Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-11-08

passed law, assamirg that jurisdiction
and defining what constitutes That crime.
Tie Court reserved lis decision.
Brown was present during the argu-
ment. st
The jury was then sworn in Coppee' 8
case. The testimony is the same as al
ready published. hut more brief. The ex-
animation was concluded al the adjourn
ment Of Conrt.
Cook waives an examination before the
Magistrate g Court.
CHARLEsTowN, Va. Nov. 2.-Messrs.
Russell and .Lennot, attorneys from Bos.
ton. reached here to-day. Cook was
brought beiole the Magistrates Court, but
waived an examination. He was commit
ted for trial. .f 4
Coppee's trial was resumed. No wit
nesses were called for the defense. Mr..
Harding opened the argument for the
Commonwealth, and HGyt and Griswoll
followed for the defendant. Mr.. Hunter
closed for the prosecution. The speeches
were Of marked ability. Mr.. Griswold
asked for several instructions which were
all granted by the Court. The jury tn, n
retired. Brown was then brought in o
the Court House, which was Immediately
thronged.
The Court gave its decision on the mo-
lion 10 arrest judgment, ove,ruling he
objections made. On the objection that
treason cannot be committed against a
Stale except by citizen, it ruled Il at
wherever allegiance WAS due. treason may
be committed. Most Of the States hav.
passed laws against treason. The oblec-
,ons rs 10 the form OF the verdict ZEN
dered, were also regarded is insufficient.
The clerk then asked Brown whether he
had anything to say why sentence should
not be pronounced, when Brown stood up,
and IN clear aud distinct voice sad:
II have, may it please the Court, few
words to say. In The tirs: place, l deny
everything but what have all aloLg ad-
mitled. The design. ON nv part, to free
the slaves | n:ended, certainly, to have
made clean thing of that matter, as did
last winter when | went in,o Missouri, and
there took the slaves without tie swapping
Of . gun on ether side. moved them
through the county and finally left them
in Canada. | designed to have done the
same thing again, on Il larger scale. That
was all lin'ehded | never did intend to
commit murder or treason, or to destroy
properly, or to exrile or i.cite the slaves
10 rebellion or to make an insurrection. |
have another objection. and that is it is,
unjust that should suffer such penal J i.
Had interfrred in the manner ~llicA |
admit, and which admit has been tanly
ploved-ior | admire the truthfulness and
candor OF the greater portion Vi the wit
npeses who have testified in tLis case. -
Had 50 interiered IN behalf OF the ric . he
powerful, tie intelligent, the SUE, an d
great. or IN behalf Of their friends, eith-.
father, mother. brother, sister, wife ,r
children, or any OF that class. and suffered
and sacrificed what have in this inter-
ference. it would have been all right -
Every man in this Court would have
deemed it an ACT worthy OF reward, rather
than punishment. This Coult ackn"wl-
edges, suppose, the validity ot The law Of
G.d. | see book kissed here wich sup
pose to be The Bible or at least the New
fe< lament, thai teaches me that all things
whatsoever would that men should do
unto me, >hould 90 even So to them; it
teaches me further, to remember them
that are in bonds as bound with them.
endeavo,ed 10 act up to that inst, uciior,.
/ say am Yet too young to understand
tiat God is any resptc'or Of any persons
| believe that to have Interfere. AS | ave
done. as have always freely admitted
what have done in behalf of his de>pi>ed
poor, was 10 wrong, but right. Now it
Is deemed necessary that | should fjrte,t
my lite fol The irrlIieranre Of The ends OF
justice, and mingle my blood further with
that OF my children. and with the blood
of millions il. this slave country, whose
rights are dislega, ,ded by wicked. cruel
and unjust enacim-nts, | admit so let it BE-
done. feel enlneIy sa,l. fed with the
treatment have received on my trial,
considering all the circumstances. Ii has
been mole generous than Itxpecled; bu, !
ieel no consciousness of guilt. l have
stated from the first what was my inierl-
lions, and what was 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 insurrecliun, | never encouraged
any man to do SO, but always discourage
any idea of that kind Let me say now in
regard to the statements made by some
ul those connected with me hear il has
been s'a'ed by one Of them that in.
duced item To JON me. but the contrary
is tue. do not say this TO I'M ju'e hem,
but rs regretling their weakness. None
joined me but OF their own accord, and
the greater part at their own expense. A
numberof them never saw, and never
had a word Vi conversation with, ill The
day They came to me, and that was trr the
purpose have stated. Now l have done"
While Brown Was speaking. perfect
quiet prevailed. When lie had finished.
tie Court plocreded topronounce the SEN
tence. After lew preliminary remarks
by the Judge, IN which he said no reason
able doubt could exist as to the guilt OF
ti,e prisoner, he sentenced him to be hung
n public, on Friday, the second day oi