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4 tho guilt of the prisonor, and sentenced him to be hung to publio on Friday , the 2d of Docember nest. Mr. Brown received his sentence with composure. , Mbe only demoustration made was the clapping of the banda-of one mun in the crowd, who is not & resideut of Joflersow county, 1hi8 was promptly suppressed, aud mach regret Was oxpressed by the citizens at its occur rence. CONVICTION OF COrrIE. After being out-au hour the jury came in with a verdict ‘hat Coppice was guilty on all the counts in the iadictimeuk is counsel gave notice of a motion for arrest of Judg- ment, 2@ in Me. Brown's case. ‘The Court then adjourned. OUR SPECIAL RICHMOND DESPATCH. 00K, THE INSUKRRCTIONIST, TO BK TRIED IN THR DIBTRIOT FEDERAL GOUKT- SEWARD, GRBBLEY, WILSON, HOWE AND THES OTHER AIDRRS AND ABETIOHS IN THE HABPSHS FERRY INSURBRO- TION, TO BE SUMMONED AS WITNESSES, ETO. Ricamoyp, Oct, 31, 1859. Tam informed to-day that it is the iatention to try’ Cook, Court for that atrict, upon with a view t compel the attendance of Seward, Greeley, Wilson, Howe and the other outsiters, who are suspected of complicity in the late insurrection. If, in tho progress of the trial, their guilt aa aidera or abettors shall ‘be established, the probability is that thoy will be assign. ed positions in the dock beside Cook, and subjected to che kame ordea) that led to the majority of thew being brought forward 83 witnesses. The list to be summoned will em. brace every individual, wheresoever he may reside, whove ~mame hes been ideatified with this movement in any con- nection, however remote. As to their appearance in obo: dience tv the summons, that must be presumed as certain, inasmuct as it is a question involving the ability of the federal government to enforce obedience to its summons. ‘This is the only means to insure a full developement of the origin and progress of this movement, an of the relations to [tof the prominent men of other States, whose moral Complicity, at loast, has been already fixed. It will prove the mcat interesting and important trial in the criminal annals of this country. JOUENAL OF THK PROCERDINGS OF ONE OF BROWS AND Com PANY’S INBURRSCTIONARY MEMTINGS AT CHATUAM, CANADA weet. The following ie a copy of the journal of the proceed- ings of one of the mectivgs held by Brown and his co- conspirators in Chatham, Canada West:— Cuaraam, Canada Went, May 8, 1898. 10 A. M—Convention met in’ oursuiner to en'l of John Brown and othe s, and was oal.ed to order hy Mr Jackson, oa ‘whose motion Mr. Wm. Monroe was ty ant on motion of Mr Brown, Mr J. H. Kagi wus elected Secretary. n motbon of Mr, Delany, Mr. HkOWN then proobeded t9 stale the object of the Convention at Jength, and to exiain the general features of the plan of action in the exeoutiin uf the rt ip view by (he Cosvention, Mr, Deluay and where in favor of the orcject aud the plan, and both were egreed to by general consent. ‘Mr, Kuows then prevented a organization entiled “Provisional Constitution and for the Peop'e of the Dnited states,” and moved the renting of the same. Mr. Kin akp objected to the reading nniil an cath of secrecy de taken by each member of the Convention, Mr, Decany moved that the following le of honor be takeo by «1! members of the Conve —"t silemnly affirm I will not in avy way divnlge an; ancrete of this Con- vention. except to persons entitle ow the same, on the wn of forfe ting the respect and protection of this organiza. ." which motion was varried. after which the question was tekens on the reading of the plad Proposed by Mr. Brown, and the aume was carried. ‘ahe plan was then read by the Szcretany, after whieh, Gn motion of Mr. Winrre it was ordered tuat it be now road by articles for consideration ‘The srticles, from ore to farty five inclusive. were then read and adopted. "Ou the reading of the torvy-aixth, Mr. Reyno12s moved to trike 0) t the same, Reynolds spoke in favor and Brown, Mouroe, Owen Brown, Deiany, Koad, Rinna d and Kagt against ‘The quesuon was thea takea aud log, there being but one vote fn the «fflrmative. ‘The ardoe wae then adopted. The forty-seventh and forty- elalth wsticles, with the schedule, were then adopted in t same m*: minner. It was then moved hy Mr. Dztany that the title and pream- serend, Carried Py os of Me haGr, the constitution ag a whole was thea unanimously adopted. ‘The Convention theo, at half-pest one o’c'ock P. M., adjourn- ed,on mo’ on of Mr Jackson, till three o'clock. $ P.M —Journal read and approved. pec mation of Peta, seas ordered that, Shove aporov- Of the cons'itution aa adopted sign the asme, whereupon tbs names of ali the mambers were . ae ratulatory remarka by Mensra Kiywarpand Dr. LaNy, be Convention, cn motion of Mr. Watrrie, adjourned ekequartertofour. J, J. KAGI, Sec. of the Convention. CLOSING SPEECH OF COUNSEL FOR DE FENCE. Our special reporter at Charlestown has sent us the fol- Aowing full report of the closing speech of Mr. Griswold, ounsel for Old Brown:— Mr. Gaiswoup said:—May it please your Honor and gen- Gemen of the jury—Since the adjournment of the Conrt on Saturday eveniug I have paid such attention to the case a8 I reasonably could, and such as will enable me to con- dense my remarks within the shortest possible space, in accordance with the arrangements mutually entered into. T feel as though an hour was, however, a very limited Ume to diecuss the many questions that are intimately Connected with the consideration of this tmportaut case. At the same time I fee) perfectly satisfled that Ican do more justice to it with the opportunity afforded to me by the delay that was kindly granted by the Court than I could possibly have gone when I was so unprepared for ft, Gentlemen, the prisoner at the bar is charged with four offences, or rather I may say there are four counts charged against him, three of which are for distinct of- fences, one of which is charged in two different counts, Counsel for the State did not specify particularly the grounds upon which he did this. First, bowever, the de- fevoant ie charged with treason, and is so charged in wearly all the forms of treason required by law. In the second cout be is charged with conspiring, and is thus ingicted with certain other persons for conspiring to ia- duce slaves to rebel and make iusurrection. Iu the same count be is charged with aiding aud advising slaves to rebel and make insurrection, &. Iu the third count he is charged with murder—with wilful and deliberate mur- der. In the fourth count he stands charged, with four other persons, three of whom are charged with murder and the fifth with aiding and abetting, and that thereture they wore afi guilty of the crime of murder. ‘Thoro is one crime preferred here against the prigoner to which I will briefly advert, in a manner persoual to myself. I do not know, aithongh f am @ stranger, that it is necessary for mo to say that I have Ro sympathy whatever with any mau who could be guuty of such an offence as is charged here, I would not say this Dut for the fact that Tam aun utter stranger bere; aud haying made that remark, perhaps it may be proper for me to make one more. Allusion was made by witnesses tothe iMate of the public feeling prevailing in the North upon this subject, A similar allusion was made by the ‘Commonwealth's Attorney in bis remarks, which he sub- mitted to you the other day. It is therefore not out of place for me to say that so far as I know the state of the public sentiment in the North, and [ tuink I kauw some- thing of it, for my business and calling briug me into association with all classes of people—it is, therefore, Jan