New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-26
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE sATURDAS NOVEMBER s6. 1850
THE PARDON OF c5ON.

F,o- The Rsps~e-s Es9s,t-. No, -
Strange ss 4 nay appear. ssere son fcsa $3.50
en,r Possiele for tho P1rdoa q 'osn = H0S Nv M.
North ICTa 1inSs that efforts are being rsHs NY.
the press Of the Northwestern S'aics to efe,t .n.
otJe.s We do not fee the extreme dsgust foI "a
empt thar is exprt ssed by The NORTH I0ra Tf.c',
because We know how little the character OF GSv.
~ lie Il understood by those Sho link that mercy rlw
An eas be boash by political favor or exi~r'ed by
ttssonal threat.
Tfsse who understand the character of Heary A.
Wise know tha, if be believed Cook deserved pardon
would be extended &c him. though opposed by every
paper in tbs broad limit Of country bat the par
don Of Cook "a out OF the queseiSa-ke Is the Hcst
eysIV Of all tie ChGrfcs0sz prts0peys. So tar from
bis beng the duae OF Old Brown, Osawstomie Is ths
Cool misleJ R+o1n, deceived him, &c inn Osed
upop all the prisoners; he gsye descriptions of the
tersons OF those wEs fed. Had Cook, who lived two
years in Virginia, whae ngaged . pisnnmg ms very
crime made known to Old Brown the scfii1 stae of
the negroes had he informed old Brown THIS he had
not been able to induce slave TO join, and that no
sid was TO be expected nom the aon-saveootders,
John Brown had too nrc's shrewdsess net e. have
seen tie folly upon which ne was engaged, ADD he
would lave absnHoned the undertaking. married
IN Yirg MIA f. the purpose OF better confealng bis de-
signs. not aronsing suspc'shs; be Is souoly ss~
ma for he sought the destrueon OF these near sald
dea- TO As rife. Cook had VISITED ana been los
pitably en;eraired by the very sentlemea be afsr-
ards robIed he knew from act1a exper snent thss
no slay es xo1d JOIN him; be knew that iscut iarge
renfo-cemeis from she North the attempt must faiif
al hence he was the krst to fly, ard he pissned hus
fight before hand. leaving his den ded comrades TO
meet the fate his decePtions bad brcaght upos them
Does such a cfminsl deserve ps rdon We do not be-
eve any unbi4ed mndrsn, IN the fass OF snch'iscts,
desire The pardon of this man.
Tie fact of his connection with Gov. WI lard, vne
e will doubtless increase the regret winch an ESeed-
tive always feels in Withholding pardon, will havs no
irAuence in The present case. When men have con-
Il etions in hiqh position il should be restraint npen
Nh mr. conduct and such connection does not thus a
fu.nce the vicious it should never be permitted To be-
one an incentive crime BY the precedent OF pardon
Ne North Eoaa Times thinks that Virginia can
afbrd Ia spare the erazest Of the insane band
Virginia has never even subjected 10 trial crazy
man much lea an insane band. These men are
not ced=z-and if any man believes them crtzy We
have already pointed out the mode by which our laws
provide fer testing the sanity Let any try II who be-
lieye them crazy.
THF ESoUIRsR" FOR THE RICHMOND TROOPS now
At CH4RLEsToygH.-The absence from Richmond OF
20 mans of onr citizens at this time has determined us
to forward to the Captain of each company % copies
of The DGHly Enquirer. We telegraphed the Post
master General for permission to have these papers
GGnked but be replies that be has no power TO frank
nor 20 authorize the pOsmastert0 frank newspapers;
therefore We shall pay the postage upon the 30 daily
eTs and send them for the of the regiment
during their stay at Charles,own.