The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-07

would require the consent Of those Legislatures ID
secure hun hearing There seems, however, TO be very
little doubt npsD thai snbc for u ~ presumed that the
desire Wise s1iirient'y strong that
consent the peculiar character Of his mission.
Strange Day seca, this susgsstlcn nrst origuat-d
with prominent member OF the .'Sonhern Rights Asso-
cjs,on whose chief aim, asa object W cut or al, COM
cia intercourse the NORTH amt establish direct
traG. viii Europe. THIS fact shows that while
OF counerv sipg character resorted TO- lis
position exists to remove the Incentives IN them ana
IL 10 he hoped that this renunisot will find
n becoming response on The part ~ those who
siatc OF things. II Governor wEs viii accept
this commission aud be permitted to address the North
crn Isgsanr es ,e most 81 itary results Will he likely
follow such, al least the general impression here,
and the project meets fe hearty concurrence Of oil who
have beet made acq'at ted with &c
understand that movement 10 on loot 70 induce the
legislatures several Southern States to appoint
counsscpors TO confer together and decide upon some
OF lceis acb Gar as relates u 'hs re-
stricors 10 b, place. unor Northern trade and sys
u m'Jary deences 10 h. established The necsss
~ for this movement Is made apparent by the apprca
tons sLich made by come Southern STATS " Gov
Wise the plan OF military organization conem
plated b, Virginia From al can ascertain athrongh
military will b farme1 throughout The Sonh,
under ht erection aaa salsf Visioh % NE hfst hhafy
taen, IN country Each Stat, will adopt some sscinc
Uniform the color Of which IS 20 hc determined by tne
military committees of eacn Legislature, aud the AniDg
ana equppog viii b. cornpst, NJ IL Is possible TO
make them Under TIE new milrary system V be
adopted vi gpia, every man between the age ot
eighteen twenty five viii ne compelled to serve by
aIeccnt estimate made by some o. public function
ares u IL ascertared that the number IN the
State within these standards amounts from seventy
Dnety thousand. 1t Is contemplated to make provision
for the arDiDg and eqnippng Of about seventy I'VE
thous and pains viii BE- spared u render that force
well disciplined Efficient any similar NUMBER
10 the army OF any country The law IN respect 70 the
attendance al drl, will be compulsory that tbs mem
hers WI, have discretion under the present militia
OF volunteer system. r r4 f. r.ref
ne armory of sufficient capac,y TO supply the trade
Of the whole south, will probably be erected here
the Stale account The State of large
extent Of valuable building ground on the bank James
river in The immediate suburbs Of Richmond, part Of
which stands the old State nory occupied by the
State Guard under Capt Dmmock There At this point
water power capable OF moving the mAchineryof all
New Eglaps, while has in sdd,Hon, the advantage Of
water communication with tho mining regions OF Western
Virginia. by the James ryer and Kanawh a Canal which
within few yards Of the present armory The work,
wA be constructed under The supervision Of
Major Harett, Of celebrity. II " stated
Islands on James river directly in front Of ths city, Is
site for armoyy, in which 70 carry the manufacture
OF bis world removed revovers more magutcr ut site
for such purpose could not be found IN the Whole
country.
bin now before the Senate or this State, providing
compensation for Mr. Andrew Hunter for his services in
cutting John Brown and the other prisoners arrested
ss Harper's Ferry The original bill as reported dxed
his compensation At g. $780, but the subsequently
At meeting of the officers Of the First regiment Of
Virginia volunteers held last night for the purpose OF
Montgomery Guard, elected Lieutenant Colonel, and
VIM. H. Fry formerly Captain Of the Blues, Major Cap
tain Moore unquestionaby Of the most efficient aud
gentemany commanders OF our volunteer corps, aud
his Withdrawal from the Montgomery Guard which
originally organized lis auspices, wnl be very
much felt by that company.
A splendid service Of plate was presented by the
clerks in the First AUDITORS Office IN this State 10 Mr.
Bennett, for many years chief in that department
This cone under impression that Mr.. B. about
to resign; but 1t Is understood that the Legislature will
insist upon his continuing in Office Mr. Bennett Is the
ef sss AUTHOR Of certain article ' wrssen
from Lewis county the Harpcr's Ferry affair you
%oIsa short ime ago that nor%aoo until
Mr. Bennett is universal favoiite with all who know
him.
