Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-11-08
The HsIper's Ferry Trouo.e.

We gave q our las; paper a full history OF
the ii.surrcctInn n uarpers Ferry up 10 the +
time Of going tu press Tie tragic features OF
this affair have given place To The judicial I
But the ru5lic excitement in Virginia Is not yet /
over The outbreak Is teaching the terrible /
lesson that no man lives safely IN slaveaold
Ing state. ard that if people Choose to keep
volcano in their neighborhood, they must not be
surprised if il OCCASIONALLY kidIe lis fires.
Governor WIS. hastenei to the scene OF ex-
element, and exhibiting great bravery after tie
daneer told the citizens ina, they had
behaved like sheep lie then returned to Rici.-
rnoud where he harangued the pop,.l lace from
the sters Of The capitol. 10 assure them tha, q
sufficient f,rce had been ieiailei to protect the
citizens of Harrcr's Ferry. and that arms should
BE- distributed throughout the state 10 royide
against the contingency # negro uprising.
Carr Bnowx's CoxF Es.soNs
The Governor. while at Harpes's Ferry, i.:.i
an II fery4ew with Capt Brown. VINO Is there
Confined, and sill suffering FROM his wounds.
which may possibly yet prove fatal.
Brown sand to him, = " Ell. Governor, I sur-
Pose you think NE depraYed rr.nlIuai. WeII.
SIR we have our Opinions al each other The
Governor replied, uu III the hands oi tn.
state. and hase questions 10 ask, wAiclt YOU
can answer or not a you c!.pu>e." Brown an
sNefed every question. and made a full cnufes-
sion. whlci, Nil be 5yIbIlsl.cd hereafter Brown
sad he was Conscious that he w1s n the LANDS
OF the law, and prepare, to meet his tat,
that as lar a, i-e himself and thu-e already -.
Custody were concerned, H. had no c"ucealileI4t,
Whatever 7" make; that he had been nissa AIKEN
In ms calculations about lssis ancs from others
otherwise he wnuld hive given mach more
trouble lie saii that the whole plot v.ts well
cohtrlfed aud arranged a. far back a leJo. AMI
y a. ne iiin reason to expect assistance 0t from
5Voo 20 30JU men; that lac louked for ard iron.
every stale, Virginia included. Upon beng
asked II any negroes whites in or about
HafpeF Ferry, We're pledged TO him. he, de-
ct!hed answering Bat upon reflection he "a.
swcred IN these words =" From my visits aud
associations, and inquiries about here, had a
TIght to expect the ald OF from ) 900 10 5OJu
men"
a Provisional Constitution was found on one
q me rioters, aIid shown TO Brown 10 know #
II was genuine. Upon hearing the preamble
Ie''u' ne Pronounced 1t genuine. and confessed
lhat ne Vas The aEthor chiefly, though the ocl.-
ment was amended in their Convention
The Governor asked Brown If thew lad taken
'he ooVefnueht money. lie rep.!vd, with IN
dignaton, that money Was not hs object !; lie
had no o'.Ject but - take slaves from Il err mas
ttrs. they had money in abundance. and
.h'"SH 'hey searched passenger ia the tram
Tor arms, who had IN ms possession $4,000
they did not modest the money
Capt. browns house Wa, s,.afchcd bv = de-
II
esiuences 81 recent occupation, and hastv re-
great "f tbe Inmates. AGAINST tie tr,i,, door
were piled sixteen long and heavv boxes one Of
"A.cn' upon beng burst open, found to
."''''h ten new! -hhisiied S..arp', breecL-lUad
ing rifles. evidently fresh from the. hands OF
their maker The3e were. in all 81 b,,xes s,.v
era OF which were filled with Aiayuard's large
sized patent reyolyers, with powder TASKS ac-
cumpaAj Ing.
The roon was Uttered with Sharp's rifles. re-
and fff-.
asieW 10 their immediate use. either for the pur-
pose OF defense or an aggressive action After
satisfying themselves that the traitors had lied
Inc gallant GEays proceeded To possess them
yolrers.
Trunk containing papers was found. among
"hieh were great number Of highly important
documents, plans. aud letters. from private IN
diVid"sls throughout the Uniou-all revealing.
The existence Of an extensive and tho.s ulhlv or
ganized conspiracy. whose leaders wer. Cant
Brown and j. 4. Cook
IN trunk, supposed la have belonged to
oaptain Brown was found seven small Though
elaborate maps OF as many different states bear
iE peculiar marks, which seem TO Indicate tL.
POINTS oi atlAck, and the course of the lnsurrec-
h"iiiry .i:eFcment through the Soulh. Certain
counties ~ The seven states of which only these
maps were obtained bear cross-u marks, formed
hy reA tnd IL several INSTANCES Is If 10 com
iii.'nd greater particularly Of attention or 10
suSSc-t perhaps more available POINTS Of attack
Circular lines are drawn around The crosses
nc names OF all the markell districts (IDcluL-
laE South carolina, Georgia Alabama and Mis-
s.Ssiili haFe been extensively publ she'd in the
southern papers, IL order, we picsuIae. that the
people IN Tie neighborhood may be warned IN
e'se oapt Brown should get we'll or Capt. Cook
should suddenly make his appearance
ARRgsr or carr. Cook
Cant Cook was arrested in the afternoon Of
ne 10Th ult.. AZ Mou;alto, Franklin county
fourteen miles from this place. lie came ont of
me mountain INTO the settlement 10 obtain pre-
visions and vas much tagged down and almost
saved lie vas brought 10 Chanlhersburg al
o'clock nj night, aud after nm examination be-
iote Justice Reisl.er, and be.u., fuIlv identified
oS one oi the citizens Who formerly knew him
49, committed 10 laiI 10 await a requi,.tIy1l
irom Governor Wise.
Wednesday. Get: 26. 1850.
brown has made No cauts>-lu,t hut on the
Sanitary, says he has fall confidence in the
goodness 81 God. ana i cent IL th,.t he, Viii
IeNcae ham from the perils thaI surround hju
he says he has had rife, levelcd n him. k,,iv,s
NJ h4> throat, and his lie a great peril as II
nnw =. but that Gol has aivavs been ~ ms
s!de lie knows God = win him. and fears
nothing.
- was expected. Brown was found guilty bv
the Jury o.. AL the counts and sentenced 10 D.,
hung on Friday, tile "a dav of December
When asked if nc had any :hiug To say lie maize
short speech. denying the mann charges. which
We wal iiud ioom for IN our next Corn. was
also tried and convicted of the same ofreuse
Cook and The others are now having their trial
4 Democratic CoHflb.