Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-24

S""lhS w HldhC VIC CHI'H I'SS 'IiCC',
lhdt we regard The recent outrage al IIar-
pCrs Ferry, as a rhine. not Only against
/ Virginia, but the Union itself, and We APP
prove OF the trmnes, Ivy which the tIea
son has been duly punished"
FRANK BLAIR IN TRoCBLE.-A CORES
pendent of the Missouri Republican says
that F. p, Blair, was near being arrested
by tie gems d'arme of Virginia, while on
his way 10 Washington. The writer
says:
Al Nartinsburg, where We took dinner,
an officer in charge of a company station.
ed there, entered the room and c,lnIy
surveyed the passengers seated al the la
/ hle. When the meal was finished and
The passengers had resumed their seats III
the cars, the officer. with a file of men
entered the car in which Frank WAS, and
proceeded 10 take him into custody as a
suspicious character. This he would most
aSsuredy have accomplished but for the
earnest assurance Oi several Southern
members of Congress, that Mr. Blair was
on his way 10 Washington city, and had
no idea Of remaining in Virginia one mo-
ment longer than il was possible for him
to get out OF it, whereupcn the officer re-
tented and permitted INN 10 60 on his
way.
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! ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO BRIDE JAILoR
AvIs.-ll is sand that SOME days ago, MIR.
Avis, the jaiIor al Charesiown, received
a letter. offering him large sum of mon
ey to favor or pc mit the escape Of Cook
and Coppic. He Immediately communl.
Gated tins To Mr.. Hunter, the lawyer EN-.
plOyed on the rial, who wrote to MIR.
BOleler, the member Of Congress from
that district The party making the pro-
position requested AN answer to be sent To
The post office in Washington. Ar.
! BOleltr Immediately went 10 the CITY Post
master, had The clerks put on the alert,
and policemen in citizens dress stationed
to watch the persons who might come for
such letter addressed IS Mr.. Avis had
been directed TO address il. This was
done on Thursday. bp t no one arpeaFd.
~ ashmgtOn Star, ~
A CLERGYMAN OPINION OF joins
BRowN.-The venerable Alfred Griffith,
Of the Baltimore NJ. +. Conference, after
cOntradicing statement that lie had Wis
tied John Brown in Jail at Charlesiown.
and declaring that he never, to the best Of
his know ledge, heard Of him until his
Harper's Ferry raid, proceeds TO give his
opinion Of The whole band Of insurgents as
follows:
As to my opinion Of John Brown and
his co-adJulOrs and sccomplces, (wheIber
present or hundreds Of miles away ii is
that if any men, or set of men. ever forfeit
ed their lives 10 the offended and violated
laws of their country, 80 did John Brown
and his associates in crlDe-tOr they had.
one and all, boh directly and construct
lveIy, comnulIed and perpelraied the high
est grade oi crime kut3M u 10 the criminal
jurisprudence of Ill 'he civilized nations
Of The earth through all periods Of their
history, 10 wit: WUrdtr, Scditi0uS IN.
Surrecfi0n and treason, and have hon
o:et, and sIlLL honor, Virginia, no less for
her fearless Grmuess than for her Wig lance
in pros eculug win fairness. TO ccndign
punishment, the miserable perpeHa tors.
g. A caucus Of the democratic mem
7 bers of the Virginia Legislature was held
ON "Wednesday night, and fixed upon
Thursday the 10Th of February as the
time 10 hold Democratic Stale Conven'