The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-11-11
The Harpers Ferry In
surrection.
brown IS SENTENCED AND
MAKES A SPEECH.

Russell and Lennot, Attorneys from
Boston reached here to-day. Cook was.
brought before the magistrate court but
waived an examination. He was COM
mitted for taial.
Coppe's trial was resumed; no witnos-
SOS were call'd for the defence. Mr..
Harding opened the argument for tho
commonwealth and Hewitt g. Grlswold
followed for the defendant Mr. Hunter
closed for the prosecution. The speeches
were Of marked ability. Mr. Griswold
asked Tor several instructions, which were
All grented by the Court. The Jury then
retired. hrown was then brought into
the court house which was immediately
throngol
The court gave its decision on the mo-
tion TO arrest judgement, overtuling the
objections made on the objection that troa.
son cannot bo committed against State
except by a citizen Of the State. II rul.
ed that wherever allegiance was due trea-
son may DO committed. Most Of the
States have passed laws against treason.
The objections az 10 the form Of the ver-
dict rendered were also regarded as insult
icient. The clerk then asked Brown
whether he had anything 10 say whv SEN
tenee should not be pronounced; when
Brown stood up and In q clcnr and distinct
voice said, | have, may Il please the court
Few words TO say. In the frat place I
deny everything what have all along
admitted, the design on my part to free
slaves. ] intended certainly to have made
clean thing Of that matter as did last
winter when | went into Missouri and
there took the slaves without the swapping
OF gun on either side, aud moved them
through the country and finally lon them
In Canada. designed to have done the
same thing again on larger scale. That
ia all ! intended; never Intended TO com
nit murder or treason, OF destroy proper
~ or to excite or incite the slaves TO re-
bellion and % make an insurrection. /
have another objection and that Is, il IA
unjust that I should suffer such penalty.
Had / interfered In the manner which /
admit has been fairly proved. (for / ad.
mire the truthhlness and caudor Of the
greater portion ofthe witnesses, who have
testified in this case,) had interiered in
behalf Of the rich, the powerful, the intel.
ligent, the so-called great, or In behalf o
their friends, either father, mother, broth.
or, sister, wife or children or any of that
class, and suffered and sacrificed what
have In this Interference, Il would have
been al right, every man In this court
would have deemed Il ansact worthy o
reward rather than punishment
soc a book kissed here which [ sup
pose TO be the Bible, or at least tho New
Testament, that teaches me that all thing,
whatsoever ! would that men should
do TO me should do even so 10 them. II
teaches me further, to remember them
that are In bonds, az bound with lhem.-
endeavored to act up 10 that instruction.
say l am yet too young 20 understand
that God 10 any respeeter Of peraonA.
believe that TO have inteffered us | have
done, as have always freely admitted j
have done In behalf OF His despscd poor
was no wrong, but right. Now Il Is deem.
ed necessary that should forfeit my life
for the furtheranoe of the ends Of Justice
and mingle my blood further with the
blood Of my children and with the blood
Of millions in this slave country, whose
rights are disregarded by wicked, cruel
and unjust enactments. / submit, so let Il
be done. Let me say one word further
| feel entirely satisfied with the treatment
| have received in my trial, considering
all the circumstances, II has been more
generous than expected; but feel nc
consciousness Of guilt. | have stated
from the first what was my intentions and
what was not. never had any design
against the life Of any person, nor any
disposition 30 commit trOason or excite
to rebel or make any general insurrec.
tion. never encouraged any man TO dc
so, but always discouraged any idea Of that
kind. Let me say also In regard to the
statements made by some of those con.
nccted with me. | hear II has been stated
by some of them that have induced then
to join me, but the contrary is true. l Dc
not say this TO injure them, but as reVret
ting their weakness. Not one Joined me
but Of his own accord, and the greater
part at their own expense. A number oil
them l never saw and never had a word
OF convOrsation with till the day they
came TO me, and that was fof the purpose
! had stated. Now am done.
While Brown was speaking perfect qui-
OF prevailed, when he had finished the
court proceeded to pronounce the sen.
tence, after a few preliminary remarks
Ia which he said no reasonable doubt
could exist as 20 the prisoners guilt.
He sentenced him 10 be hung in pub
lie, Friday the I'D Of Decembef.---
Brown received the sentence with com.
posure. The only demonstration made
was with the elapping Of hands by one
man in the crowd, who is not a resident
Of Jefferson Co. This was promptly sup
pressed and much regret was expressed
BY citizens al its occurrence.