Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-11-04
Alt5mono Enquirer
FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER /
"A SUGGESTION FOR GOVERNOR WISE" "
pY ElrcnIE, pUSNAvAST, TYLER 4 WISE

"A SUGGESTIONS FOR GOVERNOR WISE"
Under this head. the New York Commcr-
cial Advertiser 4 Black Republican frcc.soii
sheet. puts 'orti III argument To show that
Brown is an "ultra-lanatic. "'' little better than
insane" with mind and hcart alike ton warped
for him to discern cvi! from good. Under
these circumstances, the advertiser ar"ucs
that it would not bc GOOD p,!iry tor Virginia
to hang Brown and his tcIlow.mnr!,r"r>. The
Advertiser" says
The law "i Virginia j. yii.d;ra-. Ni..r Brown
j. convicted. TIE uriion Of he -,..i"nr,. tia; n"
impose is question " ,.ry.irHcy. T. always j..
or tho rrcrg.a'l," 81 pardon continuation would
not bc vested Ia the ENyru,iyc II Brown were not
tie fanatic tnt b. i. the argument Il lu.ic, cu,
no: hc Grt"d. rrri"m-. ag:.,i- lis execution. Bat
being what l- j.. al King {" the cNaiTqcN wiIici
history nbuuiuniy ,up!,gs, t!irrc cnu hc no mprO-
priry IN sU..a>t. {" the Governor "i Virginia that
;iic continuation ui Ia. >ytGcr u I'npr!N"Hinvt "r
even his pardon and haul'iIE"Et!rnn .r:lula, would
bc - sound policy il wuU,. Dr c"u.cuahlr ma.
namiinity. linus woTl,! tie ar,l0r -! . such fanatic
nr diuI,ri. and thus would Virginia give proof 81"
what her people and Journals assert that she has
tears that her slave, cuII bee h@:cd. :d that SIC j.
perfectly c,uy;r't To protect herself aud r,m
Ii!' ''''''''''''"H 10 ''N''NN ''''.'
In replying to 50 Strangca suggestion a.
the New York Advertiser makes to Goycrmo:
Wise, We do not wish 10 he understood aS i'm
plying the existence Of any reason therein. -
We notice it for other purposes. We desire To
call the attention ot the advertiser" and
others OF the Northern press, 10 the conSi>
e.
wrongcd and 50 grossly outraged aS have been
the people OF Virginia. We ailudc not 20
BrOwG and his cnconSpiratorS, whether in the
CharlcStown Jail awaiting the awful retribu
ton Of their crimes. "r .olourning i'll safety
beyond the jurisdiction Of Virginia law We
aludc to the insults and wrong> ,u the ia!Sc
hoods and SANDERS uttered hy the Republicans
allies Of the "tIscrii>"i, agai'>t the EX"tu
tiy" and people OF Virginia. I'll" laws Of 'ir-
s;nia had been .oatrl, hc. ritizcn- in tirrI:
peaceful homes bruta!y murdered. and the t.y
ccutlvc of the State in The discharge Of his
duty, repaired t" the spot 20 protect the people
and r;:orrc tie lass. i"G which act the people
Of Virginia aic Characterized as towards and
craven<. and her Executive abused and SANDER
cG And now when The bri. .andS are captured,
and after E.ir trial. are convicted. the Nd
vcrtiser,' ole Of the very papers which has cS-
pou>cLl the cauS. OF the chief concoccrs OF this
murder and p!iiagr suggests that the Governor
Of Virginia pardon tnc culpritS .tr0m Poiicy
Ingratiatc himself with the Sympathi>crs
with robbery and murder by pardonins the
chef of maraudcl> and murdcrerS Pardon
Brown for p"';rY'' y cunning policy does
the advertiser .rr@2c-i. Pardon the I,ri,.r;-
pai and permit the Gra.ss,ric, to escape EX-
tend cicmcnrv 10 Brown and forgiveness To
Seward, Hale. Gid'lngs, smith and Grcclcy'--
The advertiser hcG> the Executive Of Viz
ginia not /" make II martyr Of Brown: thai
being Il fanatic h. j. insane certainly To some
degree and o,;:' New York contemporary fears
dircin consequences will spin. from his exc
cuLiau. Iha; ~ he blood Of IL" :"#riyr> was
The -eci OF the Church. from the grave Of
John Brown the "Niyrrli-cr fears crop OF
armed fanatics may sprinG ny destructive to
Virginia and The South. 1t would perhaps
have h"cu more To the pom; 10 hav. shown
that tie pardon oi Brown woald have lc,Scncd
the .uiui,,r uf yN-:ug fanatics rather tlIaa ~
suggesting their increase from . dnc course oi
Justice. i:ut We apprchcnd the Executive Of
Virginia will not ;nrn an attentive ear to >ug-