The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-02

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no. deep under current Of hostility North per
atinR V,rgipan society az this time BIT when the
law phaii have done ts with Brown and his ass
cIaes and when the present exasIauon oi feeling shall
have passed away, IS % os hoped that all dsanion sen.
Ibave staed in dispatches from this place 70
The New YoIk press that AZ all the stopping pla es in
Virginia the ca'e are searched for armed man have
seen no,hnR Of that. larger crowd than usual was
gathered about the Harper's Ferry stanon vh.n the
cars arrived but DO passenger any way moestai
gu. STONED AZ to hrs business or destination CON
pany two Of the Richmond troops stationed there
lines Of the Potomac and ONO s'"s 70 guard ars
sgsinft surprise. That IS all right enough There
Is, however, gooa deal Of pr, caution used as 70
allowing strangers III Charestown. fhe first inmatOn
which had o. that fact received from Mr. Hunter the
WHO is employed by the state aid u the prosacu
lion Of Brown and hr patty was introduced him at
srpers Ferry and be kindly volunteered TO see thai no
obstacle should be inerposeo our ing 10 Charlesn
HI came IN ts same train When be reached Charisowu
ghtemah stood on the platform Of the and seeing
getting out, be politely requested reference 10 soms
who would vouch for being all right Mr. HuGter
gave the required assurance, aud permitted TO
pske on.
appears impossible, however to procure permission
10 have an interview with the condemned man. who s to
meet his fate on Friday next General raiaferro has
that no. person shall DO allowed to see him
II is doubtful, aleo, whether at the execution
such positions will be assigned to representatives Of the
press viii enable them TO report any remarks that
biown may utter II is SAID that they will not Three
sides OF hollow square be formed by the sol.
dIery the fourth side to be occupied by the gaows and
wybin these lines no person Is to oe admit,sd.
The day has been delightfully."- bright and There
it now no alarm and little excitement in Charestown
CaAREsrowN, Va, Nov 20, 1862
The TIP fvm Richmond Chay.eops- Incidents on the
Roase-7Ae AxeiSmeat Abat,ag-No Admsssioa 10 See
Broun-He De:poirs q being Rescued-A Guard at the
House Of G. Faulkner prevent his bang KIinpped-
AcDcnald-Nshsber Of Troops IN Char,eaoun, dc.
left Richmond last evening at half past six O'clock by
the Richmond and Fredericksburg Railroad accompanied
by detachments Of the several military companies sta
toned here and the Armory Band by order of
Governor Wise for the accommodation Of the troops The
street through which the passed of un
usual excitement Since the FIRST of the Harpers Ferry
INVASION the departure Of each train from Richmond was
the signal for the assembling Of large crowds depot
attracted by desire TO witness the preparations OF the
troops on their way TO this town. The presence OF the Ar
mory Band last evening animation and interest
than usual the departing train slowly
along Broad street, shouts Of applause up from the
multitude, the band meanwhile playing "Hal Columbia
Nor was this mark Of respect confined to the male portion
of the citizens: ladies and children from the windows of
the dwellings along the street waived handkerchief and
displayed other tokens Of applause and enthusiasm which
heartily responded to by those in the cars. 1t is
seldom ,ndeed, that such spS displayed and this
may be assumed a true index of the prevailing senti
ment OF the whole Commonwealth.
