The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-17
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August Is, 1859
W1a, is Thought Of Wees Lqe EeW York Letter IN me
3.mn L.ouo,-- V,rp,,.ta win Withdraw fN~ fAe
Charlotte, Crsv,nhe".5 h,.N'S l@k STA Ar Ms E7
cludsd-,P ueli's Fwf'- WaaAt~stms OptrS~ Of ITS
Aduo,.,eo,s az a Pet.s Of Re taa"ee Tor an A'wy-A
Issky Anec,io.e-- Ph asants &c &c
sss,cru snso captain ~bo once The peculiar OBJ
ieo< OF General Jaassons hostility remarked 20 me on tue
n ceip u The aEasLD sns place con a'npg Governor
w,s.s [oppsy lester, the Governor wss. beyont
do,p, rpsl OF destipy. No regarded ths, ieucr and
s tpe circumstances OF It's development better ca'ca
Lea, 20 secure his nomination 10 he Presidency than
event tbat could ususpre In his behalf He looks vito
certainty unop q the South upon Wise a. rets'sc
~ measure for this henps N bis overthrow by the North'
err ;te so wing of the democracy tho hostility OF that
p.r,y TO any Pces, candidate Dg very
het pus spee fidelity 70 southern pstusoos Aao
be, aspect wnob this letter viewed poet It's
beo,s upon sbe Governors prospects ID Inc grea.
Adeuce which his expressed steDysa
nkoy ,mpsrt, for tbe uniform real Eaton sl ois
uot o nnpes convictions The past gwen
ut,oc,ons row 4 uoPH foroe which, virsius ss ia.s,
srseo.nizeo b.s,y in the light Of nfshbI,sy So
r..p proven Mail, 10 all political cootests
bu III ,be rs,.hf sualnens Of predictions in 1885,
ouud tie obssst Of reliance hs
garorg he future Ksy On IT, sh's of tpe Cover
10Y se rentcopruees Of his strength aud ghty
1o ire Ie.. MIRO tat, feature OF Oopos,ly epste
la b. % tai relations author But all win
corrups upprc'psd intrigue shb the Circumstance
,f 1t. poolcsvoa reveals tend TO enhance
100 u,o.e my up te the SO"th hs beoa,f Hear,ng
,hsi his Geek ~ Woo0Stocs eight mica frsm
here ,oos visit that a osy aga
h vres az asoes'eoicg he ptuents u toe people OF
thus ,br suhj", or this letter Court cage
Viftiaia at yUu Goub;ass asRe are T. ally the
foy tbe asseDb Dg or large numbers Of toe
g-ops 'ossue' and tbe true ntmso's OF the county
Dad fssi,u st these asse Ub sgss Inc
aoupt.e con.pthe nc ceob l. g'oo Page, Shenandoah
k'.x-t sham-bsve s'veb IN zoe ts-e gunsr oria
esc.cn nsp matt he sag'egse tenoora,, Usjorsi
., toe sac ~i therefore Conclude, 10 view Of
scqu Of this ouict totne pa-ty in Virgins that
rcce. ali mat,srr apperts'ui 10 lie inter ee,s
oeDt found, 90 reaching Woo ssocT, rnst he Cover
nor'e letter veES Ally d,scusaen aud tns difi
optl seemed be ~ cetec. the obesooabc festu'ee
snco the caDDcD'e VI the Opposition press leo them
suppoeN II CorsHne1. Whit wss deemed tos mos in
psyS 10 the estimation OF SONS OF th- New YORK
gresssrst Of Recommending the eencn Of tro aelega
ices tsssssop 10 tue contingency wsai,oneo 10 ,os
ster-see-o " the peope OF snensnooao tns eresIes
merit a. th9 proaucs,up. Fbsy HOOK ID moreover
frnhrs ,r'crms.ior which me ovsrpnr ~cald never
~iss thar under eesi az sscsesg cut ~
gwen, and carries evidently ths people of tns
sess1o abe ovespo ~ertpg tnnoepce o'o nts
So despite tho vscnkea inv'n:iosy Of tae
Kpc- No;hn,s Evofy msp preeeot os,evet 'ntanoiy
shich re fsvs 10 tcss ieslef ~
TO- Of hls nomination, and THIS coDvicoe
~oik ia q 10, nee
b.asc sono i.1ue0 pc ,esosk, that far
tris county corte,ntd-apd tbst felt sssured toe
ss "a ne Cnsrsson Convection should 20 bsre pledged
bcf.s rom that no5y the New YORK solts, with
CASSIDY Rcmon, AID csgter at their head, rere rot ex
c!uced They ork Ne~ Y0rx acquisition ~
e democracy a, beet hut sDart from tSis sney are de
gus the ses Of condemnation toe lsts
a,empt IN injure shs prospects VI who
been knngp 20 engage ia political Intrigue,
nd creates fsolt his iacec- sud
dor With s1cp asc~ai as this from the Fsntn Lagoon
20 he presumed The other districts OF rgina will FOL-
io~ sue, apd In Ioht event the movement ie lkelg to
he oc NOD Of he sBoIe Souh rhe sots ha1. there
5oge themselves the tro lbe of sting dele
exrsded bev poopd to be the prevailing
thu reeoo gives any sssn ance OF the
OF tins policy rbe INDIGNATION which manifest
u here hJNr enough 20 iTpei the people 10 any
res0ys; and 10 Virginia giving Ter vote Tor any
>es YORK candidate, that srems out OF the question.
