Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-03
Tho Harpcrs Ferry Conspiracy.
TRIAL oFcAPTAIS BROW N.

ty. The following are the closing up Of the case,
bg Mr. Hunter, aud the rendition Of II verdict Of
guilty
The evidence in this case ,h,ws that there i,
no shadow ul question that when This man came
Ia Virginia and planted tn. feet in llarpcrs Fer
~, he came to reside there, and hold II place Ut
residence permanently. True he occupied IL farm
four or five miles off III Maryland short time
since but not t,r the Legitimate purpose Of esab-
fishing II domic there 1t wa inr the ncfarous
aud he-h purpose rally force, to invade this
Commonwealth and establish himself mt larper's
Ferry ns starting p ant for II rev government
Whatever il wns whether ira gicn VI iarccal, and
ridiculous IA his cnunsel have presented IT, his
conduct showed it, ii his declarations were insult
iieient that it was not alone Tor the purpose IF
carrying IF slaves that he came there His pro-
yi,ional government was Il real thing, and no de-
batting society, rs his counsel would have ms be-
hcye; and IN holding oihcc under it and exccu-
ting its functions, be was clearly guilty Of trea
seH.
The 4Gth section hal been referred to IA show
Ing it rs not reasonable; but he supposed that
meant that the new go'ernncnt was to be union
OF the separate States like the present with the
ii ference that all were to be free States. The
Whole document must be taken together. The
y ppcrty IT Shareholders was to be confiscatcd all
oscr the South and any man found in arms WAS
to he shot down. Their conduct III lurpers Fer
~ looked ike insanity, but there was too much
method III Browns madness. His purposes were
too we'll mntured. Aud he aud his party declared
thore were tho lsln Is il tho North ready to oin
them.
While the ury are to take the whole decara.
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10 consider THAT'S all.
Now, a. 10 the ctnrG" oi conspirlnS with slaves
T. rebel, the law says the prisoners equally
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hAa oceh proven ny II mass 81 arguments. WIN
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II P"'r! Pe'P'''"'P' " 'ti"'!. anu u'ac''1nca'y
"hcs me 1t Is ''"t'",'e PROOF "i ha''ce'
IL bfoW" WAS "hiy 'h'rni'nS 10 steal negroes,
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hhi u'l NOT Wan' 10 sue" blood brown wanted
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""o ''' MN "'nrP me government mahuhht our
s'aveN' eohhs'ae Tue properly :" S'aVeho'aers' ana
"!'n'o' nraW'hS trigger or shedding blood lar'
mt nam to take rpsSeS,'"n OF the Commonwealth
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tne rue" WV. brow" Snr0 o'o'o o''S III sell-"'-
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n' Plor'eu ~ coming mere !" ',o'a'e our laws.
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