The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-31

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sue. sue. The simple statement of counsel do. nc.
mink would be sufficient. W nos
!. ~. nr. dreen arose to state that Mr.. Rotts ana
a..nsen ssaa would both now Withdraw from The
rr1, 49,, ana could no longer act In behalf of the
baisoner, ne having got up now and declared
asIe mat he has no confidence in the connseI
VINO. WHO nave been assigned him. Feeling con-
as 7 h.. .naI nave done my whole duty SO far
: : nave been able, after this statement Of his
! should feel myself an intruder upon this case
~eIe 10 act for lim from this time forward
IL. nad no disposition to undertake the defence
40 @ aecspted the duty imposed on me, and /
10 NOT mink, under these circumstances when
Ieei compelled to withdraw from the case
.hat the Court could insist that / should re-.
main In such an unweleome position.
,iraa M, . .HaIding-We have been delayed from
alie 70 time by similar applications in the eY
pcctation OF the arrival OF counsel until we
now nave reached a point of time when ,ye
are ~ ready to submit the case to the iury uron
as evidence and The law. then another appii.
salion arises for con ntinuance. The very Wit
ness that they now consider material Mr.
Oangerneld, came here, summoned by our.
serves, but deeming that we had testimony
enough, we did not examine him
The Court-The idea Of waiting for coursa,
10 STUDY our code through could not be admit
ea AS to the other ground, do not knew
Whether the process has been executed or NOT
Us no return has been made.
Mr Botts-I have endeavored to do nv dntv
IN tnls matter, but | cannot see how Sonsis
iehtiy win my own feelings, can remain any
longer In this case, when the accused, whom /
nave been laboring to defend declares in owen
Court, that he has no confidence In his copnsei
make TINS suggestion that l now retire from
mis- case and the more especially sisyce tslssyp
IS nQ1T here gentleman, from Boston. who
nas come on to volunteer his services for rho
prisoner suggest to the Court TO allow him
inns night for preparation. NV notes. nv Of
nee, and my services shall be at his conornand
l VIII sit UP with him all night to put him in
possession OF all the law and facts in relation
L n n to-
meantime, the Sheriff can be directed 10 have
the otner witnesses lrere tomorrow morning
Inc Conrt would not compel The gentleman
10 remain on the case, and accordingly granted
the request to postpone, and ut six O'Clock adj.
Jourheu tiif Tomorrow morning.
lnsfe Is great excitement, and the town
guard has been increased The conduet of
brown Is regarded as trick to gain time.
LETTER FROM JOHN BROWN
As everything now relative to that mig
guided, doomed man. has interest, we give
letter received by Judge Tildea. The BODY of
me letter is in the handwriting of Sheriff
Campbell, but it ID signed by seOId Brown
himself:
CHARLEsTowN, Jefferson CO.. Oct. -. go
To the Hon. Judge dild.n:
DEAR SIR am here prisoner, with sew.
eral SABRE cuts ON my head, and bayonet stabs\
In my body. My object in writing is to obtain
able ana faithful counsel for myself and fe,
lew prisoners, five in all, as we have the faith
OF virginia pledged, through her Governor and
numerous prominent citizens, to give us q fair
lriai without we can obtain such counsel
from without the Slave States neither thn
facts in our case can come before the world
nor can we have the benefit Of such facts as
might be considered mitigating in the view of
others upon our trial. l have money on hand
here to the amount of sI5 J. and personal pron-
erty sufficient to pay & most liberal fee 10
yourself, or any able man who Will undertake
our eelehce II can be allowed the benefit of
SAID property. Can yon or some other good
man come on Immediately, for the sake of the
young men prisoners at least. MY wounds
are doing well.
Do not send an Ultra AboIitionist.
very respectfully yours,
JNo. BRowN.
p. S.-The trial is set for Wednesday next,
the Goth inst.
MORE LETTERS.
