Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-11
Favorable Symptoms.

The town of Warner, in Rhode Island, has Just
chosen an old fashioned Wing to tho State Senate
In Rhode Island, each town elects Senator.
Tho Republican Senator elect died, aud tho party
nominated Preston Day in regular caucus. The
Providence Journal announced his election when
the day for voting came round. thinking it at
ter Of course. and without taking the precauton
TO look Mt the returns. These showed. however.
the votes To be-
For Preston Day. Rep.
For George L. Cook, Whig,......"l3l
This is tho first time, says the Boston Courier,
that the majority has shown itself ON tho right
side in Warren since the organization of tho Re-
publican pnrty. The sign is significant, and sim
liar results would follow in very many towns in
New England werc elections now at hand.
Tho Harpor's Forty Insurrectionists.
One Of the men who accompanied John Brown
to Iiarper's Ferry, says the Providence (R. ~
Herald had sister in Maine who WINS working Cor
sevcnty-fye cents week to support her ncrd
father aud mothor, but no was willing to spare
something to bring her wandering brother home.
The fellow was too busy in his work of phiIan-
thropy to heed her appeals, and now fills a dis
honorcd grave. John Brown himself was rot
much better. Tho Pawtuckett Gazette says; "A
gentleman of Worcester Mass. who wentto North
Elba, for tho purpose Of accompanying Mrs
Brown to Virginia TO receive the remains Of her
husband gave an account of his journey aztec his
return to Worcester. We are informed that he
found the family m-crably poor-in want Of the
common necessities Of life, in net-and that
clothing had to be procured for Mrs. Brown be.
fore she could start on hcr journey. A sympathi-
ger with Brown who heard the narrative, came
awny with the conviction TINT however sirnng
might have been his sympathy for tho ",ololcd
man." he could have cared little for his own white
wife and children.
Cooks philanthropy was rather moro of III"
practical sort. If he did mt look out for is
wife. he certainly had m eye To the Interests Of
some Of her relatives. Here is an extract from
a Charlestown letter to the N. Y. Herald whicI,
throws some light upon his character:
Il have just learned an incident of Cook. which
bstrays the great philanthropy Of his magun,i
moas heart for the slave This get from gen
tlenan who is personally cognizanl of the fact. -
Ferry affair. Cook WAS engaged in shooting NJ
target at Knoxville four miles from the Ferry, lit
several boys.
After hc had done, be called ON Mrs Hurlc.
an aunt of his wife, and strongly advised her t,
sell slavo man, stating that thc,e might some
thing turn up to render him vnluelcss that ii sh,
would consent to sell hun, he knew geulic
man who would buy the man aud give her Sl.oJU
for him. This was u strong point against Cook
and clearly proved his utter rccklcssness au,
weakness of character, and his real disposition 80
If such was sample of his philanthropy an,
love OF the slave, 1t is to be reored ut that suc
ahypocrte has been punished in so approrria,
way"
The President and his Secretary of the Treas
ury. are again at variance with respect to til
Tariff Old Buck adheres to his former recon