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Ci,n ncy 10 ti,e TInrper,s pcryy c,in,ino1.

Cl'm ncy 20 tie HnrPer's Ferry Criminals.
from various quarters have heretofore rernqrs.
OIL. 'h sur-s ion has been made that il would be bad
policy for Virginia md tho South 10 take the lives of the
Harper5 Ferry insurgents and somehow the impression
Is gaining ground, that they viii yet escape 80 dreadful
an e1pintou. Ono half Of the Northern people, we be
Geye, Of This opinion Many Of their most sensible
aud conservative journals have entered the field in favor
Of mercy alike from considerations Of humanity and true
policy The part Of the South The New York Journal
of Commerce aud Phladclphil L,lger, arc of opinion
that t would be wiser course 10 hold cold Brown I'm
limbo for the remainder Of h4 days than bv ending
them at once on the gallows, give the Aboldouis,s
chance 10 make god Of him. and hold their satanic
pov.wows TO plot mischief og5ns their Southern fellow.
citizens aud against e peace aud harmony Of the Union
f ir Hrnsl Tho execution Of Brown. thew think
orl he but bringing fresh grst 70 the Northern Abo
Hlou milI"
We dissent from all this philosophy and proto.,
against ice weighing feather 90 determining the fate
Of The vile miscreauts who now in the hands Of tie
law. We have been compromise man ali our lives
but 10 The present condition Of affairs this IA case which
should admit Of NO compromise These men. who hav,
plotted against the lives aud property Of shareholders have
not The slightest claim elemency and we only regrc
that The public characters a. The North whose sppesr
have moved them TO such madness are not alec In con
duou Co share thcr fate. 10 would be iuat ono An,
We should be- aithess 70 families and our fresids.
did We fa % execute upon them when the legal rgb
and the opportunity combine. This Abolition oray vii
never be stopped until teach men 70 believe tina, the
rid their necks by the villainy.
On che score Of policy, an such appeals IL
che blood q Brown and his comrades be the seed ,
che Abolition Chuchct their execution be "grst~ q,
Ken by The South to the Abolition mill" and let the ID
formal machinery grind on; the South l. able to proie,
herself and what Is more, che intends 10 Do a. W. ar
under no obligations to reform the fanatics Of the Nor
let ho North DO her own work--vo shall do our dut
10 ourselves II We oanno; conquer Abolition At the ba
70, box We arc ready 70 meet !, either In the Courts
90 the hcld
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-19
THos. A. BRADroRp, Secretary. '''''
OPPOSITION MEETING IN BARBOUR.

meeting of the Opposition party of Barbour county.
held in Phpp, at the Virginia Hotel the 9TH day of
November, 1859
Col A. Rankin called to the chair and Lewis A.
Myers appointed Secretary.
The object Of the meeting having been explained on
notion the following gentlemen were appointed A COM
mttee to draft resolutions: Martin MYERS ] W U,incs
and Lewis Wilson, Esqs and the Secretary who after
short absence reported the following preamble and
Whereas, Certain DEVELOPMENTS have convinced us
that the Federal Government has while under the control
OF the Democratic party, aud particularly during
the present Administration become gyantonly extrav,
CANT and corrupt in all its ramhcaous notwithstanding
that party and the present administration stand pedgd
TO prune the expenditures Of the government down to rs
Prlmauye economy and, whereas, the rulers and lead
ts OF hat party are now attempting continue them
selves L. power by promscuous unnecessary and frau
dutsHt expenditure OF the peoples money and by re-
he"Ing the agitation Of the slavery question, which,
above all Others Is traught with mischief the Union
means which the most inscriptions demagogue under
ordinary circumstances would shrink from and where
az the present Administration has by the weak inefi.
Gent ana partial manner In which il has administered the
governments at home, iusued every patriot whose high
est pride to boast Of free and fair system Of
nent honestly administered and BY its changing shrink
ing and egeardy foreign policy, lost that respect from
abroad which our country is entitled TO receive. Now
therefore, be il
Re'oired, That look with pride upon the ATTEMPT
now being made to organize a national conservative.
Union Opposition party opposed TO the proapate
in power rs well As the wild fanacsm that has charac
terized the actions Of al sectional parties
e'otred That VIC approve Of the time and place ap-
pointed for holding Convention Of the Opposition par
" OF the state TO affect more thorough organization
aud TO devise plan for our future action.
Re'oirsd That we deem it inexpedent at the present
time to express preference for any particular man for
the Prcdencyb but will support the nominee of national
Convention OF the Opposition party, If he bea good and
true man.
Rssoired That the President Of the meeting appoin,
three delegates 20 represent county i'm said Conven-
on and that any persons from our county friendly 10
the cars being present at the assembling Of said Con
yenton be requested to delegates and that Ro-
bert Rdgway, ESQ, be appointed alternate; which
/ preamble aud resolutions motion. were adopted
Under the fourth resolution the President appointed
/ the following gentleman delegates John IT. woodford
/ 5. VI Holt, and Martin Myers
On motion, ordered that the editors Of the Barbour
Jefiersonian and Richmond WING be furnished with CO.
pies Of the proceedings Of this meeting aud requested TO
! publish the same
On motion, the meeting then adjourned
col. ARMSTRONG RANKIN, PRECEDENT
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PRENTICEANA

