The New York Herald Newspaper, December 1, 1859, Page 10

6 EEE danenemmeeeamnameael raute baw nek moe ebeerialy and ou NEW Y ORK minate | ton friend in thie clty from Charlestow | Vy al saving reached ‘Tabor. = (hs ad renigtance to ala: ‘n Town (the place designated as THE HARPE g's FERRY TROUBLE. pith ted Sroor gear the peopte ofthe South live, e ber in — Interesting Le moet suitable for the pti Iuetraction), oo domestic. sects) , rertyious polities! or fer AhGZ | Togive yoo arme Wea ot Boob ihings, Twill just aust | Second day alter Capt, B arrived whore, I received from 3 tmtedy den Pattberty: We wowid wily no the par LBS | ay Te ular Tomlin Se eines Lill at aint | Dim sity dollase for My travelting expenses (which sixty Ror {o em 'sndy or toshavery, ehararer they! uvdes| We ase, In the Nee emtiiired now xe be ear lemof b | J aent home), but Ie could give me no more Arrangements for the Exeou- | ;iv,,5° qe. zy .rnd smut eer at i loag Pat | Kin eres Hut, grant momotng ie volt | alc yenrs meaty Mo say Matas there ware ! 7 ow el a o <p vd c es tion of John Brown. Seannevnng gua" every aru ape commorant j We? ALPULDY «awe Yok the tvaning arom pave fh, | Gua Be ron rn, Lida a hover a ape orth , Quits) Babea (iSapoeelnle to ha ‘a , «| merely to mi struction, I wrote trac n Ae von for * . 5 wl hand = Shic oe Beh pal . tS The Military Dis,hiy at Charlestown. | > mite promt ohject ot sorte tor ne the wen Finder Tie Weta. le ree Comp tals CoRR ee atch | MAb coufsence and patience, I wrote to Mr. Gerrit Smith rie fo Wook the win asd danger or slavery in tho face. We bawe | nder Dr Watron, is row comp etely organize?, vers ra sing, | (the eud of August, I believe), requesting tim w apply v» a foi the deepen interest In your plans and movements, wa wa } bid erode, and very salistacwrils tothe General commanding | the neoper quarter” apd” insixt that someding Bove Anon and waiched them ane eat four yer. An# 6 } Jt ON fy arene irenatisthon on fool to teen the ree | be. Apeedily gent to Mis Forbes and tho ve ATTITUDE OF VI RVNIA. have wondered that wil who bisld to armed rosietence 80H) oe ot the primmers apd of the Wiadoin ot chs Gp ernoria re: | cbildeen ip Paris, Mr, Smith forwarded ta Mr. eens od at nating duly a! a 4 prehim te ihe renple af the Nov. and to ine slaves re right and “duty of ar helters. You Peg to mace bs your me county, ’ totes the duves od reas the aie rnerone ¥ rection againa sl vere around vor Roiroad Trsins S: arched by the Virginia DBuitia. DETENTION OF SU; Pi CTED PERSONS. Vist of the Bon. Mr. Fdertea, of Ohio. to Char 'estown. Tmoromaniae” aw assualt! eulycune what the religion, the government and Ged oft bation have for eeventy years, prociuimed to be year right sardtiuty to do. Dwelve days hence Virgin's (Governor Wine) will bang your Weay butabe wt] nothing John Wrawn Hotter to dle » traitor WV) ginia than to live ® trator to yourself and yeur God The netion of tweety-nve siiiore wil ei) your bedy for treason egal et them; hothsd you have you would have tte: iv ing Geach for Vennon agi tied, as he epoae to you am the depths of yourews son. ing in ohedinnes wo the divtates of your conscience and the bebew's of your dnd, you have rendered yourself worthy the Bouor aed glory of a gal: lows at the bi alsteboklers, who lve, not marely as viratee to plunder and bill but for a puryost far more cruel and heran—d ¢. to turn human beings into chaives, Who would not tbns render bimaeif d-serving & gallows at sucb bance! ‘The highest honor Viranta or the Unioa sould bea ow on a champion of Wberty and a resietant of siavers 14 & Lows. dom thie day, let the friende of the slave mareh fo thto battle with Mavery, wheter the conflict he on the soete. potitical. religions oF ‘milhtary arena, under the shan of the gallows, with the ebsmnpion and martyr of hberty hanging onit You moat dia. as tocersoreal existence Your viathle, tan. gible preerce will no more inapire und uree us on to the con flict wih slavebodera, but John How, the man the detender Of Nberty, the assailant of alavery and the friend of thy slave Wil the and be with us (0 insuire us. to iicite us, to sour us up. and to lead ug on t 8 at closer, more resolute and more deadly assault upon ebollin, You die conamons that oF tbe xaJowe you have triumphed, and arawered be one great evd of your life. The nation is srovsed. It mnst pow meet fis ery face to face and sve It tn ita deformity aod te results ALL ABOLITION PUBLICATIONS INTERDICTED. WORE OF THE SECRET CORRESPONDENCE, The British Ant.-8 avers Soe “y in League witle the American to Overthrow the nion. ‘The Governor of Vermont Mixed Up im these Transactions, @URICTS LETTER TO DR. HOWE, OF BOSTON, he., &c., do. ‘oui the Jang to ail the inbsbiunta thereof. Ireud, mewory will ever de precious, a8 that of the alavebolde Cig ol ay » eh fought the casas " ou have Re ‘anti slay ‘Wasmmnoeen, Nov.280; 2880, tetorth there is lal up for a6 4 crown . of elory, hich the Lord the Mabie ns judges will gi that day’ when the last slave shall be free Now, Lord, leviest thou thy servant cepart in peace, for mise eyes bave ‘The excitement in Virginia is at bo wg point, Trains on fhe Baltimore ad @b) Rawle as are searched by the Vir~ r tia for Brown's re ven thy ssivation” Millions will follow you, weeping, pedeidbshuccaapiiceins osne forthe gale In pining acompin” Y hear yuu ‘Mae night Defore las three pastongers were taken out of | pay. Heute af af sa wer, Bot wor, ue inauion; two of tue ary | DB weep for 7 mreives nt ry My cars aid detained for exanupavon; two ol tue av pt pp Sa i et dante ctranale ene Npeety ory were Ub wbaccy plapters, aud un their way to Balt- ‘more. afers, g hich must sean in string the last feer trom the o ‘Up the scaffold thon wilt hearthy God and the save’s God ‘ |, of Ohio, member of Congress | 83° ing un'o thee, “Fear for am with thee, be dis- Pen papencte ko Overtin, vi ted; Charlestown to serach: Pott ae een hee eae a ‘obtais Brown’s body after his execution, but was not per. | RPM et et geo band of my Poneomscnes Po ier mitteo to eee Brown, a on his return Was guarded back | four ded. they shall baasnobing, tbey Ibat atrive with thee te Harpor's Ferry by soldiery. ‘ Pritud of be indica ay spit in eth ies spine tbe Op entering Charlestown, the person accompanying Mr See ‘Thine a5 Sate el Bigerion, hearing ‘ome threa’s azainst his person, ‘escaped from the wagon, Jeaving his hit in his tight Hs gave as 8 reason for nis unexpectod bezira that he heard the threat of shootin, avd escaped w prevent being mis taken for Bogeston. I understand that copies of these documents will be transmitted to both our United States Senators, with a Yow to their taking such actiou in reference to Senator Wilson’s complicity in this treason as the terrible nature of the offence demavos, tis to be hoped the Senate will expel him upon proper proof of bia connection with this «iar, which, of course, can be had by summoning Wright before a committee of the Senate. Bartwors, Noy. 30, 1859. Three parsengers by the Western traia of the Balumore a0 0} allroad were i-k nouto th ars today, Se arrva at Harper's Ferry, by the military there, and impriconed. The parties arresid are merchants of ‘Gaeinna::, wbo were ou their way to this city. At Grai- ton t ey wer: beard to express themselves quite freely jo velasio: t) Jokn Brows ana i family, expreasing great ‘sympathy for him aod bem. The conversation was feard by a man, alleged to be @ epy of Gov. Wise’s, wh ce railed t H pers Fe ry; anj accu 9 ‘the matter and 3 description of the parties. When the cars revcked there, the volunierrs enwred win “waded muskets and carried the men jaway, spetwithstandmg they earne-tly prowsted toeir inu- wence. These proceedings were of course with ut ‘the conrent of the company, and they cannot be held wesponsible for them. The company has only engaged to exercise during the preen we k proper surveiiacce, and 10 refure to carry j ers m8 wh» may be suspected of ~evil intentions. The company refuse to sell tickets for Charlestown til after the execution of the insurrection sta, Among the passengers to-day was Jobn Brown, who bad a permit from the Governor. Cuaniastows, Nov. 20, 1859. The town is filling tp every hour with people from abroad. All.was quiet to-day. A strict watch 's kept at the depot on al! strangers, by Special police officers, who pass through every car before they allow the passengers to come out. Mr. Edgertoo, member of Omngress from Ohio, is among the recent arrivals. He