The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-04-04

Letters have been received from Rev. Profess
sor Porter at Charleston, who went out in the
ship Newburyport- the voyage has conduced to
states, we understand, that the Rev. President
Brown of Dartmouth College, who. had repaired
to S. Carolina, for the benefit Of his health, had
not found relief, but that his condition was some
what prcoarious.
Prem, Ike Carlisle, Penn. Hsrald, Of siarel f6.
A Man burnt.-Man Stealing, we all know
10 be black crime. cogn'zable by the laws OF
Pennsylvania, g. ,,e offender liable to be Sc.
verely punished with fine and Imprisonment.
bu, we do not know so well, whether any
provision has ever been made against Man
Burning. or wha, its punishment is, or whe,h.
er the act itself constitutes any offence at all
Judging from receat events, it would ap.
pc ar to us, that our laws are entirely silent
on the sucject. 50 81
On Saturday last, = very unpleasant and
affecting occurrence land for the honor of the
town, We are proud To saw, = very rare spec
'acle) took place here. calculated to rouse the
strongest emotions Of horror and pity in the
human breast of every man. woman and
child. uho reside sonth Of the Potor,sc. Tell
i not in Gath Pualish il no, in the streets
of A,kelon In the clouds of the night. in
The public square Of a populous town. and 10
The view Of hundreds Of witnessing spectators.
Man was actually burnt TO cinders without
so much As single effort or attempt made on
The part ut the citizens 10 prevent the terrible
disaster and save the unhappy victim from
the flames. The circumstances were these
number OF persons had collected together 10
the vicinity Of The Court house about 9 o.
cook-having previously prepared a small
figure OF Nan, cut out OF a sheet OF pasle
board. and intended to represent the Honor
able David Fullerton, one of the Representa-
ti,es in Congress from this district, bat not
that form and combination,
Where Cop did seem to set his seal,
To give the world assurance of a man.
they proceeded 10 hang il with band o,
black Grape. round the neck, 10 an article o,
workmanship, made oftwo pieces Of timber,
connected together at the top, and bearing
very ugly resemblance 10 a piece of mechan.
ism, called by come cross or gailosps. A
large paper Ianthern, fixed Immediately over
Tue Htdi WI int FWugc. WI bHiCu WVuputs dUl
filled with lighted candles within, could no,
fail to produce the desired effec, by rendering
transparent. the following conspicuous label
in large Roman characters; FULLERTON
AND SLAVERY.--Aftert the actors in This
scene, had par,ded through the streets. and
exposed 10 pubic view this honorable gentle
man, exai,ng him on pole nealry as high as
i" Haman's" Gsllows, they returned to centre
square, and having first smoked him With
thick volumes Of black vapour, ascending
from a dozen Of Burning TAR barr"ls. they pro.
ceeded in systematic and SCI mn manner, 10
decide by vote, agreeably 10 the new mode
recently introduced here, OF deciding every
thing by Ayes aud Nays, wha, should be done
with him:
On putting the question.
"Shall this man be now burnt?" there were
upwards of $50 in the affirmative, SO the Ayes
had il, and without further consideration or
ceremony, he 1--WE mean bis eihgy) was in.
sianily consigned to the hottest part of large
burning bonfire, amidst the buzzas. shouts and
execralians OF several hundred spectators.
Not participating 10 the conil,gfai ~g scene,
and Standing alooi at q considerable distance
from it, we were unable 70 distinguish 10 the
crowd me names Of ali the principal actors.
but enough Appeared to satisfy US, that HE act
me, with universal Appreciation, and was the
result of premediiated deliberaIion. The
People, always sovereign in :heir doings. ami
more particularly SO on these occasions. had
made the decree, and like the unslierable
laws OF the - Medes and Persans, there Is
no appeal from Their decision
Dir. Fullerton. we hear, has sold out his es.
tate IN Franklin county, ami intends leaving
Pennsy l,ania--so ena,auured hos lie become
with southern customs, msnnrrs ADD habits. il
is highly probable, he viii migrate 70 De aea
state Of Sia md .xise'y