The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-16 00:00:00

TES.

THE

A letter from New York, dated Nov. 30, says,—
Friday next, the 2d of December, is appointed for
the execution of " old Brown" and his confederates
in the Virginia invasion. This ill-conceived and
p by the
worse executed plan is then to be wound u
deaths which properly close a tragedy, and the
public will retire to meditate upon the moral. of an
invasion of a State by 16 white men and threewn
ne-
groes, the capture of an arsenal by them in a to
of 2,000 inhabitants, and the uproar which they have
caused throughout the State ever since. Like the
true Shakspearian tragedy, the heavy business of the
piece has been properly and artistically interspersed
with lighter touches. If the old Puritan madman has,
stalked about in heroic garb, majestically " doing'
the tragedy in an exceedingly captivating way, not-
withstanding his crimes, the Governor of the State
has equally filled up the interstices with comedy
of the most approved order. He has stirred up
the
whole State of Virginia, from the eastern shore t
the base of the most western spur of the Aghs-
o
nies ; all are in motion towards Charlestown, the
place of confinement of the condemned, for the put
pose of preventing a rescue and assuring thhed of
e e
cution of the accused. Daily lists are publis
the volunteer corps that have offered their services
to do guard at the expense of the common xealt
re h.
The Governor moves his militia about to and
fr°
from the scene of action as necessity seems
to -
quire. They, on their side, are on the alert for every
hostile demonstration, even to the burning of a MY'
rick or the moaning of a cow. It may with truth be
said that this mad expedition of " old Brown" 119. s
done more to expose the weakness and the fears
°I
the white population of the slaveholding States than
all the tirades of the maddest abolitionists or the
assaults of the blackest of black Republicans
could have done by any possibility. When a.
e
community rises simultaneously and puts itsel!
under arms, when the minute-men are called outthe at
the sound of an alarm bell and the Executive of
State are the foremost in leading them on, 11(2
the burning of a hay-rick can throw a county into
convulsions, there must be some real danger at
bottom to justify all these convulsive efforts fr°rllt
persons who are usually courageous.
be a real feeling of insecurity, notwithstanding N.°
There a 111.3
undoubted attachment of most slaves to their
masters. To say that there has been nothing call-
ing for such a demonstration is incorrect. 113!
magnitude of the demonstration shows clearly the
magnitude of the evil it is intended to reinedY;
When a whole community thus rises en moo, ana
takes arms in its hands, the danger which
Wit seeks
to avert cannot be entirely imaginary. eat t 1
distance may ridicule the demonstration, and quel
tion its necessity ; but nevertheless there must
uly;
be ti
deep-seated cause of danger to so stir theln
There is every reason to believe that this is t s
feeling in the South. With it we may anticipate._.
stormy time when Congress assemblesm fresh next We.ll
The Southern members will come the
OW_
the impressions caused by this outrage uP°ll
rights and their property—the North will
rotg hre
confident in the hope of triumph next yea. 'l2r.
contest which has already broken out with thebitter-
contest
ness in the press must then be transferred to
.._
floors of Congress. The first struggle will be on the
election of Speaker. Before the Brown invasion t_DI:
election of a Republican was thought to be Ellirhe
That pai ty only want six of an actual majority. -".
anti-Lecoinpton Democrats and the southern Opp.u:
sition sympathise with them in their hostility to tn:.
Administration ; there was, therefore, almost a eet
tainty of an alliance. Indeed, the terms of it l'Oriv
in substance arranged. The impression produche;
by the Brown invasion throughout the South
outlived these calculations, and now it is "red,
ingly doubtful whether the House ean be organ's
aole
and whether there will not be again such
Ba II tl,,gas
cited
as we saw in 1855, when Governor an'', b.
elected, embittered now by the temper exc
" old Brown." The Republicans still clairo to be
Unless
able to count an Opposition candidate in• be a
they can do it on the first ballot there nig
long contest.— Times.
. rr.A.114

