, 1860-02-27
BY TELEGRAPH.



WASHINGTON, Feb. o4.-Gco. L, Stearns, Of
Boston. was before the Senate Investigating
Committee fo-dny. lie testified he w4s made
chairman Of the kansas Comnlittec Of Massa-
chusctts, who took the place Of tile Boston Conf
snittce. and continued tue work throughout the
State, including August md December of that
year. lie ratscd $4,000. In the same year his
wife commenced the formation Of societies Tor
contributing clothing, which resulted in send
lug some ~, 900 or $50 600 more in supplies of
Earious kinds: 1n January. 1861, tho work wns
stopped by nd.ices from Kansas that no .norc
contributions were needed, except far defense.
If it lad not been thus stopped, thH:arrauge-
n1cnts would hare enabled lhe collection of
OF 100000 i'll the next six mouths. Soon allrr
the State Conlniistee commenced -. ~, work.
-, 10 August: 1-.v. H messenger from Knnsas,
...u CAME though fowa-{ {for the, Missouri river
was closed 10 all Free State travcling)
earnestly for arms and ammunition for thc d.
fence Of tile Free Stat. party. The Committee
met next day, and resolved to send Sharp. ri
nes. carbtlea aud anlnunitioD: which were sent
to the National Kansas Committee at Chicago,
to be by them forwarded through Iowa to Kan
sas. From some unexplained cause those artns'
were delayed i'll Iowa.
in Nov. or Dec. they sent an agent 10 Iowa at
our charge to take them as our property. Early
in Jan. 1857, John brown, OF whom. we llad
heard, but lad not been, cane to Boston, and
was introduced to Linn. After repeated confer
snces With lin, being strongly impressed with
.n nas sasacny, courage, ana stfons integrity, 1ne
, ,"nneas, tAlouSn A'o.e OF ''ie Sommittee, nade
him au agent to receive and hold these arms
aud ammunition for :hc defence Of Kansas, ap-
proprlating $500 to pay his expenses.
Subsequently, in 1857. they authorized Brown
~ seu Nv iines' e4Peo1eilt, una so1eo SOW
] HUE " en0o'e n!i - 60 10 Kansas WIN nus
ing that the force to be organized IN Kansas
| onght to be provided with revolycre. witness
a"tho1cu n.ai 70 l'ufcanse M, .9o from ta1e slas-
sae1usgtas -Alms 20. Mnen iney we're denver
| eu III lo"a, "hness rala Tor them with Ills own
'uhus " wv, a. Tue same time he gave Brown
Aletter o. csedlt. anthor'zng hlIn to draw On
nlnl ~ slEns loI s''V'o. IN sueh SUNS ~ m'sht
| be wat:scd ior the subsistence Of 100 men, pro-
v1ded It should be necessary at any time to call
them INTO the fleld tor active service in defence
OF Aansas. III !so6, as 1Ae exlsency contcn-
plateu diu hol ol1er, no money was drawn for it,
| anu luz 1ctter WAS "lthufaWn.
IN 1he summer OF 1857, witness contributed
WIN others s:,e9o to purchase an addition 70
the turm then and now occupied bv Browns 8
1amily Ut Aorti. Eiba- The money was furnish
Gu b} ms agent lor that purpose, md satlstac-
1ofS evidence given o! proper co.yeyance OF
III: iano 10 TIC lunnIy Of Brown. Witness
subscription to that fund was $500, as appears
NY a''c subscription paper:
bes.des these transactions, which were for
specific purposes, witness gave Brown money
from time to time-how much he did not know,
never kept any account of personal expenses
or money gwen to others. It is I'LL cllargel tc
nfs private account should think 1t might
amount to 81, $40 or goo.
About May, lsos, witness saw letter Iron
| scnator Wilson to Dr. Howe. also one or twt
from Col. Forbes. Never heard Of Forbes til
he saw his letter, which was so coarse aud in
sulting ~ language, and SO Incorrect in ascrib
I ing to others What witness had done, that wit