Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-02-18
Our CharIestOwn Correspondence,
CHARLEsTowN, VA, Feb. Is, 1860.


! Since wrote Won last Stevens and Haz,
lett have been both tried, convicted and
sentenced, thus !our oct IN their Tragedy
of Blood have passed ; be last act in the
cvcntiul drama, is, the.1 execution on the
l6n day of March is go. Thus in the
short space Of i've mon his these men
bout 70 pay the penalty Of tier Own
biood for The blood IL y consisted to
shed gone through sea "f Gre--and can
such acts be and pass us by without Our
especial wonder ~
The demeanor of Stevens was mark ed
cOmposure from the time he entered the
Cour, room Til he heard his doom pro-
nOunced by the Judge. HaZlelt seemed
to me less possessed, yet he was not muc@
daunted he has not sol intelligent face
as Stevens, the latter is fine specimen Of
manhood, alas manhood SO fallen.
Both Stevens and II hzeIt made short
addresses to The Court, Stevens disavow-
ing IN the strongest language the evidence
of one of The States wild esses. declaring
lie (Slevens) had adVsedI Brown 10 con.
dagrae Harper's Ferry and commit all
the sanguInary horrors OF The most savage
warfare g.; he said those who knew hin
best would acquit him Of such british
acis.
IIazleu denied the tel tinony given in
his case. as to the attempts he made 10
disguise himself, emitting however TO de-
ny his being ONE of the BIo"n.men al
The Ferry" on Ihe noel l7th OF October
1859.
The mien Of the Jadg ?, during The de-
livery Of his sentence on he condemned,
was most mpressIve-iIe most opposite
and pathetic language tn sentence was
clothed in, the paternal manner and deep
toned voice he uttered lhis last warning
and fitting style he co1nred these men
now on the Confines Of NE Eternal world
to make their peace with an offended God
will ever be to me memory the most
sad he did ii in tears, is voice almost
unarlicuIaring when he p denounced "to be
hanged Til you are deadI! -
/ This Is not the time 4) mOraIiZa on the
events of the raid OF JOHN Brown-we are
too near its scene "f action, and the acts
though pa, vet c-r'aln incidents yei Te
malu 10 pass IN This DIoEama OF startling
enaCtmeniS.
Let me turn TO more pleasing topics.
our friend l.. Dlnkle his a large singing
class, learn more than Fifty, for the most
part ladies', whose sweei and charming
so-LA-FAs almost drive the "iron SEX
into ecslacies. His juvenile class exceeds
sixty.
The large number of pictures, he, the
gifted artist, Including hi 5 brother have
taken in the past four mo hths, learn, can
be counted by thousands -from the sol
der with plume and swot I'd down TO the
grinning darkie, all smiles and joy.
Have YOU ever counted up the number
Of churches in our county if not let me
try. BY a strange coincidence each OF
our Towns number, except Charsestown,
five for the Whites. ii eIown do no,
regard as town. The n hmber in Charles
town being four white aFd one coIured.
| The rural churches coul up eight, with
periodic aSsembIages al school-houses, loE
instance Rippon, by Meihodisls and Pres.
! byterians. Twentv-eight churches is nc
mean number and tesu6es 10 our exslta
lion in spiritual things 10 degree, ye
much sull remains 10 bd done in The way
Of Goodness.
\ The National In,ellig encer Of the ] llh
inst, has an editorial entitled "The Pub
lie Verdict in which it congratuates its
readers and the great eading public or
the popular acquiescence and fellcitstior
consequent on the result-the election o
Speaker-and argues therefrom, as "af
fording IN honorable tribute 10 the person
al character OF tina, distinguished gentle
man." The dead lock" and "psrliamenta
ry paralysis" the lntelligencer thinks 81:
frsugh. with consequences injurious TO ih'
beauty and symmetry. if rot stability o
our political system" The entire ar
lice is able and highly suggestive.
! The soldiers and all OF the civic line in
,erested in the appropriation. for the ex
renses incident TO the Har Per's Ferry
loray are looking forward TO rPay day.
and reckon il cannot come too soon 81
doubi some Of your people share The gen
r eral anxiety. The 18th inst. hrough
{, the soldiers dues none the less welcomes
, after long delay.
| Our town is almost as quiet as in tn