is on 4 mission from Brown's en to obtain the body of his father, but was informed wo- ay that vo decision had been arrive? at as ta ihe dis- \posa) of the body, when he left for Harper's Ferry. ‘The Governor js hourly expected to arrive with 200 ‘additional troops. OUR RICHMOND CORRFSP.)NDENCE. Ricumonp, Va., Nov. 25, 1859, ‘he Cadets from the Virginia Milt ry Iystitu'e Going ta Charkestown—A Pairictic Offer—Remittinces of Mey to John Brown—Leters from Nitick, Masvachuvetts, to Gev-rnor Wiseand John Brown—Senator Wilson, dee. ‘The Cavets belonging to the Virginia Military Lostitute, “et Lexington, in this State, wll pr ceed w Charlestown to- day or to-morrow, and e camp there with the volunteer troops until after the execution o° the prisoners. They eoustitute a very large force, and tn point of discipine may be bet down as equal to avy body of men of the eame grade in or out of West Point. On the occasion of a review of these cadets over a year ago, in this aty, by General Scott, the old hero bore flattering tet the high order of discipline which they displayed. They iil be under command of Colonel Smith, President of the Riczyonp, Va., Noy. 26, 1859. Tie Disposition tobe Made of Jukn Browm’s Body— Arrest and Imy risonment of a Canvasser for the “‘ Eclectic Maga- zine’ —Organization of Vigilance Commitices in the Biate—No Ezpression of Sympathy from the North— Ayjcrts for the Pardon of Cooke—Eatracts from a Letter of @ Saf Officer of the First Regiment of Virginia Veunter Now at Charlestown—Wise and the Presi- dency, &c. In compliance with the request of John Brown's wife, made by her of Governor Wise recently, the body of her busband will be delivered to her immediately after the execution. What disposition will be made of the bodies of the other convicts has not been ascertained. It is Probable that they, too, will be delivered over to their friends, if apy application is made for them. A man named ‘Rood, who has been for sometime en- gaged in Virginia as canvasser for the Eclectic Magazine, ‘was arrested at Charlottesville a few days ago, on suspi- clon of being an abolition emiseary. On examining his ‘person papers were discovered which went far to confirm the suspicions that led to his arrest. He was brought be- tion of the course of that old wretch, John Brown. utterly needless, moreover, for any man to come South to canvass in behalf of any Northern enterprise. Any application of that character would find little favor now; it would rather tend to excite those to whom it may be addrested, and wonld certainly be met by a very empha- Uc negative response. There seems to be a universal pur- pose to cut off al] business and social intercourse with the North. And this feeling is pot the result of any precon. certed movement, but a spontaneous resolve reaching to every individual, no matter what position he occupies. ‘This sentiment will be developed in a more organized and substantial form by and by. Vigilance committees are being organized in every county, town and village of the Commonwealth. The following preamble and resolutions, adopted at a highly respectable meeting of the citizens 0! the counties of Ma- ison and Culpepper, held recently ata place called Lo- cust Dale, will suffice to show the object of these vigi- lance committees. The sentiments they exPross may be esteemed a fair index of those uttered at meetings held elsewhere for a similar purpose, and, in fact, of the gone- ral sentiment of the State:— ‘Whereas. in view of the present troubled state of the times, gu ; , and the outrageous {orcad Inde upon our psace and happiness Soasivate, agenileman diatioguished for ‘his: tn ishny gkill | $20 Ue cgtessnoes in cur tine ana Sevier eee and courage. The accession of such a force, under such | that = Che ae to Lega as our coantry ae a the at whole eateat al yo emisaaries in aise sommand, to the number of mea now @:C arlestown | of Fedd'ers and venders of prot igbl, Quace nostramns, ill necessarily be an ‘mportant one. B t, besdes thees, | kc. wo. part ofthe eltzeus of Madison and Culoepper, deem 2 ‘aurealves. to the wel ‘our country, and more eeveral other companies are ordered to that point, and | Seracially to the protecticn of our peotliar insuuuuons, to anope the probability is that by she day of Browu’s execution a | the following resolutions, to wit:— 1, That a Viglianee Committee be appointed, whose duty it shail be to examive all suspicious persons who cannot give # sutistactory account of themselves, and te dispose of said per- son8 as 135 Bem to them to be expedient. 2 ‘That it be considered the duty of each member of this meering to exerctse the utmost vigilance in arresting every in- dividual of suspicious character and in banding him over to the Vigilance tonunittce, and that ery citizen requested to co-opernie with tem. A third resol naming twenty six gentlemen as a Vig' y iitee, was then adopted, A similar meeting was held in Luray, Page county, and & Vigilance Committee, consisting of thirty-two, appointed for the same purpose. Meetings have also been held in Rockingham, Shenandoah, Orange and eeveral other coun- ties, each of which has organized its Vigilance Committee. force will be on the spo agains whic) it would be vain yor mere raw recruits {rom the purliews of -he North to andertake to contend. " As proof of the patriotic spirit which now prevalis in ‘Virgmia, I would refer to a noble and iiberal ofer re- -eentty made by large stage contractors in Western Vir- ia. There being no railroad factiities between the Vir- Zwia Military Insutute, at Lexington, aud Charlestowa, ‘be Meters Harman, wealthy stage owuers in Augusta county, near Stauuton, tendered 0 Col. Smith the gra- ‘uilous ube Of ai) Loe stages at their commaad, numbering hundreds, to convey the Cwlets to Charlestown, rhe of. fer was accepted by the Colonel, who took occasion to notify ee government of this _Praseworthy and liberal | Volunteer companies are algo being rapidly organized in act. “This service will gave the State gone bundrods of | oye th ; doliars, for upon ber, of courte, would fall the expense of | °V<TY tWnand village of the State. It is a subject of very general remark here, that while thousands of letters have come to the State Department, sympathizing with Jobn Brown and sgcking pardon for him, and thousands more threatening Gov. Wise’s life in the event of Brown’s execution, not one single letter of encouragement or sympathy with Virginia in this conflict, or of condemnation of this villanous aggression upon hor rights, has been received. The inference to which this naturally feads is that there is no sympathy among Northern mea for Virginia or the South; and this couvic- tion is fast loosening the bond of union whidh heretorore existed between the two sections. There ig, in fact, now no common bond, and carly separation is looked for as the inevitable reeult, The conservatism of Virginia is destroy od, and she is now effectuaily driven over to the disunjon canseo—henceforth to constitute the leading spirit in every disunion movement. I say now, what I firmly believe, if Gov. Wise this moment proclai ned the seces: sion of Virginia from the Union, to establish herself an independent nation, every citizen of the Commonwealth would rally inswntly to his etandard,even if no other @raneporting the cadets w the place to which they were erceres, Letters are being daily sent for Johu Brown, to the tare of Gov. Wise. Many of them are letters of condo- dence, and some even enclose remittances of money for iim. Ip ove mstance & remiuauce of one hundred dol. Jara was sent to the Gi nor’s care, to be forwarded to Bro and fifty dollars in another instance. The Gover- Bor, ] understand, sent these amounts to Mr. Andrew Bunter, who will holo it subject doubtlees,to Brown's order, or remit it to bis family efter his death. Theso Settors are but trivial indications of the degree of syrmpa- ‘thy which some of the fanatical ubolition.ste display for the unfortunate man. Tsend you the following copies of lettera, received } Governor Wise from a man named Wright, a resident Natick, Massachusetts You will perorive the conduct of Senawr Wilson in thig emergency, Which they reveal, The complicity of the United states Pustinaster of that town is ajso clear. LETTER FROM NATICK, MASSACHUSVITS, TO GOVERNOR wie, Nanicx, November 21, 1559, Gov. Wine:—Sir—Enclosed is a ressintion adopted by the People of Natick, Masa, the residenoe f the Hon. Henry Wil- & son. At