Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-08
Virginia,

SIblnld-tne Otau-nas always maue quite
figure in history. From TIE time when the
fair Indian princess, Pocahontas, threw herself
between Capt. John Smith and the war clubs of
the exasperated savages who were thirsting for
the blood of the pale face, to the last act in the
drama of poor John Brown, she has lost no OPP
portunity of making noise in the world. No
State responded more generously to the cry from
Boston, for help in IT'S, than the Old Domn-
ion. No State since that time has furnished
more men to assist in carrying on the affairs of
Government. Rather than see the Union go to
smash to-day, she would give from her own ter
ritory every officer required to keep the machine
IN operation. She is patriotic. She has freely
given her sons to be Presidents, from the Pdter
Patr7e, George Washington, to the accident
John Tyler; and there is no probability of her
offering a better or worse one in all coming
time. Herein she has touched the highest and
lowest notes of the gamut. But she has one
other glory that she prefers above all these
The +. +. VS., of which the State is principally
made up, are chvalrlc. Chivalry is her bright
particular star. exceeding all her other stars in
glory And during the last two weeks, Gov,
Wise has spent most of his time In rubbing up,
and furnishing this particular star, until it
now glstens with lustre quite painful to look
upon.
John Brown furnished Wise this opportunity
of making himself and the proud, brave, Old
families of Virginia shine with splendor with.
out example in the previous history of the State.
John Brown, the brave, indomtable, earnest,
heroic, crazy John Brown, with band OF
twenty-five men all told or seventeen men
and five chattels, made war upon Virginia.
The chvalry being mostly asleep, John Brown
took Virginia, with pike and rife, and sword
and pitch-fork. The Lightning bore the terrific
intelligence to Gov. Wise, that the State which
was 50 singularly honored as to have him for its
Chei Magistrate, in time of peace, and Com.
mander-in- Chief Of its forces by land and sea ir
time of war, was actually subiugated,- that
John Brown, in the nighttime, not having the
fear of God before his eyes, but on the contrary
being moved and instigated by the Devil, had
metaphorically speaking, hoored the Ancient
Dominion, and put his foot upon her neck.
Wise instantly put his legs into his breeches
The spirit of 100000 heroes concentrated ant
rendered portable, was aroused within him. III
was equal to the emergency He took his pen
He resorted to the lightning. He buckled or
his sword. He ordered the militia to stand t.
their arms He prepared grape and canister
and vllainous saltpelre. Having exhausted thu
resources of the chivalry at home, he appealed
to His Excellency, James Buchanan, LII. D.
Commander n-Chief of the army and navy o
this immense Republic. He informed him tina
John Brown had raised servle instruction
which, unless instantly suppressed, would hav'
direct and immediate tendency to depreciat
the price of niggers, and send the divine insti
tuition of Slavery to the devil. Gen. j. B
took IA stiff glass of Old Rye, to keep his courag
up, and ordered out the U. s. Marines Their
was marching and counter-marchng at Har
per's Ferry. Terrific lines of battle were form
cd. Parallels were opened. Scaling ladder
were brought Two days the battle ragged
Virginia was at length rescued by the nvincibl
courage of her sons, and the valor of j. BIS
Marines. The invaders were mostly dead. Tn
chivalry breathed again.
Common men would have been satisfied wit
the glory of this achievement. Not so Gov
Wise. Theft, arson, murder, treason, had, in
dividually and collectively, been committed b
John Brown. John Brown must be tried
The majesty of the law must be indicated. -
John Brown, PROSTATE, bleeding. faint fror
wounds, was put in the dock bya chivalri
Court at Charlestown. With an indecent AM
unlawful haste, which would have made the in
famous Jeffrey blush, had he been alive, th
prosecution was hurried. Gov. Wise fearet
that Death might get the start of the Court, i
dealing with his victim, and Gov. Wise WASH
disposed to give in, even to the grim monster.
The verdict and the sentence followed in quic
succession.
Now the air became full of alarms. Rumo
became
pipe
Blown by surmses jealousies, conjectures:
And of easy and SO plain stop
That the blunt monster, with amounted heads,
The still discordant, warning multitude,
| Did play upon it.
The chivalry began to tremble. Every bias