Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-10-31
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II believe. one Of the 1bers OF their /
provincial Congress- i croaciingt
Icraverns Who led, as BIN said. for his
life. Butt VIII enter ID Inc furtherSde-
tails Ireceived into p eeping large
mass Of papers ard Jurisprudence
which5discloses pretty cIfy their whole
| plan Of operations, and Sposes many |
names implicated In the|cfimes. We
got all, perhaps, whicHas taken and |
carried of. verySimprd by soma
/ one Of the Baltimore trocps The origin
ais Of these will try 10 Id restored for
THE trial of the prisoners
Among other papers lid 4 letter Of
I credit. from one ofSthe Ba4in the State
fof New York informing BIN that Ger
frit Smith had placed to Brown 81
credit. 500. That is now possession
4 Of the Assistant Prosecuting ttorney at
ChsflestownA ItS would ndeeome me
Ito counsel OF countenance arbne in do
ling to Gerrit Smith what Stehs aud his
i party did ID Col Washingtottake him
Tout Of his bed al. night aud stggle him
#cff from home but iif any q should
bring him to me- BY fair orlfoimeans, I
will read him d moral lsetuAnl send
him back t5 hislbome. if inpodt. or Sc.
Ecure him a fairand impartial ri II gull.
lily Of aidipgtand abetiing these urdexs,
/ rdbberies and treason ] ] refined in
I Harper's Ferry and went 10 CRlestoWn
to protect the prisoners we notlaye in
! custody. against lynch law, slamined
las / am thai the Jaw shalt reigRhilst I
lam Chief Magistrate Of this Cnmou,
iiwealthl Cur people were inceled be-
I5yond expression. but they felt ! do.
.lthsl it would be disgraceful and lward-
3ly4to murder these prisoners. afteiailipg
10 take tlsm for twenty four hrs. =
4 They were securely guarded ansafeTy
lodged in. TIE !Charlestown Jail. to ltried
linthe Virginia court. under VirginEaws.
1.-The United States served warras for
tive eases ofmurder andfo treason aaihsi
the United States. but there was naliffi
tculty about Jurisdiction. Told thoffi.
GERS Of the Usiied States that they tghl
Ehaye the bodies of the pfisone 5 lfier
i Virginia tribunals were done with tim
1 + would not hive delivered up these fis,
oners to any chin Of priority Of iaffisic.
| ton the President Of the United SIZE.
i had 80 ordered. Butthere WAS no isnt
| of jurisdiction. there WAS no occasionoi
lany except As to The pafdoning powei--
l viii protect ant guard the prisoners iii
the law and the mercy and The fnigk .
our own sovereignty. i
IL There had BEN no guard atsTiarert
Ferry, and on Wednesday eyeninath,
4 Marines were ordtred away uatwithstaId
ling the Obvious necessity Of d miliAr,
guard. Under tlase sircnn,s,ancess n,
last thing / did 30 Thursday uaofnn.
was to organize a iolu,teer police fguirt
on1he Virginia boFder aroundS The c,n
fines Of the ground cedd for the arsen,l
and L mean to infrmlthes President !
lEthe United States tlst tits guard viii in
Il cidentatly protect BE Arsenal and III
\ property Of the Uaied States, until b
skaITfmake d psrmsant md safe progis
ION Tor protes re. aimed tAis guar
WITH part of the rhes captured from
Brown, And l shsli COON aiming ami
supplying ammnnflan ? her frontiers
until every Observation-Disclosures there Ar,
dslaves has the means oissH.defence. =
Virginia and the othet slave holdin!
States must rely onIthernAses. This ]
\ q very severe lesson and g must prof