Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-26

York Expross, as indicative of sound and heal.
thy sentiment upon the part of those whom it re-
presents. The Express has stoutly resisted the
growth of that ncgrophobia mania which has
characterized the Tribune, Post and other North
ern journals Contributed largely tn the recen
defeat in New York of the straisht Republican
ticket. 1t is deserving Of Southern sympathy and
support.
John Brown and his Eulogists.
We learn from Richmond, Va. that the reti-
tion of john Brown for II writ of error. to tho
Judgment rendered by the Circuit Court of Jeffsr-
son County has been denied by the Supreme
Court Of Appeas, that trihunal holding thnt the
judgment Of the lower Court is plainly right. The
prisoner. therefore, will he executed the I'll ol
December.
While we have all along earnestly desired that
some means could have been c"nstItutionally dis
covered, whereby the Governor Of Virginia might
have been enabled t. send Browp.to spend the re.
mander of his days n felon. in the Sn,e's Prl-
son. in order that Northern fanatics mi sht
have no opportunity to multiply thir maferidtto for
agitation, by making "murtyr" Of him,--ye.,
are bound to respect. all loyal citizens ol lhc
Union. North and South. are bound to respect,
the fiat of tho Court. Indeed. on sober reilexon,
IL different decision could hardly have been looked
for. by the public, or even by the prisoner, him
self. lie had A. fair trial. lie had an earnest,
allie and eloquent defence. Tho jury before
whom he pleaied, were men OF known impariali-
ty, and integrity. Nothing which was decmcd
necessary to mid in persuading that jury he was
guilty, was excluded, or kept back-that we are
aware OF. All this, VIC believe the prisoner him.
self-with much more Of magnnnimiy than some
nf his over zcalous deenders-freely admits
and, the admission being ON record. whatever else
may bc said, or charged against Virginia. let us
hear no more ablut Brown not having had fair
trial. or of his Icing 'hurried off with indecent
haste to the halter"
We nut criminals to death. here, in "free" New
York-it should lie rcmemberci-ior precisely tho
.ame crimes of which Brown has been convicted
in the Commonwealth of Virginia BY the laws
of this State, and most If the other free States,
rerscns who are found guilty of Murder forfeit their
lives upon the galoWs. Brown incurred ths New
York penalty, not only for Murder" in the first
,e gree but with TREASON and CONSPIRACY sup
eraddeI With fair trial then, and conviction
in perfect accordance with the character Of the tes
timony submitted. there is scer,ninly nothing where
by the prosecution of the criminal be tortu6 ID
into persecution" Brown proclaimed TO all the
world, buth bsfn and after his trial. that he wei
10 Virginia to ncie the slave population to insur
,ecrion. lie knew beforehand what the penalty
would be- He calculated the consequences, and
ho counted the cost. True, he says. or nsin'ates,
ra .hpr: lie did not mean to shed blood; he only
ment to run Off the slaves: but every intelligent
man will understand perfectly well the value of
that qualification. II no bioud was ~ be shed
ifthe insurre.tim was to be insur,ecti,n ut all
but only a Stampede, or sort of Underground
Railroad demonstration, the government arsenal
and its warlikc stures would have never been sci.
sed: nor would Sharpe's Rifles have been imported
from Connecticut When men are seen providing
themselves with Shapes Rifles, and pixies. and
spears, and gnnpowder, and cannon even. partcu-
larly when coupled with plans and proclamations
for a provisional government" iss warranta-
Bile inference, that these are to be ussd-just
a. they were .sed-in promosing scheme Of
wholesale burglary, llouishsd and murder. The
Brown plea. therefore, thnt he went N free the
slaves, without shedding blood. is fraudulent one.
Az well might tho burglar or assassin, with the
knife at your throat. or the pistol At your head
when caughtih the act protsa that be meant 70
steal your property only. not 10 murder you.
Doabte.s be would not murder you. il you let him
carry Of your property without resist anee; bus the
moment yoE dare tesist, your life d0ubtsss Mvafd
bs sacrificed witheuta qs,dm. --se sa,Ni
There 10 an especially ncresxtty fuf snforsfng
these thsaghts just now. becauos We hass . ear
ssin claSs VI persons among us whN arA, resolved
70 hand down tGis- convicted mar1ersst 10 postsfi-
81, not ohly as.s Hcro and . Macy bat ti(h
shocking profanity. ~ "a Saint. -w0rthy Sssa To-
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