New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-07

In reality Of greater importance than the outbreak Of
the market at Tarbes, last year But the virgsiaas
were too much terrified yield their prisoner the
slightest respite. The usual sowness Of Judicial forms
in the United States is well known Prisoners often
wait whole years for tie formation Of the jury before
which they should appear and II their advocate s
skilful il he sppehebds a severe verdict, he Knows
how 70 delay the mater from court 10 court In order TO
weaken the sentiment Of reproba,on which weighs
upon his clients BY the postponement of their trial. Bot
in this case, the most righteous delays were refused
John Brown. But few days after his capture, the
Grand Jury retuged the prisoner before the Petty Jury,
and the following 2Hy he brought before Court on
a mattress Brown asked for a suspension for two
days, TO await his council coming from Massachusetts
and Ohio adding that he could have no confidence in
the Virginia lawyers, influenced they were by the
hostility they bore him. The Court decided to over
rule the proposition and the result that the two
Abolition lawyers did not arrive until after al the wit
nesses for the prosecution had given In their testimony
They were obliged to undertake the defence without
onsutation with the prisoner, without thorough ac-
quantance with the facts and without having had time
to study the special code Of Virginia On the evening
Of Saturday the 9th Of November, the counsel re-
quested an adjournment until Monday saying that they
had passed two nights without sleep, in travelling,
the other in investigating the The prosecuting
officer arrogan0y opposed this, saying that on their
side all the women of Virginia would be deprived Of
sleep 20 long as the case should continue When that
evening the accused was carried back TO prson, the
Judge publicly admonished the alers TO fetter him,
the least attempt 10 release him should be discovered
Brown, however, had done no injury TO The hostages
whom be had had in bis power for several days. and
this consideration ought have secured for him some
exenuation. On the 3lst of October the prisoner Yves
condemned 10 DEATH and all efforts ia appeal in re-
yersal Of judgment were Immediately repulsee. he
was to be hung on the I'd Of December upon gslows
ffy feet high in order that he might be seen from ar
off by the negroes whom be had unsuccessfuiy In
cited to rebellion.
What think you Of this tsrdy compassion which
grants one mouth Of respite between the sentence and
the executioni 1t before the trial that delay
would have been just, and was even essential Since
the early part of November the Virgnian jury have
proceeded to the trial of Browns accomphces; all Of
them injured as he was and all the American journals
whose reports are contradictory upon many points Of
what we have just related, unite in stating that the
prisoners " ere all condemned to DEATH
The partisans of Liberty in France, who pass over
in silence the Incorporate trial Of John Brown, will OBJ
iect, without doubt that it necessary TO queB, In
exoraby, an attempt at insurrection whose COME
quences would have been go grave 10 the tranquility
of the fifteen Slave States. But if they condemn all
revolution of the blacks against their masters why 90
thew approye of the rebellion of Bologna against ito
legitimate Sovereign And if they approve the sup
preston of the outbreak at Harpers Ferry, why do
they condemn the suppression Of the insurrection OF
Perugia Disgusting under liberal cloak their love OF
despom they prefer the lash of the Overseer to the
ecepter of the Sovereign Pope Let no one say that
the institu on of Slavery necessary TO Virginia Inc
States situated in warm cmste, like Louisiana ana
Alabama, may pretend with some show Of reason that
their plantations demand black labor, because the
whites cannot endure the suerings Of agricultural en-
ployment under q fierce sun. But In Virginia more
snow falls than in France free labor there completes
with slave labor that find their interest IN
Transforming their plantations into manufactures OF
black children for the Southern markets. IL was to
preserve the profits of this immoral reproduction Of the
African race that the citizens of Virginia armed them
selves against John Brown. To keep these human
chattels on level with the brutesi to debsse their
souls and their inellects; to crush them down below
the condition of dreaming TO revolt the laws OF Viz
gnia punish with imprisonment every attempt 70 escn
negro to read While at Boston the white citizen
who does not send his to school is subjected 70
6ne at Norfolk the black slave and the free ne
gro who should be seen with an alphabet in his hand,
would suffer severe chastsement. So, behold four
millions of slaves and five hundred thousand free men
OF color to whom refused the right of protesting the
elieon of their masters-for Professionalism Is based
upon the private Interpretation, upon the reading Of
the Bible. All oral teaching, all exphcation given
by minister, is the Catholic idea Of religion,
founded upon the authority Of Interpretation and upon
tradition. But true Professionalism Is Bble written
or printed without commentary, entrusted 70 child or
TO man who will gather from il, at will, the moral
and religious system which suits him. The Repabhc
of the United States forbids entire race OF men 70
read the Bible or any other book; in fifteen Of thirty
States the slave father can be separated from his wife
and children, and sold far away from his family Amp
attempt loosen the yoke which Expresses the negroes
is pitilessy pushed with DEATH Oar democratic JOUR-
mails gay not word of this legislation; they call for no
Intervention to modify or abolish it. But they urge
subjects to revolt sganst their ghtfu Soveregns ana
they would take from France all her treasure and al
her blood to add some millions of subjects more 70 e'
revolutionary despotism Of Piedmont. s 10
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WAGES OF FARM LABoRERs.-We published few
months since valuable table, showing the current
rate Of wages for farm laborers in sections Of
the United States We should like 70 repeat that In