The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-08-07

twelve O'clock TIE neat ddy d. the u ~
| h"a he would fee.ii. thcm.
IL the evening tbc Governor ordered 90
the lno independent comp uies III guard
the jail on Trursday night, and he drums
Ihegan 10 beat about sis o'ciark. Beau
champ asked what thai meant, and sas
answered thrt the Governor had ordered
uut the military ta guard tie jail. llt
SEEMED somewhat suprIzed aud agllaied
/ rs il ~ had not, until lheu, fully realized
the sit6dtun ~ ahlch hr stood
! In conversation this day, he expressed
mnch anger ut the precautions taken IL
ipl,aenl III killing himself lie called
thr iallnf aud guards loals Tor wishing Ia
prevent Ia, taken his own llle, that they
might hang him up Is spectacle Tor Tools
. to gar al. However, he became recon
cilrd 10 the llor and calling tor pen, NIX
aud pspef wrote an article thabkng Inn
!ul las KIND ,lre"tment, and rxonefaIlns
HIM FUN any improper conduct 10 rcld-
tian 10 hlm ~ any way.
Fht military under the command ol
Captain Lpngboroush, surrounded the
lall, and a gntld WAS kept IN the dungeon
Nul iHk tHt ltElls i'ah' iiHiiH hi' H'a
a ne slept very quietly. In the morning
thry seemed qalte composed aud Beau
cham It'd IL guard BIT, vito had, Ia the
uiglt. token another dosr of lnudnnpcl,
ant she produced Two empty phlai tdlch
she saId, SHE had brought from home aod
kept com rdl"d lof this crlsIs. Bat from
the irfitattd state Of her stomach, caused
by lhe pfrsnus dos, and entltr abstinence
the day briore, she could not retain IT aud
threw 1t mp without its producing any al!
feet. She thunghi she could rat u lttle
Capped brrl aaJ drunk some tea. Tuoy
were brought, and shr and her husband
both ale moderately and lfank u llttle tea.
Al their frqucsi they we're furnished slih
u Ii tle toddy, III With they drank freely.
The Rr,d. Porter Clay, $. VI. Noel,
William llletnau, ST. George Waller and
perhaps other preachers, called III the
morning bat B,auchaml declined 10 al
mt them, allcgl1 x MS wlIr's lndrgposlton.
sumo Of them tdlkrd with him through
ihc grare, AID he expressed the gre1test
ahhorrrnrc for the crIme # suicide which
he had attempted 10 commit, aud drtlar-
ed that IN fepfeltrd II more than any OH
- aet oil ls liz. lie declared bis entire
conLdrpce thai his sins were forgiven,
and that he Should he happy beyond the
Lrave. H. sdti, he had been on his knees
ipf hours afe, taking the laudannm, and
N thd hn,nblr condition. had received the
inrgi,c Guess al his slus aud was reconClcd
10 die IN The way which God and his conu-
try bad asslgpcd 10 hllr. No devoted
Christian, SAID nur of the above banned
ever talked with more periecl
Y rrlancc o. Heavens ms cy,
than Jd tbs Gnlpr,un t. aud deludrd
man. llr requested thu ministers OF the
gospel WHO called On hin, 10 call p,eri-ely
AT L. o'elu,k, AID accompany hun to the
gallo"s. o'cot nc preachers wlolc hun
the following n7te:
etAr SIh: came to the prison this
~ rung ~ pHy on a last visit. Bat ny
feelings are such lh.t | coul. MT com.
IN. wani tau ~ klow you have ~
prayers and good wishes. IL few hours
You aili be III eternity, aud thai you may
find prac" and pardon ~ the Lord jesus
Christ, who cane Ia save sInncfs. Far,
well, again Fhrcnrll-from your friend
sndtN I'll wlsher, e.
lie returned tn note with the follow
'os, written ON the buck with his own
hand -" lB sine ure t6rgun.'
~. o. BEAUCHANP.h
la his conversation the day before, he
had expressed an entire reconciliation with,
and iot 90 eHcss of every man who mad
had any concern nth bun or his case, TX
except his uncle, .erobeam Bcanchamp.
The lAllnr asked him what his tAclr had
done 10 m.Ilt tins exception. II said.
hr had held cat hopes Ia hlm winch were
delu.yc. The 'allof told HIM he wrongcd
hls Gle Tor ihe only hoppe 50 far as he
mad heard, that h. had held cut To hun,
was thit ofa respite, hut had uniformly
told 4llm What lie b,Iayed the Governor
would not pardon hln. This morning he
sruO Tor his father and uncle 10 come aud
srr him. 1he old grutlemen were much
The young man fully acquitted
hs uncle of all improper motives but
said all his we'll INFANT efforts in his favor,
had turned out tor the worst.
lie begged his uncle Tor the dirk he had
gwen hun observing that himself and
wife had determined On taking Their own
lHre, and with that dnk, which was very
sharp, they would die easy. His uncle
refused Ia let HIN have it, aud said, that in
giving II 10 him he should feel himself an
dccempllce IN their crime.
At an early hour the drums were heard
beating, thu report afa muskct was occa-
slunally heard, aud men IN uniform were
soen mnshng ampug the citizens. A.
the day advanced, people came pouring
IN from the counlry.in every direction, Gil.
ing up the streets, white an Increasing
mulutude was observed surrounding the
gallows which MAS erected on the hin at
the junction of the Lexington and Yer
slilles roads. About half past eleven o.
olutk, general movement vas observed
amans Ihr crowds in the streets, towards
toe jail, the drums beat 20 arms. and ru.
NOR spread that Beauchaup and his wife
both mad stabbed themselves.
About The hnur OF ten o'clock. Beau
champ had drawn the table np To the bed
and UllttrN over one silc ola half sheet
of paper, which he folded up and placed
under his head. Ii WAS there fndnd after
he was taken out, and delivered 10 his ia
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