The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-03
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY NOVEMBER


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vneI pe.sna uc sAys WA! mol slave eem.d W nave
c ssr ne %sss Ia, ue Slaves semselvs aa nons
ws.e sae: ucss, sne tucrc tuey quietly rsaho','
ane 1nsy s'sse 'usa mveo nm hand vas CID thi hr A.
ss Ell ss wnn acoorang g my recolec'on ana
~ y, Davwn tne prisoner arteu foue Pt
holes IN tLs wall Aud set me here remark that tue Law
man s v "a esa = Wy Name " Fega,os sasV'
anv bosy o snys Iv "a a, ac my 1aay %v
ay ~ y ~ sasss may ne 10 engaged ana tty may re-
ss s ~ n anosms sent against tnvm even " snc
= - su,, anu ~ ncs reoeon nor meason
seeking 20 escape they are aaded IN that attemp!
~ 10y ~ wuno men tnetr escape may % euso.sa
S;s, Vim Se;r c.r, sfe pursued ~ me aasiofy .a
s.I oapse stlempted-thry resist anu aevMa
sven 70 snc 'oss q ile yet that DOES nov c"u
s.a.o Ieoe-tney are anenable " punishment oas
nv ~ ,e lcnSsy 81 repetion THIS ID all need say "p"n
"a. SUBJECT Inc next Crime charged against INC
- I'LL 1 ~. Now taerc &ro uine spe aac'uoLs o. m1
"a y. ~ az sve tnese COME Under tl.e mean
- ne n.ss oe9rse W prened'tated nurdcr WINCH
wi.n ucatn tour otncrs where ucatu
tus w.ns ocme we Original ntenuon OK Tue parry
c4mN mqtNef oW ~plcn, however, come utder tue haa
q nt aygfes The Party was 81 the tune Ia Sac
so1 q Pne omer oncncesuch AZ rape, arson, rceoory
~. y PITY Engaged ID tns commss,n
Wy Iesc cftmca ena aeaeo, though not dcsgncn u
SAs, snep tnc puoeccr uAutc 70 tno ponaHy asA.
Gowt - seghrA ync 9cAth q the c't,zens ~ harper
wnen tncy TOOK pace the prisoner anu aus q
were rot engaged IN che comm ssicn Of aI q these
vptnces-such 10 Nsops rape, =, 9bers Qr burglary
nry were there y resistance no aatho ny 81 the laws
Of firginia- whe resi- ing that atlc " these deaths
ensued. was there that grem lated co a0rcthought
which the law req 70 make man guilty q murder
nght At Harpers Ferry, bull how It happened 10 Que
whether Il was accidental Or not Nor can Y DC
known whether he WAS accidentally shot BY ons Of
roWhs party or oy one OF the cttizcns themselves Tne
night was dark aud his death might have becu accidental
or otherwise; but now tciL can only say u
shoot negrvY-that vas not our object. Aud 50 say
Gentlemen, you cannot believe for one moment-yuu DO
not beeve; tho evidence will allow yuu beevc
the Law will NOT allow t. besvethat there was any
malice, deliberate intentcn 10 shoot that negro e
shot by Browns party at ALI and therefore, gcntic
ahoN 49,. R,.sk
nient Should be- asked why this man should not no
brought within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Of
Virgins 50 q % punish hmwas be 70 60 unqu oy Jus
gentlemen not FOR moment All ask Of you that
be be charged and convicted according your laws
her cizens-has In sde laws which hedge them round
and protect them every side. She has within the Dor
ders Of her population made such laws Is she deems att
whom some perhaps, would wish deprive her O. zens
Of Ba, whatever may DO done hereafter; wnstcys.
property time to come Il the boast Of Institutions
that man be punished beyond what the aw allows.
