The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-11-23

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| 1Iays, ana as Sergeant Barrett has lust cried.
| lights out" gives in to military rule and
crosses win an acknowledgment TO Mr.. Bell.
sne souIteons editor OF the Spirit of Jefferson.
Iof i'ens OF lnloi nation in this letter. Mr.
B has been among the foremost citizens here.
In his hospitality TO sour boys"
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| The Charlestown Excitement,
The correspondent of the Baltimore Ameri-
can writes from Charlestown, Nov. 2I, as fol-
| lows.
| The excitement of SATURDAY. morning. in re-
| ference TO battle in Clarke county, has com :
pieteiy died off. messengers having been sent
oy Col. Davis, who returned and reported a
| false alarm.
But the most exciting event of Saturday was
| the arrival i'll the evening of Mr. Smith Crane
| acttiZen OF Kansas. but native of this towr,
MT. crane is a pro-slavery man. and his arri-
val at once led our now suspectihg citizens to
| conclude that all was not right, and that he
| haa come with news of dreadful impurt. He
was Immediately besieged by an xious crowd
and made to relieve himself of any and every
thlng ne knew in reference to Brown in Kan
| sas, and also the news he had in reference to
contemplated rescue of the prisoners. Mr.
| Crane who is beyond doubt an entirely relia-
| bic man, stated that the excitement in regard
To the affair was very great amongst the anti
| slavery men in Kansas, and he knew for GER
tainty that they We're arming in large nun bers
and thabthey openly proclaimed their inten-
| tion OF making Browns rescue He states that
hours notice, and that they are determ med
and desperate men, and have never failed to
rescue Brown from the many narrow straits
| in which he had placed himself in the south
ern part OF Kansas. He also states that Brown
1 is the idol OF the anti slavery rufians of Kan
| sas, and that he had only to give the command
| and they would follow. Mr.. Crane states that
amongst the number who declare their inten-
| ton to attempt rescue, are some Danites
| who hold Brown in high esteem. After leav-
| ing Kansas, Mr.. Crane Travelled on until he
| reached Bel-Air, Ohio, where he was taken sick.
One night, whilst lying awake in his bed, lie
| says he heard party of Aboitionists in the
next room conversing in regard to Brown and
the means OF his rescue. One of the men said
| that they could raise three thousand in less
| than "a hours, TO go by way of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, and that the rescue would
| be made at all hazards.
A few hours after the arrival of Mr.. Crane
| in town, the Hon. Andrew Hunter received a
| telegraphc dispatch from United States Mar
| shal johnson, OF Ohio, stating that a large
numbe of men, from 500 to 1000, were arming
under the leadership of John Brown, Jr., son
| OF Old Brown, and would certainly make an
attempt 10 reAcue the prisoners; thus con-
| firming all thatwas reported by Mr.. Crane
AS soon as the contents of the dispatch were
| made known the greatest excitement was Gre
ated, but it did not partake OF fear. Col. Davis
| Immediately dispatched to Gov Wise for SUI
men, who, it was announced to the excited
| population, would be here last evening. With
| these facts spread before them and a thousand
| reports which could not be traced to a reliable
source the good people of Charles own retired
to their beds, some placing tteir trustin Provi-
dence, others In the military. and others in
their own stout arms.
| tnay be mentioned here that the Artillery
company from Alexandria, SO men, arrived
| about daylight Saturday morning causing
| much commOtion. A large majority of the
colored population, who rise earliest thought
the enemy 'had me and they were theirs. -
| Your correspondent.also heard of numerous
| good jokes at the expense OF some of our most
benevolent and respectable old ladies; but the
moral would Not be sufficient to adorn the
| tale, SO he forbearS to mention them.
