The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-12-02
THE VIRGINIA PANIC.


BALTIMORE, Nov. GA steamer ar.
rived from Norfolk with two companies OF
l7o men, and will 90 on to Charlestown
in special train to night. Two compa-
nies OF 100 men left Charlestown to'day
for Wheeling, to guard the Ohio line
The Virginia Cadets and over hundred
volunteers, numbering in all over two.
hundred men, went up in special train this
afternoon.
These reinforcements will make the
force at Charlestown over one.thonsand. 4.
They are quartered in the Court House
and churches. Every car that passes
through is searched for armed men, at all
the stopping places in Virginia. What
new Information has been received has not
transpired. There seems, however, to be
determination TO keep up the panic. The
military movement, it is saiG, grows out
of confident belief that an attack will be
made tonight. 1t is said that Gov. Wise
and Mr.. Hunter profess 10 have received
information that an attack will be made
tonight. Companies from all parts of the
State have terdered their services TO the
Governor, also four companies from Ga
and one from North Carolina. The ser.
vices Of the latter have been declined.
The cilzens OF Rockingham county have
rendered hundred mounted men to pro-
ceed to any point the Governor may re-
quire them.
RIcnMoND, Nov. GA dispatch urges
the people of Virginia TO stay away from
the execution. 1t says that visitors from
other States, if permitted to be present
at all, will be assigned a position where
they can do no mischief.
CnARLEsTowN,N Nov. 28.-Saturday and
Sunday the town was crowded with stran-
gers and military. Extensive prepara-
,ions are being made for The reception Of
additional military forces approaching.-
Churches all taken possession of for bar
racks. Sentinels are nightly fred at i'm.
aginary. foes, and a number Of citizens
narrowly escaped bullets.
On Sunday night the military confident
ly expected an attack, and sentinels were
doubled. No foes appeared, however
How they are expected TO arrive is not
stated; but as the country is being patrol.
led for tw !nty miles around, it must be by
the underground railroad"
1t is stated OH good authoity, that Wise
has sent spies into Ohio and Pa, and il is
from these reports that large bodies Of
armed men are arh1ing and moving tow.
ard Va, that the military forces are being
so largely augmented.
About 100 additional troops have ar.
rived here since Saturday, including two
companies from Wheeling, so that we
have now about ! 800 military under arms.
a letter from Hunteydon county, Pa,
states that large bodies Of armed men are
moving towards Va. across the north
mountains, supposed TO be on their way
to Charlestown. These reports cause
constant panic.
1t is quiet to-day, and arrangements
are making Tor the erection of the galIows
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20 Virginia military
ing on their way to Charlestown. They arc
expected on tho evening train.
Every lIail brings adyices of tho forma.
| ton of additional companies in that State
and the Governor is constantly receiving
applications for arms;
| The reported death of Kit Carson is con
tradicted. Judge Watts. direct from Now
Mexico says that he saw Kit Carson in goot
health Immediately preceding his departure
aud hcnco he cmphatically contradc;ed tn,
report.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29.-Tho Now Yorl
Horald's Harper's Ferry despatch, referring
TO tho execution Of Brown, says tho mos
stringent regulations havo boon adopted il
regard to tho presence OF civilians at the
execution.
All applications for passes for civilians tC
attend within tho military lines are refused
by tho Governor, on tho ground that i
would conflict with the military programme
lIo said that tho civilian could not unde
any circumstances DO admitted within tn,
military lines. The outer line would b,
nearly mile from tho scaffold.
Not q word of what John Brown ma,
utter, if he should say anything, will there
fore DO audible to tho men forming evcn th
J line next the gallows.
Gov. Wise stated tho cause of this exclu
sion Of all persons, other than tho military
to bo that in tho event of an a,temptct
rescue, an order to fire upon tho prisone
will be given, and that those within tho iucs
especially those sufficiently near tho gallow
to hear what Brown would say, would in
, ovitabiy share his fate.