Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-04-20


ems had pra6sised upon his body, his man
s.lvd remains might be given 10 his daugh
t..rs rsr burial, which request the Sheriff
u,omised should be complied with.
Precisely at fire minutes past eight, this
unfortunate man mounted the PLATFORM,
and il.ten riHutes after usual time, was
cut down, aud taken 10 st. Bariholemew's
Masp;.a for dissection.
TIE concoerse Of spectators was as M
,nrroas as upon any former melancholy
<ccasioa OF lie kind, and the tate OF the
unhappy man was regarded with greater
sYinD;q,s,s decomposition than are usually
bestowed ON such horrid crimes. Thisis
jcrbzps, 20 be attributed TO the dreadful
ntf, Tor whic', he sirove 10 make every a.
tenement that was to be hoped from sin.
csrc aud unlsigned repentance.
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FRox TIE .NzrloN4L INTsLLIcgNcER
orAGAcTz2lsTtcs or THE TIMES.
s. Prom.ie, a. a's 0 'jscf Of Urinary in,hor-
Z" rcncr, i,Gsufutions for the genera! diffusion
"of kl3ip'sd5e. In hrohorrioa as tse struc-
''.are 9fz government gives force 20 fu5hc /
"ctinioR, IL is essential tha: hg6Gc oytilion
''Siou!d BE- ciightened"
Westinghouse Farewell Address.
The universal experience of men at
tests the truth Of the maxim, that i, is
more difficult To secure than 10 gain avic-
tory. ihe latter requires force and ex-
ertiOn: the former wisdom aud moderate
on. The consciousness of strength, in
r.. ,l,tf
stacies, is TOO often subyersive OF these
Latter traits OF character. One difficulty
,aaquishct!, the arrogance ossucce.s leads
US To- attempt conquest Of sill greater
difficulties, & chcris!.es ;emerity to rusil
into the shcst enterprises. Hcnceth I'M
petuous s. unrehecling career OF most nail.
ons, who have sought their liberties by an
overthrow ofcxist;ng abuses; * hence their
fatal relapse into evils often greater than
,hosc they rise To overthrow. This has
been eniBcntly, aud will in a considerable
degree continue 10 b. the LOT OF nations, SO
lg as tie passions preserve the ascen-
dancy given Them by nature. The only vi
rorou, anlidole, which can be opposed to
the e..cesscs into which they are apt to
hurry as, is reason; which is nothing more
than The operation OF a sound Judgment
upon collections Of iaets. Where the
people are every thing, where they are the
fjunsain Of ali power, 1t becoues infinitely
imporant THAI tdey b. Sufficiently enlight
cd to realise their interests, and To com
prehend the best means of advancing
ihcn. Indeed. we believe il may BE- al.
Gfmed, with petite 4 truth, that unless they
arc so enlightened, The duration of their
tb.t,
viii seduce them from the pursuit OF their
true interests o. their own prej'idiccs lead
then info fatal dangers. fthis be true,
and nV Intelligent man will coDtroveft H.,
how deeply interesting secomes the en-
oniry, whether the American people are
Sufficiently enlightened TO consider their liz
berries as placed on durable foundation;
and if fley oge not, what are the best
means III accomplishing this interesting
o5ieN. Need we Otherwise illustrate this
tone, than by a recurrence 10 tbe scenes
of 1872, 1879, aud 1900. Is there any
gsnuine republican, who looks back upon
he events ofthat period, s does not lrcm-
bic 81 the aspcel Of public affairs ! What
was then the situation Of the constitutional
Chat sacred palladium Of our tights! Nas (
Il moi inundated az the shrine Of person
al vengeance? Was not the liberty Of the
press IN imminent dangeri Was not the
Executive magistrate invested with an a
farming control ever vast host compos.
ed q Aliens, interested in counting his ia
vor and dspfecating his vengeance Did
not war menace the sair prospects Of the
IsisSandman, and the regular. labors DIN.
dust,y And did not a standing army, dali
Nv augmented, thtea en an awful cfsis
Think og these things, aud think of The
j.0peiucsigy with which, for season, pub
lie opinion Urged them forward, and say
whether "a lha line the mass of the PEG.
bic were subcicnliy enlightened 70 dis
cora their true interests! Did they not,
90 the contrary, wofuHy misiakc them