The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-26

HArpcr's Ferry. -.......
The attack of "Ossawatomie" Brown, the
leader Of the Abolition desperadoes of Kansas,
upon the United States Arsenal at Narper's
Ferry, is noticed at length in all the newspapers
OF the country. The substance of it is, that
Capt. Brown and eighteen whites engaged in a
plan to get possession Of the Arsenal, to an.
nounce Freedom" to the negroes in that vi
cinity, get up an extensive instruction, and,
relying upon promised aid from the anti Slavery
districts Of the North, combined with slave MS.
sistancc at the South, to tear down this feeble
little Government which jefferson, Washing.
ton, Henry, and few other "slave holders" es.
tablishcd, set up Provisional Government
which would recognize no distinction Of classes,
and thus correspond with the preaching of Mr..
Beecher and the politics Of Giddings, Greeley
and Smith. Capt. Brown and his party got the
Armory in their hands, rallied six or seven hun.
dred negroes, and held the town for twenty four
hours; but the alarm was given, troops poured
into the seat Of war, and the result was what
might have been expected by anybody but
crazy people. The mob was dispersed, with the
loss Of nearly all the whites in killed and
wounded-though several of the whites and
blacks on the side of law and order were also
killed. ..... a.=
In another column will be found an account
OF the origin of the scheme. and the present
shape Of its termination. There will also be
sccn letter from Gerrtt Smith to Brown,
which is very suggestive of the embittercd hos.
tility Of professcd Aboitionists against the pres
cut form of our Federal organization We
thought to make some comments on this insur
rection, but the outrage itself speaks in warm
ing tones of SO loud character that it seems
scarcely necessary to say to all good citizens
that the fratcrnal discord which it has become
fashionable to indulge in, will lead, if not soon
averted, to the destruction of all that we hold
dear as Americans. We do not believe that
any considerable portion of the Republican par.
~ look with approval upon such terrible acts as
this, but it is truth beyond question that many
Of their leading presses excuse Brown for it,
while others plead his insanity, and Others still,
point to it as one Of the signs Of the final de.
struction of Southern institutions. If our
country has reached its growth, let US get to.
Eether and separate pcaceably. but for Gods
sake let us not sit here in security, and feed the
tame Of hatred against the Southern States un
Ill the herd of fanatics will become so large,
aud control % many uotes. that their demands
for the destruction Of the South by serviIe in
surection concocted in Ohio and New England,
and paid for by prominent citizens of the North,
must be obeyed! Let men be careful what
company they train in, if they would be clear
Of suspicion. Mr.. Lincoln, of Illinois, would
ALLURE the notions of BRows, but Mr.. Lincoln
Ut Illinois is q bosom partner with Gov Chase,
Chase idolizcs Greeley Greeley sleeps (politi-
caiiy) with Ciddings, Giddings sympathises
warmly with Geritt Smith, and Saith sends
money to BaowN "to carry ON the good workv'