Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-12

h,.,.y he oomOatted ths Others stKulnen.s, ~hs nc
ssemingly agreed Nth hu, and alluded, .ith humc
rous twinkle IN bis eye aud pleasant iAagn, ~ Ho iu
o. the thing. TO reninscenee OF negroes s'oeD,
birned citizens robbed and prisoner Shot, AitSf osIs
.,npeued 80 dig their graves de asserted nN nc
Sai forbidden under penalty Of death, steag on the
part Of his troopa $1,000 -.
yes exactly, butdid'nt your men steal rs OOO ron
NJ. Vsn,hn a. O,seola =" uueried General Sturgi';
"a ast thew take even the clothes Of old Srugsrs
Ten L,pe's ewes twinkled With iu1 these interes,
t,y memories were called TO his mind, and with u
rrani YOU nv fellows have done some wrongs, ana :
laugh Of in6nise gusto, he changed the subject and sm
ngy proceed discuss another part OF the matter 10
QUESTION .. os,.I;rr,
hsisht and at first sight rather u,prepoasessns ms
-e slight his head uids at the top and narrowing
d,Eu TO tie Jaw like an inverted pyramid and oTerhung
bv cliff ike eyebrows: his mouth sensual and, combined
With CLEAN OF fun in bis eyes, has anstNp-esSion OF
sat good humor aud enjoyment that wins one rresis-
BIZ 20 the conclusion tina. he is the best fellow IN the
world HIS hair is thin slightly tinged With gray and
ahosei away from bis head in every direction as ne
baA iist come in from running barehesded against
stro1g wind In conversation he really full offs rockpg
sor, OF bumoE and in short in his Whole style of con-
versatiol bis looks, &c reminded me OF some Joe bag
stock Nero aiding aud laughing over the burning Of
some Missonrisn Rome.
Ifer sort conversation lsfl hin, armed With the
following document;
Col Noatgs ary-RecsiVs hr. -, reporter OF the
New York Tines kindly. - LAn
Processing Oshort distance below the town, came
upon Lanes saeaupment, ard after li;tle succeeded
il getting speech With man in citizens dress, With
back Kossuth hat fastened up one side With red,
white and blue rosette, Col Montgomery. present
cd nv credentials shook Sn enaeiAted hand, which he
cordially extended and then dropped dosn on pile OF
teDss TO have = chat II lopg time ere l could
ca,ch his eve; be constantly moved around so to
p-eOeut only his profile while persisten,ly followed
At length some rmsrk introduced the subj OF slave
~ ana the instant after pair OF cAVernous DARK eyes
wore turned full upon az he wsHed eloquent upon
the emancipation Of the negro aud his hope Of mlen.
mum at hand, in which they would gain political and
social equality With the white mAn. BE Is a medium
sig d mar dSk complexion, black whiskers and nous
tAche tolersbly full Shte forehead, and an in1escfoA
b., mir OF black ewes. which nov Wander furuVely 10
the E-ound and the next moment turned fell upon
Won their depths al Gblz, 9TH enthusiasm. He ID very
thin cou tbs s3e:sl1ty, and, az | believe, has but
short time les. in which 10 arrange his earthly afnrs
OR conversation lasted until the gathering shadows
reminded me that Il vas late, and then let be gave
hs views lsOgh upon the WsF. vii give only one OF
III our bows thought tia, this had any Otter OBJ
&C. than to give freedom 10 the slaves they would every
one 20 home tomorrow"
ne informed me tsat re was a clergyman ofthe Chris
ian ana not Of the Methodist p rsna'On, a. Is frequent
IL said Of him and then With shake Of bis cold vast
Ell and and with tae fire Of enthusiasm fast dying cut
In hs melancholy ewes, lelt him.
