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IrR OF MAssACHU-

THE OFFICIAL LIQUOR DEALER OF MAssAcHv-
sfs m PRroNThc following Is the return Of the ser.
geant arms upon the lot tne
az Mr. Burnha the authorised liquor agent q the Co-
By virtue Of the within warrant have committed the
bedy az the within named George Bdrnham TO the COM
non iail Of the county OF Suffolk situated In Boston, In
said county and have placed him specially IN charge Of
keeper appointed for that dut and have given in hand 70
william s. Bartlett keeper or said jail, atested copy
Of said warrant, and Of this my return thereon.
JOHN MORRlSSEY, Sergeant at Arms.
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TO TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
PuH1sHMa PrcKroCKEr m NoarH CAROLINA

PUYrsHMG A PICKPoCKEr IN NORTH CARoLINAs-
The Wilmington IN. C) Herald Of November y says
mcmbered was arrested here short time since ior xoa
ing the pocket Of jackson Rens Of johnson couy -
his pocketbook tried yesterday and osn torsv
lasbes on the bare back to be taken back JAZZ - - h0
10 remain until the December term, wd ;r him nfser
which, and paying costs Of court he mas hoery MI.
The first part Of the sentence was carrco 'n'o
morning"
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weapons are not swords, but words These are rolled
forth IN unlimited quantities whenever the occasion de-
mands, and an avalanche has lately been poured upon
the people Harpers Ferry and old John Brown tho
texts Of countless Some Of the greatest OF
literary and ecclesascal guns have Numbered from the
lecture desk and the pupin honor veteran abolition
st The most circumstance connected with this
salute H. that reserved until after the State election
decided in favor OF the black republicans The phio
sopher Emerson, the Clergyman Clarke, tho agitator
Philips all endeavoring the Harpers Ferry
affair to good account for the aboionis and they have
employed Edward Bracket, sculptor pretty well known
in Boston and In New York; to proceed to Charlestown
and obtain measurements for bust of the new saint
landing all that has been said the contrary
Mr. Bracket positively that he obtained what no
was sent for and that he intends food the country with
portrait busts Of old Ossawatome. All tho excitement
that at present exists will go or busts and sermons No
one need fear that our gentlemen agators will do
anything. ls m
Next TO the Harper's Ferry raid rum the chief topic
Of among sedate and sober people, The
Maine law has worked out its own damnation, az
every sensible man knew beforehand IL would
do reckless Governor and Council appointed q
pure and unaduerated liquor. The object OF thu once
was to prevent the people from being cheated Mark the
result the people have been buying Of the agent for the
past TWO years, pure spirits worth dollar gallon and
paying for from four TO six dollars II s said that Burn.
ham has made hty thousand dollars year through the
agency, and we venture TO say that the temptation to do
the same thing will overcome the virtue OF any politician
In this moral commonwealth. aA tnN6lIf
When New York any other State proposes to enforce
prohbory liquor law, the people would do well to con-
slider the result OF the experiment In Massachusetts.
An attempt will be made in the next Legislature to re-
peal the prohibory law but the fnatcsm and fears of
the members viii probably defea the measure
The abolition procliyities of our State government
may be inferred from the fact that Oliver Warner,
secretary or State, still retains In his Office as
an ASSISTANT Lewis Hayden negro who boasts openly
that he was acquainted with the intention Of Brown and
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Police Intelligence.


CHARGE OF RECEIVING STOLEN Goops.-M Cohen, cap
manufacturer OF No. 400 Canal SO Liberty street. and
his wife, arrested by detectives Elder and others
charge Of receiving quantity Of fur tppets capcs mus
&C. valued at 50 ooo the property Of H. Reisky OF Third
street, Philadelphia. About month ago Mr.. Reisky's
store entered by burglars and the above Of
property carried of Information of the affair tee
graphed to the detectives in this city, and they
quested to keep bright lookout for the stolen furs which,
it was supposed, had been sent here for sale. The
officers visited several places in the lower part Of
the city, with the hope Of finding clue TO the goods,
but in vain At last however suspicion rested upon Co
hen, and yesterday on searching his premises S2e00
worth Of the alleged stolen property found in his
session. At the residence Of the accused No. ls2 Est
Broadway found, concealed in garnet, the greater
part of the furs The trimmings had been stripped from
the capes and mus to destroy the identity; but,
luckily in most cases. the private mark Of the
found to be preserved Tho prisoners detained g
police headquarters for examination.
10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
In your notice Of the ARRAY that occurred in my store
the 14th inst you state that Fnnigan customer
of NINE Ibeg leave TO inform my friends and the public,
through your valuable JOURNAL that he never was such
but has been great annoyance to my business.
HUGH REILLY, No. lS1 Fourth avenue.
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ALARM MOVEMENTS IN THE SOUTH.


