, 1859-11-17

4 Virginisu writes letter from r oodstocls
Shenandoah County, to tue n. T. Hm>s, which
purporss to state tho "feeling Of the people"
of the district called the "Tcnth Legion" re-
naarkahle for the Ignorance Of its inhabitants
and the density Of its Democracy The
1lnses' 1nAu declares that tue Tenth Legion
is on the eve Of doing something awful
thing that will throw Old Brown into the
shade Hear him diyulge:
aConservatism no longer exists. The Harp.
es's Ferry iusurrection has changed it into rank
uttsaism- The policy Of disunion is as warmly
advocated now in this section rs it was con
ohsAsve. this sentiment will be fully reflected IN
ths Legislature next winter. by every member
from the counties composing the 'Tenth L.
Eion-' In such IN event, we may look for meas-
ursa which will surpass in their extreme charac.
tsf any over before dreamed Of IN Virginia
Hs proceeds to give an inkling Of the mems
ures that are going to ''surpass" eren the
"dreams of Virgiuians," and Whose dreams
ase 70 fantastic or dreadful as theirs?
Vial Of wrath Mol:
The enstaveEent of the free Er .roea Of the
Commonwealth Is u measure which, seems to be
WI FoR"*W ~ ta1a region. q" policy IN tdls
connection which is most fav0Fs 4 here, is the
sassaAdsats snsarement ofthat class, 70 as 10
avoid Z dtmuuttou Of the repre-. r.tati7e basis
r. which would result from the exodus Of the free
negro population under . measure granting the
alternative of emigration or ens,aseuent, within
. specific time. The immedi.,. ens1.,smen,
would, moreover, add to th< ee6rs fthe Stat
1rsostry"
The milk in the cocoa-nut is found in the
lsst senteuoe. Harpers Ferry is the ezeuse,
, but to replepiah treasury as poor as
their OWL worn ont fields, is the moving cause.
Thare arc $4,000 free colored people in the
State who would sell South for upwards Of
torsp millions Of dollars. The mouths Of the
sssdy +. F. vs. must water in anticipation Of
thu good time coming.
Tbs other resson given for the immediate
saslaysment Of tbs free negroes," viz: to
"asoid dinainusioa Of the representative basis
which. wonld result from their exodus" is
lsrghable II these Vrginiaus are bent on
going out Of the Union as they declare, what
cers they about representative basis7' and
In the next place, they are too poor to buy the
ooudscated negroes except on credit, when
ths LAST ono Of them would be exported South
and sold Gor cash to the cotton planters Of the
Gulf States, as their prics could be realized
% ths Stats in no other way. But We pass to
VaA No. 2:
Annths. effect Of the Hsrper's Ferry eaust il
tae stnnulas which 1t seen,s to givr 10 the Of
ael9a o. tne people South to establish CONNER
saal Independents, One of the largest 4raders
in this town Informed me that, under no circurn.
stance, would he purchase goods Of anv South.
esn merchant who would not import direct from
Europe Heretofore, he was in the habit Of
making his purchases At the North but hsvinr
.bssn assured that Large dry goods house in |
Riehmoad made direct imPortAtlons from Eu-
fops, he transferred his custom 10 that 6ru.
and shtll continue 1t there only 50 long ~ they
pu1sus this ayatem of direct trade. This feel
ing u actually becoming universal
This il old. "Commercial Independence
and "dirset inpoFtatlons have been-fayorite
hobbies in Virginia since the year One. Thcy
exs luxu1fes, however. which tn south VIII