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Efce Eimts-StmiDfcrat: ton-toj), Stpjcmbtr 5, 1837. 6 them aid coming up in site of alb said. tmorsst Oiirlwetowrn and in the neighborhood. I deem it proper, and especially iu jus examining conrt aa promptly held ai was conmstent with nuuter. they do aeue tne trains to come tip wa will give directions to the en- tification of box.

Viiee, to slate that wery stxin after the prisoner were ar- Ferry, which they were to sral nn so tiat noneof thu-pai tic engaged over at ilai per1 Ferry could escape, and to hol-1 thnt until aid came to them. It was sealed np OS the M.tryland Bide, and a part of thu corn, pary canw over and on the Vix. fineers to run tne train down the first em-ankment tliey come to and fttoo them in ed. and while the trial were pro. JOHN BROWN'S RAID.

or vrosecut- HISTER. that way. 1 thanked them for their ml. pressing, I (and he through me) from brown' intercepted correspondence and tiom vsrioua other tponrees tnat lies and their co-oixratiou with me and they giniSFtde. tliere were combi nation being formed in xariona parti of the l'iiii-d state, in I ennayfauia, Ohio and Kentucky, of armed parties for the purpose of coming ou bete and BrLEASTTlO THE PRI905E2S.

I received particnlarlv, and I mention thia The and loxecxition of lirown and HI Tarty Operation of II i Kmiiriec The. aeader Flrm-" nests and ool nes I ucidenta of the Trial and I iM-ution Preparations to rrevcal 'K'Uc. rase a one that aid illustrate tiie other, a THE TEEWB OF THE LAW. Here it may bo remarked that thia Conrt, wlnrh eonimtd of not lew than tiro justice of the peaee of (he conntri had the riht to aenmt the party charged with a criminal offence, bnt not the rifht to convict If of Uic opinion that the pwon ouutit not to le acquitted, it became their duty to aend the caae on to the circuit court of the county a court of over and terminT. In the year ll.r8the O.tober term of the court com ruenoed on the 20th.

The grand jury win innianeledon that day, but attended to no bumm-M eveept orditntry county businena nntil the 2 itli, by which tima tlie eaamiu-iiiE court hd been he.iL 'the erand jurv wan 'he-n until the J6th. on which Any a joint indietnient waa found aint Itrown, titti.hena, hhhdds, tirw-u, pic and tiifwland. liey were arraigned at the bar on the next da the 27th. and pleaded "not Kiiiitv." brown waft tire! tried, and on Nov. 4, lh5t.

by the in tit jury which waa reu-turly called and impaii. I 'd. a verdict of. ltuity wis returned upaifibt him on each count. In the course of hi trial excel ti.ia wf re to cer'niu of tab court, md Iw tween the t'uieof kieojiTictim letter from a of eonntv, well wnreo and in an xcel- lent handwriting, inf rniuig me tliat tin re wasa party of unwar.l of seventy men who were armed and dnl.ing, and who wore a particular adfe, for the purpose of moving down along the mountains, crossing the river at Hancock and couiimj it, to Virginia.

I immediately sent a parte of military to went back. That day Mr. Alex. Boteler, onr representative, had four members of Congres from i hi. at the Ferry, who wanted to come np to t'harlestown and witness the execution.

He saw me and said: "lhere is Mr. Hunter, he can in'roduce you and take '-are of vou in going np there." I wa introduced to them, told them the state of things that exist-vl up there and rsthvr eonraged them f-om to go. "But here ts-Mr. Boteler, brother mother of ongrs: yoi can go rr under hi a lsptcea and will t.e attend) il to if you thocso to tr.ke he risk." I waa tin re in my carriaee. Mr.

Bott ler and those four of Congress went tip. Not long af-erv ard I drove mv home, and very soon a messengar came out to my house that there w- re x.im gertlemer down town whi to see me. I went in im-rte'i'ttriv and fmnd that the. four men; ber of t'ot-gress were in the I rah'd them, arned ihe state ot 'thins, told them tuat I feared their it would le a ih-agreable one and nrrange.l fur their return to Hrir tenv. a carriage prepared and an of cavalry, it them 111 and th.

ui back to Hsrte-r Kerry ai 111-vi'-d thein the net sfier brown n. ticon- ns and they won id bt ivceiv.d w-tij 1 i.ev i.tid- rt' od ths ntt-r f'lilt, act hi it. bjck to ll-rpers Feri sml then on the ir wav. No vi-itor fri.m Notth or West came on the tra.n; bn a ni.rr.b. of them, finoing hat party, marching down the towpath, bevond quitstion, was tiie party tiiat Browq ami Stephens observed, and that led lirowu to suppose that they were HIS COXIX0.

FBIETPS, and ior hrSt. phtns to go out and to find wh'. ther tin were or not. He ont, fottnd that they wereuot frieiulu. laid got sl ot.

The next a may be ol fved, wasthia: blown han rented a sitial! tr.rm. I think, about t.hrto mile from harper' berry, in a seqnes.c.-? region, iu an angle be- tw-eeii the mountain and tbe river, on the Mai viand side. From t.iat point he hud been of rat ng all siinrnnr. receiving boxen and ail under pretext that they prospecting' for on When ii" sent t'ooke with a party to Ijiuis V. and Johf.

If. Alsta.it. he inhered up tt: ir got their and b.t'ie -l up ti-ir to thein, i- uh at WashingUiti'satid AiUlt tinng-ng A ash-, ir.g'on rn Al-tid'. aw II as all mala tve tijey could find aa prisont r. When th; get to Ferrv they sen: wagons over the bnd rhat is S'lielax up the ri -iid on the ti le, to this fsi t.ihouse, and 1 f.

re 11101 iiing those w.o:( had brought down th. diato. 1. on tne eaesl. about a mile ahio i it rper's try.

"'iti in ly pja, t.ils and at-otit which in tins achooihoiike. The 11" wera ix. 'h anfl see. intra. Motain countv.

Htnoi-k. to lie x- 'ft- ted for till in. Ih poucy that I adopted was iirninl those lneursinn i rather than resist their. I knew nothing of tins geiitieinan. hos letter informed n.e bow he had obtained hi information: that had gone among them and leaned ad hurni i.

aeri.cnt on an application wwimtueuv their secret, but lieinir ulterlv oi.is.-.! to (uh deemed it bis dutv to make the communication he bad to me. He said 111 hi letter fjist he wa a the Leg wa also survevor of tiie countv 111 h.cn be I In cart 1 1 iiecsnie 't at it wa genuine and Isi P-d upon it. lie sa.d tnat if it vi" knonji teat he hid made tins eonimut: ca'eni to mt it would cost In 111 the t.f Mtinm to the Hnpreine oort in arn-st'f judt'isi'iit. Ihdtapr plieAt.on waa by the or.it oi "A p-I-aN, and adiirdintrly, on the 2d day of le-o-mber, i s.ii. the ai pointed in hia sentence, he 1 he liu- of Vii k'ltiia, at that time, eave the jude 'he power to t.rdi tie- exeeution to be pnvate public, as he hw proper.

'1 lit re nianv rea-r hv the executions fin.iiid 1- 'pn-ate, bn the judge, with my p. 11 nier.rrt -mi cb-h nn tint thcr tihou.d thirty day aftt-r the tiaie Ol' Tion, which was done. hen Jtrown wa tirt brought tut bef.rc the xaiainmtr court he 1 that he IV WAST AST TK1A1, that he had acted wild hii ey. open and ventured upon hi exreiiK.n, and tints s-ted Lis fottniiea upon tin' ea-tof a oe anil ha 1 they roti id not conie on from Baltimore, property if not of hi life, sod apj-ealed to Mrucs a. tti- coun'rv into Loudon, made I 1 th' ir th r- and got into the town i ti.e I i f.

and ev-r ttoeg ready, thnt aiiyons I i to thetartvhsd l'o'hitiir to evet.mg b. th- morning t.f br-iwri 1 n. tvt'rman of them found 'ii gnaiiihouse. whtre Kiev wie pt eeeui: w-re oxer, then s.r 1AI1 an tn ort of eaairy to Harper lerry pat ov-r the river. lost, and he wat readv hi htand i.ythecon-st'Oiem-e!!.

