Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-11-11
secretary e ny Or Civil and Militar, Affairs.


To The Editor Of The Neio York Herad:
WESTON, Lewis County. Va. Oct %
l wish to say one word to YOU in relation TO
the recent outbreak at Harper's Ferry. You
have commented largely upon it in your val
liable paper, and | want to ask you, in the
name OF the Old Dominion. to stop and let it
drop. We are heartily ashamed OF the whole
affair." and feel that the State has been dis
gfaced. If the people of Virginia had the
power, consistent with law, they would let
Old Brown 60 free if he promise not to say
anything about it, So won't you please, Mr..
Editor, not to say anything more about it.
WHY WAS THE WARNING DisREGARDED.
Secretary Floyd was distinctly warned of
the Harper's Ferry conspiracy several weeks
before it came to its denouement He was
informed that Old John Brown, Of Kansas
notoriety, was at the head Of the movement,
that he already had a large quantity of arms
deposited in the neighborhood, and would
strike the blow in few weeks Why did
Mr.. Floyd wholly disregard the warning p
1t is true, that the letter was anonymous, and
that anonymous letters arc as general rule,
not entitled 20 much consideration But il
would have been so easy to have tested its
truth, that it strikes ono as little singular.
20 say the least, that no steps were taken to
that end. 1t would have cost nothing to
have put the authorities at Harpor's Ferry on
their guard and the slightest investigation
at that point, at any time after Mr.. Floyd re-
ceiyed the warning, must have brought the
facts to light.
Did Mr.. Floyd foresee that political capital
could be manufactured ont of the affair. and
how much moro could be manufactured out
of an actual outbreak than if the conspiracy
were discovered and nipped in the bud -
Had this view of the subject any influence in
keeping him silcnt.- Washington Rcpubhc.
WAsHINGToN CITY, d. c.,
October %, 1853.
10 He Editors of tie Rcpn5ic
Yesterday / had conversation with a
Democrat who holds two ofiices--onc under
the General Government and another under
the City Government-in relation to the late
miserable "Harpers Ferry affair, when he
said, "You Republicans ought all to deaounce
the natter To which Immediately replied,
1--WE do denounce and condemn it fully -
and continued, further, But did one Of
you Democratic gentleman utter a single word
of deamciation against Brooks for his wanton
and marderous assault upon Sumner, in the
Senate Chamber; or did any Of you dcnounce
the warlikc invasion Of Kansas by Buford,
Atchison, &c, with a host of armed Border
Rufians, who ouot only murdered men, women,
and children, but actually sacked and burned
whole villages = To which he, with an air
Of triumph, exclaimed, "SUMNEB's got tohdt he
deserUca p
"Oh, consistency, thou art jewel ~
But comment is not necessary; yet it makes
some difference "whoso bull gored tho OK.
A REPUBLICAN.
RAILROAD MATTERS. The Vermont Cen
tral is crowded with business, at present, and
all the available resources of the Road are
brought in requisition to move the large
quantities Of freight to be transported. The
yard at Mortified, one night last week, con-
tanned over fee hundred freight cars-all Of
which were dispatched their several ways the
next morning. In the number was the largest
cattle train ever sent over the Road. 1t was
in fact, three trains in one, numbering 1903
cars. In spite Of the press Of work, things
worked smoothly under the capable manage
ment of Mr.. Merrill, the Superintendent
The receipts of the Road for the months OF
September and October last year, were S75, 900
a month. They will be larger than that we
presume, for the same months this year
Free Press.
4 ~ 1.-Two bottles Of medicine" found
among Browns effects, and supposed to be
contributed by some Republican, are cited, as
/, clear evidence that the "northern aboli.
tionists" intended - interfere with the sin.
! teral concerns of the South.