The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-10-27
Further Details Of the Insurrection at
Harpers Ferry.

Harpers Ferry.
We learn from the Baltimore Amer
can that the principal originator OF this
short but bloody iDsurreetion was un-
dosbtedly Capt john Brown, whose con-
nection with scenes of violeace and With
border warfare in Kansas, then made
bis name fauiliarly notorious throughout
the whole country. Brown m ade bis first
appearance 10 Harpers Ferry more than
year ago, accom- palned hy his two SON,
all three of them assuming the name OF
Smith. He inquired about land 10 the
vicinity and made Investigations as to the
probability of finding ores there. and for
some time boarded at Sandy Point,
mile east OF the Ferry. After an ab,eDce
of soue wontbs the elder Brown reap
peared in the vicinity aud rented or leas
cd farm ou the Mary land side, about
four miles from the Ferry. He bought
large number Of picks and shoTels, and
this confirmed the belief that they intend
ed to mine for ores They we're frequent
ly seen in and about Harp.r's Ferry, but
no su.picion seems to have been excited
that Bill Saith was Capt. Brown, or that
he intended en barking in any movement
SO desperate. Yet the develop uents of
the plot leave no doubt that bis visits
to the Ferry and bis lease of the farm
we're all parts Of bis prepsrstion for an
in>urrecton, which be supposed would be
successful in exterwiDating slavery in
Mary ylaDd, Washington und Virginia.
Browns chief aid was John Z Cooke. Q
comparatively young man who bss resi-
ded in and near the Ferry some years
He vas first employed in tending lock
on the cana, and afterwards taugt school
on the Maryland side of the river, ana
after a brief reside nee iu Kansas, where
it is supposed be :eeame acquainted with
Brown, returned to the Terry aud mar.
ried there. He was regsrded as man
OF some intelligence and known to he an-
ti--lsvery, bat not SO violent in the tx-
precision OF bis opinions as to excite any
-uspicion. These two men, with Browns
two sons, were the only white men con
nected with the iusurrection that had
teen seen about the Ferry. All the 9TH
ers were brought by Brown from dis.
tance, and nearly all had been NTH him
iu Kansas.
Governor Wise, accompanied by Dis
trict Attorney Ould and several others.
visited this rem srkable man in bis bed
room. Brown was proped up il bis bed
evidently suffering great pain from his
numerous wounds. He volunt arily made
the foIlowing important disclosures:
81 rented the Kennedy Farm from
Dr. Kennedy, of Sharpshurg, Washington
county, Md. Here ordered to be sent
all things required for ny undertaking
The boxes were doatle, 20 no one could
suspect the contents of them. even the
carters engaged in haulipg them up from
the wharf Ali boxes and packages were
directed to j Smith & Son never
tad more than % men about the place,
but had it % arranged that could arm
at any time. 1900 men with the following
arms: 900 Sbsrpe's rifles. 200 Maynard :
reyolvers. 1000 spears aud toln shawks-
| would have armed the whites with the
rifles apd pistols, and the blacks with the
i. spears. they not being sufficiently familiar
aith the other arms.
al had plenty of fixed ammunition
sni enough prosisions, aud bad good
right to expect the aid of from 200 tc
5000 men at any time | wanted. Help
was promised ue from Maryland. Ken.
tu ky, North and South Carolina. Virgin
ia aud Cauada. The blow was struck =
little too soon. The passing OF the tra,,
, Pbelp,, oD Sunday right did the sorl
against u---tbs tkiled US. should no
have lei it pass. ooly regret that
have failed in ny designs; but | have NJ
apologies to make or concessions to ash
now. Had We ceeded-when ou
! arms and fund. were exbsu.teo BY an in
b creasing army-eontribu utions would have
been levied op the slsee holders, and tbei
p, operty appropriated to defray expense
aud carry on the war of fre cdom. lad
known government money was 10 the saf
: here, would have appropriated it,"
4 Old Brown here appeared quite ex
bausted, and leaned back in bis bed. look
ing calmly around. Gov. Wise told hin
he had better be preparing for death, t.
which Brown responded that be, the Gov
eruor, though be might live fifteen years
: would have good deal to answer for a
last, and had better be preparing 20,
too.
The followiug is the Der of tb
: killed and the wounded during the receu
: nsurreetion:-Killed, 5 citizens; do l.
: insurgents. Wounded, 3 iDsurgents.-
Prisoners, 5 insurgents.
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