The Washington Constitution publishes
another batch of the ins urgen ts' letters. They
are addressed to old Brown under fictitious
names. The three following are specimens:
NO. 19.l New YORK STATE BANK
Albany, Aug. 20, le59.
SIRs: have received with enclosure your
favor of -. / hand you herewith nv draft
on Mechanics Bank, New York, for 500. in
accordance with instructions frem Hon. Ger
rit Smith, Peterboro', New York.
Respectfully. yours,
j. Il. VAN ANTWERP, Cashier.
mo fil CLEVELAND Aup. ~. 1870
My DEAR ]. HENRIg: l wrote You inmedi-
ately on receipt of your last letter: then went
up TO Oberlin 10 see Leary; | saw Smith Da-
Wis and Mitchell; they ali promised. and that
was all. Leary wants to provide for his fam
lily, Mitchell to lay his crop by. and all make
such excuses until am disguised with myself
and the whole negro Set--GOD DAM EMi
If yen was here your influence would do
something, bat the moment you are gone all
my speaking don't amount to anything
| Will speak to Smith to-day. / know
that Mitchell hadn't got the money and
tried TO sell my farm and everything else to
raise money, but have not raised cent yet
Charlie Langston says ''it is too bad - but
what he will do, if anything. l don't know
wish you would write to him, for believe
he can do more good than /. Please write to
him Immediately. and 1 will give up this
thing 10 him. think, however, nothing will
inspire their confidence unless you come I
will, however, do all can.
Yours, J. d. H.
Charlie goes TO see Leary to-day. D.
SPRINGFIELD, August 80, 1852
DEAR FRIEND: enclose you d draft for $50
on New York, bought with money sent by
Mrs Russell. DR.. Howe has already sent you
$50. and G.. S. of p, writes me that he has
sent, or will send, 500. The remainder will
probably come more slowly but I think it
Will come l have sent your letter to Ct. S.
Please acknowledge the receipt OF these Sums.
Yours, ever, f.
Endorsed on back by Brown, 'sF. B. S. let
tern
DEAR SIR: wish You TO give such explana-
tions to our friends, rs to our situation here as
after advising with Owen, you will be enabled
to.do. We can, of course do nothing to pur-
pose till our freight is mostly received. You
know also that it takes great deal longer 10
start some folks thaa it does others. 1t will
be distressing fl many tcdyS TO nave q lot OF
hands for many days out of employ We must
"a fN at nyt md u
get on some who are at distance before call
ing on those who are ready and waiting. We
sHnSt make up our lot of hands near by at
one and the same time as possible. Do not use
much paper to put names of persons and places
upon. Seud back word about the price of
board with you.
Respectfully, yours,
JOHN HxNRIE, Esq. J. SMITH.
AN EXPLANATION FROM GREELEY.
Mr.. Greeley has deemed it proper, in view
of Forbes expose. to publish ga card deny
ing all knowledge of the Harper's Ferry move-
men', but containing some !" confessions"
Mr.. Greeiy says that some time late In 1856
he was "apprised that he {Forbes) was going
out 10 Kansas TO help the Free State men, then
threatened with anniEilation by border ruff
fans OF Missouri backed by Federal func-
tioDaries and troops.'' He adds, " gave him
$50 as he was starting; others gave him larger
sums how mach in all do not know, but
think his toth receipts from friends of Free
Kansas on account of his resolve Ito 60 and
Hght the Ftuerai tToops) CANNOT nave Iaiien
below S70e.''
FREE NEGROES ON RAILRoADs.-One Of the
results of the Brown foray at the South may
be observed in the increased restrictions upon
free colored people, A bill has been intro
duced in the Tennessee Legislature to pre-.
vent free negroes travelling on the railroads
in that State, which passed at the first read
ing. The bill provides that the President who
shall permit a free negro to travel on any road
within the jurisdiction of the State under his
supervision, shall pay a fine of $500; any con-
ductor permitting violation of the act shall
pay fine of $3.50; provided such free negro ia
not under the control and care of a free white
citizen OF Tennessee, who youches for the