Along the route to Acqma Creek which Is the point of
transfer from the cars 70 the steamboat on the Potomac
the time was enlivened by some animated discussion
upon the Hapers Ferry affair." and the relations OF the
North and South gel orally. Two gentlemen, whom
afterwards ascertAned 10 be from Chicago I'll got into
discussion with rome members Of the detachments on
board; and 80 animated did become, that one time
apprehensive of a difficulty arising The point
Of
the North The military gentlemen argued that there
was no conserv vatism North OF Mason and Dxons lioe
while the Illinois gentlemen maintained the opposite
As soon the discussion became audible the other
passengers in the cars, there was sudden and
gentlemen engaged In the debate generally known
board the Of their being any contradiction
the other sias would be Dvtna dcta on
the slavery question: and, therefore, liable to mai
% S10y % ew
attention discovered that the strangers from Illinois were
soand On the sss go0se ,ss, Question" They failed how
shred OF conservatism at the North. In reply 70
challenge to partcularze one paper at the North that
maintained the Southern cause they vaunpgly paraded
the HERADs services and then fell back upon the Chc
go Times another specimen Of Northern conservative
journalism. One Of the party ncautiously remarked
that Brown would have taken old Virginia with ten thou
sand such men as himself Fortunately for him. per-
baJs, his friend, who evidently prudent fatty
coGradced the assertion and denied that he could ac
complsh such feat with hundred thousand men,
This had the efectof aayng the modification and chagrn
produced by this Djudlcous remark and Of doubtless
saving him who made use OF 1t from chastisement. No
amount Of persuasion could induce tho people of Virginia
with the Southern cause at the North There be
fixed opinion to the contrary among the great Of
the people,
On board the all was quiet Sleep and repose vas
the great desderatum there and politics and Harpers
Ferry sunk into oblivion with the prevailing
duness By the time we reached Washington (half-
past three O'Clock A. that hotbed Of political exite
mept as dull the most phegmatc Dutch farmer Of
the "Tenth Legon would wish it. could not help IN.
he n M
hence when the faro banks and saloons would be astr
with the dssipatons and revclngs Of the ungody
that assemblies there. Nna
From this point to the Relay House nothing of any nte
rest transpired, save the excitement produced on
bers Of raw volunteer corps, from Alexandria, to
force into service refractory member who
He ,sea hs yesstanca hy saving tba, y The na%ss sn
ercirg him boasted that they would compel him to CO.
and be did not choose to be pressed to volunteer He
pressed however, and is now in the ranks here.
At every station along the route there were large
crowds assembled toce the trane apprehendng DOUBT
less, that some hostile faces might be dscerned In this
however, they were disappointed The whole company
board was made up Of troops bound for Charestown
and one or two members of the press.
On reaching here fouad the excitement not to be 80
great expected from the state Of feeling elsewhere.
With the exception of the excitement caused by the pre-
by desire to witness the execution, there is compare
lively no great confusion Distance evidently lends mag
nitude the state Of things they appear.
Nobody is admitted to see Brown. He is kept in
strict solitary confinement. Since the reinforcements of
the Old Guard here by large body Of men
readiness he despairs Of being rescued Before that
be very sangune that his friends would to hts
relief and calculated with confidence upon their
The house Of the Hon 9. J. Faulkner is constantly
guarded by detachment Of troops to prevent his being
spirited of hostage Some intimations Of such a
purpose were made and having reached the Of Mr..
Faulkner he took the precauon to guard against such
result by putting himself in position TO resist any such
attempt similar apprehension is said to be felt by
Senator Mason, and Angus Mcdonnell Esq, respecta-
bic and wealthy citizen Of this neghborhood. They
are properly guarded
The whole strength Of the troops here is fifteen
hundred and eighty two, and this number, il supposed
will be reinforced tomorrow and the day after by about
one or two hundred more.
SCENES IN CHARLESTOWN ON WEDNESDAY,
SOLDIERS AMUsEMENTS-NIGHTLY ALARMS-MD-
NIGHT PARADE-sHARP LOOK OUT FOR STRAIN
GERs-THE PRISONERS AND THE CLERGY-0LD
BROWN DECLINES THEIR LAMENTATIONS WHAT
HE SAYS ABOUT RESCUE, ETC.
Correspondence OF the Baltimore Americana {
CHARIEsrowN, Nov. 80, 1859.
Although our town Is becoming more crowded every
hour the execution Of Brown draws nlgh there is