MICRO PANIC IN KENTUCKY.
good deal Of excitement has lately been created II
tie receipt Of two @
office at Cynthana announcing the existence in that 10
ca 81 secret c or m object an n
and vigorous measures adopted for arming the inhabi
tants and otherwise providing for the public safety.
MILITARY IN LYNCHBURG, VA.
in Lynchbure Va some fifty gentlemen have enrolled
their for the purpose OF forming cavalry
pany, and meeting has been held
THE MOUNT VERNON GUARDS IN ALEXANDRIA,, VA.
On Thursday the Alexandria company held meeting,
and had their ranks ncreased-caused by the Harper
Ferry affair. They selected new uniform some time
tue style q which s is as 2 Of grey
pantaloons Of same material with black velvet stripe
and half inches in BREADTH and the regular army cap,
similar to those at West Point forming altogether
pretty soldiers uniform.
MYSTERIOUS LETTERS.
During the last quarter some fifteen or twenty letters
received at the Warrenton Springs Post Office in
this county addressed persons who have never called
citizens Of the neghborhood We are informed by Mr..
A. A. Thompson the postmaster that he has made dill
gent inquiry and examined the register at the Springs,
without being able TO find any answering to those
on the letters There is mystery about this matter
which only be unraveed by the letters themselves.
They may contain some additional information in refe-
renee to the recent outbreak at Harpers Ferry, which
would, perhaps, be important Wd7enton Va) Flag.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEES IN VIRGINIA.
A Vigilance Committee has been formed in Barbour
county, Va, and rumor says that all aboitioniss
earnestly invited to leave the county in thirty days In
Alabama a similar warning has been givon at all the
"croesed" places on Browns map and committees are
forming in every direction.
SENT TO PRISON FOR TALKING NIGER.
Wesley G Simmons, lately corporal in the Public
Guard In Richmond, arraigned before the Mayor Of
that city Saturday on the charge Of making Of
dtious language to the right Of property in slaves
When asked he knew the nature Of the charges against
him. he replied that he believed for utterng
expressions inconsistent with the law. After examna-
ton Simmons was sent to prison.
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humor mas mingled my nams with the events Il Har-
pcrs Ferry 30 long rested ON such absurdiss a
letters written % me BY Col Forbes or others too
ioe Ior nouce out when completely distinctly charged
BY one o. The parties engaged, my friends bessech me 70
define my position and consent the less reluctantly be-
cause dlvest myself Of what in time, might be consider
A regards Mr. Cook the best OF nv knowledge and
pelief never saw him, never corresponded with him.
never even heard Of him until since the outbreak at Har
pers Ferry That event was unforeseen and
BY mo; NOR does all my previous knowledge OF John
Brown enable me to reconcile Il with his Characteristic
prudence and his reluctance 70 shed blood or excite
marvel.
As to the heroic man who planned and led that forlorn
hope, my relations with him In former times were such as
no enc oogns 70 DC afraid or ashamed TO ever
my esm0ny 70 ms high qualities can be Of TO him
ns shal De forthcoming It the proper time and place.
But nci!ner this nor any other testimony shall be exored
Tor unrighteous purposes, II can help it.
1nere arc, among the statutes OF Union certain
weapons concealed as the claws Of the cat IN vel
vet paw, which arc seemingly harmless but are really
aeady Instruments BY which we OF the North may DO
man slavery For instance dishonest Judge in the re-
hottest South, or In far or California may upon the am
dav 2! any white person, that the testimony OF any ci
zen Of Massachusetts, Is wanted in criminal suit send
Marshal who may haul such citizen before the judge and
there among Strangers 10 recognize his in
court, or 20 committed to jail. a
Upon the stand such expressions Of opinion may be
Drawn rom him as will mark him for an aboltionis and
turn MIN out or the court house the tender mercs OF
people once called chvarous and generous but among
wnom inc love OF fair play seems rapidly dying out.
purpose were TO be gained by IT. but 1t is especially undo
srscc when the testimony s not sought with open and
righteous, but with false and revengefal purpose
am told by high legal authority that Massachusetts, is
30 uammeled by the bonds Of Union that as matters now
stand she cannot dare not protect her citizens from
sucn orcioe extradon, and that each must protect
errng to forego anything rather than the right to free
thought and free speech. 8. g. HOWE.
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Boiler Explosfon-A Correction.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

