The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-03
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Chronological Recollection The Disunson
Feeiing-The Interview between Brswn
and his Wife-Last Moments Of Ossawnt-
omie, &c.
trRoA ouR OWN coRRRspoNDENT.
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CnARLEsTowx, lat night Nov. 80.
Fiffy-four years ago the ID of next Decem. .
ler, the sun of Austeriitz arose upon the great
Napoleon and his army, drawn up in battle
array upon the field which their valor rem
dered immortal. Fifty-four years later, the
sun of Austerlitz rises for the last time upon
old John Brown. If this communication
should reach you in time, IL will be laid before
the public on that day so auspieious to the chief
of the Bonapartes, and so fatal to the head OF
ties was crowned upon that day, and upon
that day, one year after his coronation, he
gained the greatest of all his victories. The
Napoleon of fhorse.thieves, upon the same day,
nndergces the extreme penalty OF the law.
The train from Winchester to-day brought
us three prisoners, one of whom was said
| to be the brother Of Coppie, and another
Owen Brown, one ef Old Johns sons. As
was to have been expected, they both turned
out To be counterfetts. / saw in an extract
| from Rochester paper, the other day, that
| Oiir,r B-own, not Owen, had escaped finally,
and was safe beyond the reach OF the law
Where that desirable spot can be, am at a
| loss TO understand. Certainly not in the Brit
| ish dominions; for the British authorities are
bound by treaty 10 surrender all criminals,
except such as are charged with political Of
fences. Now, Oliver was guilty of a political
offence, it is true but he was guilty of enough
besides to hang him. II is very easy, there
fore, 10 remit the charge of treason, and then
he comes under the treaty. There would be
very little hesitation. opine, on the part OF
the authorities have no doubt they would,
on the contrary, strike blow at the under
ground railroad, which has had the effect OF
filing Canada with the most worthless popu-
laiion ON the face of the earth, and causing
great scandal among the better class Of the
Queens subjects in that country.
II is astonishing TO see what q complete
change has been produced in the feelings OF
all classes of people with regard to the Union.
1t seems no longer to have any friends in this
part of the country; af least so far as l have
been able To discover. The detection seems to
me TO be universal. All deplors the necessity,
but all seem agreed that we cannot live under
the same government with people who are SO
hostile 10 us-who either say nothing at all
about the atrocious outrages which we have
suffered, or never mention them but to turn
them into ridicule. You will recoiiect the
clause in the Declaration of Independence. in
which il is said that we had appealed To the
people Of Great Britain, to come forward and
relieve us of the sufferings which were crush :
ing us TO the earth. hut had appealed in vain.
You remember, also that in the conclusion in
grievances, and that we were bound in future
20 regard them as we did the rest of mankind
enemies in WARM peace, friends. Such seems
to be almost the universal sentiment here.
/ have been on guard to-day, and have had
no opportunity OF hearing any news In fact
there is none, except that the Secretary OF
War sent two hundred and fifty Marines to
rere haHe
toned in my last letter. In the absence OF
news, rumors rush in TO supply the vacuum
Yesterday morning, it was said that body
of 1900 men was on the march for Charles
in ha / nv n
person who seemed to believe ii, that we were
certainly to be attacked last night by i50.-
I re-assured my informant by telling him
that if the reports were all true, there could
be no longer any danger. for that the army
which was 1900 strong in the morning, and
but 75a in the evening, must have experienced
| a great disaster in the interval.
As the day of execution draws near, the
public gets more and more nervous, and
alarms increase in frequency during the right
None of them, however, seem 10 have any
foundation. L.
Henry @. Wright has, in a letter to Gov
Wise, communicated the fact that very large
and enthusiastic meeting of citizens of Natick
Mass without regard to political or religious
creeds. was held Monday evening, for the pur-
pose of considering and acting on the follow.
ing resolution:
Whereas. resistance to tyrants is obedience
TO God Therefore,
Resoirsd, That it is the right and duty of the
slaves to resist their masters, and the right
and duty of the people of the North to incite
them to resistance, and to aid them in it.
This resolution was adopted by the meeting
without a dissenting voice. though United
States Senator (Henry Wilson.) and q tied
States postmaster were present. yet not one
word was raised by them, nor by any one else
against the resolution nor the sentiments
which it contains.
The letter of Mrs. Mahala Doyle, of Chata-
nooga, Tenn, was genuine document. To
show that John Browns aversion to taking
human lifen does not date very far back, we
give the affidavit of Mrs. Doyle, made before a
magistrate in Kansas in 1856. 1t is as follows
The undersigned, Mahala Doyle, states on
oath-I am the widow of the late James p
Doyle we moved into the Territory, that is
my husband, myself and children, moved in to
the Territory OF Kansas sometime in Novem-
Der, A. u. 1855, and settled upon Musketo
creek. about one mile from its mouth, and
where it emptles into Pottawatomie creek. in
Franklin county; on Saturday, the 2ith day
OF May, A. ID. 1856, about IL O'Clock at night,
after we had all retired. my husband, James
p. Doyle, myself aud six chiidren-five boys
and one girl; the eldest is about twenty-five
years of age, his name is William the next is
about twenty years of age, his name is Drury
the next is about seventeen years of age, his
name is John the next is abont thirteen years
of age, her name was Polly Ann; the next is
about eight years of age, his name is James !;
the next is about five years of age. his name is
Henry-we were all in bed, when we heard
some persons come into the yard, and rap ut
the door, and call for Mr.. Doyle, my hus band
this was about IL o'clock on Saturday night,
of the oath of May last; my husband got up
and went TO the door; those outside inquired
for Mr.. Wilkinson, and where he lived; my
husband said he would tell them Mr.. Doyle,
my husband, and several came into the
house, and said they Were from the army
my husband was a pro-slavery man; they
told my husband that he and the boys must
surrender; they were then prisoners; the men
were armed with pistols and large knives;
they first took my husband out OF The house,
then took two of my sons, William and Drury,
out and then took my husband and these two
boys (William and Drnry) away; my son John
was spared because asked them in tears 10
snare him; in a short time afterward heard
the report of pistols; heard two reports; af-
ter which heard moaning, as if person was
dying then heard q wild whoopi they had
asked before they went away for our horses;
we told them that our horses Were out on the
prairie; my husband and two boys, my sons, did
not come back any more; / went ont next
morning in search of them, and found my hns-
band and William, my son, lying dead in the
road, near together, about 300 yards from the
house, they were buried the next day; on the
day of the burying / saw the dead body OF
Drary fear of myself and the remaining chill.
dren, induced to me leave the home where we
had been living; we had improved our claim q
little; left and went to the State OF Missouri.
MAHALA DOYLE, cher mark.)
Witness, r. J. GoFoRTH.
The following information is extracted from
the Baltimore papers. Itis contained in let
ters from Charlestown. dated the 1st inst:
There have been four arrests since yesterday
morning of suspicious characters. One OF them
was brought here this morning from VIM
chester and some said that he was Coppie's
brother, and others that he was son OF John
Brown. He was not, however, ident tilted, and
was not taken before the prisoners, as was the
wish of those who arrested him. Without,
therefore, ascertaining who he really was. he
was sent back to Winchester, and ordered 10
be detained in Jail there, for the present! As