Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-11-18
THE TRIALS AT CHaRLESTOWN.

regard to the pending trials From the
letter of the 4th, we copy the following:
"Certain Northern papers convey the
impression of a very general belief in
John Browns safety from execution
They assume that, for political or other
reasons, Coy. Wise will be induced to
show clemency to this condemned man.
Such ideas are here received with indig-
nation. / certainly do not see any ground-
for hope in Browns case. Tt is evident
that any attempt to remove him alive
from this town would fail. The people .
say that regiment of soldiers, with the
Governor at their head, could not accom-
plish it You, at distance, can hardly
form an impression Of the rage for ven
geance which Is felt by the citizens of this
place When Brown was in court, on
trial, there were always faces burning
with hatred hanging over him, tierceiy
watching every movement that he made.
Tn the event of an attempt at rescue,
which has been the great fear all along,
and to prevent which all these extraordi-
nary military precautions are still kept
up, the jailors have been instructed to
shoot him and his companions instantly.
The populace are resolute in their deter
mination that their victims shall never be
taken from them, and II does not seem
thatthis determination is to be shaken by
any expedient
Browns own ideas on the subject are
characteristic. He TRANQUILITY says: j
5 do not know that ought 10 encourage
= any attempt to save my life. / am not
, sure that it would moi be better for me to
: die at this time. I am not incapable ot
f error, and may be wrong but think
: that perhaps my objects would be nearer
b fulfllmeut if l should die. ! must give
4 it some thought There is no insincerity
about this, you may be sure. Brown
|, does not value bis life; or, at least, i
b. wholly unmoved at the prospect Of losing
e it. He was never more firm than at thi
e moment. The only compunctions he ex
y presses are in relation to his management
= at Harper's Ferry, by which he lost no
Y only himself, but sacrificed his associates
d He sometimes says that if he had pursued
/ his original plan Of immediate escape Il
n the mountains, he could never have beer
/, taken, for he and bis men had studie
e the vicinity thoroughly, and knew it
hundred times better than any Of the ia
habitants. 1t was, he says, his weakness
l. in yielding to the entreates of the prison
ers, and delaying his departure, that ruin
T ed him. It was the first time are hi
words, that ! ever lost command of my
self, and now ! am punished for ii.
The reason Brown has given for askin
- his wife to remain away is also character
- istic. He knows it will cause great su
> fering, and will, probably, shauer h
l. composure in manner which he is rt
. solved against, lest his captors should q
TEEN it an evidence of regret for what h
- has done. The dispatch which to
you was sent to Mrs. Brown, did NJ
reach her, and to-day a anothe er W:
~ received. announcing that she was about
leave Philadelphia for this town Brow
will still make another effort to chez
y her.
J. Nothing seems to give Brown great
- annoyance than hearing of those threa
ening anonymous letters that are cont
3. ually sent to Gov. Wise and to the a
- tborities of Charlestown concerning
- fate. He protests against them, and fe,
.. unwilling to believe that they proce
from his own friends.
/ Martial law still holds sway IN Charl,
Ia town. The ContinentaIs and the extel
.,c porized volunteer corps parade tie stre'
he daily. At night the precautions are
the doubled. An armed patrol guards all t
nh approaches to the Town. The examit
md ton Of strangers is never relaxed. T
the surveillance is uninterrupted from I
tbe time they arrive until they leave.
ior they stay too long, it is popularity decid
.b,s that they mean 40 good; and if they 81
.in but very short time, every one is sal
-, fed that they mean very H. The 10
,;re sojourn Of Mr.. Hoyt and the brief visit
,js Judge Russell of Boston are equally
,ta- iected to. Why Judge Russell went
-ize in such a hurry, the people want
sill know. They don't ike it at al. III
and look upon bis hasty departure as the .
10Th cursor Of some evil Hence more rec
will eomeFs receive more especial aftentic
,tv. Two Northerners, from New JerseJ
of think, who came this morning, we're
y;,b through very harp examinations
-, What ,efU he sa91 n NJ T. II.