IN vour journal Of toays issue your reporter in reIa
fins the proceedings before the Special Committee Of tho
poard Of Councimen In relation TO steam boiler explo-
sons, &C., places me in very equivocal position.
stated that there was material difference between thA
bursting and explosion Of steam boiler. The bursting Of
steam boiler simply due to gradual increase Of prea-
sure which finally overcomcs the cohesive Of the metal,
the boiler and causes farther damage and that
ploson Of steam boers the result OF instantaneous
and multiplied pressure which rends asunder the strongest
well the weakest portion Of boiler, and scaters tn
fragments everything In it's immediate vicinity.
JOHN n. LONG.
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
New YoRx, Nov. IL, 1859.
wish you TO correct what was incorrectly reported a.
positively deny saying anything about the saetyvavd
before the Board Of Councen yesterday, the place
TO detect the foaming. STEPHEN LISSENDEN
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ASAp CAsR-w. A. Cline committed suicide Mt Memphis
a few days since by strychnine. The Bulletin learns that
the nndely Of his wife prompted him to the rash act
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OUR BOSTON CORRESPONDENCE
BosroN, Nov. II, 1862
The Harpr's Ferry Radcliffe Rummy Agcnt-Negro Off,
cias, Aoolitionia Judges de-
Massachusetts, generally peaccablo State It's usual
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A REPRESENTATIVE COLORED ABOLITION
IST.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

ROCHESTER, Nov. 10, 1859.
read in the HERALD of last Monday a communication
the signature Of Veras in reerencot political
speech delivered by VIM. James Watkins colored black
republican" stump orator. Watkins is pet of the repub
can party. BY his Thurlow Weed engineering he
aged for Governor Morgan the nine thou
sand coored votes Of this State passing Gerrt Smith by
the other side. AS to the Harpers Ferry eec he is
deeply implicated Fred. Douglass, who has ngori
ously fed the country He spoke in this city year ago.
and foretold this instruction, Douglass following him.
He then editor Of Douglass paper. he has great
deal judgment than Douglass but is equally denun
ciaory Of those whose shoes they not worthy TO
untie Brown was here about year ago, and Watkins
and Douglass his counselors This know. heard
him the other day boldly declare that rather than Doug
lass Smith should be given up he would lose his life in
resisting any process to that effect He has great nlu
ence the negroes black and white and should be
stopped In his madness The HERALD is deserving Of all
praise for its manness and candor publishing every
item Of information relative to the murderous ARRAY at
Harpers Ferry. May you be repaid in this life thou
sand fold and in that which is to come with life ever
lasting. JUSTICE.
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EXCIrEMENT AT CHARLEsTowN. Va

EXCITEMENT AT CHARLESTOWN, VA.
We learn that considerable excitement still exists at
Charlcstown, va caused sby incendiary fires
in the neighborhood and belief among the inhabitants
that emssaries Of old Brown are still lingering about
The Mayor of Charestown had issued the following pro-
Clamation:-
Whereas IL deemed prudent and right by the Town Coun
ell of Charlesown that there should longer
remain our town Or county, any stranger who cannot
Green Mayor Of Chsrestown do hereby proclaim
known that all such strangers must Immediately the
town county and II they do not, any member Of the
Town Tow. Council the Town Sergeant Col Davis, IawsOn
their special business bring strangers before the
Mayor Justice Of the Peace be dealt with according
to law; and the authorities Of Harpes Ferry Bolivar Hheu
herdstown, Mddleway all other authorities in the
county, hereby requested To take like action.
THOMAS Q. GREEN, Mayor OF Char'esown.
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TIE INSANITY OF GERRIr SMITH.