of nes Teay, not inappropriate for me to say that there ia no | sentiment ip the North in accordauce with that of the efondant, or anybody else who may be guilty of the offences charged in that indictment, There may be those, ere aud there, who feu! that simmitar scenes wo those which lately occurred may from time to time be brought about; Dut whether the result ot interference {rom abroad, or the wpoutaueous outgushing from within tae Southern Bites themseives, it w » subject of deep regret that there @bould by avy tew or davger of such things. Aud while they bebeve that such things way happen, they boiieve with 4 a is their wuxivus hope that these foel- hich they deum to cxist, way be removed peares- elivctustiy. But, gentlemen, L stand here to de- thie mun us T would avy other mau charged with aguivet this Suite, wheu called upou wo do so. 1 iy geutemen, to luke the testimony in view daw as given you by the Court, aud to tt carefully woud deliberately, I say’ w you, the language the prosecuting atiorney, ‘Over i€, butt investigate it clearly, aud say whe- Ff the oflencs charged against the pri dier uave been committed by Lim or bot, aud whether ticy are sustained Dy the evidetice. 1 feel considerable embarrassinent in conmiug before a jury W defend @ prisuner against cla gos of tes kind euder circumstavces which are pateul you all, [know tuat you have been selected for thy higit ; an 3 a ‘Guly a8 Mew competent to try the issue, and as men of suflicient inegray and booeety of purpose te rise abovo dhe prey te cripuon whic yasious nud the feelings of every des- surrvund you. But yet, you are in the | aur iuformed siace I took coumly, ge were la thy condition they wore vow in. If tis be so, then T say to you that the Greover caution is re question @ twit wud Jpived to he ssa! BenUeLt (utoughout the county ts that the unfurtunite man should have® need ty see What senitiineut vonged thrvugh- Your Goverttor, is the rin, 1 wan le State, through should bave a fair (rat. [have tnention of every Sua impartial tria!. Gat, goutlemen, winat it tbat the mere ar favoked, becaun that, it well Koa the ovidewcs may t—Wenune, | way, iw well Knowa uo donde ke tm inber of the jury to give E thas eee torins are Wut’ aw HOW as a " & tae seallold. 1 do wot wean that Pg ‘om he ot a fair tri should 0) obeereed Way Because they m tmeccly to congeal, for ta Ume being, the gallows tat jus ot 140 aan Ghat he shall tave wot ony the termes + (or tetas, bat hat every privciple ot law 14) ef nete wash able, and every partion: of en aire i var weber OF by thy State shall gt * ob ven tebe belalt A meee ch wok we eee Leged agaist the prisoucr mrt ted outy by ths Clearest nod the w0Ft setie-actery ay em aired at your hands ip giving ia | BP actual coumierateg, Iwas re- | ~voevideuce, § tom himself, who testified more on this sul uch 9 cannot leave & reasonable doubt on the mind of ay ove juror, T propose, therefore, gentiemen, b1 we cousioer the evidence ag it applies ve the law, which { case. la doing 20, f bold should be applicable on this canuct go inte dotatls, Outcau advert only to Uae evidenos generally, asking you, whea you retire w your ruom, lwquire wl that or the other circum bas been proved, which is egg utial to convict the prisoner. My trot remark Lae relauon to all he offences charged in the iporctment; aud it te set forth upou the rr thu ail thoee offences were committed within the jurisdict un of dius Court, and within the county of Jeffrsoa, ui this Sute. Now, gentlemen, this is a matter to be proye!. 4 have read the notes of the evidence, and [can Ant no fs whatever upon this point. There has been prow that the ofienors said w have. beem committed took place at Hat yor in tha neighborhood of Harper's bere is Harper's Kerry? The Court takes judicial notice of something which it says occurred in 8 But this must bo to uy Uy must have every fact submitted to them proved beyond 8 @oubs. The Monet Gin atk coche al iythiog on troat, know nothing except thas which ts de- tailed In evidenoo, Not that every fact esseutial must be. jury. demand, ou beball igoner, that Sra prensa ft elave, or the cont of way of theta laid In the’ indictment. If any: ef the offences are committed clee- Shore shan satin the dart of this Court, ther the obarges ‘eet Gur We ua exis aud upon which this Prvoner i, sought to be convicted. Therefore, 1 aay eskU med | ba Rename eects Sees tetas ece. Ne treasoa. Here I raise 3 Fi i i counsel, iF ze Ee 20 the siate alleged has to you, bound w PELER to treason, Be one of which is levying war aguinst the State; and that 48 one of the But, geat men, there i » great difforonce gee gp resisting authority, and this ts « matter | particul wish you to bear in mind. A man may resist authority with ever 80 much violence, aud bloodshi bappen, and it does happen, wiere men cn, to- gether fer the purpose of perpetrating a crime. They ame ciate (or that purpose, and they have their rules and (heir regulations, and all We elemeats of an organizadoa, oud yet if wmsaited iu the comarssion of crime, and they detend themselves to tne utmost, and with great sacrifice to the lives of themselves and their fellow citizens whom they resist, that ts resistance, but thas is uot levyiug war. And how is it bere? These mea, it appears, assembled at & certain place, the detenant himself iadeed almits Abey aid, aod from that admisswa be dovs not shrink, for the purpose of running away with Slaves, That isa crime, and for that crime be i amenable to the laws of your State, and for which you can punish him to that ex- tent of that iaw. The facts, thea, arc theae;—For the purpose of carrying out bis teal design—the carrying away of siaves trom the takes wemyporary pos- session Of the arsenal and public build at Harpee’s Ferry, and while there attempts were made bg the: ag, tor which I do not biame them, to attack them sad drive them off. Tt was then, ant resisting these attempts oa We part of the citizens, that thia man and those with him had recourse to arms, and tm the conflict which ensued bioud was shed au} lives wero taken, But that ts not levying war against the Commonwealth of Virginia, although it was resistiag with arma that which was claimed to be the lawful authority of Virginia gecking to arrest these men assembled in violation uf law. But such thii we bappenes frequentiy. You have heard of the jails of the country beiag broken opea by armed bands, and persons confined therein, under the shelter and protection of the tow, ed from them and ex- ecuted in deflance of the ere have been instances where men acquitted by & jury of the-ouuntry of the crimes ulleged against them, have been Whus executed, the Jail broken open and the authority of the sheriff teampled ‘under foot; but this was nota levying of war. Resting with arms he comand authori of the eg: “d fevying war, although murder may arise out of {t, thoug! Bat at frst contemplated. Ta violent acts of kind death may ensue ia commission of the crimé even when Diooushed was not nvcessarily contemplated by the offenders. In many States of the Union we have, as welt as bere, cascs of kiduapyiug, and we have lustances, of resistance to the authority of the law to arrest te be evging wat~it staly feo the author of is Dot levying war—it is simply re au oe : fhathar the offaures chart the aw, fom let cn tna w eth ror marged w this indictment are a lev war, or simply ycdottuted authori Of the government, ing With & bigh hand the Jand. It is suid tbat bere was an and that is sought to be sustained by here pny ticularly by & pamphlet thathas been produced, and which was taken from the person of the prisoner