Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-12-24
REALF UNDER ARREST.

The "stray Secretary of State" has at length
turned up in Austin, Texas, in which city he
arrived some two months ago, since which he
has been studying in that place for the minis
try, intending to enter the Methodist ltineracy.
| These facts we learn from the Austin Intelligent
| GER of the 9th instant, from which papcrwe take
| the extract annexed to these remarks. We
| have conversed with several gentlemen who
knew Realf well while here, andthey all be-
| lrve him to be, now that his character is I'M
yelled, the basest conspirator of old Browns
gang. He is extraordinarily gifted, both as
| writer and speaker, and as consummate by
| pocrite of the yillainous IagO stamp. When
| we recall the role which he played here-his
| fanatic adherence of some of those trivial ILL.,
| dulgencies incident to youth; the never-ceas-
ing iteration of his iilial love, his pious cant
about little children; and the innumerable
| other traits that mark the snake-like sickness
| of his dispOsition-we cannot but regard MN
| as one of the most subtle foes the South could
| have in her midst Brown and the Others true
to their compact, made the desperate venture,
but Realf after having kept the nth of Sc
/ crecy even while among the very people whose
| lives and property were threatened, now pro-
| claims his completely with the efirontery of
| bawd In fact, as we learn from letter from
| Austin he is proud of his notorety and re-
| grets that his history was not known IN that
place before he ectured there,as then he would
| have had n much larger audience. 10 SHOW
the true character of the man, we may remark
| that within the short space of a few months
| he has renowned Professionalism and embraced
| Catholcity, and again returned to his first
/ faith. And further, ii is well known that he
| has swindled gentleman Of this city ont OF
| some three hundred dollars. But to the ex-
tract. The editor of the Mteilgeacer, upon see
| ing the articles of the Mobile and New Orleans
press relative to Realf sent for him, and the
| following is the substance of the Interview
Promising by acknowledging his connection
with Brown in Kansas and Canada, the article
thus proceeds;
He also entered into the history of Brown,
himself, Cook, Stevens, Tidd and kagi, going
to Chatham, in Canada, says they were strait
| tened for money; that the Provisional Con-
stitution was read there by Brown, and agreed
to- and the officers elected, as stated. Mr.. r..
saws that Brown then informed him that Forbes
was in New York, and in possession OF certain
correspondence between himself and Forbes,
and that he feared Forbes would use thesconii-
dental correspondence 'to an evil use, and
and desired Rcalf to go to New York and get
the correspondence. Mr.. Rcalf says, that find
ing himself thus implicated, he went to New
York, but did not find Forbes through Greeley,
as he had been advised; but revealed the
matter to Orlando Yeat0n, managing book
keeper of Higgins 4 Brothers, carpet manu-
facturers, Murray street, New York, Mr.. Butler
Lawyer, Thaddeus Hyatt, W. F. McAnsey, of
Kansas, then on visit to New York, and the
daughter of VIM Henry Burleigh He then
left for England, and often spoke OF the matter
in England and France, telling it,among others,
to Mr.. Vezey, American consul at Havre.-
Having renowned Aboitionism, he sailed
from France to New Orleans, and thence to
Mobile, in April last.
He saws that as soon as he learned Browns
) purposes he renowned all notions of participa-
ton, and only acted with them because OF ms
, conviction that, having learned their plans
he could not have escaped, though the pledge
of secrecy only extended to the forfeiture O.
the protection the society afforded. Mr.. Real
assures us that his remuneration of Abolition
; ism is sincere, and that he has teld his acqnain
!, tances here that should he remain out OF tn
! pulpit he intended to make speeches, giving hi'
l notions of the horrors of Abolitionism in thu
North, during the next Presidential election
, and il not, then to publish letters.
He assures us that he does know that Gerri
Smith sent money to Brown, the latter saying
that Smith was cognizant of all his plans; tina
DR.. Howe and Theodore Parker, of Boston
n Thomas Wentworth Higgenson, of Worcester
j., and Sanborn, of Concord were cognizant o
e his plans, and would sustain him with money
V lie saws that Brown was very secretive ma
\ and able leader. Mr.. Realf mentions stoppn
: in Cedar county, midway between Iowa Cit
t, and Upton, where he lectured upon educatio
l., and other subjects.
o He tells us that after leaving Cleveland TO
II New York. he never had further correspon
c dence with any of the parties; this was ]
IS June, 1858. And when he returned to til
: United States, he supposed the whole exped
ton had been broken up. He offers no dc
fence or apology for the monstrous wickedne'
of the association, but processes a sincere cor
c yiction of the great moral wrong.
Of We will add that we yesterday suggested
n the friends of Mr.. Realf the proprety of h
ID placing himself Internationally at the disp'
te sition Of the President of the United States
ST We are glad to say that he has done so, AZ
ii has also offered to surrender himself to Go
ut Wise, and has notified these authorities that
shall remain here until their wishes are know