Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-10


raid, was ,he well known Par>on Brown
low. His remarks on the occasion wPr
; characteristic. A reporter, in no'cln!
the speech, says it was "inlensely Sonlh
ern," and represents the ParsGn as sayln!
"he would rather he with The South II
: PandemonIum than with the a5oIlllonisi:
in Heaven" The Pars0n also remarked
that he intended to give his family IN
strnclonS not TO bury hiln IN anket
coffin; but in case Of an emergency. they
= must leave both ends OF th, So that wher
the devil or ahol,Ilonis came al one end
he could crawl DOT at be other.
CONGRESS- The Emrry SIKH Con
gre$S, first Session, convened on Monday
last. 9Th inst The assembling OF which
drew large crowd Of spectators. The
roll was called and two! hundred and thIr-
ty.one members answered TO their names.
On motion it was resolved TO ballot for a
Speaker which resulted as follows Sher-
man, Ohio, (repubIicad , &c; Bocock, Vlr-
gnia, democrat, Sc; Grow, PcnnsyIva,
MIA, (republican) 40; IBoteler, Virginia,
(Sou'hern oPposiriooD IA; Davis, 2;
Phelps /; GIlmer, 3; Nelson, 5; Corwin,
/; Adrian, 2; Hill, l; Hickman, l; Pen
nngton, /: Il, Clark, /; Mcqueen, |.
The Maryland delegation voted as fol-.
lows :-Messrs. Stewart, Kunkle and
Hughes for Mr. B4coCk, and Messrs. Da
and Harris for Mr.. IGiImer; Mr., Webster
voted for Mr. Bother. After some con.
siderable wrauglng, the House adjourned,
The second ballot was held on We'd
nesday, as follows: Sherman, I07 Bo-
cock, So GiImer, % scattering, l3.
MesSrs. Davis and Harris, of Nd,
voted for Mr.. Sherman. lis conceded
that Sherman will be elected Speaker.
Heated debates ehsued on the snbiec,
'of slavery, and the probability is, that il
Sherman, republican, is elected Speaker
near, if not all, the Southern members will
secede.
&C. The Charlestovn Correspondent Of
the Richmond DIsp Atch of the 24th ulr.,
says -
"Btown was visited yesterday after
noon by Rev. Jam4s II. March, Of the
VI. f. Church, Tile reverend gentleman
having advanced an argument in favor Of
the institution of sIaJ try as ilnow exists,
Brown replied TO bin, saying: "My
dear sir, you know dining about christi
anlty YOU X Ill hav9 10 learn the A. b.
C's in the lesson Of c christianity, as | find
you are entirely ignorant Of The meaning
of The word. |, Of coRrse, respect you as
gentleman, but il is as hcdthen gentle.
man." The reverend gentleman here
thought ii best to draw sIch a discussion
to close, and therefore withdrew"
7 - -A y
7 &5- Capt. Cook, under sentence of death
al Charleslowp, has addressed letter Ga
i ted Nov. 26. to Mr.. and Mrs. Sellers. of
Cleveland, Ohio. We quote The follow
ing -
One short month more and HE whom
your generous hos Pi,aIty welcomed TO
Your happy home will stand upon the
scalluld to take his lhSl look of earth. The
dread OF death With me is small, for !
have faced it oft bfioie, uuiliUchIng and
unlremblng. only dread The mode in
which it now must ZONE. and the disgrace
attendant on 1t. The only Ties that bind
me are the lies of Kindred and affection.
These, II is true, bring with them death 5
deep agony, and aIIhO crush the spirit
with their weight OF woe.
Brave men have Fallen in this brief, la
tai struggle. Comrades who TO me were
brothers, companions of many scene OF
danger, and many 3 happy hour sleep in
their bloody grace with The cold earth a
hove them. They died as they had ever
! lived, brave menl and true. Eleven of
twenty-five fell inv The contest. Five more
were already do med. Another but a.
wai,s bis lrlal TO meet the same sad fate.
Those who fellt died like brave men.
Those who yet r maln viii not shame,
trust, their comr4 dies who are gore. We
| trust, shall calmly meet our COON nm
remthng and unshaken. -
7 TwELyE HARFER's Ferry INSURGENTS
IN CANADA.-lhe Muscaline Journal
learns that The mother Of Edwin and Ba;-
I clay COPpie, who resides in SpringdaIe
! Cedar county. Iowa, has r, ceiveG a letter
from the later, who is now in Canada
SlallnO lhal he and rlryrn OF his rnnn MN.