But, gentle- men, it would not Becessarily follow that overtarowing the Commonwealth of Virginia wus contemplated by apything whicb appears ip that pamphlet. How many barmiess orgavizations bave existed i the world at va- riOUs Himes, Burrounced with all the outside furma aad machinery of governments! aye, even as harmless taings as debating societies have been. 80 |, Congresses created, resolutions aud laws }, and any one reat ing the 'pulletins and reports issued from Uine to time from these asgociations would say, why here is a miniature government within the very limita of our State. No matter what they may take, no mater under what form of organization they are bound w- getber, po matter what ot they may create, is is aot 8 proof of crime agsinst the Stave. These men named in the indictment have been characterized by the atwracy 48 & marauding, thieving, murderous clan; and surely it is pot such people that could subvert a government and raise avother upon its rut Sach associations as { have alluded to, you are well aware, have their laws and regu latiovs, and even they prescribe death for violations of their laws. But that doce not contemplate the overthrow of any existing legitimate government, but only an asso. ciation for governing, controlliug and directing them selves fn thelr dealing’ with one goother, but having no purpose or iden whatever of overthrowing, usurping or destroying the legitimate government. But I will re. mark further, wih retercuce w this mutter, that you cannot fod this man guilty of treason except you have tt proved weontcstably betore you that he wad associated with other (or the purpose and with the object of over. throwing aud of orgavizwg & government, and to sub- the Commonwealth of Virgiuis. Now, [ say wita ‘ence to that book 60 much reiled upon by the prose- m, that if it proves anything it proves that the atiompt, Such was designed, wus to establish a government ib Opposition to the government of tho United States, and Dot to subvert the commenwealth of Virginia. Ail the terme used, all the officers to be appointed, bave reference toa goverpment like the United States. Tue pamplilet docs not say what Territory thie association, or guy. ernment, is to exercise jurtidiction over, {ta proposed empire is not defived, It bas fixed ne terrrituctal tiaute, and, therefore, if it means auy thing at ull, it allades to the government of the whole United States tn 1, aud Dot to this State or anyother in particular. But as this book or code of jaws bas been put in evidence, [ tall You, gentlemen, that you must not select any particular pert of n—you inutt take it all as evidence, every part of it must be taken, one part as much asanother, except the prosecution produce evidence satisfactorily coutradicting any tion of it. From the contents of that book tt is | clear that there men did not comtemplate the overthrow of the State government, but simply an amnsndmnt or re- Lp of obvoxious laws, or what they deemed w be such. speak of this matter because you are compelled w fad that the prisoner was guiity of all those matwers contained in the several commis. But they have fuiled in extabhsh- ing ang one of these charges. The prosecution say that he is guilty of giving aid and comfort to the enemies of the Commonweaith, und that is the only specific charge they have made on fact. And how do thay attempt to support it? Did not the prisoser, they ay, actually send to the tavern and procure provisions aud feed the chemivs of the Commonwealth? Did he not feed the slaves, and are thay not enemics of the State? Was not that act, thorefore, Curisbing aia and comfort to the enetwy? . I was surprised to bear this part of the subject commented upon. was surpriced that in that connection, by an association of iteas no doubt vory ing-nious and felicitous if they could be traced out, ho burat forth into thut sublime apustrople to freedom which the prose- cuting at action an uage of such sucpadving eloquence that none whe heard tim might be told that be hed receive t his inspiration in the State which urns the ashes of Patrick Henry. And when Iremember the cause we are hero cs trying, and tho circumstances which surround it, U"remember also the appeal that that gantle- mao miade to you, presenting a daguerreotype to your view of the anxious facis waich hang around the conrt, invoking a verdict on .the pri- soner. But that style of appeal was not conned to the Proseenting attorney alove. His distinguishod associate, Gentlemen, presented to you a touching picture of dishe- velled treases of frightened beauty, envugh to ex ite the feelings and sbuster the nerves of apy one. | Fejoice, gentlemen, that his stirring tones were no ll top, (rom mountain to mounta' act from one end of the State b other, but that, on the contrary, they died awsy these walls. Gentlemen of tae jury, the priv charged with having given aid and comfort to thaene= mies Of the State, and, in despair, they are dri upon this charge, tor it is the only oue spec Rut I will leave this part of the case, and procecd. The twoner ie charged with conspiring with slaves to renol ‘gud -make inearrection, Hore, again, we are bound to make the same distinction in regard to treason. | { ise manifest distinction between the effurt made to away with slaves or inducing them to ron uway, an attempt to exci: thom to reb--tlion and tnsarrec: Now, what ig meant by iosurrection and reb-llioa? meanee rising up of «lavés against the authority of thar mys although freedom may ba ‘ultimate object. Means a rising up against th: _ egaiuet the whiter, against tue Stats. Inaucrec rr Tet, robbery, murder, arson, and all the crimes which follow av insurrection, more especially a servile insurrection. Now, what are the facts of the cave? T cannot discons them; but Twit! ask yon as moa ctwpesed to do justioe to the , to mit down and taquire among yourselves iaay ono witness has beatified of aveht witg that Brown or his associates aid or dit anythiag avy one slave to induce bim to rise in reboltiony Wha ‘on it that was really done in this matior? Slaves wore tekken possession of, and fora temporary purpise piace the Arsenal or some of the publio Dulidings at Harper's re But what was the evdonce of Colonel Washing ibject than suy Sd eeraet at cae conten j rity than J conh. saat thioraselvee dit uothing: are leet they quictly remain, iy alnve that huved x: pg Ll Bcd coord Pale casiegio’. asd x eer to my reco! ion, and wi the on Of Brown Ne sued, drilled come part holvs in the wall. Wt nie hero rewark, chat the law a8 regards rebellion ip the kame us regards treason, a a Prsseea yea be iegal aot; wag eee cugaged, aa i! a et the lawful autboritan scat against thera, gven ty tho shedding of blood, and yet it ig not rebellion nor (reasou Let ated on & boly of giaves . Ca big cecape; they are vided in that atom by 8 Body of while med; their may’ bo wlfscted Ly white men—they are pursued by de auttority of the Gate, tools captine tabemptad tay renist, and defend Ives even to the loes of life, yet that dons not con Btitute rebeltion—the; ameuagie to punishment, but not t0 the, ‘This in all 1 need say upon she prisoner aflouuons of mt unde the bead premeditated murder, whit 4 others, where death hap- {ntention of the pany, » ver, come under the livat the tlute in sue'cumais- ‘ Ber: rurglary, cm “ug adho vy of eho inwa while revi ing’ttint sutho (y these deaths there that rem! tated mo co eforethought rec to make m man guilty of murder? ‘one dieu. the early partiof that first weued in eee k Ferry, but how i it wap accidental or not, ge ati and that charge 0; nient vty this man shoud uot be oI ithin the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of ‘Virginia. 