The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-11-17
Che 1cfftrsoui0n.
THURSDAY, E0vEMBER.17, 1859.

Brown, sll kinds OF Imaginable t'aek
fl.ehoods and gross, wiliul perVer,ions
Lave been set sAoat By the Admlnlstra-
tiop Democrats; ard as absurd as it may
teem, they have made strenuous and per
.istsltel efforts to connect toe Republican
yarty with this crazy affair, ehich filed
rs all (except the ADMINISTRATION Demo
,rat.) Ritb surprise as we'll as sorrow, snd
one could hsve more seriously regretted
j, than the Republicans. for We, kn owing
how hard run the Administration Demo
cra,. were for political capital, believed
that uany Of them would prove to be
tasc, reau end cowardiy enough to try
10 N axe us responsible for it, and this too
without shadow of evidence, save that
which their lying minds have invented
The lI0arOe Democrat after having
eowardly copied several articles ultima
ting aud charging on the Republicans the
authorship Of the HarFer's Ferry ln.ur-
reetiou. has, it would appear, cone to the
conclusion that his Administration broth
er Dem ocr ats are rather ut-doing hiu,
in nleaaneSs, aud in order to be equal With
thcm he published las; week the following
article. and By failing TO credit it to any
other source, assumed its authorship, aDc
thereby gives a. leave to hold him re-
sponsibe for it, which we accordingly do:
"a Few QUEsTIoNs.-What as Ossa
watomie Brown. the leader of the Harp
ers Ferry InSurrection. while in Kansas!
Ans-A Republican.
What was this same man Brown since,
in Ohio. Massachusetts, and Virginia
Ans.-A Republican.
Who bave been the sidets and abet.
tors of the schemes Of Brown and his reb
clsl
Ans-Rcpublicsus-to wit-Jo>hna
R. Giddings, Fred. Douglas, GeTrit Smith
aud others
Wh,t were the intentions Of Brownl
Ans.-The overturning Oft the Govern
mcnt Of the United States, and the free
iuE Of the Slaves Of the South.
Who gave Lin money aud means to
effect lis object
Members Of the Republican par
~.
Were suy Democrats connected with
thi. attempt
Ans.-N0T ONE"
John BreKn is not Dor never vas Re
publican in theory or practice, be
has slways been professed bitter Abo-
litoai>t; and while IN Ksnsas, be fought
the Democrats. ~ho were trying with ell
their nigh, to make Kansas Slave State
hY Mi-soari votes. beeau~e he was oppos
cd to slavery 10 any shape or form. At
other times and places be voted against
the Democratic party for precisely the
same reason. While in Kansas be fought
the pro-Slavery Democrats on his own
responsibility. ana peremFtorily refu~ed
TO be goserned ty the order Of the Free
State party, except when it pleased BIZ,
fancy to Go so.
Next the Republicans are charged gen.
era!ly With being aiders aud abcttors o.
Brown and bis rebels, aud to elinch thi-
charge the name OF oshna Il GiddiDgs.
Fred. Douglass and Cent Saith. are
ntioned as couciusise proof Of the fact.
4 scar OF so ago John Brown was ma
king lecturiDx tour through Ohio, and
delivered a lecture 10 A-btabgla CoGnty
near the residence of MIR Giddings, and
at the conclusion of the lecture the bat
sss passed around, as il usually is a, free
lectures, aud Mr. Gildings gave three dol
lars, as any other nan would to another
for whoa be felt any sympathy. Brown
in this lecture said nothing about an In.
surreciion or anything Of the kiud. This
is all the money NJ Gisdinss ever gas'
hin, and be never saw hin before nol
since that time nor beard of him till the
tate 30SuTFectlOu. Be~e iaCtS GEAR VI
GiddiDgs. Next, as to Douglass and Smith
Douglass is well known bitter Abolition
isi, aud therefore 10 Republican; SAitI
is also an upfincbing Abolitionist ans
ncuer voted the Republican ticket, as b.
distinctly stated iD letter few days
go to the New York Tribune. Next, the
Democrat says it was the intention o.
Brown to oserthrow the United State
Governnent. and free the Slaves of the
South. Does this not clearly show the
mau to he insane on the Slavery question
at last What sane man eaDBot see this
Aud If inssDe, does it seem reasonable to
the Monroe Democrat, that the RePuhli.
cans would have engaged him TO carry
out such astupeudoos eoterprisel Which,
in the light of reason, appears to be the
uora sana Rroun for com naitting the act