Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-11-10
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1t has been said that Z" Old Virginny never
tires but the gait she has struck now will test
her speed and bottom very soon. 1t is only a
few days ago that the lightning flashed the news
of an alarming instruction at Harper's Ferry.
Telegraph wreswere cut, railroad trains stopped,
slaves emancipated, men shot down in the
streets. Maryland militia, Virglnan chivalry,
United States marines hurried to the scene of
action.
The instruction was suppressed, and then,
at last, it was found that all this uproar was
made on account of seventeen white men and
five negroes. Most of these were shot down on
the spot but three or four were reserved for
the mockery of trial. Among these was the
crazy hero, John Brown, wounded, sore, and
suffering from several sabre cuts about his face
and head. He was Immediately indicted-they
went through the form-brought into court on
u couch --arraigned, and the trial was ordered
to proceed instantly. 1t was quite in vain that
any delay was asked-the Chvalry couldn't
wait for the blood of poor John Brown. The
trial was hurried, and his conviction for treason
and murder is almost an old story already
Another of the crazy men, Coppie, has also
been tried and convicted. The whole batch will
be finished in less than week Then will come
the edifyng spectacle Of hanging these men
John Brown being first strung up on the seconc
day of December next, in some public place
where everybody who is so disposed can witness
this doing of death. After that, the first fami
lies will begin to get little sleep of nights, ant
Gov. Wise will have some leisure to resume the
Donnelly correspondence, while j. B., with
first rate Havana, and glass of Old Rye, viii
endeavor to quiet his agitated nerves.
Now 1t is no doubt true that John Brown
committed very serious crime at Harper
Ferry but trial with Judge Lynch upon thu
bench would not, in any respect, have been
greater burlesque on Justice, than the pro
ceedings against Brown at Charleston. 1t Gov
Wise, instead of putting him upon trial, hat
detailed squad of marines, and shot him IL
the streets, it would have been just about al
impartial u proceeding. For all purposes O
Justice, he might as we'll have hanged Johr
Brown, and then tried him.
John Brown will be hanged on the seconC
day of next December On the fifth OF tn
same month, or as soon thereafter as the Hous'
of Representatives at Washington shall be or
ganized, Doctor j. Buchanan will communicate
his annual message to Congress, in which HI
will take occasion to thank God that he II. B
and Gov. Wise have been made the willing in
struments in His hands, of the death OF Johl
Brown and his sixteen white men and five ne
groes He will deduce from this an inferenc
that, whereas the Country was recently in lin
minent peril, it is Eow sale, and complacentl
congratulate himself that the Divine Institution
has been once more saved by his intervention
And in view of the necessity that such Graz
men as Brown be got out of the way as soon a
possible, he will probably recommend the passag
VI al hoe, uecldliliS noe ohAy oii"' j" 40 At0'
felony, nor crime, even, but mertorlou
act, to at once shoot every crazy Abolitonist
the Country. The New York Observer will al
prove of this course, and recommend that til
slaughter commence with Mr.. Bcecher.
No such act will pass, however, owing to I'll
fact that the Democrats in the House are no
numerous enough and the first families {
Virginia will again be in trepidation, and wi
be unable to get their usual rest unless the
have brace of Colts revolvers, pair c
Deringer pistols, double barrel shotgun, tw
Sharpes rifles, (though we are not certain the
would dare shoot these, for fear that In tt
hands of STAKEHOLDER they would go OFT at tt
wrong ena,) pixies, swords, bowie knives, axe
hatchets, and Il copy of Gov. Wises proclam'
ton under their pillows. In the midst of the'
defences, they may manage to get little sleel