, 1869-11-15
RARPER'S FERRY,
Tho Remains Of the Raid.
Fate Of the Capturera Of Browns
Men,
tharIestoHn and the GalloWB- Field.
Talks with witnesses.

10 tu2t ten Jeass stnco be lived IN the nagne or
~ tlFatge fane, n-tReen 11e period Of his rail-
nd bis tettn. lN RtuerAuon hiss scafceiy Jet
oacludcd upon m ess1n1ate OF his character, Aud
IL N8g career which dedea ch11scterrxtsiou-n
hsuru To itz IN episodes, ana ret 10 iltns.ft
1ua III It'll connections By anne be il llEeahd
q Chr11; oJ soue to the thief In ths nignt:
'nnn Gait him tho Aruo!l Ntukrisied Of
he NORTH, WIN, reeefvtrg the speAhesda Of saTe- |
., opened wny fot his ffee counIfymrn; othtf1 |
ssy be was no mere than that French soldier woo.
,drrtpR insult TO = bclEuthed woman. psnFosed
Ihe SEc1nsn Tnpef1. THIS Is certain: that Jo-n
Brown u grtat stature IN hIltoty, sud the t1EIs
General Of the var. When NC think OF the reotl-
lIuD, Nc eay two pnmes Brst-Leo aud JAcksoo.
When We speak OF the North nsrestuE and dc
fe4ttpg ftayeEJ, Two ua!nes likewise mo to oar
i,ps-Iipcoln and John Brown. Tia IAtter caa
lever re honored ny Bs.te, for he acted oosA.de
OF law, but.
bet2ss Tn 'n.ae u. citizen" e.t nature 'd' ia
AID, perhaps, tn unany on Age to cane- Naea iae
laws arr bad, End Staies, b. tne necsssty OF sher
ext4;et c. ste powcs,ess 70 10 jaallcs, tho n3u1e
o1 1uhn bro. D viii herve Tor = 1aw in the DART
Atd eushuA!Aste. Alter lii manner, Mtu Appeal
from san Ka,!owx TO urne-
Sill, erc4y American voald rather ne 1Incaln
than hoAn for Lincoln shed no mans baoo1
submitted to be slain By juYs such ~arfAre ~
hro%pt, AID, II The generation OF esAvS-
holders want 10 comprorise htstodcal Aani.
'e3 win os, We aIe ready 10 ago
hack " en bfownx acs, AID aAsHnct tasr ~ far ~ |
AuEnhsIn Laeoln, Nho Meu. the fastaest In Enerry
vi I'LL the t6o Mllloas Of men That thf Aded fhs |
south ,rpu tho Nossh. Hs wAs the getue~t betug |
ur tna teoand rsM. II tneJ diise NJ bsck IRON hH
c,rtet ~ m assa1 Of cenpEosoise ws cAones +scH
.rc11 OF John brown, whom they hinged Tne1e
IL 10 Ltmes for The b=tweehIlex Aks Mcclellan
HAxrkxs ykaAr,
nm 10th to thlow a~aJ = good dcl OF wosK
Hrnn lrtter Of column, hut ot the rotut Of GRf-
pers Furry / n.ay LAY ihat It hss been uext y
dAad eyet since John brown inrsded II, sod that
1t Ii Low sllIage ol panpeIs, who hang ppon tho
approaching sac by the Untted 6ta'es Of the sf-
nor5 ii d Araeual grounds a thssr last and v.tat
Shxpce Tor cxatenee- Ta,s sase taEos pace IN ,ns
iA,,er pzr, Ut the prrseut u4outh November, aud.
when VIC uriyed on Friday nlaht II o'c1ocE, We
we're supposxd 10 be the pnrcnaserA add
our Mates wern carefully "etsHso3sed
on the hotel buof. There We lt&rned the
antiquity Of the 4tsarxe old "mau-ysp," IS
Robert E. L-e called It. ua1pef:s Ferry re1sa.ned
The National >Asmory s'xt1-teven years, having
rees ttiecstd b Wxshinxtun- The government
property contists Of ~ acres, nostaes timber
rights over sos acFcs. In 1878 Maine Inventor,
bAhtd lall e4&4hnshed r16e lats0fy hcte- In
1870 HI ztmG1rs, named Cox murdered the Supes
,Ilet,dEnt Of tue post and H~s hanged a Charles.
uown. AlfEe1 Barbour, who cohuAhd-d here
during thu brown raid, Wa fhe e3csouth 6upss1u-
TEL dent and he went South d1nnE The vsk,
| Tlc4c wesc tho main iecsleuts Of the posuI pros
to tne brown mid When Jonn Bro-n asz1Fo1
! 1lpte the Two vrlo9es Of the Ferry snd Bolivar,
which latter ove.hHrRa the other u the "rpper
c,t."pt O, bec o.ezhAuxs tee Le*es c!ss," eoa-
| tnjned ,1tU people. The three great ENCLOSURES
| oil o1erruient ttuper11, c1lltd tespectseay the
ATE ayy tho AFsenn!, Aud Hats's Kitt Work.. we're
braurual euInees, surrounded Win anala trres,
aIlt1 tho he'll r.rR the call To work and 10 meals.
