Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-15
THE HARPERs FERRY RESURRECTION.


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| THE HARPEkS FERRY INsURRECrION.
CLOSE Of Tue IRlAIS-SENrENCE 0f COOK,
COPPiE, COPELAND AND GREEN
| CnARlKsrowx, Nov. IL, lsss.
The proceedings Of he Circuit Court for JsGsrson
county we're brought to close yesterday morning. aes
sson OF tnree weekA which was occupied exclusvely
m the trial o. the Ferry conspiratorsl The Cir
cult Court for Frederick county, over which Judee Par.
her prssdes, connsnoss to-day and hence the nscesy
OF the closing OF the term for the county. The term viii
long be remembered the Interesting held
mere nse men having been tried and found guilty OF the
ngnest crimes Known 70 our laws
Ane consicu LOOK, Coppie, Copeland and Greeu, were
OUT Yesterday al IL O'clock to receive the
fence OF Judge Parker. Tue court room YES crowded
anu me nnxe 70 get smother view OF the prisoners was
great Tney were brought into court by the deputies
and placed In the bar In range Of chairs facing the
Sudge. Near Oook vas seated Governor Willard and Mr.
Orowey, ootn Of whom seemed bending beneath the
OF sorrow ths Affair has cast over them and their
iamihea III
| REMARKS OF Tux rRisoSkRs.
prisoners we're then directed TO stand up and asked
the! mad anything to Why sentence should not be
PAseu upon tnem Cook and Coppie then proceeded 70
ee"er SNORT aaoreeses the former being somewhat We
hement In his manner OF speaking whilst the latter made
livery! po'n protested their ignorance OF the attack ON
terry until the Sabbath before the night OF the
attack when they were called to swear to obey the
orders OF their commander Brown Coppie stated that
nc ne should DC Punished for his ioolhardy attempt
o ne should nave been lighter than had been
| a"auSed. Inc negroes declined saying anything.
| NNeA VI INK fksoSkhs-
'uuge .aker tnen proceeded to deliver the sentence
on 'ne Whcn was received by them with great
nrmness Inc sentence vas that John L. Cook, Edwin
ooppe, SHIELDS Green and John Copeland Your trials
~ "e" nav oeen 80 long employed, nave ut length
ana All tnat remains to be done to complete these
Juuc'A procee1ngs Is to pronounce and record the
whcn oy law must follow upon the crimes for
os you nave oeeh 'fieo ana Of wnich you have been
| ionnu SunN'
CRIMES nave All grown out Of mad inrosd upon
@ o'a.e naae win the predetermined purpose to raise
1 a I'm
Oh tnis purpose, IN the darkness OF Sab
oasa nsnS you sesAed uPona portion OF our territory,
ssrer OF our pest eishens-boidng them as
VI var uu.i your party was itseit overcome by
sucn OIL our slaves as You could seize upon
WIN ueau! weapons, winch they we're to use against
wnom you denounced 70 them as their OPP
ps' anu, III your enots 10 push your bold and un.
n! through 70 successful issue, you have ia
49, . 'e III no ,e"er thah nSe instances The evi-
Ss"o proved una. all these things bad
u on anu os tue iorce OF tnat evidence jury after
Jury mas iei' tse compelled to bring In its verdict II
gun. sai.s' e s Que Oh you
| No -, 80 pe.ee Vi our sno'e anu you obtained
~ .PtS >. "V,' "At quarter whence you SO confidently
| k,ff - - - sA,s u'eu niniseh 10 your party,
"a ~ so ~ nc soua ger "nnou. the range oil your
go w. S Ign sANe MN opportunity, made his escape
RED 70 n bmss,s :" sme "n ,reeaoni, ana nur,
| w P.. " usen once more oeneath the care and
| P'y W. VI n,s o"ner
"e rsnee' upon al inc mischiet and ruin, the
ualN anu ieariui CRIMES which must have attended
your partial snccess-men every where should be thank
una. you were 50 soon and so easily overpowered
| iv 'ese onences inc law demands the penalty OF
49,, anu , NJ upon "e tne uu! Oh pronouncing that
seuence' - tue most painful duty have ever been
| e"1eu upon 70 perform
e. P. " youl onenees against our laws, cannot but
.vmna,I;:s I'll, ,S anu sincerely most sincerely, do
s!"pati.e WIN 'nose inenos ana relations whose lives
al ou1 up IN !ours anu whose hearts VIII be SO wrung
nv sn., Maen .ney snan nea. 0, the sad fate which
t, r,.on. 'oT, ..e ~ ,neir warmest ana no.
