Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-12-18
AIReminisceneel lof the var,

found even among tbe much abused fe5
male clerks Of The Treasury Department,
10 General Spinner's Bpfeau there is q
young woman h.iling from Winchester,
Virginia, who possesses memeplo which
many OF your itch arIsrocrsiic young la
dies would be proud to wear, /, is .
watch and chsin, presented by General
Sheridan as recognition Of eminent SER
vices which she rendered The CDiop cause
during Sheridsn's canpsigh IN the Shen.
andosh Vslley.5 AlmOs,ss vshnsble as the
watch. in her estimation, is the following
letter, in lie GeDsrars own handwriting,
which need hardly say, could not be
purchased with money:
'"Hp'Rs DEPARTMENT or rHE GULF,
o.. aNEw OgLEiNs, jan 2. 1867 y
ally Dear Miss JGIght-You are
probs5ly no, aware Of the great service
YOU rendered the Union cause by. the, in.
formation you sent me by the cOlored
man few Days before The battle ofsors-
quon on Sep,smbes 10. 1864 h wssyon
Ibis information the, battle was fought and
probably won. The colored map gave
the note, rolled up in the lin loa'' 70 The
scout who awaited bim at MiIlWocd, lie
had csrried it in his moo,b 10 Ina, point.
and delivered II 10 the scout who brought
iiiome, BY this note became awsie
Of lhe true situation OF sflsiTs Inside 4 the
enemy's lines, and gave directions Tor lhe
attack. will always remember ihis
courageous and patriotic aei Of VOWS with
gratitude, and beg of, you to accept the
watch and chain. which / send you BY
General J. w, Forsyth, as, momen'o ol
Septsmber, 10, 1864. ,,,. = o.. -. o.. rts
81 am. v@ry respectfully, a,I ,...l
"Your obedient servant, .- -.
"PHILIP Ii. SHERIDAN. l.,
.r.. "Msjor General
"Mis, Rebeeca Wright. Winchester, Va y
The above letter secured. Miss Wright
place in General Spinner burspu,whiieh
he says she shall hold as long as he is
Treasurer Of the United Statcs- The
colored man who carried the note has mol
been found. but If he'should turn'up,
and prove his identity, Sheridan VIII take
care Of him.-COrrtspoudsace Sunday
Dispatch ,, ... ee.-.r, .s,.,1
&S- Co.'s MARCHING 0S.-The De.
troil Free Press, speaking OF the connec-
lion Of Miss kaie Field With the purchase
OF The John Brown farm, ssys: '"'''''
What they propose to do with their
new eIerhat the pubic is-hci informed,
sny farther than, as Miss Field seys, Hi'
to be made historic ground and held ssH
evidence that there is such, a thug. ss
"poetic Justice, MOI understanding The
difference between poetic justice and any
other justice, we sre unable TO comprehend
the real object Of the purchuse from the
explsnalion . We do not think there was
anything in either the moral or political
character, OF John Brown that's should make
7 his grave an objec, OF solcitude, and there
certainly was no, in Tie mariner IN which
he terminated his existence. The evi'
dence given before The Kansas lUyesiiga
ting Commillee. OF which William a.
| Howard, Of this city, was leading mem
Der, went far 10 show tina; John Brown,
while in Kansas, was not only guhiy ol
borse-sieslipg. bot OF Durder. HE Jsld
into Virginia. however, much men, may
differ as to the honesty OF the motives
which prompted il, was as pslpsble Q vi
ol..ion of law asany man was ever gully
Of. and be paid The penalty o: the law .oI
Virginis, where the otfense was commit,
ted, at,sched 10 his acts. 10 He may have
been martyr 10 his conyieiiops OF dolly
but as ihose CONVICTIONS ran counter 10 Abe
laws Of his country and the peace snd
good order Of society, we cannot but deem
these efforts 10 place his name among
! those WHICH should be held 90 sacred a
mong our people, as disgrsceful 70 thc
authors. II John Brown conceived il ic
be his duty 10 steal horses, commit mur
der, disturb tho peace OF q Stale by arnet
invasion Of lis territory as means OF ad
vancing bis political ideas, We see no fea
500 Why bis memory should be cherished
as sacred even by bis party frient'; "A,
ELoPRMENT.-We have been fuvoieC
with some Of the pstticuisrs OF an extra