The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-11-04
M M. II. Gewnrd.

Since tho days of AARON BURR, there is no
public man whose political fortunes have had
such q sudden and damaging hoist as those OF
VIZ. II. SBwARD. The explosion al Harpers
Ferry has blown sky high the plots and machi-
nations Of a long. corrupt and crafty life Be-
ginning his career with n crusade against Ma
sonry, he has ridden in turn every popular
hobby that could be forced into his service,
each of which has helped him on towards the
cherished goal, until he mounted the vicio us
nag of anti-slavery, which, at the very mo-
ment he expected il 10 land him at the height
of bis ambition, has thrown him where 3" the
hand of resurrection can never reach him. -
With characteristic prudence, he found it con-
venient to visit Europe whilst BROWN was
applying the match to the powder magazine
but, instead of being greeted with the glorious
tidings of complete success, he Will shortly be
informed that Z" the engineer has been hoicted
with his own peiard." lie will learn that,
while BRows was taking Harper's Ferry, Col.
FORBES has captured WIN. IL. SEWARD, and
extinguished the last chance of his ever reach
ing the Presidency of the United States.
The New York Tribune ard the New York
Ecenias Post make desperate effort TO break
the fall Of their itolized LuCIFER. But it is 4
surd and naniaeai than the plot of Old Brown
TO capture the South and make himself Presi-
dent. These papers have the audacity to declare
that FORBES does not assert that he communi-
Gated Browns plans TO SEWARD, but that he
only communicated his quarrels with aboli-
tionists and the distresses of his family
FORBES. however, himself, tells very differ
ent story. The letter of FORBES, written TO
h. h,J
with Senator SEWARD and expressly asserts ::
az ,cent fuiiy into the phole matter, IN all ITS
BEARINGS. He oppressed r.gret that he had been
told, and said that he, IN his position ought not
10 haze been informed Of the circunsfGnc.s.' The
"whole natter had been set forth at large in
the previous correspondence between FORBES
and HOWE, which has also been published
and which was nothing moro nor less than
the various plans of exciting instruction IN
the Southern States. He adds, that he left
Mr. SEwA RID Wi tn the conviction that he would
see the business ''put through, both as regards
my ehildren's situation, as tceu as the cotton
sp:eaiatioms Of the humanifarians." If the sub
ject referred TO FORBES family troubles alone.
why should SEWARD have expressed the opin-
ion that, "tn his position, he ought not TO have
been informed of the circumstances" and
what did he mean by putting straight SHE
cotton sp,eala.ions Of the han'aniiariaaS p''
The attempts of the Tribune and Post
therefore TO excnipate SEWARD from com
plicity with this enormous crime, are fu-
tile and weak TO the last degree lie may
himself deny the charge, as GIDDINGs has
done, but no one would believe either of
them on oath. They belong 10 a school which
openly breaches that murder and robbery are
unsuitable in the cause of abolition, and why
not lyingl Old Brown, rascal as be is. has
more conscience than GIDDINGs, Tor when |
questioned concerning GIDDINGs' knowledge !
OF hls plans, he declined 10 answer Would |
he have declined TO answer if his reply
could have exeuipated his abolition friend -
No one on earth can doubt that both SEW
ARD and GIDDINGs knew all about this hor
rible plot long ago. though no one expects
them TO confess it.