Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-08-06


freedom. pubic officer of government, bound
By the oath IF has ohes, has openly reJeetsd all
claims upon justice hunaiity and the laws OF
the sr.e SkLLIcK OsssaSE, our teiie~ cri
zen, is imprisoned TOR the non.payInent OF hne
imposed upon hiYa BY the COUNTY court in Liten.
field county
He has oSeyed suGceAt bail for the liberty CT
the prison ya,d--,et tina, bail is .efused.
He has req les,e6 The ibety of attending pub.
lie worship the lo.d's day in the p i'on bounds.
by obtaining security that tSe privilege shall NOT
be abu,ed-yer that request is refused
While in confinement, msdma,, in,t torn from
tie murder Of ysusg woman ef aboas fsreny Jea's
Of age. while in the height of DIS rage and 6is
bdaas fresh pi,5 Der BLOOD is inhamaniy tnras,ed
into the Gel, where SELLicS Osborne was a.
lone and on bed of sickness.
fS,o je!oas. the one in ticied for murder And
the other for rape, are now, contrary To all for
H,er practice and the law of the state. confined
IN the same room with sELLieE OsBoRNK.
His fiends are NOT pe,miffed 10 20 into the room
70 him nor can they eosversc with him bur stand
| ing out of doors through small e'evicc in the
| stones about two and half feet long ard four
! inches broad.
| His health 10 very much impaired; ne has been
| dangerously III owing to his severe confinement,
and in all human probability end will be pu,
TO his existence # the same course of trexims NJ
lis pursued "
| Yes. cetizens OF America; this case now a,
| the moment that you see and read the horrible
| narration; the casa NJ tnis moment exists
| And do yen reproach Spain for her linguistic
| on; or the sasagts Of the woods fer their Tor
| lures; do you Americana, NOT blush that s,i. h
| an abonina ion is now indslibly s,ampt win in
fanny upon year national History. ut pt siod whsu
all mankind are invoking he meek geniu, oil
| Christianity AID benevolence and when even ~
! rants are abollShins cruel and barbarous punish
/, ments.
| You may. generous reader, wish to know W nc
and what Seiliek O:6ofnsis You may peril. ps ia
the Effort % excuse the perpetrators OF sucn bar
basity; il the izuiablo desire which every good
man entert,ins. opfeserve TO he authorities Yea
ted with legal power. the respect that may he
due TO them in The junk and fair discharge of heis
cuv You may ask, l. not This Os62ixe some
yagranil Is he NOT some [. ocioIs character
some man covered with crimes whom the law
can reach no other way Is ne nor an abandoh.
ed miScreant; ter none elsa could surely be SC
treated without routing aud drawing down the
vengeance OF a virruouS people
Sucn questions, would naturally arise to &C
count for Cruelty so unPa, allelsd, and such Goa
c'r'ions only could pallia,e. though sill they
could not Justify such cruelty but
Rea5e.-5ELIicK OSBORNE, is nei her va.
b ~iaN NV - mas uOtr Ike some oil
taose who oPPress him. dsbaRcscd any man:
wife or daush;er he has not. like some of hi
opp-essois, nlundered the widow, and tora fon
the relia of an hero of the revolulion tn. luls
shat had escaped the wrecks of the revolution il
which her husband had fallen; Se.iic& Osborn.
IS n young man; ana his great. crime perhas
is thst his virtues are living Ieproaoh - his op
pressors Selhek Os6orns. is yorth upon who's,
private lite or his public; upon bis depor,men,
IN his domestic home or III the circle OF society
evsn malice has never Mad che hsrdhood TO GA
her ianEs or iabricate reproach but above all
Se2sek Os6orne 10 an ohjea of envy. for that Co
who has gwen hirn the courage OF manhood, arc
the spirit OF virtue % resist ryranny even whe,
his frame is uns,rung BY the nfrmlty Of delic 4
body, that same bEinS has ondued MIN ith ge,i
as that has already RED tted luet.e en- tie plsc.
OF his b th, and which if not urtiniely Gu, n b,
ths piops u6arib Of Connecticut je..eral.sm; Sci
htE Osoo'ns Is desttaed e. do honor ~ his coun
10y, and 20 compensate 70 human nstufe ana tc
Conne6sicut, for the infany cast upon hee by hi:
expressions aad his oppressors.