IL our young friend of the Democrat wishes to prove
himself real hre-eater, let him bite OF his nose and
swallow that If he can live five minutes with such a
blazing salamander in his belly without its burning
he viii do TO take command of the South Carolina reci
mcnt. -
We have lovely young female correspondent who
mas great skill in shooting pistols aud fowng pieces and
still greater in drawing beaux.
-Harpers Weekly says that the ladies wink at vice
Indeed they don't they wink sometimes-but thats
different thing.
-Bennett of the Herald, Processes to have gone to
raising pumpkins Our young friend Of the Democrat
raises one as often as he lifts his head.
new invention is spoken Of for measuring distances
which promises to be very useful Ii il attached 10
buggy or carriage Wheel and arranged TO strike at
every mile.-Erchdnqe
IL some persons of acquaintance were TO have the
machine attached to their legs, they walk so crooked
that would strike mile before they got ahead one-ha
the distance. Wv ~
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JgDcE DoucLAs.-rhe Washington correspondent, o

JUDGE DouGLAs.-The Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia American saws
The condition of Judge Douglas health has been the
SUBJECT oil much contradictory in the newspa-
PSrs owing 10 mlssatemcnts made here with motives
winch are very difficult TO comprehend. According to
inc Opinions OF his two experienced and skiu
Dr uarnett and DR. Miller, he has been in serious dan
ger Tor week past and intense sufferer throw ghout
from severe attack of govt which has reached the to
maeh and resisted the best treatment and attention.
ihe symptoms last night generally more encoura
gng than they had BEEN though interrupted intervals
oy threatening struggles of this painful and critical dis
ease vigorous constitution has far sustained him
ana TINS Is the best hope OF his medical attendants This
aehon has been rendered doubly severe by the pro.
traeted, and at times alarming illness Of Mrs Douglas
VINO Tor obvious has been permitted to know
the extent OF her husbands real danger
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THE ALLEGED KIDNAPPING CASE or COLUMBUS
JONEg

BAEssranLg, Mass, Nov. 15-The kidnapping indict.
menis involving the Of Columbus Jones 20 slave
", we're taken up this forenoon 10 the Superior Court
was fugitive slave and that they arrested him aa the
agents OF the owner and denying the validity OF the stat
utes under which the indictments framed. To this
the District Attorney filed demurrer aud for the pur
pose OF The trial the demurrer sustained without
gument The defendants then plead the general issue
and hled motion for continuance, the ground that
hey had just learned OF the existence Of decree IN
Chanccry In Florida establishing the ownership Of Jones
The competency Of that evidence denied and the
question was argued length by the District Attorney
and General Gushing. The Court took the papers aud
VIII give decision IN The morning.
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wtsIoy, LerI. Dol. Yor. IL. 1s,o.

To ne EdiOr Of ne WIZ ' ''' 80 ''-''
tr-My attention called an
quirer, OF Nov. sih Inst. of
dtor o. Public Accounts denouncng author Of
appeal which article appeared IN the New Herald OCT
1h inst NJ bennei has done Justice TO the sentiments and
opinions Of the citizens % Lewis county article
IN the Enquirer Ihave desired gain noorie'v Nv
gagng IN personal lnveely but learning citizen Of sT
VOC county stated that few days the City RchmonJ
he heard my name mcnonedn auiborp ~
- Nrgnians Appeal and that person probabIY AT
nied TO- Mr. Bennes article he made the above statement
svera espectahe gentlemen 81 Weston Por
on The public and Nr Bennett state that the author IN
yrginans Appeal" Mr. Bennes brotherInlsw young zen,
eman who resides IN The Auditors house Weston Tho
man who makes The statement that make cause with
The movers Of this "irrprebe conflict" publicly tell b Ia,
his teeth and 20 HE beard he faducer m %
good name ~ loyal citizen Of Virginia ~ ~
. Your Obedient servant
10 JOHN RTRRANa In
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Decrease OF slavery in Mi.,our,.

