New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-24

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considerable force at CharIes'own, preceding the day
Of execution"
Trt,ac,sfe Ietrsr frO= Cels~bie Tsss>'eS
81 have received letter from friend 10 me Norta,
telling ~ thar IL the intention Of the Aboitionsts 10
recue Old Brown and his party. am Northern nan,
mo, have no svmpaihy with these .couDdrels who
would murder innocent women and children
- The writer OF the letter supposed Woui1 Keep
eeret everything he wrote, but he Il ereglou-y mis-
taken"
Two TREsTsS MECHANICS DRIVEN FROM FIR-
Gtsta.-Twc tnsmitbs Of Trenton, who had been
hired 20 90 70 the vicinity Of Cbarestown, Va, 10 do
,oue roofing. returned few days ago, having been
prevented from doing their work and driven by trete
of areet 10 leave the place. An account OF the affair
which appears to b. authentic, i as follows;
"a wealthy gentleman Of New-Jersey, Understood
TO be Mr. H. j. Garrison, formerly DRY g9ods ner-
chant ~ Trenton, who removed 70 locality Dear
Charlestown IN 1854 about that time, having con-
Guided 10 remain perm aneny at the latter place, had
rartly built house which he designed 70 cover With
a met bic roof Preferr.ng the work OF Northern ne
elarics or finding il mpractcsble 10 get done With
ont ipe urripe the considerable expense OF bringing
them 20 great a distance, be came on TO Trenton and
engaged two tinworkers, who had been employed IN
H. hardware establishment Of q. Brearly q Co, Of
that city, Taking them with him, ne returned 70 his
Southern home, and the work was about beng CON-
menced Bot the Nirginians had no idea OF allowing
any such proceeding; nobody knew but that tins was
a continuance Of the AbOlnonists-at any rate u could
not be tilted. so they threatened the tinwOrkers
thew would arrest them and deal summarly with them
II they did Lot forthwith DEPART and the mechanics, %
avoid trouble, concluded TO 90 home. Their employer
was ST the same time informed that his house might re-
main forever uncovered if he could not get rooted
without sending 10 the North Tor Abotionsts 70 DO
the work"
The following extrac. from letter from Richmond
will show the hight TO which has mounted in
that capital:
"Business Is suffering, industry is in considerable
4 l. a.. IA zfO brluu
minds 10 the ordinary business focus, amid the wd and
exaggerated Iumors which grow daily out OF this
HarIers Ferry movement. There Is universal SEN
tiIneut of regret that Brown and bis eoDsprators
were not sbot or hung upon their first arrest the idea
being that that would have prevented the eXcltement
which this procrasiinatlOn Of their doom under the
ordeal Of law is occasoning. Now, however the law
hes been resorted 20, t VIII be allowed 70 take ~
course whatever be the consequences. Nothing VIII
now be cone which will lay the Old Dominion open 70
d charge Of fear inability 70 enforce the punishment
eujoined under her laws. The policy OF hanging the
prleOners forthwith was suggested by some persons
here in moment OF excitement but Gov. Wise rs de-
termned that nothing illegal shall be done, and shat
the prisoners shall be protected either from rescue or
violence al the hands Of own citizens until the day
of their fral doom arrives This believe 70 be hls
chief motive in huuying oil TO Charlestown with the
trCOps.
"A short time after the military departed last night
a report spread through the city that band OF ne
roes some 90 or 100 strsng bad organized short
distance beyond the city lims. This OF course, caused
some little excitement, but prudent people, who can
estimate the trivial causes which give currency TO sneh
rumors Quoted the fears OF the alarnsts, by showing
the probability of a few negroes on their way To or
from the city on Saturday nights 10 visit their families
beng magnihed, in times Of excitement Ike these, INTO
large number. The facts turned out to be just AS
these sages represented. The fact Is, the peoples
minds are so excited To render them creduous 10 all
sorts of rumors, however improbable. Those who
Lave occasoned tbs Of things must surely have
heavy responsibility resting upon them. II Stewards
b.a a. "a offering IL WOuid smooth
matters considerably-sueh, at least Is the general
opinion here.
II have beard today that the Mayor has ordered
the civil societies of the city TO and be in readi
ness in case of an emergency to act home guard
II the Odd Fellows and Masons properly armed
and equipped they would constitute force sufficient
ly strong for any local emer. enGy There are plenty
Of arms in the State Armory here to meet all the
requirements Of military organization equal TO any
crisis. There is a large supply OF lint mussets,
amounting as understand, 70 80 ,OCO and these are
about being exchanged for Whitney percussion mus
keis to be used by the State military organization
which may vet down az in embrvo."
We extract the following paragraphs from the cor
respondenoe of The Baltimore American:
PAsTniE OF THE MILITARY.
After the drill had been gone through with by the
passing the time. j much amused al play intro
duced by them Main street. aud into which they en-
tered with all the gusto Of schoolboys IL was called
the " Fox and Hounds" One man, represented the
dozen men, representing the pack OF hounds, would
dash after the fox furious rate of speed. Another
party was observed in the street, In front OF da
guerreotyIe wagon, three lying on the ground, and
three others in standing position, who were having
their pictures taken TO send to their families and friends
behind them in the event Of their not being able to re-
turn 70 them until after the close OF the war; Others
were engaged in what they called the Zouave drill
which consisted IN an earnest endeaVor 70 exec! tch
ether in running.
INTERVIEWS WITH THE PRISONERS
During the day, the visiting military We're all allowed
an opportunity TO the prisoners They were re-
ceyed by Cart. Brown and his ellow-prls0ners with |
much coidialiiy although Brown remar' ed TO Of
his inIerrogatOrs that he objected 10 being made
monke show of. To ali questions he responded very
frankly justfyng Of course, his action IN the recent
invasion. Cook was, a. usual, very gentlemanly and
communicative, and spoke frankly TO all. He states
tha; he is prepared die that he would be perfectly
willing be shct, but that he has horror of being
hung, as il is a mode of punishment TO which he has |
ALWAYS had great repugnance. Coppc and the negroes
had but little say and seemed perfectly resigned 10
their fate The prisoner Hazle did not impress the
visitors favoraby as be is very rough in his looks and
has daredevil manner Of dePoriing himself.
The prisoners were visited by Governor Wise and
staff in the afternoon and the interview long and
interesting as well full and frank both sides.
Brown war still "a determined ever justifyiDg his
course and regretng, az he says, the error ne COM
mitted by not letting the train pass unmOested Cook
ssd he only intended assist in the escape of run
away slaves and thought the punishment allotted by
tie lury too severe for the crime Governor Wise leit
them with injunction that they prepare for their
DOOM as under no circumstances whatever would the
arm Of the Executive be interposed in their behalf,
which assurance did not TO affect them IL the
least Governor Wise has assured many Of our cit.
zers that he would not interfere with the sentence OF
the court and evidence Of the utter hopelessness
OF Executive olemency be says that the only who
stood the least chance of mercy was Edwin Coppic,
aud that be stood no chance al all
ISTERvIEw WITH CAPT. BRowS.
Last NIGHT through the courtesy Of Can't Avis, the