ibeir reyuest,’ Lforward # toJobn Browa, wih & | Siate wor . i ins ig hen "aie rensltion and Jeuar’ may give eae sod | gui dnt prostate een Cee (20k for disanion, Sentimenia may be to you and 1 the peoyle over whom vou Sale uctually wonder why it is that Wise does not ide, they may austain bim on wescsffold fhe apoeal ie Jour justice aud mxgaanimity to put them into his hands. You think he bas done toobabiy and wickediy. We thiak his object has buen noble and bis moves disinterested heroic, autilme, We ssi ont hie life, but wedo ask that you would Jet him know that be li esard ever will Mve tn toe hearts of Ais lopg tried yerganal (rienas—of the friends of freed m and of the enrmies of slavebolding thro ut al) the North. Grapt H ve end t bim this favor, and oor aiacere thanks are wre ibough var hearts tual forever pravestagainst the iajis aod political insanity thet, for an eflurt ea trniy humane, and he: all coumgn his ee waliows Thine, ©. WRIGHT. ,. LETTER TO J0BN BROWN. The following is the letter to John Brown refegred to ve dard of @ Southern confederacy. The ques tion is often asked, What is he doing? Why doea he not Dring the mutter to & crisis at once” If be yielded to the Popular clamor now in the State, he would proclaim dis- union belore twenty four hours. 'But, furtunuvely for the country, he lias the firmness not to yield, and the cool nese, Conservatism and eek. will to check this excitement and control the populur sentiment in its tendency t ex wh riend of Cook's from tod A friend of Cooke's from Indiana ia now he influence the Goveruor to commute hig pel nh enh him. This, I imagine, will prove a hopolees mission, The Governor dure not'pardon or commute in the tad of such a state of fevling a8 wow exists in the Stato, even though be had the power. Virginia demands the ¢: tion of every man convicted ut Charlostown; and the on} regret is that the aiders apd abettors, like Seward, Wil- son, Greeley and the other high priests of the fraternity, are not within reach of her law, #0 that they too might abide the same fate with Brown and the otber convivis, It is the intention of the Governor to keep a strong mili tary force at Charlestown until after tte 16th of Decom ber, the day fixed for the execution of the other prisoners, itis apprehended that the interval between the date of Brown’s execution and the 34th will be the most exciting period since the origin of this affair. The same active Vigilance will be memtained that now exists, no matter what expense it may jovulve to the State. And if the complicity of others should meanwhile be logally estab lished, they wil be Draught to trial, even though they were found to be citizens of Massachusetts, Ibis thought - oaprin don iiehiinas Natick, Maas, Nov. 21, 1859. MAK AND HOXOKED # RIEND—for the frend of my dear and hovered friend A very barge ta mothe meeting Of the citizens if Natick, ¥ Beeal of religions rreeds, waa lita Liat : ‘cons dering ang acting oo the follow: jon theres, resistance to tyrants is Obedleuse O God. there. eanlved, That It is the right and du masters, aod the righ: and dcty oF to 16e, and to Wid th f the alaver to restet ple ofthe Nori without a dis. (Henry Wilson), oe ent; yet not one wo by th @, Bor by any one © se acainst the resoa- sentin ente iH contaivg “the meeting ap- 19 forward ve'r resolution 10 you, end with the promptngs of J forme Kin roe, Nhat some develo [ e developements involving mauy others will re- Palate, Bee arty’ 20 ee ate Fiehtand duty | suit from the trial of Stevens belore the United” States ‘but to value Vaern 1 emiodicuenta | Court. ‘The Routh em’ Alaxery and” rest: | The following extracts from a Yetter of 2 member of th= 0 Hberty ia thelr wove fe wowd asouge staff of the Firstregiment of Virginia volunteors, adareseyd fore magistrate, and committed to await a further examination before a called Court of Justices. It beboves Northern men coming South at this time to be cautious in the expression of their views upon the subject which now agitates the people s0 generally. Virginia is so galled by the indignities and insults recently offered to her as to make her peculiarly sensitive to apy remarks in justifica- Tt “tuning We forces here It itcost whe Stats hot» amiitios of dotinrn, Jt will be well expended T do rot chro et «uy why 1 think 66 new, Dut there are fifty good and satisfuctory reasons for it Old Rrown seems quite calm and resigned, eutward!y: bt! thind it p: ocecaa from a beef that he will he rescued “Heh # heurd thet the Governor and au’boritie. bereare daily iu reve Of [etiers apn: uneing the form: on of tw bolp bim ont nt Jail, and of the veces! for. military guard; and the more men you bring here, an oe more it son create, the poore be ssaured of the vecessity for it. and the siroay er ble ope: of being rescned 1 cannot think, with the force we lnve bere, that sp nttemp! ear be waade npon tbe jail, bat, he news we hear to-day is of such a cl eter that aay man would be started. The writer suggests the necessity of having the Ar mory Baud of this city sent on to enliven the monotony of camp lite, He sayss— rd mounting, reviews and dress parades ora all fint and teresting, whereas. if we bad muds they wonld be sp! rited and agreéable, The State will surely get buck ip the perfect military organtzstion whieh will g-ow outof this alfuir, A full equitvalent ter all the money she wul be called upon to expend aud the alight addiuonal charge of muste ought not 0 be retuned, ‘The band has been ordered off to Charlestown this even- ing. » compliance with this suggestion. ‘Anctber taveting of the Jemocracy was recently held in Vage county, one of the three which compose the “Tenth Legion,” and the following preamble and regolu- tions adopted :— Whereas, The next Presidential election ia fast approaching, Senborn, of Concord, my letter, and be (Mr. Smith) en- closed a dra'tot hieown for $26, urging uvon the Bos- tomars to add more Ww it and Bend it on directly, But after tome time Mr. Sanbor returned the drait, saying, * Hard ‘umes Capt. B. wrote to reqaest Mr. Smith to advance $50 on his o feo B's) account; but Mr. 8. kindiv 8 nt that sum from himeclf, Me Thaideus Myatt, of d York, having ip August authorized me to draw on him for $50, | wrote to request of bim to forward that sum Mrs. F., which he did not do. Despairing of receiving the long promised remittances, and finding that the situation of my family was a source of such intense anxi ty to me, Capt. B. gave me the Luly he had ($47 60) to help me eastward, and ou the 24 of November I embarked on board the Hesperian, gong down the Missoun to St Louis, On reachwg the farm ol young John Brown, in Objo, I was received by bim most kindly; but some days elapsed before he could procure me the little money requisite to carry me ou to New York. * * * It is essential tbat all persons clearly comprehend why the New England humanitarians promised and why they did pot fuiti—it discloses the lack of reliability amon; certain persons here, which ought to be understood ap remembereo in Europe. Their promises were made when it was anticipated toat force would be resorted to in Kansas, and they wanted to coax men to go there; but the pro slavery party having urttully spread the false report that Kansas would certainly and without further efort be a free State, and the Northern specniators on the Whi b renders it necessary for the people to aveak ont and de: | spot having diebonestly helped to circulate und re-osho clare their preference for same one of nentgevtiemea | that faise fe rt, for the sake #f encouraging tone fide ot cur par y now before the conntry to be our standard bearer | ettiors to ested in end ‘buy. balling lots mths towal as tm 1860; nod whereas, the crisia in public affaira demands a lead ad imbued © an increased value, the New England humanitarians at the fee acl ies eatin ea Reaamteten aan sarc: | Mabe swraliawed thetatt- and’ toncaiven’ tie noline tone ente Of State rights, aud the viyhte-and imeresta of tbe South— | further disbursements might be avoided, But in cheating therefore. Hesclvea, That it in the decided opinion of this meeting that Henry A. Wee, Governor of Virginia, possesses these qual: catiers ip ap eminent degree, apd deserves our cordial and unit- i the prompt orders of Gov. Wise to the milita- ry, on receiving infor ‘of a0 insurrection at Harper's Forry, and bis reid movement in the front rank to tie ecene of Ganset, io» guarentee tbat he will be alvays ready to 4ct od An’ great emergency a8 @ statesman or n solder, and that bis gallant bearing op that oression meets with our approval and Semiravon, Resoived, That Henrv A. Wise is our first choice for the next Pieadency of the United States and that we believe his nomi- ti ton by tbe Charleston Convention will crown the demosratle purty with a glorious victory in L560. me they have cheated themselves. Kansas is now in greater porll than ever, * * * * saoagh have discovered that I was wrong in my esti- mate of a certain portion of the New England hamauita- riaps—ihe leaders especiaily—I yet do believe that there is good among the rank and file of the abolitionists; if not, there can be hule indeed in the whole white population; for among the supporters of slavery and those indifferent to the question, or even among, the lukewarm, what can there be of good? Butif I be again mistakeu—if every abvlitionist in America—even if every abolitioust in the world were to turn rascai—that would nos alter my opinion as to the great principle of right contained in abo- litionism, nor ‘woald itcheck my etbrta in ie cause of * freedom. . A. FORBES. MR. FORBES TO THE GOVERNOR OF VERMONT. Wasuunctoy, D. C., May 23, 1858. Hox. Rrtaxp Fisremgr, Governor of Vermont, Mont- pelier, Vi.