The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-27
THE TIMES D1sPArc RICHMOND vA SUNDAY OCTOBER u


mosquito. The parley was g long one.
He presented Ills proposition In every
tact, but all amounted to this: tllat
the only condition ,inon which he
would SURRENDER was, that he and his
Some Of his. prisoners bessed me 70
ask Colonel Lee to come and see him.
told them hc would nnvef accede
70 any trims but those. he had Of
myself away from theiG itnportuni-
ties. ! LETT the door. and waived my
cap; ana Colonel Lees plan was car
1 decentralization Osnuy atomic Brown
WHO had given us 80 much trouble ~
kansas. No ore present een but TN, myself
got his bowie knife from his person
and have II vet. The same day, about
~. or " o'clock. Colonel Lee requested
guard to take few marines and go
ov.r to old Browns house. four and
half miles distant ,r N Ma TX nc ana ana
dt. covered the magazine OF pixies,
blankets. clothing and utensils OF every
SOFT. LIQUID only carry off the pixies
day was occupied In delivering the
various orders Of Colonel Lee, and In
Other duties deyoiying on an aide-de-
camp. The night after. Colonel Lee.
Green and myself. With thirty ma
rines., marched elk miles and back on
a false alarm among the Inhabitants
of a district called Pleasant Valley. The
| prisoners having been turned over to
the United States marshal. Colonel Lee
and the marines were ordered back TO
/ Washington. l went with him. ane
this terminated my connection with
| It goes without saying that Colonei
Peters Is again in error when he speaks
Eof Brown as trembling at the time
| Of his capture. Brown was n fanatic.
20 lusus naturae. unconscious of his
own turpitude." but he was not a
1 coward.
4 socclates there were unreasonable move
the, North and published thr ats that
m ATTEMPT would be made to rescue
them. This induced Governor Wise
town TO guard the prisoners until al 4, :
ter their execution General VIM y.
! Taliaft rro was placed In chief COM
mand. Toward the last OF November e
about 1900 were there assembled. The
| First Virginia Regiment. of Richmond.
was among them. and there are many
| still living here who have vivid recol-
| Election OF those exciting days, as nv
1. cadets, Major I'd. Jackson. the IA !
nous "Stonewall" OF the war. of which
this Brown raid was the forerunner
4 was present In command OF the CAD
/ Battery. In letter TO his wife. de.
/ acriblng the bearing and execution, OF
Brown on the Cd OF December. 1859
4 Major jackson wrote that he behaved
with unflinchinR f1rnness. My COM
mand was In front OF tn cadets. ali
4 facing South. One howitzer assign
ed to Mr.. Truehart on the left of the
cadets. and with the other ! remain,ed,
different positions around the scaf1old
4 and altog Their It was all imposing but
4 very sol. INN scene. was much i'm
7 pressed with the thought that before
me IS, stood s,,a man ip the full ygor q
enter eternity. ! sent IN the petition
i that he might be saved. Awfui was
Eth thought that he might Ia fc,y
re wicked. into everlasting fire. I hope
4 that he was prepared to die. but an
4 Another Error.
Z Colonel Peters Is also mistaken IL
saying that General stuart.s ancestor.
!. were from Wales. II Is only partly
so. on his fathers side. his apcestr,
tive Of Londonderry. Ireland. but o.
4 SCOTCH Presbyterian parentage, who
a bout the year 1926, was compelled b.
religious prosecution to fly from hi
he removed from Pennsylvania to Au
, 'gusta county. where he acquired larg
.anded estates. General, Stuarts great
oeer oi the Rev
2 olutionary War. During Colonel Nc
! iment at the battle of Guilford Court
iment at the battle OF Guildford Court
!. him in this battle, and he himself dan
gerously' wounded. fell into the hand
! Of the enemy; He was afterwards ex
}, him. valued relic and still in the pos
the late Hon. 4. Il. ii. Stuart. 81 staun
ton. a warm friend OF education. h
academy which expanded into Wash
ington and Lee University. His grand
father, Judge Alexander Stuart. achieve,
hs asesys aoun aWys r bs sate
. United States judge, The Hon. .Archi
bald Stuart of Patrick county. the IA
!, ther Of General Stuart. was an office
In the War Of. 1872, and an eminen
both branches Of the Legislature, an
: was member Of ! the constttufiona
: represented the Patrick district in Con
:, gress during the notification agltatio
and was strong friend OF Calhoun
He Is represented as a man of splendi
E addition to his brilliant gifts as an ora
e tor and advocate. he Is described a
! "one Of the most charming social com
Eeasnr ever
> bined with rare gift Tor song, he a
!. once became the centre of attraction q
:, every social gathering. Among tn
nj people of the counties where he prac
!. ticfd his name Is held In great respec
: and his memory Is cherished with a
affection rarely equalled In the histor
:, of any public man. Els illustrious so
uinherited many Of these charming Sc
d cial gffts--a merry hearted man, c
e most captivating manners. who "eve
K with frolic welcome took the sun
shine and the Storm"
On his mother'5 side General Stuart
q ancestry was not less disunguIshe,
. Her ancestor was Giles Letcher. WI,
i was descended from the ancient Wells
:. families ,of Hughes. Giles and Letcf
\ which. country one Of his ancestors RI
S moved during the reign of Charles til
y / Second. and thence emiErated to til
= War. e9 a - -
: : The facts here briefly given IN Il
Y gard to General Stuart's ancestry al
g fnllv stated In the first chapter OF M
". Clellan's Life and Campaignsw or al
3 great cavalry leader
= Please pardon the length OF this nj
II per: It was not Intended but tire sui
! ject grew upon me after 1t was begu
III r. w. HUNTER.
9 RIGHT OF SECESSION.
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