Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-08

More than once during the summer Of 1857 We
ascertancd the reason the "Do Nothings" as we
called them were opposed to engaging in the Ter
ritoria elections OF that year md competing with
tho pro-slavsry party for the Offices Of the gov
ernment was found in the fact that they wished 70
prolong our Kansas dfhoulties--to keep tho Terri
tory In constant ferment; that their design was
revolution and any thing which looked like peace
tul solution Of our troubles had been and
would be violently opposed by then. We
stated that those who led of in the do moth
ing policy had no material interest In Kan
sas in common with the settlers--that they were
birds OF passage" como hero like buzzards to
feod on dead carcasses. and as soon % tho peri
cd should come when there was nothing left for
to feast upon they would leave the Territory. We
charged them with subsisting almost wholly on
funds sent here from the charitable in the East to
supply tho wants of tho destitute and suffering.
These men had charge generally. Of the avenues
to public opinion. They were the correspondents
OF Eastern newspapers and Of journals ct homo.
mo country was continually flooded with their
ia'sehoods' and efforts were constantly made TO
convey tho idea those who were In favor Of settling
our troubles quietly and without u resort to blood
she'd were towards. "had sold out to the pro.
slavery party And who were those men In tho
Territory ut that time? We remember meeting n
delegation OF them ut Contropolis In August of
that year. There were Walden and Tntchor.
ralph aud John Il. Cook Holmes and Kagi, we
bei'evo Phillips and Redpath. Hinton and Con-
way.
The Lecompson constitution itself wa. next
made the pretext for bringing on war. Whoov-
is able to call up the incidents of tho 22d and
23d of December Convention, hold in Lawrence,
will be able TO comprehend that to which we nl-
ude. "Brown's Collar Kitchen Convention" aa
Thacher and his associates branded the affair."
foed them in thoir plans; and then camo on tho
difficulties at Fort Scott, inaugurated by tho lea.
upra in all thnaa revolutionary m and
backed up by Jim Lane, Old John Brown, Red
pnth PHILIPPE, and all that class of persons. Then
organized the secret. oath bound league. tho OBJ
eot OF which was to murder, in cold blood, every
officer elected under the Lecompton constitution.
he he free State man or otherwise. The pass
word to that secret organization was Dane. The
whole plan of assassination Of relays ofhorses for
the executioners, No. nrt Ia tho possession ofgood
men in Lawrence, md hnye been for u long peri
cd. But there was IL peaceful nd ustment Of oil
these matters, because Congress did not give legal
sanction to the Lccompton swindlc.
Old John Brown with his minions, who open
ed tho bloody Issue in Kansas by numbering the
five hcn DIS of families Pattawatian,io Creek, at
midnight, on the 18th of May, 1855, appeared
aud took charge of the maraudng forces. They
attempted to mako the whole population Of Mis-
sour responsible for the horrd murder near Chat
tcau's Trading Post. Brown WINS in constant in
tcrcourse with men in the Enst, who declared ON
the stump, and in all their published correspon-
dence. that their only hopc Of abolishing slavery
in the United States ay through rcvolution;" and
from them he received funds from time to time in
prosecution Of his war schemes. When Mont
gonery discovered Brown & Co. plans Of royolu-
ton. to his credit be 1t said, he protested. and in
consequence OF their quarrel. probably, more than
anything else, tho latter made b. illiant coup
d'etot into Missouri, killed Crow. took his slaves
and made forced march TO Canada, receiving any
amount of 'ad aud comfort" from his cohorts
along the route
Their next point Of attack was Virginia. Eli
Thnycr. of Massachusetts. had projected peace
ful demonstration TO the people of that State of
the advantages of educated free labor over slave
labor. md had located colony there, which was
in successful operation, and was winning golden
opinions by its quiet, orderly action. But Old
Brown md his sympathizors, who only saw
through revolution the end of American slavery
marched into tho State. hired farm in tho yicni
~ of llarrcrs FERRY and there projected their in
i1uItons work--tbe exciting OF u scrvie insurrec.
ton. Bu. Brown did not 20 alone. John Il.
Cook who figured SO conspicuously with the do
nothings in Kansas. wns with him, and was his
right bower" kagi was his left" whilst Cop
pr llazzlett. Anderson aud Evans Of Jaybaw-
KIT notoriety, were prominent nctors Whether
Rcdpath was there we not advised; but their
sympathizers aud co-opcrators in Kansas were
posted in NIL the movements Of these men, and
but n short time bcfrc the breaking out of tho
difficulty at Harper's Ferry, some Of them were
trying tn hire money in Lawrence with which to
pay their expenses to tho sceno of contemplated,
strife, no doubt designing to raise the means to
refund the borrowed money from he snle of
watches, jewelry aud plate which the eJnsi
tuition Of the organization provided shoullbc used
10 defray the expenses the war Tho whole
plan OF the organization mode Of operation. &c.
it seems has beon known in Kansas for a long
time. We are told by parties who wcro in tho
secret that the plan Of Old Brown o., was to
strike such bold and v; orous blow rs u intimi-
date tho entire populate y. Of Virginia and the
South, who are known to be exceedingly timorous
over thUir slave population. With his few imme-
diatc supporters he was to take possession OF tho
nrmory, while others, with teams, were to carry
the arms and military supplies to the mountain'.
In those Businesses he was to erect his indepen.
dent standard, around which the negroes were to
assemble. secret organization, permitting all
sections ofthe North. with powerful backing in
Kansas, was to furnish recruits. Thus strength
ened they would be able IN bid defiance to State
and Federal authority. and though a seven years
war should follow. or though it should be protrao-
ted through half century, they would Keep alive
their movements, acting mostly upon the defen-
sive ut first, till the negroes ofthe Caundas and
of the South couli give them sufficient strength 10
Justify aggressive movements Wsdo not wish to
implicate innocent persons and we believe yea,
we know We do not do it. il the statements Of 9TH
ers ian be relied upon, when we say that Gerr
Smith. of New York, man Of noble impulses
and generous to a fault was a tool of these de-
signing men, and too cheerfullv has entcred into
their plans and furnished them material aid
While we love him for his philanthropy, his
devotion TO Kansas in the contributions in the
dnrkest hours of hor history, and for
his heavy contributions in aid Of the oppressed, we
cannot sympathise with his hospitality to tho fed
erul government, and hs readiness to enga 20 with
mad men in an attempt toovtrthr"w it. The move
ment at IIarpers Ferry may appear to he an insig-
niHcdnt affair and Interested parties will endeayor
"a fail