, 1859-11-04
THE TIAItrEItS FERRY TRAGEDY.


1heN. /. 1ratNHt, OF Monday, las the &ol'
Owing:
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher gave au elo-
luent discourse. last eEeniug, upon the subject
If tue late riot at Hasper's Ferry. He was par
ticu]ar'y seTere upon the cowardice of the Vir-
: 600 of the latter were held in awe BY an arm
ed force Of seventeen men, led bT lunatie.
lie pald Il tribute Of respect to the character
and attitude OF John brown, declaring TINT,
even out Of his senses, he WAS, morally, ''head
anu shoulders utove his captors, Gov Wise the
militia Of Aarysand and Virginia, the Executive
aud Federal Gnrees." The orator strongly de-
MI Of that class of Abnltionists who K.
among slaves to stir up disuaectiou, ilcite I"
rebellion, and entice them away, declaring that
they were, IN his experience, untrustwosisls
with money ,eor with tile interests Of the slate.
His attitude toward both the slave and his h"n-
Ct he tefued as one Of strict impur.iulity and
iorhearance. His remarks npo!t the proscs'p'
t'on Of free negroes ut tile North from all hon-
orable and profitable enploytnents, c1ctted
marked sensation among his audience. The ne
FRO must be raised 10 the platform vi equal
rights among ourselves, ere he could tc aided
elsewhere. The day was past with him ahen lie
could fear that Slavery wonlt .irs:,oy the
Union. Nm! Slavery was doomed IL fail before
the wholesome RETURNS tl,at would De enforced
by public sentiment. Tie right chastity for
the the institution III 1natrimony,
the inyiolability Of the family relltion-these
alone wound cause s!uyery to tsrtinr unwieldy,
Improbable and ineaped1ent. Fur with thcse
common decencies oflife conce.l..l, the slare
would bccon,e serf, would no ts,ngeE be, indl-
vidua1ly,n currcncy-would :.Ss.line personal
rights and relations inconsistent with Il chattei
condition, would cease to bc :: 'l.ing, mud be 1e-
cognizcd as man. Thus would the Rev. gen
t!cn.an abolish slavery bv ulc practice Of Cos.
pei precepts. The reporters VINO heard the
opening Of bis discourse would be disappointed,
but they might mike the most Of it. lie loSel
the siaveowner. lie loved the slaye. They
were his brothers iu Christ: lie lovcd the
wron.ed ones. lie 1oycd the wrong Irers they
were fellow sinners with himself, ard cvheirs
will. him of salvation through tue blood OF tic
Savior. II he went South, he would mt be ,nuz-
zicd. He would preach NJ he now preached.
lie would incnlcatc obedience to their lnasscrs
slave. But the Gospel did not forbid the slave to
break his chains. although it certainly nlade do
cility duty while the relation Of slavery was
involuntary sn.taiued. lie would, never the
less, MID the slave when he had.escaped, consid-
ering that therr sumption Of his rights as man
e base attempts a s' Of 'p portion Il The at
Press to imphcate The best aud
brightest men Of our country III the mad es-
capade Of Drown were foolish, and their authors
self convicted of a malsnity and insignifcancc.
The Intelligent public wou!d soon know all the
truth, and laugll at and despisc the miserable
creatures now attempting to mislead them By
tlemau wus received with great satisfaction by
congregation literally oycrtowing.
THE ISsCnGESr PRISONERS At cHAnLEsTowS-
COOK WRITING \ CONFESSION.
L dispatch from Charlestown, Virginia, states
that on Sunday last the United States Guards Of
Frederick City paid visit to the prisoners.
They first visited the cell OF Brown and Ste.
rcns, Brown Was iu good spirits. lie rose from
Ills couch mud took the visitors by the hand
renarking: Gentlemen, UNI glad to see you.
IN reply to questions put to llltn, he said be
was still suffering some pau about the left kid
ner. lie said he was treated with ai1 humanity,
and bore Testimony Of the efficiency Of Tue volun-
tcer soldiers. lie thanked Captain Sim for the
unrniv aud truthful manner III which lie liuti
testified, ,,and said he would always recoect lin,
for his ntnny noble traits Of character. Dur.
in. the conversation Brown occasionally played
with the little children uf the jailor, Who were
present. He remarked that he had fought On
the frontiers in the war Of Isle, and .uring his
life had endured many hards1IiI's and knew how
to bear them. Stevens was suffering much bur
is still getting better lie shook all tie compa-
ny By the hand.