lrSOm tmo hiUauy JOuru2i, NOV. Ia
With those who have known Gerrt Smith longest and
most intimately his present melancholy condition moro
matter Of regret than Of surprise. His mind has 10.
vercd upon the borders Of insanity for than quarter
Of century. His physical health destroyed, many
years ago. by his peculiar habits and views in regard 70
temperance and Diet
Gerrt Smith was by nature munIGcently endowed. We
knew him rst in 1914 then woong and winning Wealthy
Backus his first wife and neither before since have
seen nober specimen Of manhood TO high Intellectual
gifts, he added form and face Of surprising beauty
Whose red and white
Natures own sweet and cunning hand laid
Then ardent, generous and ever impusive, he lived
for several years in the quiet enjoyment Of refined social
and domestic happiness. Though early bereaved Of
accomplished wife, he was subsequently, restored TO all
the endearmens Of home by marriage with daughter
Of the late Col Fitzhngh, an equally estimabe lady.
Some thirty years ago, then q young man Of great
PROMISE buoyant in Spirits and looking at the bright side
date for the State Senate That disappointment disturbed
the heretofore seven tenor Of his way and tnged the
future Of his whole fe He looked less hopefully upon
men and things. He became, as he believed, philan
throps but the philanthropy less Of charity than
Of force From ardent colonizatonist he became
ultra aboonist and his persuasive zeal for temperance
changed TO coercve In favor OF prohibition OF
his ample fortune he dispensed In aid OF aboltonism
and temperance with more hberaty than wisdom Both
his perverted talents and his misappled money injured
the object he sought to promote
Mr. Smith has lived for nearly thirty years in state Of
political haucnation The delusion eliminated last year.
when greatly excited he devoted his time and money 70
canvass which he believed 10 result in his election
as Governor while every other person In the State knew
that he was wasting his strength and his means. That
disappointment left him too well prepared in body and
mind for the shock which has overthrown his too long
unbalanced intellect
The Harper's Ferry insurrection was an attempt to
carry the teachings Of prominent ab0onsts into prac
cal effect was foreshadowed in letter from Mr. Smith
to the "Jerry Rescuers" That he ever really intended
slaves should RISE and murder we do not believe but
In speeches and letters he INDUCED in language which
bears no other construction unfortunately Ossawato
mic Brown" driven TO madness by slavery oppression
and outrage too ready carry into practice the pn
cples which others were only reckless enough TO teach
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time last week and after various inquiries and nvcsaa
TONS arrested Palmer a. previously stated.
The court room during his exssrNGiIon va depseiy
crowded. and good deal Of excitement was manifested
me prosecution was conducted by Attorney General SALE
appearing In behalf Of tho prisoner.
After thorough examination into ell tho facts q The
Bis mas & re Ds',s bonds g
which ne was committed TO prison. stD} l2fAfG r
We give below the letter from Governor Wise, Of vlr-
gnia Cove Harris, with the legal warrant for the
arrest q wiim r. Palmer also the letter rom The per-
son IN New York signing himself Traveller }" 10 Go
vernon WISE With the letter from lawrence Thatcher y
Horner to her husband, picked up in the cars III
THE INFORMATION. 4iRsi z
Sa Ssrae y s Ss
S sis y c Sy so6
vss Sss Yss sss
r.. suy q Ss Ssnss q
words sssurss win aiciou: intent .sss@pSns s.cs
ssas :rTss The county and s & ~
srSs "a acss: before me- this q
% msss y ne
the offence Of holding conversation With divers dawes cacu
wv ss
n.arrecon nsnbordnson Or rebellion, has BEEN CON-
%isd and ssc.sgs VIM Palmer q .sd offences r. hs
= ss
anu orIng nm Deor0 me or some other magistrate OF
JOSIAH HORNE, II. 81
Justice Of the Peace for Shelby county,
H1rrR FROM THE AID DE CAMP GOVERNOR Wen.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT RIoHxoND. Oct. n. 1852
s. Ss oo y %
to enclose to copies OF letters and papers by
e 10
feels 70 be his duty 70 inform Of Their contents that you
may jsdse o Of their por;RSs hs present sz
97 ABIDE Camp and Military Secretary.
"a
This letter has heading At the beginning the first page
Manhattan Hotel Murray street. second door from Broadway
bo,el then follows on he right the advertisement Of Hug
gins q Fling, proprietors Then the letter begns:=
DEAR srR-whie in the cars today, on my passage from
philadelphia 70 New York. young who occupied the
hrst front Of me got Up 70 60 out at Of the saons
from the side pocket Of his looking
into the seat discovered be bad dropped and
smemo andum took them up, but too late 70 give them 70
excited Of the coincidence OF the address with thai
SAs as Ia Ssss ss ws
found satisfied from reading this that the
letter for Brown The Haper Ferry you
letter to be of tncendary character have consuded
send them 70 for disposal therefore them just as
there ncepdarlsua the letter 70 Brown may be OF
service to YOU and not Captain Brown injured by
receiving at hands In this matter act only
not feel offended at my sending this anonymous
do simply because do not wish my In any
connected with Brown or Harpers Ferry.
THE MEMORANDUM.
To Hon. Gov HENRY A. WISE
Ts aSs rssS S the i piece Of
First page-Lef New Orleans September 49, Paid passage
to Cincinnati sl2 Got from j. Sharp, the boat $50 Mr.
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will fight, and that no fugitive slave who touches this
soil nor any slave master that in pursuit. shall
ever aive unless every negro be excrminated.
earth for such cause. (Cheers) Tho white man was
mot more ready to die than the negro. you lick
white man handsomely, he will love you; but Y you
upon praying and the Christian doctrine Of submitting
wrong continually as great humbug which was played
sut The devil and his imps were going about seeking
whom they might devour and TO defeat them they must
be met with the arms which they bring, this the
only way to defeat them He concluded by urging the
coored people get guns and keep them In their houses
against the time when they shall have need q them
addressed the audience He gave an interesting nara
tive OF his experience slave in Maryland and how he
brought about his escape by mprisoning his mistress
He then succnc clear and able synopsis OF the gen.
eral history the world defined the positions nearly
every nation He argued that ancient Greece and Rome
al their prmeval grandeur and power never sought 70
draw distinction between any Of their people account
OF color or raceher broad basis Of principle being that
man should be regarded according TO merit. In this
view ne ned the United States to be tho meanes OF all
now at stake namely the full emancipation OF their race
and sought 70 impress on their minds the absolute
sy q conforming 70 the letter with what the gentleman
who had preceded him advised II there was any fight
ing TO be DONE che was therc, he should not hest
tate to give himself bleeding sacrifice on The shrine Of
liberty were ne 1u convinced that II would insure the
Of his suffering and deeply injured species
After . rather lengthy harangue, he observed TINT
people might say what they pleased about the dssoluou
them that II the separation took place the South would bo
nowhere inasmuch she totally dependent on tho
North for protection. such separation did take pac
he firmly believed that the black of the South being
N the ratio Of fifteen 70 every white man. would rise
IN body cut the throats of every white man they couj
hy hand on, and than that, tho negroes Of the
North would hasten to their assistance, and then, where
would Southern slavery bcf
He closed his remarks amidst boiscrous applause from
Me audience. f
Tho proceedings here terminated.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-04
BOARD OF COUNCMMEN.

