Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1806-08-25

more eafe--throrghcut he had many reputi-
tons, and was frequently at lois to express
himielf. The following is the fllbffance and
nearly the words which he delivered
| ihould with for the attention of this hon.
durable audience, while mention fonething
OF my iituation.-I have committed a mott
horrid crime, 70 which was not iufiriently
provoked Twas notjuliied by the laws Of
God nor mani look upon myfeh iufliy con-
den1ned,-for il was againa tire honor Of God
II was againft mankind, It was againfl ryfeIf
- lhave prayed Cod to forgive me and could
with the whole world would forgive mel
haae been full of trouble il my mind, but
could not cry; let me have ever fo much
tronble, could moi DO this-Ihs RI tranf-
grefed again rhe peace Of focfetv, that Il
muft be a r.rror 20 every one TO think thar
niould Be left 10 the word--I was carried a.
way with my psi1ions, bnt would not execute
nytef on that accouns-l would caution,
would exhort YOU al not TO be governed by
your Pa1hons-When brought to my trial ]
meant 70 plead guilty, but being sdvifed NOT
10, plead not guilty. This has given ME
great troubc, for .trn Terrible did wrong -
am wrctched spectacle 70 the world II
would remark thar ! once bcirved ia the
doctrine OF universal fsivation,and think, that
was it not for this illculd NEVER committed
fuch a crilne-do y0u all beware of enterta;-
ming fuch belief, for il will lead man 10
Commit the WORT Of crimes there q nothing
too bad Tor him to do 80 Since nv confinement
have fearched the icriPtnres and found they
contain nothing Of it--nct Tire leaf hadou.
The only way tobe faved is by 'repenting and
imPloring mercy of the Lord through Chriff.ss
Here he turned and addreiTed himfeifto Mr..
Starkweather, father to one 81 the dece1eo
perions, whom he had murdered al have
killed ycnr ion without provocation--I am
forty 70 fee you "a fuch great trouble, which
have cauied, and with you would forgive
me., :" / forgive yon Burnhami" anfwered
the gentleman. He afterwards alked forgive
nefs of Col Freeman, br Their TO the other
deceaied, and receiving Gmilar anfwer, con-
Guided By expecting 4 with that all would for.
give him. The Sheriff then a1zed him II he
rad iaid what fc wiihed " FAY. He replied
IN the affirmative. The rope being then faf-
tened to h. galows, he was told, that he had
but ten minutes TO live In this interval Ire
uttered the following obervations 81 / with
all 10 unite ia fecret prayer, and may the
Lord proteet theul--l would have vou an
become acquainte. with the gath, 29th, and
3Oth chapters Of nalah,--aIfo the IIth Or
Mark, and 70 keep the ten commandments
Lord Jefus, have mercy On my foul t'-THefe,
were the lals words he uttered
When he time had expired, the cord thar
hcld The plank on which be food, was cur
with the fatal knife with which he perpsira-
ted the horrid murder The appearance of
the criminal at the galiows was marked with
an indifference truly altoniihing. When the
Rev. Clergyman in lis addrel, ohm touched
upon his condition with feeling and empha
hs, which one would have fuppofed muf
have melted into tears of ienhbility the mofs
hardened and reProbate, he appeared to be
unmoved. lie feerned Iefs Affected bv his 1T
uaticn than great part ofthe fpedato-s a
round him. When conducted from lis con-
hnement to the place of execution, he was OBJ
ferved 10 keep fep with the mnEc, as accu-
rately as any folder Of the guard and bur 4
few minutes before he was fwung from the
gallows ne drank, with thes the grssreR COM
poiare, a lArgs draught OF lisuor.