The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-16

should be tried BY Maasa CHI uAetts
Jury and Sultted." tPaye SID
1t Is cf-,ined in his and their de-
tense by those who gave John Brown
material or moral aid In his foray into
Virginia that 1t was not intended to
incite the insurrection among tho
slaves. and his latest champion. Mr..
quoting from MIR. Lincoln,
says. 1t was not slave insurrec-
ton" The fact that an insilrrection
did not follow the attempt does not
prove that 1t was not intended or had
not been contemplated as possible.
Men OF the desperate character OF
John Brown and his sons, their hands
red With the blood OF those they had
surprised In their beds by the side of
their wives and children at dead OF
night and cut to death--cut, not shot,
for fear OF raising an alarn--would
scarcely stop at an insurSection OF
slaves, and whatever of horror this
might bring, to accomplish their pur-
pose. They and those who aided them
knew we'll that in that same State
twenty-eight years before the South
ampton instruction had occurred un-
der the leadership OF Nat Turner, who
gathered about him q band of sixty
negroes. with these he started at an
appointed time to go from house to
house to Kill every white person OF
whatever age, sex or condition, to In
spire universal terror and arouse the
whole slave population. Beginning at
Turner's own home they first killed his
master, and then went to other planta-
tons.
Money for Pixies.
The money contributed to this e1-
petition by George L. Stearps. DR..
Howe. Theodore Parker. Colonel Hig-
ginson. F B. sanborn. Gerrit Smith
and others was in part expended In
the manufacture for the especial pur-
pose OF 1000 pikes. weapon with
which to arm the negroes who should
join Brown. and which DOUBTLESS
Ma. Turner had employed SO success-
fully. These pixies and other arms
were captured with Brown.
sanborn (page s24) says: "out OF a
little more than $4,000 In money which
passed through the hands OF the
| secret committee in aid of his Viz
ginia enterprise at least $500
was given with clear knowledge OF
| the use to which 1t would be put
Gerrit Smith was liberal contrib
utor and on August ~, 1859. SIX weeks
before the attack on Harper's Ferry
he wrote: The feeling among the
|
| selyes gains strength with fearful
| rapidity. $50 The South would not
respect her own Jefferson's prediction
of servile Instruction. how then can
Ia be hoped that she will respect
another's? And is 1t entirely certain
| that these instructions will be pu'
| down promptly and before they car
have spread tar?
| Brown himself, according to san.
born tpage 572) said after he was
prisoner: IT knew. OF course. the ne.
groes would rally to my standard. -
had anIy got the thing fairly start.
led, you yirginians would have seer
| sights that would have opened your
/! ewes. and I tell you that II ! wer'
free this moment and had 500 negroes
! around me, 1 would put these Iron!
an wise himself before SATURDAY
night" He also said, as reported D!
Realf (page 1850, that upon the Hrs
ltntimation Of plan formed tor TN
| Immediate rise all over the Southern
states, and yet when face to face Wit
the gailows for his crimes ne salo
IT never did intend murder, or treason
or the destruction of property, or q
excite or incite slaves to rebellion or u
Tnaka tnsurrectton." 1t seemed the iron.
of fate that the frst murder these mel
committed at Harper's Ferry was tn
E,lIing OF negro porter who was no
/ only unarmed, but was running Iron
them In fright. If he did not inten'
murder. why shoot this man and others
| WHY take the lives OF Ave men an
hoys in Kansas? II attacking the
United States arsenal was not In
/ tended as treason, what was intended
II instruction was not intended
contemplated. why these pixies an
arms for servile race, and what Is IN
significance Of Gerrit Smiths ebulli
zion above quoted!