Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-10-21
The uarpor,. Ferry 1n.urrsetIon

The special Washington despatch Of Oct
l9tht to the Cincinnati Gazette srys
1t is difficult to describe the excitement into
which this town was thrown by the dispatches
annor ncing the insurTection at Harperls Ferry,
of which you have doubtless been fully in
formed. The most exaggerated reports gained
currency, and a rising OF the blacks was imme-
dately apprehended in this vicinity, and the
utmost precautions taken Mayor Berrott dis
patched Teqaisition to the Secretary Of War;
who upon receipt thereof, Issued an order for
him to draw on the United Sites Arscral for
two hundred stand Of arms and {. 600 rounds Of
ball and buckshOt cartridges. The arms were
received at the Office Of Capt. Goddard, Chief
of Che Police, where they were all lOeded with
cartridges, and bayonets were affixed
The entire police force was on duty-one-
half on parade, and the other fifty under arms
at the City Hall, at moments warning. Po.
lice mounted on horseback were stationed at
every outlet of the city, at the bridges, DC +, to
give instant warning OF sny hostile demonstra>
tons from outside the city.
As evidence of the rigor with which this
order was carried out, some watchmen arrested
a colored man after 10 O'Clock, and proceeded
to search him, when he cried out, "Bress God,
massa, no use to search dis Niger; Use been
searched free times aloTo tonight" He was
cautioned TO mako tracks for home, and re.
lessed.
Permits to colored people to hold balls and
festivals, which had been previously issued
were countermanded, and the Mayor and all
Police force, as well as clerks in the City Hall
were on the alert until aylght. A mounted
patrol was detained from the Presidenta
mounted guard, which secured the suburbs un-
til about two O'Clock in the morning when they
were relieved from duty.
Additional precautions were taken by Com
missioner Blake and Capt. Dunning;on to
have the building properly sc ured. and the
police belonging TO the capitol and grounds
were furnished with revolyers.
Yerterday reports were circulated that Hon.
@. j. Faulkner, who had gone up to Harper's
| Ferry, had been killed, which created great ex-
citement but was all allayed by the intelligence
of his safety. The government have received
the papers found on the person and in the yalse
of Ossawatome Brown. The papers disclose
that he kept daily journal, in which he set
forth the details of his transactions, which show
his purchase of arms in large quantities, and
ammunition and stores of all kinds, necessary
to the success Of an extensive insuuection =
Field spy glasses, picks and shoyels for throw
ing up temporary Notifications calls Of boats
wains, whistles ofnew kinds, being very shrill
and capable of being heard at long distances,
which are supposed to have been intended for
assembling his bands of warning them of dan.
ger, were among these stores. The whistles
as per the bill found in his effects, were made
in Philadelphia and forwarded to an agent of
his in Baltimore, last week. per Adams d Co. 3
Express. Some of them were found in his val'se
The names Of various persons in different States
are embraced in his papers found, as being well
posted in regard to his plans and movements,
among whom are Gerrit Smith and Joshua r
Giddin g.
From the tenor of his papers, it is now not
to be doubted that the conspiracy, of which he
was the head and front, had an extensive or
ganization in various States. There is moth
ing in the papers found showing that negroes
or others belonging lat Hirper's Ferry or its
vicinity, were aware before the fact of Browns
conspiracy.
Among other things embraced in this batch
of papers are said to be the names of various
persons upon whom he might rely for aid, IN
case of necessity. 1t is also said to be appar
ent from them that he was promised instant and
extensive aid from abroad, which, as the result
proves, failed. There can now be no doub
that his grand aim was to create general seIvilC
insurrectiOn.