60 24 to punish bim—wus he to go unquit by jus tee for bis offenceat—my auswer wotld at once be: No, oper not for ome qioment All I ask of you is that be charged and convicted Serding to your uwn laws. ‘This Comnionweatth of Virginia has made laws to protect ber citizens—bag made laws which bedge them round und protect them on every side, She has within the bor- dors of her population mate such laws as she deems all- sudicient for the protection of that species of proporty whom some, perbaps, would wish ( deprive hor ot izeus. of. Bat wi ver may bo douc' hereafter; whatever may be considered neoussary for the protection of Ltfe and property m time to come, it is the boust of our tustitudous that no man cag be punished beyond what the law allows. If the punishment 1s not acvore enough; if it ts not ample enough, broad enough, will the law rest until it is pro- perly remedied? The law can be made and altered Crom agi limo, 80 as to meet every emergency of the Stee. then, your rights, your totercets, your property, your lives are not foe ly otected, there ia @ power {u this gread old Commonwealth sufficient to protect them at al: times. We, buwever, have no post facto law. We punish no man but by virtue of ‘the’ law as it exists ut the time the alleged offence was committed, The prisoper at the bar is amevable to your laws. Nove can deny thst. Frame your indictment against him to- aay, charging him with enticing away your slaves, with interfering wth that species of property, aud bis confes. sious are aa thick as the leaves upon your forest trees that he was among you for that purpose. Frame your indict- ‘tuent, and the moment it is read he will plead guilty to it and submit to the penalty of his crime without 4 mur. mur. But contemp ating pvthing more, dreaming of nothing more, he asks that the mgs of your luws may be thrown around him; not that he finct from his fate, whatever that may be, but that he may not be stigmatised with guilt of crimea which he never contomulated, and which he believes in bis heart he never committed. Of course as the law bas been violated it must be viudicated— that I understand, and so does he. Itis not true that public feeling and sentiment demand bis immolation It $8 not true that the public safety requires that he should De punished cc ntrary to flaw. Ispeak thus in vindication of your own laws, I desire to preserve them unanlited and unstained, aud that they be not pervorted or distorted to suit this case, and to doa wrong tnstead of being ap lab: T cannot shut NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, NUVEMBER 3, 1859.-TRIPLB SHEET ctber, vig, mY knowledge of and connection with Colonel | been one left to bo tryd as thin corte if it tind vot been sive teh ee ams to The Lost of my for mereens “only ro of it a quite set Tik the fret wew Dolkmnel Forhos to kuow him | of Gitieeena with shot guns ant squirt rifele sata wie several yearssince, when he called ou meat the | ceepert men cach with @ suarp rifel aud St. Nicholas Hovge in-New York, aud askod me attoud | "tress stuck full of iniaynard-rovelvérs. the Govener came a meeting to be fa some publio hall, Ww oxprees 1p the Foray nee Garded aud broth on nis My approbation ef the conduct of Cay tain Ingraham, of |’ troops well te Dok nd bim while we had nothing to the Vulted Stee navy, for bis couduct i. releasing | Deleud ous seife now sir OF wet to be a woke up ab hoezta from au Anete an veesel of war. meinile by a set of murders and robers with out Aney Owe after be called on me in New York, notce 18 & ‘if we had the arms We could got and I think prestaed at a meotng of a portion five bundred negrows that woutd Stud. by as uit Ever foreign reaidents of New York, in commemoration o | one thatcume a gainet us Was slayn the frat blod gj fe me event in the history of liberty in the pro | waa by Hayud Acoulard mau for the right of the cibe Lature of which bas bow me. sequently | south All virginians Loves the'sunny eouth Wo love our ue called ‘on me several times in Now York and once of | core Gelda and the heme of our Peapol and wo will Bte wore in Washington. for it We kuow thare is thousands ix the North that sim- ‘dhe character of that interview tn Washington is | peeee with ua and as such we will Give a virginia wel- cortcet.y stated by Colonel Forbes when he says that | cofhe but fet them com by ee ee ee he informed me that all bie expectations of tiowns Remark Ove or Ave qemmsdiee =< remuneration for going to Kansas had utterly taed, } opley Leave thare tones to bleash and wi — OO ee ee ae as io Ma Me al 8 oa 2 3 pid yo A . ae vuvepraralbinne, tetas infueuce i LOL ODOR: writ my Criemda 66 go sotauuhing for thelr” sid. Rated, HE PLYMOUTH CHURCH ENTERTAINMENTS. such was thett ‘ho’ it tomo, that he 70 THR DITOR OF THE HERALD. ily dependent on bim for support, should have , iv rch @ situation as he then held for etch « pros. fect bis Journey to Kansas afforded; and he said it memed to him 60 uow, butt looked ditferently when he undertook it. Colonel Forbes never wrote me a letter, long or short, in his life, unless it have been some short note about those meetings be. tnv'! me to attond, or something of that sort; aud Lam equally conddeut I never, wrote him a totter of any kind m my fife. This statement I have mado from memory morely, never bacing heard uf the matior 2 to which ywu have Written me till this morning. ip hci SOHN P. HALE CONDNECTICUT VIEWS OF THE OUTRAGE ‘TO THB EDITOR OF THE HERALD Faratveton, Conn. , Oct. 81, 1859. ‘This having the name of being ono of the most notori- ous abolition holes in Now England, it mey not be amiss to give your readers some idea of the general fooling of the people hereabouts on the subject of the late outrage at Harper's Ferry. So far, then, as Ihave heard an expression, and from all can gather, there is but one opinion—that of unquali- fied condempation. {1 is, however, whispered ta private circles that we have afew saints amo»gus who might have dropped a word of sympathy had they not been disappotuted and panic stricken. It is but too evident they ‘were not prepared for such resuits. Brown and bis party are not the only ones denounced. The ory is, bring every one up to answer who has in any way been concerned with them. It is as great an ‘outrage on Connecticut as Virginia; the lattor sas muct our home as the soil we h and plaut, and we hold ourrelves as ready to uphold the federul cunstituwon aud defend the local iustitutions and soil of the South from tn yasion 45 our own Gresites, and all we ask in return is @ reciprocity of like feeling. We have afew bad men among us—aépiring tyrauts, who, because they cannot have ali tucir own way, aim at dissolution. There has leo been a season weither the voice of reason bor the warning of uur patrivt fathers bas beeu beoded; but the second sober thought. bas come, and the plaudits of the multitude have bova ‘changed into biter cxeorativus; evin the pluur mothers of the neighbochood..xclaim, “Ub, there are = ng an m plied to the punishment of whut is wrong. grand raecals iu bigh places, possessing mouey my eyes to the fact that the statute aud the law. will not July thi man's conviction on he charges il Prem a i ha) arg eee” eet Tm one of. them will e indictment. Aud why, shuu! wrong, We wimire the j ‘tnd forbearance of Virgiaia, and attemptea?” Tt ls not ‘true that iers ts aay daa- | pore to witness's eorrespnding tres Lees ger, trom the pupular. feeling. It is. not true | prot and impartial justice. If she incks the jurisdiction, there is danger to the State, either tom | we hope to see the