The Evansville daily journal., 1859-10-28
NEWS BYTELEGRAPH;
NEW YoRK, Oct. 27-M
TEE 3. 3 W. LINE.

found at Browns house, to various Repub-
licans but principally to F. B. Sanborn,
Secretary of the Massachusetts, Emigrant
Aid Society and DR.. s. G. Howe of Boston.
One letter addressed to the latter, dated
May 1865, is prefaced by the following
nPlease show to Messrs. Sanborn, Law
renee & Co., Copies will be sent to Gov.
Chase, who found money, and Gov. Fletch-
er, who contributed arms, and to Others in
terested as quickly as possible
The letter gives the plans of Forbes and
Brown for an insurrection. Forbes plan
was, with carefully selected colored anu
white persons, to organize along the northern
frontiers of Virginia and Mary land, TO ope-.
rate by series Of stampedes of slaves; each
one of which operations would carry out in
one night from the same place from twenty
to ffty slaves. This to be effected once or
twice a month, and eventually once or twice
week along non-contiguous places of the
line, IL possible, without conflict, only re-
sorting to force, if attacked. Slave women
accustomed to field labor, would be nearly
as useful as men. Everything being in
readiness TO pass on the fugitives, they
could be sent with such speed to Canada
that pursuit would be hopeless. In Canada
prsparations were to be made for their in
struction and employment. Any disaster
which might befall a stampede, would, at
the utmost, compromise those only who
might be engaged in that single one.
The advantage of q series of successful
runs would be that slave property would
thus become untenable near the frontier
The frontier would be pushed more and
Il nd min lv
be expected that the excitement and irrita-
tion would impel pro-slavery men to COM
NIT some stupid blunders. The Missouri
frontiers being so far from the habitable
part of Canada and the political parties,
anti and pro slavery, being in that State
(Missouri) so nearly balanced, suggested a
peculiar action in that quarter, wh.tl would
depend, in q great measure, on affairs in
Kansas. - 80.
q Brown had a deterrent scheme He pro-
posed with some 25 to so colored and white
men well armed, and bringing quantity Of
spare arms to beat up slave quarter in
Virginia. To this it was objected, that no
preparatory notice had been given to the
slaves, and no notice could with prudence be
given them. The invitation to rise might,
unless they were already in a state of agita-
tion, meet with no response. To this, Brown
replied, he was sure of response. lie cal
culsted be could get on the first night from
200 to 500. Half of this lot be proposed TO
keep with him, mounting 100 or so of them
and make dash at harpers Ferry, destroy
ing what he could not carry off. The oth' Z
men of this party were to subdivide into
three, four or five distinctparties, each under
two or three of the original band, and " ould
beat mp more slave quarters, whence more
men would join him.
The burden of Forbes letters are grievous
complaints for not receiving the aid prom
ised for his services, which were to be sent
to Paris for the support of Forbes family.
In one letter, Sfrst of May, 1853, he says
had an Interview with Senator Wm. II
Seward, of New York. went fully into
the matter in all its bearings. expressed
regret that be had been told, and said that
be, In his position, ought not to have been
Informed Of the circumstances. In part.
agree with him, and Pin part f.liffer. re-
aret that the misconduct Of the New Eng
landers should have forced me To address
myself to him. But being now enlightened
on the subjest be cannot well let this busi-
ness continue in its present crooked condi-
ton"
4 cotton speculation was devised by
Brown, bot objected to by Forbes. Brown
told him that Amos Lawrence, of Boston,
had promised him $1,000 when hostilitie:
had actually commenced. FF-e
Allthese letters were written in 1858.
CHARLEsTowN, Va, Oct. 27-M.
Brown was brought into court this morn.
ing, being able to walk, but he Immediately
laid himself down on his cot at full length
within the bar He looks considerably bet
ter, the swelling having left his eyes.
Senator Mrson is among the spectators.
Messrs Harding and Hunter represent tn,
Commonw ealth, and Bolts and Green th
prisoners.
Mr. Bolts read the following dispatch re
csived this morning: $50
"AxRoS, Ohio, Oct 26th, ls59.T--oC c. J
Faulkner and J. NJ. Bolts, Charleston, Va.
Gents: John Brown, leader of the insur
rection at Harper's Ferry, and several o
his family have resided in this county sew
eral years. Insanity is hereditary in tina
family. His mother and sister died with il
and daughter of that sister has been tw
years in the Lunatic Asylum, A son an
daughter Of his mothers brother have ais
been confined in the Lunatic Asylum, an
another son of that brother is now insan
and under close restraint. These facts ca
be conclusiyely proven by witnesses re
siding here, who will doubtless attend th
trial il desired. g r. "A. II. LEWIS.
The telegraph operator at the Akron oi
fee, w. 90. Allen, adds to the above dispatc
that III. II. Lewis is a resident of that plac,
and his statements are entitled to implic
credit. .-f -.F .t.-..
Mr.. Bolts said that on receiving the aboy
dispatch, he went to the Jail with his ass
ciate, Mr. Green, and read it to Brown, an
he was desired by the latter to say that
his fathers family there has never been al
insanity at all. On his mothers side the
had been repeated instances it. lie add
his FIRST wife showed symptoms of it, whit
was also evident in his first and second sol
by that wife. l.f s<I
Last Nights Dispatches.