correspondent Of the Huntsville Citizen notices and
deeply depores the fact that many of the slaves in North
ern Missouri being sold go South that but few
Immigrants with slaves coming the State and that
tins condition OF things is not changed all Northern
Missouri will become free-soized as effectuallyas any
Northern State" He also suggests relief measures by
the Missouri Legislature assemble in Jefferson
and asks Shareholders to devise plan to stop the
exodus, and induce farmers from Virginia, Kentucky
Tennessee and North Carolina, to emigrate to Missouri
instead nf Tarnsn
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PIwERIEs FOR Evn-PorKSr Goop-when pain or naau
nation present. and Brandreh Pills they
seize upon the humors which and
hamaion and remove them from the body. quality
alone seirng hold and causing the expulsion deprave huor
possessed By no other medicine For Brandrsth Pills operate
solely upon those Impurities which .sue
and organs affected by disease AFFINITY rnrr sKr
rHEE HusoRs BECAUSE
NH rAE and Hpel them from the body Young people
but middeaged and old people
medicine which, being used In Sickness only upon cause
OF disease and which has except upon
whose presence produces whose
every disease Whatever Affected wonderful
pills penetrate and remove impurities preventing
ns OF the humors because they body
rheumatism levers pieurse pains In the side dyspepsia
aches, eosveness asthma, colds roats piles u
GERS bos they give immediate relief early prevent
organic disease Maadies beyond
yielded to their influence and millions of human lives
saved by their timely Oh how important sickness TO use
that medicine which only exinguhes disease
evil eject behind Sold Dr. Brandehs 20
Canal street New York. and by respectable dealers
nOS-d4wim
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In Torfon. yesterday At ocoek wTILIANH tnfan,
home -
snas parents city ana their relatives are IN
vitsd 10 attend the funeral oeiork n
., the Third fresbyterian Church. Church I'M
In ralrnsld Rockbdge, insl VIRGINIA d.ur
ter OF Can't VIM Paxton, aged between n and ~ year
On the morning 18Th Lexnrsoo Mr. CrAR VAR
NER, In the esd year Of his age -
Mount Ida Cumberland county nsl a az o'e,oei
NJ Mrs ELIZABETH ~. nilORK hsth y.sr az S~r
n.s5 can ss aid That abe "a. asyss. oAsaa hsAg
ute. before her spir took h hight her chrrn
and frends and tell them 10 meet her IN Heaven
pantops the residence father In Alb.marl, eoupx nj,
saturday oth Instant Mr. JAMES ANDERSON eide.t ron a.
L. and Eina n. L. Anderson, In the year Of hIs srr
It's last Hines. brief bot Violent lasting only week dur
ing which, his suffering. we're great M perfect caimness
near approach OF DEATH striking 10
with r.ssnscn, and At Last with hope amer ward of eS
s ne sa,my fell asleep 9ereaved parents
not :. ho.s Without hope for they asleep in
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Magnificent Silks.
SPLENDID DRESS GOOns.


ELEG ANT CLOAKS AND SHAwIs
Prom last weeks Auction Sales French Importer In Ne w.
AT GREAT SACRIFICE
WATKINS a. FlCKLFN
leave TO inform their
- ther large and superb fresh nRY e,Sns
mas lust been repenshed by y,s
stances at nearly $500 ~ many m
HALF THEIR PREVIOUS VALUE
Ihey only ask an opportunity exhibiting the.e cboic.
select Goods OF the Dr.Isn. IL $500
, safes and surprise every with PRICes
~ We are enabled 10 offer such will
orns THIS hitherto costly article within reach Of every one
Beautiful VELOUR PARIS o"e
French and Irish POPLINs
Paris Printed DELAINEs.
SIX and Wool PLAIDs kc
are being opened this morning. and n,
some aud moderate In price. Our 'V "Anu-
CLoAks AND sHAwIs,
The most extensive and rich We have had
oer THIS season. will be opened to-day will be founa
Thy the stenion Of all In want Some Goods arr entirely
new and very elegant Our assortment Of 'A'"e"
Servants and Plantation Goods,
Mons Outer and Under
House Servants Wear,
Plantation Goods,
House Furnishing Goods
Irlsh Linens
shirtings and sheetings,
PULLED Cloths
pvu =, raunett for Factory Hands, ke,
VIII be found unsurpassed In extent qualify and price
oc25--s t 20. y - WITKISlh
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Counsel for John Brown and for A. d Stevens
GAY DECEIyER IN DAYTON, oHIo-HE GAINS
THE AFFECTIONS OF FIVE LADIES IN THAT
CITl, AND TWO ELSEWHERE

