Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-12-10
The Pres. on Old Brown.

,s, The milwaukee Free Democrat of .Deeem-
Brown. 1t says: Fhl f '''
HEakT-rnRoBs-At twelve O'Clock to-day,
the city of Milwaukee fired cne hundred guns
for Old John Brown. - .......,-.g -, =. Z.
These Mighty Heart -ThrObs throughout the
North will shake the dome Of Heaven, and
send the lite blood Of Freedom through all
departments of Government in 1860. 'i
TO night, meeting will be held in the
Chamber Of Commerce. ... -,... e..
The same paper also sums UP in the follow
ing indignant style: Is
Hts BODY DIEs.-To.,lay, John Brown is
hung in Virginia for the imputed crime .!
ytrea>oii.a 20; p F.. .-."a 7
The course pursued during his trial and
| conviction, and since thea, has been rs eXtr..
ordinary AZ the crime with which he was
charged t-Ei L"a -'ia ..' ... d ....
When he Was arrested, on the 10Th day of
October, he Mas beaten 10 the ground and
severely wounded. .-,,,g.4 a,.r 80.
! While in this condition Of physical proStra
ton, he was hourly haunted, ami Piled with
llestion., by n, IN whose hearts were filled
with all the 'ilaiisahy Of Spanish Irquisitors
Every sentence force.l from the wri,hiug aud
helpless, but brave old n,aIi, was twisted into
| It's worst possible con Itrrictlon, and repeated
with many additions, thOaSaudl of times, in
III excited community where he was to be
| triei. ~ Syf5i Egsizisz.r ,jsaE aaa' p .. .--.
:, lie was hurried, to court before be was able
t. sit up, and lay there on his back in the
mi ist "f,a scoyins crowd of slaveh ,lders, who
thirsted iDr his blood. saz.- $500 ~.
His lawyer was threatened with personal
violence 4. .-s...s.. e.. r.,..,..q ,H p "a 80
The Judge ruled every point against him.
fhe Jury were intensely prejudiced against
him, anil brought in verdict Of guilty. y,
In twelve days from his arrest he was in
humanity hurried through the form Of a trial ,
t1und guilty, and sentenced to be hung. li
| This important trial, which is destined to
occupy place in American history, was dis
patched with the indecent haste of police
court case.' -is2a I59Tl.t ,a'L 81. -
But not satisfied with this, the blood thirs-
ty Judge gave the prisoner but thirty two
days to prepare for the gallows.
| fsgfW as this done 10 place Old Brown beyond
the reach of human mercy, when the sober
second thought should come, and Virginia
''sit clothed III her right ,ni,id y 1t looks SO,
for there are few cases on record that present
more palliating circumstances than this. John
Brown must be hung. Gov. Wise says it,
the Usm,eratic ptrty claasor for IL. - ot
To-day, the chivairy crowd about his gal
lows as the ,naIdened masses of fanatics once
did abont the HUI Of Calvary. They cling to
the 3hOuse-tops,a cluster in the windows,
| squeeze into doorwayS; and when the black
eici lace, l'soti,uding eyes, and swollen ton
que is noioness, they will send up a shout,
over the death OF tn. .ctIrSed abo.lIionist." .
Dead! Caa thy ch,ks trutt D.th q rJpe?
John Browns body nay rot, bat his princi.i
pies iimperisha"le. y bhn Brown bang il,
hemp, in Virginia, his executioners hang in,
the rope Of Pubic Opinion throughout the
Nor h Browns body will be burned ? his
executioucr's podes and s0QtS will be essra.
ally sunk under the. heap If indignant pro
testatioas, from the mercifal, from admirers
of liOa hearted courage, iron all who hove
justice and truth. To day, the democratic
party, dIiaAs a-cup of blood chat will rot their
Chroats. .,t. -rr a.e.,-
lw George h. GnIer, twice Governor Of
Geoig gia, and for three times between the
years 1921 and 1885, member of Congress,
died q few days since.a Since ls4S, he has
Deen seseraLfi,nes q member OF the State
Legislature, and in, 1856 published histori-