Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-02-02
New Series---Vol. XIV, No. l3.
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authenticated by those who were near her
when she was in the ruins, and when she met
/ her mother.
Investigation into the Harper's Ferry
| Affair.
| The New York Herald gives part Of
the testimony taken before the investga-
ting committee Of the Senate:
Mr.. Army was before the Senate Brown
raid Investigating Committee His testi-
mony covers about sixty foolscap pages.
The following is the substance:
Mr.. Army testifes that previous to the
destruction at Lawrence, Kansas, of the
Press printing Office and Free State Hotel,
IN May, 1886, there was not single Kan
sas Aid Society or committee in existence
IN the free States that the first committee
was appointed in the Spring of 1856, at
Bloomington, Illinois, of which he was the
secretary and agent; that about the same
time meeting was held at Chicago, Hi
nols, and that a subscription of twenty
thousand dollars was made by the citizens,
without regard to party, to aid the sufferers
IN Kansas, and to open the thoroughfares
through Missouri to Kansas, which were
closed by armed Missourians, both on the
river and inland In July, 1856 the Ma
tional Kansas Aid Committee was organic
ed at Buffalo, New York, with one member
from each free State
Abraham Lincoln was appointed the
member from Illinois, but when informed
by letter of his appointment declined to
act, as it would interfere with his political
arrangements. Mr. Army was appointed
IN his place and chosen the general agent
OF the committee. Each organized com
mittee auxiliary to the National Committee
except the State of Massachusetts,, which
had separate organization Mr. Army
spoke of the Emigrant Aid Society, which
existed previous to the year 1856, and said
he went to Boston and applied 20 that COM
pany for assistance when the Missouri riv-
er was closed, and the officers of that COM
pany told him they were financial organ
lzation or company, and could not depart
from their charter to contribute for such
objects.
Mr.. Army began to show what amount
was contributed by the free States to aid
Kansas, after It's invasion by Missourians,
but was stopped by the Chairman of the
Committee. learn that Mr.. Army want
ed to testify that there was placed in his
hands, by individuals and committees. in
money and clothing, oyerninety seven thou
sand dollars, and he wanted to present to
them vouchers of It's distribution to the
sufferers in Kansas, without regard to party,
besides which, he paid nearly FIVE thousand
dollars out Of his own means to assist the
destitute in Southern Kansas that Thad-
deus Hyatt, President of the National Kan
sas Committee, appropriated, of his own
means, several thousand dollars for the
same purpose. E. c. Delavan, of Albany,
New York, placed in the hands of Mr. Ar
ny, clothing worth about fifteen hundred
dollars, with Instructions to distribute it to
the sufferers, without regard to party or
color, and that in all these appropriations
there was but sixteen dollars expended for
arms or military equipments of any kind
and that Gerritt Smith also contributed
ten thousand dollars
Realf concluded his testimony before the
committee. 1t was detailed account of
the organization of the Brown Provisional
Government in Canada, which has already
been published. He testified that he went
to England in 1858, and knew nothing
about Browns operations after that time
lie was requested to examine certain let
ters found in Browns bag, to see if he
could identify them, but testified that he
knew nothing about Browns correspon-
dence or the authorship of the letters
The committee gave him credit for frank-
ness. Hc will receive about $500 mileage,
having been brought from Texas. It is
evident that some members of the CON-
mittee have been disappointed in Realfs
testimony, he having testified to nothing of
any Importance that was not before in ey-
idence.
Mr.. B. B. Newton, the Vermont men,
Der of the National Kansas Committee, and
previously the leader of a colony at Maple
ton, Bourbon county, Kansas, confirmed
the testimony of Mr.. Army concerning the
refusal of the National Committee to furn-
ish arms to Brown in 1857 When he
commenced testifying in relation to the in
vasion Of Kansas by armed bodies of men,
be was stopped.
Senator Wilson went before Committee,
and informed them that if they would al
low him time, he would procure copy of
the letter he wrote to DIR. Howe concerning
Browns movements, based upon the infor-
nation he received from Colonel Forbes
He had sent to Natick for it. The Chair
man informed him they were willing to give
him his own time to prepare his testimony.
aA.The n Y. Independent says that
three missionaries sent out by the Ameri-
Micriornrx Gnaiotrr hnxro haan axnnl.