The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-04


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DIR. HOWE BEToRB rE HARPER q FERRY COMMITTEE
Dr. Howe of Boston appeared before the Senate Brown
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testify unless he permitted 70 enter his protest against
the whole prooeedines Nv permisaon be made the fb
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The undersigned having been summoned 70 appear and
testify before your committee and being unable 70 resst
his protest against the proceedings upon the following
grounds
ss-Bsoaase the tribunal created ssecrssand nqus
Second-Because i s created for purposes beyond the
legitimate scope Of legislative inquiry.
saed by he federal constitution % Congress Or eSsr %
branch thereof. @
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q The great power Of the Union 70 the grancaton Of vim
dictve party passion in various ways the peril Of pr
nom their homes in any part o The country, and render
ing no man secure in his own house a
cssa an The SPsa Of vsssaUn uns
testimony by Deposition under the jurisdiction and within
the limits Of the respective states is fully adequate
8. G. HOWE.
The wituess stated that he had known John Brown
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committee. senator Aason the Chairman, received him
with codness OF manner
Mr. GiaaDs. testified IN substance - folows,-'0hn
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Kausas and had lectured in eevers vaees Ia that part
Of the Sate The people Of Jefferson had become anxious
10 zee and hear him and son Of his John Brown r.
being about een miles rom Jefferson. hearing Of THE
fact wrote letter TO him (Giddngs) saying thai Brown
the latter part Of Nav or june last Mr. Gid.
dires then addressed note 70 him Brown At
west Andover, requesting him 70 cali up and him.
came one Saturday Afternoon while number q men OF
The village, Giddinss among them, were engaged In
Ssde and introduced to Brown who stated that be came
there 10 make arrangements TO lecture, ana appeared
OF cash he vss 70 receive. Ciddip1 dsESsd
the idea Of chanering about the amount and told
Brown 70 and give The lecture, and they would
aternoon, ana ectured in The church In which he IGd.
dings) was accustomed to worship. After the lecture
Giddings invited him, with other gentlemen, to tea,
tea WITH him ma remained in conversation
some half or three quarters Of an hour. when
ana he ie These were The only occasions on which he
ever saw ohn Rrown Neither IN his lecture nor ia his
converss,on did BroWn slude in snv manner 70 snv ar
vanrsrcsnt cnmhnston or nyenayaton IN Invade anv
s.ts - incts nsnrrecton .mone slaves or rebeon or
anvthina Of The Kind Mr.. e. wss very positive md en-
nhsi;c on This nudnf
NJ Ua @ ,eus.a .ho,. ,o,.e- hcb 1ohr prown
IT. Was said % have written to somebody in which be
st:,.% tba cSdnes h"d conr;bnted three dolars and
had TormeS .ocisties Tor The Tsisine of fnndsY
T r. ~ this W Cddin.s renied thst he could not. of
course underiaSe 10 eSns anv letter that John Brown
ir had wyitten IA could onfy say that Mr. Brown
had called on him az he (Giddmas) was about leaving
town of Hiram and he told him thst n he as adver
tsed n iect,re ~ Rsvenna ina folIowine dav
and ,swvsr lived there Who hsd been genstor IN thsf
siste 1Oh;oI. man Of repute. by The nsme of o. p
BrovuSno relation 70 John Brown-and Who was aid 70
acbsrsbe purposes - which he understood dianctiy 70