The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-10-29
Mr.. Giddlngs ON the Ola brown
Buslness.
We find the following card in the Phila.
delphia North American:

We find the following card in the Phila-
dslphia North American:
CARD.
While coming to this city, on Saturday,
first read telegraph dispatch from Wash-
ington, saying that "John Brown lthe pris-
oner captured Ut Harper's Ferry) refused, in
the presence Of Senator Mason Messrs. VAL
landigham and Faulkner, to answer the aues-
ton whether be had consulted Mr.. Giddings
about his Virginia expedition"
1t 10 evident that the object OF these gen.
slemen was not to obtain facts on which to
predicate charge of crime, or of any i'm
moral or dishonorahle act. Had such been
their object, they would not have published
what was moi said but they proclaim their
suspicious, and by such inuendoes and insin.
uatious seek to impugn the character of one
who was not present.
do not feel called on to reply to such at
tempts to cast reproach upon myself. say
to these questioners, gentlemen, am your
peer. have served my country as long, and
hope as honestly as either of you; aud you
know, and the country knows, that any qaes-
ton you may PROFOUND to me touching the
government, its past or present position,
will DO frankly, promptly and fully answered
to the extent OF my knowledge and belief 3;
and pronounce this attempt to assail me
dishonorable, unworthy your positions, I'M
worthy Of honorable men.
But you must not expect to escape the re
sponsihi;ity efyour own conduct by thus as
sailing one who has for years cautioned you
Of the results that must follow the efforts Of
yourselves and party TO extend slavery, and
your determined purpose to involve the peo-
"A Ntuta 70 hn asoU~ n
crime OF supporting an instisution which all
honest and independent men of these States
repudiate. No man OF our nation has done
more than one OF you to produce the results
which have recently attracted the attention
Of the people. They are the immediate and
unmistaka able effects Of tho efforts Of your
selves and party to establish slavery In Kan
sas. Murderers there were rewarded by Ex-
ecutive appointments to Office. Browns
sons we're the victims OK that despotism which
Jour party exerted in favor of IN institution
which the people abhorred.
These facts do not rest on suspicion, nor
on the refusal Of victim to answer any
question. They rest upon tho records, and
the history Of the Government itself. No
evasion, no tergiserpAtion, can change the
enduring truths to which refer. And you
would subserve the public good By sxerting
your influence, and occupying your tine, in
correcting the evils you and your party have
brought upon the country, than BY vain ef-
forts to involve others in the crimes which
you and your associates have committed.
To the public will cay that Brown never
consulted me in regard to his Virgins exps-
dition. or any other expedition or matter
whatever. j. r. GIDDINGS.
Girard House, Phila., OCT. "a, 1859.
go -n;s h-crsh. ~ NJ: tn:..:...yy i
Rhode Island, against Bishop O'Reilly, Ro-
man Catholic Bishop OF that State, TO re.
cover % 900 alleged TO have been lent TO the
former Bishop Of that State, Who WAS drowned
"a the Arctic, 10 exciting some interest there
from the fact that the note he's been lost and
It's existence depends upon the testimony Of
witnesses, which 10 quite conflicting. The
facts that priest attempted Some wears AFRO
to abduct daughter Of Mrs. Hannerty. O.
pretence of taking her to nunnery, and that
Mrs. Hannerty herself has, since tho loaninp
Of the money, turned Protestant, add both
interest and feeling to the trial.
MILK SicKSEss.-We regret TO learn that
this disease il prevailing in Christian county,
ana that many cattle are dying from it. Per-
sons who are skeptical AZ 10 the existence Of
milk sickness as diseass may now have an
opportunity Of testing the question by Wait
ing The injected district.--ISpring6sld (Ill.)
journal.