Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-12-26
lnARLEsroWr. Rec. I

Just closed with The Ell nti9n af Tile fuutt
prisoners. Throughout lie day yseJstcr- ],
day. theTe Was i great influx Of sttangers
and eiiiEsns of tile county. who were.
h,cking IN % witness The last act Of the
Ilarpef's Ferry tragedy The lattereanlea
thus early. appreheniihg they might tt'e
detained Al The eutposts. az was the ease
Nm Tile day Of, Browns execution Ihel
5Tigilalce 3exereisedI at lie railroad depot
on5il,s srriyaf-of sthe train. was mol Be-
s.fingeift as on tie day Of The execution,
of Brown. and but li'tle difficulty was eK-
periencsd III getting. ia town s1..
Shortly after the 'arriral oftthe train ID,
Abe afternoon, a grand military dress pa
rade Of AL The companies in a ielndenee.l
took place. The troops went through
aheir eyolutio5ns win great skill at'deWere
reviewed by General TaliaEsrroa WHO
was on The, ground 10 full dress, and
mounted on spirited charger.
The prisoners were Visited Yesterday,
afternoon by the Rev. Messrs. Nassau.
I Dutten and Norih. of{,he Presbyterian
Church, and Rev Beverly Waugh, Of The
III. Ell Church. The services inthe cells
were 81 aninteresfing character, and were
pafliGipated in by All the condemned,
s though ids rpo@4eSident from subsequent
events ,tha3 Goekland Coppic were Playing
opossnms. asBiheir asands must have been
liked ON opes Of lifs and libel III, rather
than on dsa,h and eternity. at the time
they were making outward protestatioHs
OF resignftiou. Thew All give an slnq1lal.
flied assent to the. conviction Of religious
truth. and each exppessed hope Of sal
walton in fhej world to come. 81 sst
Cook and Coppic were the loudest 10
their professions 81 a change d lSeart, and
in tie hope of DIVINE forgiveness they
freely admitted their guilt and acknowl-
edged their doom as "a just one, and That
inGthe main they haRe. been treated With
thesgtmosts indnessa bskall. though they
thought that some of the witnesses were
rather harsh IN their testimony. 81
The ministers imagined they had dis
1 covered decidedly favorable charge in
Cook mind since his interview wirhllis
sisters Up to that timehis calmness aud
bravery were regarded as proceeding from
"a lack Of feeling. But on leaving him yes
lerdsy afternoon they reported that he
had been led 10 seek forgiveness 10 his
pfqlestations OF religious conviction and
hopes Of forgiveness, all qf which was I'M;
loubAdly 70 hoodwink their project Of
escape 4,,
Cbok has been visited throughout his
imprisonment by The Rev. n ~. North
alsthe request lof the,prisoners, jas also Of
Governors Wise and Willard fRey. Nh.
North was present At an interview be-.
tween Coppis and 1a Quaker geptlenl$aii
from Ohio, who raised the prisoner. He
.fiescribes the ,iYtafrNfiiew. as AN effectiag
one. and speaks highly Il 81 NJ. Buffers
christian department and advice to the
prisoner Butler says that Coppie
~ ASIA srpsty, but very lwilful boy,
Anseuucle Of Corpie s.. his father
brother, from Ohio. also visited him yes
terday tie Interview tasting operan hour.
Helseemed ID MUCK distress AZ the sad
fate which awaited His relation: z..l
This was thecondition Of sheytewn the
7 pfifspiters and the military. /. f.1
y UP TO seven o'clock last evening, all
apprefensions Of au.inteudedsTeseue had
long since been banished, and nothing
was thought IF but tlie approaching exc.
s@cutfon. Ed ~ =.
$50 FIRMLY had this eonyiciiaa settleipn
i the public mind, that military duty vas
voted a bore, and Ihefinale Of tts trasedg
assst LAST approached
4 AL quarter past eight o clock last eyen1s
ing. tie wholesfewn was throw into q
coInmopiop by the aeport5df a rifle under
ths wall. followed BIZ several Shots from
She vicinity II 6le Guard House, in close
pffoxinlify ito llejal ~ Tho military was
calIesA-to arms and the excitement was
intense. /, beyond anything that had YET
OCCURRED during os4r. eyea-menloFable era
II ofmilitaffs Occupation
L In Il few minutes lie streets. and ave.
Hues of The town were. impression 81
armed men, Il Was wiEir some difficulty
that tie cause nt all this turmoil could bs
.sascertaiaed@ Ramsrs were afIoat Of every
description. and sisHas at.one tirnes hopght
lthat tic prisoners had eSefpowered theil
] guards and made their escape, and then
/ llsatan attack had been made by parties
attempting To rescue the prisoners. II
TO. day at tile4execution. the bodies 81
dill negroes aflsr being cut down. wert
placed iapopalIar deffins and carried bach
Aiotha jail. They vii b inferred 70 NOR
row on The spot where the galleMs nov
4 stan dss4hougIi thefe is partysof mesliea
stad.uts here from Winchester who vii
doubtless not allow then, 10 lsnain Their
long Ii Is ;s /
At about 4 quarter tostWelvs q clock
Z NOTICE Vas given 70 Cook and, Goppie TIN
their lime was approaching only on
h5nr more being allowed.
The military movements similar I
those At the first ektecu.fqn ererepeated
and awafsa with tive mpre collins wa
sianding at the door Of thetiail. il
At halfp twelve. The same milisar,,
sscort Was Iii readiness; ii the meantime
/ tie closing religious eenemoaie were pfo
/ eressingsin the celE
Since the Eailure 56f Tie attempt Of Coo
and Coppie to escape last night. their as
sumed con1posure and apparent resigna
lion bad given away4.ana tlieR now locke,
at the reality pf ifeir fataA with full con
d victionsof lie awful certainty. They. wer