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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-15

fills every private house, every tavern, every
drinking shop, every place Of public resort,
every railway train, every public convey
ance, every private carriage, every road,
every street, every spot, corner or Granny
of q vast kingdom, with spies and inform
ers? That places the property, the liberty,
the very lives of all its subjects at the mer-
cy of wretches who become fit for their en-
ployment only by the sacrifice OF eyery
virtue that can make man respectable?
II our readers desire to form in their own
minds faint picture of what has happened
in Europe thousand times, and what win
most assuredly happen here, whenever the
madness and folly of our countrymen shall
have gone the length Of breaking no the
Union, let thsm imagine two mighty ar
mics, say 100, 900 men each, with ali the
material of war--hundrsds of cannon.
scores of mortars, and rockets out OF num-
ters- about to engage in mortal combat
nereanous: This city happens to afford .
strong position to wing, or the centre or
some other Important portion Of one army,
WHICH the other thinks ID essential to dis
iooge. The cannon is put in rsqnisiioni 1t
crumoles the houses before 1t as II they
were made Of pastry-the mortars are
Drought to bear, they set fre to the town
IN all directions-the rockets are hired at the
defenders, they explode among the terrified
women and children-the place is carried
by assault, an infuriated soldiery rush into
conflict, in the streets, amid tho inextin-
guishable flames, drive their enemies before
than, and give aloose to all those internal
passions which make earth hell, and the
sun sets upon the ruins Of . city, which it
bad cost century to build, and upon the
mApgled corpses Of thousands Of citizens,
upon the dishonor Of hundreds Of respecta-
Bile families. upon the absolute despair Of
4o, 900 honest Industrious, harmless people,
who but few days before were prospe-
rous and happy, This, we say, has often
happened in Europe; why may it moi hap
pen here, under the implied conditions
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30
How IL wns Done.

Hon. Wm. NJ Cory writes long letter explaining the
details Of Mr. Buchanaus nomination and election. He
qualified speak he is leading Democratic poti-
clan Of Ohio who has been member of the Legislature
aad who at time candidate under Perce's adj
muisraon for the position OF Secretary OF the Navy
lie remarks
buchanan nominated and elected. lie was nom.
mated by convention packed against him. and he
elected TO the chagrn Of those who packed H. The pow
Of outward pressure and the will Of the organiz
ton controlled that result. Pierce and Douglas with
the intelligent and uon-ocal constituency especially OF
the East and Norh-thc Northwest a-ohad fallen into
disgrace by their bad faith and bad manners generals,
but particularly the Kansas matter in every stage Of
it, and they never have any further popularity except
what exist in old wOrn-out party organizations
and organizers; party discipline and the disciplined
The Indiana and Illinois elections frauds loortLv Of
ME present French empire, fs last They sere ut
tery dishonest and all the psrcipators will be over
wnelmed by popular indignation. But with the powerful
aid Of Pennsylvania, somehow obtained, Buchanan was
elected by the fewest number Of yOe-by the minority
but according TO the constitution"
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30
An Ac1 of PoIiticaI Retribution.

Il i definitely aScertained that the Democratic
candidates for State Canal Commissioner and State En-
ucer have been elected in New York The Tribune, OF
Tuesday makes the najoriies respectively all the
ties being official, AS, 67l and ,l42. These
Jdaes received the support Of the Americans the
lalandhaf balance Of power ticket which they made
Their election gives the Democratic party the control
under the law Of the canal patronage Of the State which
l. immense. The Democratic this portion Of
the ticket is connected with Of rctribuve poti
cal Justice upon the par, OF the Americans that Is worthy
of mention. In 1855 the Americans carried the OIL
in New York over.th Republicans and Democrats
which gave them under the law it stood the control
Of the canals.
The Legislature Republican. That bodyrimmedi-
ately work and passed law strippingthes
leans OF the power which the people had conferred upon
them and vesting it in subboard, consisting of the
Engineer three Canal Commissioners and the Audi
tor In this subboard the Republicans had the MAORI
ty. BY this shabby political trick the Republicans got
the patronage from those upon whom the people had
conferred it. This summer, when the Americans made
their nomination, they determined TO punish the Re
pubcans for this act Of perfdy- They concentrated
their strength upon and Endorsed those Democratic
ddates who in the subboard, which had the
agement OF the canals and they elected it. The Repub-
tArd and have had the poisoned chace communicated
to their lips. The Americans have performed an
act Of signal and retrbutive Justice.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30
GOV. wlSEs PROCLAMATION.

