Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-04-20
Cl2 IL Gents ,Single.l


make this declaration, aud before whose
awful tribunal ] mus, shortly appear. IN.
stead OF bearing to her malice, God is nv
witness, loved her most ter3eriy and
TO that love, strange and perverse as ]; may
seem, is owing chiefly the sad cause that
brings me here This day. / am married
to second wife, by whom I had this
child, my only daughter. We had long
known each other before our marriape,
when was in better days, and when she
and were the wife and the husband of
others thought could be happy with
her, but found her temper compatible
WIN my happiness. or her own; l found
'he friends and family with which she was
! connected, thought her marriage with me
degrading TO her. Disputes and alterca-
ions took place frequently between US, in
which, no doubt, both were in fau,s.
nose disputes were often carried 10 a
pitch of fury, and what tended stiIi more
loexaspera'e * ne, aggravaie our dissen-
tons, was that those she called her friends.
always sided with her in every thing, wbr-
ther right or wrong, and many Of tl,cn.T
am sorry TO say, strenuous professors of
religious principles, were always more
ready 10 lend hand 10 The someniine- of
=
ant peace. Our disputes at last ended in
mutual agreement to separate, and In.
cnid SO tenderly loved, was 10 90 with
ne mother his my unhappy temper and
feeling could not bear, and led me to H.
fatal resolution, that neither should have
the Child, by committing the horricl deed
Of putting an end 10 her life, in the man
rer have done. feryently bescecb Cod
IN nd,
csion upon me this day and hone my
unhappy fate viii prove AN am f,,l examD,e
ID those who form second marriages. with
Children on both sides. and a wnrn;nu,,
mem against giving way TO intemperale
disputes, that may lead them, as ,hex
nave done mo, To acts of desperation and
vengeance beyond the con,rout Of reasnn
or reelection. If my wife we're present.
she could vcuch and prove, that il was inn
possible could ever have deiibe rA,ely tx-
ecu1cd such and ACT. She could vouch
that my disposition is not cruel; and that
my resolutions have always led me 10 tn.
side OF virtue; but unfortunately, und,r
asnat'ons of mind, or provocations OF tenn.
per, am not always the sumo man and
my eaknesses, undersuch circumstanres
| nave very frequently lee me into excesseS
oil frenzy which in cool moments have as
tonished me. Once, In particular. forced
by distress to apply for relief q, nv pa-
rish workhouse, had come too late in The
day; when, wound up by DISAPPOINTMENT
! to madness, broke as nany w,nt.,ws D..
cost the parish four pounds Tor The rr.
par and yet the parish Officers, though
they might have punished me, did not.
knowing that my aGt was The re- snlt of -
mind deranged. ! have no more 10 sav.
bat hope God of his Infinite mercy VII
pardon my crime"
HE Learned Judge then sum rucnef; nm
Tue evidence, and the Jury faucd tbs nm
happy man Gully. lie is abo,r 80
years old, and wore about him The ann.ar.
ance oil having experienced better DAYS.
lherecoFder,in syle the most soI.n,,
awtui, and impressive, addressed the
wFetched man; * aiiercommentine on,L.
horrid crime of murder, always in its n..
ture dreadful, but aggravated an hondred
Told IN This case, as the murder ofan in,.o.
cent infant, WHO hailed him with her 6,s+
Efforts Of speech, by the endcaring nam.
OF father, but to whom he bad aclrd ,s
destroyer; warned him TO use the rero,;n.
aer OF MS unhappy existence in making
ms peace with hlssoffended Creator; and
800 -'it-'4N-h nun 10 the dHiDi gXecuti.
oil ,he law on Monday next.
The Court was crowded in every nar.
ana particularly with women and rot
oniy 'hose' but the Jury, the Counsel and
all present, were melted into tears.
J EXECUTION OF MITCHELL.
Monday morning Samuel Mitchell vas
executed before the Debtors e,nor, in The.
Old Bailey, pursuant 10 bis sentence ON
Friday last. On Saturday morning Mitch
ell expressed desire to see bis wife. tbas
they might exchange mItugl forgiveness.
ihe day following she came to :. ST. him IN
Newgate, but 50 III that she was ob,igrd
to be broughtin hackney coach, summon.
TED between two friends. As soon as ,h..
distressing interview was over. he oen,.d
himself dcvouiy to prayer. in " h;csi...' 60.
,lnusd nearly the whole day. On,ha,d.v
ne was exceedingly anxious 20 ,l,ai, 10.