The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-26
THE lNsURGENT ARRESTED AT CARLISLE.

M CARLISLE, Pa, Oct 70, 1869.
Nothing has been done in the nsurgent case TO day.
The motion for writ Of habeas corpus postponed until
tomorrow.
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR WISE AT RICHMOND.
HIS TESTIMONY TO THE UNFLrNcHRa vALoR OF
THE TRooP-HIs SKETCH OF THE HARPER's
FERRY TROUBLES.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. q, 1859.
When the dispatches reached Richmond, late on Mon
day. the 17th announcing that the affair Harpers Fer
ry was serious Governor Wise Immediately issued orders
and determined TO depart in person, with what men he
could raise by the evening At O'Clock p NJ pre-
csely, Captain Cary with sixty Of Company r. was
ready at tho Of the Fredericksburg Railroad and
parted with the Governor for the Of action Orders
were left with Colonel August to follow with what
he could aise by the Tuesday morning train When the
cars reached Acqua creek Monday night at the Potomac
river, Company formed the deck of the steamer
and at the request Of Captain Cary Governor Wise ad
dressed the men as follows t
MEN OF COMPANY FL thank you for your prompt re-
sponse TO the call made you at hours notice. You
are already known as gentlemen at home and you
now for the first time to prove yourselves soldiers Called
restore order you will be careful 10 preserve order in
your own ranks On no holiday parade, but summoned
into actual service there must be no childs play aud
you must, and am you WILL observe strictly the or
ders and requirements Of the service in which you
engaged. II may be my duty 70 proclaim marital law
win 30 yours 70 enforce y with .he sternest discipline and
strctest regard TO military rule shall be jealous Of
your honor, as am confident you will be Of mine rely
on you.
The men cheered and were then dis missed They
reached Washington about O'Clock and were detained
until six o'clock in the morning. the hour Of the Baltimore
Governor Wise rode 70 the quarters OF the Mayor
at the City Hail. and there he met by Captain Marye
with aS Of the Alexandria ries who were immedi-
aey accepted into SERVICE and thus there guard Of
nI,N
trbuted at the Relay House. There tho Governor met
the President Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rairoad-Mr
Grrett--who promptly forwarded General Stuart, of
Maryland, and Governor Wise and his guard Harpers
Ferry Unt within few minutes Of the Ferry the news
House Governor Wise teegraphed Colonel Lee make
terms with the rioters before his arrival Mona were
made and Colonel Ice had captured them son hours
before the Governor arrived Gov Wise elegraphed COL
August, at the Relay House. to return with his regiment
from Washington to Richmond The Colonel had reached
Washington with 293 men, and had all the gone on
the Governor would have had at Harpers Ferry Tues
day evening about 900 well equipped and drilled Virginia
troops besides the hundreds Of volunteers who had flock
ed to the Ferry without organization Company and
Capt Marycs rifemen were all who reached the Ferry
with Gov Wise They were ordered back by the night
train of Tuesday Tho Governor remained Wednesday
examining evidence and ordering for the safety of the
neighborhood and guarding the prisoners. He went in
person with the prisoners and guard Of marines accom-
panied by the sheriff Of Jefferson county and the marshal
Of the United States, to the prison at Charestown saw
them safely lodged in JAIL stayed there all night and
uS,
organized guard and then left his return to Richmond
where he arrived on Friday last. about o'clock r He
was received by Company + and large concourse Of
citizens, and was by them escorted to the Government
House. On arriving there Capt Cary formed his company
in front OF the mansion and from its steps Gov Wise ad
dressed them as follows
CAPTAIN CARY, COMPANY F, AND FELLOW CrnzEys-Ir you
and never had fellow feeling before, have 1t now.
