The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-03
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lutn9 yesterday the nnarchine ana ~,v..
ms,sssIeniny ms,ss.s of military md The sound q
snne sne 2, war-horses, the claneor q sruas l !
s. smv snTiA rendering Of military or6er~ ssss -.
ruse ras e noyeity 20 stranger The ara. -.
the Rieilnonar esS, wss very as ssver.
@ .na eneiency, - we'll A. martisi -. -. ~. =
,"as could .carcely Be excelled by the iirs WI,
iary diseipine wnssS Il sas country Their Mill.
squai to that Of regulars, and thew ars , !. !.
doubtedIy gentlemen Ia all the vsjs. - y.
/ ~ the close of the parade, q militnrv orss,
were to repair to their armortes a haiso,,s on.s
o'clock IN the evening, and Law bv fheir a,,s,s
all night, to be ready at momei,t,s cali -,
service. S-A.s 'os
! PREPARING FOR THx RxEcurror.
/ The prisoners are, by orders from head.
quarters, shut out from NIL interruptior, hy
| visitors, and Captain Brown IL said Ia snend
his entire time in writing letters to his frienSs
In which, 1t is presumed, he will embody his
| last words, as he has been inform6d that the
lines will be stationed at such a distance from
| the gallows that no one can hear an ything tina,
he may say. 1t is also understood that the
members Of the press will not be allowed To
go inside OF the line, and in short, thar no re-
port can be made Of his speech, ii he should
determine to make one. He will, therefore,
write what he has to say, aud only such por-
tions OF his last words as may be permitted BY
| the authorities of the State will be made pub
| lie.
Sheriff Campbell informs me that Captain
| Brown admits his participation in the KAN
sas massacre, as charged upon him by the
l Herald of Freedom, but offers various ex.
cuses and palliation for his conduct. The
| feeling produced against him by Mrs. Doyles
letter, the charge of numbering her husband
and two sons, not being denied by him, is most
| intense. He is no longer admired for his
truthfulness and bravery, but is now regard
| ed as hardened and unprincipled hypocrite.
he Is understood to be endeavoring to explain
| in the letters and statements he is writing, the
motives that governed him in his Kansas
| work.
The work of erecting the scaffold was COM
menced yesterday on a oommon in the rear of
the Jail, and it will be finished to-day. 1t is in
| a position where the execution can be seen by
all who may be present, but the military lines
| will be formed at such dis lance as to preclude
the possibility of hearing any thing the prison
er may say.
| CLOSING ARRANGEMENTS
| The military arrangements for to-day are of
| The most stringent character, and those who
| are in the town must remain until after the
| execution. whilst those who are out must stay
| out until Saturday morning
| The train from Harper's Ferry is not to be
| allowed 10 stop at Charlestown to day, and all
| who start must 60 through to Winchester.
| The prisoner, learn, spent q quiet night, and
| to all outward appearances seems less cheer
| fui but quite resigned. He refuses to receive
any spiritual advice, having fist sounded all
who call on him as TO their views on slavery.
Receiving ah answer that they do not consid-
| er slaveholding sin, he 5isI1sssss them W ith a
| promise to pray for them, assuring them that
they need his prayers more than he needs
! theirs.
| Stevens has greatly i'm pro ved, and now .uf-
| fers but little from his wounds. Cook seems
| to have less nerve and personal bravery than
| any of the party.
THE ExEcUTIoN-BoDY OF TEE PRISONER
learn that orders for the execution will be
| issned this morning, and that Brown desires
| to be attended at the scattold by no ministers
| The only persons within the line will be the
| Sheriff, Jailor ana Surgeon. The nearest line
| of military will be one hundred feet from the
scattold, and the other line two hundred feet,
outside of which the civic spectators will be
| allowed.
