Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-06

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&c e natr;otisn,, the Indispensable prop OF nu-
merous farnily,and the idol OF whole county
Impressed With the certainty OF aeath' ne
calmly shook hands with s"me OF his friends
whilst the assassins were entering the room
and died undarthe foul repetition OF tory more
cruel and as unmerited as the blows, which
deprived him OF life. He died as he llved In
defending the liberty of his country
6 Such in that moment, as in all the past,
Oh, save my country, Heaven! shall be your
last"
We have not the materials at hand To-Day
which would enable us to depict the neat
rendng scenes of that guilty night. Gehera'
Henr, Lee, of Virginia, was lett tor dead out
reyivine, he was second time assasslnated'
and apparently embraced death, whilst lnVoE-
ing the spirit of WAsHINGToN, his TREND ana
companion in arms. He has been miracu-
lousy saved, and is in place OF safety at
distance from Baltimore, langulshlng under
MANY severe wounds, from which, however,
tits believed he will recover. Surrounded oy
his assassins, he exhibited throughout an IN
broken and unyielding spirit, resisting ana re-
preaching them, in manner when ProVcu
his soul to be free, whilst they exercised thelF
EXTREMIST tortures upon his body.
Mr. Hanson, our fellow editor, than whom
there lives not Drawer or more vlrtuous man,
and whose loss would have been rare Gala
miy to his country, in her day of travail, hap
PLY survives, and is in no danger. 1t is not
necessary 10 say, that he was the most pecu'
liar object of hatred and vengeance. with
uncommon presence of mind, whilst the doors
were breaking, he advised his companions as
to the best mode of saving their lives, whlcA
being followed, proved surprisingly success
full. He then prepared himself calmly tor his
fate, was wounded, Frustrated, trampied upon
and thrown into the heap OF the slain. Hehce
he was seasonably extricated by his own exer-
tons and saving Angel After incredible
suffering, and hair-breadtb escapes, he gained
the howell of a negro, at distance from the
prison, where he had an opportunity OF send
ing for assistance.
We hatter ourselves that except the ire
parable loss of general Lngan, we shall ex-
perience no other, although several are In
precarious state. Mr.. John Thompson, OF
Baltimore, was singled out for the torture OF
tarring and featheriDg. This was executed
upon him, and prolonged in a manner, from
which the hearts of the most feroclous nina
bitants Of the woods would have rcvolted' lie
was cut, lighted matches were inserted Into
his flesh, and as they bore him through the
city, the most shocking indeCencles and cru
elites were inflicted upon him. In the midst
Of all this torture, and whilst he was deilrleuS
with anguish, TWO monsters, who fancy them
selves elevated above the common class OF
men, extorted a confession from him, to which
they wickedly compelled him to depose.-
This deposition may worthily be placed along
side the purchased statement of Henry, for the
weight it ought to have in stigmatislng the
federal party.
Considering the indictments, which for
months past were used successfully to intro
duce, with the declaration Of war, system OF
violence and terror, with view to bear down
all political opposition, and the quarter from
which those instigations were ushcred forth,
it is natural enough that the Baltimore mas
sacre should be misrepresented and palliated
by the hirelings and sycophants of power
The people of America are not yet prepared
to look undismayed upon the surrounding hor-
rors-they are not yet prepared to see de-
LUCE of innocent blood followed by an harvest
of crimes. Aware that late events are stamp
ed with too bold a character, something must
be done to give them the shading necessary
to weaken the glare with which they would
strike the public eye.
Not content with disappearing, the Ma
ryland Republican, the established paper of
the state government, patronlsed, directed and
written, as it is understood, by the state Off
GERS, goes the full length of justifying, and
approving the bloody deed, with fresh men
aces. The following is extracted from the
last number of that paper.-After detailing,
in it's own manner, the incidents of the ira
gedy, according to information said to be re-
ceived from Baltimore, it proceeds as follows:
+" We regret that any lives should have been
lost in the affair, but when set of men will
/" knowingly conrt their 070n destrucfio" By the
s. expression Of sentiments, obnoxious TO the