Year: 1859

crouchng craven who lied as Brown said for his life,
But viii enter into further details. received into
my keeping large mass Of papers and correspondence,
which discoses pretty clearly their whole plan OF opera
nons and exposes many names implicated in their crimes
We got all perhaps except clothes bag Of papers which
was taken and carried OIL very improperly by
OF the Baltimore troops The originals of these will try
to have restored for the trial OF the prisoners Among
other papers found letter Of credit from Of the
banks in the State Of New York, informing Brown that
Gerrt smith had placed 20 his (Brewns) credit 500.
That ID now In possession Of the Assistant Prosecuting At
orney At Charestown. would not become TO counsel
or connenancc any one In dong To Gerrit Smith what
Stephens and hs party did TO Col washington-takc him
out OF his bed at night and smnggle him or from home
nut ii any one should bring him 10 me, by fair or
foul means, win read him a moral lecture ana
send him back 10 his home II innocent, secure him
fair and impartial trial II guilty Of aiding abelting
these murders, robberies and treason. daughter and
apparse) / remained in Harper's Ferry and went TO
olnlesown to protect the prisoners have in
tody against 'Lynch law, determined as am that the
laws shall reign whilst am chief magistrate Of this
monwealth cloud applause) Our people were incensed
beyond expresson but they felt, do that 1t would be
dseracef and cowardy murder their prisoners after
ailng to take them for twenty four hours Applause
They securely guarded and safely lodged in the
Charlefown JAIL 10 be tried n the Virginia court, under
Virginia laws The United States served warrants for two
but there difficulty about jurisdiction told the
officers Of the Uned States that they might have the
bodies & Of the the prisoners after Virginia Tribunals Tribunals
up these prisoners to any claim Of priority Of jurisdiction
if the President OF the United States had ordered cloud
appause.) But there was no issue Of jurisdiction,
as TO the pardoning power. i will protect
and guard the prisoners with the law and the mercy,
and the might Of our sovereignty There had been no
guard at Iiarper's Ferry, and Wednesday evening
the marines ordered away, Notwithstanding the OBJ
vous necessity OF military guard Under these cir
crmstances, the last thing did Thursday morning
to organize volunteer police guard the Virginia
border around the confines Of the grounds ceded for the
arsenal and inform the President Of the United
States that this guard will incidentally protect the arsenal
and property Of the United States until he shall make


permanent and safe provision for protection (Applause


armed this guard with Of the rifles
Brown. And shall go on armng and supplying alnmu-
milton to frontiers until every neghborhood where
there slaves has the of self defence Virginia
and the other slavehOlding States must rely them
selves This s severe lesson and we must profit at once
by its teachings 1t urges upon stronger than proca
nations the necessity for the thorough organization,
armpg and drilling of our militia shall implore the
people TO organize and take arms in their hands
and TO practise the Of arms and will dcpots
to be established for fixed ammunition along borders
and at every assaiable point As for myself, have
manifested only my devotion to the duty Of protecting the
honor Of the State Of Virginia. and the safety Of the lives
and property OF her people regret that has been my
gentlemen, and all for this compliment, | more
than thank you again for your gallant and noble services


The crowd gave three cheers for the Governor and then
dispersed Company I. marched of in order, and was
greeted by the city.


In the evening the Blues called and sa1ted Governor
Wise nt his mansion and again addressed by him
briefly but with much warmth and appeal
thorough organization.


Here is proper to add, at the request Of Governor
Wise, thai he much atigued and was suffering under
bad cold caught in the night and omitted to add much
which he intended, especially TO acknowledge the debt Of
thanks due General Stewart and his noble Maryland
who rushed TO the defence Of citizens
Dr. John Dunbar and his corps Of surgeons Dunbar is
virginan volunteered to accompany the Baltimore
volunteers, present when the marines made the
saut rendered his services 10 Colonel Lee who accepted
them and with his fellow surgeons in the engine
house mlnssering to the who fe-one killed and the
other wounded, by the time almost they shot In
fact the fight was over the bodies Of the fallen and the