Governor Wise has issued orders that the
| body of the prisoner, with his clothes and all
! his personal effects, be conveyed Immediately
| after the execution, to Harper's Ferry, and be
| delivered there TO party deputed by his wife
| to receive them. The body will, therefore, be
conveyed directly through to New York OF
| Boston, and will doubtless be buried with all
| the honors of martyrdom.
Capt. Brown yesterday presen ted his sword
| to Col. Baylor, and his Bible, with numerous
| passages marked, to Dir. Blessing, one of his
| guards, as a testimonial of the kindness re-
| ceived from him.
| Anumber OF fletters addressed to John Brown
| came to hand yesterday. One of them, from
| Ohio stated that they. his friends felt sure a
| pledged themselves to the work. No credence
| is given to the letter. 1t is, undoubtedly a
| mere hoax, as the writer must have known
that the letter would fall into the hands of the
| State authorities.
| Numerous reports Of guns were heard last
night, sentinels being as usual. ex tremely vigi.
| liant. A number OF drunken men were brought
into the guard house during the day and night
but were discharged in short time. One pooI
| fellow, an idiot, arrested and ordered tc
| leave the town Immediately.
LETTER OF COOK
| The following letter from Capt. John E
Cook has been received by his brother-in- law
| in New York:
CHARLEsTowS JAIL, Nov. 81.
| My Ever Dear Sister and Brother Your
kind and welcome letter, postmarked Novem.
Der IA, 1 received the following DAY. / have
| no words to tell the deep, pure joy it gave me
| while ii gave new life, still made me feel thai
/ was all unworthy of such d fond and deyo ted
| sister.
| You cannot know my feelings as / read o'er
and DER again the dear lines your hands had
penned. Confined within my lonely cell
! shut out from society, your letter came like
| the 'olive- branch" to those who for long long
| days had foated DER deluged world. II
came TO me as the SOLVE branch of love- borne
| from dear sisters heart. Those lines came
| to me but to wake responsive echoes to your
tones of love, which thrilled through all my
soul like some wild burst of seraph music,
Those dear lines are engraved on my hearts
core, and on my memory stamped in bright,
eternal characters. 1t made my lonely cell
more cheerful, for, from every word and line
beaIned loves own sunshine DER my heart. 1t
woke to newer life every cord of affection and
every kindred tie. kno,c that you do not be-
Hecs that any stain of murder rests upon my soxl
Though doomed to die for saeh a crime, feel a
conscious innocence from sEeh deep stains Of blood.
Fhaterer may be my fate, shall meet it calmly.
Ii we are thus early parted here, hope that
we again may meet where partl.gs are re- un-
They have all sorts OF rumors here about an
| attempt to rescue us. Ihars no idea that any
one at The North has any sHea ida. At least, 4
M Nov. sd. The jailor, Mr.. Avis, is
a kind-hearted and a noble man. All the at
/ tendants about the prison are very kind to us
all. Sheriff Campbell has also done a. man y
favors. Edwin Coppie, one Of my comrace>>,
| been together about ten days. He is noble-
| hearted fellow. Butt must close. Accept my
| love and best wishes for the welfare of you
| and yours. Good bye.
| As ever, your affectionate brother,
TRAVELLERS TRIALsIN BALTIMORE.
The Baltimore Sun of yesterday, says:
| In accordance with an arrangement entered
| into by the Governor of Virginia and the
| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, yes
! terday no tickets were sold for points within
| twenty miles of Harper's Ferry and Charles
| town, Va, in view of the execution at the lat
| ter place to-day. There were numbers OF ap-
plicanfs, among them many OF the "rOugh''
characters of the city, but tickets were refused
all of them. Some indignation and threats
were expressed. A few who determined to
risk something rather than miss passage got
aboard the Western train yesterday, but they
were elected by direction of Mr.. Garrett the
| President of the road. One gentleman, the
editor of paper published in West Chester,
Pa. upon being refused ticket for Harper's
\ f<o1 far shi IN Otfsu In, tan n
/ reach the former place by way Of the Orange
and Alexandria Railroad. He said he was