Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-05
Affairs at Charlestown.

loved slept with his fathers. and the sad hearted
multitude dispersed to their several homes
Affairs at Charlestown.
Tho following inf ormation is extracted rron, the
Baltimore papers. 1t is contained in letters from
Charlestown, dated the LIST inst:
There have been four arrests sinse yesterday
morning Of suspi cions characters. One of them
was brought here this morning from Winchester,
AMI >oms said that he Ooppies brother, and
Others that he was n OF John Brown. He was
not, however ideutihed. aud was not taken before
the prisoners, as was the wish of those who ar
rested him. Without. therefore, asccrtnining who
he really was. hs was sent back to Winchester,
and ordered to be eHined in iai there, for the
present! IA is usual in such cases the greatest
variety of rumors were in circulation in reference
n him. Some ga id that he confessed that he was
Browns son, and tltnt he was one of the four hun
dred armed mem ,onGrega,ing for the rescue
whilst others saw n striking likeness between him
and Coppic
IN. at Marunsbr,rg,, on Sus pcion Of being rescu-
err; anl taken from the and confined in nl
They were reported 81 have been heavily armed
with rey"iNcr. ut d Sharpes rifles and were sup.
posed to lie pars" the four hundred, dropping
in by "uNns and :hrcc's." A gentleman from
Marn 'burs, how q, err, informs me that they were
wholly uaarme1 !: that they were citizens of Ohio,
Oh their way Oh l'us mess to the North, aud hav-
Ing used some syrnp athletic language were repnrt-
ell lay Telegraph to- b., suspicious characters The
military authorities Mt Mar,insburg consequently
arrested them, M 'ast evening sent 10 heaIuuar-
tiers here, t" know what should be done with
them.
vioLAN nee of THE MILITARY.
During csterday the marching and counter
marching of mill ta' y, and The sound Of martial
music, with tho r,e Ching and tramping of war
horses, The changer IF arms, and the Ahrl render
derIng Of military 'dcrs, was quite novelty tn n
stranger The DIR ess parade in tho afternoon was
very fine, several # the Richmond companies OK.
hibit'nG u drill IN efficiency, AS we'll rs martial
bearing that could scarcely he exeeed bv the
first volunteer con- p'tnes in the country Their
IN h'n"y discipline. whether or of duty, is
equal 10 that Of re guars and they are unduubted-
~ gentlemen in III ,,r walks of life
AT the close of tho parade, military order was
read tn It all comp al les off parade duty were to
repair t" their 10 'ics Mt hal.-pa,t O'Clock in
the evening. aud Ia y by their arms all night to
be ready, IL, n MON en- - call, for service
PREPARING FOR rue EXECUTION.
The prisoners are y ordess from headquarters.
shut out from all il tcrruptinn by visitors, and
CAPTAIN Brown is saiu to spend his entire time in
writing letters u h., rends in which, it is pre-
sulncd, he will emb 'dv his last words. Us he has
been informed that tn lines will lie stationed at
such distance frotn he gaows that no one can
hear anything that lie may say. 1t isaiso under
allowed to 60 inside of the line and in short that
no report can be made Of his speech if he should
determine 10 make one Tic WILL therefore write
what he has to say, an only such portions Of his
last words rs may be 'erMiIted by the authorities
| OF the State will be INA de public.
Sheriff Campbell nforms me that Captain
Brown admits his participation in the Kansas
massacre, ms charged upon him by the Herald ct
| Freedom, but offers va rious excuses and paliaon
for his conduct. Th" feeling produced against
him by Mrs. Doyles otter, the charge Of murder
| ing her husband and L,vo sons not being denied
by him. is most intense. He is no longer admired
| for his tru,htulness and bravery, but il now re-
garded asa hardened and unprncipled hypocrite
lie is understood to e underwriting to expIaio in
tho letters and stat ,n,enls he is writing the mo
lives that governed an in his Kansas work.
The work Of erecti * tie scafold was common
ced yesterday on cinnamon in the rear Of the Jail
and it will tie finished to-day. Ills in a position
where tho execution Jan be seen by all who NAV
be present, hut the military lines will be formed
at such distance as IL preclude thu possibility
of hearing anything she prisoner muy say.
| cLosiEG ARRANGEMENTS.
The military arr " gthen,e Tor H. Law arc of tho
most stringent character, and those who are in the
t"wn, must remain until after The execution wb,lst
those who are ous must stay out until Saturday
morning aH.t aHHr 4
The train from Harper's Ferry is not 10 bc nj.
lowed to stop at ohartestown to-day. and all who
The prisoner, learn. spent quiet uipbt ard
to all outward appearances seems less cheerful
bat quite resigned. lie refuses u receive any
spiritual advices having first sounded all who cali
On him. rs ,otheira views on slavery, Receiving
an answer. that they do not consider s,ayeholdinS
sip. he dismisses them with a promise to pray
fos thsm.r assuring shem that they need his pray-
4 ers nors than he dass theirs. N h -, ~
Stevens has greatly improved, and now suff,rs
hst little irom his wounds. Cook seems to nm re-
lees uerve and personAl bravery than any Of this
n pAftvs1-o 5 fssa q fsts sss{u-- . sst.f. % i
da'2.T JsHkxseusfok~-Hopv OF TUE PRISONER
learn that orders for the execution wiilbe is
sae sti''s ns'raing. aand that Brown dssires 10 be
stssndsd atthe sssG;'ld by no ministers. The, on
y persaas withinths line will he the Jail w. Sher.
~ nns snrxeon.. The nease.t line Of military will
be 100 feet is.n the seafoid. and the other linz
NO lest outside Of which she civic spectators viii
viii b allowed. sf,',.r = - -
ass Wiss has isxaed erdss tl,atths body IF the
prisoner WIN HI" clothes all his personal effecta
l h eOnycveu al oFta