i-titm-; oeiiW and Inildlv that to, the tiiirtH.e of puttinz v. 1 V' event- me to 1 tp in name secret, whnli 1 accoM-1'iL'iy did, an I hi Liter is ncv in John lirowu carp if it can found. Nut- Se1Tetitl W.e follgtesa Diet I We( to an'iitiL't and got onr Itet.reseptjtive 10 call ut 'he 11 pre-entitive iti.ni to the lobby. H- wa a Itepiib 1 .111 uiU r. When infrodtseed bun I told biin ti at I had receivi rl a 1-t'er from a ren'it in 11 of that name and found it proper to inquire wh.it was br stau hi a to character and position.

the tn -mu of t.Tigrt evidently a pied that 1 had some bust in latioii with him and be prninp'iv toi nie that he was one of the most rest-' t-a. ten 1:1 theeonn'yof Huntingdon: he iu nu-nilM-rof the ai.d tic srneyor -f the county, and that I could relv upon evi ry word that he said. In addition to this I soon cl lliti that tin re wj. a large pal -nig ohoamzeo for tbf. same ltrosF, st or in the- iicihls.tlnx.d t.f Olx ri O.

tiov. 0. up to me here, to Aia a or only urtus thr htvdf thehlmea, and to incite mi a their ttiat ra and t'amilitis, to PC "oil -Ui. Wi re I jl! V. and 'ray if t- l.t Hiiei.t ie neivsary toeswr iish llie.r freedom.

Wli- lirowu trial first IJ-owu a i.i it knew and Tut: Go.rnt.i' be Ci' I iiii? Will 1 r. make tri re-f-rve th i.i in uiutfcT I Ci sf.l Li 1 ti t. -Ji np'" cf them, an-i lie was Pi si. 1 rt- etna iv. So far could i ilui'iiv red tu icgaid to th- Miarpe'a s.

and r-. -they were 1: at the bcoii 01 -e. and after th- raid id I do ird brok'-n nc we fou.id theip 't r-i-m over, tery con-v ed that tbete a larga i.u-r.br of: Urowp'i foiiowers and i iniasa. ne 1'irki 1 111 thx! ai.t'le of the th" rivt-r and 'the mountain road, rea-lv to march iiowu. and those tint were -t were to th ami t.d-.'." ard jiiiii P.ro.tn.

Here it tnay bo H'taaiked that at that n.i it wa a 111 liter of 0.1 that th. f- wa tu lui.iijtiaHs rn. ruber of no (stranger-si uiovihg ir. rson, also en th- other of ih" ift-er during th whol- si 111 rue r. 1 b-cetift'i'i.

hi i. (hat I beheve t.u-re ia 'i r'g gronn I f'-r the h- iief that y. marcn i "tt. hsi tn.iids tilt J. lTeCvI.Ctlted tilt wl.e plan it up.

and that those l.e-ksng -11 from the height aiiovw 1:1, sae wht wa gi.pig on. and then i-id not e.ui.e li.ar.iig upon oint I 1..1 n-i- ii as nn' of the disc'os. 111 th r.r Lou: trials ei that iJrov to.d Li. i cgriy .11 tiite tiienii.ig that BE WofLP LA LARC.ELT RF.IttF Cb-esHS b. 'tie had no eouiiw at tor him, aud thereupon, he aeiuie-iiir.

'thoniaa t-, "reeii. now juUef tlie t'onrtnl a'of Wei.t Virgintn.anJ 1-awson Uot.s a of the Jetietwon lr were iji ooi-it 1 jis )m couiiik 1, ard ai li.l:fc'B be, Im iicttV' 1. i1' SJ JO r' ti.e. o.nci ii as i a's tie Proxerntlnir Attorney for the State of Tlrainia at the Trial of Jeaa Brovrw la 1S51I. such.

On Satuithi tnortiins. the triil bavins U-u L-ilniL' on the day U-fore. certain pay t.f browns EXECfiinjt, I th 0 1 of D-cerU r. a ni bi.ght day There wis r. uisturtaneo and fvrvtbH.gwei.if.rf.il, the moit manner A le reaiarr.ed, tht brlvais a-t i.

n-'tlv that vemna to lei-y 1 ths of his tttcatsun an tiov. vVi-fc- trtn of iTviea ended on the 1-t day of Jat-nary, 1-tnO. John I.t-t-h-r rtiiie iu a Governor 'hat Soon after the inangr.rx-t.on Let her. there remaining two 1 1 i-n-. arid not of, he.

citi to barn-town and lttrjnired int. ti.att- r. Barker bad tried ar cent u-. tne ttrt ftv-. pr bnt the st i.jiti.t and Ha, i- tris 1 l.v lic'c-v, of lu.ekf ghsnj l.e (x.han w.th Judje 1'atktT.

at.d eie condemned Uv him. t'opriund wa capt tired Tloi.tlajr about 3 ii, htonztit Cl. irh aud kept I iniii.e-iis.tely wen' to see and vn-d hun to 'h 'ri'ii 1 to liSriri the susi that hd ulrea iy bee 1 ire-il that it a tar tr- mtv be that Ci peiand wa a 11. if'o, 01 ii. itihiiv from No.th and in-'iiiay ii.tt:,..vre Hu l.iui 1 letui uii in, a i.eat.i- r'a sat at the tame table with him and conversed sT.wtr.

it for lirowu from -Ito-tou. lie employed I h. ne pr pi With regard to Pl-lV, In l.ts 1 HCIlt Of them to Olt ii-n, who ion.td the rtv s.et one m.ht ij the sitii.t' td with hn Brown. and nvi't-itiuwilivii a i.hi .1 of r.l.t their f.trrcinifi) IVtv and party were cf.ptnrcil on the. rj'-iiur of 17th of Octal, 1 fin r.

oh Ii. II the f.uri. 1j srus vf'T'rf 1-Ii. iU Israel trre- M. a Uvrt.

i i i rtariats wtl.Irl ia out and o-it. lian ti to tiitf dictation. After the 1ody of the will hail liet iIkwti, he ma le auKs-eiitios which to drawing tht codicil. It was drawn aa be nusru'ested i. and Ixdh the will and tin-codcil are attt A by John A via and myself, and waa probated in Jefferson county.

Ih: all oecnrred a utiort time U-fore tlie officer ctnie to take brown out to execution. As evulem-eof hi ctHilne and firmin s.whiie I waa drawing the wi.l he aiiawring letters with a cool and steady hand. 1 aaw 0 SltiVS OF TXEil IH OR GIVI' i AWAY situ lyi-rm striil to ir, tL.o. tht.e to re-id' vnus, and whui can.e rV.w-r: to 11. cr-po-i't to I'.

Kiv. the- go over tiver we n.tn passed bv l. this iiw 'asrivcl tt Iinn-r tVrry dtirin not i.i.i 10 tiie nt wim he li 1 ens. a id. ai tb tarrii il the pase.g(r fr Oi.io iiv.

i to ih ns-otl P. seiz tnin tode. sir! whflll I.e intended ttlie-' if ll pise. ui; "l-r- ur .1 to I tbmk. IT.

an 1 la -i a ii.an ti the rl.ty bavsnj pr. ionsiy tct rs ah a I cut the Inntntiiatelr a tier tn ir ana with it his whole chained. Up to tlirst he was fur huiTyi'ig 1 he trial viiip it. On Ssdirilay hen th. ho-ir for arrived b- conduct, by i wle the court reafembled at i-r diiiii.

r. the wtrd came from the jsil that ilr-iwn w-ss Po nx-k to ap; sr that I the ntw aud at once to the court to liavc- trie jad phys'ieiau Miiunioii, it t4 examine he was to aitd io repo: This was done and the pfiytiician, who ws. I)r. Masm, promptly re-po: V-d thM he wx not -ick. and that ho ws ieicnfusr.

On my motion the co'irt tii-jocu I. to li brocyht into court on a cot. lit- a l.iidoii tie-c it rtnd con.n-t-'1 th'onk'li i.t c'f noidier into the com tho ise and isiiii on tiie in the btr with one Ii sIihtv. rst bead fa. 110:14 him.