| a ~ lol mem we All 10 sorrow, whist due
io our saiey may not permit US TO forgive the
; 49, g., yoa ua'e osen su',.y nope that they
GOOD Rs;ns bo IN ~ a.d 'ou .or Paruon 70 tnat
sSI Icing, "uo, ~ MS sra,n' rememoereth mercy
a .aeu !1ut Peaee win hm-or you must soon be
49,; IN M; paeseuee, neis " oe oeait win as his
To ,oncinds ,h;s "a may A., o'u1in.
| ,osrn ~ re i sAu uut., no" announce that the
Iohn r CooIn 20; c qua. YOU anu each one OF you,
| Cona,.n5 -" taI OoPpe, Shieids Green and John
g .h. oe u oi lne neck uh,u you be dead
| "a - 60 ~ ~, VI 'ns Judgment DE made and done
| a. os ns.s eo.! on i i1y, the sixteenth
Copeland between tho bpU Of o;h, ~ % snu 'onh
P. 'e'"ee" ,ne "ou's VI eiSht IN the forenoon
49, S r upon Cl .na' aay-and upon you John F.
| Noon ard Eva In ,hor ,,o 80 .L 's VI "ei'e
| a. -. -; " ..uoou VI ,lc same Jay And
s.,s. .tS.iff " 'P. .U qua. 'nc execution OF TINS
This ;ndcmsnt he an srrod "a nasner oruered una,
| y.-5 -, =, ~ 81. -, eeu' nol III 'ne JAIL
s;5 Sh;F 80 pao.. P"es eon'ehsn' thereto as the
The sonI Of cacb dponr 1 may "ou nave mercy upon
Drr;ns ,bs da,; Uae y, 80 YJ ga
| -, $500 -, Il " ' se"1enSo Tue utmost siience
I,r,o nnmh.r' ~ ~ ", 't' was very marked. A
| JnSs. - VIZ 'Pe''Ao'' "eP'' us also did the
| The ,rsons,s xs,s -sr.,a., - :,
thaa Ell, ;,,,t.
| 49, $500
| 7, = s,,,,soa a., ,, .os Sr.,
| vbn !; sappirana - ~ -. " Wise mn respite brown,
ri tbo IA s1oJ co. ,Sa o VIC ~ o' peeemoer I'M
| c,em.n, .,,anJnO ,h ~; eI'i'is 80 tnat the ei-
| With on ,hs sarna a. ~ may W III gone tnFough
| CO. W;I,arJ t,;n,,. Co.,
hoes and Mr. e. CosIa ln aeDonaia; hr: or
c,y and IL IL sunnossJ iii ai. ss ior Washington
purpose of consulting with C;ovsrno, W. tn su
here now in favor of Cook il verv rre,t and :, o,
tation of punishment to imnrsonmen, yonid 80 ,uu,
satisfaction 10 large majority of the th;nL;nS ,i :,
the community P0'''" VI
There was considerable e1c;temen, in ,oun v..,o,a.
morning in consequences Of the hnrn;n, =, -,
stack the property of Hon VIM Lucas Ma U,l,ox
in this county The stack was fred abon, n;na n,"a
in the morning and about the SANE time " T. hsa
ed suspicious looking character vaILin, from ,h A..
ton of the fire Efforts we're in n sbos, ,;Dna ~ a.
the arrest of the man but without success Sa,s
started in all directions in order N arcs, III; b.,
turned at night without having accommodated Ill; 80
pose ~ P
Il may be mentioned here that n hold a,,sr,n, "a.
made about ten days ago IN murder NJ I,cas IL -
retired to bed and had his lamn near him ,aad, II
had not been in that nosition LONG beIn,o ~ rs 'e
noise and in moment observed the fash ~ n,n 49,
side the window lie Immediately sprang from e.. hd