Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-29
The Harper's Ferry Conspirators.
Extract Of a letter from Charleston

Ertrdct OF tetFf prom CHuFSstoUH.
A CoNFEssioN.-John Copeland, the mu-
latto prisoner from Obcrlin, Ohio, has made
full confession to United States Marshal
Martin of Virginia, and Marshal johnson,
of the northern district of Ohio. He has
given the names of the parties who induced
him to 90 to Harper's Ferry, and who fur
nished the money for his expenses, &c. lie
also. states that movement Of a similar
character was contemplated in Kentucky
about the same time. Many persons in
Northern Ohio, whose names have not here
tofore been mentioned, are directly implica-
ted. The confession is withheld from the
public until after the trials are over, by or
der of Gov. Wise.
was shown to-day by Mr.. johnson, Mar
shal Northern District of Ohio, a large num-
Der of important letters, duplicating Gerritt
Smith and number of prominent men OF
Oberlin, Cleveland, and other portions Of
Ohio. Among these letters is also the fol-
lowing.
TRIBUNE OFFICE, April 80, lS59.-MR. J.
II. kAGl-Sir: Yours is received, and we
enclose our check for forty-one dollars for
seven letters from Kansas and two from
Ohio. Yours &c., HORACE GREELEY & Co.
Kasi was one of the killed, and formerly
a correspondent of the Tribune, and this let
ter is doubtless one enclosing his pay.
There is also letter from Captain Brown
to one of his sons, dated April 10, 1859, de-
scribing his visit to Gerritt Smith, at Peter
boro', which he regarded as highly encoras-
ing, and stating that Smith gave him one
hundred and eighty dollars; that he also, at
his house received q note which he consider
ed good for two hundred more, and that
Smith had written to his friends at the East
that two thousand dollars must be raised for
Brown, of which he would agree to furnish
one fifth himself.
There is also the notice of draft from
the cashier of the New York State Bank for
one hundred dollars sent him by direction
of Gerritt Smith. This is dated Albany,
August %, 1859.
Marshal johnson desired to furnish me
with this mass of correspondence, but MIR.
Hunter, by direction of Governor Wise, OBJ
'ected To its publication at present. 1t con-
tains list of officers of the provisional gov
eminent and list Of contributors to the pro
ject. Marshal johnson left for Cleveland
this evening, taking copies with him, and
you may look for it in that direction.
The examination which has been made
here to-day by the United States Marshals
settles this fact-that this movement has long
been maturing-that many prominent men
in Northern States have given money and
influence in its behalf.
Stephens declares that he does not desire
to be defended by Northern counsel, prefer
ring Southern, and that the court should
name them.
The examination yesterday indicated that
other prisoners have lost their confidence in
Brown, and are not disposed to follow him
in his defiant course.
Mr.. johnson, U. S. Marshal from Cleve-
land Ohio, has arrived, and on visiting the
prisoners, identified Copeland as a fugitive
from justice from Ohio. His object is supposed
TO be to ferret out testimony duplicating
other parties.
One hundred and twenty-five additional
arms arrived here this evening by order OF
Gov. Wise