, 1860-07-02

astrous history The s3Towtnl Taxpayers are
Obliged to shoulder The burdens at last, OF, a.
in tie case OF Milwaukee, bear the odlum
which is attaching TO her unnecessary and dis"
reputable reputation. Governments are for
the protection Of life and property, BY the most
direct and effective methods. They may rot
safely travel outside Of their appointed |
ephers-a fact which cannot in Democracy |
Be too frequently impressed upon those whose E
OILY share in tue administration is in the |
payme1t Of taxee
FEKRE-~-T1lE SEDI. /
ZION BUSINESS.
Senator Mssoh's Harrcr's Ferry Commit
tee have at last published their report and
printed &htir testimony. The great goose has
1aid ita goose egg, We have examined the |
volume with SONS care, and we are happy to
coincide With the Committee in the belief that
40 person has been fouLd to bs impl Gated with
John Browns invasion Of Virginia except the
unfortunate victims who e1piated their of:nse
with their livee, and these who made good |
their escape from the bloody rendezvous. In
10 far Is ,be many friends Of Free Kansas"
were supposed to be concerned in tie matter,
it sppesrs By letter from Il. B. Hurd, Secre-
tary Of tie National Kansas Committee, ap-
pended to the testimony Of Geo. L. Stearne,
EsQ, ol Boston, that when Brown made ap-
plicauoa to the Committee for lot Of surplus
or xrh;ol, had rrt int
during the troubles there be was particularly
catech,ssd az 10 whether he proposed to use
them fer any other purpose than defensive op-
es1!ions in Kansas; and when lie gave sn
eVasive answer his petition WIS negatived for
shatpery reason. II appears furthtr from the
testimony Of the Assistant Secretary, that
Brown never received anything from the Com
mi.tee Aforesaid but $50 in money and
small amount Of clothing. given to him in
1a5o-7. 1t appears from the testimony Of
III: Saarns Of Gos:on, Chairman Of the Mas.
saclusctts Ksnsas Committee, that Brown
WIS repeatedly cautioned and admonisbed by
himself, (stearns) By DR.. S. G. Howe, and By
thu Hon. Henry Wilson, against using any Of
their oney or arms in any other place than
Kansas, or for any other purpose than defense.
Hence we do not agree with Senators Mason,
Davis AID Fitch in that pc:tifogging section
Of their report where they endeavor 10 convict
the Massachusetts men Of derelct:on in en-
trusting their arms to Brown at all The
very testimony will which Mr.. Mason seeks
to condemn Stesrns Co., (Nr. Hurd's letter.,
contains the refutat op Of his charge, for it
goes On to FAY that The questions rut to
Brown Is to The disposition or uss which be
might make Of tie arms outside Of Kansas,
were deemed by the Committee generally al
togethtr supe,luous aid hypcrcr;tcal In
olhcr wofds the idea that be might possibly
employ thin 10 make war On the Southern
States wns regarded, as well it might be, quite
out Of the pale Of reason and common sense.
Nevertheless, Lis iBilure to give straight
forwn.d suswer, taken in connection with
doubt NJ to the oxnc7ship Of tho arms, in
ducad the Committee to deny his petition.
A1he ether testimony put tcgether is not
worth red cert and the investigation Itself
IL not worth cent except as demonstrating
the utter fals'ty Of 1he churges brought against
ths Republican ps1ty, and showing up mere
fully and clearly the heinous1ess Of Mr. Doug.
las' proposed Se3itlon Law It will be re-.
membered that On the 23d Of January last Ar.
Douglas introduced resolution in the SeLate