LETTER FROM THE CONDEMNED ()I!". --
BROWN.
most kind
L. Vaill. Charlestown,y, st e
aVdaf•.,N Nov.
elisst
~....11iie 1.
most kind and most welcome letter of then Bth inst. rote
me T
in due time.
am very grateful for all the good feeling Y° L
n OPree.'oo.
and also for the kind counsels you give, togetheritharisio
vritbd.
prayers on my behalf. Allow me here to say, notwd
ing "my soul is amongst lions," still I believe that ~.4
in every deed is with me." You will not,theroforea;
surprised when I tell you that I am " joyful in nIY tri•ndg-
tions," that Ido not feel condemned of Him whose .I,_ "
ment is just, nor of my
.own conscience. Nor el,,uro,
feel degraded by my imprisonment, my chain/ or pro'
spect of the gallows. I have not only been t With
utterly unworthy) permitted to " suffer affliction w'or..
God's people," but have also had a great many are:Pr e,
tunitiss for "preaching righteousness in the great c Zs.
gatioa." I trust it will not all be lest. The jailor (in_,, been
charge I am) and his family, and assistants, have a t
most kind ; and notwithstanding ha was one of the bray.e...t",
of all who fought me, he is now abused for his hillaanieljre
So far as my observation goes, none but brave nloll,,eir
likely to be humane to a fallen foe. "b
owards prove lt
courage by their ferocity." It may done in that Way
with tut little risk.
ingl
twimisehsllcohuelrcle
ewritexperyinTntct
clergymen among others. Christ, the great captain.
1°:
liberty asiwell as of salvation, and who began his taissiora
iwffsornelnyt ocflatshoossintersrese!;
as foretold of him, by proclaiming it, saw fit to take fro
leowuitt ha' fde
me a sword of steel after I had carried it for a tim!.;_
but he has put another in my hand faithful soldier,
Spirit "), and I pray God to make mo a
affold than
(" the sword of the
wherever he may send me, not less on the scaffold
when surrounded by my warmest sympathisers.
My dear old friend, I do assure you I have not forgotteix
our last meeting, nor our retrospective looks
name
the
that id°
has again enabled me to hear your words of cheering and 000;
fort at a time when I, at least, am on the " brink of Jordento
(see Bunyan's Pilgrim). God in infinite mercy grantfto
soon another meeting on the opposite shore. I have ° 4
passed under the rod of Him whom I call my Father ;
havefli'
certainly no son ever needed it oftener, and yet I a
enjoyed much of life, as I was enabled to
discovio
the secret of this somewhat early. It has bees. ,0
mthaaktirnegauthyelprhaovapeeharitdyaangrdehaatpdpeianleoafs
porfoosthpserristyra. Y 1 rim vi,'„aiiii
prosperous still, and looking forward to a time It-r,
' peace on earth and good will to men" shall eves go
prevail. I have no murmuring thoughts or envious fe."—,o,
to fret my mind. " I'll praise my Maker with my bre, 6.o—,:ed
had here, I am led the more earnestly to pray,
I am an unworthy nephew of Deacon John, and 1 ' ' e
him much; and in view of the many choice friends I baps
my soul with the unrighteous." • bill
Your assurances of the earnest sympathy of the &letil' if
my native land is very grateful to my feelings, and e
anievyethminogst
IfirhmalNyethdaotnGs,odsuffe.
me to say a word of comfort to them :
A reigns,
suffer, will be lost to the cause of God or of humanity.
tired"
before I begar my work at Harper's Ferry I felt assoii;n
that, in the worst event, it would certainly pal- I cause
expressed that belief, and I can now see no posible., Air
to alter my mind. lam not as yet in the main at ellit"re,
appointed. I have been a good deal disappointed a!3., ow
gards myself in not keeping up to my own plans ; but A woo
feel entirely reconciled to tAftt event ; for God's plan
infinitely better, no doubt, or I should have kept to "lasi,
Had Samson kept to his determination of not ten:WV, hoe
wherein his great strength lay, he would
_ple.,ba 'but I
never overturned the house. I did not tell Pell eut,
was induced to act very contrary to my better ju ging jot
and I have lost my two noble boys, and other friends, 11
my two eyes. oforta•
But " God's will, not mine, be done." I feel aco e tot
ble hope that, like that erring servantof whom I have
-o n
been writing, even I may (through infinite were/ la _oiler
eco.-,
Jesus) yet " die in faith. ' As to both the time an
sr rA
of my death, I have but very little trouble en h,,
and am able to be (as you exhort) of " good ci1e.?..,.•
_.... and
I send through you my best wishes to Dies. w"--60,1 of
her son to all dear nand Saves thoef you all.
red, ‘l(‘;:an;:tr,
,:feiri
the poor andoppressed be the God and Saviour tb.
Farewell, till we meet again. Your friend in tru lorg.
JOON OA

