The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-10-27
GOV. Wise Lscturing the Harper,s

GOV. wise Lscsuring the Harper,s
fcrryises.
Ths4sporter OF the Baltimore Sun draws
the following Sketch of Gov. Wise at Har-
psfs Ferry
The Governor expressed bis mortifcatiou
at the Disgrace which hsd been brought upon
the State. He would rather have lost both
legs and both arms from bis shoulders and
hips, than such disgrace should hare been
cast upon it, that fourteen white men and
FIVE niggers should have captured the Gov
eminent works and all Harper's Ferryv and
have been able to retain them for one hour.
Col, Lee, with twelve marines, settled the
matter in ten minutes. That nineteen men
should capture one hundred prisoners was
something like the policeman who captured
ten men, and said Faith, / surrounded them
They should read Shakespeare and study Fall
staff's osths. Aprisoner remarked that there
were ten Of them [laughterl prisoners, and
nine insurgents, but that the latter were each
armed with three Sharp's rifles and two Colts
revolvers. "We were," said he, sshuddled in
like . flock Of sheep" eyes," said tho Gov
ernor, "you were in corner, and you were
very much like sheep. They certainly cor
nered oil Harper's Ferry"
The leader, Brown, said that il be had had
five hundred men with bundle OF nerves
like his own, he would have given them
trouble. Browns only hurt is few stabs !;
turn him loose and he would be like Be-
douin. Like Sam Patch, Brown wanted to
show them that some things could be done as
we'll as others.
The Governor said to some citizens when
they complained that they had no arms, that
it Was their fault that their militia had not
been organized. He could not send them
arms unless they were organised; and as not
one company in ten had reported to the State
authorities, il would be throwing them away
to do so. He would see that the district un-
der his control should be protected, whether
the General Government protected its prop
erty or not. The like scene should never
happen again.
DisTRICT-ATToRNEY oULD's REPORT.
The following 10 District-Attorney Ould's
dispatch to the President:
HARPRR's FERRY, Oct. Is.
10 his Ezcellsncy the President Of the Uni
ted Stotss:
Everything 10 quiet. There are only five
prisoners-three wounded, and two unhurt.
Six citizens have been killed, and one ma
rine. All the citizens were killed outside the
limits Of the United States territory in Vir-
ginia. The marine was mortally wounded
within it. | have seen COL Lee, but not
Gov. Wise. Only nineteen persons were en-
gagged in the matter, Of whom five were free
negroes from the North. Brown has been
living few miles from here, in Maryland,
since June last. His premises were searched
to-day, and fifteen hundred pixies and two
hundred guns found, beside fints, axes,
blankets, clothing, TO-, in abundance. Brown
says he has contemplated this movement since
1856. All Of his party are either killed or
captured, except one, who left on Monday
They were driven by the Virginians into the
armory, and there Col. Lee and twelve ma
rines did the balance. All the slaves en-
gagged, If any, were forced. None OF the
persous held BY Brown were hurt, although
all we're in the building stormed by the ma
rines. The books and papers Of Brown are
secured, which throw considerable light on
the movement. Strange it is, but true, that
Brown and his aighteen men took possession
OF the Government property and own, and
Geld them during Sunday night and Monday.
The Government money is all safe. 1t is not
known which party killed the marine. The
man who carried of Lewis Washington is one
Of the wounded prisoners. DO not appre-
bend any violence to the prisoners.
ROBERT OULp.