Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-02-09
Boston. jan. 80 IL A. NJ.

M.RsnALL-I received your letter Of Saturday
last night, and have ust arrived in town 20 attend
TO il. Your letter does not cover the objection
raise which il, that have not been legally sum
moned / received last Thursday summons to
be at Washington on the preceding Tuesday. and
at 40 other time. When | an legally summoned
to appear shall then and promptly, inform you
tmy intentions. If you will leave n reply AT my
publishers lMessrs. Thayer & Elt!ridge) before
Z. NJ | will either start for Washington this
JAS REDPATH.
This note brought Marshal Freeman to the
Office 10 desire a personal interview, which
granted for the purpose Of receiving the sum
NOUS.
therefore waive the legal objection as to the
serving Of the summons acknowledge that re-
celsel one in time la obey II, but refuse most pos
lively 10 pay it any manner OF resreet | shall
not - 10 Washington.
tT,t- Because the committee al which Won are
chairman Is an inquisIiuria and unconstitutional
bndy. Having once sworn 10 support the consti.
tauun 4, understand ~, | cannot innocently
ob,y an unconstitutional command to violate it's
PROVISIONS. This, my first objection 10 obeying
yaus summons, ha, been male hy Mr.. Thadlcus
ilyan. and fully conclr in the position he has
assumed
Sceanlly-My knowledge Of John Brown and
III, mentions l.ny private personal property and
i al tcfy considerable pecunlary value. What |
hay" written respecting him aifcaly has very ma
trrtIi.y aided the widows ut Moth Elba, and
ihri,bf. hope, encouraged in the free STATE.
that ta.nest spirit 81 aggression against the
''crinse Il slavery whic, l. destined To sweep it
-ir'.5, INTO the tomb ol annih,iatcd barbari,ins
iuu lave no right L. compel me l., give you my
property without paying Inc for II, which do not
-" jth you propose to d; and. II !pn did, would
nut - 1t to you. iur by dom. | believe that
Would damage the eau>t.
IhIsIlV--l do mol hrltpXr thnt either my f. ur
ldrrty would be sale were | To 20 t. Washington.
| u" MT reicr 10 any mob violence, hut Ia legal
procc.. only. My friend. Mr.. Stephens is not
get 'trd. by appearing nj Washington, would
put my self IN the power of the President and If
Virginia; for IL requisitIon from the Governor Of
Virginia to the President Of the Unitod States
nId At once DO hourcd. Were required to
appear at Charlcstawn rs a witness, YOU well
KNOW. senator, what tie result would be | would
be mutdered by the mob When the gentlemen
81 a State boastinsly aud uubiushiugly nyow, un-
der oath, that they laiteil atcd IA the codblrod-
81 mofier OF arrl-cucr, unarmed, and when not
eno solitary VOICE III the tommonwralth is raised
IL 'ebnhcation OF the cowardly crime, it would
be ioaibnr!y, think, and very unwise, for any
ah''-,m'eIy man 10 Voluntarily put himself III the
op,"cr 81 such people. You do not promise 10
protect me from gong Ia Virginia, and | will not
"""Ih into your pfrior,' Mr. Mason.
Iautthlyl associate with gentleman when ut
mum dllu Wy W CONDUCT Nv the rules
at = l.tr society thusc rules md every instinct
81 manhood forbid me to recognize tue right OF
any moro catcher To catechIsc me. Senator Ma
son would not pollute my lips lay speaking to
you. bold the au,hor Of the fngiase Slave law
III rs INFINITE abhorrcncc rs III infinite reference
ehcrrh The memory Of Its most heroic assallant
John brown. You mistake the North, Senator
Judging 1t from some II It's political representa-
tvcs. The free States would, indeed, DO ''scrvile
! States, as you insocntly termed thcm if those
! congressman would submit To be browbcat into
civil answers To imrcrtlhc"t questions were in any
other than political sense their representative
/ II ever it please Providence to lay me- as John
Brown was laid wounded and near to death, on
the hoor OF IL Southern prison, and should then
think, as John Brown once thought, that the cause
demanded 30 great sacrifice rs Tor me to speak to
| You, and You should come las doubtless you would)
! 10 try TO extort political capital from my dying
tongue, then, Senator may submit 20 the hard
] late, and answer your intcrrusaturIcs but wk.le
am freeman, and AIN inspired hy that martial
music now heard by those who listen Ia the thrpb-
bugs Of tho great Northern heart. ] shall never
consent TO it-ue.er-by The God Of deccncy and
manhood. never.
fltthly-Even had never held these views,
would ut once have refused to 20 to Washington,
alter reading this note that received last nis ht
SGLEcT CoMMlEIEE Room l. 5. SENATE,
WASHINGTON. Jan ~, 1860.
JAMES REprATu, Esq. Massachusetts,
SIR am directed by Mr.. Mason, chairman of
the Select Committee Ut the Senate, to say, IN re-
ply 10 your letter OF the 9th, which he has hand
ed to me, that your appearance ut ashiugtun ut
an early day Will be considered rs il made IN ODE
diehee TO the summons oi the committee and that
should you fail TO appear by the 9Th February,
proxim", measures will be taken to enforce tho
order of the Senate. Very respectfully, yours,
b. +. MURPHY, Clerk OF Committee.
1t is too late Senator, The crack Of the plan
tnton whip (which res,unds in tina last clause Of
the notc) has no terror tor the men of the North
rrn States now. The prestige Of the stakeholder
is broken, Tor it was irretrievably destroyed by
that historic cow which, resolutely deyins the
mandate OF the Virginia sentinel, at 81
good example to Northern members of Congress
aud lowed in its dying groans the dlrge of your
Southern domination. JAS. REDPATll.
REprAru MISSING.
BosroN, Feb 1, lSG0.-Nr James Redpath ha,
r solved not to respond to the summons to appear
before the llarpcr's Ferry Investigating Commit
tee at Washington. To-day he left for parts un
, known.
PaouABLE REVOLUTION IN SoNoRA.-The Arizo
man Of the 18th nlt,, ut hand yesterday saws:
Late Intelligence from Sonora threatens thu
r breaking out of rcyolutcn the part of the
people of that wretchedly governed and distract
cd state Dissatisfied with their present despotit
rulers, hurdened with oncrous taxes surrounded
~ f"'Vi'. a"u ues'iuuoh. tney are again thirst
r ing Tor the horrors of civil war. With the cry d
'Hod aud Liberty they are preparing to array
t themselves against each other in the hopes of OBJ
. timing some change that may tend to an improve
: nent in their condition.
The result of the late reverses of the Consttu
: tonalists in the republic has emboldened tn.
: Church party in the States Of Sonora and Sina
ieso, to attempt the overthrow of their present an
r 'hor'ies An earnest invitation has teen extend
ed for help, and the result is it is rnmored. q
force cf near 1000 men are rapidly advancing t.
' | their aid =