The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-11-28
Rirhmonn Qispatrl.
MONDAY MORNING. NOV ss ,es
AFFAIRS AT CHARLEsTOWN,

e''hs as TIE uay OF Browns execution
approaches Brigadier General Taliaferro of
the ith brigade, Y. NJ, has been appointed to
| the command of all the military forces there.
| he mas ordered hospital to be opened and the
organization Of medical staff. Col. S. Bassett
French has been appointed Military Secretary
| 10 the commander. A letter dated the 9th
inst says:
brown was visited yesterday afternoon by
NJ nv 1alnes II. March, OF the M. f.. Church.
Ahe reverend gentleman having advanced an
argumeh In favor of the institution of slavery
as IL now exists, Brown replied to him. saw
| Ins MY GEAR sir, you know nothing about
Ca CCnristiani,yi you will have to learn the A b
| Us IN the lesson of Christianity, as find you
are entirely Ignorant of the meaning of the
WORD. l, OF course, respect you as q gentle
ihaii, put us as heathsa gentleman The
! reverend gentleman here thought it best to
oraW snch discussion to close, and there
fore withdrew
| The other prisoners are awaiting the execu-
| ioh OF the sentence passed upon them, with
| seeming composure, with the exception of
| COOK, who is quite crestfailen since the visit
OF Gov. Wise, as the only hope he had is blasted
| by the positive assurance given whilst here,
| that, under no circnms tances, would he inter-
pose TO save him.
| Everything in the shape of business is sus-
pended and the inhabitan is seem to do nothing
but make efforts TO provide for the military
| schools are suspended, and school-houses oc-
L
| ner, closed, and the closet must now be
| sorted to by those whose thoughts are directed
| from things carnal
| On the 2ith inst, there was alarm that
''the enemy was only few miles from town
| 1t did not create any commotion. A letter OF
| the 25th says:
| The military aspect of the town, yesterday,
was very gay, the weather being fine, and the
| troops availing themselves OF the opportunity
of making an exploration of the streets ana
| alleys, many going beyond the suburbs. The
| Richmond Grays and Comp pany +, which seem
| to vie with each other in the handsome APP
pearance they present, reminded one of un-
| Gagged birds, SO wild aud gleesome they appear
A glance in at the courtroom Will attract
attention from the fact that in place where
but few days ago sentence was pronounced
against the prisoners, now in Jail, you Will OBJ
serve military barracks, with all the uten-
| sils used for cooking purposes. The platform
on which the Judge had his seat, together with
all the space outside the bar occupied by the
| lawyers, is occupied by company f. The in
side of the bar is in possession OF the Alexan-
| dria Artillery; the large hall over the court
room is held by the Alexandria Rifiemen, and
the front of the upper portion of the court
house is held by The Executive Guard, Capt.
Hunter. You will observe by this that the
court house is occupied by four military COM
panies.
A large number of the companies having
been boarding at the hotels, Gen. Ialia1erro
yesterday-made inquiries as to the arrange
in a short time reported to him by the QUAR-
termaster that the men We're paying 81 per
day board, and trusting to the Commonwealt IN
To refund the money. The General lmmedl-
ately ordered that cooking utensils be furnish
ed them, and that they be allowed rations for
themselves, or 40 cts per day in its stead.
| HEADQUARTERS, CHARLEsTowN,}
November ~, 1859. :
GENERAL ORDER, No. L.
Col. J. Lucius Davis is hereby directed to
assume the duties of Assistant Adjutant Cen
eral and Assistant q uarter- Mas ter General at
this post, and will be respec ted accordingly.
In assuming the command of the forces of
Virginia at this place and its vicinity, the
Commanding General cannot neglect this, his
first opportunity, to express to this command
his high appreciation of the chiyalrouS depOrt-
ment of Col. Davis under most trying circum-
stances, and for the highly military DISPOSE
tion of the forces in Charleston under his
direction, and to express his entire approval
of his conduct. BY order of
MAJoR-GENERAL TALIAFERRo.
S. BAssETT FRENCH, Mil. Sec'y.
The Woods Rifles, Capt. Lamb, of Norfolk,
and q company from Portsmouth, left yes
terday morning on the steamer Louisiana fer
Baltimore, en- route for Harper's Ferry. John
Fletcher has been imprisoned at Norfolk for
using seditious language K. Iowell has been
required to give bail in Madison county, for
the same offence A free negro named Ford
was ordered to be whipped in Madison county,
last week, for expressing his Willingness to
join his '' brethren of the North in their at
tack on the South. ID. p. James and r. Cooley,
residents at Madison 9. H., Va, were cleared
out for tampering with the public feeling. A
public meeting in Rockingham county, Va,
has ordered Geo. Rye to leave that county i'm
mediately.
Hon. Henry 3. Anthony, Republican, Z. S.
Senator of Rhode Island, has written letter,
condemning the foray of John Brown. He
adds:
There are some distinguished men from
whom we differ upon this subject. Now, there
is one thing we should like 10 have explained
by Mr.. Emerson, Mr.. Phillips, and the others
who tell us that John Brown is the man who
has made it possible for an American TO own
without shame in Europe that he is an Ameri-
can, who proclaim that his cause Is the one for
a true man 10 follow; that his galiows Is TO be
forever glorious, like the cross, and much
more in the same style. Ii all this is SO; il
/ J ohm Brown in his late attempt was the mo-
del man; if he did what ii is the high duty OF
a nobe-hearted spirit to do, II he set the exam
pie which is worthy of such unqualified ad-
miration and of imitation, why in the world
do not these heroic men who talk so loudly go
and do what he did Why are they content TO
stand upon the lower plain of Manhood.
which they now occupy They have talked
magnificently about what makes a man in this
crisis Why do they not try TO be men after
he experiment would be perilouS, nay, fatal
But what of that True greatness, nay. man
hood we are told consists in such a sacrifice
as Browns. Why not then, hurry and make
1t. According to them. Brown is doing. ana
is destined to do, more for the cause to which
ne is falling martyr than he could have done
by the eloquence of a Pitt and the long life OF
i Methuselah. Why do they not then join
aim, help on the victory of freedom, and place
their names, with Browns, among those shat
men twill not willingly let die ~
meeting was held in Mecklenburg county,
Va on the 21st ult, Henry Wood presiding,
and John G.. Boyd, Secretary, at which the
services of that county was offered to the
Governor. if needed a Charles town. Among
the resolutions adopted, were the following:
ResoiUed, 1st, That we cannot too highly
commend the promptitude and energy win
which the Governor of Virginia has met the
.avasion of our soil at Harpers ferry, ana
i4at he deserves the gratitude OF his own ana
very Southern State, for the efflclency ana
anderution of his conduct in SO trying an
emergency. =,
h.srared ID That we are fully sensible OF
he grave character of The difficulties which
-uxiron the people of Charlestown and Haf-
,e,os Ferry, and that we are ready at any tllne,
10 fly To their assistance shouio oecasioh ie-
qnire it, 49,.
;uents of a large portion OF the Northern press
md naopla u non the iate imp .iaileled assault
upon our rights, and the comparative listiess-
.rss and apatl.y OF the more conservative
mass under circumstances which should eau
iorth a general outburst OF Indignation, cTins
us to the painful conclusion that we cannot
longer depend on the North for any material
support, and that it becomes us as prudent
Deonle to look alone TO our own resources for
the protection of our property and our hSes
gains the incursions of our enemies.
| DEATH OF KIT CARsoN.-Our adyices from
the Overland route announce the death OF the
celebrated pioneer and explorer, Christopher