Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-12
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Although we knew ~ NlY6k ossrisr On
Enquirer 10 be Bia6k Republican paper Of
deep dye. We we're hardly prepared for the follow
ing declarations delibsrately made BY that jour
nals -a@
Lei the South now understand, that IL an.
portion of this great confederacy whether it be tn
East or the West, the North or the South, at
tempts to withdraw from the Unicn. 1t viii b
promptly whipped-aye, rhipped into sueection
Ii il all idle 10 miuce shA matter. TIE fat ha'
gone forth and will be enforced; LEI WAahinGtor
0regon and California, stshs Neftdwest, OF Maine
New Hampshire and Massachusetts, at the North
east, or the agricultural csasee o. inc nossn an
Centre or the Slave SeAtss ct Ahs Soath and south
west--.let any one Of then Or sny oonhination Of
them raiss the banner u rebsllien against the
Americas uniou--we care not chat their pre-
tencc for treaeon--as ceftainiy ~ there 10 God
shove, % certain 10 il thsa tho ofending States
will be srhipped into oesdieuce, and tho traitors
who encouraged rebellion. tsrminate their career
upon the gailows.
The North. the Centre aud the west-the great
heart and nsost efficient limbs OF tho Contederacy
are all true 10 the Union and the Constitution
and should disunion raise its bond ct the south,
John Brown has taught tbs world how much OPP
positaoa from that quarter u really worth. AZ
seventeen fanatics, 'ef ~ py mauWs", couio
bold 10 saejeclon frmn copmnins Iwe .nousan n
rg.n,anu ., naa - ,.as, Tho sro "i ,be;r
f.,ssrnar aa,ed moi attack th.;r invaders, bul
Stood by apA cav twelve United States marines
make ths assaait ana capture IN ten minutos'-
wns' ~ousu ..' N sa.s -. SsaS"S ,',-",h.r
unaer ,hs c,n.,;,at;on and hesr;ng aIolt The ban.
ner Of the Unioui Why, our Seventh Regiment
alone, In such . cause.-The cause OF the Union
.na 'oo AZ" o,sa'u 60. Ia Jy
o,er,,,r ass,y ra,..,;a. S.sla Of the south. and
oompsl them 70 return 70 their allegiance
tn. .hox. in Al, h. ..cec,s IL the ,illjest piccc
oe h,...A,.;o -. .v., ..,. IN !. ,ew,papcr claim
in. \, h -....c.a,l. I,afbss replyinr TO H. it is
.ren.r .e eorree. the errors of aiatemcnt which
tho courier makes in regard TO the invasion Of
u.rrer,s Ferry. These errors appear. in fact to
he nothing less than deliberate faleohoods-- il
i. .lros, i'm noss;ble thai n LEADING journal like
the Cou,;.r should be m,s;nformed in regard to
,b. fact. of the for.v man Hsrner,s Ferry. nf,er
tho LANAI Of 40 long n time since i,s occurrence.
FRS, Than !, /. nntrue TINT =. seventeen men
held in ,sb;eetion town Of two thousand inhabi-
tants, and kept at bay whole Regiment of Vir-
ginia Militia" The insurgents did not "hold in
subsection" the town Of Iiarpcrs Forty. but retir-
ed within fortified building. Tho citizens wcrc
not only unarmed but were told that the FIRST de-
monstra,ion they made would be followed by tho
massacre Of the prisoners that they iusurgc had
IN their custody. The ramor moreover WAS mat
the invaders were seven hanured S'r'"g-ahu II
wenid have been madness ana i'l'y III handful
OF nnorganized men, without ma OF ammn"-
ton, to have mnde an attack upon force snppos-
cd to be 30 much superior. The whole Keg''
ments OF virginia Militia that the insurgents
are SAID to have kept at bay" exist only IN the
imagination OF this Black Republican scribbler.
The next falsehood is really refreshing for it's
cooieifrontery These regiments Of Virginia Mi
liia were kept at bay, 90 il Is asserted, nndcr the
eye Of The Governor" and dared not attack the
invaders" Everybody knows---and mob 1y bcttcr
than the mendacious author Of the above us
sertion-tbat Gov. Wise did not reach Iiarper's
Ferry until after the invaders had boon captured,
The fellow who wrote the above precious falso.
hood must lie from the mere abstract lo'o Of ~
ing
His boast of "Northcrn valor" is con,radis,ed
bv his own statement. He SAWS TIM, twelve ma
riues captured the seventeen insurgents in ton
minutes. Where wos thu "Nor,bern valorv tina,
permitted seventeen men, cntrenchcd behind n for
LITIGATION. to be captured in ten minutes by
ire,ee,
A aavr.n. decentralization Of ,ho vr;,.r r,rs,
merit he corroo,sd N. .n..l. -, N. n,n,,a.. 81
the Seventh Rsv;m.,. ~ Nov yort ,nI .av.
that il would .nrem ntv overrun .vsrv robell;ous
State Of the south o,d.d n, n ,ro,,S y, by Me
o,os men Of u. Star. S,ote," I.e, ma tell tn.
Courier TIM. ,hOrc /. no, one Southern man in ten
th.asana--slavebola.. or non, slayeLo,ler-who