Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-26

feeling that prompts thee to take thy life in thy hands and
60 boldly forth in such a hazardous undertaking in that
cause that lies near my heart. L have been thinking of
the great responsibility that rests upon thee in the COM
mand of others may thou do il with wisdom and dscre-
ton. BE noble, be dignihcd, and always see that the
rights of women are respected and protected. | want
you to make a bargain that If anything happens to either
OF our friends the one that is able shall inform us of the
particulars" SC.
There Is another from Sarah C. wattles, Newark. y.
j., Aug. Ia, 1859, a school teacher, encouraging him in
his enterprise.
There are other letters exhibiting all OF a mothers love
addressed to " NY dear child, Charles" One of them,
dated Sprngdale, Iowa, Aug. &c, 1859, signed &c. Var
ney,' says IF thou art spared, wilt thou return to US
againF If his name has not been confounded with
Others, the deluded victim of abolIuonism, who stained
his hands with the blood of his fellow men, lies buried on
the banks of the Shenandoah.
Another letter, in a ladyis hand, is signed "Ensin,"
and dated 18Th month llth, 1852" says, Press nobIv
on. BY your fundamentally millions may haye the
pleasure of singing the song of liberty" &c.
Messrs. Herr & 10. exhibited to the writer severaI,pis-
tols and a small tin box found on the person of Captain
kagi, secretary of war under Brown, whose body was
taken out Of the Shenandoah after being shot. IL con-
tanned a small compass, n flint box, a knife, percussion
caps, and a handsome set of ivory tablets, which were
full of memoranda, as follows:
Wrote to ). Jones-sending men oG-"Guerilla ope-
rations at Brownsville, TEXAS" "Leary and Copeland
arrested" Thursday, Received letter from Merriam,
dated Baltimore" 'Frdav-Sent telegram TO Merriam
at Baltimore
T~uesday.-"Dimas returned TO Mrs. Ritner's.r saw
Watson, and appointed meeting for Thursday eve
"Wrote Mr.. Still and J. r., Jr."
The Merriam referred to above Is the person who mr..
rived at Harper's Ferry, oct. l., and registered himself
-. ?. Merriam and friend" Massachusetts. lie brought
with him here a heavy trunk, supposed to contain arms
and ammunition, which were taken away from the de-
pot by a son of old Brown, and probably taken TO his
house. When here Merriam wrote more than a dozen
letters. His face is marked with blotchcs, and he Is sup
posed TO have been the agent of old Brown and his as
sociates at Chamhersburg, for the supply of arms.
Mr. Mcdaniel, employed in the rifle factory, exhibited
a shawl, bonnet, hoop skirt, and a coarse and torn cali
co dress, found by him At the side of a fence st the head
OF a ravine, three-tourths ola mile from the town. IL is
supposed that they had been used, or were intended to
be used as a disguise by some Of the insurgents.
A young lad, named Walter W. Harrington, went out
into the Potomac this morning and recovered the Sharps'
rife dropped by Captain" LeemAn, who was killed in
the river.
An extraordinary memento is that possessed bv Mr.. J.
W. Jackson, tavern-keeper, Fairfax Court House, Va,
which Is a part of the ear of one of the insurgents who
vas killed in the engine house.
The prisoner, A. II. Stevens, kept A diary. which he
handed to Mr.. FOuIke, of the Wager House. IL contains
the following memoranda: October 9th, 1859, OK Brown.
! belt VIM. Brown. one belt; S. Taylor, one holster
Il. CopPee, one holster; $ Emperor, one belt; d. Thomp-
son, one belt; 9Th October, Ok got ashamed of his vulgar
language" W.
CHARLEsTowS, JFEFFEsox Co, Va.
October -, 1858.
Examining Trinl-CouHsJT Tor the Pri~soners-Sepaya,,
Iridhs-CoHdfibn Of SiersHs.
The Circuit Court OF Jefferson county-Hon. Richard
Parker, Judge Chas. d. Harding, Esq, Commonwealth
Attorney.
The cases of the State of Virginia vs.. John Brown,
Aaron c Stevens, and Edwin Coppee, white persons,
@"A "NANN Nv HhA "bAli NOptlAuus negroes, commit
ted on charges OF conspiracy to make rebellion, insurrec-
o;";- -~A aIo fo- the a,;se2Sa -'6f E2HgSGgam. &. W. Tur.
ner, Ihos. hurley, Luke Quinn, marine, and HAYWOOD
sheppard, negro, will be taken up on Tuesday for exam.
NATION trial previous to the action of the grand Jury sy
Parts, thereon-a form peculiar to Virginia. 1t i under
stood that the court will assign Robert Y. Conrad. ESQ.
a talented lawyer of Winchester, as counsel of the prise.
ners.
1t is understood that Brown has made application by
letter to Judge Chase, of Ohio, and other prominent mem
bers OF the bar in other States, to appear as the counsel
Tor himself and his associates. Also. that the prisoners
VIII De allowed by the court TO avail themselves of every
privilege which would be accorded to any citizen of the
Commonwealth in Ike circumstances.
II Is also stated that should the prisoners apply for 4
separate examination trial il will be granted them and
also a separate trial before the court and iury. sbonld
their counsel make a motion TO that effect As two of
the prisoners are negroes the Commemorative attorney
will introduce negro testimony in their cases.
should the five prisoners insist upon a separate exami-
nation trial and separate trial before the court, their cases
VIII undoubtedly occupy several weeks. There il no
probability that their trial will be postponed beyond the
present term.
IL !! aPprehonded that the empanneling Of Jurors In
the different cases will occupy considerable time. for the
reason, % j. supposed, tbat but few persons can be found
m the county who have not formed or expressed an opin-
inu on the subject.
The prisoner A. d.. Stevens was much worse today
and is not expected TO live. He has the best medical az.
tendance.
orsowATTAuIE Drown.