The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-14

British subscriptisns for Creating Reve-
buttons In the UniteA states.
In the last number of Garrison's sbo-
lition paper appears List of the names
| of those who have contributed to the abo-
lition cause in the United States--the cause
Of revolution by bloodshed, for which its advo-
Gates claim that John Brown died o martyr.
We find that the sum of six thousand dollars
was contributed In all, a large proportion of
the amount being from England. Among the
subscribers are:-Thomas and Esther Surge, of
Northheet, England, $1,000; Mrs. Fl. Payne, Of
Bolton, do, $40; Miss Whitlegge, of Manches-
ter, do $50; Mrs. Stephens, of Bristol, $3.50;
William Robson, of Darlington, SITS; Mrs.
Thorp, of Halifax (Eng), $llO; J. Lupton, of
Leeds, $135; Andrew Patton, of Glasgow,
$l75; Mrs. Wigham, of Edinburg, including
the subscriptions of her friends, $500; Mrs.
Edmundson, of Dublin Qreland), including
subscriptions of friends, $50; the Haughton
family, 500; R. D. Webb, of Dublin, for self
and friends $685. Madame Meynieu, of Paris,
being the only subscriber from France or the
Continent of Europe, So. The list now pub
lished is only an instalment of what is yet
to come through the operations of Fred. Dou-
glass.
This is an attempt made to revolutionize the
United States by British subscriptions, and
the recipients of the money here openly invite
British and French arms, and the arms of Eu-
ropean nations generally, to attack this country,
which they guarantee will become their easy
prey on account of its weak spot-slavery-
which only wants breath of pure air waited
across from the other side of the Atlantic to fan
is in evidence, was in England before he en-
tered upon his revolutionary crusade in
Kansas, Missouri and Virginia; and it appears
from the testimony of Governor Robinson, pub
lished in Saturdays HERALD, that Realf, Hinton
and Kagi, Phillips and Redpath, who were
aiding John Brown in Kansas, were foreigners,
and that their mission was to prevent peace in
the Territory, in order that the flames Of revo-
luton and servile instruction might spread
over the whole Southern States. This is their
own confession, made to Mr.. Robinson, leader
of the free State men of Kansas who thus cor
roborates the admissions of Colonel Forbes
another Englishman-and the statements of the
Kansas Herald Of Freedom as to Brown and
his companions. Governor Robinson swears
that "Brown did not 60 to Kansas to settle, but
on account of the difficulties which he expect
ed would extend until the country generally
should become involved and slavery be abo-
lished. His object was not peace, but revolu-
ton, and differed in this respect from the free
State men generally. The only other person
whs avowed to the witness similar object was
James Redpath. After he had lost all hope of
accomplishing his object, he related to the
witness the designs of himself and some others
whe were operating with him. He said but
few were in their secret, although many
were operating with them. The reason of his
opposition to taking possession of the Terrific
rial and Lecompton State government at the
an end to the disturbances, and consequently
to his hopes of revolution. Hence he and those
with him, who were chiefly reporters of the
press, made war upon all who were likely to
aid in securing quiet, in order to destroy their
influence with the people,"
, Redpath did well to run away when served
with a subpoena, which could. not be
of the prevailing disaAection in Boston, and the
sympathy for John Brown. He has escaped
"to parts unknown" which tells tale for the
loyalty of Massachusetts, to the Union and the
constitution. He will probably turn up in
England cheek by jowl with Fred Douglass
He and the other Englishmen engaged in the
business are in the pay of the British aristo-
cracy, and are emissaries from. Stafford House
and Exeter Hall. John Brown got the princi-
pal portion of his funds from England to carry
on the revolution; and Lord Brougham, we hear,
is to agitate the subject in the British Parlia-
ment, in order to counterfeit the reaction on
the subject indicated by the London Times.
The report of the Anti-Slavery Society, which
accompanies the list of subscriptions, says its
correspondence contradicts that journal as to
the changed temper of Great Britain towards
abolitionism. One letter "from leading mind
in London" says:-''The name of John Brown
is known and revered throughout England,
even in the kitchens and cottages. Our servants
read all that has appeared about him with an
avidity and sympathy and admiration of his
character which could not describe, while the
cheap publications have borne the facts of the
affair into the humblest peasants cottages in
all parts of the kingdom"
Another letter says:-"As to the feeling in
England, you cannot doubt it is entirely with
YOU" The report adds:-"All our English
correspondence shows that the Daily Ne'os and
the Morning Advertiser are the organs of Eng
lish public sentiment-not the Times"
All this, however, does not get rid of the fact
borne witness to by the London Times, that the
British West India Islands have been destroyed
by abolition. Does English public senti-
this Union? Meantime, might it not be as well
| for the British abolitionists, of both high and