New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-29
JOHN BROWNS INVASION.
ThsE. Y. rnbune.


PETERSBURG, Va, Nov. q, 1872
A. the second Of December approaches, Toe excite
non, relative 70 the execution Of Old Brown increases
IN this usually torpid town. deeply-se.'led feeling
81 and bil,er bate against the North has taken
n, =. ssion Of the community-a feeling wbieh YOU
nav readily imagine ia not lessened by The rdicne
slowerei aeon vir2iDian ebiyslry by the Northern
r,s.. There seems 70 be firm belief that on the day
- sxsctop an attempt az rescue Will be made, and
the more excitable ones believe that terrible and
protrarted civil war viii be the result. In Difference
70 the warnings OF anonymous and other letter writers,
ami in obedience 10 popular elamor, Gov. Wise has
recalled the previously dismissed troops and viii have
over two thousand soldiers under arms guard gall
lows. The Petersburg City Guards and the indie
rendeut Greys, who returned from HarPers Ferry
onlv this week are ordered back again, and viii start
in the O'Clock train this afternoon. The miii'ary
:, rit being rampant an effort is now making 70 Or
game cavalry troop, and II Is more than pTooaoe
that on Monday night when the meeting TO be held
the requisite number of men will BE- enrolled.
It's amusing to hear the braggadocio and vaporng
Of some men in this State, when The subject OF disunon
il brought up in conversation. Sir, laid prominent
LAWYER 20 me AT my hotel last evening, 81 would be
Glad TO see the whole North sunk 10 the deepest
depths Of the bortomless pit Damn her, we don't
want a union with her, when We can get foreign
market for all products and receive our necessary
articles from thence in exchange The Sonth has
horne with her nsolence TOO long and /. lie time, and
now is the opportunity for a great United Southern
Confederation 70 show the world the true meaningoi
" the word Republic
Anomal Jus as il nay seem to you after what we
know of the indecent haste shown at the Char'estown
trials the Nirgnans blame the officers OF the law Tor
too mnch snency and one of the municipal officers OF
Petersburg remarked 20 me that hmenable mistake
was made in not hanging the whole party Immediately
on the rendition Of the verdict. Said be, would die
content if | could see Greeley, Fred Douglass, En-
"erson. Garrison and Beecher strung up alongside old
Brown on next Friday" Whether my blood
thirsty friend woud run q judicial amok
among all the prominent men IN the
North before his thirst for vengeance would
be sated, | cannot say. Mind you, give
these opinions merely the offspring OF to-days
excitement and the sober sense OF the leading
men, Ii would be very poor policy for me to include
all the virginians in sweeping rdlcue, because some
are towards aud dolts As to there being the remoes
possibility for a rescue of The prisoners do not enter
tain hope The most positive instructions have been
given TO their guards to kill them the instant there IS
an attempt at disturbance. The the
counties adjoining this intense. The planters are SAID
to be ready TO march to the Ferry in case OF
need Despite the warnings OF the Southern press,
do not doubt but that there will be an immense crowd
TO witness the executions, and the materials for COM
buston are plenty that the day cannot reasonably be
expected TO pass without serious disturbance
The Express Petersburg of yesterday, makes the
endsh suggestion that an auction be held to dispose of
the eless body of poor Brown the halter scaod, and
all appurtenances complete, they will stand an hour
after the prisoner s hung Ii remarks that TO so great
an attraction this if proper guarantees for personal
safety were given, large number OF Northern ADOLF
tionists would be drawn, and the amount realized for
the precious relies of Saint Brown the brave old man
is dersvely called would be veryfarge.
from The ~ Y. Express account Of the negro panic
in New-York of old show that with all our vaPorns
about Southern courage, more cowardly then
than they are in this atter-day evil They forget that
then az shareholders bad the fears and the demora-
zation of Shareholders and acted with corresponding
brutality II is their to-day and they act the part
well.