Th ti it! went ot! a e-itain extent, but every ciiort -i wmtlt: to pro: ract it. I r-ii-t-d it, but at last, lav in the evetiitisr, lite railed mi- up and spid.he we had t-ler i.r.-e, ao: I ail fm cavil at our pro-c-. to let the can- lj. eed o-. I tut iy men in nttn tit is fully I arm- d.

t- en' ry out hi- purpo. of tip a 1: Ktif. ri.metit Virginia r.mi tlnj s-Uth sn 1 ee-aneirx' in the sivr. a ui s.s out ot rii-t its'-efavie Prist. to roe tapidiy.

tuaaing n- til it Wfc It 1. lie i.i tne ti.att." was ii I tie-t-ain st tint. I was in the-in. 4 as in ti.e in 'htiorhtjn faot lo 1 1 I. it, and 'hen to i'Ii Carolina 01 tree parent, and xt.

vt wa Ukt-n Ohi nrr if cv, the t.n;.v tip -ill M- PVf-rt. MrfiRsNild titornied and SUtIk-i'i! re let V. rKmtif i ho with him. but next could g' lutu to cross the 1 K-troit river, and thua he had to givr up the chase, fdiat Keiifleman, 1 understand, haa Bitico the war tilled some ata'tou under the government. In tins connection it may remarked that during thu trial information was rweived here at laxriestown tl.at a certain gi-iiti-itiau, 'enpyiug a farm in the bin F.idire Mountain, w'thin the county of I iarke, or ou the in upjs Ioudon or Fauquier.

a operating in uch a manner with the Mound aa exei'ed atrong siiai ieion. a aquad of cavalry was sent to arrest him. Th uiokrd jirompiiv, but fore they reaehtd this farm the I ltd had tiown. He never wa arrcstwt. Aftr the rl.eof the war he wm made a jtiJire of one of the United States district courts.

i now dead, and no more wii; he of hi doings in connection with that raid, tirsin lue ie nt maxim: rte rii Wom. These thing are ineitfMH.eil, in ta.t to show to which KVXfPAIHf I XI THE lliOWN EtTTJ wa exhibited on thermit of I ad.it! men of the North, and aa coi'tirm-fig the' thai (Sot. Wise end mvsctf bad taken 1 pthat this John Brown rai was not the thing wl n-h it appeared to Is- the put'ivc, bnt that itresllv and truly wa tha incipient morentent of the great conflict betwi-en th North and the South.aud that it it. ti i iir.ii a i.cai a -eh ou Lai Ictowr. :rs.ii if- I ha mo', about fi" hv.

ti.a r- l. re wa re red, and ha'. mar tl lie'in- but lirown not to ild rot ii thera. re a i.t:. man 11.

Mr. Mi.pi. tisne xli.i Hid he ti.at ti- ft.ived tt.lv i J( tir eaisd a the Uteriiti oilrge. Hwsii negro -nd Ubavt-I hatiw if mm 1. anv t.f their, find in (r ni the was or.tr 1 is wav the atte l'iit, tliat tin; slaves w.

h.i 0 he-ciHiid net dept-nd 1 a 1 fr flive anl teidun Uue in him kt all. lie wrote bi letters, each one of which wi: handed to me Is fore it went out, while I drawint; the will, ao aa to pet dJiie by the t.me the oflicera came to tke bi.n out. When they niiallv came to take him he frasped tne by the band and thanked me in the warntcet terma for the k'ndne- I had ahown to bun from the begin-tiiitsr down to th.it Pius. I left the jail about 1 o'ebvek snd atoo.1 at the corner above the jail until the went out. The military waa draw up.

he waa received out ol the iad inttr a etninj wajfon, and tlie moved arontri the corner of lie mil and out CJcorire atreet to the field. I saw tverv l.inir from l'Kiu-ninift iend of that operation, and preceded the proc. ssion by a few n'inntea in LTettiucr out to the field. That stidlKjil p.an tt.toti a thiii li 1 anic on in 1. tn.

r-oil-, r-t t.n-se before 1 nt-. i aw in thu tipa.s.on i'leiva ad-i more than'ty. If it I t-cen iM-. nrrrid a for anv of it wotti-l h.ie been this man 'Cop a I rectetn a- nun h. if not mote, at seeing t.

0 111 and rt- I lie fxrf to me. He was a tenth ti4n whosti wcr-l li- 'v in 1 -f k. da v. osaloW wounded. oti -h the most inn) ii-it ix, h.

and I cotthl rt longer their ex-cnted than ttnv of tiie party. ri sewt a 1 bad been pi-'" '1 wt'h mtn named agai I aisct t't-ing a 1 i I 'I lie li, St i self to the John shadow. twei-n I soon f. i.iovi O'li BtlOn text Seem to p-i Jetlt it-m connect, nt With this ii.hitr of b'-owti ri-l it How far it fort. the.

tempi- conflict of an be-North at.il tiie South, In thy wrty stag of tha party of to lo itit. li timt tjf t'jv o-. Hay- ji -int. party to ilm-rif, and di- iloahotithe nuht that biowp ritjved into Hart a Ferrv. next day, when matt-1 a of tLe .1 ua 111 ri tLe r-eiat r.a a' 1 n-l-tno'it tlr an 1 articular.

v. AH tbia had to I liPOVtl I became tnamf at. armed men iu tiie i iiil 1 nev-r eireanied 1 such a in the hattlv above tne ri lit works, made au thing, bad kuo'i that the, doeritie waa ki pt 1 ridouucl rt t. There wss a per- pn a. 1 in iwits of tn- ccuntry 'acre aitaeti nten the siitit-il t.arty at the wor.

frotti his jjuh: ev nt-aliy resulted in the so-i sui.i'tiri at the font of wlrch the tram drew' pp. With insfrne-t "t.s -ti nt if he saw an arm, paitv on thi car coming was ''rtweert, tne Nje an-i ibi Soiitii itjsin this '-iect of ni -'io sl.f t-rv. From fict -t iu troiu infe'ves led oorrns; of ilroWn ar 1 h. foi'u rs, arid fr- 11 other uirc' a vk-w th case A. .1 opened 111.

fie was t-y civeaa'gnal to 011 or two ot not knowing bow many were cor-ccaied in theiiops and the result wa that they d.oxe out lii-se two partie. They ataited acp the rat ni of th- river, our men alter th iu. Ihey were haded to come bck; refilled, and was shot ami killed. Th: man C'opeiatid threw up his hands, surier.dfcied and came back, meting our men how- nt out to g- hmi. Tim be wa capt ur-'d, put rai.road n.en t-t'ioied a couple of huu- who'e Pry alont hia kwsun- a neifro child as he went out of the is utterly aud a Iwo-lutely false from 1 rrititiin? to end.

Tuere is not word of truth in it. Nothing' of kind occurred nothing of the it con id hare occurred. Ha waa aurround' by at 1-diera, and neero could t'f acre to him. 1 had a party. calit my an.te.of aoiue fifteen or twenty on dir.

and Iavid 1L Strother wa among the unmlier. We wore standing near the kcaflnlit, or immediately under it WHE! THE DROP rXLt- Wlten lirown waa led forward and placed on the drop, and t'amnbt II. ami Avi. the jailor, bad tepied lack, I distinctly heard hirn aa in a plaintive time, 'T hope they will not keen me here any to rs in respect tu-. -ancanco drtd yards e-iow, and upon the beim given the rail w.

re be boist1 up so tnat ti .1111 co, ild not ps-s, and those engaged nntil which waa done. ISrwn did tint rrouin- tolK-carri'sl to thatevt lira he. hick. Alter, tiie a.boirn-cj rit wa he wan well enough to waik. Hi Mot ids we rcsnnn-e' the trial and the ended by hi conviction that night.

It proper to remark-here th.it I'rown, "ls-n hi captni at llavix-r Ferry, had declared tc tio. Wine aa 1 myelf the tame tiling in ferenc to purpos-ea that rhmii tn-Tore theevnniinintr court. He w.g pot R-nt-'ticed by the jndje until after thi" t'ortrt of at bii hinond had accl arjou hi? for a nupe cia and ni isi.lii; be br nieht out and received hi- -n. wcf by Judi.e t'arker. Wlipu rtthed i.tKn and a-k-1! ie thcr he hs I any-thtns; to say why aentence should not le executed accord.

nit to the verd.ct of ti roe and m-iU-a formal and evid- iiti.v w. co'isidTed t-i-ch. in wnieh, to my aur-prine, he declared that In purpose in comma here wa not to ami the iave their iuatiti.ru and itcite sn "infurrei br.t it wa eimply to do on a ianrer ts-ale hat he had done in Kansas: to run tHem off, (mis to cure their treetiom. into the free Mate. The t-peech wa evidently well considered one and waa slowly and drlilierateiv tU-hv- I nd he ir.strtiet.oua of ths Govtrnor, havn-g learned that MOWS" WIFE wain rhHsdeh hia.

