The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-07


and above tho ago Of eighteen will be compelled 70 do
active militia duty They will have parade three four
times year with arms and by way Of offset for this service
they are to be exempt from jury duty They are, more
over TO receive pay whenever called upon either parade
or engage in active service The fund for this purpose
VIII be raised In the form of contributions Of say fifty
cents from each person above the age Of forty This
Will be demanded equivalent for exemption from
active service, and from estimates which have heard
made based upon the last census The contributions thus
raised VIII not only meet all the expenses Of arng and
the pay Of the members parade days, but leave a
large reserved fund TO meet emergencies
II contemplated to send Immediately sixteen
twenty howzers 10 the frontier counties OF the State to
DC posted at the most convenient and efficient points Tor
purposes Of defence These will be reinforced by the nd
diop, from time To time, Of as many may be deemed
necessary tQestabish thorough state of defence.
AS measure of policy intimately connected with the
preservation OF the institution slavery in Virginia
full integrity, Is contemplated, as | am informed, by
some Members Of the Legislature 70 bring in bill, at the
next session Of that body providing for the removal Of
character WAS before the last session bat nasmuch
crisis had then arisen TO stimulate remedial preventive
gs,s it defeated This bi MS Hrst reported from
the committee, fixed three years the period within
which aH free negroes should leave the
after which all OF that class found in the State 70 be
eIslaved-tbe privilege beng reserved TO them Of
choosing their own masters. The bill subsequently
amended 10 extend the period % ten years. but,
thus modified, it failed to pass. There will be little
difficulty imagine, M the next session. In the way Of the
passage OF such bill with the three years limta
ton as the period within which the choice Of voluntary
emigration enslavencnt vii, exist :
Letters by the daily pouring upon Governor
Wise from men of all parties al the North urging the par
don OF Brown, or Communication Of his sentence. The
writers comprise OF the frs; standing that section,
and the motives advanced justification for this policy
are as diversified as public sentiment itself Humanity,
policy, religion, the susceptibility OF Brown the tool OF
others and hundred other pleas presented as rea
sons why he should be pardoned while the other hand
from the section plead against his pardon and
urge his execution so far US can judge the law will be
pei mited TO take its course.
tob up oil, IN fhno
nation OF the people here by the conflict between the
statement Of his motives in coming to Harpers Ferry,
given in his speech before sentence and that volunteered
tdGovernor Wise in the of their at Har
pers Ferry In his speech he denied having any other
design in getting up the rebellion than to OF the slaves
In his interview with Governor Wise, he distinctly avowed
his purpose to get up serve nsurrecton, the pixies
which he had with him may well be a conhrma
ton OF the truth Of this avowa
The case OF Brown is altogether within executive
ursdicon and his execution in pursuance OF sentence.
will follow OF course unless the Governor
should interose and either PARDON commute respite
II appears he signs no death warrant, and in way
acts in the cases OF capital or other convictions
upon petition. Nor does the fact OF an appeal
to the higher courts avail to stay execution This
may form grounds for an application for respite; but it
hour beyond the time fixed by the judge for his
In petition for respite pending the action of the Court
Of Appeals upon the plea set up in behalf Of the prisoner
the grounds upon which the plea founded must be set
forth TO enable the Executive To If 1t such
as would Justify respite The policy of this is obvious
the presentation OF frivolous pleas having legal force
and conceived merely TO borrow time. All this may in
volve the contingency Of escape, and for augh the Execu
tive may know the plea may be instituted to afford such
opportunity. Hence the necessity of scrutinng the
validity Of the ground Of appeal before predicatng
spite upon II.
1t generally known here that respectable white meu
in the habit Of sending half breed children of theirs
to the North to be educated If the black mothers
Free the children must be Free and by law of the State
free persons OF color going to free State for any pur
pose prohibited from returning. II the mother is
slave the children are also slaves and as such enjoy the
from Statn nj
discretion OF their masters. There in this
city who are understood to be tri1ng with this prohibit
tory law and mistake very much the tone of the
thores here they not held to account for their IL
legal course. hope TO be able to give you the
names Of some Of these individuals and when the caa
logue published may look out for grand stampede
Of whites and half breeds from here The community
would be very much benefited by the exodus.
OUR SPRINGFIELD CORRESPONDENCE.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Nov. 3, 1862
Anrity Of the Republicans to hare Old Bro,,n Hanged
We here in Massachusetts anxious, very much 80,
in fact to know why the of Old John Brown should
assume the chameleon characteristics it does That
may be distinctly understood, l will ask
swer, unless to my own in part satisfaction-why does
the republican party deny the acts, probable aud present
results and the practical doctrine of Brown and why do
they get indignant and wickcdy wordy when this charge
is brought against them Why, too, do they cry against
the democrats making political capital of it, and 50
lively exclam, sour skirts clean from the blood
this mantis insane, crazy, fanacal beng-has shedS
Assuming for them, that their virtue is yet intact aud
that 10 them Brown political fruit of their doctrine,
will again ask why do they lit up their voices say
Ir you-thereby supposed to mean the democratic par
tyhang this dare torture him. 1t will be the best
auxiliary to our party this country could gve and the
actwould destroy your Why do they ask that he be
hung for their 'spolitical capita' Said c. Chaiee, M
G. from this district and whose wife was owner and
bone his conscience, 81 hope they will hang Brown;
will be the death nail Of the democratic party and elect
republican President in 1s6o Promising that Virginia.
as State, has simply to do with Brown and that judges
lawyers and uries OF that State Sit in Judgment of his acts
how do the republicans make the responsible
for his execution? Again, in this hotbed of abolition
nacism, old Puranca Massachusetts,, why they cry
against his sentence for murder, although admitting he
killed and murdered menG This Will follow with their
answer viz Because say they, he only vent intending
to of slaves and not to murder and does nten
ton govern the crime? Ergo If he did shoot and kill
il was in selfdefence, and that is not murder Wen,
very good law bn says good authority, g whenever
in the commission Of offence commits another
although not intended by him. he shall be held amenabie
for any such offence, and punished therefor though
wiully done, because all his acts Illegal This
Massachusetts law, too.
CLOSING SPEECH OF BROWNS COUNSEL.
Our special reporter at Charcstown Va sends us the
following report of the closing speech Of Mr. Chiffon in
defence of Brown
Mr.. Chiffon rose and addressed the Court. He said
May itpease the Court gentlemen Of the jury say
with truth and sincerity that throughout professional
Of nconsiderabc length, have never risen in
the performance of my professional duties under greater
embarrassment than feel at this moment. And no
wonder for am charged with the life Of fellow being
not absolutely perhaps but IL may be to extent
have frequently been subjected to these responsibilities
but there has been but previous course
of my professional career when had to discharge this
duty in the midst of strong popular excitement when
the assistance had to render counter that strong
popular sentiment Upon that former occasion endca
vored to do my duty faithfully and have the
that did it. have here to perform the profess
sonal duty which dcvoves upon me- and intend dis
charge that duty faithfully here; and in doing trust
with the greatest confidence that shall not bring upon
myself the censure of single in this community
about whose opinion would care. hlae come here
deal with this person prisoner; have not to
deal with him as Brown the leader of unlawful oray
have not here to deal with him in reference to tho
state of public feeling but have here to perform