Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-31

lection width the society Afforded. MT.
Rrali assures us that his Remuneration OF!
ahnl,tlonism is sincere, and that he has
told his acquaintances here that should he
Icmsin out of the pulpit, he intended to
make speeches, giving his nou"0s "i
the horrors of ahnluiOnsm in the North
duting the next Presidential election; and
If not then TO publish letters. lie assures
us that he foes know that GerrIt Sml'h
sent money TO Brown. the latter saying
that StuHih was coQnizant Of all his plans;
TIA, DR.. Howe and Theodore Parker, Of
Boston, Thomas Wentworth HlGQenson,
of Worcester, and SanbOIn OF Concord.
were cognizaul Of his plans, and would
snslain him with money. He says that
Brown vas very secre>ive man and able
leader NJ. Realf mentions stopping in
Cedar county, midway between Iowa city
and Upton, where he eciured on educa-
ton AMI otI or subjects. he tells us that
after leaving Cleveland for New \ ork ne
never had further correspondence with
any of the psrlies-ths was in June,
1855. And when he returned to The
Uujted States he supposed the whole eX-
peGition had been broken up. He offers
no defense or apology for the monsHo0s
wickedness Of the purposes Of the ass"c!'
alton, but processes sincere conviction
Of the great moral wrong.
We will add that wc yesterday sueees-
ted to the friends Of Mr.. Keall tie proPrie-
ty Of placing himself uncondilIonaIIy at
the disposition Of the President at the
Uuited States. We are glad TO say that
Ihe has done so, and has also offered 10
surrender himself TO Governor Wise, and
has uonfied these authorities that he shall
remain here until their wishes are known.
The New Orleans Bulletin, in cspy Ing
the above, says:
We have conversed with several gentle.
men, who knew Realt we'll while here,
and they all believe him TO be, now 'ha'
his character is unveiled, the basest con
spirator of Old Browns gang. He IS eI
Iuaurdinarilv gifted, both as writer ana
speaker, and as a Consummate hyPo-
critic Of the vilIaincus Iago stamp. When
We recall the role which be played here-
his fanatic abhorrence Of some oi thos,
itrivial ndulGencies incident to youth, The
Inever-ceasiug iteration 0f his flsl love, hls
pious cant about li,re children, and the
IInnumerabIe other traits that mark tie
,snake-like sickness Of his disposition
NC cannot but regard hiGa as one OF the
most subtle foes the South could have IN
her midst. Brown and the others, true
to their compact, made the desperate ven
lure, but Realf, after having kept the oath
of eecresv even while among the very
people whose lives and property were
threatened, now proclsims his completely
with the efTrontery Of a bawd. In fact as
we learn from letter from Austin, he Is
proud of his notoriely and regrets that his
history was not known in that place be-
fore he lecured there, as then he would
trave had q much larger audience. To
show the une character Of the man, we
Ymay remark thst within the short space
of a few months he has renounced Pro-
testanism and embrsced Catholcity, and
again returned to hi, first faith.
Another Letter from COOK.
John f.. Qeok who uas executed at
CharIe,lownI entertained, il appears, a
strong hope y executive clemency up to
late day. fhe foosing is an extract
of iet,er ~ri len by him 10 his wife and
child, on the 2 5,h ult: HNg, i654
"Though II bE confined within these
prison walls. still have hopes that we
again nav ne st; that through executive
clemencv ma again behold the dear
scenes of nv b bpvhood's home; that may
again see our c haG, and clasp It's mother
to my yesraing heart and / once more
Hay feel tky - Srm kSs on my lIPs' snd
read wilhla .h!l le eye s6eciioE all untold;
that R2y knSw once more mothers
door cGrsss, receive . fathers TeiC0me,
and the embracds o. my sisters and my
6rotuets; 10 meei once more in Joy around
lie social hearthto my chIldhood's home:
10 see the compapions aud playmares OF!
NY youth, sad htsr their voices OF vel
comc to those dear familiar sceres; to
bury my evening hours in Leihe's streams
and iu future live Tor thee and Heaven.
But if stern fate should decree that mnsi
die, hope that ace may meet amid the
radence If eternal homes. If so, then
all is lUeH."
Negro Loyalty.
cOrresnoDtsnt of the Stanton SnPc.