The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-11-02

the house of Capt. Brown to the school
house. Here. too, were found large parce
Of papers.
The wagons were taken BY the Grsys I,
the school-house, and loaded up with q
many arms as could be put on them, an,
Len'. Simpson having found spare hors,
10 Browns stable. mounted him and plscint
a guard on each side, proceeded 70 Harper.
Ferry. Long before they reached tie town
The people were on the lookout, mud IS they
defiisd around the base OF the mountain, tbs
most intense excitement prevailed. Toe
hills around were filled with people, and q,
every step they were greeted ty cheers snt
the waving VI hankerchiefs. Many OF the
trophies of the expedition were brought Il
this city; not the least smcng which were
the 2spers found at Browns house, and the
chirosrsphy Of ~aicn sPqears 70 be that Of
Brown. A sketch Of
THE GovERSok's wIrH OLD BROWN.
Yesterday morning Gov. Mise. accom-
panied BY District Attorney Ould and sever
Al otheif, visited this remarkable lnan in his
room. Brown was proposed Up in his bed
evidently suffering g-eat pain from his nu-
merous wounds, bUt with HIS mrd collected,
and iookng calmly about him, now an b
then giving ve'tto a groan. The Cover
nor, after questioning him several tines.
got hsm into q tslkaiiye mood, sni he yolnu
isr'iy made the GLOWING important 1isc.o-
suFes:
~ rented the 'kenneds Farm from DR.
KENNEDY. .: SharPsburg Washington coun-
~, Md, and nance u after hiT. llsre !
ordered 10 he sent from the East all iLings
sqnired Tor my undertaking. The boxe.
ser- soluble. 80 no one could Suspect The
contents Of them. nU even The carriers eA-
soged IL hauling them ~ from The wharf.
All boxes aud packages were directed 10 j
Smith 4 SOM never had more than -
men about the place, but had !, 50 srrang-
sd thar ccuId sfm Il ans iitae 800 men
With ihe following arms: 200 Shasy's ri
nee, atv Msynarlss rss0iv.rs, 1860 spears
'nd tomshs~ks. ] Mould nave armed ne
~Lites siih the rifles and pi,lol-. aud Tie
olsek- Win the -P-srs, tney not being su:si
sieDtlv familiar " .th tie other arms.
II had pieuty Of fixed ammunition and
~nough ufvvisicn. and hid good night L.
expect the lId of from {. COO 10 500 men
= an, nne wanted. Help was promised
ne IRON Maryland, Kensueky. North snd
Sonsi. C4rDlina, Virgins anu CaDads. The
blow was r'ruLx . little too soon. The
passing u the train (PnelPs. o. Sunday
nlgh') dd the work against ls--Sn4, killed,
-. should nct have let il psss. Llt
,nly rrgre; that / have tailed IL ~ designs
ous hase no apologies 10 make, and No
10 ask NOW. Had We succeeded.
when our arms and fluids were exhausted 5,
~ increasing army, contributors wcuiu
nave been levied or The slavehoiders and
their property appropriated 10 deirsy ex
penses, and csry on ihe war Of freedom.
Had | known government money was
% the sale here. ! would have appropriated
~
Old Brown here appeared quite exhausted
and leaned back 10 his bed, looking calml,
around. Gov. Wise told him he had bet
ter be preparing for death. 10 which Brown
responded that be (the GovernoD though he
might live fi.;een years, would have good
deal 10 answer for at lssi, and had better be
now, too.
THE AsrEcEDESTs OF "vIp, JoHx BROWN.
a writer 10 the New York Commercial ssys:
''He j. The son Of aswesithy farmer OF
HUDSON Portage county, Ohio, by the name
of "Osen' or Squire Brown. ss he was gen
srs.Iy called. Capt. John Brown was born
IN Connecticut, but resided for more than
thirty years in Hudson township, Ohio. on
larry farm. Lnt subsequently embarked IN
wool growing, in which business be was
quite successful until he accompanied .
'ery large venture Of the finest qualities Of
hat article 10 Enc land. This speculation
esuited il a rUinoos loss; and from that
line 70 this he has been more OF less alb
'orbed 10 the furtherance Of Abolition views.
,n which subject he was : complete
snstic."