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John Brown is sentenced...
John Brown is sentenced...
Item # 702746
November 05, 1859
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 5, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia trial
Page 4 has a report from Washington: "Reliable letters from Richmond state that under no possible circumstances will Gov. Wise commute Brown's sentence. His fate may be considered as sealed..." with a bit more.
Page 5 has 2 columns taken up with: "The Invasion of Virginia" "Public Feelings--Sentence of Brown--State of the Prisoner" with subheads including: "The Court, and Those Who Appear In It" "John Brown Receiving Sentence" "Brown In Jail" "Clemency to the Harper's Ferry Prisoners". Very extensive reporting.
Eight pages, a bit irregular at the spine margin, good condition.
AI notes: On November 2, 1859, John Brown’s trial for the Harpers Ferry raid was still underway in Charles Town, Virginia. By this date, the court proceedings were moving quickly: Brown had already been formally charged with treason against Virginia, conspiracy to incite a slave insurrection, and murder. During the trial, Brown remained composed and used the opportunity to deliver statements condemning slavery and defending his actions as a moral crusade. His defense team attempted to argue that he had acted out of a higher moral law, but the court focused on the legality of his raid and the deaths it caused. The trial was remarkably swift, setting the stage for his conviction and sentencing just two days later, on November 4, 1859.
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