Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-10-24
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MONDAY, OCTOBER -, 1859.
Au Abolition More most Daring and
81 Reckless PlOt!..

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ernipacnt, has anything occurred i
eqnal the Infamous plot attempted q
Harper's Ferry. A mere handful b
Ab6litiouists and free negroes seized
upon the Government arms ct Har.
peras Ferry; took possession Of the
United. States Armory, and Of the
town Of Harperls Ferry shot and
killed several persons, and imprison
ed prominent citizens of Jefferson
COMFY. VA. Ar act Of such outrage
and infany. meyer was before perpe-
trated in this countryl...
This plot had. its origin at 9 Fair
shsldaIn State Of Ohio |" 0ssawa-
tonne Brown q famous abolition q
Kansas. Territory, was Its chief ring
leader, aided and assisted by several
kindred spirits from Maine, md other
free States! Theparty numbered al
together only %, ia Whites and 5tree
negroes, and for the last year had
BEEN collecting, themselves @in the
mountains near Harper's Ferry, On
tie Maryland side,
. They attacked the town on Sunday
4 = O. :.
night, the 10th inst, and produced
such fright and CONSERVATION among
the citizens, that there was general
stampede d surrender by the inhab,
=itants, thus tie rioters gbt possess
ion pc the entire place, including the
United States Arlnoty, ammunition,
rifles, muakets, and it is said d large
aln9ant ofIgold belonging toIIthe gov
ernfaent. Phey retained possession
all day Monday; broke dotEn the tele-
graphic wires stopped thdg passage Of
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
cars; shot and killed varions citizens
and imprisoned Others and forced
some to take part in tile riot The
whole plan was concocted for the pur-
pose ofcreatihg an instruction among
the slayeslofS Virginia and Maryland.
TWAS a wild abolition scheme. a per-
fectly4 frantic and despotic one, too.
These traitors and wretches from the
free States, Imagined that thetslavesof
Virginia and Maryland would soon
rally tothair standard, ifa bold move
were undertaken right amongst the
slaves How teluded they were -
Upon ! whatsfalse premises did they
base=their nefarious plet2-
But to resume. The telegraphic
news exaggerated the strength Of the
rioters, andEupon the arrival Of the
in Baltimore Washington, Rich
nond and elsewhere, the greatest exs
element imaginable prevailed. or
ders were given hyl Governor Wise,
ealing out Tthe militia. Presidents
Buchanan ordered The marines froa
Washington to proceed Immediately
TO Harpefs Ferry. Also ordered the
troops from. Old Point and New
Port, 3. + The Governor Of Mary
land startedE2so soldiers from Balti.
more. for Harper'st Ferry, upon AS
minutes notice. The whole country
was ii one general excitement; sol.
diers and srlhed1men were moving ia
every direction for Hafper's Ferry, BY
order Of f rssident Buchanan and the
Governors of'Y rginiaahd Maryland.
AT Washington, Georgetown, Alex
andria and Richmond, the militia and.
volunteer companies we're called tout
toSfroteqt those cities. Such conster-
mutton had The news prodnceds that
aII7were appfehensfye ola general
plot throughout the whole country.
GoNernoF| Wise, with one Of the
best drilled companies I'M tie State,
proceeded, himself 70 Harpsrs Fer,
III, nPon hearing Of the riot, and at
tempted insuHHFaction. The last ac-
count we have from the Seat of riot
is that The us. Marines, under com
mandof Capt Lee, did, On Tuesday
morning last, make an attack upon the
rioters; killed 115 out oils Of those
who had possession of the q. S. Ar
mory, aid that our own citizens had
been relieved from their captivity
That about | 900 soldiers were inland
about Harper's Ferry; that orders
had been issued BY the President, at
the request of Governor Wis, for U.
IS. troops toI se9nr thoroughly the
mountains contiguous Harper's Fer
~, and I'd pursue the surviving
rioters, in whatever State or. Territory