New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-25

Az the Grand Jury q Jefferson County, in which
Hsrpers FenJ il situstsi, is already IN sesaon,
the trial Of Brown and hi, consederstes msy be eI
pectsd TO take place at once, unless delsy sh1ud
be granted u prepare for trial, or chsoge Of
venue 10 some lsss excited county should be asked
for Neither Of the.e 10 probable The prisoners
in fact have no defense, and their csse will prob
ably be speedily dispo.ed Of We trust the whole
proceeding msy psrtske Of the same spirt Of
deceDcy, pfopIi.ty sni respect fr tie law, and
the rights Of tue prisoners, which chsractsrzes
the charge given By the pre,iding Judge 70 the
Grand jury.
II is suggested, however that the finding OF the
Grand Jury will 10. be limited 10 Indictments
sgain,t the prisoners in hand. II IL assumed
that ind ctmeEts will also be found against certain
citizens Of thi. State Accessories before the fa:
Long sDecuatons arc INDUCED in az TO whether
Governor Morgan will respond 70 a reqa'ition
based on sucb indictments, and on the probable re-
suits On the one hand Of his refusal or the other
Of his compliance
II does not appear to us that there IL the slightest
difficulty in the care, or any occision for these
elators.e speculstions. Even if, instead OF the
uere.t surn,e,, ba,ed in ,be case OF one ihdirda-
al, upon biz having aked Brown t. dine with hIm,
there were the fullest and clearest evidence that
parties in this State had been priyy TO Browns
seizure Of the arsenal, and had encouraged hin in
it to the extent Of providing him with the pecu-
mary means, we do not see how they could be de-
maDded for tri.l in Virginia. The Constitution
provides that ANY person charged in any State
with treason felony, or other crime, who shall
".fee from justice, aud be found 10 another State,
shall, on demand of the executive authority
"of the State from uhieh he fed, be de-
"lveYd up to be removed to the
State having jurisdiction Of the crime"
This evidently contemplates that the party charged
must have fled ont of the State msking the demand
In case, therefore, Of indictments being found in
Virginia sgaiDst any residents of New-Yofk as &C
cessores before the fact, i. does not appear that
Gov. Wise would have any warrant TO demand
them, or Gov Morgan any authority 10 surrender
them 1t dces not follow, however, in case there
we're any evidence against them sufficient to jas
tify the finding Of sn indictment, that they would
therefore escape trial. We do not sec any OBJ
.tscle TO their being indicted and tried In the
counties in which the acts were done, which are
relied upon "a proof Of their completely. 1t is
rule Of the criminal law, that man shall be tried
in the county where the act charged was done.
The charse in the case supposed, lie not the having
seized the Harper Ferry arseni, and committed
murder TO bold it, but the having counseled, en-
couraeed, and aided those who did, so; counsel, en-
coursgement and aid not given in Virgins, but, if
at al, in this State. Why, then, should not the
parties be indicted aud tried bere' They would
certainly be in less danger here than in Virginia Of
being tried for one ofense and hanged or lynched
for another.