Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-28
c,rv AND STATE AFFAIRS.


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-.nor. was received at this Office hy telegraph
-I..ra,v Ia the effect that the Abolti"nsts
- 80 marching on Charlestown to rescue Brown
WI his conductors. Great excitement and indlg-
an ,;an we're manifest in this community at the re-
,,or, and a largo company could have been raised
= nroeeoi Immediately to the scene OF action
Us NJ s. Langhornc and Kirkwod Otey sent
,s,cvran to the Governor. offering one hundred
non for immediate service in case OF necessity
xbereupon the Governor replied by telegraph that
..no men were wanting, that arms enough had.
been sent. and that Cook was on Mn way ID
Cborlestown for trial"
NETTING OF fHg GRAND DivisIoN OF TUE Sous
. Programme 81 The 1hud Dags
p,oceedinqs. The Grnnd Division of the Sous Of
rsmnerance will he escorted from Temperance
uI, a,half past o'clock this evening. by torch
nl'' rrn.cs;r Of the Subordinate Divisions Of the
~ ;,v and vicinity. to the Third Street Methodist
een CIV! The public exercises commenced last
'n '';n,, will lie resumed hy an Ode sung by the
n..;.;,'ns. PRAYER. and Addresses from Rev. W.
=, Armstrong, p. g. W. p. If Tennessee and
n, r B. Vance Delegate from the Grand Disi-
.;nn of North Carolina. The pubic are respect
fully invited to attend
cn D,y,s,oS OF THE Soxs OF TEMPERANCE. This
,',ss which is composed Of delegates representing
p''.' ;nns subordinate divisions of the State, met
~; ~ his city on Wednesday morning but AS its
~ ,re held with closed doors, we, OF course,
sesS arocudcd from the publication Of its dopgs.
W. have heard, however. that the meeting Is an
,,nnsuolly full one, there being more than two
h,,ndred representatives in attendance, many ot
inn, canning from the most remote sections of the
State -, M.
olist Episcopal Church, the body was received IN
G,rmsl manner by the city authorities, and the
t,G nur piflypnS extended To the mem
hers in attendance.
The meeting was called to order by Rev. John
Long. after which Rev. Dr. Mitchell. offered up AN
earnest and eloquent prayer, in which he snpph-
cated the Divine sanction nnd aid III behalf oil the
trent movement in which they were engaged.
I'm the absence of Mayor Branch, which was cans
al Inv indisposition, Mai JAS Garland delivered the
sncech of welcome As Mai. G. always speaks
we'll it is only necessary to remark thnt, IN the
present instance he did full Justice to himself, rs
well us to tho people he represented We have
rarely listened to happier effort and 1t WAS evil
dent that the impression produced ON the visitors
present. as also on the other auditors, WAS oil he
most favorable character.
At the conclusion of the Majors remarks Mr..
Townsend, of Sonth Carolina, who is the highest
,fcer of the order in this country, male hsh"rt
response in which he rendered the warmest tl'hlHs
os the Brotherhood Tor their kindly reception ny
the people of Lynchbury. and in conclusion prom
is" = address our cIILeUS 1T Bftutti ~
after, ON the important liect the cause OF th"ir
cancening.
The Rev Mr. Armstrong of Tennessee, the pre-
siding ntfcer of the order in that State, then al
dressed the assemblnge in n short but iervrnt
speech, in which he gave nn eloquent and glowing
account Of the noble work of the order in that and
other States and closed by expressing his graft
fication at meeting with so large number oil l'S
TEMPERANCE brethren in the Old Dominion.
DR.. Darlington. President of the body now IN
session; then made lucid and interesting speech
ofconsiderable length, in which he reviewed the VA
rious objections urged against the Sons OF lenlc-
rance organization, aud in IL manner evidently
satisfactory most Of hi, hearers disposed 81 those
objections, showing very conclusyey that the lea
ture of secrecy, To which the greatest exception
had been taken, was absolutely necessary, III or
der to protect the lund OF the organization troin
the incursions oGanwortly persons. DIR. {. Is e'-
identity thoroughly posted in all matters relating
to the order OF which he j, the head in Virginia,
and is fully competent to de!cnd Its principles
and objects whenever and wherever assailcd.
The next speaker was Thomas j. Exams, Ed.
of Richmond. who is Justly esteemed n being ore
of the very aLlest. and mast thoi ougl-gona cham
pions of the cause in this or any other State. MI
f. remarks, which were generally of a humorous
character were inlcrs pei ed with numerous APP
prnpriate and welltnld anecdotes, which had the
effect to keep the audience in the Lest posi- lie
humuor during the entire time he was sp"akln"
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Els remarks. the I'M
mense crowd was dismissed with ierf ent btnc-
diction hv Rev Mr. Baowu. The meeting, taken
altogether was a decided success, aud Will, we
doubt not. result III the most lasting beheht 10 the
cause of temperance.
The greater part of the day in the proceedings
Of the Grand Division was occupied in discus
sion upon n recommendation OF II committee to
enlarge the Jirginia tondnctOr, the organ o. the
orierin Virginia, and edhd by j. Il. Lewellcn, and
published at Petersburg. The recommendation ct
The committee was adopted, and the paper is here
after to be Issued on sheet the size OF the lTQta-
Amoton to appoint State lecturer was offered,
and after n brief discussion was made the order OF
to-day The sessi,ln of the division thus tar has
been very han onious.
At night n large audience assembled ut the }rd
Street NJ EChursh t. hear the Grand Worthy Pa.
.cl oi ,,,t orler in North America, Mr. Town
send, OF Carolina, who gave n lengthy exposition
Of the aims an plrp of the Ofdcr ut the sous
of Temperance and was followed by N. A. Sur-
dyart If Richmond. The ateness of the hvurat
whir.i 'raort closes, pr Icludcs further notice
Il ,h.se addresses ill tomorrow.
SUPPOSED lillian Stanton and
another negro man, were arrested M one 1t tie
hack streets Wednesday night, ON suspicion oi be-
IN. runawavs. Both being able to establish ther
freedom by crcditablc witnesses, they were dis
charged, but on promise t" provide themselves with
the necessary flee papers.
SENT To- JAIL-Au old white man, who is cNi-
d,ntly Oh the verge IF deiirum heaens, made aI-
plcation Wednesday night, for lodgings at the
cage. The Mayer r,nnindiug that s4nurn tor Il
few days ut the Hptci dc jiade. would be r"ndh-
GIVE to his health ,f body and mind, made ou' Tie
pnpcrs necessary t" procure him quarters at mat