The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-07
virginia Calling Ont Her Landwehr, Armlng
Her Citizens, Sending Mountain Howltzers
to the Border Counties, and Prepar-
ing Terrible Enactments Against
Her Free COIOred Citizens.
LETTER FROM MISS CHILD TO GOV. WISE.
PardOning Power Not in the Executive,
but in the Legislature.
Full Report Of the Closing Speech
OF Browns Counsel.
Interesting Letter from Old Brown to
Rhode Island Quakeress,
ke., Sc, &c.
OUR RICHMOND CORRESPONDENCE.


OUR RICHMOND CORRESPONDENCE.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 2, 1859.
Hour the Slaves in this Section Havpers Ferry In
srrecion-what hey Think of the Aboli,toniss-Neces.
sity torCdution the Part Of Some Of Prominent
Ioliticians-Adoantdge Of the Late Instruction to the
Institution Of Sauy in The Souta-Opinions Regarding
the Course of the Heyad- Estimation Of its Future Stand
ing-GoveyY,or Wise as Scribe--The Tnsurrationary
Documents TO be Submitted to the Legsature-7hreas 10
Cor. Wise, de-, dc,
was much amused at account given by gentleman.
day or two ago, Of discussion between number Of
slaves the Harper's Ferry Instruction. which he lis
tened to unobserved He represented the predominant
sentiment among all TO be that of fear Of being transferred
TO the North a result of such movement and under
the influence Of that feeling they denounced in language
violent than he had heard employed in reference
the instruction it first brought TO light They
have a holy horror of aboltonss, and many of them
actually believe that they have fendsh anities in
their physical in their mental organization which dis
tinguish them from ordinary mortas. have not unfre
quently observed them hotels bringing each others
attention to some whom they ascerained to be q
Yankee the surprise and horror which they displayed
the spectacle markedas the expression of the
human features could make them No doubt many will
be apt these feelings the examples set by their
owners. This however, is not the cause never have
heard word of denuncaton by STAKEHOLDER of abo
tonss In tho presence Of negroes bond or free These
feelings conceived under the influence Of representa-
lions of the condition of their the North made by
slaves who frequently go there by permission Of
their masters They the most communicative people
this EARTH and does any piece of information
reach one, than Il conveyed with almost the speed OF
the telegraph TO every individual OF their color in the city
aye and for miles beyond They remarkably social
race and every convenient timeSaturday nights and
Sundays, for instancethey assemble together and CON-
muncae one to the other all the they may have
heard during the week. The motive Of this not much
the mparng of news as to make display OF their greater
intelligence, Of which he possession Of large share OF
information passing events however trivial, is deemed
test and strong the spirit OF rivalry in this regard,
that lying and exaggeraon resorted to without
pie never have heard, nor ascerained, of the exist
Of any other feeling the part Of slaves towards
aboitionists than that Of downright contempt or more
result Of experience OF ten years in slave States And
would say moreover, that have myself heard many
slaves remark that their only that they
apprehensve of being set free by their masters al their
DEATH which would involve their removal from the S.te
unless the Legislature should remove the obligation by
special have heard Of slave in this city whose
master agreed to give him So 900 and his freedom but
he defined the Offer preferrng 10 remain in his condition
of bondage which, Of course, is merely nominal Nor
this state OF things confined to few instances. The Offer
of freedom has been made to thousands OF slaves in this
State, and, in this instance, it was refused, As
between the alternative of freedom and the obi
cation Of removal from the State which the law
they would not hesitate an instant to choose
the latter and this from due consideration Of the
lave advantages Of the two conditions In all that apper
tains to their immediate concerns, the slaves OF Vr
gina are fully enlightened Their apprecavc faculty Is
as fully communicative with their peculiar needs is
that OF Seward Greeley in all that affects their private
interests. The project Of melting insurrection among
class thus circumstanced regard as the most perfect
piece Of folly and madness that ever was attempted
There is one important result involved in this Harpers
Ferry event, and that is an emphatic a1moaton OF pru
dence to Southern politicians in dealing with the sub
ttn IF FaAltn IN
mia upon this subject, would regard it extremely hazard
Gus for any TO utter sentiment implying even
suspicion Of unsoundness the slavery question II John
Minor Bots now TO reerate the sentiments contain
ed in his Powhatan specific wit "That he would regard
tho man who would devise some means to get rid Of
slavery the greatest benefactor of his race doubt
very much II he would not be waited on by committee
with the modest request to quit the State within given
time And if he disobcyed it is very questionable whether
he would not be submitted TO ordeal which II would
be dsagreeable to contemplate, much less endure Tho
times admit OF no tampering with the institutions and
mark my works-stump speakers will be far more cir
Cuspect and reserved in their references to this subject
In the future than they have been heretofore appre
bend that after the Legislature meets the laws relating to
the use of language calculated impair the institution of
slavery, will DO made far stringent than they
at present. while their enforcement VIII be rigid and I'M
eparDg.