general governmeyt step {a ‘and claiat within or without. Think of it, gentlemen, for thy geiluws ils righta; if she does not, thon the peuple a bond hee ora yon Lin Borny A, tog Oe | shuld take bold of it, for it ie bigh time the abettors of # Ussuwatomie Brown were taught that our ‘ment was in le will, of; aleep! energy of pur-| pot iramed for te negro—that she omnmand, “Lowe your pose, of @ spirit. of perseverance that turns buck from no difliculty, and endowed with a. constitution that wiil endure aud overcome everything. He, with all these qualities. him for such au enver- prise, was en, for mouths and months proseci it, Sod Row aid Retacorcd't Despite af ail hike efforts, des: which: he threw iuto Re, sneegts of nnd bod: ork, nog tae will of tins ror faltered nor slept, he was able throughout) the ieagta and breadth of the Uuited States to gather round his standard some twenty-une men, both biack and white. Can it be supposed, gentlemen, for a moment, that there is fear to be apprehended from such a man, who in the zenith of his power, when be had a name in Bistory, and when something might be boped fur the cause in which he was engaged, could only, turougbout the whole country, taise twenty-one men? Is it to be supposed for a momput, Task, now, when he is struck down to the earth, his few followers scatterod or deetroyed—now, when. the fact is known that the South is alarmed and armed in every al- rection ready to repel any cuterprise of this kind, is avy- thing to be feared? No, gentlemen, there is pot the re- motwat danger o€ you ever again wituersing in your State guy attenpt akin to that which lately occurred. Tao not know whether ft is necessary for mo tu make these re- marks. I know it is the duty of the jury to be blind to every thing that beara not upon the case. Justice’ is repreacutou as blind, seeing usthing, but dealing only with the facts whlch reime to. tie case, [ bolisve you will take this cage and deal with it Cairly, and dispose of it under the ruling of the Court. We beard during tue progress of thia inveatiga- tion reference made to the conduct of sums parties Who wok ap active part in late events at Harper's’ Ferry. But, gentiemen, the courage spoken of was pliywical cotir age; that courage which would induce mon, whenever neccesary, to face danger, DO matter from what quarter it might come or in whatever form it might present itevil ‘Tow courage commends self to our highest regard. This 46 physical courage. But, there i8 auother sort of courage which soare tar above that whivh is merely physical. {t ia moral courage. It is a courage which will enable the true man, WhO is DiekRed with it, to raise himself above the influenecs of prejudice, self interest or poputar exerts ment. It ig «courage which withstauds all temptations, and fearkesiy riees above the petty couBiderations which ivflucnoe more igvoble miuds. ft Btunds unilinchingly to mvet the seething waves of popular excitomut or commo- Gow, aud will uot be turned aside froin that whieh ty hu- mane and trothful. Now, gentlemen, if there be any- ig Of this kind in sour bearte—aif you suppose there te ‘thing more required than simple’ justice w bo meted Out to tis ubfortuuate mau—you Lave Wis 44y au oppor tunity of exbibiting that true moral courage of whiwh I have spoken; aud thrungh the longest day you have w live you will value uvthing moro precious than the remembrance Of the fact that you acted righty, wud justly, aud mercifully in the day of danger. You, Beulicmen, have this ay a grout opportuulty of evine- wg true moral courage by dealing with tile case ag 1 ave fechly pointed out, it you can so ao dually serving your oaths intact. Whatever you your honor untaruished, preserve also the integrity and Feputauon of the Common weaith, go lung renowued for her Justice, for truth and tur civairy anstaued. Tfeel, goutie- men, that { have net done justice te the case, butl have said What I desired w say, situated as Lam, clduing simply with these renurks, which { make ou behalf af my client, and at bis request, that be has uot @ particle of oxceptiva to take to the testinony of the witnesses examined ducing the trial, He deems if only # wonder that amid the ex citement of those scenes, (ruth, as he declares it uw be, should be so fully developed, He belfeved that the: desire Of one and all of the wituesscs was ty do him ample justice; that whenever could speak in commendation of his (Brown's) Lumanity, io the means he bad takeu to spare ibe eifusion of bivvd, wud tv preserve from buru his prisonezs, they cam ertully forward to give 1 ‘He deeircs, aie0, a8 the least he can do, express his grateful tharks w Captain Sinn, Woo voiuniariy. ove forward from another stat wea use, ao he said, Be wished to sve justice done to a brave old mau, Gentlemoa, with ‘these remarks I submit tho case, as far as | aut coacernod, into your haues. . SKNATOR JOAN P. HAL#’S CARD. Teis charged, in no equivocal inuguage, tthe Seward, Sauer, myself aud otters knew ail about Browa’s pea jected outbreak at Harper's Ferry, eucourages tt, are im Plicated fa it; that Lis ws vd by documentary tna Tong, aud that we deserve a telou’s faty en dhe gallows Tsbalt not uoriert the tek of viediouting entuer of the gentlemen ranted im contwction with myself, (rom any charges which may be brought agaist tet, col lechively or inatwiduaily, by 4 newspaper, of in auy ouluer mode, but leave that Co thee own hand, not doubsag their entire ability to do 1 far mo: iy aad aetief act So far as relates tu mysulf, Loan oniy repiy by deny ing every word and syilable, aud peanound- ing the whole, from beginning to in goaerat and in detail, fuise, and chalienging the 1 for & gietae of éetiniony,, written or vorbul, tistoining ony of the vhary 8 thus rock ietsly brought agunst me, of for & slagia cir cummetance calculated to cust & BuBpicion pon me in An unprejudicnd mind, Thever bad any kbowledge or trtimation from any one ‘tbat an insurrection or outhivak auytbing of the sort, was cuntemplated by Johu Brewn or aay one ite, in Virginia or elsew bore, no: had The reauuest Byppicon of the fact, and. when the knowledge of the ocoul Virginia were first made public Urongh the p Of the lund, Tam sure. that to no himay being were Wey “more uncapceted and surprising than they were tomy sell, or beard by any one with more fegret. To not’ know how to make this denial more broadly than I haves but when the jaupdicud eye of some pulitical mt in the free States, whe ts now exuiting nod rijowmg over this sad history, fy the hope that ie may be mate of some account politically by which the demvcratic party may réap some benetit, and the republican party be tajared, shal? have pomted out seine possible emussion, oeliind whieh t may be suposed to have sheiered myself, Twill bo ready to meet that. But J wiil go Curther, aad say Oi Mt thore be any snch evidedos against me as tt clarged letit be laid “etore a grand pry of Marylant or Vir eibia, and let them flud # bi against me for any: violation Of the laws of either of those States, and Upledgyanysait to go at any Cay into any State of the Uaton and most the cbarge in porton, before any Judicial tribunal. Bet you ark me to state my connection “with an knowledge of the author of these lettara, and the inaur rection, now happily at an ent.” The hatter part of your inquiry I have ly auewered. In regard to the ueighbur ?