Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-10-20


hold that the golden rule DO unto others you
would that others should do unto you, applies to
all who would help others to gain their liberty.
| l want you to understand, gentlemen, that
respee: the rights Of the poorest and weakest OF
the ooIOred people oppressed by the slave system,
just as much do those OF the most wealthy and
powerful; that is ,he idea that has moved me, aud
that alone. We expected no reward We expect
ed the satisfaction Of endeasoring to do for them
in disTsss-tbc greatly oppressed-as we would
DO done by. The cry OF distress, and Of the
distressed is my reason, aud the only one that i'm
PEELED the.
lfyou do not want to converse any more will
remark to these reporting gentlemen, that claim
TO be here iu carrying OUT measure believe to be
perfectly justi6able and not to act part all in-
eendIary or rathdnly hut the contrary, 10 ana
those suffering under great wrong. | wish to
say, furthermore, that now all you people ol the
South had better prepare yourselves iOr settle
msu' ot this question. 1t must come up for set
tlemen sooner than you are prepared Tor il aud
the sooner yUu commence that preparation, the
better iJr you. You may dispose OF me very easy,
ii am nearly disposed OF now, but this question,
l mean the eud ot it, is not yet. These wounds
were Inflicted upon me,--bOth the saUre cuts Oh
my hcad and body, and the payouo, ssaLs IN diff
snt parts ol my bVJy,-sone minutes alter had
ceused lighting auc consented tO surrender Tor tue
bsDeht Vi others, aud not for my OWn benefit.
Wheu the prisoner appeared before the Court
he made the following
ADDRESS.
did not ask for any quarter at tue time was
taken. l did not ask to have my life spared
The Governor oi the State rendered me his assur-
ance that should have "a fair trial, and under nu
circumstances. whatever, will | be abls TO attend
u Iria II you seek my blood. You can have it at
any mumeut without the mockery Of u uial. |
have no COUNSEL | have not been able ~ advise
with one. | know nothing about the feelings OF
my fellow w-ptisoners, and am utterly unable to at
tend IA any way to my own defence my memory
don't 'tser'e mel my health Is utIoient although
improving; there are mitigating circumstances, ii
u TAR trial to 0e allowed me, that would urge
III OUt tayo-, but II to bs forced, with tue
mere form OF = trial, tU execution, you might spare
yourselves that Tuuule. | am ready ior my late
4 1 ask trial; Deg for mockory OF trial,
ar ceeesardive would drive you to practice i aek
To Ou excused from the mOckery Of trlai. do
not know what 10 the design of this examination
do nos know whut is to be the benefit O it to The
Cummonw ealth. have now little to ask uthert han
that would be not fOolishly insulted Us c0wartiy
barOsrians insult those who fall into !her power.
After the verdict was rendered. be made to the
Court
MS LAST SPEECH.
"a have, may it please the Court, few words
to say.
''In the first place, deny every thing but what
have all along admitted-the design on my part
to free the slaves. intended, certainly, to have
made clear thing Of that matter, as | did last
winter, when went to Missouri, and there took
slaves without the swapping Of gun either side,
moved them through the country, and finally left
them in Canada. l designed to have done the
same thing again, on larger scale. That was all
intended. never did intend murder, or treason,
or the destruction Of properly, or to excite or n-
cite slaves 10 rebellion, or to make insur ecton.
Il have another objection aud that il, it is un-
Just that | should eutfer such II penalty. Had |
interfereG in the which admit, and which
admit has been fairly prOVed-(tor | admire the
truthiulness and candor of the greassr portion Of
the witnesses who have testified in this case J.
had 60 nterfered ia behalf Of the rich, she pow
erlul the intelligent. the so-ealled great, in be-
half OF auy Of ,hsr friends, either father mother
brother, sister, wife, children. or any Of that
class, and suffered and sacrificed what have in
this interference il would have been oil right, AMI
every man in this Court would have deemed it an
act worthy Of reward rather than punishment.
This Court acknowledges, as | suppose, the
validity of the Law Of God. l a book kissed
pere which | suppose TO be the Bible, or, at least
the New Testament. That teaches me that all
things whatsoever would chat men should do
unto ne | should do even ~ them 1t teaches
me further, to remember them shat are in bonds
Ms hound with them.' l endeavored 10 act up to
lhat instruction. | say, am yet TOO young to un-
derstand that God is any respectUr Of persons. l
believe that to have nterfered as have done, as
have always freely admitted have done, in be-
half of His despised poor, was not wrong, but
right. Now il it is deemed necessary that shOuli
forfeit my life for the furtherance OF the ends ol
Justice. and mingle my blood luriher with the
blood Of my children and with the 5Iood of mil
lions in this slave country whose rights are dsre-
garded by wicked, cruel, and unjust enactments-
| submit: SO let il he done.
let me say one word further.
ii feel entirely satisfied with the treatment
have received on my trial. Considering all the
circumstances, il has been more generoas than
expected. But fee! no consciousness of guilt. ]
have stated from the first what was my intention
and what was not. mover had any design against
the life of any person, nor any disposition to com
init treason, excite slaves to rebel, or make any
general resurrection. 1 never encouraged any
man to do so, but always discouraged any idea of
that kind
"Let me say, also. word in regard to the state
msnt made by sone Of those connected with me-
| hear it haS seen stated by some of them that