from he Dayton Journal, l2Ml
We heard yesterday particulars in regard IN the
proceedings OF certain Joseph Hemphil Hemphll
nncer compusion and to avoid imprisonment married in
Dayton on the Sd of September last widow whom no
had deceived and ruined and immediately after the cor
emory took her to the Lafayette House where he er,
her and did not return and she has seen him since
At the same time that this affair of his was in nrogra
he had made arrangements marry another widow whom
he had persuaded TO meet him Springfield the very dav
after he was married in Dayton the
above named. The friends of his second fa,,cs bowev
err dscerned the purpose aud prevented the consumma
ton.
lie was counting third widow living in DAYTON and
nnaS gained her consent to marry him He nersuaded
her 10 let him have about $50 il which she had
saved on the pretense Of making preparations for the
hupta and assuring her IN at he had Just bought farm
near Dayton he ran of WITH her money after he was
married 10 the woman first named.
Ii Is well understood that Young women living in
DAYTON and vicinity the objects of his attentions
and the recipients of his promise to marry
Since his departure, letters nave been received detail,
ing the receptions in other places One instance IA
gwen OF his engagement TO lady, who made all prepa.
ratons Tor the marriage, the day fixed the compapy
sembed, but the expected Bridegroom turned up mi.
sing Another instance is authenticated by letter of his
engagement TO another woman living some distance from
here-making in all seven VITO have suffered from his
Vaccinations ~
Hemphil il about forty Years of age near six feet
high heavy set and dark complexion He had been ly
ing in the vicinity Of HarsnnansviIe for about two
years When last heard from he at Bellefontaine
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FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsHISGToS, Nov. l6-There is no perceptibe
change IN the condition of the health Of Mr. Douglas to-
day When first sticken down he was employed In pre-
parng reply to Judge Back's reoinder. 1t was issu-
ed to-day in pamphlet FORM In an unfinished state
he remarks in note-"I am too feeble to add more
Here let the controversy for the present. perhaps
forever" - P'f
The New Orleans Picayune of the lltb inst savs ho,
two companies of federal troops are on their way from
Fort Clark to Brownsville
Upwards OF twenty members of Congress are now here
anu o'uer, nave been here, to make arrangements for
accommodations during the session
The Board appointed by the Navy Department to OK.
anime Maynards brooch loading carbne say they think
II recommends itself to the test Of the naval service
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R-UNIoN sEavICRs.-A serie. OF SER
49, vices connected with a Joint Communion Of
lows. 49, ''' WV ''''A ~ 'oi
Preachlng In the "a presbyterian Church. or orss on Thur.
day and Saturday nights O'clock the
ohpreh, lgf hoorssD on Friday night Al The same hour
On sunday morning Al II ooct both Congregations viii meet
N The lst Presoyterian Church, and after by Rev mr.
hoge Vie hacrament o. the Lords eupper admInsred
On SUNDAY afternoon the Joint services "a Pesvte
Ran ohurchpreseng ~ Rev Dr. Moore In con-eaaenee q,
Sunday morning. NJ ~
NOTICE OF have appointed Samuel Gus.
ge5hsmsr ny agent 70 transact The business o. mershand
Rois-dau'. NATHAN euaeNuyrmxs,
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APTRpEcT CURE mn win ourppv