* Las ng reference to the darkey, nor that the mural law, “Do unto others," &c., inciudes the African; and it the late cong; rs bad acted on that taw, the; would not bave been caught in 50 disgraceful an. act. is absurd to these humantarians caro any more the megro tien tu the slaveholdor or 3 tor the honcet man of ~~ North. Op the ponte: they care much eon 1m. ‘Their pretended sympathy 1s u bage subterfuge, in- Uatied te caver up worse designs. ‘ To Massa Grecley we can say, we have no objections that “Brown's epitaph’? should be deferred unui the emancipation of the biacks; for it is then. and only. then, it can be written in uamistakable truth and justice, Now, itiy written iv words of pity and contempt; then, should it ever come, "twill be writiea in every day curses by the very meu who enoouraged it. They would be the frat to Cry out extermination; their pellishnces guarantees this conclusion, ‘The unconditional emancipation of 5,000,000 of negroes woula be the greatest calamity that ever befell a nation, aud the only seusible mcve that cau be made in, the pro: mises is ty send the free biacks wut of every part of the Union ag fast as the means can be raised for the purpose, prevent others eptering, avd to allow no emancipation without eolonigation. . But eoongh of an already worn out subject and oft admitted facts. A word on the irrepressi- ble conflict aud Lshull nave dove, It ebould not be forgotten that some thirty years ago the New England clergy of the Presbyterian order maslo a bold drive at Church und State. They posseased the weal, intelligence aud reapectubility of the nation, aud it WaB no more than right they should bo honored and Supported by the uation.” It was two humttiating tw be lett cependent on the shabby congregations they preuched to Ueir bread. Bitter disappatutinent Collowed—then came peC—A million and « balC of dollars were apent bo put n the government aud override the federal constitution by “higher Jaw; foiled in this, we now huve the “ere preseible conflict, © purpose of which (s dis- union ano the formation of other goveruments, in which mock religion and sham patrols may have more power oves the masses, A large portion of the world just now seem to bs strug- ging for a litle rehgions liberty—av article wo have in such abendence as to induce its abase—and reverend gou- Ucmen and their immediate friends bad better taky warn- ing avd profit, if possible, by oxperienco. Ameriwans have uo cbjection to their appealing to God, buta veoidea one | aguinet their appea ibg to arma, as thoy may discern by | the Burper's Ferry affair. They had better take warning, too, that in that day justice will be dealt out equally w all, and that if exalted positions make any differencs, tt will be to make them the mere culpable. Our free ant hibern) institutions ace too nearand dear to the American People and the oppressed. of other nations to be barwred olf tor a kettle of Gat—not being entirely sure that live cugics can be made from dead herons. KEZI3, THE COUNSEL OF “OLD BROWN.” ‘TO THR BDITOR OF THE HERALD New Yor«, Noy. 1, 1869 Thave beard, and seen in some of the Northern papers, statements to the effect that the serviozs of Mr. Botts and Mr. Green in the defence of Brown wore “lukewarm,” confined to “mere form,’ &c., kc. Many of the personal friexde of Mr. Botts, myself among tho number, knowing that such statements are gratuitously fulse and unjust, wish to have them corrected throngh your columns, Mr. Bots is & man who, like Henry Cia7, “wonld rather b> right than be President,” ig eminently conscientious, and we know that, 80 far as be was permite! by Blown, un- Ul bie remark, made for the mere sake of effsct in op that he had *¢no conftence in hye counsel,’ ho labor- and skiifuliy in the discharge: of a tusk, an upweloomne one, but which having med it, he discha:ged conscivntiousiy, with a ones fixed determination to avail ht:ogelf of every poasibie poms his wd technicality of law and practice in’ behalf 0 client. sume remarka — will Green, bis aséociute iu the case; aud this invencoes aud reflections upon them is unw: ungrst. {tis due to these gentlemen that I a! state that I bave noteccn either whole autealthy state of fealing ption, who urged on b: ter and braver mia thin the miselves to a felon's gave, ant whe now joi in Sheir Whispers aguinet (he prof.seioual conduce of high- wned and honorable gentiomen, would grace a tallee gibbet than the one which awaits their blinded und do- Inded aisciples. A VIRGINIAN. A CARD FROM A NATIVE VIRGINIAN. TO THE sPITOR OF THE HERALD. Mount Moriau October 31 1859 Teaw your papor in chariestown And thero is some mistatements for wetance Guveuer wise said there was a want Of bravery on the side of the getecens of itis county Ttbink That is not corect my farm joing Mr Waehington Aud carly on mondy I heard: that Washington Was taken by & body of Arma afvn from the North Tand my aon a boy 18 yeare mounted our horses and started for Har- persferry with Know arms Ags we had cen on the farm aud when I got to Boliver I meta man at fall speed who ads eed Me to ga no further as the would shoot all farmers vd all slave holders [says how maney ‘Dovyou think thare are ot them he says a bought 40 [ says is It post bel we cannot take them he sarys thare ia know Guns or ball anc a8 T Rodea Jong come Laideys.coms out with pn ter plates, And. told mo: to put them in my Reade! bags And cusv baile with them I wait eteait on Fat Oye hen Mr ‘dus ner @ welthy citieen of our County Just mo fod by this time. the Countrey peopel begin to come in and the syeing was quite sharp at thistume the hata ghate manney Of onr friends m the Engiue hous which is a ver ey strong building eghwen mehes thick aud. wall al ound with som. email windows high up ia the buildin Aud #tauds in Aangell and the ent out small port holes that the could rake the streets on all stdce Dit we all stu) fem te or {x6 us cold aud wet as the Day had becu An’ hari them all Kila Ded but three white men and too nogrows befure any aid but our Qwn County and there would mot New York, Nov. 2, 1859. Io reading your report of Wendell Phillips’ ealogy om Old Brown Ln this morning's Hxpa> bye oped {teolf—tho entire appropriateness of tho entire opposition to the: oppose Mr. pba Ta somewhat sur- ¥ that Br. Ph bbath i yeheold nat a fo or ‘wo amuse themselves in their own Way on the- A BaLTIMOke “K. G 6” TO THE BDITOR OF THE NAW YORK HERALD. Barrons, Oct. 31, 1859. In your iasue of the 30th inst. I notice a card over the signature of Chas. Bickly, refuting tho assertion that the K. G. G's were a part and parcel of that party the lee of the ‘tneip! ible coulliot, Ido, a. id. agree with Mr. Chas. Bickley that che argertion was falee, aud concocted in malice, aud that its membors ‘would like to treat bim and his aiders and abcttors to what thoy go richly deserve—a halter; as myself ant many other K. @. C.'s were concerned ta the capture of some of the Ward Beecher Sharp's carbines and lances of Old Jobn Brown & Co., which were intended for tho maseacre of ‘med and defeuceless citizens. B.C. TYLER, Col. First Maryland Rogimont K. G. C. GENERAL WOOL aND THE HaBPER’S FERRY DISTUGs +>NCK [From the Richmond Dispatch, Oot. 31] ‘We are permitted t publish the following extract from a letter of Major Generol Wool, commanding the Exsteru Division of lve United States Army, w a gevtioman of this city. It is observeo in the letter thut, under Mr. Calhoun’s avminstralion of the War Department, armories were iced under miltary officers. This was caused by eral Wool's wspections of armories when he was fu- specter General. He found the armorics in all respects badly mauaged, and 60 reported ts Mr. Calhoun. Tho re- ull was military iustead of otvil auperintouieuts—s wise regulation, which bas been changed again, however, within a fow years past “The occucrences at Harper's Forry show the folly of leaving armoriva