New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-21
John BROWNS INVASION.
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CHARLIsrowH, Va, Thursday, Nov ~ 1913
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- here terrible to DO. The excitement, having hAn
nothing but itself 10 feed upon for TIE p two OF es
dave had given signs Of gradually wasting away, anu
diving of for want o. proper nourshmenii out Al 1'
"a now AZ an end Fresh and Substantial saPpes' COM
inc in in swift succession, have 20 revived 'A' "
threatens 70 expand into vaster dimensions than ever
How the inhabitants can conveniently digest sncn eN-
toruary reports a have been introduced Tor the LAST
,v~sntyfour hours it II difeu understand oui, ss
i iron 10 the oetreh So find, Is good seavy ana
horrible Abolition rumorto the InAaned Virginia nind.
Al this moment Jefferson County rocks In renewed
acon1, Of apprehension CONSERVATION rules Coionei
Davis commander Of the local forces has sost CON-
usnd of himself and IL acting in manner 20 dicnioas
hat the frenzy Of those who look 10 him for courageous
exauple may almost be pardoned. Here tae state OF
things:
Night before last, farmer living near Harpers
Ferry, open ike all the rest Of the popnAuon 70 lear
f IMPRESSIONS conceived notion that the eres OF the
ucht-brds in the surrounding woods were the screams
Of hi neighbors Collecting his WITT and hiz garments,
he posied of 20 the garrison HarpeTs Ferry and IN
folded his tale The town was at once aroused, and
the thrilling intelligence passed around. Col Lee,
however who seems TO be better equal to such emer-
gepeies than his brother officers in this town, pooh
roobed the matter but consented 10 send out guard
10 investigate OF course toe truth was soon learned,
ard the sbyerlry returned 70 their uneasy beds But
,Iis little s.ploeion was ike the bursting Of pyro
teehnic nine and shot ont streams Of alright IN all
directions Some alighting Charlestown were I'M
ruedately famed into roaring blaze. Inc most
nornous stories circulated Taken in connection Win
the recent wheat-stack and stable connagratons-
which beyod doubt, were caused by the negroes,
who however ignorant of the fact their owners may
he have a pretty effective and secret Free Masonry
among them-these stories produced terror the
NOR, intense and pervading from its ntangbIiiy'
One warn was that the fires were lighted to
withdraw the attention of the people from the town. to
give better opportunity for proposed attack by North
eruers II was also asserted and believed that large
bodv Of armed men had entered the State and were
perteetpg plans for rescue at Berrysville little way
of OILERS had i, that the invaders had attacked
distant county with view 70 securing certain promi-
nent citizens and carrying them far away, TO hold as
hostages for the safety of Brown and his comrades
The repdaton Of the people and spread, until at
last Col Davis was infected. have seen the Colonel
s0tated before. but never so much az when The perils
of his situation were set before him by Occupations OF
scared citizens He put forth maniestoes OF his mien
tons 10 summon abundant assistance. He dpatched
graph in haste to the authorities Of Alexandra
that "Querills war had set in, accompanied
by the burning of property, and threats of lnya-
sion" and TO demand instant military relief. Suisse
ouenty he sent word to Governor Vice that he was in
most precarious position and invoked artillery. OF
course he will get them, but what he will do with
them have no idea If he had sent for a supply Of
fre-eueines there would have been some reason in It,
The precise relation of artillery and cavalry TO burning
wheai-stacks passes my ability to fathom. And really
there il nothing else TO be encountered Perhaps If
some of the negro incendiares should be detected, 1t
would be well to have regiment on the spot to infict
immediate vengeance according to the example shown
by Mr.. Henry Hunter. gentleman, in dealing with
Thompson, at Harpers Ferry; or perhaps IL would be
productive Of public benefit TO have them ridden down
by squadrons Of mounted troops or they might be
blown from the cannon-mouihs after the fashion set
mn In India while ago. But this is not Colonel Da-
yiss notion, at all He, you may be sure, acts under
the most fervent convictions Of immediate and extreme
danger am ashamed of the little Colonel lie VIII
draw upon himself the of society.
The soldiers here do 70 be animated by very
yarlike sentiments The doar-and-a-hafa-day vol
unteers are getting more than they bargained for
little coin in the pocket regular rations IN the market
house. and trampng about the streets for one hour IN
every twenty-our with nt-locks in their arms is all
well enough; but when il comes 10 the prospect OF
standing up before Sharps rifles and encounterlng a
band of rampant invaders it looks very ILL., Probably
the volunteers will desert if this sort Of thing goes on
The Contnentals" are holder, but not too bold, even
they However they talk very bravey. think they
are noxicsted1by the fumes of military vanity Their
uniforms get into their heads That is not 40 remark
able, either am sure shall get them out of
nv head. Such sights You remember the army IN
Bombastes. The COntinentas would yield without
struggle before such.
AZ write now, the musketmen are drawn out, in
battle array, before the hotel. There about hiy
Of them. all told. have called them the forces.
ought 10 have said the weaknesses They ptable
spectacle Except one man, who am told IL a hun
ter and woodman and who revels in velvet breeches
"a luxury Tot shared By bis associates-they all
inferior in size shrunken, and physically feeble. I'm
less they are the very sediment Of the population they
do not indicate great martial activity among the
of Jefferson County. / hope, for the honor of the
State OF Virginia. as Col Davis would say, that their
proves will not need TO be tested. Meanwhile, the
town raves but nothing comes Of it. am afraid that
if something ia speedily DONE this place will boil
itself away.
THE NEGROES.
As said the most natural explanation of the recent
fires IT, that they the work Of the negroes, who
are not incapable Of mischief and who, whatever may
be said the contrary have not that supreme ndier
ence TO passing events that the vrgnians would pre-
tend. have had evidence Of their interest in the fate
of Brown. And remember that one night during the
waits Of come of Browns friends here a week or two
ago, before rigid exclusion Of Northeners was prae
ticed il was desired to get information concerning the
slaves of Mr.. Astadt and their relations to their