From the EDITOR % the NEw YOHH MfHE1p. August
About four weeks since Of the compostors s
suffering - badly from cough that able 10 see ngb
and too weak % stand N his became very pss sd b
and gave sinpom' of falling victim 1uk oonsnpon We
recommend 70 him various medicines which no excel
" We him bottle o. Wfdr's BrDg N VIII lsrr
" snordsd him Immediate relief and he well man and
not TIC slightest symptom o. facts and
particulars may be learned A. this should s1d ,bst m
blood. $780, 'f'''''b w
None genuine unless signed l. BUTTS The wrapper
Prepared ~ FIFTH ROwLE Co Boston ana "a, sale nv
hpiE GRAY, PURCELL LADD Co, and W. PETERSON
shnond snd BY appointed agents In every county Drug
s@N benHAV nott-dcANfu
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The young men OF Richmond have with rnost coro.
eudhp.e spirit raised several companies Of voun.
t'ef', within the last month and IL Is matter Of prido
"hu 20 their seniors that the quotas Of those
companies nave been so readily enlisted They are not
content however, TO remain mere svmpathisrfs but In
view Of the pcris that environ us az the present ufam
"i9tl crisis, in our political affairs they propose them
r'r' 10 organize company Of gentlemen over forty.
I'VE years OF age for home service In case Of an ee
tency cnuhg forth the companies. formed 20 anv
distant point the city itself would be left comparstivey
unguHdgd and unprotected, in a similar emergency At
nome The usefulness and proprety Of the proposition
'Ieioe, must ~ once strike sensible and
man, aud no doubt Is entertained that such company
can ne raised IN tweuyfOur hours II IL proposed TO
c1nhne the cnstments 20 men over fortv.fve bocausc
they are muster free aud would not be compeed II s
supposed 10 JON, or muster with any regiment ercept
~ oIocr Of their own captain Al any rate whether
luei DC authorized hY military law or not such an un.
ueIsandng might easily be authorized by conference
wv" "'"'y'u'f We. u b. necessary for take
e auEe aud this article BE- written At the request Of
one OF twelve or thirteen gentlemen of weight and in
llehce n The community who are ready 10 enlist their
| names IN such company
All who are DESTROYS Of joining such companv can
90 20 oy calling a. The Office Of Messrs Peyton Arch.
/ er on Cary street.
NOV Is 1859; RICHMOND.
THE DAN RIVER AND coal TTgI,ns D A., NON
/ To he Editor Of the Whig. ''ON'
% a now regarded as fred fact that the ,,D,p pv
time. P'''' J" y very snort
The friends Of this scheme though rsr, ,,,,,,;, .,
~ lot sone time past, have been rendered vet more
~, w Pos.iole) by The fortunate selection Of John w
Brodnax, ESQ., Of Rockingham County ne P,esiden, "
ulah OF uhurng energy, Of indomitable will ana M
cleaf quick and vigorous intellect A man everv ~.
gsiogS kor and em9ently adapted 10 the position to
bold champion Is now bearing the banner, one who
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-19

PERsoSAL-The Worcester Mass Spy denies the sto-
~ that the Hon. Charles Sumner Is about ITO resign his
seat in the Senate marry wife, and take his perma.
nent residence in England"
IN Thayer keeps at work at Ceredo his Virginia free
colony Several New England families have lately pur-
chased homes there.
The sale of Mrs Stoves Minister'S ooing in the first
week oil publication 20 900 volumes in this country
and 1000 in England.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, in lecture at the fremont
Temple, Boston, spoke of John Brown as the Saint
whose tate yet hangs in suspense but whose
as the cross"
The physicians attending Senator Douglas have form
ally stated in writing that his disease govt in the sto-
10 eheve themselves from the professional rcspon-
sibiity OF contradiction which some Of his friends
prompted Senator Douglas is improving and the crisis
Is considered as past though is still required Mrs
Douglas Is gradually convalescing
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The ELECTION IN PETERSBURG or DELEGATE ron
LEosLAIuRE-The election of Delegate to rcprcsen, the
city OF Petersburg in the Legislature which on
yesterday, resulted in the Of Charles r. Collier
Esq by the largest majority that has ever been accord
ed to any candidate who has placed his public fortune
upon the voice of Petersburg The following is the re-
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In Buchanan the Anbisr m gro
W JOHNSON, sALLIE D. is.rhtsr Of
d. ~ Pendieton Of Me fornsr pisss.
A. the Chareh on r.,ax IN,
1ash Inst. BY the hcNrii wA H. nRRNhRD
formerly % Rchmond, MI MAR0AREr
Nathan str<man, Of FAyettsvine. -
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~ vant Boots oes Caters good quality 20 70
ALEx NIL coz and you can't re, them ere do not
know whore you End them
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Mr. Golfers vote is 65I-Mr. Chidrey's 59-Mr Mar.
tins l0-Mr Ballow's5. Mr.. Golfers majority over ali
o'I This is but little one-thrd of the city vote
election " '
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T,,,, 90. 90, A,,.,.. r a, -.
-, S .eN ~. Aln"tp h.teAL hkruS on A fvei-
NJ. 'Iai, nov IN progress at BArnstabie
p, - .sss.yens eonsaoerAp's interest Tho Boston
e eIou"s. s,, OF te case are - follows:
,S M yns,, .usi.se aAse, haa concealed Hun
" p Doa ~ Iensseon fiordA and vas thus brought
%. NJ S;,., .u' - ...emp', nA,nng oeen made
s,m W." s oas W anu MN a. hey w est and NOT
40 Oh, tod ~. .h,, vsaes "es, yapt oran-
~ ~ .ne SCHOONER Elizabeth H. OF Barustable
frpm ,hsn.s ~ a.. ~, h s J" Nv n a. anu
the OH Of NAV ,S. E,,,.ns,h s.s 70 &c Sssu, on
c,isnsa a.. -, ~ e'n .; sAnee ior Noriok anu