The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-01
RifImunn qispatrb.
THURSDAY MORNING. go. DEC. j, .sss.
AFFAIRS Ar cHARLesTowE.
rRsa oux ews conHEsposDEsr.
CHARLEsrown. Nov 2oth

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viz: one company from Norfolk, one from
PORTSMOUTH. one from Harrisonbure. two
from Augusta, and one from Athena + rie-ahont i
30 troops In ali. The entire force now .,a-
uohea here Is supposed to exceed 3lN I
think them vastly able to rppeI INV hssdv of
sooiitionists that can be gotten together. In
deed, although there have been Thousands Of
minors In circulation, I very much doubt
raised for the rescue of Brown. could. by any
pessibiiIty, have been brought up to a iigure
designating one-fIfth part OF this. WI, see
that even tor the small body of men which he
was enabled to assemble, be found a Difficulty
in procuring the sinews of war, His employ.
ers looked upon his enterprise very evident.
ly, as speculation, and they were not pre-
pared 10 embark in II, until il should have
proved decidedly successful The spirit of
evil led Brown on, until he had gone the
length of murder and treason, and then it, de-
serted him altogether. Ihaye not The least idea
that he knew or imagined what storm he
sassAN bSAt 70 mise, or that he would find him.
self trapped beyond the possibility OF rescue
He had been in the habit of making incnrsions
into Missouri, where he stole horses and ran
of negroes with impunity, and he fancied he
could do the same thing, or even worse, here.
He found himself wofulIy mistaken, and he
pays a penalty which il is impossi BILE that
he could have avoided for any great length of
tlfne, under any circumstances. Nc man ever
led such life as he did, without ending it on
the gailows. l dread nothing that any friends
of his will do, in the way OF direct attack
w nat excites my Indignation more than any
thing else, is the sympathy he has met with
az tne North. They have laws there for the
punishment of theft and murder. Theft and
murder are regarded there as yery bad things
But the fact that Southern men were the yic-
tims, IN this instance, entirely alters the ma
ture OF the crime, and makes the perpetrator
saint, while the victims are denounced as
worthy OF any doom, no matter how cruel
The difhculty of living under the same gov.
ernment with such people, must be very great.
and IL Is increasing every year.
With the Albemarle company, as a member.
came Mr.. w. w. Giimer, so that the elders are
turning out in all direc tions. i think it a
good sign, and think it would be very hard
10 conquer country in which age takes the
field along with youth, in defence of their
common rights. Mr.. Gimer paid US a visit
this evening, being an old friend of our cap
tain, as we'll az of the person who sends you
this lei ter Having been called on for speech
he made one full OF most entertaining matter,
winding up with a high eulog!um upon our
commander, who was not present, and whom
he had know n from his childhood. Your hum
uie servant having been called up, made a few
remarks upon matters and things in general,
and old Brown in particular. He was sue
ceeded by MIR. VIM. T. Watson, in one of those
witty and pleasant little off-hand speeches
which few persons can make with so much ef-
feet, and of which You have dou btless heard
more than one before this. 1t may be proper
to remark here, that Mr.. Watson, who, as
well Us myself. had to stand some pretty
hard hits on the score of his age, is as et-
tectiye a soldier as any in this COMPANY
He shrinks from no duty that is imposed on
the rest OF the company, and he discharges all
with the alacrity of youth. Besides this he
keeps the company always in a good humor,
by his continual saliies Of wit, and is the dar-
ling of the men. do not exactly see how we
could de without him. We patroled on Sun
day night, as told you, for six hours, an hour
and a half and then resting for fifteen minutes
at a time-over some of the roughest ground,
IN mar nf do nft ho
tains, and both he and stood it well as the
best OF them. At the close Oft, we broke into
the Shanghai trot, and we kept up, though we
had been marching SO long. This morning we
were both p before roll-cail, thai you see the
old boys are no. so easy to be be ten as might
be ina gined. Perhaps this is the proper place
to express my sense of the kindness which /
have met with at the hands of this company
L do not believe such body of well bred
kiDd-hearted young men, was ever collec ted
together in one military company. They
treat both Mr.. Watson and myself as though
they were near relatives. l really believe the
majority OF them would go without any con-
venience, rather than see us without it. Their
poiiteness is almost painful. Whenever pass
near, the occupants of camp chairs invariably
rise and offer them 10 me. l think they would
go witho bed rather than suffer Mr.. w.
