Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-11-11
sentence of Brown His Speech.

! into Court when the motion Tor new Hidi
was refused. The clerk then asked Brown
whether he had anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounced, when Brown stood
up, and, in a clear and distinct voice, SAID:
IL have may it please the Court few
words to say.
"In the first place, deny everything but
| what have all along admi.ted-the design on
! my part 10 free the slaves. l intended, GER
| tainly, to have made a clean thing oil tnai
matter, as did last winter, when went into
/ Missouri and there took the slaves without
the snapping of gun on either side, moved
| them through the country. and finally left them
in Canada. designed doing the same thing
again, on a larger scale. That was all IN
tended. never did intend to commi, murder
or treason, or 10 destroy property, or 10 excite
or inciie the slaves TO rebellion, and 10 make
an inSurreciion.
81 have another objection, and that is, it is
unjust that should suffer such penalty. Had
interfered in the manner which admit
and which admit has been fairly proved,
(for admire the truth!ulnesS and candor oi
the greater portion Of the witnesses who have
testified in this case)-had so interiered IN
behalf of the rich, the powerful, the Intelli-
gent, the so called great, or, in behalf OF their
friends, either father, mother, brother, sister,
wife or children. or any Of that class, and SUI
fered and sacrificed what have in this inter
ference, il would have been all right. Every
man in this Court would have deemed II an
act worthy CT reward, rather than punishment.
This Court acknowledges, as | suppose, The
validity Of the law of God. see a book KISS
ed here which suppose TO be The Bible, or,
at least, the New Testament. That teaches
me that .all things whatsoever l would that
men should do TO me, l should do even so to
Them 1t teaches me further TO remember
those that are in bonds as bound with them
| endeavored 10 act up 10 tha, instruction.
say | am yet too young to understand that
God is any respecier OF persons. oeiieVe
that to have nterfered, as have done. as |
have always freely admitted have done, in
behalf of His dcspised poor, was no wrong,
but right. Now. if il is deemed necessary
that should forfeit my life for the furtherance
OF the ends of justice, and mingle my blood
further with the blood of my children, and
with The blood OF millions in this slave coun-
try whose rights are disresarded By wicked,
cruel, and IN just enactmenlS, l snbmll-so
let il be done. Let me say enc word further,
feel entirely satisfied with the treatment
have received on my trial. Considering all
the circumstances, ii has been more generous |
than expected: but feel no consciousness /
of guilt. | have stated from the first, what
was my intention, and what was not never
had any design against the life OF any person,
nor any disposition 10 commit treason or ex-
cite the slaves to rebel, or make any general
iusurrection. | never encouraged any man
TO do SO, but always discouraged any iiea OF
that kind. Let me say, also, in regard to The
statements of some of those connected with
mel hear it has been stated by some of
them that have induced them TO join me,
but the contrary is true. | do not say this 10
injure them, but as regretiing their weakness,
Not one joined me but Of his own accord, and
the greater part al their own expense. a
number of them | never saw, and never had
a word of conversation with, I'LL The day they
came TO me /; and that was for the purpose
have stated. Now have done"
While Brown was speaking perfect quiet
prevailed. When he had finished, the Judge
proceeded TO pronounce the sentence. After
a few preliminary remarks. in which he said
no reasonable doubt could exist as TO the
prisoners gull, he sentenced him 10 be hung
in public, on Friday, the I'd of December.
COPELAND (the negro) was found gull
ty of conspiracy and murder, in double
quick time.
Cook made the confession cooked up
by and with Gov. Willard and his other
Democratic friends.
STEVENS is remanded to Jail, to be tried
BY the U. S. Circuit Court, at Stanton,
Va, which will not meet in some time.
Why "make fish of one and fowl Of an
o,her?" What does it meant?
rN-Gov. Wise is strongly importuned
BY men of all parties, North and South,
% pardon old Brown. He says the Con-
'ti,u,ion prohibits pardons for treason,
anless with the consent of the Legislature.
If Brown had labored for Slavery, there
would have been ways enough to override
The Constitu.ion) But be can, if he will,
postpone the day set until the Legislature
meets tho the spirit of Slavery is fierce
for the blood of every one of the crazy,
captive crew. Most at the South seem
to be agonized with rage and fear, (ought
not such blessed "institution" to be al
lowed to spread everywhere ??3D
The Murder of Young Brown.
The Nep York Heraid-which is far
from being an An'i-Slavery psper-aftcr
noticing the destruction Of old Browns
property, gives the following account of
one of the most cruel and mean deeds re.
corded in history:
"Johu Brown bad SOD, f. p Brown,
who. near Easton that winter, (l855-6,)
Was taken prisoner by t5e Missouri ruf.
ans, and confined in store. An express
visited Fl. L:aveuwortb, aud begged tba,
United States troops might 60 to the spot,
and save Brown from being murdered.
That was refused-and refused, too, in
with positive orders from
Washington. What followed? Brown
was helpless, and alone, in the power of
the pro.slavery men; that band Of rufhans
struck him. He rose to bis feet, aud
asked to be permitted to fight The lest man
among Mem-he would fight for bis life
but the towards dared not give him that