Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-11

We publish below an extract from the Rich
mond correspondence Of the New York Herald.
We do not know to what extent bis statements are
reliable OF how near his representatives OF public
sentiment Approximate the truth. We give his
specuiatious for what they are worth. The letter.
at all events. will he found interesting:
"Eicuxosn Nov. 5, 1859.
have ascertainea to-day that a rigid scrutiny
il heiny instituted Ia ascertain the extent OF TER
nit Smiths {, mpliciy in the Harper's Ferry in
sur-erti,a prcpatht ry To the issue Of REQUEST
tin for his su render to the judicial authorities of
th,s ate. for trial upon charge Of conspiracy.
All the testimony learing his connection with this
insurrectou, accessory before the fact, Ia being
carefully compiled. and the probability Is that
the matter will be laid beiure the Grand Jury VI
jefferson cosnty at AN earl day. Such. NJ least
is my information, derived from authority which
fully Just .6es me il commu neatlrg this intorma-
tiou. IL is intima'eJ moreover, tint tie question
Of his surrender in obedience 10 the requsIiian OF
the Goveinar Il Virginia, will be made TIC issue
for a continuance or .isruption oi diIe mon. it
is conceaei here every prominent man with
when have cobvc-sod upon this subject thai such
al issue Is iney itai.c; and the universal pubic
sentiment Il this region, NO far Us csn ascertain.
favors the presentation of Smith surrender. up
on the requisition uf the Governor, and the ulti-
matum ci Union. The crisis is near at hand aud
i, is for the North to say whether the Union ehall
be preserved or not.
Browns execution ia as certain MS that tomor
rows sun will rise. All statements made to you
to the contrary are without n shadow Of iounda-
ton. Procrastination o! his sad doom need not he
assumed basis ior hope by the friends oil tho
unfortunate oonspirator. The policy which sug
gests this should be understood con cmplating
the question Of pard n or communication Of sentence
1t involves no such sequence necessarily, and NJ
uch I'M nj la I'D ly tuf rlp
ency. He must die, no matter what the iniuenc-
in behalf Of his pardon may be. Let Browns
friends. therefore, reconcile themselves as best
they car to his sad fate, aud spare Them selves an,
further trouble in the line OF his pardon com
mutation Of his sentence for it will prove utterly
vain.
Governor Wise is still in the receipt Of scores Of
letters pleading pardon for Old Brown. SoAe
guarantee the Presidency 10 his Exceeuey as u
prize tor this act Of mercy others paiadc Scrip
tural quotation the subject Of taking away life.
presenting that as Gods prerogative alone; while
others still resort to threats against the life Of the
Governor should he suffer Brown to be executed
Letters have been ad iresscd to Brown himsct
urging him to proong his trial aud avert his cx
ecution to their remotest period possible, that hi
release was inevitable, and prohab near nj hand
The inference from this Is OF coarse II purpose /,
rescue, which is Just US practicable rs the effort
at obtaining pardon. To all these peadlngs an,
tnTchts tnc UUNerhoT turns u ueaI ear. hl1 puf
pose is irreyocably fixed, aud that is to Ian,
Brown.
have information which justifes me in stat
ms that most Of the Southern members of Congress
are being influenced to seize upon the first pretex
that may offer during the coming session to retr
from the hall of the House Of Representatives
and break up the Union. Indeed, the presen
state Of things. in connection with the Harper
Ferry insurrection, il urged sufficient groun
for such an issue. lnasmuch, however us the end
Of justice in reference to the parties involved i
the matter have not been retarded by any act o
the part Of the North. it is maintained by man
that the crisis has not come. Prospectively, thi
event is esteemed us involving such a crisis; f.
it 10 hoped that the discussions growing out of
in Congress will inevitably involve the final issu
Of disunion. Virginia, hitherto conservative,
now rife for such an event