The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-27

was hafehcd over year ago; that n had ar cXru'
sive organization IN vsri>us States asl that leadlas
men Of the North, East and West we're irapl,o,.oa
In IT, Letters written 70 Mr.. Fsrhes .. shis siky
pvevs that republican Senators Of the United sstsa
we're made sognisant Of the invAsi.a intended ba,
concealed The secret within their own hrcasss, and
RETAINED from divulging It ~ lie public sathoi
tiss. TIE naIses a-sd by the parties engaged :,
designate the movement, are In most instances &c
Ntous Il is variously characterized 10 their car
rsspsndeuce "Ininins operations" "m's.ionary
work. stock operations" aud by Gsrris suiil,
aud others kansas work" Thus Mr.. a.aiSi
writes:-
Carr JOHN BRowSs-
Hy uxas faisSn-i wrets you = week ago directing IA,
letter 81 Nr. Kearnoy lie reped .nvra,.As
Me that hai forwarded IL " Washington B1t Mr..
Norton received last evening letter from Ar A4iborn,
saying youI address wonid b. your sons nome--vlz
w,rt Andovcri therefore write yon without delIs and
Gntei my ieier ~ Your SON. have done what o'aI'
thur far Kansas ana What could u Keep you your
Kansas work. losses ~ disbursement aud Otherwise
have brought gnder heavy enibe leut The ss,
two years Dut mus neSerth.es continue 3, %, OF
der TO keup yoa ~ yuir kasas work. seud y0, here
with my ufaii for iwo hundred dollars. haar Il ON
you IN the receipt of this letter. Yoa ive Ia OH
and oar prayer = God j. tina. yo.a may have streugl -
continue IN .our Kansas work. Ny vile oins ,GtO-
donate regard 20 you, deas John whom b3t s0ld NJ
very high esteem ! suppose You pul tle WhtaAa Dose
NJ. Whitman does not rag IT, What noble rs Mr.
kearuey how hberaly NJ has lba,d 10 keep You
your Kansas work. Your friend, GEsRIr SMITH.
The following letter from a son Of Ossawat ,ne
Brown makes il appear that the Hon. Joshua r.
Giddigs among the ascesserie. before the fact
Of the invasion
WEsr AsDovEn, AsIrrADUIA ObuSTy, Ono
Saturday, Oct /, 1859. J
FRIEND HESaD-smce received isaac's anu .ou,s *
IL Il. mn e.s,
stock, ana succeedsug well Yesterday sent drrt u
$40 to j. N B. OF Chatham with which gei another
hanG Shall soon have enough % send again Yestsr-
day reformed from trip ~ Jefferson Ash,baiI,
where mci with SEINE Our old friend Il. a..
took stock 10 the amount Of $500, aud he js,
star ting for kavenna, he would form ASSOCIATION
there. Monday next sha,i start for Cleveland. Hope ~
md etttr from you al Mrs. startsvants You may
depend upon have been and am yet .s,raing every
nerve In furtherance ci 1.-TWO photographic
characters which might be made To read rnrker nj sbry)
~ here, ana Actually working IN behalf OF the mining
operation.
You will have with you just AZ soon as sa,isih
can do more end be Of thoro than where
Moth ng new Of special interest Al well In has'e
Yours, JOHN SMITH.
A conversation has been published between Mr..
vsllspdigbam snd Brown, since he WAS sksa
prisoner which confirms the Testimony IA the above
letter with regard 70 the knowledge of the cor
spiracy Of this Nestor Of tie back republican,
party in Congress.
Dir. NAiiASpNnAM-Dh you Bee anything Of Joshua q
Gkldines
Mr. kaows--I did meet him
Nr. VAiLANnMHAM--Dd Oh converse with him
Mr. BKows-I did. ] would not tell you, Of oolrse,
anything that would inpiicste Mr.. Giddmgs: but
family net with him aud had conversations with him
Mr.. vALIASDGHAx-Abontt that rescue c.sef
Mr.. RKowN-fes did j heard him express his opinions
upcn very freely and frankly
Mr.. yAIiAApGHAh-Justify ing M
Mr.. BRows-Ycs sr; do not compr0 uise bia, cor
tainy III say iBs dat
Mr.. yAlLspenAM-willy you answer this: Did you talk
with 6iddhss about your expedition hures
Mr. EkowS-No, won't answer that, because deuiai
n y would not make, add =, make any Affirmation o
should be great Ounce.
Mr.. vAIIAspGuAM-Tave you bad any correspondence
with parties al the North on the subj Ct Of tins
nent.
Mr.. BRowN-I have had correspondence.
Persons In New York, New Hampshire, Ohio
Missouri, Canada Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Iowa
and Michigan, ale known by documentary evidence
70 have lent and to the movement aud the prisoners
testify that The Ks4as aid fund paid for the vast
amount Of ammunition and firearms with which
they were supplied. The conspiiators had power
to appoint officers OF various grades. and were GO
verned by regular constitution and laws. The
following IL "a copy Of one OF the commissions issued
oy M. 'abn Brown, previous to the reoellion:-
HxADQuARrxKs, WAR DEPARTMENT.
Whereas, Jcre G. Anderscn ~ ae.n numinas.a
ain IL the Army established under the Cop
Now therefore, In pursuance Of the authority vested
In Us By said Consultation, do hereby app1nt aud
commission The sa,d Jere G. Anderson CAPTAIN
Given vi the Office Of the Secretary Of War; this day
ON l5 1863 JOHN BROWN, Commander. In Chief
KAGI, Secretary Of War
Mr.. Brown made his fir i appearance in Hsrper's
Ferry more than year ago, accompanied by his
two sons, all three Of them assuming the name o:
Smith. He made inquiries about land in the Wei
nifty, ard after short sojourn, disappeared. He
returned again, in July last, and hired residence
in the midst Of thickiy settled aeighborhood, Ave
miles and half from the town, commonly known
as Kennedy q Farm. He resided there with fou
other men, who were subsequently joined by others
They he'd no settled business, but were ia the con
slant receipt Of large numbers Of boxes by rail
road, which have since been proved To have con
tanned MIME rifles, percussion caps, stores and am
munitoD Of al kinds, field spy glasses, picks and
shovels for throwing up temporary Qualifications
boatswabs whistles and other materials of war
The rifles were furnished by the Massachusetts AID
Society. Fifteen hundred poles pointed with sbarI
iron bowie knives. provided for the use Of til.
negroes. Blankets, boots, shoes, clothes and tent
were also received in large quantities.
There seems 10 have been an abundance of peca
Diary meaDs. The white prisoners have testified
that they were 80 We wc.A paid tor their time ano
trouble and "etty sburg was Offered
twenty d)liA' 1ln the. Insurgents He
refuseo;til . man named G aims
u saids,iA : part the conspi
rscyfA;I.'t Wswenty two men
seventeeaois - AMI but Eve color
e. hey paid l.as they wanted