The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-11-10
Browns Sprcch

After the Judge had over,ulcd tn, motion for
arrest of judgment, the Cle,k ssked Brown
whether he had anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounced, aud received the fol
lowing response:
have, may il please the Court few words
to say. In the first place, | deny everything
but what have ell along admitted the design
on my part to free the slaves ] intended Ger
tainly, to have made as clean thing of that
matter as l did last winter when went into
Missouri aud took the slaves, without the snap
ping OF gun, aud moved them through the
country, finally leaving them in Canada. de-
signed TO have done the same thing again on a
large scale; that was all lmlended. never
did intend TO commit murder or treason or to
destroy property, or TO excite or incie the slaves
to rebellion, aud make all insurreclion.
have another objection, and that is, that il
is unjust that should suffer such penalty -
Had inter(ered in the manner which admit
and which admit has been fairly pDovcd--for
| admire the trulhiuluess and candor of the
greater portion OF the witnesses who have testl-
trd IN this case--had | SO inte,ttred in behalf OF
the rich. the powerful, the intelligent, the so-call
I'd great or in behalf of their friends either iaih
er or mother brother or sister wife or children
any of that class. aud suffered or sacrificed what
have in this interference, i, would haye been
all right Every nan in this Court woul have
dtemed it an act not worthy of Reward or pun
shment. This Court acknow lodges, as sup
pose, the Law Of God.
see book kissed here which suppose TO be the
b BILE or utleas, the Newirrslamtn that echcs me
that all thln4 wha tsoevrr would tha men sho'ld
do to the should do even SO 10 them. lt,each
es me further, TO ber them tina are in bonds
as bound with them. | endeavored to act up to
thai instruction. ! say ] am yet too young to
underStan that God is any respecter OF persons.
| believe that to have interiered as | have done,
as have always freely admitted | have done
in behalf of his deSpi>od poor, was no wrong
but right Now it is deemed necessary that !
should forfeit my Lille for the iur herrnce o ends
Of justice and mirgle my blood farther with the
blood OF my children, aud with tho blood OF mil
hons in this slave country whose rights ARE dis.
regarded by wicked, cruel and unjust enact
ments
am entirely satisfied with the treat stment |
have received on my trial. Considering all the
circumstances il has been more generous than
expected; but ieel no consciousness OF guilt
| have stated from the first what was ny inten-
lions, and what was not | never had any lie
sigu against the lille OF any person or any DISPOSE
ton to commit treason, or to excite sla yes ~ re-
bel or to make on, general insurrection. never
encouraged any man to do So, but always dis
| couraged any idea of that kind. Let me say
also in regard 10 the statements made by some
OF those connected with me hear it has been
stated by some OF them that | have inducrd
them to join me; but the contrary is true. | do
not say this to ure them, but us r-gre ting
their weakness. No, one joined Inc hut OF his
own AZ cord, and the greater part of their own
expense. A number oi them never saw. aud
never had word OF conversation with iiil the
day they cam. to me, aud that was for the pur-
pose have stated now. have done.