New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-11-08
Trial of the Insurgents,

1.-THE reader will find the proceedings of October
81 and November l on the third page.l
CHARLEsTowN, Va, Nov. 2.-Messrs. Russell &
Sennot, attorneys from Boston, reached here to-
day.
Cook was brought before the Magistrates Court,
but waved an examination He was committed
for trial.
Coppee's trial was resumed. No witnesses were
called for the defense. Mr.. Harding opened the
argument for the Commonwealth, and Hoyt and
Grswold followed for the defendant. Mr.. Hunter
closed for the prosecution. The speeches were of
marked ability.
which were all granted by the Court. The jury
then retired.
Brown was then brought into the courthouse,
which was Immediately tlironged. The court gave
its decision the motion to arrest Judgment,
overruling the objections made. On the objection
that treason cannot be committed against State
except by citizen, it ruled that wherever ale
glance was due. treason may be committed. Most
of the States have passed laws against treason
The objections as to the form of the verdict rem
dered were also regarded insufficient
The clerk then asked Brown whether he had
anything to say why sentence should not be pro-
| nounced, when Brown stood up and in clear and
distinct voice said:
L have, may it please the Court, few words to
say In the first place, l deny everything but what
l have all along admitted. The design on my part
was to free the slaves. l intended certainly, to
have made clean thing of that matter, as did
last winter when l went into Missouri, and then
| took the slaves without the swapping of gun on
either side moved them through the country
and finally left them in Canada. designed to have
done the same thing again on larger scale. That
| was all | intended. never did intend to commit
murder or treason, or to destroy property, or to
excite or ncite the slaves to rebellion to make
| an insurrection. l have another objection, and
that it is unjust that should suffer such penalty
Had iuterfered in the manner which | admit
and which admit has been fairly proved, for ad-
mire the truthfulness and candor of the greater
hnH- ffal
case: had so interfered in behalf of the rich the
powerful, the intelligent, the so-caed great, or in
behalf of their friends, either father, mother,
| brother, sister, wife or children, or any of that
class, and suffered and sacrificed what have in
this interference it would have been all right.
Every man in this Court would have deemed it an
| act worthy of reward rather than punishment.
This Court acknowledges, | suppose, the validity
suppose to be the Bible, or at least the New Tes-
ment, that teaches me that all things whatsoever
| would that men should do unto me should even
so do to them; it teaches me further, to remember
| them that are i'll bonds, as bound with them. l en-
deavored to act up to that instruction.
| | say that l am yet too young to understand
| that God is any respector of persons. l believe
that to have interfered as | have done, as have
always freely admitted l have done, in behalf of
his despsed poor was no wrong, but right Now
| it is deemed necessary that | should forfeit my life
| for the furtherance of ends OF JUSTICE and minge
my blood further with the blood of my children,
/ whose rights disregarded by wicked, cruel and
unjust enactments. ! admit so let it be done. l
feel entirely satisfied with the treatment have
| ceived on my trial, considering all the crcunl-
| stances. 1t has been more generous than | en-
/ pected but | feel consciousness of guilt.
have stated from the first what were my intentions
and what were not.
never had any design against the life of any
person, nor any disposition to commit treason, or
excite the slaves to rebel or make any general in.
| surrection. | never encouraged any man to do so,
but always discouraged any idea of that kind. Lei
ME say, also. in regard to the statements made by
some of those connected with mel hear it has
been stated by some of them, that induced them
this to injure them, but regretting their weak
ness. No man joined me but of his own accord
and greater part at their own expense. A nun
Der of them never and never had a word o
conversation with till the day they they came tt
me- and that was for the purpose have stated
| Now have DONE"
While Brown was speaking perfect quiet pre-
vailed. When he had finished the court proceeded
| to pronounce the sentence After a few prelmi
nary remarks, in which he said no reasonable
doubt could exist as to the prisoners guilt, III
sentenced him to be hung in public, on Friday
I'd of December. Brown received his sentenc
with composure. The only demonstration mad
was with the clapping of hands by one man in TIL
This was promptly suppressed and much regrc
was expressed BY the citizens at its occurrence.
After being out an hour, the jury in the case o
Coppee returned with a verdict declaring Coppe
guilty all the counts of the Indictment. III
counsel gave notice OF a motion TO arrest JudS
ment as in Browns case.
The court then adjourned.