The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-05
been named In all the States, and II seems to be
eminsntly proper that Thanksgiving day should
be the same In all the States.

Will Brown be Exseuteds-TAs Abolition
ists Preparing - Celebrate che Day.
"Old John Brown" has been tried, convicted,
and sentenced to death, bya Virginia court,
upon the grave charges OF treason, insurrection
and murder, and the important question which
now agitates our politicians on all sides is,
"Will he be executeds" The Richmond En-
qlir1, the confidential organ of Governor
Wise, says that 1.-THE Presidency is the offer now
made to the Executive Of Virginia for IN un.
justifable exercise Of Executive clemency,"
(the pardon or Communication of the sentence of
Brown; that many Of the sympathizing writer's
to the Governor on the subject snake their ap-
peals through the fears of personal violence;'
but that most of them appeal to the magma
nimity, the kind-heartedness, and the ambition
Of the Executive" The same authoritative
journal further informs us that these efforts fare
not confined to the black republican journals"
but that some Of our Northern democratic pa
pers are joining in this cry, and upon the plea
that Brown, as q "living martyr, at hard work
for life,n would do less damage to the demo-
cratic cause in the North, than as dead
martyr.
All such appeals and arguments, however, in
behalf of Brown, are very decisiyely answered
by the Richmond journal aforesaid, in the en-
phatic declarations that +" Virginia will execute
Brown and his associates, and feels herself able
to meet all the consequences that may arise
from that act;" and that Brown, having for
feited his life, need not expect the saving
Intervention Of ''pity and confederation" The
Enquirer also takes the ground that the execu-
ton of Brown is the shortest way Of disposing
of the agitation of Brown for political purposes
in the North; for it contends that while Brown,
in the State prison, would be constant theme
of abolition and black republican agitation,
the hanging Of Brown would be, even politi-
cally, the last of him.
Thus, notwithstanding the confident and de-
faint language of the Chevalier Webb, that
Brown will not be hung, and that Governor
Wise dare not permit his execution, we must
confess that Browns chances of escape from
the hangman are exceedingly gloomy. The
Governor of Virginia appears to be infexibly
resolved to allow the law to take its course in
regard to Brown and his associates. We fear,
indeed, that the Intervention of Tammany Hall
and the Albany Regency combined, in behalf
of the Communication of Browns sentence to i'm
prisonment for Life, would be unavailing
Greeley evidently understands better than
Webb the temper of Governor Wise for Brown
has hardly the shadow of hope of escape from
the scaffold.
Acting upon this opinion, the radical Boston
abolitionists, through the Executive Committee
of the American Anti-Slavery Society, have
adopted the following resolution
EXECUTION OF CAPT. JOHN BROWN.
At meeting Of the Executive Committee Of the Amer
Anti Slavery Society held in Boston, Nov l. the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted
partial e he f. case &c %
execution Of CAPTAIN JOHN BROWN on trial for his life
in Virginia. to observe that tragca event. on THE DAY OF
r1s OCCURRENCE in such manner by them may deem
ed most appropriate in their localities whether
by public meetings and addresses the adoption Of resou
Of acon-for the furtherance Of the ansavery cause
and renewedy TO Consecrate themselves the patriotic
and Christian work Of eecng the abolition Of that most
dangerous unnatural cruel and impous system of slave
ry which is the fruitful of all sectional heart
burnngs and conflicts, which powerfully and increasingly
tends 70 promote serve instructions and civil war
which cannot be truly or more comprehensycy de-
scribed than as 1.-THE SUN vIrIAxns," which s
burning disgrace and fearful curse 70 the whole country
and by the speedy extinction Of which, alone can the
land be sayed from violence, blood and utter demorai-
zaton
In behalf Of the Executive Committee Of the American
VIM LLOYD GARRISON, President
c sasaa1 { !% Bga1sou, Secretaries.
From this dreadful manifesto, it will be seen
that the abolitionists proper are the first in the
field upon the martyrdom of "Old Brown"
and that they intend to make the same use Of
him that W. b. Seward, Thurlew Weed and the
masonic party of some thirty years ago
made Of a dead body alleged to be that of
Morgan, recantiHg Mason, who had published
book disclosing the mysteries of the Order,
and had then mysteriously disappeared. But
Garrison, Phillips and the American Anti
Slavery Society, will have the advantage over
Seward, Weed and the anti Masons, in having
martyr about whose identity there can be no
doubt, and concerning whose fate there will be
nothing left to conjecture. Whether Weed,
Seward and the republican managers generally
will consent to follow in the wake of Garrison
and Phillips, in the celebration of the day of
Browns execution in lieu Of the Fourth of
July, remains to be seen. But as the dead
body of the alleged Morgan was paraded by
Weed as "a good enough Morgan till after the
election" SO, perhaps, the republicans may
consent to howl over the execution of Brown
when the election is over
Meantime, we have no advice to give to the
Governor of Virginia. If the appeals from
the Northern democracy, and the threats of
the republicans, in political and Presidential
view Of the subject, have failed to shake his
resolution to hang Brown, then we may say
that the argument is ended. Accordingly, let
the American Anti-slavery Society prepare for
their funeral orgies; and if our black repubu-
cans should wish to join in the ceremonies,
perhaps our red republicans will lend them the
funeral paraphernalia which they used in
memory Of that other crazy champion of "hu-
man freedom" Orsini.