Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24
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New YORK, Feb.

Tribune Washington Cor1espondence: -
Senator Polk having returned, there is now q
majority in the Committee OH Foreign Rela-
tons favorable to reporting the Mexican
treaty; but, as the prospect of ratification is
discouragiDg, no movement will possibly be
made until the arrival of Senior u Campo. who
is expected in about three weeks, with the
fullest discretion to accept whatever moditi-
cations may promise its success.
The Committee Oh Ways and Means
reported the Fertilization and Indian Appro-
pration Bills, to-day, and will complete by
the beginning Of next week, thus clearing that
calender preparatory to general legislation.
Immediate afterwards, the Tariff will be taken
up, with the intention of bringing forward
moderate and well considered bill founded on
the best practical information in having
stability and proper discrimination for leading
ideas. The friends OF protection do not ask
any excessive measures, but Tariff which
will afford revenue and encourage suffering
industry. ..-.-
Mr.. Augustus Wattles to- day was examined
before the Harper's Ferry Committee. Mr..
w. said he did not believe Capt. Brown con-
templated the invasion of the slave States
until after he was driven from Kansas, and
J
He had no funds, and every man who
approved his doctrine went with him, which
was not over half u dozen from Kansas Mr..
w. presented letters from Brown, written in
1857, '58 and 80 These were read and
explained. One of them requested him to see
VIM. Phillips and others, and wished them to
meet him Brown at Tabor, Iowa, on very
important business. He showed the letter to
| Mr. phillipc and a1 hin, ,,,bot <Lo ,x.oo.;.-
was for. Phillips replied that he did not
know, but he could not attend. No one
mentioned in the letter went to that meeting
He also had letters from Mrs. Hinton, of
Wabashaw, Wis, Secretary of the Female Aid
Society of Kansas, and also from Prof Ed
Daniels, of Wisconsin, furnishing him with
funds and clothing for the poor people of
Kansas, who had been robbed and driven
from the Territory in the Summer Of 1856.
He had never received any arms and ammu-
milton from any quarter, nor supplied them
to any one. The only allusion Wi ich Brown
ever made to his invasion of Virginia was
when he was leaving Kansas for the last time
Mr. Wattles being sick, Brown called to see
him, when Mr.. W. expressed his regret
slaves, and especially condemned the killing
of Cruise. Brown replied that he was stop
ping at house on the Little Usage when the
men went down to Fort Scott to liberate Ben
Rice. at CHANGED that poor colored man
came along, looking for some one to help him
get his vile and children out of slavery in
Missouri. told him to 60 home and prepare,
and | would come for him. l did so, and
have brought eleven human beings out of
bondage, without firing gun or swapping a
cap" He was then told that another com
pany went to another place, and brought
away four, and in doing SO had killed ono
man to save their own lives. Brown replied
that che regretted it exceedingly; the taking
of human life was a terrible thing but" he
continued, 81 have considered the matter
well. You will have no more inroads from
Missouri. The poor people of Kansas have
suffered enough. My heart bleeds for them
| now see it my duty to draw the scene of
the excitement to some other part of the
country. You may never see me again. God
bless you n'-and he departed. To-day the
Committee demanded the attendance of
Hyatt before Them but he sent letter
declining. This will be considered case of
contempt, and will bring Hyatt before the
! Senate.
The Secretary of War has instructed the
commander Of Fort Bliss that, at the request
of the civil authorities of III Paso, C. S. troops
may be placed there for the protection of
Americans and their property. 1t is probable
that the Congress Of chihuahua and the civil
authorities Of chihuahua and the civil author
tiles of that State may go to Ell paso, On the
Rio Grande, opposite Ft. Bliss. The lnvad-
ers of that State have coHle from Durango,
and by some are reported as robbers and by
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