Another inevitable consequence OF the late instruction
at Harpers Ferry will be the perfect consolidation
of the slavchodDg interests in the South will go far
obtcraie party Ines aud will utterly supersede any
thing like expediency long the question Of slavery
q constituent element in national politics The mainte
nance Of the Institution in the South will constitute the
aim end Of every political movement SO far that
section is concerned II will be idle to attempt TO conci
ate Southern sentiment in matters of foreign policy
nue. any other subject of national concern, so long
purpose Of pairing the value of that institution is enter
tanned. Everything in our governmental polcy-he
Union itseliwi be held in secondary light SO long
sentiment Of hostility to slavery is uttered. The long
noOted subject Of direct trade will derive new and
tive impulse from this movement, and should not be
surprised to the next Legislature of Virginia, under
the influence Of this newly conceived consolidation policy
appropriate the amount necessary TO carry out the steam
chip project which the Hon. VIM Ballard Preston had in
part, negotiated with the Orleans Railroad Company in
France instance Of the several railroad companies
of this State Tennessee, Kentucky North Carolina and
other Southern States. petition to the next Legislature
the subject Of direct trade was being signed during the
Fair week. but, nasmuch that makes the removal OF
tax on the original Of imported goods the basis Of
success, it will Of course, prove perfect abortion 1t is
silly project will be regarded when itcomes to be
considered. They have tangible project in that nego
ated by Mr. Preston, tho payment OF certain amount OF
the only condition necessary 10 its consummation.
The course of the HERALD In regard 10 the Harpers
Ferry nsuTrecton is ecting exravagant enogics and
expressions Of profound gratitude from TINS woe com
nunity Out Of five six hundred copies OF the paper
which reach here every morning through the
MS carly ss nne ocnc 80 greatly has the demand in
creased that the dealers have found necessary 70 IN
their orders and they anticipate that at leas one
thousand copies day will be sold within the next SIX
months distinguished statesman in this State recent
ly observed that tho HERALD destined TO become
the great organ Of the conservative public opinion OF the
nation This community, and, far as can ascertain,
ehe whole South, conceves itself as laid under lasting
debt gratitude to the HERALD for its able advocacy OF the
cause oil southern rights at this trying crisis You cannot
conceive what feeling OF satisfaction produced by your
scanning editorials in reference Seward and his fellow
consprators. The estimates here put its influence and
efficiency on balance with the whole press of the South
combined.
Governor Wise, in the character Of scribe surpasses
perhnls, my man living. In point OF rapdity he
only DC paraleled IN short hand while his writing is al
most as legib' as print had opportunity some time
since " testing MS capacity in this respect and confess
that the result somewhat diminished the favorable est
innate OF my own efficiency a rapid writer which I
previously entertained Iad occasion some time AGO
writing OF his, and did so page after page as be
produced them. started when he two pages ahead
and though he had to compose while had merely ~
copy at the close Of the tenth page he was still two IN
advance. At this stage he called or to din.
ner, and avaled myself of the opportunity to
facilitate the operation. We both set to work again
simultaneously; and, though he stopped occasionally TO
mend his pen (he writes with quill pen, and now and
then walked rapidly round tho ROOM while MEANWHILE
wrote with all tho rapidty Of which capable, he
wound up at the end Of the wcntyninth page with the
nnncs ndrance which he START unjnr.