Proceeding a few hundred yards below Lanes en-
e,mppsnt came upon smother of d n rent character
Huge fires bsza6 no. throwing great shes o. hight up.
on the brown autumn woods, aud making play ground
for fantastic shadows across the prairie aud the wood
land around which Law In supreme incidence or sat COM
fo-t.hly ahaing the ragrant seed, motley crosd Of
ablrigues soon had tho horos OF taking by the hard
4 copper calored gentleman, Who, stretched upon lis
ri,ht side before toe genial fire, vas 1hahag toocco
smoke through the handle Of his tomShavk and who re-
=, 81, n
replied to my Good morning, sir; glad and happy 70
make YOUR acqqaintaucs,' with cultural Ugh, and
the Indian ssu,ation, How
After addressing y few remarks TO him, 10 when ne
r,,sued With profound attention. found hat he did not
know word Of English, and turned my attention 10
other b-aves next hld the honor Of Introduction
10 gentleman In Ministerial black, WIN TALL pug
hat from which lowered upward doz n peacock and
goose feathers Who vas informed, vas John Conners,
hand chief Of the DsAwares hr. COnners INDUCED in
slight knoWleage OF English, aud alter the uuA I'M
places | leit him aud vas presented TO httle,
Rood-ookiaE fellow, in citizens dress, sho, YES IN
formed was John Johnnycske interpreter to the Dea-
ua-e braves John Johnnycake, ESQ, found 10 be
Young gentleman Of great intelligence and mOdesty and
who spoke most e1csllsu,y both English and French,
and suppose also the Delaware veTnlcular.
He iaformpd me tina. We-ne.ps ghkuyh cas- gar
bsf Of the Dslawares that there 50 Of his tribe
IN the asls; that they we're armed with tomIhauks,
knives and r' p; that their principal business
vas scouting and that almost all VI the crowd had good
horses aud bad accompanied Gen Fremont once oe'oie
IN some Of his expeditions scros' the plains aud over me
rn,untaius Mr. Johnneyeake whose Indian nAmh did
. Learnt stated that much larger force from his tribe
opli soon take the sd and ,ls5 that deleg ons from
v,rous other Indisu tribes Kansas you'll sOoa unite
their arms and lives vi'h the Union cause.
| found an through Western Missouri deadly terror
snteraine tosarjs Lane ard Montgomery, and possibly
for GOOD reaso1 Day before Yesterday Lane cent back
70 Kansas one hundred negr0es and this morning as
his train Passed counted one hundred and two more
Of these ebony chaties livery shere that he has eeen
he CARR d the knife ard torch With him. and has let
track marked with ehaTTod ruins and blood. An old
man told me bis s.nrY-tOld il With com posu'e-Uhile
he aid that they had taken bis horses mules grain his
if's dresses and then hed The log sbany that er1rd
al his gray hairs shelter from the peiug rains and the
pip1ing irosts He told all this in de'sil with firm
yoes but when ne added "rhey stole the clothes
o. nv little dad graBd'oa," his lips trembled c,1vu-
syey for moment and heo the hot teArs gushed from
his eyes and found ready channels down bis tneiuT
roWed cheeks.
Ma uife-veathy young educated refined, respectable
Vaughn took no for the South received commits
sion as captain bot himself up TO Lane and vas re-
lsa7ed ou parole When Lane passed through OseeoA,
he burned the beautiful residence OF Vaughn TO the
yropnd then fcYoued The Emily 20 log house in the
,untry where they had d and there, upon the nior-
nation Of say. dug 10 5000 shich they bad buried,
sacked the house. taking seven silS dresses and all the
yalnables belonging 20 Mrs.. Vaughn, and then eit'
IIsarnei Of doz other similar cAses-so give which
would be mere repetition.
The GOlosius from the ST. Louis Republican, Lincoln
i.el completes tie sketch
A fec days since the notorious Capt. Cleveland .th
about twenty Of bic band of bavkers, enersd the Cor
on Brauch Banh, and the Bank OF NorthroPe 20 OF
Kansas CITY, and took $3.50 from the former and $4,000
fcu the latter Il was fortunate for both banks that
thew anticipated . robbery, I'D removed most OF Their
money to rice Of safety. Il is high time that this
man vas "mosh'd" by somebody. He Is certainly
dangerous character Hi4 exploits in robbery throw
those Of Dick rurpin aud Jack sheppard in the shade
With hi5 small glng he dOe' whatever he chooses With
out molestaiou.
Tom the Norfolk Day Book Of yestsriAJ.
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