I said to Crown that if he desin her to eono1 on to is-e him. to b-t me know and I would have her sent for and conducted in af. ty from Haria r'a Ferry nr. to see him in tail. Somewhat to my sarrin'! be declined pfrm-tting her ir anv of his famiiy to come.

She never did come nnt.i the afternoon litfore the execution. Then frv.r,. Il.rr.r Fnrr, it. this movement of .1. browu, v.V began lowdy to tnat a.l wa on tho in I'oing liiat we'e th-11 to unve on and br-ak up the read below thtie eo as to stop a wagon and driven to htrie'own.

1 nose wbo were informed saw tnat titer" surface, 'it viw-i were from to Gov. Wise, and before werer.v-r. Is th he and 1 t.ecame 1-tt it this Ji' own raid tiie tg great co.iilict lietweeti the Nor; South on the niibj, ct of sliverv. wa to Pe a coii-ln lstw-ten the North and the south, and the'idea occurred tome, which I ob' for hit it i worth, that if a bv a unmhrr of A-bbr's cav.lrv. Blown ard his companions arm were snent two or three hour at the lail, and pared and made ths subjects of F.xecntivr i- metrrv tha in the coming war thev would tnen, according to the tmvernor instruc to tim lie 'nai i.viucetf of a thd bet- rriisnea" 11 (tOT.

nor in ionof .0 wera of earning be found to the South ugly customer, audi tions, she was sent under tn Ram escort bark to Harpers Ferry and told that ike next evening: Brown a body would be tiehv- ter be regarded act-fn- tiiirlv. Thp an additional expisnatioii of the Whe so large aniilpap f.rce at Charles town ami at the it i points. It was not atone for the tail and the repe.lnig of to ls organ'riug with the 1 1 have no doubt that if Brown, rarticuiariv. kinder than neceaHarr." Immediately upon bearing which, the ignal waa given to cut the rope that upjwt- the drop, which waa done, and that ended John Browne caret r. I tiid not hear him aav "ie luick, aa oun-tioned by apt.

Avis, thomrh I have no doubt it occurred aarhe baa ni rat'd it. At the tune the order vvaa given to cut the rope, Ilatar 1 T-i- in the of.o- lure lie irpt- ho kdmit tu' iu juto 1 ihnvtfl- Xli fart niKii-E'hthr from ir-oa th ti: were tbw-: ILariirar.J. ill charge of the ril.ml lit'. iMr. rkhaai) bard a uoie tn the brid at the toil-gate went otrt tirs "ahtmt it.

IIo wag thi' by oup of lirwn'i nifn, aiid rom.n? aivuiutd. eurtc.ita go back to the os. a t-hot by tlit-iu. Sonte irons ab'Hit i h.m r.p and cairud him iuta th- ahei-e- he -dii-d oifiC time that tochi. I trip fvrrr, aiiost 9 o'cljck fc.t My there BCTCHaL ft-THE ia front of lius WLik in ei a Ti.M-e ite ir i-iy e.Ho'w il j-iu do, Ifnuur I turned rountl "and to Mr.

ni-pr" it a lloU-rt E', I'-e, W'K-ill .1 had iutiuiatcb Unowu I it "was another tvnth-iii ui by the iipnie of a tetrirry KuV'rin-t -ii'Uiit at Ferry, oc hai made tfitapiiro. O'jv. Vi arrived ih one or two wlnn-teer from llehine'iil, Id o'clock jxt iwrnintt. I went and received had survived the result of his raid tred to ber there. ITow the art worked may he seen from his incident that isri'-rd.

Lat- at night the tra.n from th- West drew npatlVd-montan the 1 artv s'ationed on tlie rlat-form in front of the hotel-saw their arms g.ittering from the lights and was alo to give tne sistia! to the men below to ar tip the road. wh irtunately a head was out of the ear and it was discovered that it was a rouij any coming in from Wheeling to ha: itst n. Aceoi dinglv il wa not torn tip but they were Undi at liiiitie i Mid man-lied to t'tiari -stown. A further ii.Mtrst:i.g the inachiiiation thtt were being can led ou, the object of whfch was THE REs-TE or CROW anit the other pi I receiv ed one day, when ei.gaced in the ti ial of olK of the pris rrred. At the Cio-s of it nert-nce was THE MOST DANOERoCS MtLITARX LEADERS onld hfive bc-cn in him and some of nig lirown and th" prisoner.

and wa to jml. 1 1- purpose ot preparing foe for the events. Wfa wa fin immediately a Iterward his triort were iiiaae by uivtrs ai'ies from the Xorth to obtain the par ion The only time that I witnessed any exhibi-tiorj of on the part of Brown was in the tnerviw thtt we had about Mrs H-own. (-it. Tiof-rro told lue that h.a inatrnc-tiona were to send her l.t a tint night.

He showed a goo 1 deal of temper, a he wanted ber to re dll uit'tit. It was teriemed o'l erwite, and whtn I explained to brown fiiLf th r- jinoii of it. he asa 1 11 acquiesced and of Brown an it tlie other prisoner, mi was the military had not completed their dtspoai-tiona arouiid the fcailmld. b)tt I promptiVde-t'-rann-d that Brown, according to hia wih. ahomd not be kept loneer in this state of painful Thonch very clo i brown had cotfen there to aec how be 111 nmnv psi-er.

tiov. tvwe csm- on to Chart. town not Ion? af tet it msd it so. pm ranee. and tnen turned to me hi great sur approached by a numoer of get.tit men from li nt swiieti, tv ho tisik np the idea thst 1 was prise to nave vent auch aspecchcotmnit tmm "potent, not only the matter of regnlatiyg liiown.

aiid thereupon he went to Hit bore himself), we could mv nothinir of tre- tne tfaa connected with the raid at.d the til to xi ilrown. I wa not with him, but took leave ot herafU-t alie bad eatt berst p- trial, hut in respect to the work they were arr.ed f.om bun alt rward ptr wi'h tbf familv o'h taih r. Avis. Mie hands w. re clinched, ami he was a cool ami aa firm aa anv hnnian being I ever saw nnder inch cirenmstar' ea.

engaged in, of from the tTovf ruor was treated 4hrouirinnt with the tnot on, rs a li tier dated Ohio that was vtr.it, partly iu r-d ink and breathed threats whnt had occuiTcd. in that interMCW he had the pardon of lirowu and hi leiiow-prison- mark.yl respect. Whiie the iMtdv waa bareiii-r. Strotber xy nto.torm r-plv to the.n was: TAXED BttOWS WTTJI HtS INrtvSStSTENCT alii'tsul up, THisci the cap fioiu hi fce and wish I could, but thu difficulty lies ht re: If in the declurationt! that he bnd A to toe domes and event t'tat rsvurred between the umetif te arrest of browu and hi and hi execution, and brown and hi companion had succeeded in efore ut riarp. ra terry, nnd a-usc before the exnutiiiinsr court and in stwtrhtii.t the execution of theo'her four, on the ljtti took a of hancing.

ti- that the celebrated Maria l.ydia Clilhi had pul l'sbcd that ahe wanted to have nortrait or hkeneaa of Brown in every eon. l-tton I.fe tit hang in room, and th'ithhld takdi AWCMAfrS WEAKNtaSS. Why Am-ricnn Women are Pal aud Des) prsei What linal'-h Won: Are Doing Now in ri.1 the leading London pity was in conversation with a tdy cf h'n -ciuaint-, tnce yesterday. "Why i it," asked the dootor, "that so many of the ladies whoa I ie hti'j are pals and apparently weary "Oh, replied the lad with who he waj converfeing, "thatmusi he your ination. H-tor." "But how many of your lady fri' i 's are in perfect or evti good ak' th 2 physician.

