Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-06-10

head, it was PLAIN to see. ,ist g..
not embark in their wicked des;s.s d
til they had first suffered their ' Isl; "
be corrupted and inflamed bv th naa's
dIti"us aud irrelisious pub)iosss
with which, uuhappily for this s co.a.
the press had but TOO long teems% my
did not make these REMARKS ia ~ u Il
yate their guilt, or to enhance = 10 assssn
ferings 1T persons in their si,n.. t SUI
lie made them as a warning "a ali
might hear Of their unsorlun., Wy shq
that they nigh bcneft by their eva, 'aie
and avoid those dangerous l,str ~anp!e,
of sedition. by which their brau uIaeats
minds were intlamed, and by " si aug
they were drawn from every f:s,; sash
morality-lrem every sense If , "sE Of
ton towards their Creator, anu If So
tic towards society. The tre.s " JUS
which they were charged and SOU s
guilty, was that of compassins and ,:uaa
ginning to levy war against his Is Ma; l'na-
for the purpose Of INDUCING i;s''5
change his measures and minis. a "
the first step towards affeotine ,"t:
was to have been the assassioat;"a 'u
the cabinet ministers. They had had ~ "
deavored now to complain Of ths I en- %.
mony Of those persons who had i
examined az witnesses on tbe n,r s'e'i
the prosecution. Some Of them w.. VI
accomplices in their guilt. 1t had b bo..
happened, as it had upon otIer o rc''
sions, that the principal instruments "a.
the hands of justice were the nartn."s
of their wickedness; and he trusted .h..
circumstance would have It's due va;nI.
and consideration with all those T 9
became acquainted with their situation
and with the circumstances Of thpirt.
al. He hoped, for the sake of tbeirown
personal safety, if they could not be r.
strained by any other considprstion
that they would abstain from eyilrom'
munications. and from evil connexiou,
such as had brought the prisoners to the
unhappy position in which they stood
some of them had avowed their inter
ton to have taken away the lives and
to have STEPPED their hands in the blood
Of fourteen persons, to many of them
unknewn-a crime Of character 50
black, and it was hitherto. without "a.
rallel in the history of this country,
and he hoped it would remain unparal.
lelled hereafter. (His lordship here
seemed considerably agitated.) ltnOW
he said only remained for him to pass
upon them the awful sentence of The
law; but before he did SO, he exhMtsd
them, he implored them, to employ the
time yet left to them in this life, in IN.
deavoring, by prayer to obtain mercy
from that Almighty Power, before
whom they would shortly appear. The
mercy Of Heaven might be obtainedby
all those who would unfeignedly and
with humility express contrition for
their offences, and seek that mercy
the merits Of their blessed
His lordship having once more So
lemnly exhorted the prisoners to repen.
lance, pronounced the sentence OF the
law in the following words
"That you, and each of you, be Ia
ken from hence. to the gao! from whence
you last came, and from thence that
you be drawn upon hurdle to place
of execution, and be there hanseoO "
thelneck until YOU be dead; anu 'pa!
afterwards your heads shall be severed
from your bodies, and your BODIES ''
divided into four quarters, to be alsp0
sed Of as his Majesty shall think h'-
And may God of his infinite socdns"
have mercy upon your souls !" :,
The crier said aloud, " Amen" u
which he was Joined by many IN NV
court, who were deeply affected W DIS
Lordship's impressive address.
The prisoners were then remove.
from the bar. They did not seem laaSA
affected, but departed with great fra 70
ness and resignation. Tidd complal'"
of the weight Of his IRONS.
The Chief Justice said, he was sa"
the gaoler would grant him every }"
du,pence consistent with his safety.