Another Of the statues which 10 adorn the mouu
Capitol square arrived here this evening Il is
ibe statue Of George Mason, The author Of the B Of
Rights ana OF the 1lsi Constitution adopted by virgaia
The statue enclosed in large wooden box, and am,
therefore, unable 10 form any estimate OF III merit IL Is
the work Of John Randolph Rodgers, from model left
by Crawford II direct from Munich to this city,
ana wi doubtless, be raiset upon it's pedestal in few
days, the side OF the statues OF Jefferson and Patrick
Henry. That o. General LAWS; OF Revolutionary fame,
the hero OF Point Pleasant will soon be added and then
the statues Of Colonel Lee and General Nelson when
finished, will complete the group. All these encirce the
shah upon which stands Craw'ord's noble equestrian
statue OF Washington ioauguraa here nearly years
ago, with great pomp and parade
The Virginia statute Tor the supprcesiorof incendary
documents Sent through the mails, being rglty
forced in reference particularly New York Tribune
and other abolition sheets OF that stamp Every number
understand committed TO the flames upon It's recep
ton at any OF the country Post Oces Whether his fate
awaits exchange papers or not, am not aware The
rols win probably be made to apply to all.
The presence of CaiweII, the black republican Sena-
ter ron Wheeling the legislature OF this safe seems
TO be source ~ huniatiop 10 many m moers OF tina,
body II expulsion would not be calculated 10 cxc,le
sympathy for him among his brother black republicans
1t woula have been decreed before this time.
RICHMOND, Dec II, 1859.
Orinions to The Uimcte E6ee, Of e John Broon Inua
nonIo,os-s AID Daties Of TIE General Gocerame,t to
the siotes-A Uni'a flag Presented by Pennsylvania to
Tuanid- pcmocrotsc Cauc1e-Gcecraor Wise sail
7hreoened Pie rsesg Here in regard 20 Sepe,s, nsw
ApQitt,C Htx Trial CLarif fftr xr
There very general opinion here, which seems 10
have recently grown up, that the ultimate effect OF the
John Brown nvascn win be strengthen the Union by
rous'pg into action the conservative elements of the
country Heretofore these elements entirely in
acuve Nothing short " great disaster such as
dissolution az the Upion made imminent by the course
Brown and bis confedera,es could have aroused them
These elements active, and only needs they
should be kept order to prevent the ascsndency
the political iu'guers who have heretofore thved by the
supiueness ind ference the men of the
country There abiding hope among the good citi
Of this region that matters will again be per-
mied 20 the point elimination. But no
Of thw character will stay the determination
the South place itself formidable footing Of defence
Resistance to any further aggression the dis
tpctve motto Of every Southern man, matter Of what
party Ths policy Of Southern commercial independence
Will be vigorously urged, only enable the North to
realize the nestmabe value Of the unop by contrasting
the benefits accruing under the ntertradc system with the
state oftbpgs the policy Of exclusion which
h.ng adopted. Commercial alienation will established
70 extent that will bring 70 the minds Of the North
ful sepee " the disasters which ~oIld follow thorough
anpihiaimn Of the ntertrafo between the sections
They viii thus be brought ~ realize fully the
taees Of the UndD ana sautary effect looked fsr from
this policy Be assured notwithstanding the hopes Of ul
mate benefit from Browns rai, now entertained, that NO
relaxation will take place in the rg0roas system Oh aGts
laton nov contemplated by tho Southern Legislatures
Vreipia determined that her system Of military defence
shall be AZ complete ~ skill and money make s This
policy s intended to adMopish abotonists 70 attend TO
their Own affairs and that is all that necessary Tn give
that strength ard permansrce 70 the Union which are
nov predicted as results 81 the Harper's Ferry emear
In the House Of delegates to-day, Mr. John Seldom ri
stafford, offered the following resolution which was
ad0Ited;- ~
Resolved That 10 the joint committee OF the General
Assom b,y tbs cutrages committed Harpers Ferry
be especially referred that portion Of the Governors
sage which audes to the aud duties general
government TO the States, and the relations exciting
tween some Of the States AND portion of the citizens
thereof 10 thus Commonwealth, who shall examine into the
ciIcnrsianc's. and report al early day such views