EdtfOr
Governor Wises Proclamation published in your pa
per Of the Goth inst saws that III deemed necessary
martial law will be proclaimed and enforced"
Such step may be very proper provided it is certain
~ within his constitutional authority but may there not
bc serious question on that point?
Our Bill OF Rights, So, declares that "a power Of
pending laws, the execution of laws by any authority
without consent of the representatives Of the people, is
injurious TO their rights and ought not to be exercised
And, again, SIS, that, ia all cases the military should
be under strict subordnaon and governed by the civil
power 1t IL scarcely necessary say that the Bill OF
Rights is in effect part of the Constitution and its pro-
visions as binding any other part Of that instrument
Article w, SIS, of the Constitution provides that
the privilege OF the writ of habeas corpus shall not
any case, be suspended"
Now it cannot be doubted that martial law suspends in
part at least both laws and the execution Of laws well
the privilege of the writ of habeaS corpus and how
the exercise Of such authority be rceonciled with
these plain and positive prohibitions?
The specific grant of powers TO the Executive art s.
S5,l viii hardly suffice He is required to take care
that the laws be faithfully executed and il empowered
commander-.nchef 'embody the militia to repel
invasion suppress nsurrection and enforce the execution
OF the laws This however, is not general ndef-
nts grant Of power TO accomplish the object-but spe-
cifca"n OF the he is use The Constitution of
the United States differing in that respect from ours
lows the habeas corpus writ TO be suspended when
cases Of rebellion or INVASION the public safety may
quire it,
Nor will do TO point to the general authority attach
ed 10 the office of commauderinchief for besides the
vague character and uncertain of that authority
the Office itself Is the creature of the Constitution and
assert no power in derogatiOu from il.
Permit me TO ask Mr. Editor, that some one better
versed than ! in constitutional law, will remove the
doubts connected with this question. II is without
reluctance that have made these suggestions consider
ing the circumstances of peril and difficulty in which our
Chief Magistrate is called act but usurpation OF
power which the emergency may be thought justify If
allowed TO pass without notice, might become a danger
precedent aud be used in after times with pernicous
if not fatal effect. \ YIRGlNIAN.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30

ing people Of New York and Of the whole North dis
gusted aud Mortified the exhibition which few crazy
aud miserable fanatics making of themselves in this
business
Why should the property of those three jurors have
been destroyed why should they have sucredy There
ties like men, and Il Is to DC supposed In honorable
and upright manner Evcryb knows that Brown and
his followers forfeited their lives Everybody knows that
they would nay must be hung, that law In the Old
Dominion should longer be called anything but mock
cry Suppose that such attempt had been made by
proslavery TO establish slave colony in the heart
of this free State and that twenty lives twenty innocent
men, had been murdered i'm the ARRAY docs sup
pose that the leaders would have escaped with their
ivcsy
But whatever the cause ma be for such an amount
Of alarm, exists in Virginia beg TO say to you, that
of those creatures have any sympathy here. IL is
far otherwise Assure yourself and your readers that
those people, whose sympahies with these men,
miserable minority, and that whenever the time comes
the great majority Of he people viii express themselves
for Union and coHScrrdtSUfOr peace and e cEton
Of ne irir. God knows the existence of Abolition
party is bad enough for whatever designs they have
in reference the slaves all their only render their
condition But witnessing the legiti.
results of Abotonsm expressed and expounded
by VIM. II. Seward, and this is the light in which the
sober rejecting Of the North regard it, The people
Of the North diScOHntCdRec and condemn TIE trhole pro
csiTe. Do not therefore, in your expression of con-
dcmna,on include the ,rhoiC people OF the North Sc.
warSm Is killed in this Empire State Mr.. Seward has
been defeated beforehand by the election this fall He
cannot receive nomination In the Republican
Convention and let hope that is the diving gasp
Of political institution invention, which will be de-
stroyed in due time.
Let the good feeling which has hitherto been sustain
ed by and between the people of New York the good
Old Dominion be cherished and continued. God bless
the Old Dominion. Yours truly j. b. &.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30
JouS BRowx,
DEATH OF JUDGE z COLLINS LEE OF BALTI-
MORE
From the Clipper of Monday.

