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The committee find, from the testimony, that this so-called invasion originated with a man named John Brown, who conducted it in person. by a band of armed men, was attended with resistance to the authorities and public force of the United States, and by the murder of any citizens of Virginia, or of any troops sent there to protect the public property." Upon the first subject of inquiry to which their attention was directed by the resolutions, to wit: Whether "the invasion and seizure of the armory and the arsenal of the United States at Harper's Ferry, in Virginia.
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Their testimony in full will be found annexed to this report. In conducting this inquiry the committee examined a number of witnesses, who were summoned before them from different States of the Union. "That said committee report whether any and what legislation may, in their opinion, be necessary on the part of the United States for the future preservation of the peace of the country, or for the safety of the public property and that said committee have power to send for persons and papers." "Whether such invasion and seizure was made under color of any organization intended to subvert the government of any of the States of the Union what was the character and extent of such organization and whether any citizens of the United States not present were implicated therein, or accessory thereto, by contributions of money, arms, munitions, or otherwise "Whether the same was attended by armed resistance to the authority and public force of the United States, and by the murder of any of the citizens of Virginia, or of any troops sent there to protect the public property " Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire into the facts attending the late invasion and seizure of the armory and arsenal of the United States at Harper's Ferry, in Virginia, by a band of armed men, and report. On the 14th of December, 1859, the resolutions annexed were adopted by the Senate of the United States: The Select Committee of the Senate appointed to inquire into the late invasion and seizure of the public property at Harper's Ferry, beg leave to submit their report: Resolved, That twenty thousand extra copies of the reports of the majority and minority of the Select Committee on the Harper's Ferry Invasion, with the testimony accompanying, and other papers, be printed for the use of the Senate. Senate Select Committee Report on the Harper's Ferry Invasionģ6th Congress, 1st Session. Comments or Questions about our site? E-Mail