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WASHINGTON Jan. ls, 1850
THE HARpER's FERRY INVESTIGATION.
Mr. Army was before tho Senate Brown raid Invest.
eating Committee for the third time 10 day. His testi-
mouy about sixty fooscap pages The following is
the substance
Mr. Army testified that previous to the destruction at Law
renee Kansas of the Press printing Office and Free State
Hotel In May, 1856, there not single Kansas Aid
Society committee in existence in the free States that
the first committee was appointed in the spring Of
1866, at Bloomington, Illinois, Of which he the
secretary and agent; that about the time meet
Ing held at Chicago, Illinois, and that a sub
-scripton Of twenty thousand dollars was made
by the citizens without regard TO party to aid the suffer-
ers in Kansas and to open the thoroughfares through
Missouri to Kansas, which closed by armed Mssou
rians both the river and inland In July, 1856, the
National Kansas Aid Committee organized at Buffalo,
Now York, with one member from each free State
Abraham Lincoln was appointed the member for I'LL
no, but when informed by letter Of his appointment
declined 70 act IS It would interfere with his political
arrangements. Mr.. Army was appointed in his place.
and chosen the general agent OF the committee
Each State organized committee auxiliary the National
committee except the State Of Massachusetts,, which had
separate organization. Mr. Army spoke Of the Emgrant
Aid Company which existed previous TO the year 1885,
and said he went to Boston and applied 70 that company
Tor assistance whom the Missouri river closed and the
pencers Of that company told him they financial
organization company and could not depart from their
charter to contribute for such objects.
Mr.. Army began to show what amount was con-
tributed by the free States to aid Kansas After
lh invasion by Nssourians, but was stopped
by the chairman Of the committee. learn
Mat Mr.. Army wanted testify that there was placed
his hands, by individuals and committees In money and
clothing, ninety thousand dollars, and no
wanted present to them vouchers Of Its distribution
the sufferers Kansas without regard to party; besides
which, he paid nearly nve thousand out Of his
70 assist the destitute In southern Kansas that 1haddeus
Hyatt, President Of the National Kansas Committee ap-
propriated Of his several thousand dollars for
Mo same purpose G. Delavan, Of Albany, New York,
placed the hands Of Mr. Army clothing worth about M
Teen hundred dollars, with instructions 10 distribute to
NE sufferers without regard to party color and that
n all these appropriations there was but sixteen dollars
expended for military equipments Of any kind;
that Gerr Smith also contributed ten thousand dollars,
which he gave with special directions that should be
appropriated food and medicine for the destitute and
NICK, and not for purposes Of warfare.
Mr. Arnys testimony shows that In 1859, when Mssou
rians invaded Kansas, and closed the Missouri river,
and turned back emigrants, lot Of arms were sent
by some persons-he did not know who-to Kan
eharpes rifles came Chicago; that one hundred Of
them were taken up the Missouri river and seized at Lex
uatou No.; another hundred seized at Waverley,
No. when about to give the detailed history Of these
nrms he WAS stopped.
Mr. Army then testified that the other two hundred
were sent 70 NJ Pleasant Iowa and from there 70 Tabor,
On the borders OF Iowa and Nebraska, BY wagon. he
was about 10 state the condition Of things at that time,
Che imminent danger Of . civil war in Kansas, and
18th iHont
Pierce and that he told the President about these arms
and was told not proceed He testified that Brown ap
plied for the rifles TO the National COMMITTEE at ses
hon held in New York in January 1867, and that COM
mtee refused let him have them, and a. they hah not
purchased them they gave the control OF them to the
Kansas Aid Committee in Massachusetts Mr.. Army, re-
signing his Office Of Agent at that meeting testified that he
did not anything about the arms after that tne
He informed the committee that the reason the arms
were not sent into Kansas was, that President
Pierce appointed Geary Governor Of Kansas in
place Of Shannon, and Geary visited the Cover.
nor Missouri who took steps to open the horoughfares
81 travel and Geary turned the Missouri invaders back,
thus making peace.
The substance OF Arny's conversations with Brown IN
1855 in regard to his movements that Brown pro-
posed TO somewhere and of slaves from the
South to make thst kind Of property insecure Ar
ny tesnes that he opposed this mode Of interference with
slavery Brown said he dislked the do nothing poll
cy OF the abodonists East and said they would
effect anything by their milk and water princi.
PIES As TO the republicans Brown thought they were
Of no account, for they were opposed to carrying
The into Africa-they opposed TO meddlng with
slavery In the States where It existed. Brown said his
doctrine was to free the slaves by the sword. Army
wanted to know huw he reconced that with bis Quaker
peace principles which he heo when he first knew him,
more than twenty years ago. Brown sao that the az.
erosion rof slavery the murders and robberes perpc
fxaed upon himself and members Of his family, and the
violation Of law by chison and others In Kansas, from
1858 70 that time had convinced him that peace was but
m empty word and he repeated his dislike to the repub-
can party and aboltonss, saying they were cravens-
that they had refused assist him Army testified that he
declined to have anything further 70 DO with his opera
lions.
understand that Mr.. Army decned giving the names
of persons in Massachusetts, who supposed 10 have
had control Of the rifles he could net state definitely
who purchased them without referring TO his books In
Kansas which the Committee would not give him time
10 procure As Army in Cincinnati just previous TO
e receipt Of the letter written 70 Secretary Floyd an
nouncing the intention 10 invade Virginia, III supposed by
some persons that he the author Gift One thing
considered certain that the persistent representations 10
President PIERCE in 1885, by Army Hyan Gen. Poueroy,
Snd others Of the dangers Of civil growing out Of the
invasion Of Kansas BY Mieourians, which invasion re-
reved the oountenance Of the federal authorities Of the
Territories induced the President 70 appoint Governor
Geary who restored peace considerable extent 10 the
west and saved the country from bloody contest
TROUBLE AMONG DOUGLAS
The Hon Mr.. Farnsworth, Of Illinois, receceived the
ALLOWING despatch this evening. true dampens Mr..
CmcAGo, H., Jan. Is, 1900
10 Hon. J. T. FARNswoRTH Washingtos-
Douglas oofed IN MinpeeotA Test vote tn CONVENTION,
peveuty-sx administrator 10 thirty eight Douglas.
Charleston delegation will be SIX Administrations, two
Douglas
me despatch came from reliable gentleman in Chica
70, and b believed 70 be correct
mn RxruBIIcAxs THE sPxAKsRsHP
Hoa- r. B. Lane the President of the National Conven