"How many can say r.evsj him ou ti- p-'fria, eipiained the i-tate ubhshetl. He trfoim' ir" that lirowu had leading on any c.u.s.derable nuiubwr of our avesto join turn in the insurreetiekn- instead of bavm: six or seven rvistiners to d. al with and to according to their we ot Jec pibrr, I s. areat injustice baa lm cuh diiniself by nayinc thtt he net 1- done to tov. and niv lf.

ie has l-en aeverelv criMi i for at tin 'ketch to iid her. tnat "iie nnht l-ctt-hv urouitiit out to receive tit. ncc, aiul tnat v.hen be l-hv red ths-t speech waaeonfe.wd and taken by nrfrie. and thst have him. too, when he nm-bed." If be nouij have had a wholesale dealing with our p.ir siavs.

which it i horrible to W- bi Ueved and knew, a we thought Cl and siut in tie- nt lame nniitary fon to take caie td sent it she baft the best por'ialt of brown ne tn.th of the matter he to what tiiey woui do us if we iisrtnevl a hair of brown's brad, and I wa just alsiut liv uig it as.de a a -pactional Utter wtn fife nv atfentioii. 1 i.ai wa this: "When l'av return from Missouri, we will 'be pi, p-red to move on Frankfort and -1 il-s. I recollected Seeing an ae-c nit in tic ap raid a titan named Day, vra oera'iiiff with ibe slavrsinKen-tut ky. and laid the tter aside, and immediately aftttward tint ted a brief i'-iti to ink if th 1 knew that there vaau 1-ranklort, an iin my lett, I gave tills of the letter, "a Soon a- ir retiiin from Mi-sours, we 11 r--jit'lio nioveon Fisi.kfort and Versaiiiea." dv or tj stte'-waid. whhe engaged in the trii.

in co'ii I i- ed two tel. 01 fjr nt maynr of I rsnkfort and the Killer fioni the mayor. of Versailie. everjal-en. and to bring to justice but seven pris j-r.

All if b'-owtj-a tweiity-ta-o nun, I l.t veil uieti and stiil tiiiiik. that he cou.d not sejuce the dt-clMation-that' he had ma.i' to Aft Jrown bat bune some e.ht or ten 11 at ilii-pr's. Ferry and b-fore the exatuifi- oursiave. ltmaybeie ne remarked so far as I knew 01 am ed from any quarter. mint! th doctura imii to no upon the It the whole numb, tbxt he had broncht from the Maryland stio over to Harper lerrv.

were for by IVing ki.led ii iriiiK-toe fighting on Monday or not a single mie of the slavss 111 the cottnty K-afli id. Dr. J'aaon. the iil -iciau. rirat.

He examined the bodr and rononneed hiiu niKCi urt. i he totvernor -x 'tcrt tins to meaiid I toi bi under which the viieec-h had 4ieen made by IP-own, of or 111 Maryland, adiace nt, ever did join tu 111 hi raid, except by coercion. i'L Some ttnor fif otiier phvMeiatia ml pit tail, wnu one or two to unexamined tlie Isvlvand and then tney escaped a soon aa they couel g'it--n ofli it afterward turned out rurrfd that he wa d- ad. 'ihe wa then cut down, placed the corlin Imt prt-rarei there were onlrt coke and Hazlct'. nd went, had: to their homes.

There ha been much speculation to tbe tliat it was (it liberate, cs.l ar.il evideutiv pr, pared befort band. Afu he had left. pinLai.ly the day brown rote me a note from the jail and aked ni to call and nee him, winch I promptly did. He then pav nte "an niuiinint the intervi' that he had Lad with tiov. hn; outi-tan- 1 sti.

tire- n. audi" opHan 1 were trw-d at tlm Octolx term. Stephens for if and ret irnesf to the Itn-mtint therf until toward the close of the afternoon, when it was a tit tothed. pit nd exact stit where lirown aud hi sutler: d. It was in a held ouU: of Charlestowu.

snd tlie spot where Brown askit'g. Did yti ad I -ess a tter to wn rea, rved anr was not tried nntil the next Lin, and t-ok him around the fnziii'-hi where he met CoL Lee. Tht ro nj oa he an I that i. Wis and I went into i-o-iui it: the lUriiutendcDt't offiee ahere lrowo ai hiy. As soin as we -cnt- rvi 't il.

Urowii roe half np and bun. and th-y ha I an interview tht tni or f.i luiim. ie d.d the iuterro-Kitm: I tvok iiou. In the conrne of the int. rv: ie hiai if be iaNOwit-t r.rown.

of Ksinas. -Hw was: to do my duty there." ltrown C.w:i br the aide jfteiheii on the u-t. li. had lvt-n t-lihtiy woa-id'-d in the ih Slif I el bad read all over his lie? kkid uotui. to U.t I couid not and did t'fit ffco4i'uf him a the John Smith whom Uid at Harper's Ferry, and, as I think, at t'harh t-town too, several, irsi during that.

Hummer. I did-uot rtscotrnize biin uritil lie camo to jf-il nd was I then dix-oveftd that he wai John Siuilh, an Wise bail that he waa Ossaaattonu'e liruwn. He. was ric vd coitPoPED, me of i. dxte Ad I t-o'iid dj was with Haxlett bad l-eti captured, lailyw'ithwbtt NV ie had nie.

and and tl-ev were tried at ssnie fpne. As no- trf-ncil hi sr. "I ih.l. Andrew "llk rtnism a few davs after cajne rovnmiiiii- suttered w4 selected by Gen. Frank Snnth and a few days, or perhaps the tiny.

ts-d hi wife and friendti at flarier terry to breamed North. From the ti.n ln was captured until hia matters to develop f-miel that me a a lavor i "won id urn memory and his thia IV mar not Riany dsca liefor his t-sin-ution. nd before execution. There Km no tree near it. The stxit waa purposely tixtd upon raliou from m-li of thrste mayors thankitu nut for ti.

nig tl: the mf 'i nistii-n and ak execution I was ith him almost daily, aa care bad to be taken to see 'iit tie sn pi timers did uul escape. We Very oon d.scovclel that IROWN'g I xtlHSAKIE iv as to prevent any one being able to recog mg me to them a rompiete eopv of the ftoo.i got on (csxl term and he freitnently itent tor me. Before five dava after tiiev wre 111B iu the niotit diftnct tei to hi ontrtual purpose. I at niw told him thntall he had ietter, which I had made and sent to tie-111 ae nize thersatur. 1 he iuniter lor the scaffold ha 1 bt en prepared by Capt.Cookr.il.

captiired and put in jail the mail brought let- enrd ngiy. I hey suiisditenUy me do in ord to irin nim taca to te anie PviiDt that he had d. ciared previotinly, ws '1 ie were put up in the shapt- of a scaffold eitht iate 0:1 ihe evening fore or 011 the bv letter that Pu re was nch a movement on foot, and bv the information 1 had giwn or h.m to write me a note tstuir exactly in-re he tood and i would publish it 111 one inein tney ware mai tt tocuecu it. A rmipie wei ks tt ierward I xw a notice taken fri-ni a Keutiitky paper tnat this man l'ay had of the local paiier. which Wi done, lmnv-- ly letter to ice.

pniili-hed liere tn th ia to l.rown and the otaer pnwmeraand thv wrote letu 1 in lepiv, which wire ent the piMOotiii-e and mailed. 1'he whole inii new to 11a. and me particular! it waa not till tbia time that I discovered the impropriety and the daneerof pr-i miUtro; letlera to go into the prisom-ra and answeta to b'jret'imel and rtailed withont spyboilv a mspex-tiou. Thereupon the postmaster was directed to pnt ALL LETTEHS tHAT CAME TO PtlOWX ms-ie hi ap- a.ance in Kentucky: his mir loftl papera. 5 ail over the I uited were- Uiacovered, and he was arrested -is the matter remained until Mate, ana txia ho Wils fcieCULi.

and lynched eihat-s here i as proper a jiiace to men rod froke.f bin sitiation leing leier- At tiut tiiue 1 the New York O'seerr-. but hud httie time to r-l the new-apauer. at." In that conversation Wice wis evi A fw iavs attfr Hrown'a execution 1 ww a tion 11 as anywhere tise jaat BROWN'S AUPET-BaO were Wiar of nearly all the Siviithern States. dently To et from bun ail tbv paragraph in that rir iu which my oocmred. I thereupon eaiiiiucd it caetful- the raid that he conid.

mi win-re tne population wx lv find f'tnnd that it waa a i srasrraph ex tb'-re were double cross marks made, but and wL( never the inquiry was about my one -that was i-apturi-d he was Bingnlarly frwand tra, ted by the OVrrer from the Hartford wh- re not so tier they were sing e. I re were swarming in the countv, with our id and sometimes having tntc-rconrw won blown through the windows of tiie tail. Fires were Is -ng lighted up all over the countv and barns burned, entd night after night and sometimes in day tlnie wa a somewhere round Charieetown. 1 his s'isP if things simwed that we were entirely insecure, although we had mere than a thousand pwl- iu the town and the villages around the town. The country gentlemen came to town and informed 1 of nun was going on in the county, and the ronsr'iuence wa thnt I ha) to ievie a v'en for putl.iig an to tin state of things.

