Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-11-05
More News c0lcerIilg the Insarrect.Oa
al iicpeg'S Ferry.
Gov. Wise.

Governor Wis$, on his return 10 Rich
mond made spdch on the deck OF the
steamer at Aqua Greek. Among other
tlnes he said u
,When We arr fed at Harper's Ferry J
found ,ha, there I'D been double more
tlIsn annie Torre.& The gallant volunteers
of jefferson were he first nn the ground,
ann 500, arer theS the noble men of
B.,k,lgv were theb. Farmers with ,in.
ole and double barrSl s.n, guns, and with
rI,nla,jon rifles, wete there. The Peo-
ME ,yilh arus and without arms, rushed
:, the scene. Fot what what bad
b,nnenpd ? Wha, Summoned them TO
shonIder mus ket andl lsnalch weapons as
,bev could WhalIhad disturbed lnoi:
pcace 1-What thrdatened their safety
and 10 suIly their honor! Alas to the
disgrace Of the Naliun-not OF Virginia,
I repel all imPulaiion upon. her-hut to
the disgrace oE-SOmeJody-f0lTf5en
achite rufiQas and flee negroes hare
been permitted TO take the United States
GrSenaL lCuh aNiiy arms and treasure,
end to hold Il far u hourS. ntthat Tier
nopyiae Of .AmericF, HarPerS ferry' o., on
the confines of tc0 SlaUe States, ac"h
the aU0wei object x enaaHcIP"i"'S hetF
sI0res, at every hazArd and tie very per
re,raIion Of the selzhre and Imprisonment
Of the Inhabitants, dnd OF robbery ana
murder and Teasoa4
You will Indignantly ask hoW cool"
spch outrage and diigrsce be brought upon
country like this, iuong as IT'S III every
lhiag will briefly Inform you. Con
pless had by law, ii placed ihe regular
ar,,v r,nm the supehnlendence of It's own
arms, as il ii was un worthy oil me lfus' vi
lis own affairs, and is officers very nav
rra}lv m,nad away In disgust from giving
attention 10 this ars4na. civil sUperIn-
tendent was placed III charge, ana
know The genllema1 FLrginlAh, Is as
worthy Of il as any civiiian can Oe. lie
was absent on OlhclIl duty al 0prihgAa'u'
Rlass., and have deat confidence mat
hal he been at the Arsenal II could ho'
haze been cap!urcd and held as 1t was.
And 90 not mean 70 GO INTO me olSp"'e
or question, whelhef Cl'H OF mhi'aiS SUI
perlutendence is mob proper over man
uGdclury and Arsenal OF arms b"' 'Nts
do say, emPhalcal!Y and Indignantly, 'hS'
whether the supeilnterdence was ciVh OF
r;li,arv. there oYeN 10 hare been an
0yrauj1ed and su8ticat 0iHtary guard
there ant there 9as H0th!"S g me
kind. There 1gGs 20 1c0tch e0en VoTfh
,.am,ng. aad no gard at az. ! nus an
arsenal, which OugiR 10 be depot OF arms
and munition OF del4nce, Tor lbe cluzehS
., al times 10 flee ii for means of protec-
ZION. became a depOl Tor desperauoes 10
.esail and positive kianger to our people.
II would be better 10Y Virginia ana Mary
land TO have the arsenal removed ir"h
their borders, than tdaii0w II thus 10 oe-
come = danger bv bdlng left ungUarted.
The Civil Superintendent was not resPoh-
sibIa for q military Guard. The question {;
who is responsible 7 leave to The prop,
., eyeculiye au!hortlies Of the United
States. BY the groisesl neg ligehce some
vhere-wIich it is bot my duly TO look
after or to correct, ekcepi To proclaim II
AMI plain of 1t, f4r the sake OF the pro,
lection due to our own peorIe-nlne'eeH ~
lawlc.s men have sci ked this arsenal, with
lis arms and spoI!s, abd have imprisoned
and robbed and murdered our inhabitants
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