without military protection The ux- glect, vo aoabt, induced Brown to cstablish himself in the neighborhood of Herper's Ferry It ta titele else thaa an invitation to violators of law aud order to supply them- solves with United States arms, aud with these w oxecuts their diabolical purposes. If Brown bad prevailed on six or seven hundred s'aves to join him, us was first report- ed, being in possession of te Armory, he could have armed them. In such a case, the consequences might have beon fearful indeed. Temptations should not be beld out to those who would excite the slaves to insur- rection. ‘Onder Mr. Calhoun's administration of the War Depart- ment, armorics (as well as arecnals) were placed undo the superintendence of military officers. ‘They wre. mili- tary cetubhehments, aud shuuld be under the coutrol of malitery men, with a guard :to protect and ‘ofend them. Thia ought to be more-especially the case with ail such estaba iu the Southern Staves, avi, if for no ie burp 86, t guard against attempts like lost they ebould bapp might be much more disastrous than at "s Ferry. “The oot of the armories aul arsenals, including arms and other muni:ious of war atored in them, amvuunt. to many millions. This, above all othor property, should be guarded and protected t ingurrectioaisia or @libus- cuustey is publloproperty 20. lle, sosarded or. so die country is public property 80 or 30 wared bor as in the United Sates. ‘We have erected, from Maine to Texas, fortifications, armories and arsenals at enormous expense, most of which are withoat a guard to protect them even from the common iocendiary, Kach of these estabiishments contains a large amount in arms and munitions of war, {rom which the vile and vicious ‘could at auy time supply themwolves with the means of Lig nefarious iatentions, aud thus it has been for many ycare, Thisought to be corrected or guarded against. A marauder of the ocean might lay many of our cities and towne, aithough Certifications huve been erected for their defeuce, under ountribution, without the fear of capture or resistauce.’’ THE IEEE CONEAGE IN WORCES- The Rev. Mr. }, at Worcester, Mans a fow nighis shoe, in an adress en tho lato wlfair at Harper's Ferry, boldly expressed hie sympathy with the movo- Mcut, apd regretied that it was not successful, and astert- ed that “nine out of ten of the republicans of Worcester” bought as he did. The Commissioners of Recora—Manda- mus Against the Board of Supervisors. SUPKEME COURT SPROIAL THEUM. Betore Hon. Judge Ingraham. Nov. 2.—the People at the relation of McSpedon & Baker ve, the Board of Supercisors of New York —On the 2th of September last an alternative maudamus was granted by Judge Ingrabam against the Board of Sapervisors, com- manding them Itpmediately after the reccipt of tho writ to couveue and raise by tax the sum of $198,820 26, to de- Tray the peceseary indebtedness incurred by the Comznis- Bicners of Record, to compare, compile, collate and priat two Bet» of original index books, one of grauvors aud one of grant es, for the Rex ater's offios. ‘The relators, after making the contract, entered upon 1% performance, and have continues to pertorm the same, and as they allege that 4 full completion of the contract will require the ex- penditure of a large sum of movey, they, through the Comtneioners of Record, called upon the Board of Super. visors to put the estimate in the tax levy. The matter wae referred to the approprinu: committees, Who reported in its favor, and on the ist of Augnat ithe subject was, divcureed in the Ruard, when Supervisor Kennoly moved to strike out Com migsiouers of Reoura $193,820 26. tr om the tax lev .”” which was adopted Ex-Judge Esmends moon. iw behalf of the: retators to quash or suike ont the returu made by. the Supervisors aS eVarive, Aigumnoninive wad iusuffleWat, and for & po- remptory mancamns, notwith-tandiug such return, By ap act of 1665 1 was ulrected thet certain Commissionors should cause the recurs ta the Register’s office to be printed, The coutract for this printing was made with Me Spedon & Baker, and the valtaity of the cont-act ig a imit- ted. The jaw requires the Supervisors, on the cortiticats of the Commisetners, to raise the som 'necessary to mest the expeuse ot the printing. _ Sucha certincate Was mady, culling for $108,820 26, but the Supervisors rofused to rai hat wmnoint, Henee the alterpative mandadmus. The return states that the relators did not in due form” obtain the cortificace, that Mr. Miner, the Reguster, was one of the Commissioners, and did net. sign the certificates. It alsa gets’ up that the amount just mentioned was not necessary “to defray any expense incurred.” Judge Eimoads ta- misted that the signature of Miner was not necessary; all the Commissioners hat acted, and concurred, and a'ma- Jority could sigw. He also argued that it was not neces vary that oxpeuse tbonid have been “incurred” tw the amount directed to be raiwed—the was to be raised to moct what expense might thereafter be incurred, Mr. A. R. Lawrence, tor the Supervisors, contended othat the ecturn was sofiicient, and that by the ruies of tho Court the present motion cou d not bo mato, neg T. Brady replied for the relators. Decision re- serve Coroners’ Inquestn. Scrame bY Haxcixa —George Searles, a Dative of Eng: land, aged 30 years, commited suicide at his resi ience, No. 211 Seventh avenue, ou Tueslay night, by hanging himself to the bannistersof the basement stars. De- erased, (° appears, bad beet separated tram lis wite for three years. He fed a very intemperate life ant was coe Ai.ely deshtute of moans for his support. Kitorta wore mate to RAVE the dife of the a nate man by & ductor who was called in, but all aitempts to restore decens xt to con eclounness Were Buavailing. Coroner Jackman belt an in quest ayou the boty of deoeasod, yesterday, when the Above tacts being elicited, the jary rendered a verdict of “auletde by hanging.” The body was sent w Potter's: Ficld for interrmen Fatai Rest oy A Stamma Arrray.—Charles Cobane, who was stabbed by Jobn Donnell, at the liquor atore No, 250 West Sixteenth street, on Friday night, died at the New York hospital ou Tuesday’night, from the effects of his injur vrouer Schirmer was netifed ia regard to the affair yesterday, aud made the preifininary-arrange- ments for holding the inquest this eee The. wit- nesses ware aubpomoxed w uttond at the hospital, af nino weluck A.M. Donnell, who {snow in the Tutaba, will alee be present during dio inquisition. » Bursind Casvanty-—Coroner Sclirmer held em laquest at Bellevue Honpital upon the body of & man named. Paut, Neleon, who hey trom the effects of buras Soottoutally: recutved on the 17th witima, » Dyceased 6 61 A, was, sitting up wih his sick wile, and, aeage fel teloen near the stove. When awoke he d his ‘cloties.tn Gaines. He ushed: down stairs; tore tho Cloth: | ‘eff, ancl bathed humeelf copioualy with water; ‘tout thr © tofork bhe received wore very sewere, ADA) subsequently teeminated im bis death. Verdict in ecoordance with tho abuve facts.) {ADCIDENTAL Drown: —Coroner Jackman held an ia- queat at Fith precinct, station house, upon tho boty of Michael MoGowan, a pnutry man on board the steamship Ocean Queen, who was accitontally drowned by falling overboard from the prop at the foot of Beach street. Vor dot, “1 wotal desth.!” Deceased was U6 years of ag and was @ native of Ireland. Ontho person of decenzad xus found @ letter trumsdbis sister, dated “Port Arliagina, ecenrenl yy lcvlagay Sept. 16, 1869," and sigued Size Board of Hdueation.: OF THR BOARD~BEVIVAL OF THN BIBLy AGITATION— COMMUNICATION (he President, ia the