The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-12-07
The xecutiOn at CEarlest0Wn.-
Threats against Gov. Wise ana
virginia.

Gov. Wise continues to be in the daily re
cept of incend larry letters from the northern
hive of abolition demons. The fanatical
feeling which could indite such an epistle as
the following, whether intended as hoax or
reality, ia characteristic of the feeling at
the extreme North
RANDOLPH, VT, Nov. 2lst, 1859.
Gov. H. A. Wise-Sir Il improve the
present oppor tunity to warn you OF your
danqer, and the consequences attending the
execution of John Brown, now under SEN
tence of death within the limits of your
State. Marh 1t soelll Just as sure as John
Bro,on saoings from the sca6old, or as IN eng
svay injured or DIES, WHILE IN your PRISONS,
or Under any circumstances sufficient to mar
rant the belief that he has met acih FOUL PLAY
at YOUR hands, or at the hands Of the SLAVE
MIN1oNs of the South, then just so sure-so
HELP ME Gop-in moment, aphen yOa think
NOT, you ,vil be launched into The eternal
soorld. This is no idle threat, for sotemnly
s,oear, by Almighty God, that L 'gW notrest,
dag or night, until Ihave taken .your life,
At the same time will assist (ecen to the
lighting of the matches and placing them at
the fuse, in carrying out favorite and well
matured plan here at thelNorth, w hich is this:
That of burning Harper's Ferry, Charles
tow n, and few other places, (Which am
bound by oath not to reveal. to the ground
and also to set fire to every village, town and
city south of Mason's and Dixons line as
soon as practicable after the execution.
You are, then, aware how matters stand.
Proceed as you choose, but have a care how
you sign your death warrant, and the war
rants Of at least fourl of your associates in
crime. l withhold my name, particularly
because desire my liberty, that in case Jno
Brown is injured in the least at your hands
or at the hands Of your government officials,
my dagger, or bullet, or poison, may be
forthcoming, to send you for trial before the
bar where the murdered Thompson has al
ready been. If you should wish to ad-
dress me, there is only one way, viz =
through the columns OF the Weekly New
York "Tribane," addressed to the Green
Mountain Boy of ETHAN ALLEN DESCENT.
Hon H A Wise, Governor of the State of
Virginia.
p ST. have delayed sending tins that |
might do nothing rash, or that should be
so to me, and more, also, # lido not fulfH The
ro,o haze made, so help me God. Amen.
Danger of the Union.
The Washington correspondent of the N.
York Express writes:
In all our political troubles | have never
felt one cloud of fear as to the Union, but
now have not only my doubts, but, | am
sorry to say, almost the conpiction that it
will be dissolved, and that even this session
will witness the event, without awaiting the
result of the election of 1860. 1t is no longer
the ultros and the .fre.eaters of the South
who favor it. 1t is the sober minded ,conser-
vative citizens of every class. Judges, law
yers, merchats, readers, artisans and labor
ers- who, year since, abhOrred and
secuted the 1dea-are now its advocates. NV
intercourse with southern men-the letters
have, and Others that l know of and from
parties who have had, heretofore, the most
sound views-all go to confirm it. A spark
"a very small spark-will set off the explo-
sion, and cause all the southern delegation t,
return home; and those States will quietly
take possession OF the forts, custom houses and
other public property within their limits and
declare they are out of the Union, and wish
to live, for the future, separately from the
North, land, if possible ,on friendly terms Such
a course would meet with no opposition at
the South, but would be promptly and un-
iversally approved
l am no alarmist-nOt one of the despair.
ing kind-but, on the contrary, am always
hopeful, and disposed to look on the favora-
BILE side of things; but cannot shut my eyes
to the prospect before us, and do assure y0ur
speak the words "of truth and soberness."
Inc Time oi TeoSoHtHJ Win these people at
the South has gone by. They are no long
er accessible to argument. They say that
slave property is no longer safe an the Union
and refuse to acknowledge what is so obvious
that the proposed remedy is ten times worse
than the disease.
REMAINS OF JOHN BROWN
About o'clock, the body of Brown, which
after the execution had been placed in coi-
I'm and reconveyed to the Jail, was examined
by Gen. Tatiaterro, and several physicians.
1t presented some remark able phenomena. -
The eyes were fully enclosed, and possessed
almost all their natural lustre, retaining even
something of the peculiar glaring expression
which had characterized them in life. The
limbs were plant and flexible, with nothing
of the rigidity of death about them, and with
the exception of the nose and feet, which
were covered with two pair of wooden socks,
the body was quite warm. consultation
OF all the physicians present in Charestown
was Immediately held-both DR.. Mason and
Gen. Taliaferro, declaring that the body
should not under the circumstances leave
Charlestown until it was proven that life was
entirely extinct, and various tests resorted
10, tor the purpose of determining whether
the doomed traitor yet retained any flicker
ing OF existing. Liquid ammonia was APP
piled to his eyes, and strange to relate they
EXHIBITED immediate indications of conge;-
o,on' Shceu cahuie was tnen held near
the nose for the purpose of ascertaining its
effect upon the sensitive mucus membrane of
that organ, but no evidence OF life could be
discovered. A number of other tests were
applied with like effect and he was finally
pronounced quite dead by all the physicians
in attendance. Nevertheless, when at six
o'clock, the corpse was again examined, lust |
prior to its departure on the train for Balti. |
more, the eyes and countenance presented !
The same life-like appearance before observed, /
although the body had then become quite
their inability to account for the phenomena,
though several similar cases are recorded in
medical works.
The Last WiH and Testament of Jno. Broo,,.
CHARLEsrowN, Jefferson co.. Va, |