As stated above, yesterday morning dawned
on us beautifully, and preparations were COM
| menced early for the reception of the Rich
| mond military. Large quantities of mate
| rials for bed-ticks were purchased, and the aid
| of the ladies, Sabbath as it was, solicited in
making them up. Your correspondent hap
! pened to step in to see a friend about O'Clock
| in the afternoon. She is a lady OF much piety,
| and usually attends church least three
| times on the Sabbath. Judge of my surprise
| when l entered, to hear the busy hum of the
sewing machine, under the direc ton OF one of
our ladies' who was turning on the cotton at
| a rapid rate. Seated around her were num-
Der of Charles towns fairest daughters, busily
plying their needles. One OF them, member
| of the church, assured me she did not think she
| should be held responsible for the sin she was
| committing, and thought that Col. Davis
| should respond to the question, guilty or not
guilty.. in that upper Court when our actions
I will be passed on.
II AT tour o clock in the afternoon almost the
| entire population turned out and made their
| way to the depot. 1t was soon announced that
| q spatch had been received, and the cars
| would not be in until five O'Clock. Some
| what disappointed, the fair ladies and gallant
| beaux returned to their homes, whilst the
| soldiers detailed to receive the military, with
| a large number of citizens remained on the
| ground. The companies to receive them
| consisted of the Alexandra Rifiemen, Capt.
| Mayre; Mount Vernon Guards, Capt. Smith;
| and the Morgan Continen tails, Major B. B.
| Washington and Capt. Haines; all under the
| command OF Col John Thomas Gibson
| About six O'Clock the shrill whistle of the
| iron horse wass heard, and citizens fiocked to
| the courthouse and vicinity, where the SOL
| diers would have to pass. The appearance OF
| the troops as they marched down the main
| street was fine, and all were impressed with
the soldierly tread of the visitors. Gov. Wise
| was met by Hon. Andrew Hunter, and he and
| his staff conveyed to that gentlemap's S resi-
| dence. 1t was with great difficulty that suffi-
| cient accommodations could be obtained for
| them. coming as they did after night and not
| hours.
This morning company of 100 horse ar
| rived from Warrenton, Va.
| !llt is understood that Gov. Wise received a
| telegraphic dispatch from Gov. Chase, of Ohio
| stating That there We're a large number of men
| from 60G to 500, arming, and would certainly
| be on here to make IL rescue. Gov. Wise tele-
| graphed in return that if they were perIni tied
to cross the line he would hold Gov Chase re-
| sponsibe, and have him tried for treason.
| The companies are now, O'Clock, formi ne
| for dress parade, which creates much excite
! ment, as all are desirouS to them.
| The prisoner Stevens is recovering from the
| effects of his wounds, and is able 10 walk
| about in his cell. lie will soon be as well as
ever. Captain John Brown has also recover
| ed, and is getting quite active. He refuses TO
| receive any ministers who countenance slave
| ry, telling them to go home and read their Bi-
| bles. Rev. Alfred Griffith had an in terview
4, "a %tnk,l
nearly an hour, principally the subject of
| slavery. They quoted Scripture to sustain
| their views, and had quite a clashing time OF
| it. but neither was able to convince the other
of the correctness OF their peculiar doctrines.
| DEFENCE OF THE FRONTIER-Thec citizens OF
Grafton, Taylor county, Va, lately held a
| mass meeting to concert measures deemed ne
| eessary for protection, in consequence of the
occurrences at Harper's Ferry. Among the
| resolutions adopted were the following:
That being well aware of our exposed FROM
| tier, and, consequently, vulnerable situation,
| we deem it our duty TO repel by force. with
any invasion of the rights either of life liberty
/ or property, guaranteed to us by the Constitu-
| tion and laws of our beloved and much re-
| vered old Commonwealth.
| That we are ready as one man, not only 10
| defend our own rights, but also to fly TO theaid
of our brethren of the South, wherever ana
| whenever assailed by traitors, insurrectionists
| and murderers from the North.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILRoAD.-The
| thirty third annual report of the baltimore
! and Ohio Railroad Company, shows that the
| working expenses of the road nave been de-
| creased in the amount Of $40 POI, and, deduct
ing the decrease Of 1897 ,e67 in the gross reye-
| nue. total increase in the nett earnings OF the
| main stem of S5Ys 33a II has been effected over
the preceding year In other words, the sum
of over S6o0,OoO has been absolutely saved to