Ruors Of nsurrecon, invasion, robbery and murder by
rufans borders, called you to the field the
authority Of your Sac to protect the safety of her peo
pie. You fellow citizens and citizen soldiers addressing
Company ready to start and did the path
of duty at moments warning and we found others like
you lying in wait on that path, who rendered their
vice. thank you'll thank all who joined you, were
ready to on with my whole heart for this whole people,
not only for being ready, but for the in which
your duty was performed II is duo to you and your el
low citizens that should say and that they should know
you do necessary to die in their defence
kept my eye upon you and proudly attest that you
were men: (Applaase AS telegraph upon telegraph
informing us of the dange Of the prisoners held host
by the marauders ao the death in the assaults
cheerfulncss that you would be there in the imminent
breach. No man turned pale, no cheek blanched no
iace IA ,so scaSs was Dh ani ~, wnn TIM 1 few miles
ry without tho aid of your right arms. The
brightness ofyour looks faded not until found, when
we got there We ~ere 10 look only upon the Dead the
dying and the wounded. On the way reminded yon that
You were already known at home in the character Of gen
tleen and that you called to win the character
OF soldiers. That character you have won AppIause
Although not commanded TO charge bayonet or pull a
trigger You preserved order composure dignity and dis
sion have ever witnessed. especially thank you and
the soldiers who joined the way, and would pass
special encomum upon Capt Marye, OF the Alexandria
Rifles who, without waiting for ball and cartridge joined
at Washington with twenty eight men, and enabled me
TO proceed with guard OF ninety Virginia soldiers
Harper's Ferry. (Applause.) Let me also thank Col
August and the corps Of the First regiment of Virginia Vo
lunteers, who left this city under his tho
ing These and all who marched towards the sceneal,
all who were on the way rs prompt preparation
could be made, and as speedily steam could
convey them thank with the deepest gratitude Ire-
GREETED to feel my duty, at the Relay Mouse, order
the First regiment to return to Richmond from Washing
ton. We there heard that Col Lee had teegraphed that
no more United States troops would be wanted, and
ders to those from Fortress Monroe countermanded
But took on company If need be, to form guard and
scour the surrounding country. When we arrived at
Harpcr's Ferry found that there had been douby more
than ample force The gallant volunteers Of Jefferson
were first on the ground and after them the noble
men of Berkeley were there. Farmers, with single aud
double barrclled shot guns, and with plantation rifles,
were there The people, with arms and without arms,
rushed to the scene. For WHAT What had happenedy
weapons they could? What had disturbed their peace?
What threatened their safety and to suly their honorY
Alas! to the disgrace of the nation, not of Virginia.
pei all imputaton upon herbut TO the disgrace of
body, fourteen white rufans and five negroes had been
permitted TO take the United States arsenal with all its
arms and treasure and to hold for twenty four hours
at that Thermopyla Of America Harper's Ferry
on the confines of two slave States, with the avowed
object Of emancpatng their slaves at every hazard and
the very perpetraon OF the seizure and the imprisonment
Of the inhabitants and Of robbery and murder and tre-
son You will Indignantly ask-how could such outrage
and disgrace be brought upon country like this strong
as ii Is in everything will briefly inform you. Con-
gress had by law displaced the regular army from the
superintendent of its own arms it unworthy OF
the trust of It's affairs; and its officers very naturally
turned away in disgust from giving attention TO This
arsenal civil superintendent was placed in charge,
and know the gentleman, virginan, is as worthy OF
1t any civilian can be- He absent official duty
at Springfield, Mass; and have great confidence, had
he been at the arsenal it could not have been captured
and held rs II was. And do not mean to go into the
dispute question whether civil military superinten-
dence is most proper over mandatory and arsenal OF
arms But this do say, emphaticay and Indignantly,
that, whether the superntendcnce civil military
there ought TO have been organized and sufficient mill
tay guard there and there nothing the kind There
was no watch, even worth naming, and guard at all
Thus arsenal. which ought to be depot Of and
munitions Of defence for the citizens all times flee
for means of projections became depot for dcsperadoes
to assai and positive danger to people. II would
be better for Virginia and Maryland have tho arsenal
removed from their borders than 10 allow Il thus to
come danger by being left unguardcd. The civil su
perintendcnt was not responsible for military guard
The question, Who is responsible, leave the proper
executive authorities OF the United States. By the
Grossest negligence somewhere, which it is not nv