The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-11-10
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Gpecch and Sentence Of Capt. B.O6n'
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he LATE lNSUkkECT1ON.
Speech and Sentence Of Capt. B.ONn'
CHARLESTON, Nov. 2.
Cook was brought before the Magis-
trate's Court, but waived N examination.
He was committed for trial.
Copies trial was resumed. No wit
nesses were called on the defense. Mr..
Harding .opcned the argument for the
State aud Hoyt and Griswold followed
for the defendant. Mr.. Hunter clused
for the prosecution. Tie speeches we're
Of marked ability. Mr. Griswold asked
for several Instructions, which were ail
granted by theeCourt. Jury then retired.
Brown was then brought into the Cour;
House, which was immediately thronged.
The Court then gave its decision on
the motion % arrest Judgment, overruling
the objections made on the objection
that treason cannot be committed against
a State, except by citizen. 1t ruled
that wherever allegiance was due, treason
may be committed. Most of the States
have passed laws against treason. The
objections as to the form Of the verdict
rendered were also regarded rs insuiiic
lent
The Clerk then asked Brown whether
he had anything to say Why sentence
should not be pronounced. when Brown
stood up aud in a clear and distinct voice,
said:
| have, may it please the Court, few
words to say Inthe first place, deny
everything but what have all along ad
mitted, the design on my part to free the
slaves. | intended certainly to have
made clean th, < Of that matter, as |
did last winter when went to Missouri,
aud there took the slaves without the
swapping Of a gun on either side, move d
them through the country, au finally left
them in Canada. designed to have
done the same thing again on u larger
scale. That was all | intended. | never
did intend to commit murder, nor treason
nor to ineite the slaves to rebellion aud
to make an Instruction.
| have another OBJ ection, and that is
that it is unjust that should suffer such
Il penalty. Had / intcrferred in the
manner which | admit, aud which ad .
NIT has been fairly proved, (for | admit
the 'ruthtulness and candor Of the great
er portion of the witnesses who have ties.
tilted in the case, had SO intcrierred in
behalf of the rich, the powerful, the in
tell gent, the so-cailed z eat, or in behalf
of their friends, either father, mother,
brother, sister, wife, or children, or any
of that class, aud suffered aud sacrificed
what have in this interference, il would
have been all right. Every man in this
C urt would have deemed it an act worthy
of reward rather than punishment
This Court acknowledges, suppose,
the validity of the law OF God. see Il
book kissed here which l suppose to be
the Bible, or at least Z New Testament,
that teaches me that all things whatso.
| ever would that men should do to me, /
| even so should do to them 1t teach 5
me further. to remember them that are
| in bonds as bound with them" | Gu
| deavored 10 act up to that instruction. -
lay l am yet too young to understand
| that God Is any rrsp"eter OF persons
! | balicve that to have interlered as
have done, ms | have always freely admit.
ted have done, iii behalf of his despised
| poor, was no wrong. bu, right, now If i. is
deemed necessary that | should forfe,
my life for the furtherance Of ends OF
justice, and mingle my blood further with
the blood OF my children, and with the
of millions III this slave country, whose
rights are disregarded by wicked, cruel
and unjust enactments, admit, SO let it
| be done
| Let n.e say a word further feel Gu
TREY satisfied with the treatment have
had on my trial, considering all circum-
stances. 1t has been more generous than
| expected, but feel no consciousness
of guilt. | have stated from the first
! what WIS my intentions and what was not
| never had any design against the life
OF any person, nor any disposition to
commit treason. or excite the slaves 70
rebel, or make any general instruction.
l never encouraged any man to do SO,
but always discouraged any idea of the
kind. Let lie speak also ia regard 10 the
statements made by some of those Con-
nected with me.
| hear it has deem stated by some of
them that | have induced them to joiu
me, but the contrary is true. do not
say this to injure them, but rs regrettiDg
their weakness. Not one joined me but
of his own accord, and the greater part
at their own expense. \ number of them
| never saw, and never had word Of
conversation with them till the day they
came to NE, and that was for the purpose
have stated Now | have done"
While Brown was speaking, perfect
quiet prevailed. When he had finished
the Court proceeded to pronounce the
sentence. After few preliminary re-
marks in which he said No reasonable
doubt could exist as to the prisoner
uilt, he sentenced him to be hung in
public on Friday. the ID of December
Brown received the sentence with
composure The on y demonstration made
was with the clapping Of hands by one
man 10 the crowd, who is not resid mt
Of Jefferson county This was promptly
suppressed, aud much regret was express
| ed by citizens at its occurrence.
After being out an hour, the jury in
the case OF Coppie, returned with yer.
dict, declaring Coppic guilty on all the
counts in the indictment. His counsel
gave notice of motion to arrest judgment
as in Brown case.
The Court then adjourned
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