Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-24
Tho Charlestown Excitement.

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, The corrcsp ,nlen, of the Baltimore American
writes fir III Charlest0wn, Nov. Il, us follows:
The excitement Of Saturday morni..., in re-
jererce to n battle in Clarke county, has complete
iy died of, messengers having been sent by Col.
Davis, who returned aud reported IL false nlarm.
| But { e most exciting event of Saturday was
the arrival in the evening Of Mr.. Smith Crane,
u citizen ui kinsas, bu;a native OF this town. Mr..
Craze isa oro-slavory man, and his arrival at once
led ur now suspecting uinzcus to conclude that
NIL VAS not right. and thai ho hal come with
news of dreadful import. He was immediately
bcsicgcl hy an anxious crowd, and made to relieve
himself of any aud everything he knew ia refer
ence 10 Br,,wn In Kansas. and nlso the news he
had in reference to a contemplated rescue OF tho
, prisoners. MIR. Crane, who is beyond doubt an
entirely reliable man, Stated that Tho excitement
| in regard u the affair was very great amongst the
anti-sla,ory nen ia Kansas. aud he knew for n
certainty that they were armins in large numbers,
and that they openly prnclaimcd their intention
of maxim Browns rescue. lie states that ut least
live hunirod can be raiseJ In few hours and that
they arc determine and desperate Dicn. aud have
never failed h. rescue Brown from the many nar-
row straits in which he had placed himself in the
soutlic n mart Of Kansas. He also states that
Brown ia the idol of the anti savery ruf6ans of
Kan IA, and tint he hal only To z We the command
aud they would follow. Mr.. Crane states that
among the number who declare their intentions
to attempt i, rescue, are some Danitca. who hold
Brown in high esteem. After leaving Kansas.
Mr.. Crane travelled on until hH rcachen Bel-Air,
Ohio, where he was taken sick. One night,
whilst lying in his bed. he 81, $ he hearda party
of AbJlltiouists in the iext room conversiog in re-
gard To Brown aud the means ofhis rescue. One
of the mcn said that they could raise three thou
sand in less than twenty four hours, to 20 by wav
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and that the
rescue would be made At all hazards.
4 few hours after the arrival of Mr.. Crane in
1 town tina tI,, Andrew Huuttr rerpivpl a talp.
graphic III patch from United States Marshal john
ston, OF Oti,, stating that n large number OF men,
from 800 10 ! 900 were armlng under the leadership
otJoln Dtuwn, DR., son It Cd Brown, and would
certainly make an attempt 10 rescue tho prisoners;
thus confirming all thar MAS reported by MIR. Crane
As soon rs the contents Of the iii pa ch wers
mad known the greatest excitement Was created,
but it dill IN: partnkr OF iaar. Col. Davis imme-
diatrlv Iii p1te4ot to Gav. Wise for 500 mon, who
it w,is an""unced TO Tie ,>ti,cl population, would
be here la,o evening. With these facts spread
I beflr - liem. and Il ~thpasaud re,r,rts which could
not ho traced To II reiia,le sonltc. the good people
oil char'c-tnwn retired tn Their beds, some placing
their trust ia Providence, Others IN the military,
and Others ia their owl. stout arms.
1t may he mentioned here that the Artillery
company from Alexandria, 80 mca, arrived about
daylight Saturday morning, ca1 ing much com
motion. A large nm ori,y II ne c,lured poitnla-
tion, who rise earliest, ihonght tho enemy "had
come aud they were theirs" Yonr correspondent
also heard Of numerous g,ul Jokes at the expense
Of some of OUR most benevolent and Respectable
Did ladirs; but the mural would not be s~ufiiicht
to udorn tho tale, SO he farboars to mention them,
As stated above, yesterday morning dawned on
Us beautifully. and pre- N~lratlens we're commenced
carly for the reception "i the Richmond military.
Large quantities of materials for bed ticks were
purchased. aud the aid OF the ladies', Sabbath as it
WIS. solicited in making them up. Your cores
pondent happened to stem in to see n friend nbnut
) o'clock in tho afternoon. Sac is u lady Of mnch
pictv, and usually attends church at least three
times on the Sabbat!. Judge of my surprise
when l entered, to hear the busy hum Of the suw.
ing machine under the direction OF one OF our la.
dies, who was turning "tr the cotton nj a rapid
rate. Seated around her were n number ui
al Cirtrlestown's fairest daughters, bnsily plying
THEW needles. One of them, II member Of the
church, assured me she did not think she should be
held res.osible fur the ain she was committing,
and thought that Col. Davis should respond 70 Tic
weston, guilty or not guilty, in TINT upper Cour,
when our actions will be passed on.
At four O'Clock in thy afternoon almost the en-.
y tire population turned out and mad their way Ia
the depot. 1t was sDnn announced that a dispatch
had been received, and the ears would not be IN
until five O'clock. Somewhat aisappointed. tho
fair ladies aud gallant beaux returned to ,hcir
homes. whilst the soldiers detailed 10 rcuciye ii
military, with a large number of citizens. rumain
I'D on the ground, Tho companies to receive
them consiSted Of the Alexandria Riicmcn, Cnpt.
""sIe' 1h"unt vernon huatt!s, Capt. Smith: aud
the Morgan c'n,incntal~. Major b. B. Wasiiut-
ton and Capt. Hainc>; al undor the command Of
Col. John Thomas uitson. 81 .r
About six o'ckrk the siril, wins lie Of the irpn
horse was hcnrd. und citizens II cked to the L. urt
mouse ami vicinity, where the soldiers would have
to pass. The appearance ,f the trouns as they
marched 'la'sa the !taii street wis fine, nr,i Mi
d, were impre. se'i with the s~iiicrty tread of the
visitors. Gpt. Wise WIS met iv lIjn. Andrew
Hunter, and he and his sthff conveyed to that
gcntieman's residence. 1t was with great diff.
Guilty TINT sufficient accomm dations could be oh.
tanned Tor them, coming as they did after night
and not having had anything TO eat for twcnty.
four hours. 'll " =" wy
firm Warrenson, va 'Ht 4a lGiLsI7
d. cnARLEsrowN, Nov. al.--It is rumorcd TINT
oovernor wise mas received n dispatch from, Cow
ernor Chase. OF Ohio. Informing him thai u iarge
oody OF men from that State -variously estifhtated
from 900 10 |, 00O-stc arminc for a fcscue,n nm.
der John Brown. Jr. He will, unduubtsafv
start Tor N arlestown. Il ir H.f' ~a39ssG1'
Cav. Wise is said to have replied. that If Gov.
Chase allowed them a. cross thu line. he world
enter proceedings against him, on the cbnr;.c Of
treason. BSta%i +1.ef go l3ri.F al.T ---rs =,
The companies arc now, 9 O'Clock, forming f,r
ornss Perahe, winch creates much excitement.
as all are deiireaat6 zee them. -IT7EF ~
: The rr,anaT Stepnens is recovering rr,,n the
elects "f hisSo ,ndS,' and il able To walk ab,at in
~h,s-tell., He win Io'n be'as wei, ns r,ers = Cant,
John Btosn hAs siso recovered and i%lsacttin,
quite active. He sSfnses "a, see any .minjsters
who ooaintenauce slhvery, telling them 10 20 home
and read their Bfbaes.a { Rev. Alfred GrRth mad an
interview with him few days since, which lasted
iVr nearly an bour.1 principally on the subject Of
slavery. Trey quoted Scripture to sustain their
! views. and had quite q clashing time of it, but