The new Board Of Courc'nen Vas c.llad II order
ST II O'Clock On Monday BY Mr. MoClsnschan, the
Clerk. TIE Council Chamber Wa. denSely crowded
with spectators.
The Clerk called the names of the members who
took their seats the order 10 which t1ey called
Mr. LAnBIsR moved that Mr.. Lent be sppo,atei
President pro TEN. An SmeDdment TO substitute the
name ot Mr. Bulleel was loat by L. yes II II nays
The question recurring on the original resolution, i
was loot by II yeas TO l3 usys.
notion to proceed b. ballot was adopted, aod
Mes,.s Rhodes ard Nsle1,i-e were s?pJiaiet :slsFs
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THE JOINT COMMIrTE on ACCOUNTS
FOR 1873.
To n. Esst,- Of ThsS. Y. Tritsss

To "a. Edit,- Of Then T. Tritrss
SIR: Before describing IT, nature and importance Of
the work performed under direction Of this Com
ultte,-to tor. swlnde fr.ud upon the tsIpsyers,
as charged ir the Boar of Coun,llnen-t vii glance
a, the condition Of things when the Common Coaucl
for ISIS organized ard note some Of the diff ,ul
ties and embarassrnen,s under which the COMMITTEE
isbored.
The report published ia the Fall of 1857, by the
Spscisl Committee appointed by the Board Of CoaG-
cIlmen 10 lnyestg ste tae condition Of toe Franc- De-
patmen, was the first official intm,tion gwen n the
Pablo Of ,,e coaoiton OF that Department, and Doubt
less contributed lsgely 20 the detes, Of Ferusado
WOOD but, justice thst gsntleuisn be II said ~
favored the nvesg non. and urged The Publishing Of
the report, knowing, be must, damage might
Go 10 tie Democratic rule. Wheo the new Boards
came into poser the public MIND It'll vibrating
urder the CONVICTION tbs, SUITS sol q g-st
magnitude had been p-rp-trsted upon the treasury
ara property owners, snd the people expected some
action on the part Of their representative having for
~ object = thorough exposure Of the mapfaciicet
which had been vIk.d 81 ara t'lers'si.
ULcer such Circumstances the joint Comm ttee or
Accounts should have ben composed OF re 1'-i H.
eDigert and infu -ious uembsrs q ,he two B'sris;
b., whether the Presidents IN appointing that Com