The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-20
Rif6ulonn gispatf9.
rIuasDAY NoaVINd........... 20 -.
~ >se'>''., r.rr, Insurr<ctton'

-. ,nere was SO great an amount Oh eA-
.,,on among the early teiegraphic 'hes-
80. ,yas one giyiag IA account OF an ih'el-
Of the railroad officials mad Win
VIZ" -. ,ben styiea SaaitA, in which the
,,s,., said he saw sonae three hundred
s"s I'D I've hundred blacks! Other ac-
-. ,,ot the numbers of the insurgents up
~, mo the hundreds The PLAIN, simple truth
r.s,,ees them 10 less thar tairty. Only one
,rh;te man. Cook, is known to have escaped,
ana he Is represented as having gone OFF with
a Ia se number Of blacks, towards Pennsyiya-
ma: yet he has not beea SEQ. with any such
s1Ilawers In thai quarter, nor do we learn
faattry lar anmber of slaves are missed
}1 {i.a psapie of the vicinity. II really does
,,ss 4 50 ar from ANY evidence, that more than
Is very s.sw negroes were with the insurgents,
anl +; is ased thaI they were forced to join
sse4;, Tsai, is a fact worthy of particular
5lepee
Ibe tl.n nav have been deliberately con-
,,sst434~ fa,y have been exteRsiye-but ii
ysyIee n.isefatjv ~ execution. as all such con-
rl.rsions "a tsasg, fans;icism and ignorance
spsssF u Il, ie4fn ina considerable amount
81 >Fsrsi ,oaieace has been found on the bodies
of t,e lusuggenls asl4 in the farm house rent
q! Is. Br0wa ba4 the extent Of IT'S develop
ansstz is nes sjale5. GsgEit Smith is said to
fkser, ssaana t}loeoTrcspondenfs , and this will
earptise Is great IaanS people who had consid-
cred ts~gf rs honest man and Que opposed to
anv xlslent neans of carrying out his fanati-
cal .!a5s. The Ncw York HrIid, however
cstls sttas. sa5a Elw to letter from him pub
l!shed short i}1,se siaca, IN which he said the
2aaxt movement III behalf oi he slave would
b. III iaeuTrectj9p ant il pertinently inquiries
,his she Acsi asa ia the programmed
NH wS s-egns - have been most sanguine OF
Success lie aai prepared for business on
la.ss sale lie assumed the pompous title Of
"laa1!l ,,slier-i Chief Of the provisional gov
tTu.1osir. ,ltsd il that name issued commits
SIAN i ranber ot these, in blank. were
f5aaa sis>ernor WISE we learn, has possess
sion II s. large Mount of The correspondence
Of 81 pwN aad mis- party. Among other things,
as O. e. a. itution of the new political commu-
nitv has poor devil expected TO organize! A
considerable amount of arms were found,
consisting o. rifles and sharp polished spear,
furnished by The Aboiirionists and Freedom
Shrlekers OF the n or IN, wherewith to perform
the o. body work planned by the devils incar-
naf. But the slaves, in whose hands the
epsars were 30 be placed, came not. Some of
these pears were brought here trophies,
yesterday, by members OF Company +.
How SUCH miserable knot of beings could
1rignten the inhabitants of such a town as
narpers Ferry and take possession OF the
Armory there--how they could rule the locali-
ty, stop the rains Of the railroad, and main
tain 4 reign Of terror even for twenty -four
hours, is passing strange.
There are but ihrss prisoners besides Ossa-
wa,iomie BRowN, who is SO badly wounded
ihat MS recovery is doubtful. These will all
be properly disposed of by hanging, we sup
pese. They certainly should be.
These poor creatures had, no doubt, the
counIsnance and encouragement of leading
Northern Abolitionists; and they derived no
little Indictment from that Northern party
agitation winch stigmatiles daily and hourly,
as odious and abomInabie that Institution OF
The South which they sought to assaii.
Tie Hurper's Ferry Disturbances.
The recent disturbances at Harper's Ferry
are by of our Northern contemporaries
spoken Of Us q negro instruction III Virginia,
agross missioner, for which there is reason
whatever III the facts. 1t was clearly and I'M
deuianiy IN effort To excite Instruction by alb
olItionists frum almost every section of the
free States, from New England to Kansas it
was an armed invasion of the State of Virgin
la, by aboiitiouisis; it was deliberate attempt
by abolitioniets to kindle upon her own Soil
the flames OF instruction and servile war
II was probably the expectation of the fool
hardy and ianatical leaders Of this mad en-
terprise that the negroes of Virginia would at
once rally ID the flag Of instruction, which
these wniie tree soil abolitionists raised upon
orr shore but the re.ult has taught a les
soA which ought not to be lost upon those
wb9 are victims of similar deiusion, and who
3nay * ect similar fate if they return upon
the same Projects within the limits of Vir
eiEi8.
We have long believed that the abolitionists
81 ;3e North would not hesitate to perpetrate
anY crime sos the furherance of their designs.
ana Indeed taeir own pulpit and press have
repea eddy proclaimed hat robbery and muir
der ARE no crimes, bui the contrary virtues
VIXEN committed Ter the purpose of obtaining
freedom They hold hat instruction is not
oniy iustillaale bat iapdabie, and believe il to
be their religious day to assist and promote
i, 10y every means iii their power They think
They dc God service by running off slaves. and
res{s ting the laws, and shedding blood in
mr. herance OF their crazy notions But there
is s snethod in their madness; they are subtle.
recTeliFe, persistent; they have no doubt, their
agents in every Southern State and il this les.
aon q Horlff's Ferry is ioss apop the South it
cannot say in ihe fature that it was not f,re
~arsed. TIE history 81 lie Roundheads of New
EEsiaad, ~ Great Britain and America
proves that. however they may 10 hated. thew
arc nc; 10 le scorned. Eternal vigilance is he
prize OF order As well rs liberty On the other
AaRd, we hope ,nest davousiy that sudden and
Etarsiing EXPULSION wall not be without its
effect iiron 3he North Surely such an act
1eaSi convince the "a tTioiic and national men
OF thai section wno, we are happy to know
CEN PRISE large portion Of the community of
Tn* fapoFsanee fea ter &c tiyity and energy in
It eE2Seiss III their Conservative Influence
faif'i - hHgttt opeAi even The eyes of abolition.
3sle - the liii4niiy. a. well imDrac ticabili.
~ OF t4eiI cherished schemes. Here is quiet
befc i8i village. IN ne heart of Virginia and la
a i9eAlss, wiseie. by The way, there are colnpar-
iSSiy feA negroes place 10 which strangers
Weula be atFractsd by the majesty and beauty
Oh ing surrounding scenery and which, nestled
ana ing ne mountains and with the flag Of the
T. > waving over q national armory in its
heistisoThooa. the most timid and apprehen-
Fffe @eaid regard as hayen Of shelter
ana r-psse, suddenly seized upon by arm
81 invaders from other States of the same
nation; seme OF Its citizens murdered aud
others tered 10 fly for their lives; the U. s.
AIaary Converted from means OF protection
3nsa source OF danger; and the most horrible
1ase impending over the community till they
Were rescpsd At iastby The arrival of the troops
81 tbs Fsderni and State Governments. If
such seems can occur in Harper's Ferry.
whai other village in the Southern States has
ans security The rejecting men of the
Nsrsh have - much reason as ourselves TO
depiore such caiamities and TO exert their
best energies In preventing their recurrence,