— ‘Six—Without presuming to form any opinion as to the truth of the assertion made 10 me by Capt. John Brown last autumn, viz : That you had promised to let him have whatever arms he might want from the deposits ot your State at a nominal price—I think it proper at any rate w inform you that those arms would not be used for Kansas or tor the stampedes,or for ‘the well matured plan” agreed upon, but for the Brown project, pure and simple, a8 explained in the accompanying letter, dated May 14. As there are many persons to whem I must show that letter, I beg that it may be returned to me, or a copy of ft, which will answer the same rao I beg that you will not erroneously Euppose that I wish to entangle you with any claims which [ havo ou the com- mittees and otber repudiators. I have heard of no pro- mize on your part except that for the arms roferred to above, and in that respect I caution you that a surprise may be sprung upon you, as ove has boen practicod upon me. Talso transmit by this post the yolume of extracts ex. resely republished tor the use of the free State men of sas and the volunteers whose instruction I was sent to Tabor to superintend, during which necessary absence West my family in Paris, France, after baviog been obliged to sel) everything, was turned starving into the street, the pittance which the repudiators promised wo dedicate to tacir maintenance not having been sent to them. H. FORBES, Rucuuonp, Va. Nov. 28, 3859. Interdict upon the Delivery from the Mails of the New York Tritune and other Abolition Papers—Opinion of the At- torney Genera’ of Virginia upon the Subjec~Governer Wiuard, of Indiana, in Richmond, &c. ‘A postmaster -a the county of Doddridge, in this State, wrote recently to Governor Wise asking information 2s to what disposition he should make of such incendiary news- pay ers as the Now York Tvibune, and others of that stamp from Obio, rece'ved in that county. The Governor re- fried the matter to John Randolph Tucker, Fsq., tho Attorney General for this State, and probably the ablest ¢ ve itutional lawyer in the commonwealth, for his opinion. Mr. Tucker examined the subject very care- fully, and, as will be secn by his opinion, which I here- ‘With transmit, disposed satisfactorily of the apparent con- flict of jurisdiction between the State and federal authori- ties involyed in this question:— Rummonp, Nov. 26, 1959. §iR—The question is submitted to me for an opinion as to the ett ct of the law of Virginia upon tho distribution of wail matter when it is of an incendiary character. A newepaper, printed in the State of Ohio, pro; abo- lition voctrines, is sent to a person through a post office in Virgina. ‘What is the duty of the Postmaster in the em Pith ates bel ae (Code of Va., a. 198, Bec. be rovides that “if a postmaster or deputy postmaster now that apy such book or writing (referring to such as advise orincite negroes to rebel or make insurrection, ‘or meulcate resistance to the right of ty of masters in their slaves) has becn received at bis office in the mail, he shall give notice thereof to some justice, who shall in: quire into the circumstances, and baye such book or writing burned in his presence; if it appear to him that the person to whom it was directed subscribed therefor, knowing its character, or agreed to receive it for circu'a- tuon to aid the purposes of abolitionists, the Justice shall commit such person to jail. If any Postmsster or deputy Postmaster violate this section, he shall be fined not ex- ceeding two hundred dollars.” ‘Thie law is obligatory upon every Postmaster and de- puty Postmaster in the commonweaith; and it is his duty, upon being aware that such book or writing is received at his office, to notify @ justice of the fact, that ho may take ‘the proceedings prescribed in the gection quoted. ‘Tunis State law is entirely constitutional, and doer not, rly considered, conflict with the Federal authority aie establishment of Post officesand Post roads. This Federal power to transmit and carry mail matter, dos not carry with it the power to publish or to circulate. This last is a great State power, reserved and absolutely hecessury to be maintained a8 a security to its citizens and to their rights. If the States had surrendered this power, it would, in these important particulars, have beco at the mercy of the Federal authorines. With the transmission of the mail matter to the point of its reception, the Federal ppwer ceaacs. At that point, the power of the State becomes exclusive. Whether ber citizens shail receive the mail matter, is a question exclu- tively for ber determination. Whatever her regulation upon the subject, is for her decision alone, and no one can guivesy it. Her sovercign right to make it, closes the door to eavil and objection. Tt is true the Postmaster is an officer of the Federal gov- ernment, but it is equally true he is a citizen of the State. By taking the federal office he cannot avoid his duty as a citizen; and the obligation to perform the duty of his office cannot absolve him from obedience to the laws of bis Cotomonwealth jnor will they be found to conflict. The State, in the case supposed, bolds the hand of her citizen from receiving what ig sent to bim and takes it herself. No citizen ‘the right to receive an invitation t treason against the commands of his State, and hor law forbidding it and commanding it to be burned, refers to the right of the citizen to receive, not to the right of the Federal power to transmit and carry mail matter in- tended for nim, which he does not receive, only because the jaw of the State forbids it. 1 bave no hesitation in saving that any law of Congress, impairing directly or indirectly this reserved right of the ‘State is pnconetitotional, and that the penalty of the State Jaw would be imposed upon a Postmaster offending against it, though bo should plead his duty to obay euch unconsti- tutional act of Cougress. 4 If there be a conflict, therefore, between the postal ro- gulations of Congress and this law of Virginia, it is bo- cause the former have transcended their true constitu- tional limits, and have trenched upon the reserved rights of the State. In such a case the citizen, though a Poetmaster, must take care to obey tho legitimate au- thority, and will not be exempt from the penalty of the State law by reason of any obligation to porform the du- ties of a federal office, which are made to invade the re- served jurisdiction of the State in matters involving her and ber peace. Jt is eminently important that the provisions of the law in question should be rigidly adhered to by all ‘he Postmastors in the State, and that the justices to whose notice the matter may be brought, should firmly execute the law whenever a proper case presents itsclf for their decision. With high respect, your obedient servant, J. R. TUCKER, MR. FORBES TC DR. HOWE. Wasmxcrox, D. C., May Dr. 8. G. Hows, M. D., Boston, Mass:— Sm—I have received informution that my family was on the point gf being turned out of France. Mrs. F. hav- ing, to save the children from starvation, applicd to the Consu) in Paris, received from that source a trifling assist- ance, but it was accompanied by iweult for my political