It's peaceful mut,c srtrr1uc the rheep upon tactFo
I grra1 ltdSes Of mountain, wut!e, dnr1nR the hezt
| q. the osy, the eQurd OF efeam hammers and
| whlstles aud thr taov,sx Of feet made tho deep
solitude Of tho lpos entessed 10 greEaIfous sans;
| and. when rue HUMAN souros ceaBtd, the roar u
two nipzi,nR 1tserg ciosed In upou tue placea;
! 1be itght1 wenS ous; ste fsAw2t ensAeA a!aEed
| psst, ehalIug echtes from the ridge. Such wA2
uAptrs Felg when taa s1s1n Old Jonn btown
regarded It iron the opucalte heiEhta q Aar3l 3land
To-Day isa1pers Ferry looks Ike the sasa-d VT
laze Of kome ruined castle, such "a one 1ads upon
| IRE upper pauube. Aud out Of the RUM peep aud
| creep tone stpgle hermti1 to tell Jou ahout iona
| l5roVp. toe greatest di1tn.btr Of The ptaee thai
cveE lived
CHAH1Ks1pwH.
Itook tbs train on 6sturd&y for chAs;estouu,
atd scent iour hour ,he1c. II II An iuIatd Town,
/ 4tkt QtEH llUu1 k1E (A&4AA0vS&At R+Hf A4AnG0 W
pa, ii xrow.pT, htn II lne dect1on Of lAe gkl}oWl
; OF John B.usu; Tor four lei hou+es now stand OF
: cart Of the etin Of his susrenalon. The
| esllovsfpo, oorn.neld, fuii Of snue1s Of INT
Ian corn, aLd 1t nas changed IN lev fcapecs+ fluet
the execution. Thr only ra'uel paltA of Clarics
, town a1e The Coutt House xnd tte jail Tae tot
Mef na1ntalns lta 1Aab &tt outlines, nod tho foul
hilck rlahteEtts.c COLUMBIA before It sle 4tii
staEatnR; but the rnn1 u redntea TO i lew beam.
! thn ht.1. irta %i.f HnHt I'm hA
, DOW uuly pne ponf,-she ccia1,-and = TO tpeaa
tsutbiuy. The -poo for a1t tne vxRraots Ia u,
village To onk INTO the Interior Is to tell revolt
ed. YET 10 6aJ: "The pl4cs u Accur4*zl!" 4
. e1eseat, tne real c1 jastlce u removed 10 Snep
ne.nAio D, to. mieA troz1 rhe seal OF tae bslt
, of Ant.etam, aud Ch4rtestown n a k1rogkiinl
turnpike vitxge. Dppo.lte tue Court House IS III
. }a:l also rotte.s ana Torn out: hos ns jail
. ! yard u perfectly enclosed b. the Mote wal
q and many Of the ssos-bA,red IinIowt
/ / i'm 2rasnEA etc, rtnans while the tG
iLlcr.or exhibits aecaratel the M,ts Of the 1oora
. statrM ayt, cells. etc. ] f9ald freel wona
hasgttR out cao,nea in the JAIL gard. MD aacsl
! talned that the gailons of nroA nad been uasnt
! tacsured into ali Conceivable article. Of iusn
ture AID a. 20 held IN request that pats OF !.
d mn.ttr, which had been used 10 nase 4 sAseI
turcb, SOS 4tter Asl torn out 10 supply caucs q
! VI dollar apiece. The ruined Court Honat an
i jul had been despol1ed by soldiers to make qaa
,ets, ard tebs Of thou, ,1nds Of r1Cp hare mxtche
. / strorgh chasirssowp. atnR1nR:
IL nEsTs ,ts,sy sssy s; n0odetaos 10 the s4'
! Captain Ara, the }atcs Of Brown. hearty ic
= lo1, LOW xeers har.1ooun, with tho ttKn, All
f'a1 HHon, aud he bat, also, adlstt:lefT fp1r ls
= | out Of to*n- He II Republican tanpne11. tt
. . shelid Who hanged brown, Ia dead. and tot snue
;. ! res1etsed.
e The cemetery Of charlestoru eoutaios aho'
u Two hundsA dead atsuDtontsls. amongst whp
ne AT otncers md che Of these u endowt
- ~t,h ; n opunens wnereou Il The plous efaxy Of
? ccelcd Cola rryolse1, full army size, With
. naLd On the trigger; thls mar Be designated I
.arrossai bearings The hAndsomtst Of Il
teinbs beass this inscription:
e. 'fu1.tafne ReetAena
:. Died In tha &ttn year nt bis age
~ While Mayor Of HaxpcFa Ferry.
= Tie fetl u victim to the raid on the mem 1taolc
~ 17th day Of October, ls5a.'
~ Judged III this description HEckhxsn's i he!ra h
~ eood taatc- VIC want TO knos tha AFs7ciatl1n
~ the dead ntau, aud h!s lomh *&ves bis fame
= sentiment. hut near by Is the family lot Of Il
:! N WHO u secuted Of riding to tho EauoWs
II the cstt nIlh ptowu. the cRo1netruaker Ha*k
Htso II an exterior evtdeLcc Of hos much ma!
!! cpuset,s man can forget after living souc tin
- a8A5 rrsu home:
III "Iu memory Of
y S&xAH v. i. llAwxA
!" consoft Of
r. y. J. HAWKS
~ Aud dkuRhser ef tbs Hon. RAGS smith. Of Al
Held, Msss, who departed this h!e August
:. 9ah. 1saa. Aged 81 EoArL
= 'sMuch - she cpnsiddrEc and ioTe'l the dont
- TIC toes1n,sty o. her hoaoand, sne wAa not Atrs
Of the shadow Of Death. The ns1et tnte1sl1 wat
- .,1tutbssed bet exi.tenec seemed ssre~n NJ
Ne tssa1 toHers. ans uppoa neT iatea. da1 lAJ peFt
t,t1h - Tks3r Infant tkn~htFf k1A{*HS D01Q Il