The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-07
AFFAIRS IN VIRGINIA.
Our Richmond Correspondence.


Our Richmond Correspondence.
Rufxoxp, Va Dsc lj 1850
Regiment Of Free Negroes to be fSralat % ss9t ne A6s
toni Is and set as Police Epsn Their Emisstrss-.os
me.t to f'resmt Trade usts the A5otato"iss-W m o
Rirys and the Life I~d mes IF Ksaton ne BIN far TIE
,uchae Of arms, nc--A Ns'o County Virstais Re-
commentators jor a PaS~sa sssysh.p IL Zee Uala Sa,es
House If keeiinss Of ne Pess HIRE as
Governor Wisrs Term is Dra'visa to . Close, dc, dc
am informed that IL Is in contemplation amoogs poo
mnen, members Of the Legislature 10 raise men. Of
negroes Of good character 10 reps any fotae mva
Of abohl.oa,sis, we'll ~ pouce bon aoo
n,n em,ssar,es. II il iospdei the most
Ell lent manner, and hem ne pest weapons
that The coupny M 3 les Military duly, lhey
Will have 10 perform duty Of bang,nen upon every
aholtonst convicted Of such offences brought John
Brown and hs coptederates ine scaI3l Their test
mopy will be admissible against all oniers Of nat cha
Under the Ia making The ablictoa o. slave
capital offence which will undoubtedly De passed by the
present Legislature the functions OF this corps ~ s
thought will be often oaDad INTO requuon tho presume
being the ardor OF the aooloni,s Tor the ice
dom o; the negro will suffer abatement under the
luenee Of dread penalty which awaits their
ton charge of kidnapping THIS free negro regn ut
will he odcered by white men, and every 'noer viii
receive the pay whilst duty that Is alowsi
to the members OF the exisnog volunteer corps rhis
city, 10 estimated, can contribute at least hundred
usty, upright faithful free negroes ~ in mAkios
up sne regiment and the Remaining numoer necessary
be bad without difficulty Ia other towns aud cities Of
| Eastern Virginia
document, em6odying pledge 70 trade with no enc
known TO be abotiouist, is now being numerous'y
signed prominent merchants city.
The pledge emoodes prohibion to trade at the North
does 1t 10 apply black republicans for the
MA in ths
sorry with the abolionsH This pledge bears already
the signatures largo body Of our wealthy merchants,
lions each year. But this outlay Will be diverted from
the HoTth under ooieauons assumed by this pledge,
! contemplated in the proposed prohibition Trade
with them ID strictly legitimate, according to the
we nev vss 0s n - Sss es most
ropsge from those who are hostile TO southern interests
The same movement is zealousy urged upon other
Southern Stacs and II will no doubt nnd g. neral favor in
the less conservative States Sou b.
The Hon VIM. Ryes visited the Hall OF the House Of
DELE gates to day and at his the following resou
ton was offered By ar. Voolfolk, the delegate from
Orange and Greene coan,ies:-
Resolved ,ha, The CLERK OF the House Of Delegates
psrs Of he Session Of io rsla,as 70 he csmnsrca propo
10 han saa sns so ss q s
James dcn be returned BY him their examination
The resolution was adopted.
copy Of which furnished you yesterday, report
ed back today by the Committee Of Finance Of House
probably pass to morrow This bull framed by the
Harpers Ferry Committee aud, at the suggestion Of tho
Finance for revision was reported back as originally
presented.
A bill is now before the Legislature forming q new
dolph be called "webs,er county" Il was so-day or
deIed to us engroesnent in the House Of Delegates.
The wing members VI both Houses Of the Legislature
signed recon mendaon to day in behalf Of Col J. E.
ScroEes Of fanquer cosnty, nov candidate for the Of
Zee Of Postmaster Of the United States House Of Rresen
tatives The Colonel figured conspicuousy 1t Charles.
town en- the occssion Of Browns execution He com
manded splendid troop Of mounted riemep orranized
unoer hs own immediate auspices and drilled
BY hiniseN, <f'
A. Go" wises term draws to close feelings Of bitter
SORROW and regret manifest themselves among al parties
Many expression " wish have heard uttered for
the last fortnight that his guberna;orh term was now
Commencing. The people OF Virginia realize from the ex
perience Of past months the necessity OF having
fuch = man In the executive chair, in crisis
such as they believe Ia bow imminent They esteem it
@ aa ss ~ ar,v vi u voc e
acton Barpers Ferry, and undertaking the manage
mept OF affairs there, due the happy crminason
least in comparative sense, OF that memorable
Vagina woed 70 day Instead OF being peacefully legIs
!lng III her Capitol here be busy planning dssoluon If,
iudeeo, she would NOT havc proclaimed from the
parts Of the arsenal At Barpers Ferry Is conceded by
every one familiar wb the events connec, d With that
people wh rights grossly violated, peace
rsniy disturbed, that the presence and nilence OF
the sisnasrd Of fsunion and other
involve iie most serious consequences Every citzn
here, here, in this stronghold OF Know Nothing
| rubeFrurorai functions never equaleu by any Of
his PREDECESSORS. Il is despairingiy observed by
! sgair. He is peculiarly gifted with Al untiriog
| zea, which seems 20 increase In efficiency aud
vieor With every additional need for IT'S He
works from enrly GAVIN until dark and frequently until
otdtme, aud within that period accomplshes than
only error Of "a Character that have ever heard
ascribed TO bin by any citizen Of Virginia Is his free
exercise Of the hardening power Bat this judgment IS
"A a., tha
v.TnDg these acts OF cemercy. He has pardoned
raj from this city, end of all these know Of no one who
las not smce led an exemplary he The close OF their
term Of Incarceration would doubtless find them depraved
and reckless, with no other prospect before them
o: corruption whence they had, perhaps, recently
emerged. Many Of those whom the Governor has par
citizens So that in the exercise of this prer ,gave the
Governor has undoubtedly done good 10 rcscung
many from that moral degradation Which the iueviIa
bic copstq Of short service In tue pententiafy
No man who has ever occupied the has
had the courage 10 exercise this prerogaive
extent, and none who may succeed him will be likely
happened to be in the executive once on one occa
zion during the past summer or fall that poor woman
applied him for PARDON for her husband who was an
inmate OF the penientary. The Of bis imprlson
mens was shooting at some one upon very strong provo
| injured The woman was misersoly dressed, aud she
had With her . little boy, son Of his who was bare
footed. She pleaded hard for her husband release,
representing with much force her distressed condition.
and the bard fate which waited her during the coming
The Governor evidently moved by this sad repre-
senaton, And be Instantly rose from his and went
the loom Of the Secretary OF State examine the records
IN this care he evidently saw nothing that could justify
him in paraon,ng, for his return informed poor
woman, with marked indications Of regret, nc could
not pardon her husband She sat in the oiRce CON
siderable time after, and At length rising from her seat
said;-- 0f
| 'Governer, can so see my husbandf'
"Ceriainy, said the Governor. 'and lest you may be
disappointed, will give order the Superintendent
the penits ptiaTy " admit you He thereupon
| order 10 secure her the privilege Of adm,tsance
| "Aow did You come here?' ssid the Governor.
81 walked the whole way from louisa" the reply
"You walked the whole way, sixty m.iesf"
l EYES, Sit.
How You going to get backy'
g" muet walk back
| "Has that hide boy apy shoes?
$40, sir, cannot we'll afford ~ give him food, much
| less shoes ana clo,hugn
The Governor gazed upon the and boy with
pity and surorise he searched hs pockets for
| money, but found lone, whereupon he wrote order