Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-11-28

him. and the power to effect bis end. vas
Eall be asked for but that Doctor had in
Etarfered with him mother ways. for which
. he would have his hearts. blood. l.
warned him to be not so blood thirsty.
land. in all he did. not to spin blood, nm
less in self defence Or 10 Sighting for free
dom. He said that though North Car.
Eoiinan he had from . child hated slavery.
and thar in spending number Of years at
the North he had learned 10 appreciate
the philanthfopic motives Of our friends.
and that he had pledged himself to work
faithfully to that end AeFeEs since. He
said he had great influence over most of
the slaves in his part Of Tenn; and that
be often met them on the roads, and bye
Eplaces and had long talks with them, and
that be always finds them ripe for the !
fcause. Mr.. p then returned Is the hotel
with me, and ID the evening" ihlrodnceds
me b several merchants, and others. in
i Memphis. who are with US heart and /
hand.
From my interview with Mr.. Palmer.
H Judge him to be ashreWd man, and
4 through bis position and influence wells
tEcalcuAled 10 become one Of our principle
Headers in the South. He seems tothor.
tougf3y understand the R. r. business -
would scarcely expeci % end 10 "a
southern city, situatsd as Memphis Is.
| III the midst ola cotton growing country.
50 large number Of whites ready 10 aid
Eus. and strike when necessary for our
cause NJ ssGsssgk
Mr.. Palmer says YOU must write 10
him every week and keep him posted as
no our plans. and he will act inseencert
1 with US. In everything you maysdirect.
4 II think he is brave and conscientious
imam, and YOU need not fear him.. He
has no doubt been severely abused
where be lives, and bis wrongs have
.lmade him desperate. 1 have been
Through a large portion Of Arkansas. and
have found We have bur few friends
among the whites in that State, as most
Of them are blood Thirsty slave holdsrss
but the slaves areiall willing and ready,
and SO eulnnfnber The whites that 3 bold
stroke of one day will overthrow the
]. whole State. i / leave Memphis tolmor-
row, by way Of Glarksyiile, for Mann
moth Gave. where ! wish to be for num-
Der Of days before anything comes of.
\ there. VIM. Horner has Just arrived
II here from, New Orleans on his way 10 Join
you at Harper's= Ferry. Nothing could
have happened better for me. / guess I
Unjust be in q streak of5good luck +
E feared 10 write particulars 10 you by mail
for the dangers Of interception. Bur as
William is here ! write you i'd full and
q trust il to his care.
Heswears to. me that he will deliver it
4 70 YOU in person, OF die trying. He lisa
! good boy and may be depended upon
] Now, i say, be cautious, and let us have
"a strike soon. Itacanuot come too quick,
/ for i believe from whatEI have seen that
] the whole South is ready forit, ] have
g be very careful here. az the people are !.
4 very suspicious Tof Northern men. r
i sdmetirnes register one name and then
lanother, to suit the circumstances, as /
travel about. Sometimes pass for
| taveling preacher, and at othersas New
/ Orleans merchant. looking at the eropsr
land talking Of speculationsi in cotton. ETC.,
4 Southern people are easily, guided. Ii
I there will be any faiIurein Harper,s Fer
Try strike let me know in time. You
shall hear from me soon. @
Yours hithfdlly,
LAwRENcR THATcHER.
III P. 8. Mr.. Palmer !says You must adj
dress your lettefsIto him as follows
E ]. RUSSELL PALMER, Green Bot.
tom, Shelby County Tenn ,,s ~
# At the conclusion of the reading Of the
IlaboRe, the prosecution introduced j. q.
lLanler, Esq Clerk and Master lof the
81 Chaneery Court. who testified 6hat tho
lstatsments made inethe said letter, Is ref
a erence 70 the family of Dr. Palmer. thu
lawsuit, etc, were correct, Judge w. n.
Brown who also called by the State. and
B corroberated The above. fT
| Counsel for hesdetence admitted. thai
y the first intelligence Of the Harper,s Fer
Try instruction was not made known IS
Memphis until. the Isth October, and
a that it was not known here that there was
Ea Gonstitutionsfor q regularly organized
Provisional Government until The qad.
81 Counsel further admitted that Ii required
four days to transmit letter fronsthis
city,to New York. which, il was arc ned
lby the prosecution. proved that the lsttsr
TO Governor Wise could not have been
leonnected here; because. if ii had been
written here, on The 22d, ii could Isl
have reached Nav York until the R6sh--
four days after sit was really mailed rom
New York TO Gov. Wise. ~
The testimony having CLOSED. The
counsel on both sides argued he case 81
length when after a brief summing M bv
the Court, the accused was held 10 bail
10 the sum Of $500 for his appearances
before The Circuit Court, 10 defsult OF
which he was committed to Jail. 80
4 IS understood that Dr. Palmer viii
this morning Be brought before one Of
the city Judges. on an application Tor re.
lease on . writ Of habeas corpus.
PooR WIr-Prsntice, Of the Louisville