The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-05-03

The John Brown Reyolution.7 n
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Elsewhere In our columns to-day will be
found correspondence Of The most startling
and interesting character, duplicating the lead.
ers Of the Republican party IN she John Browh
conspiracy, and showing that the events ia
Kansas were but preliminary to the raid at
Harper's Ferry, both being parts of the same
scheme Of bloody revolution concocted and or
ganized four years ago. 1t will be seen from
the evidence Of Governor Robinson before the
Aason Committee Of the Senate, which we pub
iished some months ago, and which is reprinted
In this correspondence, that Robinson asserted
that John BroFn aud Redpath were the only
leaders in Kansas who avowed revolutionary
designs, and that the free State party had no
connection with them, and. would not obey
them. Now, it appears from the correspon-
dsnoe which we publish to-day, that Robinson
himself, who thinks 1t convenient now to shirk
the responsibility of the reasonable enterprise,
WAS himself one of the most ultra of the revo-
lationary leaders, outstripping in atrocity even
John Brown himself. Not only did he endorse
him,by certificates and an address "to the set
tiers Of Kansas,' but he '.coldly proposed to
him to assassinate all the leading federal office
holders in Kansas" 1t further appears that
Robinson sought to bring all the Northern
States into the civilwar which was about being
ipaugurated in Kansas, and that he proceeded
thence to the East for that purpose. The fol-
lowing is an extract from the letter Of Redpsth
to Phillips: - ' " l"t
t"You, perhaps, remember, just before the
sack Of Lawrence by the border rufiians, that
Robinson started East. /, for one, could not
understand why be should want to leave at such
time and urged him strenuously to say aud
when pressed for reason as to his departure,
he told me thatShe saw the whole country was
going to be involved in civil war, and that be
was going to the free States to rouse the Gov
ernors and the people Of them to arms, SO that
when the army came on us another could strike
our enemies elsewhere, if necessary at Wash
ington.n ~. s.,j !s d, t..l.' ....,.
So, according to this extract 1t turns out
that the Republicans were to strike at Wash
lngton. Is not this in accordance with the re-
commendation Of the New York Tribune at that
time, to burn the Capitol? One of the promi-
nent actors in these revolutionary events is
Phillips, a correspondent Of that journal, as
kagi, another correspondent, was proved to be
by former evidence. And Greeley himself, ac-
cording to the testimony Of Forbes, dined with
himtsin New York on the day be was setting
out to Kansas to teach the revolutionsts mill
tsry tactfcs and saw him to the railroad station
gave him twenty dollars to help him on his
journey, and promised to be on hand when the
fighting commenced. 1t is very evident why
Hyatt, who partook of the entertainment that
day with Greeley and Forbes would not sub
mi, to an examination, and why sanborn is re-
cusant, and why others have fed, in order to
avoid giving evidence.
1t was attempted by Robinson to make Red
path scapegoat; but he boldly comes out and
tells tale that casts the testimony of the Ma
son Committeesinto the shade; and if Robinson
dares to persist in his statements, further testi
mony will be brought out which will startle the
whole community. Redpath, like Forbes, when
badly treated, turns what is called in the Old
dence." He is naturally indignant at the by
pocrisy and dissimulation of leaders who err
couraged John Brown, but now shrink from the
consequences. Redpath, like Forbes, comes
from England, on emissary from the British
Anti Slavery Society, and he is disgusted with
the cowardice and poltroonery Of those who,
when the projected revolution failed, backed
out, and threw the whole blame on those whom
they melted to insurrection.
Redpath aptly describes "the John Brown
Republicans as the aggressive abolitionists, the
latest, and, as the South will soon learn, the
most dangerous development of the philan-
tbropic spirit of the age" This has at least
the merit of manliness and candor, and con-
TRAITS favorably with the sneaking course of
those who are equally implicated in the conspi-
racy, but direct suspicion away from them
selves by throwing the odium exclusively upon
two or three marked men.1 They would profit
by bloody revolution, but they are unwilling
to accept the consequences Of failure. Accord
Ing to .Redpath, however, there is to be another
attempt and the South will find out something
1t has,not yet discovered. Forewarned is FORE
armed, and the federal authorities, and the
State authorities Of the South, ought to,be on
the watch against further invasion. John
Browns assault was only the head Of the at
tacking column Of the advance guard. The
main body Of this Dangerous development"
h to Advantageous because it is regarded
BY 20 many fanatics at the North as the natural
result Of "the philanthropic spirit Of the age"
N. r Herald. u" t'~.
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT S1DE.-There are per-
sons who appear to derive an immense amount
Of satisfaction from taking the worst view Of
everything. A slight fault, or misfortune, is
thus magnifed into q mountain of sin or diff
Guilty. 1 have heard persons complain Of their
TERRIBLE grievances in such a heartrending, la
mentable manner, that my sympathies were
fully aroused; and began to wonder how they
could exist under such load Of misery; but l
almost invariably have discovered that it was
mistaken philanthropy on my part, that the
conpiainants had looked upon the difficulties
in only one aspect, and that the darkest and
most threatening, having never troubled them
eelvpR to take n hri irhtor VIM NJ tbo e,,I,;ook