What was the result of john browns attack on harper’s ferry

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry failed, Brown was tried in court and found guilty on November 2nd, he was charged for treason and murder in Virginia.

i confess that there are several parts of this constitution which i do not at present approve, but i am not sure i shall never approve them: for having lived long, i have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which i once thought right, but found to be otherwise. it is therefore that the older i grow, the more apt i am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others.