The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-22
LOCAL MATTERS.

hsfnra ef the Gorsyxcr.-G Gov WISE ratnrn-
,'a, 70 ,ns city yesterday afternoon, from Har-
the las tterry ri: where he had been to suppress
,. s.n i..e outbreak. At half pslst 2 o'clock he
W, nas mel NJ the Richmond and F'redericksbnrg
s,ra a.oaa depot, by Company +, seventy Ave
escorsss @ shasr .a the command of Capt. Cary, and
On reach 70 ms mansion. he being in q caTriage
.sacnlng the front Of the mansion, the
Haosernor, ao, attended by Gen. Richardson. Col.
hsugust and Maj. Lyons. aseended ,he stems of.
fev socSs.,s ana iaeing the volunteers. stood
While the Armory Band PLAYED an
appropriate march, the Immense creud ofeifi-
,naas WIo had assembled to greet him in the
'he When me giving him cheer upon cheer
49,, aieh 'iie music ceased, GOV WISE returned
tnanks to Capt. Cary and Camnany = o.. ~.
Prom " ptness with which his orders were olav.
gu 9 when me news CAM. that the arsenal ~
virginia ;ps. aaa been taken, and the soil of
mans. In fifty-fye minutes from .ha t;,os
Ms his oiuer was given, Company + was with
parsd r teaay re- y i iSr the scene Of action pre-
n ou ~, " uo their duty rs citizen n-so,diers
On the route, he kept his eve ,,ron 80
nas 3 teehlng as fast as steam could carry tbsr, ~
tne neid. OF on tbreak, and he was nro1,d ~, 80 -
;. 40, 80 nessage aiter message met them bring
ans .he news that the fight was still rarins
anu that hundreds of rebels were sunnossd rs
pe Engaged IN 1t, no cheek paled /: bur evary
man seemed the more anxious to meet the in.
.aoers and defend the honor of Virpinia
Again thanking Capt Cary and his ga,lant
corps Tor their promptness and for their SOL
aleriy conduct ut Harper's Ferry. ht. co,n1,ii-
I,eHted ne. Col August ard the rest of the First
neshnent Tor the alaerify with which tbav
ooefed his order, and for their speedy arrival
III W ;tshington, where he ordered; their return
t 70 ms city. He also spoke in complimentary
o ih's h % .ne alexandra Rifles, who joined him
10 ,o 90 gooa service, if found necessary
| Inc Governor then gave q hurried outline
, pi me reoeiilon, and after stating that it had
an. ,sIn efousnt a6out by only fourteen white
humans and five negroes who i'm tho nirbt
.ihie had taken possession of the arsenal ex
tingulshed the lights, ent the telegraph wires
Saa piiSohers OF the two or three hun
| urea 'rizitns In the works, said itwas a brru-
| ing shame thit such should have been the case
| -ihat the works had been left exposed Il, can
| ture because no guard Were stationed there
| and regretted that ihe arsenal had nor. Lea,
| re-taken by Virginia soldiers instead of IT s
| Marines = :"
The Governor then gave n description of Os
! sAWATToMIE BROWN, the Border Rufian; of
| his plans for insurTection the indictments OF
! war; the aid they had received and were re-
| eelEIng; the implication of leading men OF
the North in the rebellion; the capture Of Col.
| washington and private citizens in Frederick
and the honesty, coolness and courage of the
| leader. He said that question of iuristiicl
ton arose, and that he had carried Brown to
! Chariestown to be trisd, but that had the
| ques lon come up, he should have asserted
the right to have Brown tried on Virginia soil
| and by Virginia Court, and would have
| maintained it until he was oyerpowered -
| The Governor concluded by saving that ne
| iittu OF citizens at the Ferry.
| to prevent in future another attempt upon the
arsenat--that he had armed the yeomanrv of
| Berkeley and Frederick with Sharp's rifles
| belonging to the inyaders-that he in tended o
establish more convenient depots for the arm
| ing of the people for elf-protection that
| he intended to urge the people OF the State to
| form volun teer companies, fill up their regi.
ments, fit themselves for soldiers, and be pre-
pared TO repel all invaders, come from where
they may. His remarks Were listened to with
great in terest, and the deafening cheers that
burst forth spontaneously from the mass of
citizens i'll attendance, showed that they ap-
prov ed all he had done and fully appreciated
| the promptness with which he had gone to
Harpers Ferry to check the rebellion.