opinions, and was followed by an edict of expulsion. Ido not know where to address tem, and with anxiety, min- gled with dreaa, I wait for advio-s. the sorrow of youreelf and your fellow committee men, and leading bumanitarians, been real, funds would have been forwarded long ago to Pacis. Jam endeavoring to return to New York, and if Ican stop on the road to see some persons, I shall do s0—not, us you are pleased to insinuate, to denounce and betray— but to expose your conduct and to prevent you and yours from betraying. This affair is com; of two com- pluivts, distinct, yet somewhat conuected—the one open and public which I reiterate to ali—pro-siaveryites, re- publicans and anti slaveryites—to whom I explain the horrible way I have been ‘ll treated by tho repudiating committees when I went to instruct the “‘cream”’ for them. at Tabor; the other, mentioned only to abolitiouists, is that you and yours, under the pretext of carrying out a “‘well matured plan,” collect a “secret service” fund, the real object to be attained by which {s B.'s scheme, pure and simple, and ite accompanying cotton eyecula tion; and this being a serious matter for the abolition cause, I call upon the anti-slavery men to stop it. The aub- soil ploughing (ae your agent, John Brown, styles the lat- ter project) being by me treated of to those only who ought to know all about it, you see that] may prevent you, B. & Co, from betraying without myself betray ing, |. FOI ES. 2, 1858. Marcu 1, 1868, Tn. ——. Herewith I leave you for transmission to Capt. B. the copy of my lower to his son, dated Feb. 23, and that of March 1. J wish you could have them copied and sent tohim. Pray read them attentively. I earnest- ly direct your notice to the extract; also to pages 764 ant 797. Depend on it, no man, even it he were fully qualt- fied, should be allowed to act independent of a compewnt committee. ‘Though I have gerious cause of complaint against B., and consider his qualifications as bemg very limited, pet he might be of use in certain cases uncer proper control, (Seo pages above.) But if he uct independently J appre- hend some calamity. I shall never a! my private resentment to be an in- Jary to the public; therefore, when wanved for any service ip which I can see my way Clear, and can act in connec. Hon with persons whom I can trust, Tam always ready. Greatly do 1 grieve at the want of candor in dobn Brown, Jr., who,concealed from me the fact of his father having some weeks ago left fowa for the East, as I learn to-vay. Certain circumstances permit as much deception & be practised by silence as by direct assertion. It is lit- tle, and the conecquences might have been productive of mischief, for I was on the point of sending to him in Iowa a copy of the enciored, which would very Holy have fallen into hands for which it was not intended. The ac- companping letter I should have sent sooner; but ag I do- Bired several copies a delay has been oczasioned. :— Understanding that your father intends immediately to put his project (why not the well matured plan) into execution, I shall hot for the present send the copy ‘made for Mr. Sanborn, that { may not stand in the way of your father’s supplies, In matters affecting the public 1 am bound to account for what I do, and to give in the propor time and manner my roasons for refusing to continue my co-operation. Though irritated at your father’s conduct, I shail never injure a cause for the delinquency of an in” dividual, and hod faith in bis frankness I would even forego my anger, and labor again with one who has de- ceived me. I will not do it. If he can accomplish his perprose and good come out of it I shall be happy; if not, perl some others may effect the desired object. How: ever, I can hardly expect that any geod can be acoom- plished by a man who commences operations by co-ope- ration in plage a8 in turning destitute into the street my family. 1t developemonts induco me to rogard him as being cqually faulty with other New England re- Pudiators. i. F. THE EXCITEMENT IN VIRGINIA. AFFAIRS AT CHARLESTOWN. {Correspondence of the Baltimore Amorican. Cuanuestows, Nov. 26, 1859. Nothing of im transpired in our village yestor- day, aithough military were around in fyll force, ‘The day was pleasant, and the attendance of citizens from. the country, as usual, quite large. Heavy drafts are now being made on our country frien is for provisions, which are responded to with seeming cheerfulness, 8 is the caso almost every day, the ap train yooterday brovght what purported to be ‘tolegraphic despatches, One was from Martinsburg, stating that the enemy to the umber of 600 had arrived at Cherry Ren, about eight miies from Martinsburg. On inquiry it was ascertained that no such force had made its appearance there, and that such an idea existed only in the imagination’ of some crack-brained individual, or had been get afloat by some one desirous of a little fun at the expense of our military defenders. It is an outrage oa the citizens of this section of country, that they should be kept ina state of con stant alarm by this eystem of bogue telegraphic des- patches, for it is impossible to counteract the intluence of such rumors in a moment. MILITARY CHANGES, FTC, The military underwent two dress parades yesterday— ne in the morning at ten, and the other in the afternoon at four o'clock. At the latter, an order was read from the headquarters of Gov. Wise, at Harpe "8 Ferry, ap- pointing Brigadier Genera) Taliaferro, of the Fourth’ bri gade Virgivia Militia, as commander of the military forces now astembled ip this town. General Taliaferro is a thoroughly trained officer, and is a rigid discip\inarian, Col, J. Incivg Davis will act a8 adjutant and military ad viser to the General. It fs underetood that the cadets from the Virginia Mili- tary Institute, under the command of Col. F. H. smith, will arrive here jn few days, to remain until after the execution. The cwiets are an honor to Virginia, and will be gladly received in the event of a visit. WROWN'S QUARREL WIT A KANSAS CAPTAIN, Amongst the visiters noticed in town yesterday wore For rae Goverxor. Governor Willard, of Indiana, arrived in this city on Saturday last. Ho had an interview with Governor Wise to.day, as is euppored, in relation to the pardon of bis brother-in-law, Cooke. I have reason to think that his efforts in that regard will prove entirely unavailing. There is not the slightest hope of pardos for any of the convicts. MORE OF THE FORBES CORRESPONDENCE. New Yorx, Jan. 30, 1858. ‘To vmx Comnrrgs or Tis Bamish AND Forxigy ANTI-SiA- very Sociery, Lospon:— Gxwrixuxy—Though the wrong complained of was not committed by your society, and although the subject be not, according to article 8, of w strictly ‘pacific charac- ter,” nevertheless, as the circumstances detailed affect the interests of the anti-slavery cause, and as an English family has been barbarously and unjustly treated, 1 beg of you to pay attention to the following facts:— About the 20th of March last (1857) Capt. John Brown, of Kansas (known as Ossawatomie Brown, from a fight between his men and the border ruffians near that village), applied to me to go to Iowa (or elsewhere) for a year, to or- ganize and instruct in the military science somo handred— more or less—volunteors, to be relectod frum among the most reliable of the froe State men, who are very ig- norant of military matters, so that after their being intro- duced they might, in cage of any emorgoncy, be able to repist aggression, and might be capable of directing others in the proper ways of defending themsclyes. Capt. B. is not a military man by profeesion, but is a voluntedi leader of irregulars—an earnest and zealous man who bad seen and felt what was needed in Kansas, He explained to me that the project met with the approval and would receive the co-operation of the National Committee, the Massachusetts State Committee and other free State organ- izations, besices many cminent public officers and wealthy und influential citizens, by whom the amount of funds requisite to carry out the plan would be placed in his hance, Capt." B. was on that occasion Introduced to me by a letter which he broxght from your correspondent, Mr. Leavett. Tho invitation took me Fomewhat by surprise. I answered that the project ap- peared to be (so far'us it went) a very proper proceeding, but that J did not fec! much inclined to go among pertons whose aspirations were limited to “Kansas for free white