Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-09-08
S&8tgcctGaqeetao Dcpartmrmt.
From the Trenton Emporium.
THE DEATH WARRANT.
"IHe Ia, Tic faialLov,. is conc.

"Ihe 6St nc jdtUl herr IS cOVc.'
Che mists of the morning still hung heavily on the
mountain top, above tho village of Redcin bat the
roads which led towards it crowded W it'll the va,
rled population OF the surrounding country, from far
aud near. At hiesbury tlc Shops were closed the
hammer Ot the blacksmith laid uron his anvil. mt
wagon OF any description was TO be seen in the street
ana even the bar ui the locked and the KEY
gone with its proprietor towards Cliff, token of an
important era which witiuut parallel in the an
mails OF the place. And here and there SOLITARY
Gcad Ioookod through broken pane in some CLOSED
up mouse with an arc sad disappointment, the crie
OF niue nursing was heard. bctoening that in tn,
general flight il Lad been left in unslxiImI hands-o
nayhap here and there solitary. ragred and III ma
'HIeu school boy wac less solitary and i'll
hanrct dog either seeming but half appeascd by tb
privilege OF holiday 9rautrd ON condition of staync
at home tue whole village exhibited ricture of de
sert'on and silence lIat had forever been unisaowr
before.
But IN proporlion as yon drew nearer the ponderou
chs III the midst Of which the little town OF Rcdchf
was situated, you mnsle again the thick bgst!e ana
motion ot TIE word, Of men, and women, and BOYS
and horses ana dogs and all living moving and Green
ing things nhabtng tie Wild districts of Pcnnsylv
The village itself was crovAed 10 Overlooking lone
before the sun lad gained sufficient altitude TO throw
ITS rays upon The deep valley iii Ich il Law Thor
Inc bar room oi the crowded aud The fu,na
Of tobacco and whkey, thc juggling of small chance
anu nc perpetual! glamour OF the thong, was sufcien
10 rack brain OF common leXbility. In the stree,
there was the greeting of old and long parted acouan
i"Hces; tne baFerng of horses the settling of old o
counts; the buitoOncry Of half intoxicated men. IN,
ciaiieF OF "un'e the crying and alloOirg of cIre,
ana bnAs, aud tie barking and quarrcng of STRANGER
dogs 10 look upon the scene, to minge with the crowd
10 listen to the conversation, survey The counte
h'hces OF the assembled multitude, would lead TO no
satisfactory solution If the cause for which hi, mass ~
heterogeneous matter cougregated
Within the walls of the old stone eaol AT The foot OF
Tue ho"nta!ii different scene had been l!at morning
Witnessed ihe3e chained 10 a stake in the miserable
dungeon, damp, and scarcely illuminated by one raw
off
doom seemed near at band. y lew hours before his
" lie and little daughter had been with hun bavin r,
Yelled hundred miles 10 meet him once more on the
threshold OF Tie grave; they and from that gloom,
want the song OF praise assembled with the ASCENDING
sum- and the gaVIcr, as he listened To the mcIoiiou
voice OF me three persons whom he looked upon a
me most dcsoatc and lost of all in the wide world
blended -Tec'ly together, and chaunug that beautif,
hymn,
j i, tie Lord! should distn.s,
o. cVutradict his Will &c
almost doubted the evidence of his senses and stoo
liked IN establishment the massv door (,ouIJ fbes
oe ne Yo.2es 81 murderer and Tnurderers wife an
Chds " "
This brief AMI to be final interview had nasscd o,v
eYei; thas 3 unfortunate had loudly commende
each other 10 The keeping of their paGent am
itttdi M 10 lace tic assembled multitude on the scat
!o' ana ey ms they said, to return by weary tourney
40 theiF SoTrowiui home. The Convict worn out wit
sickness and watching now slept.
ms name was Janson Creel; his place of rcsi1enc,
saId 10 he Virginia lie had been taken up while ira
FeinS rom the noThward TO his home and tried an,
t'n nn,,, a. cue I'1ny loWn some miles distant 70
' f, - - = lGi'o tl"Fc'er ne had borne INN com
= IIa ,,, NJ ] ~ vas aScer'ained 10 have hat
- 81 80 ",i!Gh 'ney DON slept, at country inn
r,ntostj I i ~, 'N'9"t cu' CTeeI always hat
pernctrsftI b uIoAir'"s to"t tne deed wa
crcn,nst ,,c - o' "','e "e was asleep, but the
uey was nnf cnrn5 on ~ ".' anu 'iough Tie mo
am, hal % WI nun w. was sentenced to be hung
Tor secutnv Tho a',,,,n; '' s'oNe sao al hedcli
This was lie iav M 80 ,'1j "e'uS ueeinea unsafe
scaIold was aIreadv erccI.i. DO I 'Ae pace 'he
the building and frc,c,,fI, 80 l,e9sCu around
dercrD was bearI '''' '''' VI o'''g ou' Tue muir
The sun At last told tho I,,,r ae H..
could be 10 rrore jsloy. Ito ;, e,' Gu ahu mere
by te officers in attendance Who 1o,I IS entered