Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-02-03
The John Brown Investigation.

New YORK, Jan. 19.--Thc MraiF
Washington correspondent says: "Mr
ARNEY, Of Kansas, was examined yester
day by the Elarper's Ferry Investigation
Committee. The greater part of his tcsti
mony related to Kansas affairs during the
border troubles. With regard to Brown:
movements in 1858, Mr.. \. testified that
Brown had proposed to locate somewhere
convenient and run off slaves from the
South, SO as to make that kind of proper
ty insecure. Mr.. A. opposed their mode
of interfering with slavery. Brown said
be dsliked the do-nothing policy Of the
AbOlilionists east, and said they never
would effect nythiug by their milk aud
water policy. As to the Republicans,
Brown considered them Of but little, if any
account, as they were opposed to carrying
the war righ. into Africa They were
opposed to medIling with slavery in the
States where it existed. Brown said his
doctrine was to free the slaves by the sword.
Arney wanted to know how he was recon-
ciled to his peace principles, which he
held when he first knew him, more than
twenty years ago. Brown said that the
aggressions of slavery, the murders and
robberies perpetra,ed upon himself and
members Of his family, and the violation
Of law by Atchison and others iu Kansas,
from 1854 to tha: time, had convinced
him that peace was bat an empty word,
and he repeated his dislike to the Repub-
lican party and the unionists, saying they
were towards; tha: they had refused to
assist him. Mr.. A. testified that he de-
olined to have anything further to do with
bis operations, and declined giving the
names of persons from Massachusetts, who
were supposed to have had control of the
rifles, as he could not state definitely who
purchased them without referring to his
books in Kansas, which the Committee
would not give him time tOprocure. As Ar
ney was in Cincinnati just previous to the
receipt of the letter written to Secretary
Floyd, announcing the intention to invade
Virginia, it is supposed BY some persons
tha, he was the author of it." Mr.. Ar
ney desired to state great deal more
abou, Kansas matters, but the Democrat
ic majority Of the Committee shut out
everything tha. might injure the Admin.
They had more thau they bar
gained for, in getting him
RICHARD REALF, Browns Secretary Of
State, says the movement was known to
but very few persons, as he was very
'ecretivs man, and kept his own counsels
None who accompanied him to Harper's
Ferry (but KagD was informed of the
plan, which did not contemplate insurrec-
ion, but running off negroes. He says
llso that Brown and those in his conf
lence were radical Abolitionis,s, who dc.
louneed the Republicans. When Senator
Wilson made bis speech in Lawrence,
hey assailed him for failing to approach
heir standard of duty.
Senator WILSON appeared before the
and stated he had written to
)r. Howe Of Boston for letter which had
eeu referred to by Realf. That letter
1as written in May, 1858, and substan-
tally tells DR.. Howe that information has
cached him, to the effect that Brown in
ended using arms: furnished for Kansas
y the Massachusetts, Aid Society, in a
lanner not contemplated, and advises
nat they should be Withdrawn from him.
Mr.. BLAIR, of Colliusville, who manu-
lctured the pixies which figured at Har-
er's Ferry, states that they were ordered,
uribg the Kansas troubles, as weapons Of :
rejection.
Mr. CALENDER, cashier of the bank at {
Hartford, proves that Brown had funds !
lere, which were drawn to furnish sup
lies for Kansas. Neither had the reno. '
st idea of the movement in Virginia till q
was published.