The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-11-23

its verdict OF guilty against each one ol you.
Happily for the peace Of our own land,
you received no support from that quarter
whence you so confidently expected it. Not
slave united himself to your party, but, so
soon as he could get without the range Of
your rifles, or as night gave him opportuni-
ty, made his escape from men who had come
to give him freedom, and hurried to place
himself once more beneath the care and pro-
lection oil his owner.
| When we reflect upon all the mischief
and ruin, the dark aud fearful crimes. which
cess, men everywhere should be thankful
that you were SO soon and so easily over
powered.
For these offences the law demands the
penalty of death, and imposes upon me the
duty of pronouncing that sentence. 1t is
the most painful duty have ever been call
ed on to perform. In spite of your offences
against our laws, cannot but feel deeply
for you, aud sincerely. most sincerely. do |
sympathze with those friends and relations
whose lives are bound up in yours, and whose
hearts will be SO wrung with grief when they
shall hear of the sad late which has overta-
ken you. the objects Of their warmest and
hottest affections. For them we all do sor
row. While due regard for our safety may
not permit US to forgive the offences OF which
you have been guilty, | hope that they will
turn for consolation, and you for pardon, to
that good Being, who in his wrath remem-
bereth mercy. Make, then, your peace with
Him for you must soon be ushered into his
presence, there TO be dealt with as His JUS
tice and His mercy may ordain.
To conclude this duty, now announce
that the sentence of the law is. that you, and
each one Of You. john +. Cook, Edwin Cop
pie, Shields Green, and John Copeland, be
hanged by thu neck until you be dead-and
that execution Of this judgment be made and
done by the Sheriff Of this county, on Friday.
the sixteenth day OF December next, upon
you, Shields Green and John Copeland, be-
tween the hours Of eight in the forenoon and
twelve noon OF that day and upon you, John
4. Cook and Edwin Coppie, between the
hours of twelve (noon) aud five ia the after
noon Of the same day. And the Court being Of
opinion that the execution OF this sentence
should be 10 public, il is further ordered that
\ this Judgment be enforced and executed. not
in the jail yard, but al such public place con.
yenieLt thereto as the said sheriff NAV APP.
point; and may God have mercy upon the
soul OF each one of you.
During the delivery of the sentence the
utmost silence was observed. and the solemn.
ity was very marked. 4 large number Of
the spectators wept, as also did the Judge.
The prisoners were remanded to jail. there
70 await the execution Of this Judgment.
II is supposed that Governor Wise will
respite Brown. who is sentenced a. be hung
on the 2d Of December, until the ,lay fixed
Tor the other executions, so that the excite.
meRt attending the affair may be all gone
through with on the same day.
Governor Willard, Attorney General Nc.
Donald, Mr.. Workers., aud 6. Crowley left
yesterday for Washington, and il il supposed
will also visit Richmond for the purpose o.
consulting with Governor Wise.
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\ fHg RELIGIoUs Pass oN OLn BEowS.-
The New iurk Observer, organ Of the Old
School Presbyterians. takes strong ground
against parduning Old Brown. Assuming
that he was guilty Of murder aud insurree.
tlon, II argues as follows:
Punishment il the government Of God and
Ahidn untr NOT -pfihs lIOm -tllIll ~ revenge
Il j. the fruit u love. Love demands that
one who has made war upon society stall
die. Philanthropy. the love ufman. the Inst
Of the human race, the love 81 the Creates
number requires that mBrderers be punished
n, Gud who IS love, ordained. And
we tremble less n ,iewrf Browns mad freak
than We do IN face nf fact that there is abroad
10 the land a sentiment ttat would shield him
and 0thefs from the Just Consequences d
their crimes. When those men embarked
IN this war upon the State; when they pre-.
pared guns Tor the White men aud thousand
spears Tor the blacks 70 be used in barb aruu,
Slaughter; when they imbrur,l their hands IL
blood bs taking the first victim ian homes
eolored nan who made no resistance. bai
was only seeking to escape from their hands
anil numbering him 10 cold bloud when the
refused 10 lay down their arms after bein.
oserpowered, and continued their murder
Gus work. they threw away all claim 10 com
passion, and put themselves On The hazard y
the revolution they had begun. II other
can fnI any Cause Tor partlonlng such erin,