T'V"s We Cuppcr OF Monday.
The Hon. Zaccheus Collins Lee departed this life ut
o'clock ON Saturday morning, at his family residence
Park Street. and though the general Of public and
private sadness which followed the Of his
sudden disease is perhaps the euogy which could
be pronounced upon him. yet claim the privilege OF
the warucst friendship, of adding heartfelt tribute
the honors already paid to his memoryof minglng
signs with those in which saddcned affection will oftines
sing his requiem.
Judge Lee was the descendant Of celebrated Virgin
IA family, several members of whch-Richard Henry
Francis Lghtfoot and Arthur Leefl ilusrous space
in the history of the Revolution
His father Richard Bland Lee, gentleman Of eminent
literary abilities was one of the representatives OF Nir
gnia IN the hrs Congress and enjoyed the esteem and
confidence OF Washington and Madison by the former
whom he was earnestly requested to write history of
the revolution, but declined doing from of
personal nature. At the time of his DEATH which occur
ed in 1927 Mr. Lee Judge of the Orphans Court of
Washington city His widow. the mother of the late
Judge Lee, was Miss Collins, of Philadelphia, lady of
some literary distinction, who surviving her husband
many years, died in Washington the remarkably nd
yanced sc of ninety.
n. Collins Lee educated in of the Virginia
Universities in company with Gov. Henry A. Wise VIM
Cost Johnston, r. NJ. T. Hunter, and several others who
have since attained to high political honors
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30

say about the matter A have not the least men,
orandum left me TO refer TO- II Mr. Thompson will make
me statement and charge my dvidsHd fully for his
fro@ofe, wonld be greatly Obliged him. In that
you can send me amy remarks of your I am GAIN
ing IN health slowly; aud gsits chesrfi in view of
my spproaehng end, being fully persuaded that am
worth ineonceivably to hasg than for any other
purpose God Almighty bless and save you all
Your afectionats brother JomS BRowx
T. 3, Nov. lS-Say to my poor boys never to grieve
Tor one moment on my account and should many of you
live to see the time when you will blush your
relation to Old John Brown il will be strange
than many things that have happened feel thous-
aud times more ON of sorowng friends than
1t all joy" have fought the good fight" aud have,
as trust finished my course" Please show this TO
any oil my family YOU may see Ny love TO ALL and may
God in infinite mercy, for Chrss sake bless aud save
you ALL Your aiiectonatc brother,
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30
4 TROTEsT IRON THE NoRrIt

~ 81, ,.. HA.nlNIAr NV loEEi Nov. 10Th.
Ia tts Editor NJ the Whig.
t . With much pain and grief hat have eonternpIa.
t'dt1e miserable affair az arpers Ferry and the other
GYMS which have succeeded aud grown out Of H. Aud
aso wth pain and sorrow do observe the present Ia
men'able condition Of things 10 aud about Charestown
and harpers ferry. But especially do I refer 70 the
tone which chauctcrilcs the press and the mistaken
,. "hch your people seem 10 entertain that the mae,
on northern people sympathze with Brown and bic abc
10 = beg 20 assure you, aud through your paper vout
iers, that any such supposton IL wholly prcposerou
500 Jar vide of the truth The mass Of Northern peo
pc ympatblle sith yoH-with the much abused and IN
iocent people who seem 10 be now suffering every Al
tack which meanness and maiguity can compass n,
indeed The intelligent and ghtminded sober reflect
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30

RICHMOND COLLEGE MINUTE MEN.

