii be ready at s mnnsn. n
warming. Several Of them staied to mo tha
taeF had goue 70 fur as to prepare AIMS fv
the'r slaves and Instruct then, iu heir a>e mn,
how to act when the worst COMES TO the worst
While ut Brownsville, Tennessee, / addressed ,
LITTER to the schnol teacher, Mr. L.. and h.
cun,e to Brownsville to zee me.
IL says th. re Is no arocation in vii !, n rnns
can DO SD much good for our cause as that a
SCHOOL tcaeh!nE, because all the country arouut
h1Te 30 much confidence III q schnni teoche,
Who c9nducts Himself right. lie says thnt n.
large majority Of colored people in bis part nj
The State are ready to take up urps nj y mn.
n'tht warning, mud large number Of whites
out more we'll qualified men 10 the South a.
school teachers. and work them ia everywhere
He gave Tie Il letter Of introduction 10 xour
Trend Mr. Palmer who is IN extensive far.
'ner neal. Shabby Depot, on the Browns
sll'e Ra'l'oad- did not get ou. at that
depot, Tor on i"an5r'ng Of . passenger in The
CATS. l learned tnat Mr. Puliner d;I mt ,b.,,
lire On his plantation, On account OF a sl,f.
hculty between himself and wife and an iu-
Junction IN his property, and q writ pcoa;n,, a
.s'sorce, and that he would be hard to findE.n
concluded 10 50 on. When arrived At Nem'
rhIs; accidentally met with Hr. Palmer at tbe
h9tc! "h-te stoppel. handed him sIr- II.
letter. Alter reading it he cordially shook nv
hand aud invited me 10 take wa1S viii, hir9
vent up to place on the bank Of .le r1rer
called the old Nary Yard, and took a seat on
some bags IN a secluded place, where he saia
We could t; !k freely. lie Said hs had sioce1elr
- mpa'hised with sou, Captain, ia iii yoGr
Itonoles, as lie had been martyr of slavc.itold
ers himself lie said be had been working .iient.
y, bu. .sadi!y, for our caute far Two Yes1s oad
that he bad married = widow who I'd a aun,i,rr
Of ei.ses, tor the purpose Of establishing liz,
EeA ia tue good opinion aud confidence n tbn
st1Te'toadsss abont him. Thas be had at frs.
,nfeodrd, ut the first good opportunity to trans.
eF al Tue siases he I'd got in his pose ssou br
md that be had great msny NOR. belon,;ns
Q hts ne'eooora; that we're rsa4Iy to 20 viii,
hem; but q difficulty uad oc1,ir,cj ho,,,s."
himself and wife, and that she had. win II"
ecrct aav'ce OF several t1ar ehold, r. sud sconrs
'.els about bis plao.at,on, suddenly .jec.ed lin
TO- rom .1,e pace, aoo without moments warn
ag. Tdzt be was still sueing her for his ,isht.
y marriagc;. and that the Supreme cour,
ms given decsee in his favor: and 1lct
10 would soon be in possession Of his sin, es
gain: and that when be again cot ful con.
rol ol them he would, at favorable mn.
nent' arm them and between four and 6se
uaatca more, End make q start ia the night |
Ia+
'a"dts trho hod Promsstd to Iaze oas If liz
1ry'st ana sriff.sf sftafstrs On tAe yir,r :<nt h
Z " an fcd!t for thttn at kAe n.orth Of uakt5i.
srtr. N"dtr fAe prtt<nce Of unde,toinq r.Da,rL
sdf ne Aed OF his ar~aagtm.nts c>,npltt-. cnd
'"'nto4r he *d1a fAs 'ec'd. ooa'd taxi ,jtpo. np+
.ft!y at Cairo, in TIE Ssramps IT Indiana. rh,,x
icy "osAf Al oncs b. frt.. found Mr. +. yery
oid scbemer, and 4 map Of good address md
inning manners, apd 1he TeFy mso fo- our |
nrpose; ani rs it j. known be is sIayehotdcr
'm>elt, 70 one Hoa'd, ftr 4 moment, *u*pect
m 'or h"ing concerned with our cause.
lowed him our constitution for t1,t Pm.
s'onal Government, With which be WIS murh
eased. and ! ad7iaed him not to make The
an1peae Of slaves be expected to make. tut
keep them 1t work, eecre1ly preparing each /
her, and a. many others as they conld eet 10
III them, for our October strike lie said he
oald @ 90 80. and that be could guarantee 600
g;ether 1t moments call, and that rs soon
operations were commenced with ibem. that
her sfares would fock to them by thousands
1ereFsf they Hens, through ali parts Of The
a'e, He Il very severe on doctor in bis
'!:a asae aeorhood, who hss been appointed BY The
'o5i .n;d =; =, reesses na Of hs PROPERTY, and am
n TO be guilty Of some raAh act, Which viii ,
pose LIS plan Of operations. l told him he ,
IN ought to give too loose reins to hix | I
ss1on, tut curb it until the proper time. | !
says that this Doctor was tio adsisr al
WIFE, and had himself appointed zee
as to irus'ra:e all his plans, but that he
nd disappoint him yet aud tint. once hs h
MIN IN h,s ro~eE. he would not spare him
drop Of b1os in existence. lie aid that S
Uoctor bad disaonored Lis marriage bed.
that he did not caro- for, - he cared Il
hing for bis wife, as she was a Southern
that sts position her property gave him, II
ed for; but that Doctor had iuterlcred viii r,
ID other Eays, for which he would 7et II
e his hearts b cod. I warned him tn h. not Il
otoott'ttirsty, and in all he did, not to srili a,
%. ou'eSs IN self defence, or in 6shtinc fer =
doai At fa'd thal though in North Caro-. oi
pending q number Of years at the North. ia p,
. learned to appreciate lhe philantatopic fe
Tres OF our friendE. mud that be had nle,1oed | e,
tell to Hork faithfully to that end 80 | Of
e. He said he bad greet influence orer most II
he slares in his paxt Of the Tennessee: md a.
hs met them on Tho roads and bye-p1acts or
bad long talks with them, md f6at b. 81 | n
4 found them ripe for the cause, liz p te,
! returned 70 the hoirl with me, and IN ths be
ing Introduced ma to several merchants by
others, IN Memphis, who are with vi heart 81
ON M Interview with 'Nr. Palmer. I ;udee sci
to be = shte*d man, and through biz posi- ! st<
II principal leaders 10 tha South. He teems | fro
orougaty understand the B. R. business, / col
d keaEeey e1pecsto ind in Southern tItv. IN,
ted II Aemphls il, IL the midst Of cotton be
ing country. 50 largo q number Of whites Be
ause. :. A'1 h-r
. F1t4eF se!4 you must ~flta to bin ever frI
a snd Keep tim posted ~ 10 our plans, and let
" s:t il concert With rs, ia everything yvu | Of
Iirect. Pa