Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-10
Ola hTas.a ana his ErPIoit.---RItraord snary
Federal Lentxnsy.

'irFiGis Cont has found old "O--awaiomir Brow
guilty OF treason insuTT-ciion aud mnrdsr and h. will
10 doubt soon esPiate life Of crime the galIo~s
That IT, Lss mol ions since met this just fate is dne
ud' res'sTted nv Georgia contemporary 10 ih- re-
missnss= Of Government that shapes IL whole cJHrse
With ,S~ TO pIrfy advantage and suffers the greatas
crimes 10 90 uh~hpt Of jsIicr rather than encounter
fsnstcsi excitement that operate against IL side %
etc elections Old BfosB, Wide in Kansas vas guilty
81 all the crimes Of sb,ch Virgins uy have convicted
hin. he maintained in the recessed OF the timber Of
karss d-E Cygnes foTtiGcatoD wLPhrs 81 intervals he
aud hi. desperate gang sailed 10 commit depreciation.
upobtbs prosvers settlements Of Kansas aud the slave
holders Of Missouri. He invaded Missouri night with
lire and the revolver murdered her peaceful citizens 10
cold blood plundered them Of their property, snd run
O6 their slaves into Kansas. large reward was ofr
~ by ths Missourisns for bis apprehension and II times
they made unsuccessful attempts capture him Bat
he had ssays f,~ sutlsw companions With him IT hi.
fort aud the strong sboiion settlement of Oawatc
mis vas near al hand iroa sL.,h be coni draw 'sii
sad comfort 10 the eyienf needed The consequence
that the Assoursos never could catch iH snd thr
fsdefsi Government wOnld not-indeed on one occas.
ion Il disaTi,sd and trasd back party OF pro--Ver,
men ~bo we're their way 10 punish O-sswatOmie aud
sfo~n 10 proper msnnef iof their Dsny ontfages-
Pfsciaely The VS. pnrsnsd by the Federal
Government towards MnntFomsr, sad his band Who for
90 lOas time piihgsd and lsatdsfsi The prossyery
fEsn Of ksnssa add Missouri
IL is oBl, change 81 iosai.f, aud not difference ~
the uD.s' committed that has aroused 80 much eyciie.
msht AboU Bfo"ns late exploits sud brought swim n-
trs aPoH him and his party Lebi,nsy add fogLeaFaucs
had smbOdsDsd him the failure to assert the majesty
Of the Law 10 Kansas hsd encouraged hin TO hop. for
che same Immunity r virgins 10 csse Of The failure 81
he attempted instruction II vas most miserable and
total fsiiuSs involving more oss ri lie or property
than brown had before stsn his forays 10 Kausas aud
Missouri add mgch Of The excitement attending u 10 the
Sonih produced hy tssgrsphic reports greatly mae
afSiug tie nBtGhft Oi The invaders snd the extent
fheif operations Punishment lev the lave and sutboti
tee at VifsinA viii reach no further than the visitation
81 ius,cs upon those Who actusiy invaded her soil Il
9TH dsyolsss upon the General Government to ssssttt
rasssy Of Federal sw by bringing trial s those citi
Of Northern States Who aided aud Absited thi, 10
sason of viginia nth reasonable aud revolutionaf,
acts and purposes. But much fear that the same ~
hssphich formerly shielded did Br0wa and his yiain,e
md gave bin charter ~ make sAf upon slave holders
eli protect b.. abolition cohfederaies nov u So the
~ill derive tom Their immunity the encouragement
whirh Oid Blown prssumed upon when h. found fLa
Fsdersi authority would bring him TO ia-iice-
WV have not Grr6i smith ssd Josbua r. Giddng
h~eh already srfesedS Why Fred Douglass snowe
70 esespe into Caa&dsf