There was an eld law of Virginia the "patrol law which ci-tborized the establishment of a patrol bv order of the magu tiaV-s in every precinct of th county. It waa originally designed for a very difierent purpose, but availed m-, lf of it. st once got the magistrates together ami got them to aptsiuit a patt ii. a mounted patrol, in the fTeteiit pr.rt of the county, with instruction to arrest every man that they foi'nd ia the t-oimty who could not give a sjwmsor or niw of our rilizeus to indorse lain and account for hi presence. In a few day all tiie spsre rooms in the jnil were I ill of pirti-'s of this ileserii'ition.

1 da iy w. nt to the and conferred wuu them tianv of of t'oniicvticut. in which thedlitor ctived a iiumtve' of commnnica'ion from but whenever we touched re-marked tiint "Hrt4ifore we have (- gentlemen in Kentm kv, Tennessee. Missis upon anjone that ha.lnot befn oaitured he ievt'd thtt lirowu puri-oae iu iroinc- to Vir- tired, do not feel nervous and in vbn-, depressed of with a sense of 'bearing-! t.vu'that ia almosj madden in How many -1 fulj'oi and sentiment, huve a healthr sht weiij and really enjoy exiatei 1 on are coming down to stern (loo-tor, sadly responded his eonipank "and I may as well confess thst- ont of my 1 nire-ae-ijtiaintance I know of onlv two or three women who can truly declare that thr. tre rtail7 well, but irbat can we- do, doctor "Observe the laws of health and ke proper extrcie and gtimrbanf.

The Fi. ish wx-nien are the finest physical crt-iita: -i on tha face oT the globe, aud they observe theses habits constantly." "but do yon think it right, t. dor. for 1-ilies to take atunulants "As a beverage?" No. As an ai.

io healtll and Lfe 'Ye. It ut decidedly ti fashion in England forladi' to take pure as an aid to health, and it is cerUii 1 having a good en', ct. One of the ena' r.tt ptav-siciansin London, n-i other l'rof. Ji hn Gardner, says: "Tue advoca'- of total abstinence signady fail to' produc 1 idenca in support of their opinion that all -t -i ilaut are iniiiiicsl to health and iongevil ience, common Holy Smptnre, all ei- -rie nee to the lent to ls--'i rr Only Pitre stimulants can be beb t-Stiny woman. In writing tiiiii this'vtiy the" celebrated Dr.

J. M. Carnwa 1 srvs: "I am nost h.ipp) to say af'er a "vert i test, that ir iiersona suttcring wniii in rvows and general debility or any dissate, sr for delicato pi-rsons or lntty' I'rire Malt Whiskey ia the Isrst ton rud pur-, est stimulant with, which I am a. inted. The well-known ni .1 SUtes ch- n.tst, K.

fj. G. I'atoo, saytj: "I Lave mad' ititical chemical examination of Duft y's i'-. Mait Whiskey, and find it to be ajisol i- tuire, free froru fuse; oil and all other 1 eiants. Ttiere are thousand of ladies igl.out the land wiio are usinri this pure' nil in in healthf qnantttie every day.

l'i---ieiana know how beneticial it is. and very soon learn it stretigih-mng ami pieasinig effect It t.xkea women who are 111 of de-isunhnicv and restores their 1 ii-s'ifui-ness by improving their health. Ii assists nature do its work, and 'hus hf not a burden but a blemg. It tee t.i'-s, fact, a true friend to th t.rsj-d, ove, and il-h-ate. wonien who long for i help that wul bring beaiih and ha.p'ne wa He told of bU iilsn of gov- rieia was 1 iy s'stvpede the mare, but sippi snd Loir.s'; na.

refemtiT to those map and asking information a to the mark 01 ths-m. which I tve them fast I could now we lefer. adilrcsitU to An- crnmctii he was coiuir to eel up heie, and aie i. hi varpet-hau wa that had in it Hiiiiter. ain hi real puriHse.

or any of the other prisoners in my box and to deliver none of them, i he iaiior was direif'-d in regard to any letter written by Brown or the r.soni rs, to band Ihtin to me for if.sts ction beioie they nt out. As s'ein as I got to rec ixir.g the letters I led the necessity for it, for I foui.d that brown his emissaries, were spot ariug at the jail nearly every night aud touiniuiiicat iig withilum. I soon discovered, too, from this conespoiidence that all tin ir movements we rei directed to the rescue ol the prisoners: accordingly. I read every letter thnt came in. received the most them, a the most, were directed to him.

I think there wereitwenty-sevi by one mail. terexain-iiiingthe I-iters carefully I a nutn-1 -rot them that I thoiightws improper ti nt lie should receive and the morning alter the arrival of the mad I would go down to the It showed plainly thst brown and pnrty were opetat.r.g in ah thwe quarters bv tin ir Vis have heretofore thought that lr. Hunter all the llie fori a of eovtni- and the V.i'tia autnoiiue were deahtiir I'm-', t. tu- o.i.cr, rte. sent barshlv wnu linn in pros, ratine hint for a i rs.Mi 'lie iile? wliere he said it wa emissaries.

I hojf map are now in the library in Kichmond, if they have fvn I am strongly impressed with the id- a that brown explained to rne alsmt those capital orteiiae. hile hut offense. Itiiuli. in the who B.t the I tat; wa merely i.nniMhai le bv is 'it in tlie iH-niteiitiary, ti now wed In map.ltio'igh not ci tirelv tiosiTive about it. aii.Lsroiitnt it to nn-.

1 lirouiciit it le-iu-wi," ramiurd it ranfiiltyand unu! aLont tiie ti id of lleontiin-r. when. purpoxe have href entirely lert id, and A few l-f -e Bros i exei'tuioii trooti wi're posted, b- -i'i--s 1.10O that wese and we now nts te that we r-eotut Mr. Hunter and mni'-rih tlm-umi of th t'ovei nment, -I the Vireini.1 authorit i. from every char fce of cur lt Jt to hieh-noud and liatd in the about sties tow at Harper li-rrv, at Marpntfitfg, at Sioiihrield, at Hancock and uiiPvir or w-ere dcaSn wnli him, and we hope that if ever aiio.mr p-rtv invade the isK-sioli ot 'tie tnte li'-rariin.

We an bad ly our Ste jvl with the letters and et'ln give them to at I'leshnoiit. two or three davs before nroarn-sexe rritory i lrcima or other aiave Sta'e Jh- n. oi and Mn- --ti. th mi'ar imrptHwa thitt they may be them were gt ntieineni, to tie-in theroruhtion of aiVcir ami the o' onr taking this riiroror.s st-p, and he: -ever they cave si. thing like a reasoi ab explanation why tiiey w-r 111 the onutvl -ut tiiem at on-e to Hsrrer Ferrv under ciiiiiiii 1 mi lieu l.

lit'r iM.lll jonn o. eviuiviL i k'- aiud ti.it-tt r-t and, without or irv, burned rett. preaii.t of the Baltimore and Ohio a.ive in a hre lnmie of irr. hi facot. mmiit; tiov.

SVise hd tliat th primiU'Tt bhonl-3 wiit to iia: 1. tr-n tf.att vi-rinieon the Wiuehtu "carrt. 1 i liaoroaiL informing nie that application had en made to his coup for (on rsin-s Many visitor lr.u the North and West Came to t'iiai ii trins the tnaj. and oni'i not do, and 'SJ the ttmcnior. irorn iis.11111t.rs vj inai.estoan of 10.000 mti t.

witiics tht execi.tiou, comitig from tuey ireneiadv. brought iten of iti'rotlnc-ti. ui to me. Uouui.it and licim; He iitl lou nave Itj'l. J.owaii con: lian Ui ur theui fixHU the druot to tn 1 imipeitiM.t, (y wrote lam in re- iwiil" 1 id ve: we have, lirjt th-t will mt-aere every uk-i of them tliua, thi-y received kmd-nt in our power.

