New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-22
ROCHESTER, AT HARPER S FERRY.
Etom TAe RoeAe.ter IN 0e,a.

From The Rochester Democrat oct q.
Among the names Of the prisoners taken q. iiarpers
Ferry, appears that Of Emperor-s colored man IRON
this tate out native Of South Carolina, who Is sald
10 have beea member Of the eocaled " Pro'lslonaI
Government" The whole pane Of this man ls Shield
E1operor and no longer ago than last July he was
& curing IN this city ss cleaner oi od cioihes. we
baye before US his card in which Is stated inst ms
is prepared 10 do clothes cleaning IN manner 10 sui
the most sstdious, and on cheaper terms thah any
zone else" EmpeIOrs place OF business was al NO.
Spring street first door west of Exchange street
the estabs hme Mt in fact which was previously owned
and CARED on by Prof. Taylor, and hiss since, We
believe passed sgain under his control We pehe'e
Emperor not long rescent OF Rochester. some
thrg over three years ago II Is SAID ne hrs ade LIS
apnea1ance here the chsraciernot an assumed one
OF fugitive slave and was sent over 10 Caosda where
lie resc ed some time. His business at that Perioi
WIS., tbst of at4ble waiter and hOnse eerNant. Last
Sn,rg or IN the early part OF Summer he csne back 20
Rochester became associaedin some way WITH frol'
Taylor, and subsequently, acquired nonnai Paopie
torship of the establishment But 81 lsnsth ESQ
wsamje Brown, in the course OF MS peftgiinaton'
about tire country visited this city, we DO no, no"
refer to the time when be mace speech aI tne "
Home but to q later visit, and msde Emperor az
qusntance. The latter was OF course ignoIan''
,s,nraIlv Intelligent and being Of reckless dlspoSl-
top Us easily made to adopt the views OF DTo"bI "uo
was at that time recruiting men for bus southern enter
rise The consequence was, that Emperor ioloWed
his insane leader to Virginia, and no" WA pIooH05
a,,na for bs folly with MS life He IL tul-biooded
neero about twenty-five years OF age and Las no 'a
lily. -. -. p., Ia, boa,
matching up lis plot for long time, ard that ne male
overture, TO vsrous parties IN this city TO JON 10 lhe
n.nrec.i, which hss Just been eItnguished ID oloodi
but II is probable that no one but the unfortunate f
per,r was found in Rochester who could De INDUCED 20
eubsrk persopsy in the enterprise. IaeIe may nave
been many who wished it success, but fet tnat al
attempt TO revolutonize the Governmsnt WIN suon
mears 80 were al Browns dsposal, must Iesut II q
disastrous failure. In fact, even those VINO Neie a.;
ouajped with the fact that rising wss contempt sea,
We're taken by surprise when it happened Ihey seem
=, have supposed tina, the aitemp. II inside s. 81, vas
~ BE- made further South where negroes are penuer,
ana hite men fewer; and the genera "a9
that he affair would never come to head a. O..
Brown is said 70 have represented himsei a con-
n.,ioped by the Almighty to deliver the African rae
TN bondaSe IN this county. He delsrsd himself 10
b,ys been impressed with that idss While youth anu
M cd ,hst his object il gong 10 hansss wa, 70 ls.u
osb himself in such a manner a. to establish IN 'Ae
,r5s II the cooIed people confidence In MS so1Hy a
leader in tie field His scheme was 70 carry OF :, .
nj. stsrdSrd az many blacks and whites . poss'1I1,
Lore ooposirg himself to a disciplined 'oFce' lie