Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-11-03
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| inulctnent, treason, instruction and murder -
ne SAID II Is no difference how much the jury may
DC De convinced In their own minds of the guilt Of
lhe prisoner, 1T is essential that they must have
PROOF OF positive guilt.
Bolts reviewing the law bearing on the case e.
Finced determination 10 avail himself Of eyer
Iu'aA!sSe mai The law allows, and do his duty TO
inc prisoner earnestly and faithfully. Il was due
10 ue prisoner to state that he believed himself TO
DC aclualeu oy me highest and nobest feelings
t.!~t ever couTsed through human breast His
Instructions were to destroy neither propertv or
lie Ihey would prove by those gentlemen who
were prisoners that thew ware treated with roe
pect and mat they were kept in positions of safe
ty, and that no violence was offered them. These
fsciS inHs' De ia&en INTO consideration, and have
their due weight with the jury.
| Mr.. Hunter followed, st rting that it was his
purpose TO avoid anything by wa Y Of argument or
explanation not immediately connected wilb The
particular issue TO be tried 10 march STRAIGHT for
ward 10 the attainment, so far as may be in our
power, Of the ends of justice, by conyictinq or
acquitting the prisoner at the par With a sir~Ie
preliminary remark explanatory of his position
/ here as an assistant prosecutor, which had been
assigned 10 him by the Governor of the Common
veal h, as well as by his Honor the Judge. he
passed at once 10 review Of what was the law
in reference to the case, and what he expected 10
be able 10 prove to the satisfaction OF the iury:
/ First, as tc high treason. This was probably thc
first case Of high treason or treason against the
I State that had ever been tried here BY cur State
Courts, and he fcrveMtly hoped it would be the
! last Probably, IN some dcgreee, not only upon
our decision, but upon Our prompt decision Of
this ease, will that result depend. He thought
his friends on the other side were totally mistaken
in the view that the law, as II now stands on the
s,da' 10 x in TeitTc-ice TO overt aC-s, either
in the language or substantially that contn Gcd in
the Constitution Of the United States. On the
contrary the pLraseoosy had been varied frsm
the Constitution, and we conceived thai. for
plain and FGpable purpose, al! the powers vested
in the federal government were gwen with great
Jealousy, This was historical fact, perfectly
familiar, and consequently while treason against
Ike United States consists only in lsYTing war J.
gaingt them. adhering 10 their enemies, OF CIV
ing them aid; and there i provision that no per-
son shall be convicted Of treason unless on The
testimony Of two witnesses. some overt aCl or
confession in omen court; vet the State law is more
full, and includes within It's definition of treason
also The establishment without lie authority OF the
legislature any government within IFS limits sep
crate from the existing Government, or holding
or executing under such usurped government OF
any ctace processing allegiance or fidelity 10 il,
or restricting the execution of the law uECer col
or Of IFS authority, and goes on 70 declare that
such treason, if proved BY he testimony Of two
witnesses 10 tae same overt act, or ~ confession
; in court, shall he punished with death ANY one
moEwea!th, hut he IS doubiy, treb,y and QgatTu-
. ply guilty Of treason. Dir. Huutsr proceeded q
gain 10 question The jurisdiction over the Armory
Grounds, aHG examined tHc authority ci,rG OF tie
OTHER side by Attorney General Cushing. Tie
latter was en- abl" man, but came from region
of ,hacoHH.,y where the opinions are very differ
Cut sOm ours IN relation 10 tie powers o. the
Federal Government.
affecting STATE rights orr courts have dcci-
,a... - god. .i- la e. fr,sf =
t-s past be jurisdiction oil TINS Cour; of jefrr-
srH r0=.'g la regard 10 criminal o1rnsas commit
',4 .t isr.cI's Ferry, mas been un.Ete.ruutn! and
aa-la --i and whether thcy were committed on
81 l"rs aE.tlj property Vi nos. He cited an in
.'alcr Ta.cA occurred tweaty-n.nr years age
where an GtEocIouE murder was committed be-
,Ucsu lie very shops III front Of which those men
fought their battle and The criminal was tried
..alr. convicted and executed under our laws -
There was broad distinction bctEaea lie cess4-
ton o9 im ,zt-tlon By Virginia 10 the federal GOV
eminent aud the lcere assent of the State that the
federal government should become 4 land srui.sr
within its limits. The law OF Virginia by which
the grounds at Harpcr's Ferry wee purchased by
the federal government. ceded 10 Jurisdiction
Brown was guilty on hi Own notorious conses-
sion q advising the conspiracy.
In regard 10 thccgmc og murder. the 7-oo2 viii
be that ,ai5 man Eu, ONLY actgallr engaged .I
numbering OUr citizens, bat thGt he was the chef
director Of ,.g whole movement. 10 Batter
whether lie .,s5 present on Tie spot mile o'i,
he is equally Siii,y.
In conclusion. NIr. Hunter said he hoped lhc
case would be- considered with a u fairness and
impastislitv. without fear, favor afisr ton and
he only asked tha! the penalty might be visited
on The prisoners which our ,atety TeqgICs. and F,
which the laws of God aad man approved.
Tht Court thea took recess.
During the session Of the Cont, on "Wednesday
p. ~, The prisoner laid with his Cvcs closed
Through elld' ntiY not much injured, he = de- /
tc-minsI 10 resist the pUshiD. Of his trial by all
means IL h,s power. Ta~ iu-y Were tdeu called .
and sworn. The Court excluded ihosa who were
present at harpcrs Ferry, aad also those who (
had formed or expressed an opinion that would I
prevent their deciding lie case inpaItia.lY.
Twenty-four, mostly farmers from a distance. |
some of them nvglin. few slaves, Were selected
as competent jurors. Dat of these, the counsel
for the prisoner, struck OF eight OF them. Twelve
were selected by ballot from The remaining six
teen a follows:
Richard Timberlake, Joseph Myers, Thomas |
Watson. Jr.. Isaac Dart. John G. Mcclure, WIN. |
Rishts,one, Jacob 7. Miller. Thomas Osborne I
George W. Bower, John c. Wllizhiere, u Gorge
W. Tspp, and VIM. A. Martin.
COPELAND, he muI-tto prisoner, from Obs-Iin. !
Ohio, has made q Full confession 70 the U. &. I
Marshal, Mr.. Martin, CT Virginia. and M /
johnson, OF ;Le Northern District Of Ohio.
He has given the names OF parties at C5er'in,
who induced him 20 20 20 HarpeIs Ferry; Who /
furnished the money for his expenses. &c. He .
also states that 4 movement of similar char4c-
ter was contemplated in Kentucky aaogt thc same
time. Many persons in No,theFa Ohio, Whose |
names have heretofore been mentioned, are d. !
reciiy implicated.
HIS confession is Withdrawn from the publ,
until his TRIAL is oyer, by order Of Gov. Wise.
Democratic Tclnin asEo.2s II Han
sas.
The Convention which assembled at Lawrence
on the 25h ut, nominated the following ticket