Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-11-24


ERon rms PaiLAsglPstA PnEss OF nov. is
1agAs nEsr ~ TWE CoUnss az
Svos nhOWS AT C0AaLksrO " =, VA.
Statements having appeared in several.
josfssls 70 the effect hat greet ind sus,ion
80 ssh ~ Chsrlsssoss (vs.) against al
ssssnesss, sad that evss The lives Of he
council 81 the prisoners we're sndssgsrsd,
ar. Ssnnots called 81 our okss yssssosy
70 ssy, 10 jcss'es ~ the people Of ChaIiss
se~s, that be bed been treated sish ma Oh
kiudnsss, and to rsqssst ear pabi,cstios Of
she follosiaS card, which vs insert viii
pleasure:
Bone oss, apparently moved By spiss
essiost the people 81 Cssrls.toss, Virgins.
u circulating . rspsss thai they sdvissd
Csps John Browns counsel TO Leave the
pisss. Nov, IL 1 had no gratitude ? real
esrvisss rendered. 70 ne By thsss people
daring the late exciting trials, common
| honesty would inpsl me 70 sousr.dIcs ,bs,
tsvert, because know il 10 not true. The
fsots are these The people Of JsG,r,os
ere very much excited, end fer the beet Of
reasons Three large 6rss, the Lac, oos 90.
suoipg over twelve hundred busbsls Of
wheat, had occurred up to last Saturday
morning Uuder these circumstances q
meeting vas held and . very car, fully.
-orded Procla.nstion drawn up ana psblish-
cd By Mr.. Green, ste Mayor, warning
straoge" giving no Satisfactory account Vi
themselves to leave the placs. As l had
important and we'll. understood bu,iue,, in
tho place, and could have. given . sati,fss.
! tory account, even il bad been on . visit
OF mere curiosity, l felt sure 10 did not con
Germ me, particularly ~ no steps had bees
taken to call my attention TO il. Other
strangers, hessvsr, Who could have assouut.
% Tor themselves a. We'll as J, though, il
applied TO sbem, aud vary uuadvis-diy. ~
l think, addressed . Col D.vi,, himself .
stranger in the place believe, a.kiss him
what he thought Of II. | happened W DO 10
the room when he entered listened 10
the speeches on both sides in great tran.
guilty Of mind, aud was preparing TO leave
The gentlvmeo TO themselves, with the 70.
mark that It did not concern me q, all.
when Col. Davis Pen srked that he did NO,
know that he could answer for nv personal
safety II | staid. To this repliei. very
civilly, however. that tn y Persossl safety Va.
my personal business, not his, aud that 1
Sd uli not leave until I vas quite ready
The conversation dropped there, aud I re-.
mai0sd, aud could have remained untii
now, If l d.sired it. 1t should bo born. in
mind that Col Davis did not volunteer IN.
opinion, or intimate any thing until he was
asked TO do 90, aud then il va. merely lis
opiuion, privately expressed. Ho. i, get
iuto the papers do no. know, hut 4 an con
hIent he cannot be held responsible for IL
And, though miscbi ( Was often threatened
BY some iI.-eoodition,d people, OF whom
Cbarlsstown hA. .tsshare, aud from whom
believe New York and Philadeiphia are no,
sltoge' her free, will add that SOME ofths We
~ citizens whose relations were killed Mt
Hsrpers Forry had sternly put down the We.
~ threat Of It, by declaring that 10 outrage
should be done 10 us or any strangers bat
over their own dead bodies
GEO. SENNoTT,
Counsel 70: John Brown ADD A. ID. Stevens.
BsowAs GANG.
We copy the following articles from the
Alexandria Gazette Of Saturday
AsREsr or SUsrIcIoUs CBARAcTEss On
Thursday last man named jacob W.
Thompson, ALA. Jacob Smith, was Brrss,ed
by ehcer Walker, ~ the Instance OF Mr..
Jas Shiles. charged with obtaining money
snder false preteDces, aud taken lefofs JUS.
tise Summers, who committed him to i.il
for . further hearing While in jsil, .uspi.
eions we're aroused thar Thompson was one
OF Browns n.e iu the Harper. Ferry AZ
fair. aud be vas fa!ly Identified 90 such, BY
Mr. Jacob Mitchell, . resident Of Hsrpsr's
Ferry, aud one Of Brosp's prisoners.
Mitchell says that TbomJ son hsd no arm.
when be sac him, aor vas he committing
any depred,tions
Yesterday Thompson h.d smother trial
befsse Justice Summers, when tie charge Of
Obtaining money under fis- prt,e, &c, "a.
dismissed Tor ssnt q p,oof 10 su.,siu IL,
but be ~as reooDmitted to jail ~ susil an
examination for being cODcrrped in tLs |
Hs-psr's Ferry outbreak. witpssse, from
narPers Fsry vii 10 sent for.
Yesterday, = suspicious locking Individual,
YES arrested and examined be VI. Justice I
Price be gave his name IS George Lewis /
After . strict examination, b rsvsf, no
proof was elected TO warrant his detention !
aud be was dismissed.
Philip Prebbies. IL that 10 BIZ. proper
nawe) or Puffies or Preffles, according TO
letter Of bis ~hch has besn found ia K.b.
sas) vas in AleIsudria on or near The Ist Of
October, 1856, scouting .bost on .bolti u
matters. He says 10 this letter 10 hi, friend.
81 had heard notbiog from YOU directly for
long time until your letter Of the l7tb uli,
luekiiy reached me ct Aisxandfis tire.
dsys since. I was just leaving tbst pl.so
for Ma',insbarg, Va. via Baltimore aud
HsrPers Ferry took this rout. ob &c.
sospt OF business, which | will hereafter
eIpls'o The Manassas Gap Railroad you
Enov is much the shortest sar mutual
friend, Harry PrO-t, ct Washington lie
gives 40 sccouu, Of . society ~" Merry
Brothers, uitb branches 10 every State 10
abe Usioo. All this vas in I-56 u toos
long time 20 muturs Ibsir plans, especial
", - IN ibis letter, be speaks very oJDh'
IDENTITY Of he perfeetse.s q their orgsoiss-
ton, and Of vhst they e,uif sud v0sld do.
rne sPkAk Es sHIP.
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