If the punishment not severe enough; III Is nos ample
enough, broad enough, will the law rest until II is
peril renededs The law can be made and altered from
time to me TO meet every emergency orthe Sste
H. then, your rights your interests your property
lives not sufficiently protected there Ia power n this
grand old Commonwealth Sufficient to protect them at a
no ST. Sy a. s@ ~ ~
The time the Alleged offence was com mit,ed m,
can deny that Frame your Indictment against him To-
DAY charging him with enticpo away your slaves with
interfering with that species OF property aud his COMES
siofs are as thick as the leaves pon vor forest trees that
he was among YOU for that purpose Frame your indic
en ana the moment ID is read he will DIead guilty 10 il
ana submit 10 the pepaty OF his Grim. without mur
muir. Bit cont4mp alinc n","s more drcss';ng u Of
nothing more he asks thai the Us az vo,r ~ ws MAJ h
thrown around him: not that he lunches from his .te
whatever tat may be- but that he may not be stxmatised
With guilt OF crlmes which be never cont,m dated and
which he believes IN bis heart be never co,nmied or
course As the law has been vo.ated Il must ia
hat Il
public feeling aud Sentiment demand his immolation Il
true that the public safety requires that ho should
be punished O. nlrary to law speak thus In vincatou
Of your own Laws I desire Ia nrcserye than unamnsd
ana aud that they be not or distorted
e s !; 1s ns g Dc S assd q beng
nv errs 10 the nct that the sfat ana tho la viii not
Justify this man CONVICTION on tue CHARGES hi down In
The indctme1f And WHY sb,,,Jd ths wrong he 4
ATTEMPTED ? II is not trne that there Il aav dan
ger from the populsr feeling e ia, not tru.
shat thare ia danger 70 ina S.ats aith,r cran
w;th,n or uti,nni TtinE 80, ~am,tasa.a
rai,nIv ana aisrase;rno fyara ..an,as ~
whom YOU know something. he in 4 man of
indrn;taha will or s,eacH.uo ara~gv ~ ~.
noae rsnssaesed ~ = snirit Of nsrsavsrsoca fhst
turns back from no dif,c"nv and enaoScd with 80
constit,,fion that Vii endure a nvercnn,a evarvh,rr
IL ryth ali shesa cuol,s,.s e,t,n hro e. .c 49, $50
nrsa cras enca Ses FIR months ana ro,the ,.r,sar 4
and how did he succccdP Despite Of all his efforts ds
nte hese enercies ri mind and hodv uh;c, ia hra, ,
The work, ana fnat unbv~ais iii sf Ina which naysr
taerei nor slept he was able Throughout the ienrtn
and breadth OF the Quilted states 70 gather ropnd Ma
standard some twenty s,ne men both black ana white
Can il be supposed, gentlemen for moment that thers
ia fear to be apprehended from such man. Who In the
zenith Of his power when be had name ID history and
when something might b. hoped for the cause In which
he was engaged could only the whole country
rase twenty One mens Is be supposed for mom,ns
ask now when he Is struck down 10 the EARTH his lev
followers scattered destroyednow when fact Is
know that the South alarmed armed In every al
ready fee any enterprise OF this kind Is any
hing eareds No. geni,emcn there IS not the re-.
oest danger Of you again witnessing your State
any attempt akin to that which lately occurred not
knew whether necessary for the 10 make these re-
marks know Il Is tho duty OF the Jury 70 be blind 70
every thing that bears not upon the case Justice s
represented blind, seeing uh,ng, but dealing only
with the facts which relate to the case l be,ve
you will take thus case and deal WITH Il fairly.
and dispose OF Il unslsr the ruling az tn Coars.
We beard during tue progress OF this investlga.
ton references made 20 the conduct OF som, ,ares
who toUk active pait 10 late events Harpers Ferry.
But, gentlemen, tho courage speke OF physical
age; that iage which wo,a induce men, whenever
necessary, 10 face daDger, from what iarter IL
might come in whs,ever form nigh. present Itself
This courage comnends Itself to highest rcgara This
Is ply 6ital courage. But there another Of coarag
which scars lar above that which is merely physical II
ID moral courage It Is courage which will enable the
the influence Of prejudice, se ite popular excas