people”? (the famous Topeka liberal constitution excludes ‘row the Terrtory all colored persona, free or glave); but baying been assured that the men in question had more calorged ideas, I then copeidered that I ought to go, pro- | Col. A. P. Sbutt, of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Wm. Vided the financial part of che question could be 60 ar- | Frescott Smith, Eeq., master of transportation on the Tatiged a8 % enable me to end to iny family in Earope & road, and Capt. Henry Clay Pato, of Kaneas oto regular and sufiic ce of funds, * * riety. All these gentlemen visited the prisoners and bad convereations with therm. and Pate woe 5 During the mou pointment, at F t I met Capt Bo by ap » New York State, and Plearning The meeting het of the most cordial from him that he could not be in Towa so earlyae be had | the part of t Tt will be rememt anticipated, I took advantage of the extra time to print a | was captured by Brown in one of his Kunsae battler, by smell yoiumne of “extracts” from my ‘Yolunteer’s Man- | a piece of rtrateey not recognized in howorable warfare. pal.” Brown declares tie bas meta great many mon in bis life HERALD, THURSDA’?, DECKMBRR 4 1K6N—THIPLE SHUNT. i nnd possessed Of more oourage than Capt Pate, to which the ANOTHER RESCUE PARTY GETTIN Cuptaw rezponded by charging Brown with ull wate ot 4 on ym the Readnig (Ha) pels Nov, Gg UP. Villany, Amongst them be utimaces that Brown wonkd | Infor mution hus leukeu out ti warkwin 4 at any time appropraie anotier man’s propery to bit “i on loot to raiKe a band of délermmed pit bell ag Own bse. i Bund of Capt. Michael Heller—iutely a candioate for BROWN'S INTERVIKW WITH A MINISTER. Trwadier Geperal of the Berke County Br Join Brown was vitited yesterday atteruoon by Rev, James ihe otber malcontents mm the effort to rescue John Brown... H. March, of the Metbouis' Episcopal Charch, The reve- veno pentieman having acvauced af argumentiy favor of the institution of slavery as MuoWw exists, Brown replied to him, saying, “My dear sir, you know nothing about Christianity ; you will have tw leary the A B O's in the lea- sen of Chrhtanity, as 1 dad you are entirely gnorant of ‘the Meaning of the word. 1, of course, respect: you as a gtptleman, but it is as a heathen geutloman.” Tho reve- rend geutleman bere thought best to draw such # discus. 81D Wo a close, and therefore withdrew, ‘The other prisoners are awaiting the execution of the Beutence parsed upon them with seoming comomsaura, | with the exception of Cook, who ® quite crestiailen | B bee the visit of Governor Wise, as the only hove he had ie biastes by the positive asaurance given whilst here Ne under no circumstauces would he iterpose b) save 1m. Keller w @ person of louse social Hes, and utterly madiffe— Jent to the rights of the slave bulding States, and the odlj— Eations imposed upon every good eitiaen by the coustita- Hop of the Uniteo States, “It ie currently reported that. Feeret Meetings have been hele by the confeoorates in ‘hat part ef the city keown 4s © Vera Crug,” wuere pocket pistols were freely shown, to be used in the oou- thet. et that one pollen, wiih thelr anual activity, will be on the alert, and that Gov. Paoker will uso alt leat power 1b he Lauds prevent the cunwmplated Outrage. THE POTTAWATOMIE CRERK MASSACRE. AFFIDAVITS IMPLICATING OLD JONN BROWN 8 THE: LADLE OF THE BAND~ MOK &KVIDENCK THAT CAL > TAIN BROWN WAS 4 HORSE “LIBERATOR.” [From the Wentgut, (Mo.) Border star.) 4 ‘The abolitiontats of the North are tr Everything in the shape of business is suspended, and | natty jor Old Brown, by representing tie e fen worthy the mbabiante geem to do vothig but make efforts 0 | Te id man aad tue wines eee Wrovide for the miitary. Schools are suapen ted, aud | yy den emmtiored byt ure been rele ol houses occupled as barracks, Churches are i | Pade ot the pre slaveryince aL ner Chowed, aNd the clove must DOW be rome 4 ) came to Kaueue 1) Ore whose thoughts are directed Irons thing carnal, ; ae Much amaiety iw evineed to know who toe Charlertows | Tings rian us he povorled ant franc pe eenay OY correspondent of the New York Tribune i. [was offared | trom, A. the hostility be imet with was tb re a rvs he received at the ‘bie 38 al) stuf Browa A a8 B peacetul ster, bot ae a guor- $20 yesterday for bis name; but | was as ignorant of it . ba we man making ine uifer, If found out be will tare Bie cn hr OOUs Ane bal re ith io marten, badly, Crantestows, Nov. 25,1859 | Peed the bloody bail, and. be more than aay one oles ie ‘The military sapect of the town yesterday was very | (e*borsible tor ‘he terrible Boenes thut marked the pro- tracted political squabbles of the Territory, Of all the: acts ib the ‘ Blecowg Kanras’’ tragedy, the frst order of time were ibe murders committed on the night of the 24th of May, 1866, on Pottawatomie Creek. In this mas- fucre, conducted by Uld Brown, tive persons were killed,, Viz: Allen Witkinson, Wm. Sherman, old Wm. P. Doyle. and his two sous, Wilham and Drury.’ The heart broken Survivors of this musgucre—tne wiiows and orphans— came to Westport aud depored to the facts of the bloody: atlur before Exquire Goferth, and the record is now be- fore us, Legisla~ wr being flue, and the troops availing them- tunity of making an expioration of the many going heyoud the sudurbs, The Richmond Greys aud Company F, which seem to vie with each other in the handsome appearance they present, reminded one of unceged birds, so wild and gleesome they appear. Amongt them Tuotice Mod Wilkes Booth, & ron of Junius Brutus Booth, who, thongh not a member, os coon as be heard the tap of the drum, threw duwn the fock ano buskin, and ehouldered bia musketand marched with tbe Grays to the reported scene of deadly couilic A glance at the courtreom will attract attention, from the fact thas in a place where but a few days ago senwnoe Was propounced against the prisoners pow in jail you will observe military barracks, with all the uteustls used tor cooking purpos’s. The platform on which the Juage bad his seat, together with all the epace outside the bar occu- pied by the lawyers, is occupied by company F. The inside of the bar 16 in possession of the Alexandria artil- lery; the large bail over the courtroom is hela by the Alexandria riflemen, and the front of the upper portion of the courthouse is helu by the Executive Guard, Capt. Hun- ter You will ubaerve by thm that the courthouse is 0c- pied by four military companies, A large number of the companies having been boarding at the hotels, Gen, Twliaferro yesterday made inquiries as to the arrangements made for the payment of board. It was iv wghort time reported to him by the Quartermaster that the men were paying one dollar per day board, aud trusting to the Commonwealth to refund the money. The General immediately ordered that cooking utensila be furnished them, and that they be allowed ratioas for themselves, or forty cente per day instead. It will be an amugmg spectacle to see some of the sol diers now on duty bere attempt to cook for theselves. 1 have no doubt that they aré experts af measuring a yard of lape or weighing a pound of augar, but are certainly ignorant as to culivary mutters. Alen Wilkinon was a member of the Kansas ture—a quiet, inoffensive mag. His widow, Louisa Jane Wiikingon, testified that on the night of the 24th of May,, 3466, between the bours of midnight and daybreak, sho thinks, a party of men came tothe house where thay were residing and forebly carried her husband away; that they tock him tp the bame of the “Northern army ,’ ano that next morping be was found about 150 yards frday the bouse, dead, ‘Wilkinson was very iii at the time with measles. Here foliows an extract her affida~ vil: 1 begged them to let Mr. Wilkinson stay with me, say- ing that 1 was sick apd helpiess, and could not stay by my My burbaud also asked them to let him stay ©, until he cauld get come one Ww Waiton me; wid them that he would pot run uff, bat be would be there the- next dey or whenever called for, the old man who seemed to be in command looked at me, and then around at the childyen, and replied, “You have newhbors”? I faid, “So T bave, but they are not here, and I cannot go for 1 The old mau replied, ‘It matters uot,” and toid him to get ready. My husband wanted to put on bie boots, and get ready, 80 8 to be protected from the damp: aud mgbtmr, buttbey would not letbim. They then wok my husband away. After they were gone | thought. Theard my husbaud’s voice iu complaint. ‘Noxt morning Mr. Wiikieon’s body was found about 150 yarus trum tus house, in feme dead brush. Alasy who saw bus- ‘Lhe following general orders were read at the dross pa- 10's body, said that there wae agagh in his ew and rade last evening. It will be seen that one of them ap- | 4 side, Ouiers walt he was cut in tue throat twice. proves in tote the course pursued hy Col, J. Lucius Davis, Mr Wilkinson was a poor man; of course, his widow whilst the other will sbow to perkons at & digtance that Linge are being conducted in a military style:— GENERAL ORDER, NO. 1. Hrarauairens, Onanucarown, Nov. 24, 1880, Col J, Luctun Duvin ie hereby directed to assuine the duvien of Avsiniant Adjutant General and Aasiatant Quartor Shae General af this postand willbe respegied zecaratng!y. | In waning the command «f the forces of Virginia at thin race vienity the Commanding General cannot neglect this bis first oppurtunity. to exprees to this command tis high appreciation vi the chivalroos deportment of Col. Daria under most tyne ciroumstsnces, and tor the bizbly military disp oeition of the forees in ( hariestown vocer direction, and to express his ory onder of Kajor General Talla order jen ‘alfaferro. 