New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-17
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this CITY the 23d Of October and addressed to Gov.
Wise. The writer alleges that being on his passage
that day from Philadelphia TO New-Ye<k. be
observed some papers drop from the pOeke>f an
oyercnat which young man who left the cars OF
one of the way statlonsh held on his arm. He picked
ND these papers, but too late to band them to the
young man. as the cars were, again in motion.
JTpon examining them, one proved to be sealed
letter addressed to Capt. j. Brown, Harper's
Ferry; another an open letter, addressed TO VIM
Homer; and the third memorandum of expenses,
&c. all which papers the writer after reading ihe
open note. concluded to transmit to Gov. Wise.
The open note, dated Chambersblrg, Oct. 20,
four AVS after the Harpers Ferry outbreak, and
signed " Your loving wife, Mary Horne.," dis
suaded William Homer from going to HarPer's
Ferry at this time, anticipating danger-expre sing
alarm and sucges ing that he could keep the letter
for Capt. Brown till all was 'afe. The letter to
Rroxn is quite long document, dated Memphis,
Oct 8, and signed Lawrence Thatcher. The writer
represents himself as having just completed his
tour through the Southern States. and as then on
hi, way 10 Kentucky. The implication is that he
had been travelling as Browns agent, to discover
The chances Of getting up slave instructions. The
letter, however, is chiefly devoted to an account o.
Dr. Palmer, to when, the writer says, be obtained
letter of introduction from school teacher, Dir.
H, and whom he speaks of as Browns friend.
Beside duplicating Palmer as plotter OF slave
instructions, it goes into details the subject oil
his private relations, which seem TO throw pretty
a. ~ A.. 4. a.. md of "a
proceedings in the case. DIR. Palmer, 1t is stated
has been q resident n he vicinity OF Mem9 PMS
for several years past, having married
widow who had plantation and number oil slaves
But quarrel had arisen between himself ana hiS
wife. Under the influence of doctor in the neigh
borhood, she had elected hmfrom the place, the doc
tor having got himself appointed receiver oil the
property pending o suit for divorce. Inc gu
preme Court, however, had made decree IN raj
mers favor, and he would soon be again In posses
sion Of the property, after which be intended on
the first favorable opportunity, to arm the slaves
and make start in the night time, taking along
four or FIVE hundred other slaves, and, by means oil
steamboat, to be furnished by friends OF his IN
Cincinnati, to escape up the river The letter then
states that the writer showed Palmer Browns con-
sttutiOn for provisional government, and advised
him to delay his stampede, in order to cooperate
with Brown, which he promised to do, desiring that
Brown should write him often, and for that purpose
sending his address at length. The writer finally
copgratulates himself that he can write fully and
confdentially, because, fortunately, William Hor-
ner had just arrived from New-O on his way to
Harper's Ferry, aud he had sworn to deliver the
letter in person or die trying.
We have very little doubt that these letters, signed
Mary Iorner and Lawrence Thatcher, instead OF
being genuine documents have been manufactured
BY some of the parties concerned in the law suit and
domestic quarrel in which it appears that Palmer
is involved Whether the person who wrote the
anonymous letter to Governor Wise was the manu-
facurer of the other two letters or whether he ac-
tually picked them up in the cars where they had
been dropped on purpose that he might do 50, may
be questioned. But any person who will carefully
examine the letter signed Lawrence Thatcher, VIII
hardly fail, we think, to come to the conclusion
that it is not genuine document.
Governor Wise having received these papers
by mail, transmitted them to Governor Harris of
Tennessee, and on the strength of them DIR. Palmer
was arrested on charge of melting slaves to nsur-
rection Though, so far as appears, not particle
of evidence was produced against him beside these
papers be bound TO appear for trial at the
District Court, and not being able to give bail in
the sum of -, 500, was committed to prison.