Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-11-04
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TRIAL OF THE INsURRECTIoNIsTs.


CHARLESTON, VA, Oct 2-Messrs Russell
and Sennott from Boston arrived here to-day.
Cook was brought before the Magistrates
Court, and waived an examination. Cooper's
trial was resumed. No witnesses were called
for the defence Mr.. Harding opehed for the
Commonwealth. MesSrs. Hoyt and Griswold
followed for the defendant, and Mr. Hunter
closed for the prosecution The speeches
were of marked ability. Mr. Griswold asked
for several instructions to the jury, which
were all granted by the court, and the jury
retired. Brown was then brought in, and the
Court House was Immediately tronged. The
Court gave its decision on the motion for an
arrest of Judgment, overriding the objection,
that treason cannot be committed against
State. He ruled that whenever allegiance is
due treason may be committed Most of the
States have passed laws against treason The
objections as to the form of the verdict render
ed, the Court also regarded as insufficient.
The clerk then asked MIR. Brown whether
he had anything to say why sentence should
not be pronounced upon him. Mr.. Brown i'm
mediately arose and in a clear distinct voice,
said:
browns SPEECH,
81 have, may it please the Court, a few words
to say. In the first place, deny every thing
but what | have already admitted of a design
on my part to free slaves. | intended certainly
to have made clean thing Of that matter, as
| did last winter when | went into Missouri
and then took slaves without the swapping of
a gun on either side, moving them through
the country, and finally leaving them in Cana
da. | desired to have done the same thing
on larger scale That was all | intended
never intended murder or treason or the de-
struction of property, or to excite or incite
slaves to rebellion or to make insurrection.
have another objection, and that is, it is un.
Just that should suffer such penalty. Had
nterfered in the manner which admit has
been fairly proved, for | admire the truthful
ness and candor of the greater portion of the
witnesses who have testified in this case-had
SO interfered in behalf of the rich, the pow.
erful, the intelligent, the SO called great, or in
behalf of any of their friends, either father
mother, sister, brother, wife or children, or
any of that class, and suffered and sacrificed
what | have in this interference-it would have
been all right. Every man in this Court would
have deemed it an act worthy of reward rather
than punishment. This Court acknowleda es,
as l suppose, the validity of the law of God
see book kissed which suppose to be the
Bible, or at least the New Testament, which
teaches me that all things whatsoever l
would that men should do to me, | should
do even SO to them. 1t teaches me further to
remember them that are IN bonds us bound
struction. | say am yet too young to under
stand that God is any respecter of persons. |
believe that have interfered, as | have al
ways freely admitted, in behalf of his despised
poor. know no wrong, but right Now it is
deemed necessary that L should forfeit my life
for the furtherance Of the ends Of justice, and
mingle my blood farther with the blood OF my
children and with the blood of millions in this
slave country, whose rights are disregarded by
nya1 and +
let 1t be done. Let me say one word further.
| feel entirely satisfied with the treatment |
have received on my trial Considering all
the circumstances, it has been more generous
than L expected. L feel no consciousness of
guilt | have stated from the first what were
my intentions and what were not. | never
had any design against the liberty of any per-
son, nor any disposition to commit treason or
excite slaves to rebel or make any gen
eral Instruction. L never encouraged
any man to do SO, but always discouraged
any idea of that kind. Let me say also in
regard to the statement made by some of
those who were connected with me, | fear it
has been stated by some Of those that l have
induced them to join me, but the contrary is
true. do not say this to njure them, but as
regarding their weakness. Not one but Joined
me OF his own accord, and the greater part at
their own expense. a number Of them L
never saw, and never had word OF converse
ton with till the day they came to me, and
that was for the purpose l stated Now l
have done"
THE SENTENCE.
While Mr.. Brown was speaking, perfect
quiet prevailed, and when he had finished, the
Judge proceeded to pronounce sentence upon
him. After few preliminary remarks, he
said that no reasonable doubt could exist of
the guilt OF the prisoner and sentenced him to
be hung in public on Friday the second day of
December next
Mr.. Brown received his sentence with COM
posture. The only demonstration made was
by the clapping of hands OF one man in the
crowd, who is not a resid.n of Jefferson coun-
ty. This was promptly suppressed, and much
regret is expressed by the citizens at the &C.
currence. Don't make stories Of this kind
too big.
After being out an hour, the jury came in
with verdict that Coppee was guilty on all
the counts in the indictment His counsel
gave notice of motion for arrest of judy
ment, as in Mr.. Browns case. The court then
adjourned