 I have another objection, and that is that it is unjust that I should suffer such a penalty. Had I interfered in the manner which I admit, and which I admit has been fairly proved...  History of Ohio - Page 295by Charles Burleigh Galbreath - 1925Full view - About this book
 | James M. McPherson - History - 2003 - 947 pages
...admitted: of a design on my part to free slaves. . . . Had I interfered in the manner which I admit ... in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, the socalled great . . . every man in this Court would have deemed it an act worthy of reward rather than punishment.... | |
 | Cedric J. Robinson - History - 1997 - 198 pages
...describing how the Southern courts had countenanced the most heinous crimes on behalf of slavery ("had I interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, the so-called great ... it would have been all right"), Brown stood his ground by saying: Now, if it is deemed necessary... | |
 | Carolyn L. Karcher - Biography & Autobiography - 1994 - 850 pages
..."a most effective anti-slavery document,"46 reprinted by newspapers all over the country. "Had I ... interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the...so-called great, or in behalf of any of their friends . . . every man in this court would have deemed it an act worthy of reward rather than punishment,"... | |
 | Lewis Copeland, Lawrence W. Lamm, Stephen J. McKenna - History - 1999 - 978 pages
...penalty. Had I interfered in the manner which I admit, and which I admit has heen fairly proved — for I admire the truthfulness and candor of the greater...testified in this case — had I so interfered in hehalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, the so-called great, or in hehalf of any of their... | |
 | Alfred Maund - Fiction - 1999 - 216 pages
...Maund: Had I interceded in the manner which I admit, and which I admit has been fairly proved . . . had I so interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, to the so-called great, or in behalf of any of their friends, either father, mother, sister, wife or... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - History - 1995 - 292 pages
...What magnanimity, and what innocent pleading, as of childhood. You remember his words — "If I had interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, the so-called great, or any of their friends, parents, wives or children, it would all have been right. No man in this court... | |
 | Madeleine B. Stern - History - 2002 - 244 pages
.... . . Had I interfered in the matter which I admit, and which I admit has been fairly proved . . . had I so interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, or the so-called great . . . and suffered and sacrif1ced, what I have in this interference, it would... | |
 | Judith Nies - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 372 pages
...dream and she completely understood John Brown's words of explanation at his trial: Had I so intervened in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, the so-called great . . . and suffered and sacrificed what I have in this [act], it would have been all right. ... I believe... | |
 | Josh Gottheimer - History - 2003 - 576 pages
...penalty. Had I interfered in the manner which I admit, and which 1 admit has been fairly proved — for I admire the truthfulness and candor of the greater portion of the wimesses who have testified in this case — had I so interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful,... | |
 | Howard Zinn - History - 2009 - 100 pages
...addresses the court that ordered his hanging. JOHN BROWN Had I interfered in the manner, which I admit, had I so interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful,...so-called great, or in behalf of any of their friends ... or father, mother, brother, sister, wife or children, or any of that class, and suffered and sacrificed... | |
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