Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-21
John Browns Secretary of State" in Texas
-He Offers to Surrender


He Offers to Surrender.
Richard Realf the Secretary Of State" to
the Provisional Government Of the late John
Brown, has at length, it is said. turned up
in Austin, Texas i'll which city he arrived
some two months ago, and delivered lecture;
$ nee when he has been studying in that place
iur the ministry, intending to enter the Meth
odst Itineracy. These facts we learn from
the Austin Intelligencer, of the 9TH instant.
The editor Of that paper, upon seeing articles
of the Mobile and New Orleans press relative
to Reali, sent for him. and the following is the
substance of the interview, promising by ac
knowiedging his connection with Brown in
Kansas and Canada, the article thus proceeds:
lie also entered into the history of Brown
himself. Cook, Stevens, Tidd and kagi, going
u Chatham in Canada: says they were
straitenei for money; that the Provisional
Constitution was read there by Brown, and
agreed to-, and the officers elected rs stated
Mr. X. says that Brown then informed him
that Forbes was in New York and in posses
sion of certain correspondence between him
self and Forbes. and that he feared Forbes
would use the confidential correspondence
ITO IN evil use. and desired Realf to 90 to
New York and get the correspondence Mr.
Rralf says that finding himself thus lmpllca-
ted he went to New York. but did not find
Forbes through Greeley. "A he had been adj
| vised: but revealed the matter 10 Orlando
ieaton. managing book keeper Of Higgins
u Brothers, carpet manufacturers Murray
street. New York; Mr.. Butler. Lawyer, Thad-
deus Hyatt, W +. McAnsey. Of Kansas, then
On visit t. New York, and the daughter Of
VIM. Henry Burlcigh. llethan left for Eng
land, and often spoke Of the matter in Eng.
land and France. telling it. among others, to
Mr. Nezey, American Consul ut llayre.-
| Having renounced abolitionisnl, he sailed
from France Ia New Orleans, and from thence
To Mobile i'll April last.
lie says that rs soon rs he learned Browns
purposes he renowned all notion of parti-
cipation, and only acted with them because
Of his conviction that having learned their
plans, he could not have escaped, though the
pledge Of secrecy only extended to the turtei-
ture Of the protection which the society afford.
ed. Mr.. Realt assures us that his renunca-
ton OF abolltonism is sincere, aud that he
has told his acquaintance here that should
he remain out OF the pulpit, he intended to
make speeches, giving his notions Of the hor-
rurs OF abulItIonlsm in the North during the
next Presidential election: and if not, then
to publish letters He assures us that he does
! know that Gerrit Smith sent money to Brown,
the latter saying that Smith was cngnzant
of all his plans: that DIR. Howe and Theodore
Parker, of Boston, Thomas Wentworth IIig-
censor, of Worcester, and Sanborn, Of Con
cord, were cognizant of his plans. ard would
sustain him with money. He says that
Brown WAS Il very secretlve man and able
leader. Mr.. Realf mentions stopping in Ce-
dar county. midway between Iowa City aud
Upton. where he lectured on education and
other subjects He tells us that after leaving
Cleveland lor New York, he never had further
correspondence with any Of the parties-this
was III June, 1873 And when he returned
to the United States lac supposed the whole
expedition had been broken up. He offers
no defence or apology for the monstrous
wickedness uf the purposes of the assoca-
ton, but Processes sincere conviction OF
the great moral wrong.
We will add that We yesterday suggested
to the friends Of Mr.. Realf the propricty Of
his placing himself Internationally ut the
disposition of the President of the United
States. We are glad Ia say that he has done
50, and has also offered To surrender him.
selfto Governor Wise and has notified these
authorities that he shall remain here until
their wishes are known.
The New Orleans Bulletin, in copying
the above says:
We have conversed with several gentlemen.
who knew Reall well while here, and they
all believe him t. be, now that his character
is unveiled the basest conspIratur Of Old
Browns gang. He is extraordinarily gifted,
both n II writer and speaker, and is con
sumate hyp"crite, Of tho yilainous lago
stamp.