large and enthusiastic meeting Of the Students Of
Richmond College held in the Chapel Saturday
ing, November 2Gh for the purpose Of considering the
pToprety OF organizing themselves into military COM
pauy On motion, VI. b. Wharton, of Culpeper was
called to the Chair, and NJ Z. Shaddock of Caroline ap
pointed Secretary.
The object Of the meeting having been stated by the
Chair, severa! OF the gentlemen present made eloquent
and patriotic addresses expressing their devotion to South
crn Rights and their readiness engage in any under
taking which would promote the interest and maintain
the independence OF their native land.
On motion, il was then
Resoiri That in view Of the present aspect OF affairs
We organize ourselves into military company
IL then moved that committee OF five be appoint
ed 70 wait on the faculty and obtain their permission
such being required by the laws OF the Cocgc and the
same committee TO be empowered Governor Wise
TO whether he would furnish the company with arms
Committee, c. T. Allen, c. W Parish, J. W. Binford,
g. W. Prince and w. J. Ponde1tcr.
On motion the meeting then adjourned to meet again
Monday afternoon
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30
ADJOURNED MEETING.

The students favorable the organization of the com
pauy rcssembled, Monday, at3l o'clock T. NJ The COM
mttee appointed It the previous meeting reported that
tie faculty had given their hearty consent aud that Gov
Wise had kindly agreed furnish the requisite arms
stating AZ the time that he thought the step highly
require their aid be would be give them
trial IL then moved that the company should be
known the Richmond College Minute Men" An
election of officers then gone into which resulted in
the following choice viz Captain J. NJ Biuford Ports
mouth; lst Lieut. c. W. Parish Caroline; "a do o. X
Pate, Kansas; sd DO, T. +. Lipscoub King Queen ;
Orderly Sergeant, l.. s. Ia Prade Powhaian.
1t then moved that the above proceedings be pub
shed in the city papers. The meeting notion then
= liourned.
The company will proceed Immediately to procure uni
forms and be disciplined ready Tor any emergency which
may call il Out.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30
OPPOSITION MEETING IN mENRY

At a meeting Of the Opposition party, held a, Helry
Court House on the 18th day Of Nov, 1859, Hill. C.
Redd was called to the Chair and Jno. n. Pedigo was
appointed Secretary. The object Of the meeting wa.
then explained by the Chair be appoint delegates
from this county to resent the same in the Conveu
ton, proposed to be held in the City Of Richmond on
the 18th Of December Sj9 and the following resolutions
we're adopted
lst. Essolred That VIC cordially approve The pro.
position 20 hold Convention Of the Opposition party Of
Virginia, IN the City of Richmond on the IIth day of
December next for the purpose oforganzug thoroughly
the rarty, for the approaching Prrsugnti election
ID Re'oircd That deem il pedeut thi. time
TO express preference for any particular man. for the
Presidency; but will support the nominee Of a National
Convention having the utmost confidence that no man
will be selected by that body who has national con
servative character
Sd. RssOlred That the Chairman appoint Peyton
Grayely, VIM. Martin, H. O. Redd Jno r. Woouon, Y.
g. Lamkn, jesse Turner, Juo. j. Phiipott, Swinfcd
stanley Jesse Wooton, Tho J. Martin Peter Davis G.
b. Grlyaiy Benz Barrow Juo. ,. Pedigo Warren Nor.
nnn, Tho. Morris, VIM. Davis, Beuj Davis, Jno IT, Pc.
disO Step l. Martin, Jno. W. Cahil aad Benz T. Deer
delegates, aud that any pcron cooperating with Ne in
sentiment, who may be In Richmond az the meeting Of
said Convention from county be requested to act A.
a delegate
Rooi"d, That these proceedings be forward by the
Secretary OF this meeting 70 the Richmond Wig and
Dtuyiile Register, for publication.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
HILL G. Reid, Chairman.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30

BLOODY sTEiFE-The Lafayette (lnd.) Journal pub
fishes lengthy letter from George Winter of that ci,y
addressed to the father from Carson Valley on the 2Oh
OF September, giving an account of the priyatons he
had encountered, and the imminent dangers he had cs
We make extract:
Our party killed five Indians the spot, and took
twenty prisoners eleven OF whom escaped during the
the night The remaining nine were hung on the follow
lag morning This was done by placing the tongues of the
wagons together, and tying rope the apex The In
dans were made TO stand upon horse the rope was adj
JuSted around the neck and the horse then driven
from under the galows, and each one was thus landed
into eternity IL sad scene but one Of terrible ne
ceSsy Tor preservation. One of them proved TO be
iron rods from behind the end gates of five wagons
used to whip him until he nearly dead; they were
then heated red hot and pushed into his flesh lie
afterwards hung, and finally shot
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30
DIIyD.

