Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-12-09

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advertisements.
Threats Against Governor Wise and
Virginia.
Gov. Wise continues to be in the daily
receipt Of ,i6ccndiary letters from the
northerSbiyo of abolition Demons. The
fanagcal feeling which could indite such
si1Apistle as the following, whether in
tended as hoax or a reality, is charac-
teristic of the feeling at tho exframe
North:
RANDOLPH, Vt, Nov. Dist. 1859.
Coy. II. A. Wise--Sir IL improve
the present opportunity to warn you Of
your danger, and the consequences at
tending the execution Of John Brown,
now under sentence Of death within the
the limits Of your State. Mark Il ,oeN I
.Tast as s'uc as John Broca Strings from
thc scofold, or is IN ang soqy injured or
DIES, WHILE IN your PRISONS, or under
dnycircumstances sufficient to aoaryautthe
billet that he has met Nth FOUL PLAY at
your hands, or al the hands Of tie SLAVE
MISIoNs ofthe South, then just SO sure
SO HELP NE GoD-in q moment, sc]tcas you
think not, you sgiU be launched into the
eternal scmld This is no idle threat, for
Isolcnanly ssccar, By Almighty God, that
IscM not rest, dayor aight, unt1 1 haze
taken your life. NTH the hues Of four Of
yonr associates.
At the same time / will assist (eeen to
he lighting ofthc matches, and placing
Them at The fuse, in carrying out ia
yorite and well matured plan here at the
North, which is this That of burning
Harper's Ferry, Gharlestown, and a few
other places, (Which | am bound by oath
not to reveal, to the ground, and also to
set fire to every village town and city
south Of Mason and Dixon's line as soon
as practicable after the execution
Yeu are. then, aware how matters stand
Proceed az goa choose, but have care
how you sis n your own death warrant,
and the warrants of at least four of your
associates in crime. / withhold my
name, particularly because l desire my
liberty, that in case John Brown is in
jured in the least at your hands, or at
the hands of your government officials,
my dagger, or bullet, or poison, may be
forthcoming, to send you for trial before
the bar where the murdered Thompson
has already been If you should wish
to address me. there is Gully one way,
viz: through the columns of the Weekly
New York Tribune" addressed to the
Green Mountain Boy Of
ETHAN ALLEN DESCENT.
Hon. Fl A. Wise, Governor ofthe State
of Virginia.
p. ST. have delayed sending this
shat might do nothing rash, or that /
-skSVld be sorry for. Lave only to say,
may God do 50 10 me, and more, also, j
do not falJH the cor 7 have made, SC
help me God. Amen.
LETTER OF Coy. WISE 10 MRs, BRowN
The following letter, dated Richmond
Nov. 26, was addressed by Gov. Wis,
to Mrs. Brown, while in Philadelphia
who had written to him asking for til,
body of her husband, after the execution
as well as the remains Of her sons, who
lost their lives at Harper's Ferry:
Madam Yours Of the 2lst inst.
addressed to me from Philadelphia. came
to my hand this morning. Believe me
madam, that | sadly thank you for your
trust in my feelings as man. You
situatian touches those feelings deeply
Sympathizing as do with your affection
you shall have the exertion Of my author
ity and personal influence to assist You
in gathering up the bones of your SON
and your husband in Virginia, for decen
and tender interment among their kin
dred.
am happy, madam, that you seem t
have the wisdom and virtue to appreciat,
my position OF duty Would to God
that public consideration could avert his
doom, for the Omniscicnt knows that
take not the slightest pleasure in the ex
ccution Of any whom the laws condemn
May he have mercy on the erring anG
afflicted.
Enclosed is an order 10 Maj. Gen
VIM. B. Taliaferro, in command a
Charlestown, Va, to deliver to your or.
der tho mortal remains of your husband
whom all shall be over, TO be delivered
to your agent at Harper's Ferry, and i
you attend the reception in person, tt
guard you sacredly in your solemn mis-
sion.
With tenderness and truth, / am, very
respectfully, your humble servant.
HENRY A. WISE.
While at Harper's Ferry, Mrs. Brown,
accompanied By Col. Barbour. DR.. Muir.
ply, and other citizens Of that place,
proceeded to the spot where her two sons
we're buried II was. however. ascer-
tainod that the body Of Watson Brown
had been carried off by surgeons for dis
section They found two bodies, one
snAposed to be that of Oliver Brown, but
far gone in decomposition, and Mrs.
Brown thought herself unequal to the
task Of recognition. So the bodies will
be inferred.
AspRcr OF AFFAIRS IN EUROPE. -
There is great ueasiness in the Euro
pean mind at this time. The brief aud
unnatural alliance between England and
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