2 'S. BAPBET PRENCH, MD. See'y, was left destitute; but, regardless of this fact, they wok. away some property, including the only borse they had. Mie. Wilkmvon wax prevented at Westport, Wits the nece#sury means to gv to ber father’s, in Peonessee. She bad two #mail-children. Mrs. Wilkinsun’a deacrip- tion of the jeader of the men who murdered ber husband suits Capt. John Brown, a well known character in the abo- liton party. She says that her husband was a quiet man, and was Dot engaged wm arresting or disturbing aybody. He tok no active part in the pro-slavery causo, 80 a8 i> ageTavate tbe aboiijouists, but he was @ pro slavery man. ‘The circumstances attending Wilham Sherman’s assis— sinatkn are testitied to by Jamor Harris, of Franklio- county, Kansas. Mr. Sherman was staying overnight at the houre of Harris, when, op the 24th of May, about two o'clock , Captain John Brown and party came ¥ ajter takeng wome property aud questioning Aurris and others, Sherman was asked to walk out, Mr. Harri, in bis afhaavit, says:—" Old man Brown asked Mr. Sherman Wyo out with him, apd Shermau then went out with Sore nothing more yee Lhe ae c sine 1w@@ the ‘Northern army,’ as sty! mselves, BURGPOR DAVID, Washoe ME Dero 2 8. stay with us until we heard cap Durst, aud then thea Kstabiish at ences medical stall. provide suitable hulisiogs | two men left; next morning, about ven » F found for » bospya) and sueb other things *amay be necessary iu | Willam Sherman, dead, in the creek newr my house; I yonr departmer, aud report to this command. wax looking for bm; as he haa not coms buek, I thought. By order of Major Genera a eT FRENCH, MU) foc’ Le bad been murdered; I wok Mr. William sherman ee . (body) out of the creek and examined it; Mra. Whieman It Is understood that Brown bas changed cousiwerably | was with me; Sherman’s sku was split open in two in manner of conversation during the past twonty foar | places, and sume of his brains were washed out by the hours, and is how quite repentaut. Icannot vouch for | water: a iurge bole was cut in bis breast, and bis lof the truth of the statement, as J have not seen hin in that | hand was cututl, except a little pivoe of skin'on one side,’” ume. In retation to the arearsination of James P. le and The cadets from Lexington are expected this morning, | sone, the affidavit of Mrs, Mabala Doyle, the winged ss Gen. maliaterro say@ be has received no informa on of | moter, is as follows:— their haying been oracred jorthampton. y wi 7 3 bring with them eight field picces. med Madula tee mas —~ Pea nye gt ey on es md ’s oon TOWARDS HIS DYING sons— | the widow james P. Doyle; we moved tuto the- rapt ye eh atin Territory, that is my busband, myself and children From the Louisville Journal } moved into the Territory of sometime in Novem- A distinguishes citizen of Indiana, probably Governor | P*? A. D., 1855, and settied upon Musketo creek, about ‘Willard, who attended the late trials at Charlestown, Va., | Ob€ tile from tz mouth, ana where it empties into Pot- bad an interview, while there, with Mr. Washingion, wh) | ‘atomic creck, iu Frauklin county; on Saturday, the Was one of old Brown’s prisoners in the U. 8. Armory. Mr. | 41 day of May, a. 1), 1866, apout eleven o'clock at Washington freely aomits that the prisoners were treated | W#bt, aller we had alt retired, my husband, James P. with gentlences and bumanity, yet he came to the con- bon pt ba ap oat Conant oa ea Papi = sl i Sita at beset, we Teaver, old Brown Ws a terrible | Wiser, Une next about twenty years Gags, bison ‘According to Mr. W.’s statement, old Brown, during | Drury; the next is abuvt seveutoen years of age, his the investment of the armory and the attacks upon it by | !ame is John; the next ts about thirteen years of age, ber the troops, was the busiest and most vigilant of all the the next is about eight years of age, rebels, in watching through the loop-holes and crevious the next is about tive years of age, for oportunities to kill those outside. Whilst ho was thus | 8 bame is Henry—we were all in bed, waen we heard watching, rifle in hand, one of bis own gons was eho. | ‘Me perFons come into the tat ther 3 Tap at the door, through the body aad fell within four or Ave fect of him | %4 call for Mr. Doyle, my busband; this was about ‘The young man groaned and cried aloud ia his agony, ‘begging that some of bis comrades would kill bim at once. Thereupon old Brown, turning for a few moments an unmoved and unsympatbizing glace upon his expwing pon, sternly bade bim be eileiit and die likea map, and then instantly turned his atren- tion back to his own work of killing. A very short ime afterwards, bis other son was shot down almost exactly like the firet, and, with loud moans, called upon a com rade for a revolver that he might kill himself. And old Brown, turning -upon him as he bad tarned upon the brother, rebuked bim for his noise without a word or look of &y mpatby or regret, and atraightway betook him self again to the business of murder. And all the while, standing with bis two dying children behind him, ang holding bis rif pointed in front, he was drumimiag at intervais upon the barrel of bis weapon of death with ibe fingers of his leit hand, as calmly and with as much ap. parent unconcern as if he had been engaged in some amusement. ‘There can be no doubt of old Brown’s coolness and up- tamabie courage, but such qualities cannot compensate for the absence of the ordinary sensibilities of human nature Itis vot enough that he can Jook vpon bis own death ag in.movable as be could contemplate the death and hear the death gr: ans of his children. MEETING AT HANOVER COURT HOUSE At a large meeting of the citizens of Hanover county, at the court boise, on Tuesday, 224 day of November, 1859, that being court day, after a few remarks explava- tory of the object of the meetin, Colonel George W. Richarcsou nominated Colonel E Fontaine as chairman and Captain Wilham Nelson as secretary. The following preamble and resolutions, offered by W. B. Newton, Fxq., and being slightly moditied on the mo tions of Witham’ C. Wickham, Bsq., and Colonel Richard- sen, Were adopted, viz:— Whereas, recert everts bave satisfied ns of the pr of an unequivocal expression of pnolic opinion in reference to the present position of Vieginia in the Federal Union hegre solved by the people ot Hanover in general meeting asvem- ed— ‘That we have observed with deep regret the GENERAL ORDER, NO. 4. HEADQUARTERS, CHARLESTOWN, Nov. 24 1859. Col. 8. Basseu French, Aide-de-Camp to tha Commander-in- Chiet, having tendered his services, be is hereby appointed MiSy older of Major Geveril Tadaferro, order exer * WM. MUNFORD, Aid-de-Cump. GENERAL ORDER NO 5. eleven o'clock on Saturday night, of the 24th of May last; my busbape got up and went to the door; those outside inquired tor Mr. Wilkinson, aud where he lived; my bas- band eaid he would well them; Mr. Doyle, my ‘husband, apd several came into the houre, and said they were from the army; my husband was pro-lavery man: they. told my husband that he and the boys must surrender; they were then prisoners; the men were armed with pistols and large knives; they first took my husband out of the house, then took two of my sons, William and Drury, out, and then took