Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-17
GUY AND STATE AFFAIRS.

CITY AND STATE AFFAIRS.
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NEGROES AND DsAn Snsrs.-Wc referred TO this
s,hiect Yesterday, and again rccur te II. Tor the
PURPOSE ot calling attention :, the action IN the Sc
nate ofya. snWs Inc sday last. A bill was reported
hv Mr.. CogAill, as Chairman Of the Committee of
Courts Of Justice, ITO amend the first section Of
An act passsi Anril let. 1883. 20 a. mofe eiieetu.
-. =. :. ,r,cI nv Mr. Cl,iiprne. in favor of "ie ,al.
;1;ng The taking Of negro testin,ny in cas- Of
,mn.r;po Nth slayss.h This latter. doubtless,
rsfer, to nbolitien incer1iaries, whist the action
.ertonn,o,e / Nv the aon,uittee Of which Mr.. Coz
LIN ia Cbairnan. evidently strikes at all commerce
Iatween slaves AMI white pcoric. We are not adj
u;seJ of IN, .-Larncter Of the bill, or the means
nron ,sed by Mr.. Csabil's committee, t. secure the
prnJ rdesirel. Int v ,ulJ favor the Incorporates of
tbe prinsiple IL Mr.. Ciaibornc's bill with those of
,he lin reporsed BY. Mr.. Csxhili. ANY man who is
mean enYu 9nan ,he .os,;,nnny If a nssrn. mi wheu
a'ia'sn Lpown that they .re in d,o,er Of hs;ng
A., -, onv ,;me nnnn sn..h tes,?,nory tb.v
' uHm - mach n, ,re cbarv of this ,omner;ny with
WIN - ,cvr,es of anv hind Tn. evil would
sh.es, '" 80 ,en,;blv d;,.;n;.h- anil We dauLt very
~" 1T .h.,ber il cnn Le cured in npv otber wny.
,muc" c.Iinr. viii mn, all,w wb;,s NAM !,
see them aea''n. ". "'i'Aey ~ "esroes. " !"
Ling as MS uesN"o"y .eiun,. w a
offenders Viii DE very "Ft 10 eiune justice AS
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emerging lr"m Sr.sse.s, sa.."k ~ p.s. pre-,
sumptl'e cV."1 "o" :. - "nt..o MO %"
there '"e ~. L., h. "., 80 - ~" ~ -
ed to give testimony IN Nc case, and the result
will be different.
The evil is ne dnder which the whole commu-
nity is grnaning' ana We are IN favor OF adopting
the most summary means OF extirpating 1t.
w. -. $3.50,
RIFLE ufnrs.- eAociIe"' co"pans, 'ately
Qrpun1Zpu, VIC dIt 10 lutt. ~ III tTf tlTtto-
Porous e""oi''o"' ana PROMISES 10 oe one Oh the
finest volunteer corps III AZ ou"e' inere are
now over MY signatures 70 me Cohstituti"i' ana
it ia conhuentiy expected that oeiore inc close oil
another week tnc 'uii complement I'll eiSn'y mem
bers will he obtained. 1t Is, therefore, Important
that those who signed a list In making n.y. the
company, should immediately call on Mr. u. r.
Latham, at Dr. Owens otice, and append their
names to the Consultation.
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Associat'oh' THIS evening at O'CLOCK 10 complete
the organization VI Tue ueoa."g society. me
question. III .ne 1'R"s VI ."es LINES ous',ya
i'sso,u,ion VI ny on'on! N''4oe u'Ncusseo. us
hopeu 'nat every nfhioei; anu every one VINO 70
s'res'o oeco"o euch' Wil.oe puhc'u' ny present
rn,o.- w., 1ho,. ,-n,n .a.o,.., .,,.,
IT. e H. V;,r;,;. md p.n,..soo y ,;I-ooJ 700
,orIny az loaded cars co,sistinc of tbo f,llnw;,g.
\Vhaa, . ooa h,ob Elm laa lr,rrel. He's ILi
moo nn,n1s M;.e,loneo,. 10 OoO no,nds. Sheen
M obn mon1 Tharo n.ora 70 iooJod ca,s SAM
go 1890
Abrams AT Cg.RLEsrowN.-Tbe Charlestown
correspondent of the Baltimore American, under
date OF Tuesday, writes as follows:
1t was announced this morning by persons who
had the information that Governor Willard and
friends would arrive in the course of a few hours.
Accordingly the curious fingered in and about
the Garter House, anxious to get n look Mt the
sister If Cook. About noon a carriage arrived
from ~lIarper's Ferry. bringing Governor Willard.
Hon. ID. W. Voorhees,, and Mrs. Crowley, the sis
ter Of Cook. Mrs. Crowley bears the impress of n
lady of refinement, and seemed much bowed down
with the weight of grief which the erratic con-
duct OF her brother has brought upon her. She
was escorted into the hotel where she remained a
short time, and then proceeded to the Jail with
Governor Willard. The meeting between Mrs.
Crowley and the condemned brother was one OF
the most painful interest, and both were for the
time overcome.
The aftern"'n train also brought pr. Stauntcn
and vile OF Indiana, and a Miss Hughes. airs.
Staunton IS n sister OF Cook, and Miss Hughes Is
II cousin. The sympathy ol every one could not
but he enlisted in behalf OF Mrs. Stannton. She
bore IN her arms a bright, happytaced boy, two
years of age, who was entirely ignorant Of the
heavy weight Of woe resting upon his mother,
who bears n remarkable resemblance to her bro
ther. Later In the afternoon the relatives ct tho
condemned man, accom- panied by the Hon. II. w.
Voorhees,, visited him, when another heart-rending
and affecting scene TRANSFERRED but as 1t was al
most saeredly private, further reference to 1t Is
deemed inappropriate. The interview lasted un-