, 1859-11-01

The Washington States, the Douglas organ in
this city, Eenews its threat Of Is coup d'ffat in
the eyent Of tue election Of Republican presi-
dent. We published some months ago para
grnph from the editorial columns Of that JOUR-
nal, in which Floyd, Thompson and Cobb, the
Southern .uemers Of the Cabinet, were cujoined
by their allegiance to slarery, never to xurren-
der their trusts TO the hands Of "Black Republi-
cans" Floyd, the Secretary Of War, was espe-
cial1y called upon to hold fast to his command
Of the army ID The contingency supposed.
The following is 4 reiteratipu Of the snme
treasonable sentiment by the States Of Friday
last:
at would be expccttn" too much of humanity
to suppose that the slarclIold1ng States would
risk submission to such an Administration as
Black Repubscaaism would bring to Washing
ton. Virginia, in vicw Of what lus transpited
within the last fe.s days, wonld be fa,thless to
esery principle whicl, she holds most dear, we're
she to consent 10 let the Arnlory at uarper's
Ferry and the Notifications at Old Point COM
fort pass into the keeping Of Seward, Chase,
a DankP, OF any other lsuck Republican. What
security could bc furnished hes, that the arms
tter Elm contained would not be employed for
orerpowering her:"
We ure not informed By the Douglas organ
whether its favoritc Douglas is to be made pro.
yisional President, Il Ia 0ssawatomie Brown, or
whether Mr. Buchanan is expected to hold over.
but the btaft4 known hstreI of the President
HChia 1GsaA Ho ~ tAHtEt hA1k Af. t5t0EtaS IL 10
play the Napoleon. As the States and its con-
ftderates snedis1tc treason, on tho happening Of
probable event, we presume that they have
their programme cut and dried, Just as Brown
had his. We are curious to compare the *'Dem-
ocratic" Provisional Constitution with the one
found in old Browns bag. It would be curious
it they should be found to correspond in their
leading features.
FJ1libnntcr Stephens.
The Norwich \Ct.) Galketia says that Aaron
Dwisl- Stcpbens,,he companion Of Capt. Brown
ut Ha:per's Ferry, and who is now suffering
from :suads that may prove mortal, ID son Of
Capt Aaron Stephens, Of Norwich. Mr.. II.
l.. Heed communicates to the Bulietin some in-
cidents Of his life. which that paper eondenses
as follows:
J.. "Stephens was born il Lisbon, CT, some
where near the year 1850. lie was q bold, fear
less boy, rather rcstire under parental disci-
plue, but ALWAYS known rs kind hearted te!-
low, and one "ho would always ia ke sides with
the We 4ker party. He lived in this vicinity :;
part Of the te with his parents Till his fifteenth
year, 1915, and then left for Boston. where be
joined company Of volunteers for the war then
beginning in Mexico. Proceeding to the scene
IF conflict, he happened to be in nearly alt the
engagements that occurred during that struggle.
No situation Of unusual peril, and which IN
volved unusual hardship, but Dwight Stephens
was the man for tue place. lie enjoyed the con-
tidence Of his superior officers, and was some
lines intrustet ith tic execution nf enterpri-
ses, that hut for his fe=rlcssness would have
been committed TO men far above him in rank.
After the conclusion Of the Me1ican war, he
spent sosne time in this vicinity, but at length
found hiu,self in Kansas about The commence
lnrnt of hosti!ities there. His Mexican cam
paien had given hin, 4 soldiesly air, besides
imparting to his physical ssstem power Of en-
durauce and strength Of muscle almost With
out parallel. Esponsing tile cause Of the Free
Sta,. ntu with ail the ardnr of his impetuous
natus,, .!e WIS soon elected, under lie aa-
sun,ed name of Whinple, the commander Of the
Topeka Boys"