or myself TO sleep on the floor. Admirable
material for a company, is it not They are
all, to a man, devoted to our Captain, and take
any rebuke for neglect Of discipline in the
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make themselves crack company and for
that reason submit to discipline in the most
commendable spirit. Best of all, have not
heard one word of swagger from the lips OF
any of them. They never boast that they
mean to extermnate the abolitionists if they
come, which think is a very good symptom
In my opinion. if they should ever be called
on TO fight for their country, they Will not be
found inferior to others.
Our presence here has been productive of, at
least, one beneficial consequence. 1t has ex-
pioded the rocket humbug l have no doubt
that had many of the reports which for the
moment agitated the whole country, been in
yestigated, they would have been found TO be
entirely baseless. In such a state of affairs as
that connected with Old Brown, rumors of
this kind are sure TO prevail, and IL is only by
the most minute examination that the truth
or falsehood of what they import can be as
certained. 1t was Mr.. Watson, by the by, and
not Captain Randolph, who discovered the
true character of the alleged rockets. A hum
bug was exploded, ii no rockets.
II is said that we shall 60 home next Satur-
day. do not know whether this be true or
not.
We have fun sometimes in the camp. The
other evening cart full of bold voiun teers,
drawn by a mule passed through the streets
The cart was so full that the leader of the par
ty had to take his seat upon tho mule, and
there he sat urging on the animal with exem-
plary pertinacity. We thought Of Bacchus,
only our volunteer was not Jolly little half
tipsy God, with pudding bag for what is sup
posed 10 be the stomach, but a large, power
ful young man, perfectly sober. The spectacle
attracted general attention, and caused much
merrlment 1t resembled scenes saw in nv
younger days in New Orleans during the Car
nival, when every kind of iudicrous transfor-
nation is practiced, as you are well aware.
The Cadets left their quarters and marched
down the street yesterday. Thecheering which
their admirable discipline produced was tIe-
mendous, and it lasted until they got to the
end of their march. They are great pets here
with everybody. p.
Four companies of U. S. troops. from Fort
Monroe, under the command of Col. Lee,
passed through Washington, yesterday, for
Harper's Ferry. They take their camp equip
page, tents, guns, &c, with them, and it is pre-.
sumed, will remain at the Ferry until the exe-
cution of Old Brown and his associates
Several detachments of soldiers, to the num-
Der of about 100. from Richmond, Petersburg
and Alexandria, passed through Washington,
Tuesday, and took the morning train for Har-
pers Ferry. The Charlestown correspondents
Of the Baltimore papers give the following,
under date of the Goth ult.:
AS the day fixed for the execution Of John
Brown approaches, the excitement grows
more general and intense, and, although yes
terday's proceedings were without incidents
Of importance, still the crowd present filled
our streets, and eager inquiries were constant
ly made as to the iatesvtnews and the condi-
tion of Browns mind, as he approaches his
now certain fate. Large numbers Of ladies
from the country were present whilst the al
most entire female population witnessed the
parade in the afternoon.
The morning train from Winchester brought
down the Valley Guards, Capt. Gibbons. s2
men, from Harrisonburg, Va With the com
pany came Capt. Eschman's cOrnet hand.
which discoursed most excellent music, not
the least attractive of which was the perform
ance Of Master Albert an infant drummer
seven years Of age, who il certainly q remark
able child. The Valley Guards have been or.
rAnizad but few months vet their YAnks