The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-29
TIE HARPERS FERRY TROUBLE
arrangements for the Execution Of
John Brown on Friday.
Any Attempt at Rescue to be
Crushed Out at Once.
IMPOSING MILITARY DISPLAY.
The Public Feeling in Virginia and
Elsewhere,

SPECIAL DEsPATCH TO THE HERALD.
HARrns Fxaas, Nov. o. 1852
Ine arrangements for Browns executioo ase new
nearly eonpssed and every precauSon has bean taken
70 guard against SURPRISE desur bsnse Of aay kind
have just learned that The stringent reguas,ous
have been adopted in regard to the presence civilians
at The execution. AL applications for passes for oivans
70 attend within the military lines are refused by tbs
Governor, on the ground that would conflict With Tho
military programme. He said that c,yinan could nm
any circumstances be admitted within the m,,asry
ines the outer Of which would be nearly . naiIo
from the scanoid Not vord Of what John Brown may
utter, be should say anything, will, therefore, be
audible 10 the forming even The line next the rai
| lows.
Governor Wise stated the Of this exclusion Of all
other than military be- that in the event Of
an attempted rescue order to upon tina prisoner
VIII be given, and that those within the ines especially
those sufficiently near the gaows hear what Brown
may cay, would inevitably share his fate
This viii give you idea Of what the authorities Of
Virginia think Of this affair. The imposing solemnisy Of
will indicate to the North the feeling here ON
| this matter.
| rRE MILITARY FORCE AT cHARLEsrowx-Runons
OF A REsCUE, ETC.
CaiAKLnsTows, Nov. %, 1852
On Saturday and Sunday tho town was crowded with
strangers SOLDIERS.
Extensive prepa atoms making for the reception Of
additional military forces, which hourly expecaed.
The churches have all been taken possession II for
| barracks
Sen,lneb nightly FIRE at imaginary foes, and number
| Of c,s,ssns have narrowly escaped their bullets
On Sunday night the military confidently expected an
attack, and the doubled. No dHtnrbers
| appeared, however
" stated good authority that Governor WISE has
sent spes Ohio and Pennsy vaniA from their
reports tba, large bodies OF arming and moving
towards Virginia, that the military forces being
| iseiy augmented.
About 7O0 additional troops have arrived since HA
turday, including companies from wheeHpg 90 that
| We low have about 500 soldiers under arms.
letter from huntington county, PennsyvaniA, states
that large bodies Of are moving towards VIZ
g,na, ,he North mounsain supposed their
way Chsrlcstown Tnese Reports cause constant az
cpemeDs among the people.
Arrangements making for the gallows
RETURN OF RicHN0SD MILITARY MOVEMENTS OF
VIRGINIA fKOOPs-Us NO sgDfrIous LANGUAGE
vIeIrkRs TO the EXECUTION.
tkrom the BALTIMORE American, Nov. ~
| CRAhnrowS, Nov. Is, 1859.
Our town Y now very quiet - the pr"specs q an at
tack from be enemy seems ~ have grown small By de-
grees ano beautifully less; and although rsporw as
numercus as ever, the good people Of town be-
| gun 10 look on them rs of no importance
Another nfe secured THURS lay night about i've
miles from town, the barn Of Mr.. rnon4s H. Wins
ing b. en- consumed The loss " about 81 900.
which " fully covered in the Ens Insurance Company
| Mr. W ass'i the nre IL an locendiary.
| The HowIlzer Company VI kchm md, Capt Randolph
arrived here yesterday and quar- tho base
nelt o. The Prrsoylsran church fney number hytwo.
with the First regiment as H.rpsr's Ferry On
sunday last, and returned Richmond Wednesday,,
The capital be received Information which caused him %
deI The return of the company. What Information
was has not been asCertained here
Governor Use ID forming quite . military encampunent
al Char estown IN anucps,son OF acmps 70 rescue
Captain b own and hs fellow prisoners
ihe cadets Of the Military Institute under command Of
Colonel + II. Smith eighty IN numoer, with Two noWt-
ze,s and iuh camp eqaipsse, accomp&nied by
dred aud forty members oi Tie yoluntsr companies
Richmond anu Alexandria, now at Guar estown uo
in Special tram yesterday from washington. The
Alexandra Senttnd, speaking VI the caiats, ssys:-
These young having been training for tho
last one .no hA v three and hAi sccordos
ciasses, are well d scipned, and Regarded
Two companies Of military, one from Norfolk and two
from Port. mouth, numbering loo men, one Of
the Norfolk steamers last night, START for
| Charlestown IN SPECIAL tram II an early hour this
morning
The Alexandria Rfemen, and another Of the connps-
MES which have been ausrtered CoarIessown during
70 ass,s, in pru,ecung The State line om "a ancpssd
invasion from OHIO We also Iearn tnas the cars arc
searched points In vg,n4 or armed 6Ibas-
ters, whose coming 70 bc looked for with conf
dcnce.
The Richmond DspascA Of Saturday says-rns follow
ing military companies the South have offered their
services By telegraph 70 Governor Wise, the
honor Of virsnia-rne Oeetnorpe InfAnuy, Augusta
"a. the Wilmington Light lnfAnuy, vi Wbmington ~ u,
the Hancock Vanguard of Mdlsagsvils, Ca; shs cay
Light Guard Of Columbus Ca and, by leer The lade~
have been respecIuiy and thansiay aesinea sos :Se
reason that Virginia considered able 70 cate her
| own honor and execute her laws.
John Fletcher formerly Of Washington City D. c. laasly
gave vent " seditons language presence Of several
him with the authores, and constable despaacnsd 70
arrest the offender The officer went 70 h house At
ne sn 70 ssas s me- n snsn ~ drs~
tried TO take him. The constable finally gashered posse
Of citizens and threatened 70 enter he dwelling
him Fletcher thought best surrender and was
The Rockville lAd) Journal says that man was ar
rested near the Grea. Fails, IN thai county, Wsdnos
day last for the expression Of feeling mpstny with
the late rebellion at Harpers Ferry. He IN tho
The execution Of Capt Brown Is to take place Friday
next, before the hour VI twelve ocock sod expected
nerc Will be largo attendance from the Northern Aie
We learn that second letter received BY the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from Mr. Perham tne great
scnets starng that he has already made arrange
menis 10 bring . 900 as far As Baltimore.
The Richmond DipasoA of saturday, 10 aluding TO visi
ers 10 the execution says-It rumored that great
musude from the free States will be present Browns
execution II Is To hoped that the citizens Virginia.
who are no, enrolled in the military viii stay away. At
All events The commander the military viii make
prevent strangers from crowng be-
twecn the innocent spectators the sdery Probably
vsters from other States, II they permitted ba
presen, at all, will be assigned position they
| do mischief
| yoHN BROWNS INSANITY-AFFIDAvrTS IN HIS CASE.
Mr. George II. Hoyt, counsel for Jonn Brown, has re-
turned this city, and has kindly furnished copy
of the afidRvs he obtained relation mental con-
op Of John Brown, which he submitted, on Wednesday
| last TO Governor Wise.-Boston Atlas, Nov. D. *E
AID FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
ROTOR HxRALD.
Y Yona nfufc in md
Sunday that South Carolina has offered military "a
70 Virginia. This b Governor Gst did oder
to send troops to Virginia, the following paraRrnph
clipped from the teicgraphic column Of the HmAlD of
Nov g. will testify.- "a
Governor wke yesterday received despatch iron shs
Governor Of kouh Carolina rendering any amount Of
military aid In defence OF Virginia. Mise replied nsnkins