Chair. Thore was a numerous im atiendance, including some of the unpaid teachers for September. ri ‘The Pusupeye announced the special business of the Board to be the election of @ Finauce Clerk. Tellure hay. tng been appolated, the polling commenced, and rosued, tm the election of George W. Cooker, by 23 votes out ‘81—two being blanks, and one cast for “ Ola Brown." Brown’ would be stricken from the record, ae Commisstoner Warmmnuny was opposed to“‘Old Brown”, and every ‘thing connected with him, and he hoped the con. the tnjustioe whe are Tn! § Hy MICHAFL BKGu, THOs. FARRELL, THUS. Wil TIMUTRY BEKNNEN, ‘BOHOOL Commissioner Toni, moved, that it be referred to the Finance 5 Commissioner Warerpury hoped the Board would ast fairly and as became their diguity in thig maver. covsidered nothing coud be fairer than to pay all teachers except one, who would be quite enough to ted the power of tbe Board {n Court. He hoped no geatloman in the Board would gare! this motion, 4 Commissioner Faag folt that whea 4 by-law was prased by by the Board of Education he considered it a biudiag Jaw for their few nny ll the Courts decided to the ooa- trary. He, therelere, did not believe the Board posseased. the power to order the payment of the teadhers without first amending the by-law in question. He consid thero was no doubt regarding the course of the Board ia the matter, Commissioner Cosma felt that the Board had only one course before em, which was to maintain their ‘aigaity by enuf sroing the by-law without compromise. ‘Commissioner W, KY conside! > Board coulé : /ATERDU! red the: fully reairy as all'that was intended when the by-law was passed by abstaining frém pressing the mater to an extremity by kk the teachers without Givir salaries, s ‘considered the passage of the by- laq introduced no sectartaniem, and that the Board hea Y coneequently a right toenforce ite observance, and bad not the puwer to do otherwise, ‘Commieaionor ing all the one... He eaw no objection to the Board er- ment of the teachers. They had a pérfees i teachers but ‘dering the right to do Bren crough of this question. He aid not like to tlemen coming, after putting bape {a opposition to cm. , w beg favors: Commissioner Buaney said the Sixth wand wanted not vor, cumo to bog nothing, but Aeongme her rights, Commecivner Corns coven with Mr. Barrey thes the Sixth ward school office: nothing. They onlg submitted a and resuiution reasonable commut which he thovgbt it would be well to-adopt, ‘Con-miseioncr Gourn could bot 866 why the power of the Be could not now be bi toa test by the strict enforcement of its by-law. ‘The Board’ had beun loag enough iw agitation by tis question. Commicetoner Greex was not of opinion that this ques- do» should be carcied tothe courts if it ‘was possibio to settle it amicably. What matter if the courts should decide at =the. should read in the school? We cae ceriberate on that subject as well as-avy court. This ise great reiigtous question that is not to be settled by & court. | It is'uo ordinary subject. “Tho local boards oum- wider that (he Board of K+ucation has not the power to ca- force the by-law requiring the reading of the Scriptures. Can the matter not be settled without carrying it w tue courtef And tm the meantime esa the teachers, whe pro*ably want their money, uot receive théir salariea? The qucetion was then called for'oa the subject af rofor- ring the communication to the Fivauce Committeo, and the motion was lost by a vote of 16 im the affirmative apanet 22 in the negative. Commissioner MakwNER moved to lay the communioa- tion on the table. ‘the motion was lost by a vote of 13 in the aff) mative againat 23 in the negative. Commissioncr Beoousimp offered the following resola- tion as a s..bativute to the one before the Board:— ‘That the penalty tmposed upon the teachers fer ine by ines respecting the reading ‘of the Sole ureaie tbe mocth of Feytrmber last, be remited, cxcemt case of ibe principal of the male department of Ward Seheol No S, and that the tant Kee? Beard be al to vlge drafts for the pay teachers: vyom the onminencement of i ley sald principal of school No 5 against this, walty of such by-laws and wpow the aald ‘4 atipuiation in 8 id action o waive any fice. On tate bas be tore nee therewith, and that the wun Ie: fay tes sepenadaer sub wedoa: Mie a ‘The Pwerpest decided that the substitite was out of order, according to the by-laws of the Board. Commissioner Mason arose and asked for the question before she house. The Presipyst decided there was now no question before the hours, Commissioner Broomrmp claimed there was a question. cA appeal ‘Tho President decided that Mr. Mason bad v floor. Mr. Maso waived his claim to tho privilege, and Mr. Bloomfield called-for his question of appeal, and it was de- cided i favor of the char. Commissioner Davexrort now moved that the Board adjouro. ‘The motion created great excitement und de- bate, im which the President was in constant opposition te Commissioners Waterbury, Green and others, and sus- tained on the other band by Messrs, Cushing, Davonport aud other Commissioners, oa questions arising out of points of order, &c. In the meantime the motion to adjourn was constantly revewed and loudly called for, and the roll being at length ¢allod upon it, 21 ayes re- fpouded against 16 nays; whereupon the President de, clared the Board adjourued. ‘Thus it witt be seen ¢hat the Bible question is now fatty revived ih the Board of Erucation, and that from the tue the communication was eubmitted in reference to it the Board was £0 much paralyzed as to make no progress. whatever. There are otter communications of a similar natnre prepared, which will be presonted at the nest meting of the Board. Brooklyn City Politics, MASS MEETING OF THE INDBPANDENT DEMOCRACY. ‘The independent demooracy of the city of Brooklyn— those who are opposed to rowdyiam, bullot box stuffing and other bad practices—ussembled in macs meeting im City Hall Park Tuesday evening. There were illumivated trangparoncics, with mottocs and the sames of the candi- dates, bands of music, rockets inevery variety, and calojum ighte, which reflected brilllantly Gpon the scene. About eight o’clotk the multitude aasembied in front of the plat- form mumbered sever! thousand—tin fact the meeting was 28 iarge if not larger than tho. ‘ ) mass meting held some time since. An organization was effected Up selecting Bonjamin F. Sawyer, Esq , of the Sixth ward, as President, and Charles B. Wiley, Sscretury. Aldrese-= were mado by Mp. F. G. Brown ant Judge Morris, the ia- dependent candidate for District Attorney. ‘The latter was. flerce in his denunciation of the mannor in which the pri- maries wore conducted, ant by unm: those ‘who wero prominent’ in betoging the great domo- oratio party into odium Hand disrespect, apvealing re of tee Cg = ‘notion o ‘ent tho, te- tint foe by swe w bad Biss: fo Mgr “Ht! buke at et com- ig el mu by votin; La independent cant ei, Durtng tip remarks thes ‘Were symptoma of a row, bit the ' who were fo force, pro rN gg pi a gent Douwituetaneing the myer or Die rotor Another meethig was ‘opposite the Fountain during the evening, and addresses were made by Mr. PR baieimine ievornsdpion wet of the national ad- 6 it ministration wad in favor of the ticket as nominated by tho independent democracy. A grent deat of euthusinam was manifested during the procecdings. ‘ POT Sc Wech've eons on An Agxp Lavy Buxwep To Dsats—Mrs. Miller, the Prete mother of jae onalthe§ Ps Vernon, Ohio, was burned to deutha hor dréma twicing fire io ‘astoye door, She was, opening if alone in the aged ninety eight, re helpless, he boon bey roky