The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-11-17


State except rs a citizen. 1t rU-zet rtJ7r-
wherever allegisnce was due, treaSsa naa
be'commi'ted Most Of the States have
passed laws against treason. The oEjec-
tions a. to the form of the verdict repdes-
led, were also regarded as insufficient
The Court tl3en asked Brown whether
he had anything to say why sentence
should not be frohonnccd, wien
Brown stood up, aud i'll clear and dis.
tlnct voice said
81 haze, may it please the Court, few
words 10 say.
g In the first place, deny everything but
what / have all along admltted-~lkc 6rs:gn
on my partto free the Slaves I intended cer-
tainly tc have made a clean thing Of that mat
ter, rs did last winter, when went iato
Missouri and tleere look the slaves without
the swapping OF a gun or either side, moved
them through the country, and finally left
them in Canada. I designed to have done
the same thing again. on krgeF scale That
was ali ! iuteuded. never did intend to com
nit murder or treason, or TO destroy property.
or 70 excite or incite the slaves 10 rebellion,
and to make an insurrection.
" have another objection and that Is, il IS
unjust that | should suffer sdch penalty
Had ! interfered in the manner which I admit
has been fairly proven tter ladmirc tho truth
fitness and candor of the greater PARTON Of
the witnesses who have teStiGeE in this case. J
had I so interfered in behalf of tho rich, the
powerful, the intelligent, the Sc called great,
or in behalf Of their friends, either father.
lGolher, krother, sister, wife or children, or
any of that class. and suffered and sacrificed
what have in this interference, it would have
~peen al right Every mar. ia this Court would
have deemed il an act Worthy ofreward rather
than punishment. This Court acknowledges.
as | suppose, the raldtY Of the law Of God
see a book kissed here which | suppose 10
be the BIblE, CT at least the New Testament
That teaches me that all things whatsoever
would that men should do TO me, should
10 even SO 10 them 1t teaches me further.
u remember them that are in bonds rs bound
with them | endeavored to act up 10 that
instruction. I say | am yet too Young 10 un-
defstaad that God is any respcctor Of persons
believe that to have interfered as have done
as have always freely admitted hare done
in behalf Of His despised poor was no wron.c
but right. Now, ifit is deemed necessary that
should forfeit Ry life for the furtheFautc Of
the ends Of jnstict aud mingHe NV btDcgF fur
thcr with the blood of my children, and with
the blood of millionS in this slave country
whose rights are disregarded by wicked, cruel
and unjust enactmcntS, ! admit, 80 let ii be
done. Let me say one word further feel
entirely satisfied with the trea -!lent have
received on my trial. Considering the cir
cumstaaces il has been more generous than
expected. but feel no consciousness Of guilt
have stated from tie first What was ny infen-
ton and what was not. I neYc! had any de-
Sign against the fife Of any pcr8cn, r6t anf
disposition TO commit treason, or excite the
slaves to rebel or make any general iusurrcc-
ton. never encouraged any man 10 do SO,
but always discouraged any idea Of that kind.
let me say also in regard to the statements
made by some of those connected with me
hear i. has been stated by some of them
shat have induced them to join me, blt the
contrary is true. do rot saw this TO iniurc
them, but as regr, tting their weakness Not
90 med he but Of his own accord and the
greater part at their owQ expense. Anumbcr
Of them never saw and never had q word Of
conversation with, till the day they cau!e to
me and that was for the purpose have stat
ed. 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 cHuld exist Us to the prisoners guilt,
he. sentenced lin to be Apng in puLiic on
IfidHy, the ID ef Decea'bcr.
Cook, Coppie and Thompson, have
been convicted nd sentenced to be hung
on the fth Of Dec, and we presumc that
Brown will be reprievcd until then and
hung at the same time. Stevens has been
handed over to the Unied States Gov
ernment for trial, the prosecutors hoping
thus to involve distinguished Rcpubli-
cans in the trial as witnesses or other.
wise, They will fail in their designs
Ed. JOUR.