Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-10
RICHMOND WING.
IN. Cl..er rer O.A nrewn,. Pardon.

OF all the unreasonable clamos started by set a
hypoctes and that ofa large portion VI the North
people 10 behalf ola Bros pardon the most
reasonable and the mosi disgrscefl Here is who
has been proved guilty Of number OF the most heino.
crimes in the cslendar-~ho himself unbushingy con
fes.es these crimes and still unbushingy glores ia
chem a-and Yet host OF Northern men, PROGRESSING all
honence OF Old Browns conduct, aud protesting too
sympathy with the Southern people, daily APP
pssing In the most urgent terms Tor Old Bro~n, par
don
Upon what ground Is such appeal bsseds Why.
upon the sole ground that the execution Of old Brow
would make martyr Of him in the eyes Of the Northern
A1oioni,is and would swell the numbers aud increase
the hostility OF the Abolition party towards the South
incredible extent and PROSTATE and utterly disable
what called the conservatives and national of the
Norh. These Northern conservatives and national
the North, those who taking the lead in the
Co~arly and dissraceiu clamor or od Browns pardon
Aud this fact proves that the Abolition sentiment At the
North Il overpowering, parslysng the conservative por-
ton OF the Northern people, and making trembling
ards OF them all And the Communication of Old Browns
Is earnestly asked for In order to appesse ho.
r-ctles. ncendaries who sympaihise with him sud o.
prove hs crimes, Now this is indeed pretty sni res
sonshle request for the Of the North make
q Virgins
Bui such absurd and cowsrdls request will be prani
ed matter what the refusal To- grant
may produce Virginia and the South read, face
all the Oi the execution OF old Brown snd
he confederate. Though h convert the whole North
people. without exception, into furious. armed
Abolition invaders Yet old Bro~n will be hung That Is
tie stern and irreserse decree on, the anhor
ts- OF Virginia bur OF the people of Virgins, without
dissenting voice. And therefore. Virginia and the p-o
AZ tlsc
all the appeals Of Northern in behalf of old
Browns pardon The miserable old and murder
belongs 10 the ssllows and ii. gslO~ ell have t-
own in spite 81 the threstenngs sni i,tion- of the
North, and the world combined.
We toak the ground at the outset that old Brown
.hand have been hing at once without the htsr enton
vi Judge jury ~. ,sinon- pirate and
aud was therefore entitled to trial al Law. We belle,
81 at the first, and still rml, believe now that il
would have been better aud wiser in ali respects il Gov
Wise had give him The swift benefit OF drum-he
courimsriai Ia that event sympathy for him would
hsve been excited in the North he would have hAd
opportunity OF making iacendary speeches for ehe.
sn luentiy nothing Of tie character of the hero
tie martyr would have attached him. even IN the
estimation Of GARRISON and WESn.lI PHlII.s.
W.. therefore, agree fully With contemporary al
the Frederick -burg N,-s in the opinion that the absurd
and hOrTld nonsense about GGv. WISEs paTd0nng Old
EsowS sond be condamned and sconisd by every sane
man 10 Virgins and the South The npertne1t propo-
.don, come from whom IL may, whether Northern Abo-
onsls or Northern conservatives should he resented hy
Virginia aud by Gov WISE andh- friends insult H.,
cannot pardon BEosS, Int he had the power wOni he
than 10 exercise IT, The majesty of las
and e outraged sovereignty of Virginia be yndca
-..t-~
The people already inquire why they spared Re-
h-l7 ia against tia Government State and Federal
viii, hands red with the blood of murdered citizens suu
mon-d TO surrender and refusing srized M the e.,
prnse OF life. Shy hey shot like dogs the mn
Isrnt o their capture All The laws OF war snl all t,r
demands NJ justice commanded their immediate exterm
nation The impndent cIim of ypLber horse thi-
aud murderer 10 be recognized PRISONER OF war
should have FASTENED his punishment.
We Se:ily believe the failure Ia nfict summary ana
deserved death upon BsowS and his coconspiraios vii
yet cost Virgins many hsrs There foo and fanatic
enough resdy 10 rick life To obtain BIosss notoriety
who you'd haze been deferred nv his prompt and imus
disie execution.