At HI. residence Church HILL In Richmond At is SIM
nrh' the 2h instant after lingering Illness CoRYDON IT,
ip son 81 irancis v sutton, Sr In the
Tvs remains will be Inferred In the family buryng ground in the
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30

nwDIsSs roa EvI-PorEsr Goop-whsn palm or nnau-
nation present. and Bandre,hs Ps used ihey II once
sese the huo which palm and in
nammAon, and remove them nom the body This quality
alone 'e,ng hold and causing expulsion
possessed by other medicine ror operate
solely those impurities which
aud organs affected by disease BY yxrr
rssk husoN BECAUSE
$50 rHs and eSpe them from the body people
but middle aged and old people measure appreciate
medicine which, being used In sickness only
OF disease and which has power except upon humor,
whose produces pain
disease Whatever organ Affected there these wonderful
pills penetrate, and remove impurities IRON preventing set
Ting Of the humors because they body In
rheumatism cvers Pleus pains side dyspepsia head
aches eostvene asthma colds coughs throats piles. vi
GERS eoi they give Immediate relief early prevent
organic disease Maales beyond sl have
yielded to their influence and millions have been
saved by their timely OH Important In sickness. to US,
that medicine which only estnguhe disease leaves no
evil eject behind Sold nj Dr. Brandhs once ga
Canal Street. New York. and by respectable medicine
noS-d&wim
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30
A cure for whoopinr couch.

E,Au IL
MEsss sHrH W foWtE Co. Gentlemen several month.
nee lille daughter OF mine years OF age was taken b
Eg tOuh in aggravated FORM and nothing we eond
10 r her seemed IN any relieve her
decided to try bottle Of your Dr. Wis,u Of MD OF
~ In three hours amer she had using H. hr wa.
greatly relieved and In less than three days va. entirely cured
anu n9s well have since recommended BAlsa 10 many
ottny neEhbors who have used IT,
fail OF eneetng speedy - 1904
You at liberty Of ga, ,ht,L -
per- if sha induce body your BasAm shall he nS
for have great confidence In IT, Your. p GIiIrrps N'
Proprietor ~ TIE CoHrier de " HucfniL.
Prepared BY SETH W fOwLE CO. BOSTON and Tor sale nv
ADtE GRAY, PURCELL LADD Co and w PErsRsnS
and BY appointed every county and Drug
cAwfu
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30

81 II you want Boots Shoes CATERS Of good quality 20 to
ALEA' hill cos and II you can't get them there
know where you can ind them
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30
The Cleveland Herald has been permitted 70 publish
the .u'Joined letter from Brown addressed 20 a half
y jefferson County. Vat

NHAhLtnI"NNi jefferson county Va,
November 2 1859 (
mar Br0'bcr jeremiah Your Kind letter Of the 9th
instant b received. and also from Mr. Tden for
both Of which am greatly obliged. You inquire "Can
do anything Tor you or your family =" would answer
that my sons, well my wife and my daughter. are
a ery poor and that anything that may hereafter be
due me from my fathers estate wish paid 20 them ~
Wi endeavor htrS1ffr 10 deserbe without legal for
m1ues 70 consume it AL One Of my boys has been 80
entirely used up very likely be in want Of oomfora
que c'ohing TOT The winter have, through the kind
mess Of friends fifteen dollars TO send him which will
remit shortly. II you know where 70 reach him. please
SEND him That amount ~ once shall remit te same
% g'g by safe conveyance. II bad plain statement
from W. Thompson Of the state Of my accounts with the
estate Of my father, should then better know what 70
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" Notice 90 Country Merchants Visiting
richmond this Fnll.-we would respee fully call
their attention to OF BOOTS aud SHOES which ue
sell low for esAh on liz months credit
ALEX. HILL Co.
'elo 1877 Main At, Richmond Va
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Magnificent Silks,
SPLENDID DRESS GOODS,


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EG leave TO inform their friends and the public generally
~ their large and superb stock
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