The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-11-15
THE ABOLITION RESURRECTION.

THE ABOLITION RESURRECTION.
RICHMOND, Nov S-Oficers VIM. n Kelly
and Benz VI. Morris arrived here to-day, safe and
sound after long jaunt to Carlisle Penn, Charles
town, Va, Harper's Ferry and Point of Rocks.
Edward Hazlett had three lawyers at Carlisle,
and they labored industriously to prevent their
client from getting into the clutches of the Virgin
ia officers. The Commonwealth of Virginia had
the services of those eminent jurists-Judge Watt
of Carlisle, and the Hon. Mr.. Douglas, Of Cham
bersburg. The legal contest protracted and
arduous, but Judge Graham finally decided to de-
liver him over to the Virginia authorities Officers
Morris and Kelly Immediately started with their
prisoner by private conveyance, and succeeded III
reaching Charlestown without molestation although
their movements were closely watched AS they
passed through Greencastle small town in Penn
sylvania, negro aimed his rife at the officers, but
their attention being called to the assassin, he
brought down his fre-piece and ran rapidly off,
Upon their arrival at Charestown, Capt. John
E. Cook and Coppie immediately recognized Haz-
lett Old Brown talked freely to the officers, glo-
rying in his course, and saying he ready to die
On Sunday morning the officers went down to
Harpe1's Ferry, where they found the people much
excited by report that number of boxes had
arrived at a place on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, called Point of Rocks, about 20 miles below
Harpers Ferry.
COL Barbour, the Superintendent, Col. Martin,
L. S. Marshal, and Col j. l.. Davis, Commander
in Chief at Charlestown, persuaded the officers to
90 down with Them as the boxes similar to
these which had contained Old Browns and
ammunition. Upon examination they were found
to contain surveyors tools, and were owned by a
gentleman who was moving from the North to Eir-
ginia.
THE HARpER's FERRY INsURREcTION.-A
Richmond letter in the New York Herald says:
| am informed to-day that it is the intention to
try Cook, the Harper's Ferry rebel, in the United
States District Court for that district. The
has been determined on with view to compel the
attendance of Seward, Greeley, Wilson, Howe and
other outsiders who are suspected of completely in
the late instruction IT, in the progress of the
trial, their guilt aiders abettors shall be es
tablished the probability is that they will be as
signed positions in the dock beside Cook and sub
iect to the same ordeal that led to a majority Of
them being brought forward as witnesses The
list to be summoned will embrace every individual,
wheresocver he may reside, whose name may be
connected with this movement in any connection,
however remote. AS to their appearance in ODE
dicncc to the summons, that must be presumed as
certain, inasmuch as it is question involving the
ability of the federal government to enforce obedi
ence to its summons. This is the means to insure
full development of the origin and progress Of
this movement, and of the relations to it of the
prominent men of other States, whose moral COM
Ilicitv at least, has been already fixed. 1t will
prove the most interesting and important trial in
the criminal annals of the country.
CHARLEsTowN, Va, Nov. Cook has rem
dered full confession and pleaded guilty to the
charges against him. Stevens has been given up
to the Federal authorities for trial. for the purpose
of subpenaing Gerrit Smith, Giddings, Seward
| II o,,6 hos hoo lt1
of murder and instruction.
Yesterday, Stephens was brought into Court.
While empaneling the jury, the case was brought
to close by despatch from Gov Wise, suggesting
that Stephens be handed over to the United States
authorities for trial.
Mr. Hunter informed the Court that he had in
possession large number of important letters and
documents, duplicating, in the reasonable design
ofthe prisoner, large number of prominent citizens
of Northern and Western States, which would be
made public on the trial of Stephens before an
United States Court The prisoner was rcmanded
Jail. Cook brought to trial today Mr. Hunter
read full confession of the prisoner, giving all the
details of the insurrection.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 9.-W. \. Palmer, ano-
Their conspirator, has been arrested here. Gov.
/ Wise has sent a requisition for him.
! Gov. Wise has issued proclamation, offering a
reward of $1,000 for the apprehension of Owen
! Brown, Barclay Coppie, Francis j. Merriam and G.
p. Tidd, who engaged in the Harpers Ferry
outrage.
! 1t is said that Gcrrit Smith has been sent to the
Utica insane asylum, seriously deranged.
| 1t has been ascertained that under the laws of
| Virginia the Governor cannot pardon person con-
victed of treason to the Commonwealth, except
with the consent of the General Assembly, declared
| by joint resolution.
| Gov. PACKER.-A correspondent of the Peters
burg Express states that Officer Morris, on his re-
turn to Richmond, informed him that Gov. Pack
er, of Penn, requested him to say to Gov. Wise
that he would not only surrender the prisoners now
in custody, but every individual name or no name,
who could be identified as having been present at
Harper's Ferry and siding with the insurgents
and that he would employ all necessary aid to eff
| feet their arrest.
ASCENDING SHERIFFS.
Geo. W. Glass, Sheriff of Mcdowell county,
left home about the middle of September last, os-
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