Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-11-04
The HArper's Ferry Tnsurrectisn.
A Richmond letter In the New York Herald

hicnmono LEVER IN the new ! ofk Herald
Il am informed today that Il II the intention to
try Cook, the Harpef's Ferry rebel, In the j.. 8.
District Court for that district. This course has
ATTENDANCE Of seward, Greeley, Wilson, Howe,
and other outsiden, who are suspected Of com.
plcity In the late insufrection. r. In the progress
be established the probability il that they win b
ssigned positions In the dock beside Cook, and
subjected to the same ordeal that led to the major
TX q them - being nrOssss I'll, f0s,sa 2.
yidual, wheresoever he may reside, whose name
has been identified with this movement in any
connection, however remote. As to their appear
ance In obedience to the summons, that must be
Presumed an certain, inasmuch al Il 10 Question
involving the ability Of the Federal Government
to enforce obedience to its summons. This il the
only means to insure full development Of the
origin and progress Of this movement, and Of The
relations to it Of the prominent men Of other
State: whose moral completely, at least, has been
.lrSsId ssd T. YIN prove the most iss.s.nE
country
Fred Douglass, the negro, in letter dated
Canada West, Oct. 80 abounding with impu-
dence, says, in relation TO Cooks charge Of cow
Mr. Cook may be perfectly right in denouncing
me as coward. have not one word TO say in
o. Of my %
running than hghtng-and tried by the Harper's
Ferry insurrection test, am most miserabiy de-
fcient In courage-even more 50 than Cook, when
he deserted bis brave old Captain and fed TO the
mountains. To this extent, Mr. Cook II entirely
right, and will meet no contradiction from me or
from anybody else But wholly, grievously, and
most unaccountably wrong IL Mr.. Cook, when he
asserts that promised to be present In person at
the Harpef's Ferry instruction. OF whatever
other impgudeDce and indiscretion may have
been guilty, have never made a promise 20 rash
and wild az this. The taking Of Harpers Ferry
was never encouraged by my word or BY my vote,
at any time or place; my wisd9in or my coward
Ice, has not only kept me from Harper's Ferry,
but has equally kept me from making any prom.
Use to go there. ] desire to be quite emphatic
here-fof Of all guilty men, he 10 the guiltest wto
lures his fellow nan to an undertaking Of this
wards fails 10 render. therefore declare n;
there 10 no man livi6g, and no msn dead who. IL
living, could ruthfuily say that ever promised
him OF anybody else, either conditionally or 9TH
erwise, that would be present In person at the
HarPers Ferry insurrection. My field Of labor
attack upon the United States Arsenal. In the
teeth Of the documents already Published and 81
those which may be hereafter published / affirm
that no man connected with that Instruction
from its noble and'heroic leader down, can con-
meet my name with single broken promise of
any sort whatever. 80 much deem Il proper to
say negatively.
The time for fmH stafsnsess Of ,rkat ksoic amd
Of all knor, Of fhfs desperate txs sxblimsiy dis
tsfeSeed effort to eDiaseipafe the slares Of Mary
taad and FiSgtsta from their eYxst MASTERS kas
NOT ysf come, AID nay seer come.
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Some reflections may be made on my leaving
TO say that my going to that country has been
rather delayed than hasten<d by the Instruction
at Harpef's Ferry. All knew that had intended
TO leave here in the FIRST week In November.