The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-12
FHg Sentence Of ola Brown.


HlH hliAAll. 10 ANN ihNNI
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brought boz, and the court house We .mms.-
ateiy lhfpngrd
The Couu gave DIE decision on the motion
ior ihe aueu DiJudgment Overriding thelb-
irriian that treason cannot he committed
against State. lie ruled tb4t wherever o.
legiaHoe il due, treason may BIO committed -
Most n the htstrs haze passed laws against
treason, The objections Az 10 lhe form af
lhs verdict rendered, lhe Court regarded o..
insufficient
The Clerk theu asked Mr. Brown vhslhsr
Doe bad snuhiHg % say why sentence should
not be prDusuuced upon him.
Mr, brosn Immediately rose,and iu d clear,
distinct voice, said
have, may it please lhe Court, Z nv words
90 haB. IN the frat place, / deny everything
but what ! have already admitted, ~ a DE-
Sign on my part % free slaves intended,
certainly a. have made d clean thing II that
matter, at did last winter shen ! vrut into
Missouri, and there took slaves sithout the
swapping Of gun on either side, moving
them through the country, and finally lsay-
lng them in Canada ] desired ~ have done
the same Thing again on larger scale That
sas all Intended, never did intend muir
Der or treason, or The destruction Of proper
IIf
lnalrrccllpH, ! have another objection, and
that is, that IL Is unjust that should suffer
such penalty, Had interiered 10 the man,
ner-anl which ! admit has been fairly PROV
ed-for ! admire the uuthfilnesa aud candur
Of thc greater portion " The Witnessed Who
have testified in this case---had / % inierferri
100 behalf " the rich, the powerful, the intel
4seni, The so-called creator Iu behalf "
sny Of their friends, either father mother,
brother sister, wife or children, or any "
that class-aud suffered and sacrificed what
have in this iuterierenoc-it would have been
nll right, Every man in this court would
have deemed u al act worthy Of reward,
rather than punishmeut This Court acknov-
rdgcsi too, az ] suppose, the validity u the
iaw oi God, see book Kissed which
suppose 10 be- the Bible, or ~ least the New
Testament which teaches me that call things
whatsoever ! would that men should do %
me, ] should do even 30 90 them" IL teach
90 me further, 90 remember them that are
iu bonds a. bound with them / tndcayor-
ed 60 act up 10 that instruction. / say ! an
yet too young 20 understand that God il any
rrspccter Of persons, / believe that, 20 have
iulerlrrcd rs / have done as have always
freely admitted | have done in behalf Of ha
dcspiscd poor, ] done no wrong, but right
Now IL IL deemed necessary that ! should
forfeit my lie for the flrlhcrnnee Of the ends
Of justice, and mingle my blood with the
blood Of my children, and With the blood Of
millions iE this slave country whose rights
are disrcEardcd by wicked, cruel and unjust
rnactmcGlL ! say, let IL bee done. let me-
say one word further, feel entirely satisfied
With the treatment have received on my tai,
al Considering dl the eircumstanees it has
been more generous than ! expected, but
fee, 90 consciousness Of guilt, have stated
lgum the first what was my intention, and
What was not, ! never had any design agains,
the liberty Of any person nor any disposition
10 commit TREASON or excite slaves 20 rebel or
make any general insurrecuon, ! never en-
couraGcd any man 20 do 10, but always dis
couragcd any idea Of that Kind. Let me sny
also 90 regard 20 the statements made by
some OF those connected with me. / hear
that il ha, been stated by some Of them tha,
have induced them to join me, but the con.
tr1ry is true do not say this 90 inJurc
them. but rs regarding their weakness Not
one bat joined me Of his own accord, and
the greater part az their own expense. A
number Of them ] never saw, and never had
a word Of conversation with till the day they
cnmc 10 me, and that was for the purpose /
have stated. Now have done.
While Mr. Brown was speaking, perfect
quiet prevailed, and whom be said he had fin.
i'hcd, the Judge proceeded to pronounce the
sentence upon him,
Afcr rev preliminary remarks, the Judge
said that no reasonable doubt could exist OF
the guilt 81 the prisoner, and sentenced him
To- be hung in public, on Friday, the second
Of December next
Mr.. Brown rccciyedhis sentences with com
posture The only demonstration made was
b., The clapping OF the hands OF one man iu
the crowd, who is not q resident Of Jefferson
County This was promptly suppressed, and
much regret is expressed 10y the eitiEensat
its occurrence.