Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-10-29

You ovcrrate your strength in supposing | could
have been taken if had not allowed it. ! was
too tardy after commencing the open attack-in
delaying my movements through Monday night,
and up to the time | was attacked by the gov
eminent troops 1t was all occasiOned by my
desire to spare the feelings of my prisoners and
their families aid the community at large. |
had no knowledge of the shooting of the negro
0lcywood)
q. Brown, suppose you had every niger in
the United States, what would you do with them?
A. Set them free
q. Your intention was to carry them off and
free them? A. Not at ALL
Bystander-1o set them free would sacri-
flee the life of every man in this community.
Brown do not think so.
Bystandcr-I know it. think you are fanat-
cal
Brown-And think youorc fanatcal, "Whom
the gods would destroy they first make mad"
and YOU are mad.
q. Was it your only object to free the ne
grocs?
A. Absolutely our only object.
q. But YOU demanded and took Colonel
Washnglon's silver and watch? A. Yes; tce
meRicd. freely 10 appropriate the property Of
shareholders 10 carry om oUr oIjcct. 1t was for
that, and only that, and with no design to en-
rich ourselves with any plumber whatever.
Brown think, my friend, YOU are guilty of
a great wrong against God and humanity say
it without wishing to be offcnsivc-and it would
be perfectly right for any one to interfere with
YOU so far as to free those YOU wilmy and
wickcdly held in bondage. | do not say this
n>ultingly.
Mason-I understand that
Brown think did right, and that others
will do right who interfere with YOU at any time
and at all times. | hold that the golden rule,
"do unto others as YOU would that others should
do unto YOU" applies to all who would help 9TH
crs to gain their liberty.
Lieutenant Stewart-but YOU don't believe
in the Bible.
Brown-Certainly do.
y Byslander-Did YOU 20 out to Kansas I'M
der the auspices of the Emigrant Aid society?
Brown-No, sir; | went under the auspices
of John Brown, and nobody else.
Nallandigham of Ohio-Will YOU answer this
Did YOU talk with Giddings about your expedi-
ton here?
Brown-No. won't answer that, because a
denial Of it ! would not make and to make any
affirmation of it | should be great Ounce.
Nalandig ham-lIave YOU had any cores
pondcncc with parties at the North on the sub
jcct Of this movement.
Brown have had no correspondence.
y Bystander-Do YOU consider this a religi-
Gus movement?
Brown-lt is, in my opinion, the greatest SER
vice a man can render to God.
Bystanicr-Do you consider Yourself an in
strumcnt in the hands of Providence?
Brown do
Bystander-Upon what principle do you JUS
tify your acts?
Brown-Upon the golden rule. pity the
poor in bondage that have none to help them;
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sonal anmosity, revenge or vndictiye spirit.
/ 1t is my sympathy with the oppressed and the
wrongcd, that are as good asyou and as precious
/ in the sight of God"
The trial Of Brown and his surviving associ-
atcs in the lIarper's Ferry conspiracy is being
put through" in hot haste. Whether they will
| be hung or not remains to be seen. The prob
ability is they will be hung if the Fright Of the
/ Nirginians outweighs their better judgment
Brown is grit to the back bone On the pris.
oners being asked by the Court if they had
couuso!-Brown answered:
." did not ask for quarter at the time ! was
taken. did not ask to have nv life spared
/ The governor OF the state of Virginia rendered
me the assurance that should have a fair trial
but under no circumstances whatever will | b,
"h1t 10 nave Il idlI tTlul. IL you seek my DlOOI
YOU can have it at any moment without thi,
mockcry of trial. | have had no counsel.
have not been able to advise with any one.
know nothing about the feelings of my fellow
prisoners, and am utterly unable to attend in
any way to my own defense. NV memory dom
serve me. My health is insufficient, although
improving. There are mitigating circumstance,
that would urge in our favor, if fair trial il
To be had; but if we are to be forced with
mere form--a trial for cXccution-you nigh
spare Yourself the trouble am ready for m,
fate. do not ask trial. | beg for no mock
cry of a trial. no insult, nothing but that which
conscience gives or cowardce drives YOU t.
practice. ask again to be excused from tn,
mockery of a trial. do not even know wha
the special design of this examination is.
don't know what is to be the benefit of it to tn
commonwealth. have now little further t,
ask other than that may not be foolishly insul
ted, only as cowardly barbarians insult thos,
who fall into their power
At the conclusion of Browns remarks III,
court assigned Charles J. Faulkner and Lawson
Bolts as counsel for the prisoners.
JorN BRowN's "CARPEr BAG."-A humble
of papers brought from the insurgents camp a
Harpcr'S Ferry and in the possession of the GOV
crnment, will be published in the Washington
Constitution of Tuesday. Some of them ar
! sipHcu Julil NullN III lie handwriting OF on
of the sons of Osawattomie Brown and endorsed
in that of the latter. The documents show tina
the conspiracy extended throughout portion
of New York, Ohio and New England, and il
some towns in Pennsylvania. One letter says
sour hands, so far are coming forward proba
bly, better than expected, as we have called OF
, them" The papers give the number of pick
axes, shovels and articles of personal comfort
together with the bill of the same, while other
ask for money, &c. "F. b. s. of Concord, y
H., subscribes iifty-fve dollars. There is let
ter of the date of Oct. LIST, in which the write
, states that he was in Ashtabula county, Ohio
f and had met with some success. "Om oil
friend -. r. G. he says, "took stock to III
amount IF three dollars"
John T.. Cook, one of Browns lcutenant
I and the man whose escape to the mountains ha
| caused so much excitement and alarm in an
I around lIarper's Ferry, was arrested at Monta
to, fourteen miles from Chambersburg, Pa, o
= Tuesday night, after sharp resistance.
Gov Parker has ordered Cook and IIazlet
/ arrested at Carlisle, Pa, to be delivered up t
/, the authorities of Virginia for trial.