Amonn other an old Ceiitkiaan came from savinz tht Oseawattoiiiie 1'rown, t.f had piy that th'-v e.v. I I i onic; tliat although hxd orde ed tlie. execution lie iibUe. arv tiling be a nunii er i men from tbe Noe'h coining tit here ai lea-k the iaiL My advi. tiieitfi'ro.

aou't the rrUoner up to- JiESTBOTED A P.MITOF HIS FABILT, uni- von at) iui thoiu uh a nrij our pcopi ou 1st day in ut iv inad-mi-sil ie, and to liitn to corne up morning of the day of Brown execution. As Capr, CtM'kiell inform me, on the evening 01 the day of his execution THE SCAFFOLD was tateyh down and the timbers brought and i-ed uin tne jail yard. On the 1 5th of lieccmsVr. when the remaining four were ex-cWed. the timber were conveyed to the field, put np again in the form of a scaffold, not on the sr.iii- spot here Browu soatloid stood, hut near it.

When they were executed the timber, were again taken down by Capt. Cock rei I. brought and ptle-1- no 'in the tail yard, where th. we-e kept nntil the su' sequent exeeti'tonsof Stephens and liaih ttin Miicii, 1 when they were again erected and the sen fold taken down again, and brought back. 'The timber of this scar1.

old are still preserved. If it bad been known during the War or since where thev were t'nev wouh 1 l.ave been cut np and distributed ail over tlie country as relics of lirown. 1 hat object, however, has been defeated. Wa siew, during t.ue war and immi diateiy after, tuc old sail where be had bet nn-ar-rerau si, torn down, and many of the bricks carried vf a relics. It mav'tie remarked here that the State expenditures on account of he brown raid aiuoitn led to 5 0, 0 0 0.

Eaows's FORrrs. Tliere great misapprehension in regard to tiie force to winch Brown made b.sraid. Many, and perhaps' the generaiify of the ro.nuiiinitr. and Iveiieved that -he h.1 made the raid with only twenty-two men support-it. That the num-ls-i to f.e at Harper Ferry that i -unlay hiuht of Ihe lei of Ociober, ail f'f whom, a before remarked, wuieeitinr killed or or, with ons or two A mn aa I wa brought in contact tbe the idea seemed to me to be titUs: iy aiaurt that be should attempt s'veh an undertaking a that, with such a ss all party.

Iain perfectly satisfied that be d.d not. and wiu pris-eed to state the grounds iiiu wui. 'b that Ivehef and conviction i fann led. In th- first place, Mr. who was one of bis prisouersou the n-on ing of the ITtiiof Octooer, stat a -titictiy ti.at Brown told him that before 12 Ot iix-k t.hst Jav be sxpected 1500 reinforciv.

ir.ent. 1 he comi to wh ch I will call attention is thu: hsn the alarm reached t'hari-stown, between and 0 o'ciixk Monday morning, a tomtiany called the "JetTemon Guard," with the aid of a large nutii's of volunteers w-re imrnediately assembled and armed, and prepared for going down to Hartw-r Ferry. 1 tiey were marched out to the depot, af gathering np aii the aiiiniun.tioti at hand and loading np their in. sixt or seventy 111 numls-r, awaiting the tram of cars coining from Winchester that morning, which reached here abont 10 o'clock. Aa arranged, when the car came the passengers were informed of the state of tii'nsrsat Harper' Fertv, snd that they'eonld not go 041.

fh'-y were immediately turned off of the ear, and the troops put on. Theengineer wa directed to run down to Hail town, four l- ie low CbariesTown. to disembark those tro at that and immediately to run a train back to Wiuctiesk to get whatever troo; couid lie gotuui ready there all of which was earned out, Ihe company S'ked at Haiitown, and wore d.recid to mar-hover the "Svhonibouse Hill' Al-s-a it cro-s-roa ls, tnence tlosrn to the 1'is. or a Uttie letter, to a po.nt called "The O.d Furnace," and there to em-ba: gondolas: to cross over to tbs other side iii or other boats, and take the towpatii of me Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ar ts niArch down nntil thty to tlie Maryland mouth of the bridge, at Harper and he wanted to aee if the mnn we had waa of t'H-' Wit sei-iucd mijt ltd about advhc'biit he d.d. and to iiarry a i erry ami meet ire there to arrange the matter.

He did ci.me np, arconi- ub party of marine whieh r.snn py the 1 rei tne ba'ti'iior, ti. I at i.i be iTonat Ui Inot.ei tip, loruii-d-a liiiiiov, wjnae kror.m; the fsuor, Avt, or deliver ttit to the j.nss oners myself. I explained to brown tne necessity for opening them and he aequier ed in ilas le-ing proper. I told him that there we ri1 a 1111111U that I Lad at coud not gc-t, never won! i as I thought they were improper, end be acquice. in that, I may In -re i final that tif tie-letters that were addressed and sent in, I think be-tween seventy and eignty, never resi hi me prisviiers.

but were rea.l, folded up. ind.i-.-d. nit into that rarpctbag ami earned lo slove nientitniad, with the oilier brown rtocnnif nts. 1 noted ca t-fuiiy during the trials the in-iruiar symiialhy niauife-ted in rtani pa. ts of the country, not only in John brown, but in respect to the raid wjiiclt he bad coni-mitvd, 1 may here remark that many of THE INTERCEPTED LETT Eli TO EROWt cortaiiied mtmey, generally ft gold pieces that wire 1 hen in circulation, but on one k.

casiou a letter "from Wm. Jay, of N-w ork, came to hnu a cluck for Whiie he wa pei'mtt-d to rci the msU sums, when this leto-r wx opened and found to contain tiie check f.ir."i, we deciimil to let him have it. There wa at that time a great deal of uurron mg among the military ascinh.ed tou. many intimations were given to uie of strong uistrustof the jailor mid of the guard that bad with tn. 1 did not pariii it'tt- in ibis either of tiie iaiior or of tiie il guard.

I regarded ('apt. Avis a a firm and true man. nen tie, who" tuvb the instruction of the (tovernor. we and o.t- 11 'v i.miriiri'in su-i lciau- irrna roa-i aret bv Ibe pr sol tiT of the I from I'hila lei-phia to Viek. I went down to Harper a Uat iu aiul er-oi iol tn ui aaleiy uie )au.

BROWN IS i err to meet mem, ana at once explsine. th'-sisteof aairsandthe otter lna.lmisi Chicago's Dramatic Tasle. riricaoo. Sept. 4 I.a-it niirht "Tti" Sights." at the C'Uicair-j'ier Hons-' l-ns-.

st rnfl ou record the theatric. .1 1, this city, the piece bsvnnr been pre consecntivs times. Ttits recefnts v- We enter bow upon ht iKvnrrod after the trabiaa ej the -tory of u-d ian netteNJ lnraleeraiiuii ot iin aud hi i.uay 01 any crow coming in on tne in tiov. VViwe wrnt a way. I tonnd that not day of execurios.

but said to Mr. (i irreit m.gbt permit 5o) rtn to conne over onij of tut- priMotiera wan comnii tert to ni't t-it e-ei vih.nc eonnettctl Ins roa 1 rum Liaitinicre to llarner lerry. 'he aame man. I took hun to tlie jail, and aa aoon as the outer-door waa and be throuifh the aperture of the inner do.r, he turned endaaid: hat 1 the man; that 1 0sa wnttoane llnitn." hia old centieman -emel to be vi ry inCretuloii aa to whether we ecu: Id hold hnu until aftt the execnfioti. He remained to witnes tt.

Me wa with me at the aeatiold, and I alia it never forpot hia exclamation, in an undcr'on, when he the d-op fsll ird brown datif-itntf in tha air. "Thank God! I have aevii Inm drop. 1 am now n-aily to go home to han; On the morning of the of 'December, a nn oscuirt-r fimi lirowu came to me to my tehee in hvijij thit t'apt. lirowu to see me at the jail. Though extremely bnsv makiinf arrantemet.t for the execution tnat day.

