Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-13

TUESDAY, DECEMBER l3, 1859.
FALSE REPORTS.
The stud! Il attempts Of Ab"loAi,. newspapers,
20 reprc,eEI TIC citizens Of Virginia paic-srics
en herd, have received but little comment frcr, the
press Of the St.. Like The pairy squos which such
a.,i slavery orguas " llarprr'- Weekly" nud
drank Lcse's,' have aimed ut The Executive aud
tie military, the .u,rc studied e.for;s OF the New
York Tribune" and tn. New York Time have
seen justly regarded II the icb: OF eNpciicGt, -"
TRANSPARENT; TO r"ed cXEosur:-bu, VIXEN We Ind ar.
.clss Of snilor t.Edene: contained III the columns
81! proiessedy conservative papers. We owe 1t 70 our
rptrnpomri iLcm,cYc-to corrce. i.iae lmIY-e-s2ns
which wuEiG otherwise obtain currency. Among
.,>y, oor G'ten,on ha, been called TO tue !o!Io"Ims
eAtrac. from the B9lGimnr" " Exchange ." 'hs oh
instant:
1t iuay i, :, - srav: here, tral there nsr'r 's
p-y Any great a!arp among il:c e';'zcu- cF Ca"r!es
Gown. The inn!.nsc military display was not o ihtr
rsHiuy. They We're satisfied wth .nr muitary ~
,!gir uiucdut. ur rXitrofhood w:iic was under ti.c
command o col. j. / Gibson, g'J Etd Il" ieaf~ Al
.liy rescue. lEe action nVE. Vie 800. e.
Le!r request, and Lad their wi=hc, been consulted,
there would have been less Q! tie yVmn ii Var ai-
;cudins The execution"
.
.,l.oet.cr iaise. The citizens Of Chariv.,uHn !.as
npgrchensye of an attempt NJ rrscne. Ire military
display Has o. their asking They were mol satisfied
with the slender guard ar,orued Dy The military 1t
:.ir Immediate urighboihopd Tie ae::ou u Cos.
W..y ;t ;cir request. They Tere consulted and
Tie additional ''pomp .: VA furnished N ie-
clr,!anec viii. heir formally expressed wishes.
Tho wl,,!e t,tth ,f tie matter IS simply th'. The
ci,i1,u, VF the town were apprchens't" Justly, "c
believe that the very limited number .: troog-
might .nT;c au attack the organization Hu"'ra
,n bc cu ,oo. among john Brown .yr!athiser-.
n:p,her of he most Respectable ..liz"n- :i.ur r..
presentations To this elect ,c Col. Davis. Daring
LAY il. Lh:,.!4,.or. :: yc.ry tNo w".k,, iurirs
which W. have enjoyed unre-rryed G'id intimate Il
!sr.op:.e with ths si,izcus of the ,owa veil .s
with nil ranks aru descriptions Of the military, a.
hive no, co..,rsei Oh :he subjveI with single ~
dividuai who ha> failed to express Ihr conviction
that an ;t,cur, NJ reScl. n> been prevented only -
the large increase "r tie military 'nrcc a: CHARLIE
rowu.
Vic. .ne .,qu.-. ii ,.3 c...,.a, .nu,:c known
10 colonel Davis, ho entertained ~ doubt ot h;-
ability 10 reprl IN attack Trusting - the sNner'r
military knowledge o. hi- c:hccrs. and - The a>c-
ylme aud morale o! the Ircol-. lie o'iere'' ley
could casily rer.i Ill .ssaG!. :ngte py :hrc, their
member ,s Anolitionist emi>.urc> vi" w"r.d .,c-
,.,-,rilv he ,adly drilled and o :ruod and ,icrr-
ai by raw recruit. Nevertheless he ia common
with the citizens considered al attack Ghl. E.oJ"-
nie. Cnder these circUm- -:ances Cooue! DAVIS sin-
ply conveyed 70 the Governor lie application 'nr.:e
Us :hs citizens o: CAaE!,,.cwD.
L..n All rec.
ron. numcrons other sources .nc G":crr2F prompt
y ordered Tie reinforcement II til" c9'Hmnm' rs
rea.ons ior .h. ra!c--E.st, 70 prevent u: posi-
bil;ty Of r..cUC: second, - t"ke such me;.-
sures a. would protect 'he c1:'.eHs OF Charles
,owi. .rc:!. ;hc blood.EeI Aad outing. winch
wou.. rssal: cvor .a!H unsuccessful ATTEMPT
.. rss:.. Lr6 r.,r !; !: shcui1 turn out !ha; 10
sucI. a,;.mp, vas !Ui:nucd the Governor "as well
c5r need that the military n,2Temcn, could nc; BE-
.,rai,e ,har byitcici; u Ike stare. II would not
orir rr4ui:rs, .ho nr"mptaess With which large
.oIy nf.,oop. could .. coGcen,raicd in cast OF Il
,, ,,,1lI .tcrJ valuable school OF military 'iai'-
ipy for officers and men, Gud would moreover, r"fTe
20 awaken ua iu:er",, IN The military Organization
o.: .Lo State, which ia r"c !;ci. neglected Q. I1''
ver- ~ ,he State L"i~atIrc,as well n, IN very !iaT
instances by tive u.iI;. oiHasT7 ;n"naeTss The re-
.ul. his been .r:rc" satisfactory. Ths mi!l:E'y c!
tho s.e :. even now Ken :mcs more ct.cem; ;.an J.
.a, ,,x seck- s;o--. result 10; 70 be measured y
.4o iiute,. expenditure required. In lis eonges-
,iya we nay pon, the c: that the entire sTfN:.
,t General Tuliierros e1ruwnnd, according 20 j.
icra! calculation, W TO the sixteenth instant Le.iy1'
.uy the expenses previously Incurred "nder Genera!
Gnson, Az, Colonel! D."!s' RESPECTIVE cof";aand-,
wN ha,diy .c.se!M> an,o&"' Hs: appropriated ' N:
Leq!s!a.Ggsot $o,Ri IGr2,i"q ior II. mers Pnrsts':
o., a.u a,r.s and anmapi:oe :n # ne Pr'ss'.t
s.a:e q fsi.ra! rsja.'o"s.
Thr Brtin9r: "Exchang.' vii do an Net oi JUS
,;c. 70 il. o~n readers, "a. well to the Governor
and people Of Virginia, by publishing Ills account OF
the r,u;c =; things they really exist Ever: STATE
v.c,; ct, ." srb-,tntnicd 10y the hign"s' authority