, 1859-11-03
The Solemn Farce ut FNaFlcsiosvn,
Virginia..

Tnfs sic y. l. 4!EieA. NV l.!
We were led 10 believe from the charge o.
Judge Parker to :Le GRIND Jury. when The pro.
ccetl,urs in Old Browns case fiTst commenced,
tia. c1ent care about 10 6c takeu by the VIZ
pnia uutloritie. to as.ure to the unfortunate
criminal and his not arss unfortunate associates
full aud fair trial. Everybody connected With the
nrustcut,oa ha. itu1n 1tic outset given uttrrsuct
10 the br.1 intentions this point, aud NC have
no reason to supposc that any "f thcsc I'rr'!cs-
aiots haze b,eu in*lncerc. These wlo made
them have rrobAsy felt rs strongly as III:
rest Of the wurl.t, that ii was n'"se all things
NECESSARY to The honor and chnrnrieE ct
yirgiaia Tint lie proceedings =lould r.
suit in ,EntAt triumph OF ln<'icc over
renrcancc And equity Uyer pAs$loI'. IL f!is
result Of this gst. :tnrtrial shall s:E'ilY he tic
hanging uf fur ttnaiic$ >nre to carry with '1l"
10 tic >c4fIuid the syupathtrs wh'ch the pnbt!c
always accorttk 10 those whom it believes to ic
The victims, howerer guilty, Of haste and rage,
II were sar better l''r the south that Old Brew"
snd bir tucn Lad never been caught at aIt. Wv
are aorry. therefore, to l't obliged to say Tint tl1r
sourse WHICH ftas been titus fur followed by tli,'
Court and prosecution has, on the xhu}e, tended
70 create an unwl.olesomc reaction in the pris'-
ner's fuvur, rather Than to cover lin with n'rr.
lied odiuu1. 1n the first plucc it WIS most unu.
.,ual and uncalles for thing to insist On the nr.
rsixument aad trin sfa wounded tnun, actually
unable to stand upright in the dock. No QUO
Il xuch a condition of body NJ Old BrowD,
ougi;t 10 be tried for his life except betotc u
dr,,,n head Court Martial: md such tribunals,
we iced hardly kay, arc never called into *
i.tepce by civilized sncn. except where lsosil:l-
ties arc actually r4sng Ihe . ~ arTa,snns1at a. Of
:. {:iy Court, IN time Of profound peace. is an
anomaly uh,el, it will be verY difficult TO jus
xIv, Nhencverit il is necessary far the public:
xoietg 10 rrsort tn the horrible e1redlcn1 OF
hanging wounded men. the deed onsht to be
done by military law. 1t is no easy matscr
for 4 rersou accused Of q capital crime to 1T.
rArge his defence whcn in perfect health nn.l
Ejror; it il nil but impossible thnt q man will
two sabre cuts un lis head. and two or t!rrc
bayones slrusts in bis tcdy. should be equal IL
law presun,ex, u;l lIrown il innocent urti
proved guilty. he had \ perfect right 10 insist
nnou as much delay ~ might be necessary Il
oiire ht,c the I'll" "hr Of lis sacu!ties.
i 1notio:, made for au adjournment on Sat
ur,1sT al ntEhtfal!, to cnublc The prisoner
connsei to recore- from sheer phy sicaI exhsus
s;nn. wsk treated by tho prosecution in 4 wny
,-hich os far al VIC remember, is without
nrecedent, except in one Or tw" uf the lrint
te:,,tr t.iuls. after the rebellion Of 1."s, wlc1
Currau was forced '"to addressing tue jury lat
=. x;rht. when worn out by iIara day's work
Th;. mosiou was opposed By the counsel for til
rnmmonwealth on The ground that tue juror
r.n>ed to 20 home to their families, sad 1ha
49, i,u,sie in Virginia was trembling vii
anrety aca tho ~
W;s1;ninn females, or the home sickness
,,-ns;nnn iurymcu, we must say VIC think the.
-No .rr about rs extraordinary reasons AZ VT,
nrer nut forward for refusing 10 prisoner
coups few hours for sleep before addrcssts
1he iuvT upon evidence which he hnd not
r;ved IL time to hea,. The apprchcnsions
The ladies were absurd. ..
Mr. Hunter as a man of sense, not to say
LAWYER. knew them 10 be absurd; and to aIl'
them 10 te introduced INTO judicial procee