Coppee said he Was prepared to meet his fate
like Il man, and told Capt Siun that lie should
want lin to testify on is trial. winch Sim
promised to do. All stated that they were well
trsntr,l. Capt. Cooks ct1' was not entered. lie
lad b en- NIL :say busi'y engaged ~ writing, aud
is un.l'rstood to be preparing full co'ltcsssun
br :s:!.icc Of Gnr- Willard ia the hope Of par
don during the visit, the the Jail was sur
roun.:td by large crowd, but good order pre-.
vailed.
GOV. WISE AND OLD EEowS.
/ Richmond correspondent Of the y. T. Mr,
a1I writes about tie interview between Niie
and Brown the day after the capture Of tie lat.
Ter, US follows:
have heard Gov. Wise questioned today re-.
gardin.. thr nature Of the interview which Ae
had with "Old Brown" ut Iiarper's Ferry; and
that Brown in an impertinenl mAnner said to
tie Governor, 1T yon hare your opt.s,ous hbent
me hare MY opinions about you.' wua true.
The Governor positively denied the truth OF this
statement; and, 1n"eoser, added thas "0ll
l;rnwn." during their jntcM'ie~, never utiere;t
u single word Which was personally offensive tn
him. The Gore fnnr says thai somebody in the
crowd applied to brown th epithct " robber,' -
and TINT ftrown rclorttd by say ing, 80 You p
{a!Eud;ng to tho saveho'ders) "arc the ~ rob.
bers-" And it was in this connection that he
said, II Eou hare your opinions about me.
u1FE H1E EIoHt 1tu AZ LUIS ltEtle lEe
Governor remarked to lin, "Mr Drowu. tlr
silver Of your hair is reddcned by tie blool OF
crime, and it is meet that You should escllcw
these harl illusions and think upon eternity.
fnu arc now suffering from wounds which, per-
l,aps, may terminate your cx steuce, und should
y0n pei chance escape death from these causes,
ynu i! hare to xub1nit to tria, in our courts
which may involve tha. result. Your confes.
siuns are cf character which might well Justify
lie presumption that you will he found guilty ;
aud even now you nre committing 1 fcl0ny tin.
der the laws of this State by utciing sentiments
like those you have just expressed. 1t is bet
Ter you would turn your attention to matters
concerning your eternal future. than be dealing
il deuunciHtions whicl, can only 1,iure you.'
brown replied by savin., " Governor, | hare,
from alt appearances, nut more than fifteen or
twenty Y, nrs the start Of you in the journey to
that eternity Of which you kindly warn me and
whether my tenure here sbalI he fifteen months,
or fifteen days, or fifteen hours, am equally
prepared 10 70. There is an eternity behind
and III eternity before, and the little speck in
the centre, however long, is but comparatively
minute. The difference between your tenure
mud mine is tri1ng, and want to therefore tell
you TO be prepared: um prepared. You all
(refesrin;; to slayebolders) hare heavy respou-
sit'ity, and II behooSes you to prepare more
than ii does nc"
Such, US l gathered them from Governor
both sides. The Coz. rnor denies that Brown
uttered them to give offence; on the contrary,
he states that ErHWn disclainled ans sucl, pnr-
1a'te, having merely expressed what were his
convictions, and this in manner indicating no
design Of otlrudinx This explanation the
Governor WIS anxious should BE- made public
as an act Of Justice TO Brown.
now IT WORKS.
Occasional" the Washington correspondent
Of the Philadelphia Prt*t, writes under date Of
October Goth, Us follows:
regret 10 notice that me Of the Southern
falling into the verv error against which ad-
viscd them a few days ayo-tl,at Of demanding
additional safeguards for slavery, On account ot
tho liarper's Ferry insurrectiop, from Congress
and the Government. Noil.ing can be more
n,ischievous thun ! persistence IN this theory,
End nothing Is 50 certain 10 change the seuti-
ncnts Of the free States The very fact that
the stnvcs of Virginia refused to respond to the
Appeals Of tho fanatics, aud that honest and pa
triotie men ererywhere-without reference to
1atitude-deuounce,l these families, IL the best
INSURANCE that the South could hare, cul the
best protection that could be furnished to them
Let Southern statesmen take this adyice calmly
and kindly to heart. If il should be disregard
ed the ne1tsession Of Congress will be the most
vio1ent and portentous our country has ever
witnessed. This rery community nay be made
the theatre Of turbulence and Of fatal excite.
lnent. do not now refer to the fact thut tile. e
is 4 large free eo1orcd population here. nor yet
10 the publication OF two decided an,i-alavesy
journals ia our midst. It is to the credit Of the
first that they are peaceful. orderly, and law
eheyiug people, and thu latter have taken great
psins TO disarow all sympathy in the uarpcr's
Ferry raid. allude to the circumstance that