my husband and these two boys (William’aud Drury) away: my son "Job: was spared because J asked them in wars to epare hin. in @ short time alterwaras I heard the report of pistols; 1 heard two report ter which [heard moaning as if a. Person was dye; then [heard a wild whoop; they had usked before they’ went away for our horses; wo wld them that our horses were out on the prairie; my bas- band and two boys, my gous, did not come Wack any Tore; I went out next morning in search of them, and found my husband aud Wiliam, my son, lying dead in the road, near together, about 200 yards (rom the house; they were buried the next day; on the day of the bury- mg {saw the dead body of Drury; tear of myseif and the remaining children induced me to leave the home where we had been hvipg; we had improved our claim a litue; F left and went to the State of Missonri. MAHALA DOYLE, (her mark.) Witness, T. J, Gororma. State of Missouri, Jackson county, ss —On the seven- teenth day of June, A. D., 1856, personally appeared be- fore me, the subscriber, a Justice ot the I'eace in and tor the county and State aforesaid, Mahala Doy’ , whose name apprars to the above ans foregoing statement, and makes oath according to law, that the above and soregoing suato- ment is true as therein set forth. Given under my hand and seal the day and year above written. Seal. THOS. J. GOFORTH, J. P. he testimony of John Doyle confirms that of his mother Benrrally, and we only copy a few paragraphs:— i foond my father and brother William lying dead about. two bundred yards from the house; I saw mp brother ly- ing dead on’ the ground, about one bundred and fifty yards from the bouse, in the grass, near a ravine; bis fn Bers were cut off, and his arms were cut off; bis head was Cut open; there was a hole in his breast; William's bend was cut Open, and a hole was in bis side; my father was shot in the forebead and stabbed in the’ breast; I bave rapid pro- rent of afacatical spirit in the Northern States of the Son, lederacy, whicb threatens to overcome the coset ative sent ment of that section. aud to destroy every constitutional bul- wark proviced py the wisdom of our faibers to protect the rights of Southern citizens, atid to preserve the peace of SURE, biving bo “means of nding the fare by he these men tak eaacty like Easter ae Remords and t, having no o fatnre pest,” en talk exactly like Eastern and Northern’ men ‘we cannot avoid the patnful con aan that s stern necessity | talk—that is, their languoge and Proounciation were simi- leaves vs little to bope, ex from the courage of our own | Jar to those Kaater: rp and No-thern men with whom I have cept heartawnd the strength of our own arms. : That we tender our thanks 10 the pubic authorities, bot | (eked An old Mman commanded tie party; be was of dark State and federal, for the prompt and decisive action with J »and bis face was slim; we had lighted the which they have met tbe demandes of duty in reference to the | Cendle, ard about eight of them entered the house; thero recent attempt upon Harper's Ferry; but insemuch asthe re | Were some outside; the complexion of most of those eight mevoere cis onvioe indulge a delaivetsopets team | PHOT saw. in the house was sandy: wy, father and “ ad eu! brothers were pro-slavery men, and belonged to the law Gleney of such an example to prevent the recurrence of sinllar | ang order party. ‘Thet there te too snach reheon to bétieve that Brown and bis |. Such Ole Brown, If ever & mak’ HOY Udedrdea aeacciates are occupying only # secondary place in the assaut | banging, itis this hoary headed villain and cutthroat. The On the pencefal exjo3 ment of ourrighla ad Louthera men dood of is victims has long enough cried out for Justics ‘That ag the true sources of the ovils which we ara now called | and sutisfnotion: on to notice, i¢ a vitlated public sentiment, and that too in “high Piacea”” at the North, we bave a riybt io expect auch expren sions of sentiment from the same quarter. in condemnation of the ane movements, ag Wul qulet all apprehensions on this subject. the experience we have had on this subject, and eape. cially the events now rapidly tranepiriig, admonish os chat, Without some 8, eedy change in the dinposition of the North, to fatertere with our ‘peculiar Southern rights we cannot enjoy that peace a1 quiet in the Union which the constitution of wa Untied Staten guaranteed to pa. ie it whilst we would prefer to remain tn the Union, no of the consequences resulting from ite dinsolistion wii ee ut eabmnit to remain ther et, w about some strong guarantee jet we can do Bo without urbane of Our repose molestation of our rights. ae ‘That, impressed with the solemn conviction that we are in danger of revolution, it becomes te tmperutive duty of t peral Assembly of Virginia to place ubis Lommon wealth in un autittude of defence, ARREST OF A NORTHERNER IN CHAR LOTCESVILLE. [From the Charlottesville Jeffersonian, Nov. 18,] On Friday man by the name of |, who his ‘been in the town a week or two getting subcribers for the Eilectee Magazine, being made the object of n snapicion on the part of some that his deeigns were not entirely pro- per, wes taken betors Justice Lobban for examination, Win testified 48 to bis conduct since he has been her and papers found on his person were examined, all of whieh in the opinion of the justice created @ ground of EXCITEMENT IN KENTUCKY. k ce Louisville Courier of the a inst. stad the following account of a proposed slave insurrection:— The citizens of Frankfort, the capital of the State, and Versailles, in Woouford county, have been excited for some days, but by no means at & report of a threatened rising of the negroes in those counties. ‘On Saturday a deapatch from Barper’s Ferry, Virginia, advised the Mayor of Frankfort that the negroes, at the instigation of geome white ecoundreis, designed an attack. on that city and Versailles; and when these places fell, it. ‘Was their intention w devastate the country around. ‘The information was obtained through’ an inte: vd letter from an abolitionist named Day, addressed to Ossa- watome Brown. The intelligence was so direct and of such au alarming charagter that Mr. Hunter, the proso- cuting attorney at Charlestown, Va., deemed it'bis duty to- advise the authorities in Frankfort as above, Immediately on its reception the Mayor of Frankfort called the trustees together to devise means to avert sneh acaiamity. Precautionary measures were taken in that. exty abd algo in Versailles, by appointing an cxtra police: force und patrols tor each district in the counties. The hew military company organized Jast week in Versailles: were ready to respond with alacrity at the first sound. of” the tocein of war. ‘Thie abolitionist Day has been connected with the nato- Hous Delia Webster, who was once in the Kentucky pen- suspicion sufficient to warrant }ffm in commiting the party | tertiary for running off negroes, He was driven awn: to ja) Tn order that he may have a speedy exammation | tem ‘Tamble wunty sorae years ago for his uogro staal t. the charge of complicity in tasurrectionary sehemes | iny propensitic "is Caught on this side of the river lor which he te coniined, a special court bas bees called | iyaiy we reckon he will ho hung. for day next, 1 ns coming into our midst from the Northern TISh OF NEGRORS. States shonte be very cautions how they actand bow they vf Dispatch Joarns from the trators that. 5 ct i huble wo be watched with wiv | é i price ‘very’ wach widen ite past cont p are hable ty be noisy ws 1 und tat they are now selling exhorb!- bat they can only blam Warree foc any anboyance they muy be ‘ eh Th this uceovnt, Tre Crary Trane or Crcado.—Tho grain marked in ar oy reieiceteeey Chiengo ow th h ult. was de. ower, both on when FXCITEMENT IN TENNESS@R. Hn cor. The recespis of grain were 67,180 bushela, of We lean that{ great excitement prevailed in German. | whieh only } were wheat. The shipments. by by, on vicinity, owing Lo the discovery of a | fake were 20,000 bushels wheat and 18,600 bushels plot concerved by the slaves to destroy the reside ‘The eater of wheat amennted to 20,000 bushe pinnter in. that hborhool, Two or three arrests of | Cre. for No Veprivg. 20,000 bnahele corn go} parties had heen made, and the authorities wore in purauit Ne. for oll No 1. Onte were in of others eerneeted with the conspiracy, Germantown is. h store, and Ste. on track. Fivur situated on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, ote