Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-11-19
Kansas Testimony against Brown.

i
A Kansas Republican paper-lhe He
aid Of Freedom, published in Lawrence
:, represents old Browns case in very Jr
y favorable lght. When we add that hi
y testimony comes from a Journal whic
J hoisred the names of Salmon p. Chase q
Ohio, for President and Nathaniel 2
Banks, of Massachusetts,, for Vice Prpsi
dent, its abolition orthodoxy will not b.
questioned, nor lis evidence impugncd OIL
The ground Of political hostility. Wei
this Herald Of Freedom, published in tn
abolition stronghold Of Lawrence Kansas
=, and edited by namesake of Old Ossa
walomle himself, shows up John Browr
in the very worst coIQrs as malIgnan
cul.throal and murderer. 1t gives date,
and circumstances with the greatest mi
nuteness and says that On the 24ih # MAY
1856. three months bdfore The first %
Browns sons (Freder{ FIX was killed, and
before any OF the family had had hair Of
their heads injured, OLD Brown. with sew.
en- meE, had marched at night 10 point
eight miles above Pdlawalomie Creek,
called from their beds, five pro.slavery
men, whose names are given, and ruth
lessl y assassinaled them.
The same paper tells!us, also, how. at
the Lawrence Convention. there was or
ganizrd by Lane, Brown, Redpath, and
others, ga secret oath bound league, the
object Of which was to massacre, in cold
blood, every officer elected under the Le-
compton constitution" Bat as no oth'
GERS were elected under it, and il never
Went into operation, there was no Oppor-
lunity for carrying out the ruthless cond'
lions Of this oath Of blood. Finally, we
are told that The whole plan of the Har-
per's Ferry organization, mode Of opera
ton, &c., had been known in Kansas for
a long time. and that Gerrlt Smith was
the looI'of the conspirators. The editor
gives notice, too, that lie has all the facts
and figures III his posSesslon,& will make
good his statements when called on.
Really, in view Of this Evidence, volun-
,arilv given by an aboIiroa organ, we be-
gin to think that Old BroSn has had 100
large measure Of sympathy, and that he
deserved long rope and IA short shrllI
years ago.-N. !. Ueraig. \
- Excitement at ChafIestown.
We learn thai considerable excitement
still exists al CharIestown, Va. caused by
numerous incenGiary fires in the neighbor.
hood, and belief among The Inhabitants
that emissaries Of Old Blown are still In.
gering about The Mayor of Charles
town has issued the following procIama-
ion :
A PROCLAMATlON.
Whereas, it is deemed piuden. and
right, by the Town Council Of Charles
town, that there should not be longer per-
mitted to remain in our town or county.
anv stranger who cannot give satIslact"-
~ account of himself. now, therefore, /,
Thomas G. Green, Mayor Of Chsrlc.-
town, 10 hereby proclaim, and make
known, that al such strangers must i'm
nedIaiely leave The town or county, and
# they do not, any member Of the Town
| Council he Town eTgeant, Col. Davis,
/ Lawson Bots. r. II. Asquilh, Wells }.
| Hawks, are reqnesed to make it their
special business 10 bring such strangers
before the Mayor, or some Justlce of the
| Peace, 10 be dealt Win according 10 law ;
and the authorizes of Iiarper;s Ferry, Boil
war. ShPpherdsIown, or MiPdIeway and
all other authoGtrs in IheF county are
hereby requested TO take Ike action.
THOMAS C.(GREEN,
Nov. IL, SO. Mayor CliCharleslown
On the appearance Of this proclamation,
MIR. IIoyt, who had returned to the town,
Mr. Sennott, one OF the counsel for the
prisoners, and Mr.. Jewett, cdnnected with
Frank LesIie's received an Inclination from
! Col. Davis that they were among the
strangers whose presence was notsslslac-
tory to the people, and that their personal
safety would best be secured by an early
departure. Mr.. Scnnot declined leaving
until he had concluded his business. Mr..
Hoyt had already made arrangements for
hi. departure before lhe pEoclamaiion ap.
pesred, and he. with Mr., Jewcu, left
there on Saturdav.-Mr. Jewett was sus.
pecled-unjusry, he declaTes-of being
the CORES pondent Of the New York Tri,
bune, which paper has recently published
some letters from Charleslown Of an IT.
rilaling character.
Annfhep Indian Massacre