Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-29

sey, Pennsylvania, and perhaps others,
viii be sure ia, go against the Republi-
cans." IT IS
Jshn Wentworth is one Of The shrewd.
est Of living politicians snd eensequent-l
ly such an sdmissiop, coming from such
a source, 10 not without its weight. II
the Republicans cannot carry the States
Of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jer-
sey and indiana, there is no earthly
chance for them 70 elect the next Presi>
dent. And Wentworth says they can
not-and he knows.
The result in New York completely
overwhelms the Republicans. That
their great leader, Seward, should lose
bis own State, is an extinguisher upon
them. And the unfavorable exhibition
Of their doctrines At Harper's Ferry,
will give them the finishing blow.
We'll may the Chicago democrat,
and intelligent Republicans everywhere,
feel discouraged At the gloomy prospect
TREATMENT OF THE COUNSEL OF John
Brown AT CHARLEsIOws, VA.-State-
ments having appeared in several jour
nails to the effect that great Indignation
was felt at Charlestown, Va, against all
strangers, and that even the lives OF the
counsels Of the prisoners we're endan-
sc ed, Mr.. Sennott called at our Office
yesterday, to say, in justice to the peo-
pie Of Charlestown, that he had been
treated with much kindness, and to re-
quest our publication of the following
card which We insert with great pleas
| ure:
Some one, apparently moved by spite
against the people of Charlestown, Va,
is circulating report that they advised
Capt. Browns counsel to leave the place.
Now if | had no gratitude tor real SER
vices rendered to me by those people
during the late exciting trials, common
honesty would impel me to contradict
that report, because it is not true. The
facts are these:
The people Of Jefferson county are
very much excited, and for the best Of
reasons. Three large fires, the last one
consuming over twelve hundred bushels
of wheat, had occurred up to last Satur-
day morning. Under these circumstan-
ces meeting was held and a very care
fully worded proclamation drawn up and
published by Mr.. Green, the mayor,
warning strangers giving no satisfactory
account OF themselves to leave the place.
As | had important and well understood
business in the place, and could have
given satisfactory account, even if l
had been on visit of mere curiosity, l
felt sure it did not concern me, particu-
arly as no steps had been taken to call
my attention to it. Other strangers,
however, who could have accounted for
themselves as well as l, thought it applied
to them, and very unadvisedly, as l
think, addressed Colonel Davis, him
self stranger in the place, l believe,
asking him what he thought of it. l
happened to be in the room who he
entered. l listened to the speeches on
both sides in great tranquility Of mind,
and was preparing to leave the gentle
tlemen to themselves, with the remark
that it did not concern me at all, when
Colonel Davis remarked that he did not
know that he could answer for my per-
sonal safety if l staid... To this / replied,
very civilly, however, that my personal
safety was my personal business, not his,
and that should not leave until l was
quite ready.
The conversation dropped there, and
l remained and could have remained
until now, if desired it. 1t should be
borne in mind that Colonel Davis did not
volunteer his opinion, or intimate any
thing until he was asked to do SO, and
then it was merely his opinion, privately
expressed. How it got into the papers
do not know, but am confident he
cannot be held responsible for it. And,
though mischief was often threatened by
some ill-condltisned people, of whom
Charlestown has its share, and from
whom believe New York and Phila-
delphia are not altogether free, wilfadd
that some Of the very citizens whose re-
! lations were killed at Harper's Ferry
had sternly put down the very threat of
it, by declaring that no outrage should
eyer be done to US, or any strangers, but
| over their own dead bodies.
GEO. SENNorT,
Counsel for John Brown and A. d. Ste
vens.