1 dropied everythinc and went at otice to tlie jail. There, to mv surprise, I J. a Tied from li-owti tba-t ha r.ted toe tt In will. He hd been previtmsiy ad by nie. tint aa to ativ ri-ai i state he h.id.

th" diLsifcition of it woiiid 1. pnivnieii ec 11 one of them tiad a permit with "lie tat)r Rau-, everj thttix eon n-ev-a in- t. I a cn0iu.nud to mv ny lomstir or by li -crer. Mr chu Kf. -1 iiu A oiiiy to tae eliai r' of I lie Als us 'ii.

whose signature 1 knew very well trwi. alno anii ne iait pernui ro'ne r-nin tne tx that tlie pi ioti, well M-i'ured, and an escort of cavalry, wiih foe qui that tiov ke 11 on tiie othi snle of tiie until after the execution were over. '1 iie mo-t of them acci pbd my otT-r, and thus the countv wxs qute. and the cx-1. Some few.

I think four of live 111 euiuber. rig-bt to go where ihev ph.ts, and remarried iu isti. Ihesewe t.k care of'uutil af'er the ami then sent then away. Tlie neceeaity ci thus proci-cdmg may seen from THE FOIJjOWIMt IXCIPETS: One day I had gone into town and one of the in htary inptnet had marched out on my hid and was drilling. 1 waa bns.dv engaged when an alarm came that something wa going wrong out my way, and I immeili-ateiy cit.

I saw a smoke and tianie ariririf from Mrs. Tste's. and this rotnpany inarehing hick into town. I them that was right to march lack to the jad. They hail detached very roperly a party to in putting out the tiie.

which they did, and re'nrned to town. On that day two or three fellows were seen ftVei down Vat-tad Bun from the direction of Mr. Tate's. The -Sut. day evening I fore the" execution of brown- I was (nv liy res'ing st my borne in this eastern suburbs win a g-et clumor and hurrah ws raised down in the wn and tiie clatter of bars feet was beard rom-pg np the street, eastward toward Harper's Ferry.

I sprang np snd seized my rifle (one of John Brown's', mv son Harry his nrle aid we ran do-vn to the fence, lejt t.ie party goli down the tiirureUe. I bad cuicln.i.-d that tey wire tne prisoner, and wa just draw-pig mv gun up sii.s.t the horst 1 that t.iey had shirked speutl: rs-rsint l-l had stotipi-d them a-rd wc not shoot, iherf up.n they were back top of my hiil, and I found tc. y. t- a pal ty t.f ilninkeii Harper's rr an tiiiti had come r.p into the town, rot onink. and came vt ry mar l-s-ing their live by tt.

1 gave th-m a severe I--, ft re snd tucm t.ick sonic. ti: re was a t.f sentinels piae, K.f.Ttr:d the town. had more irouii.e. 1)0 more bin mng. tne e.uu was rjn-t.

and county so fjr s- I know. As justi. tat ast uihhn of ao West, provided they bad permit signed by the agent tt Whethny. whose sirat-ire wa at tiu tumie time we-) eve Ur ant mm also famMiar to me. 1 he would be receiv.

rornlorVal'Je. Jiy nini ueuotia iroin snd cm lt t- banetown to wittie the were--w iiy.i ry turn tort mu otsi. tbe largest by far any attract taken in here (lurimrniie emraireiuent. 'I lie u-ill-liee een ir.n.rilmsry in si -e a.4 tiio duration llie ruu ha l.eeii reiti. Tonight evi-ry s--st 111 the House was si l-l be-tore the liiwrs were ti.ieni-.l.

1 tie of the u( thu piece In imply iu 1 hi-f ict that itis a novel, y. n-lth-r the ne bur-1- s-pie i afvill- or bice, act the sp-. nunar sit ni'le fanhlisr by Jarrstt sod Palmer or Kirshy. but a mixture 01 boiti. llie.

ImoIc is prutim Iy as istd aa tliat 0 asry inirles,) ty lias bad 111 years, but the imv-lty in 11 tn- -n-ry and cos-B turnen seem to have stru a ti-e faiii -c pubiio thst ear. mure for tie- it tu in.l far than tlie iriter.iifeni-... '1 0-1. rhe entire ni a troii Nr? v.rk. wh re.

at the Wta--ird 'theatre, the piece will I- ir Veil 101 exec.it on. it wa Weil enough to let tti-ro r.ra wi.u i it ri.Kiion it fjoti i be aiii'iord t. ui. nn.lef:- however, that on th" day tf exe cit'on thev woal I ai. be rut together on th field, ftrd under the ltrin of frmr ata rtiifcionsly do i cbar(r tli utt.rly Over ov at.

in. in aeroidaiice wth tny mstmet'-i. piece of artilcry and 15 oil mnsKet. an ir tn-re wa cl among from t'. ifc-, I told 11 tti'TTI.

1 I s'lTier. tneir.t, gl-IHIe le mitts', o'iik mith Iu exmuiliou as lrl-oiii'r. lie ihoud Lave. nn it once ri-t' 1 ti.tr they As lo tin- mil ol an hiT How pri- com-on t.ios- term." I. "li.i n-o'n n-oie a.veptuhie u.an tnei: tair.

fniin lu iriii: ro'i-psny." conferred about how to pie- to end. i In- oouirvrl il.at t' tiean-d for t- ei LICHT1IH3 aiyi at ali time rwi ivel. 'l hry ViDt vueir ri7.IXi THE CAES were iT'tioduo-d th- and qualified a M.a.CHINEstYa 19 hrr. Onr eintAia -bat brown and his fellow-prisoners should have every comfort that tie-y needed, anil permitted lirow to r.Ci ive tin-so smaii sums from bis correspondence, aa this check for f.0, I at once took it toh ni and told him he could not hive it, as i' wa too large a unu. I told him.

as I understood h.a w.fe was in rhnedi Ipi ia. to in lor-e tiie check to her and it won la-wit to her by th next mail. 'which was done. At first b-' wa a little impaii ntaboiit tuts, but he soon came in'o 11 an 1 acqc.icacv 1 that it wa ght. tune a iU-''Vtive ws directed to go to Button and i lvnn the tpoveaients of a gi-nti.

man the name of Howe, jit-fore he re.u ii. tht g. l.teiumi had j-ot windot licro-iint an i th t- lebec. The di f.il.owea him there, and feom there to Montreal, fr un there nn tl: Canada to ai-ouit oppotite JUtUwik. The dcUcUvc rratliti.jner and inv ite, to tn tree use ol and eoni'iig np.

I them -n r-ferner to Covermd bv thelawst of the state where it wa ft'i-uat, d. a to which, of cture. 1 could not advise him. but a to arv perwonal pro-erjy he js conid disjne t.f it here in iraiiua. He a.

cord tik.lv asked cue todraw hu wuL I naid to him, 'Vap'atn. you wv-ld a ready lien, take it. and I vl.i'tate to yon a tt.iainert astoth: p.rsonal p-opirtr 111 Vircima as will hold food. It it l-e hat i called an 'tcarrai-ii Ikiuj writtt a and sittncl br your it need no He replied. "Ves, but I am so busy now atienu my rorretipon h-nce cf yi svr.hr, and oe.tiir t.

of my txTrttion. 4 haven't tipie and a ih U- obVed if you will wr'tc it" I tiere-ijjmn. with pen and p.ktodraw iLe will, and did draw tt accorim to hia criDinj it.i is-- "rx us ti.at trev wouid ad ou tii day I t-T. 1 li my atj'l liirry if.irni; tae wuole unit-Atxtirilne a rv anoRiaioun pt-cu iI- vsi nnsins. c-ipeioia -r nt 1 Bcrr.

IMaiwesil 1 .1 el bar V. lie. a jnl in naiy n- kLritlatii4 il Bissaf-'c-t Arsaan Puwdks tie i. amiuinii rnrt trial, it waa iirc-w-ary tt from time of issuing the oariant cai; i 7 I a s'-s. rsuaaf, brown -x -sr." turn two cannon pluced at th-end of nit bridge on tiie irgita and no tra-n wot.i.i ed to erne over ur.tn lie perm.

i of a.l tlie ps-. tigera lo C'tue toCiiariesiown and wirnt the were txstiiii.eil. 1 recoiiee: t.ne of tho-e prenlents. wn'-n we were ror.f-rnng tiico seiEg tiie tru.s, tsking I'lb. ion of fir tfae'evannnins oourt.

not ies tnan liv 1 ii cun. The A-nericais Well DormoFe Uijti ten daw tioukl cordinjly, while the whole comtuuuity wa lull ui uinibCi. I mjck Oieauti.a to Live ill v. lUtV,.