Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-12-07
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

ms high-handed crimes on the gallows, on
Friday last, though we have received no tt
dings from Chariestown at the time of this
writing. We shall probably do so before 60
ing to press. A despatch from one of our
citizens (Mr. Wilson, of the Standard,) dated
Thursday night, says everything was quiet
and no attempt at rescue anticipated. Some
1000 troops were on the ground however,
prepared for any emergency. We annex a
few items of interest, CLEANED from our ex-
changes:
The following letter to John Brown was
received a few days before his execution:
To John Brown, commander of the Army at
Harper's Ferry, Charlestown, jefferson
Co., Va. Care of Tailor, Charlestown.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov. goth, 80.
JON BRowN-SIR: Although vengeance
is not mine, l confess that | do feel gratifed
to hear that you were stopped in your fiend-
ish career at Harper's Ferry with the loss of
your two sons. You can now appreciate my
distress in Kansas, when yoBthen and there
entered my house at midnight and arrested
my husband and two boys, and took them
out of the yard, and in cold blood shot them
dead in my hearing. You can't say you done
it to free our slaves; we had none and never
expected to own one, but has only made me
a poor, disconsolate widow, with helpless chill
dren. While / feel for your folly, | do hope
and trust you will meet your just reward
OH how it panied my heart to hear the dy-
ing groans of my husband and children! If
this scrawl gives you any consolation, you are
welcome to it. MAHALA DOYLE.
N. B.-My son, John Doyle, whose life |
begged of you, is now grown up and is very
DESTROYS to be in Charlestown on the day of
your execution would certainly be there if
his means would permit it, that he might ad-
just the rope round your neck, if Governor
Wise would permit. NJ. d.
A party of gentlemen at Charlestown SUBJ
scribed the amount, but the letter being de-
tanned, it was ascertained young Doyle could
not arrive in time.
1t is said that Brown stated to a gentleman
yesterday that he had now no hope of rescue,
but that it was well the authorities had taken
such precaution, as his ''boysS would never
have permitted him to remain there if there
had been any hope of a rescue. 1t is also
said that Brown received a letter a few days
ago from his son, whs informed him that
there was no hope of a rescue, owing to the
military demonstration that had been made.
The most stringent regulations have been
adopted in regard to the presence of civilians
at the execution. All applications for passes
for civilians to attend within the military
/, lines are refused by the Governor, on the
ground that it would conflict with the mill.
tary programme. He said that no civilian
could, under any circumstances, be admitted
within the military lines, the outer one ofwhich
. would be nearly a mile from the scaffold.-
Not a word Of what John Brown may utter,
5 if he should say anything, will, therefore, be
= audible to the men forming even the line next
r the gallows.
Browns wife reached Charlestewn on the
90th, under a permit from Gov. Wise, tt
> whom it is stated he had given assurances
: that the body of her husband should be de
e livered, after the execution.
r eY7 The following dispatch was received
on Friday afternoon last, by the Standard.
/, L~ater-Brown Executed.
We have just received the following dis
: patch from Mr.. Wilson:
: CHARLEsTowN, Dec. 2, 1859.
Three o'clock, P. M.
q John Brown has been duly executed. A
is quiet. F. ]. W.
e FOREIGN NEws.-Arrivals bring European
advices to the 10th ult. The intelligence
r brought possesses little interest. The fee
ing of hostility between France and Englan
d is on the increase-warlike preparation cor
tinued on both sides. Notifications of tn
. treaties concerning Italy, &C., were to hav
been exchanged at Zurich on the 21st ult.-
Cotton market dull at I'D. for fair, and Z
,e middling. Flour firm at 26 a 2Ss. Wines
had advanced Is and corn cd. during the weel
Rosin As. a 4s. Id. Spts. Turp. heavy.
a From WAEHINGToN.-Nearly all the men
bers Of Congress werein Washington on Satu
a day last. Caucusses of the respective partit
were to be held that night with a view to o
& g~anizing for business, &c. The eyes of tt
whole country will now be turned in that d
"a ~rection, as doubtless the continuance of tt
a Union depends in a great measure upon tt
20 members at this session.
~ Judge Douglas and his wife intend leaviu
for Florida on the 18th, with the hope of r
If cruiting the health of each.
= 1t is understood at Washington, that tt
i Presidents next annual message will not !
d more than two-thirds the length of that
s last year, and thatit is now ready for the pres
So The election of Mayor for the city
New York will take place in a few days.
-, There are four candidates in the field for tt
O, office, viz: Mr.. j.. Depeyster Ogden, nomin
ted by the Wings and Americans Hon. v
+. Havemeyer, do. by the Democrats Ho
- George Opdyke, do. by the Republicans, ar
" Fernando Wood, the Mozart Hall candidat
"a ~ Judge Terry has been indicted, an
or placed under bond in the sum of so, 900,
answer for the killing of Senator Broderic
in a duel.
t. Non INTERCOURSE WITH THE NoRTK.-Tt
at Richmond Wing cordially approves a su
Re gestion "for the formation of voluntary ass
Citations throughout Virginia and the Sout
n, bound together by a common pledge anon
cd themselves, neither to eat, wear, buy or u
any article whatsoever manufactured at,
ar imported from the North"
A HAMpDEN SIDNEY CoLLEGE.--We are graz
= fed to learn that this noble institution is, d
- ring the present session, enjoying a degr
~ of prosperity without a parallel in her hist
n nv. There are, at present, over lao matric
d lates, with a prospect of a large addition aft
" the Christmas vacation.
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