Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-15
More about the InsurrectiOn in Virginia

More about the InsurrectiOn in Virginia.
The Sacramento papers contain the follow
ing dispatch
SAN FRANoIsco, Nov. I3-9 Pm.
The Overland Mail, with dates from St
Louis to the oath ult., arrived here this morn
ing.
WASHINGTON, Oct 20th-Dstrict Attorney
Ould and Col Lee have returned from Har-
per's Ferry. The former after his arrival had
II conference with the President, and the lat
ter long interview with the Secretary of
War.
United States Marshal johnson, of Ohio,
who is now here, says one of the parties en-
gagged with Brown was prominent in the
Ohio rescue.
HARPER's FERRY, Oct. 2O-Much excite
ment was created last night by a report that
the Abolitionists were numbering the people
of Sandy Hook. About three hundred wo-
meu and children abandoned their homes and
came to Harper's Ferry for protection. A
force of Marines was sent to the spot indica-
ted as the scene of disaster, but all was found
to be quiet.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 2l.-In q conversation
held yesterday in the presence of Senator
Mason, Hon. Mr.. Faulker, and others, Brown
made several answers which clearly demon
strates the completely of numerous persons in
the Northern, Western and Eastern States.
He refuses to answer the question whether
he had conference with Mr.. Giddings in Ohio
about this Virginia expedition. He admitted
| that he had q correspondence with parties
North on the subject, and had numerous
sympathizers in the free States The Sheriff
aud his deputy of Hagerstown followed
Cook as far as Green Castle to day, and the
impression there was that Cook had left for
Chambersburg The Sheriff was informed
at Green Castle that load of boxes passed
through there on Tuesday for Washington
county, laden with rifles, pistols and pixies
HARPER's Ferry, Oct. 2lst.-Scouts are out
in the mountains searching for Cook Every
stranger that comes here is looked upon with
suspicion, and several have been arrested on
the charge of being spies
Mr. William Lee, Il gentleman from Char
lottville, was brought in to day under arrest
causing great excitement. He was soon re-
cognzed and discharged.
The hearing of the case before the examin
alton by the court Of justice will probably
take place to morrow, when it is probable
the prisoners will be removed to Wythevile
for trial.
Captain Brown is not considered in any
danger from his wounds, though Stevens, it is
thought, will not survive
Gerrit Smiths letter is as follows:
PErERsBoRouGn, June 4th. 1859.
CAPT. JoHS BRowN-My Dear Friend: !
wrote you week ago, directing my letter to
the care of Mr.. Kearney. He replied, in
forming me that he had forworded it to Wash.
ington. But Mr.. Norton received last even
ing letter from Mr.. Sanborn. saying your
address would be at your sons house, viz:
West Andover
therefore write YOU without delay and
direct my letter to your son. | have done
wnat could thus far for Kansas, and what |
could to keep you at your Kansas work -
Losses by Endorsements. and otherwise, have
brought me under heavy embarra.sments the
last two years but must, nevertheless, con
tinue to do, to keep you at your Kansas work.
| send you herewith my draft for 5000. Let
me hear from you on the receipt of this let
ter You live in our hearts, and our prayer
to God is that you may have strength to
continue in your Kansas work. My wife
joins me in affectionate regards to you, dear
John, whom we both hold in high esteem
suppose you put the Whiteman note into
Mr.. Kearneys hands. 1t will be II great
shame if Mr.. Whteman does not pay it, Let
us know what kind of a man Mr.. Kearney
is and how literally he has contributed to
keep you at your Kansas work.
Your friend GERRIr SMITH
The ALLEGED LIBEL UPON THE PREsIDEYr.-
The President of the United States having
deemed it important enough to correct a
telegraphic rumor from this city, to the effect
that he contemplated suit against the editor
of this journal because of our article upon
the murder Of Senator Broderick we desire
to state upon the best authority, that during
his late visit to Lancaster the President was
free and frequent in the declaration of his
determination that, on his return to Wash
ington, he would consult Judge Black about
prosecuting the editor of the Press for a libel
in consequence of that article. We have
now in our possession letters from prominent
Democrats in Lancaster, written while the
President was sojouruing there, stating the
fact in question in the most emphatic man
ner Unfortunately for Mr. Buchanan, since
he has been elected to the Presidency he has
broken his solemn word SO often that little
or no reliance can be reposed upon his asser-
tions or his promises The las, verdict of his
own immediate neighbors of the city in
which he has lived for more than forty years,
and of the township in which he has latterly
resided, as well as of the county of Lancas-
ter itself, shows what estimate those who
know him best place upon anything which
he may profess to do in regard to public
matters. When any man, no matter what
his past life may have been. consents to an
act Of gross and deliberate treaehery, and in
the face of day betrays the most sacred
| pledges, violates the most solemn personal
covenants, and persecutes his most disnter-
ested friends nothing that he may say or do
will rescue him from condemnation. During
Mr.. Buehanan's late visit to Lancaster he had
not only spoke of the comments of this Jour
nal upon the murder of Broderick TO one,
but to number of persons; ard yet we
find in telegraphic dispatch from Washing
ton to New York paper, that he is reported
as having said that he never heard of the
article in question. This would occasion
surprise among those who listened to his
querulous complaints during his visit to Ian
caster, if they had not become familiar to
his habit of breaking faith with the men with
whom he has Been assocating during all the
active years of his public life. If Mr.. Bu-
chanan desires more direct evidence of he
fact that he did threaten a prosecution of the
editor of the Press, because we demanded to
know whether he felt his conscience clear of
the blood of David C. Broderick, it will be
| forthcoming ng.-Forney's Press
The BIBLE QUESTION IN New YoRK.-By n
rule in the New York School Board, all the
schools must be opened by reading selections
| from the Bible. This not having been done
in the schools of the Fourth, Sixth and Four
teenth Wards during the past month. the
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