The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-02
EXECUTION OF BROWN TO-DAY.
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AE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT A RESCUE.
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|harlestown Surrounded by a
Military Gordon.
ketch Of the Harper's Ferry Insur-
rection.
BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN BROWN.
ntsnse Excitement in Virginia-Arrests
Of Suspected Persons,
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Of Suspected Persons,
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To day, before the hour Of noon, John Brown will be
hinged by the neck till he 10 dead, according the
Of the law Charlestown, Va for the crimes Of
eason murder and ipciing slaves 10 insurrecon The
rcunstances Of the horrible attempt Of Brown and his
,nrades Harper's Ferry too fresh in the minds
the public TO demand anything here except brief
captulaon of the events which struck the whole
with astonishment, and in the breasts of all good
feeling Of horror and disgust at the atrocions
sign TO foment negro nsurrecton in the South which
is unfortunately but too certain fostered by many
aiding in Congress and out of II all the North
hd West.
preparations for the execution TO day have been in
ve progress for several days and the precau.
ons have been taken by Governor Wise to prevent
scue by the employment Of large body of troops,
ambering $500, and the exclusion OF all civilians
the space within the inner line of soldiers surround
g the galows.
AL applications for passes for civilians attend within
e military lines refused BY the Governor on the
round that would conflict with the military programme
said that no civilian could under any circumstances
admitted within the military lines, the outer one Of
'hich would be nearly mile from the scaffold Not
ord Of what John Brown may utter, If he should say
nythng. will, therefore, be audible 70 the men forming
ven the line next the gallows.
Governor Wise stated the Of this exclusion Of all
other than the military be- that the event Of
attempted rescue, order to Are upon the prisoner
ill be given, and that those within the ines especially
nose sufficiently the gallows to hear what Brown
nay say, would inevitably share his fate.
Four companies of United States artillery from Fortress
Eonroe were 10 arrive nj ,ovn vestardav Tn,
these companies will take their position at Fort Henry
nd the other two will proceed Immediately to Harpers
erry, where they will be stationed in the Armory
ROUNDS They take with them guns camp equipage,
nd remain until all the executions are over
The military movements all by special trains, and
interfere with the through travel Of the Baltimore
nd Ohio Railroad.
Great care had been taken TO prevent the arrival Of
trangers at Charlestown or Harper's Ferry
Three passengers by the Western train Of the Baltimore
nd Ohio Railroad taken out Of the wednes
ay, their arrival Harpers Ferry by the military
here, and imprisoned The parties arrested are mer-
hants Of Cncinnat who on their way this city.
Grafton they heard to express themselves quite
rcely relation to John Brown and his family expressing
reat sympathy for him and them The conversation was
eard by man. alleged 10 be spy of Governor Wise's,
sho teeaphed to Harpers Ferry account of the mat
cached there the vounteers entered with loaded mus
Gets and carried the men away Notwithstanding they
Earnestly protested their innocence.
Governor Wise has issued the following proclama-
jon
PRocLA AVIATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
whereas, have caeu forth part Of the militia Of the
State ress combination to obstruc the due execu
Jon thereof IN the ordinary course Of proceed
ng county OF Jefferson and may have to call for
force that and am invested with auho
rty by law such orders and take such
Or procuring and transporting the detachmens as shall
|seem best and have appointed j. Lucius Davis Acting
|Ouartermaster and Conmssary General for troops
under Major General William B. Talaterro aud assistant
Ito the Autant General here, for the accommodation,
equipment and support Of the dea hments in services
Now therefore, all persons notified that the trains
|Of the Winchester aud Potomac Railroad Company
placed under orders Of Acting and Comms
sary General Davis for mpressment the st 2d and
3d Of December next He will, under orders Of Major
General Tanaferro guard those trains for the and
occupation OF Virginia troops alone, and permit no other
Transportation but for them
And the citizens Of this Commonwealth are warned to
reman at home guard patrol duty on the I'd of
December. and to abstain from going TO Charestown
Orders issued to prevent and chiidfen aud
strangers are hereby cautioned that there will be danger
TO them in approaching that place, it, tn day.
If deemed necessary, martial law will be proclaimed and
enforced
of the Common wealth. at Richmond, this 2sh day of No
vcmber 1860, and in the eighty fourth year of the Com
imonwealth. HENRY A. WISE.
BY the Governor GEO W. MuNFoRD,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
The sutjoined proclamation by the military and civic
authorities was also issued five days previous the exc
cution:-
PROCLAMATION.
In pursuance OF instructions from the Governor of Vr
ginia is hereby given to all whom 1t may
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Friday next the I'd Of December strangers iound within
the county Of Jefferson and counties adjacent having
known and proper business here and who cannot give
satisfactory account of themselves, will be at once ar
rested
That on and for proper period before that day. sran
gers and especially parties approaching under the etext
being present the execution OF John Brown whether
by railroad Otherwise will be met by the military and
back arrested without regard to the Of
force that may be required effect this and during the
aid period and especially the ID of December the
citizens of jefferson and the surrounding country
phaticaly warned remain at their homes armed and
Information received from reliable Sources clearly in
dicaes that by doing they will best consult their
interests.
No women or children will be allowed to come near
the place Of execution.
S4BASSETr FRENCH, Military Secretary.
Tf0MAS G. GREEN Mayor.
AEDREw HUNTER, Asst. Prosecuting Attorney.
J&MES W. CAMPBELL, Sheriff
NovEMnFaR 20, 1859.
will thus be seen that every precauon has been Ia
ken 10 prevent the Of Brown, which said
was about 10 be attempted by his sympathzcrs from
Pcnnsy lvania and Ohio.
THE CAPTURE OF THE ARSENAL.
On the 18th Of October the whole country was startled
by the announcement that large body Of armed men,
whites and negroes had the night before taken
Of the Usfed States arsenal al Harpcrs Ferry taken
eral citizens OF that place and its vicinity prisoners stop
ped the @ans ana obstruced the railroad BRIDGE and
had actually commenced an insurrect,n With Wow IN
free the slaves Of the South. 1t proved however. that
the party not so formidable as was at first
for composed of Old John Brown OF Kansas no.o
riety, wboeompnnded II, Captain J. E. Cook and ahou
twenty-five others, white and colored. The creates,
alarm prevailed in the ncghborhood the inhabitants
began to take measures for selfproccton Dispatches
were forwarded to different points for military aid which
eoon poured In ffom allquarters.
appears ,hat Old Brown had been maturing his plans
for some months previous by procuring and ammu
nition Which he stored away in his house, though has
since become that this reasonable raid was In con-
temptation incrc than two years. and extensively
known among the aboiitionists of the North.