•
THE BALLOT SociETY.---.11• weekmlyr.sllb:swetiries;ffiwtigooe:re.
ili
ItherG. euwxieiheduihtt:iliviuoleisiott
Guildhall-chambers,
tr. tsEe,e was hefd on TucedaY a t Ill:chair!
Nodes,
Robert IMt,rillqr..BEon.telvirdare:dea in
Mr.
l‘ir. .
Webb,Lo AlEasciit.r,e,ivillcv,ernwe;re present.
of £lO 10s. from Mr. Grote and osev- al Waller stun Tees i
reported. The Rev. Robert SpearserStockton-hrlorrold,
Esq., and B. Lucraft, Esq., were V:relectiedianracebrafirrbcieVanf the
council. Directions were given respecting the 0 i „pert
elections for Reading, Durham, and Pontefract. l'-,, the
was read from the sub-committee ap ointed to ezatiW' the
13 • offere
essays sent in by the candidates for tne prizee pitta 11
committee for the best essays on the Ballot, to be °soya,
by working men and tenant-farmers. FiftY-80"athe sub
many of them of great ability, had bean laid beforetionotes
committee, whose report was now presented. 111P.ttee 11°1
of the recommendations of the report, the committee to gr.
resolved that the first prize oXi ss. be eNar"„l,, aphis
Malcolm Ross, of Bradford, Yorkshire, I".„irrnating
printer ;the second prize, of a 3s , to Mr. C. "•
0,, te Itil.'
(the lorwich Operative) ; and the third, of X 2 ---, owork
Thomas Smith, of Enderby, near Leicester,. fraillii, the
knitter. These essays will be first publreheclrroge-
Ballot, and afterwards as a tract. Prelirhipar7 '—of tha
ments were also made for the business meeting
~,,g ~t
council on Wednesday, Jan. 25, and the public OW"
the Whittington Club, in the evening of that daY. on
A SHIP'S BACK BROKEN IN THE NIERSZT*4 ho
Tuesday, as the ship Gladiator was leaving or :13. tile
Liverpool docks to sail for Bombay she strheacourt" tugs
Pluckington. Bank, owing to the breaking of the et
__ a,ad
hawser. She was got afloat again the
afters bent
Darrocakngweamreenhtosuswese,reasmthadeeshitomplace the care Tavv."—e to be
it is expected, hat at sboa
broken up. The Gladiator's cargo was value
£70,000, and the vessel at £15,000.
A WHALE IN THE TAY.—A largo
whale was seen by a correspondent on Saturday_._
_arsuit of
in the Tay near Invergowrie Bay--no doubVLlg' 0918.
the herrings, which have been up the river i 1.4 4
rooeatli
of tho won
that it was not made a prize by some
returned from the northern whale fishing. e
It swam about fearlessly, and it is somewhat surr-siljg
and cril
Crinoline, which has been a defianti_nolo. rota;
foe to the ancles of men, has become, bryt 5 t
bility, a principal source for their hp a
leggings ril 01,
b°ttairtelirn°SoocaU.
%Iltl4
ihoturt:d by the Gosernment eouttliet.OFS, 17„.„ ,ppal ev.
rapidly receding
prleeeefdasintegnfinasghifoonr providingth n now
int
I. jai
tfstr3rtete;cltif°::7l:o::l3llljuni
of Stepney. 1 hits, hi these, day, of uttl.ity,
st, 0-,...,0iied. N 1,!..
_.,
worthless turned to use, and that which N 0.1. avidity' py
sought for Wand it would
ridicule but yesterday, today is song ~_ toid
the soldier, the sportsman) and the pedestru.,
I now seem by the latter whether child_or PAP..