ell 10 SEES oonpAtiOp To the last extremity
only carry caag-iy The party who attempted his
0veythrcv by end unprncipled act
ne pnpi,ra.top private sorrespondence. There
much ETY. 20 sscer,an sbat the effect Of this intrgus
likely ne the party oat engaged 10 Il, and whether
SUI stl, continue to command az ascendaDcy In your
Stale. If il does. tie act gil, be regarded having the
approval Of tos people Of New York. and the
zscu Of the "sofs wing Of The democracy will be
ceened CREST adult o. feowehio With the Southern
r,ctop he pJty. They ~il be utterly discarded,
yoU viii afcs tain whe0 the Convention meeis.
known Powe's Fort, from its likeness to this style
r 'oru6c,tou 1t IL eot,rsy surrounded by mountains
of nm height. and only accessible at two points by
oees scarcely wids enough to admit OF the pas
ssge OF stage coach force OF twenty thousand men
ustopeo ~'hp the great patura fertilization could defy
military Of Napoleon ~i,h ali the available
.rmy CT French empire bis back. The exclusion
ss-c To s~o ,ne,anocc rasa..aA To- and
be pecsesee of an advance in barrow files of an army
ten p,Ds an entrance which toe contracted limits OF
bese rugged mountain pssses would render inevitable,
makes even these with small resisting force little less
ofndBbe thsp the barriers which the eucrcing
nou6'sp range compoeas Warrington understand,
that compelled 10 retreat from his position In
~ cor,e sci The po-rr Of he whoe British army ct de-
6auce He sad n have declared this the MOST rmida
ole fotncsion ~bicn military science could devise, ad
u,rg the power Of art and tbs ability OF nation
poot OF view 10 construct ooe upon the
ooosssl principle. The points Of resemblance to
this place exoi o,s and wh,D have given to
It's present name 60 opd the able lines de-
which the sing mountains constitute. In
ne v,,ye outside these uouetane on either side are the
North touh forks OF tho Shenandoah river present
ig ou,oes Of deep and formidable rampArts, the
passge a which might DO easily intercepted from come
with regard TO those forks Of the Sheuan.
present, WITH their various pcaed wndipgs could
wtcessed Their course represents the
scoipss ~oich depicted in the drawing OF
soske 10 familiar game Of that name in which chill
drentke sush Interest The curves. which consist 81
ees then from to ten range in almost direct
me from For. Mountain TO North Mountain on the
other slde aoo the Of the river s from
sen TO he other, alternately for distance Of twelve
eeD miles. With these alb upt divereances in ts course
ratio Of advance wards the point 81 jun ctop with
ss kindred sresm must be sio~ while the distance ira
yelled pecessiiy much increased Between the lines
~ he It's transverse like, tortuous course from
mountain 10 another there exist series Of rich farms
river lines constituting the boundaries between each
The OF each farm is beautifully Giro 1mscribed &C
codpg 10 the ordinary capacity ana requirements OF the
cuvgors Of the so but in the producsveuess of that
roDspt:c region there s counterbalance tor s aggre
gate crcpmsctbed range which gives 70 II 40 increased
relative vs'pe Thus You will perceive that in ts varied
ieaures OF outline and peculiar formation PoEel's
Fort Justly sntlei 10 the designation gwen 10 H.
Au amusing incident recently occurred here, which
deem appropriate 10 give you large turkey goDoer,
nsh wild, belonging to the propietor OF the Seven
Fountains hss been In the bsb from time time, Of
quitting his charge here and taking with the Wild tar
seys the neigbborng mountains. Bet'roes he
,sturped when food became scarce on.sde ana for
month attended TO ali his dutiee master OF
the household, showing every deposition TO become
fully recoDced and do0escsted The first gobole from
MIA old associates the mountain however, would lead
of sgaip and he would continue before 70 maintain
good fellowship big brethren NJ the Forest rsturning
seaD under the necessity to which his comparative
Inactivity and improvidence had readily reduced bin
BGt 70 evidently made his last trip the other day. "
appears shat in recent vss he made little too
ee With the young whom no hadno trouble in raising or
probably With Their msmmas when two OF their lords see
UPON BIN, and gave him such thrasbipg that ne was
scRrce:. able 10 Iesu,n He came mpng back about