Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-03-26

AssA he hro.xh, On soon p al isos, -
youth ,a, he might be plserd among his ead' ,Bsa
and il there TO he any punnh,.n let him receive and
reun to duty The Gen repl'sd that ihs case was serious
but be could bay. the oProriuiy Of .nl'gg eio'-
ed ani isd With his tnl' about and they al opPOs.
ed the ides strongly. Air further delay heard
part Of heiwoca Gen. Jack,on and 'it
Who b.ieye Captain uf the Rangers Capt. iisnn.d
in which ,ogsersiiou hs Gtnri told MIN that he muh be ~
order j1y 70 ii, the Court Martial Of fellow
who hal nd rnd VII" be espee'id wo. have to le shot
The ctr appeIed very tfnoiut TO at neither did he ~
the ni,l f0m hearing ii cony'ration became very
, and ga leave "i the ocs's Of h guard ~ carry
Woods b. vriu, which generally cooked ia
While with Wood, persuaded him enlist fearful
of the from what had heard the prisoner appeared Ia
sequie,cs aud lr han bu, nhrn told his other hend'
what Rad done, they opp-ed violently stating that Jackson
kne that he could hu for what he hal Done and only
wanted hun enlist. and grsil hi 'pi. in that
From hs time until his usl took place mhing particular
usnphed and our greatest unc.ne" was hi, long eonine
ineni. think the i2'h day Of March that heard
his ui, was progressing We" 70 the 'poli LIl va. not IsI
ial wa. ~ sion between two tents AMI Woods was .alrd
eight step, on os' without .ni OF adviser
counsel TO defend bin.
Col Jaha William, Of East Tennessee acting un-
dersood, as Judge Advocate against m, he VI. making
speech aud reading passage. from book, aud think Isu'
P,ni.h Da,, and Ensign Hall were the Court Mlriis;
there any Wnnee, called IN to testify 10 hr behalf a."
not know 1t, neither do believe after looking on "he
my heart y-aned or what then considered was the Peiou
OF the hoy, an turned aud e the place. hhd
heard nong o his ,e, uni the neIt Jay i,om 10" TO
twelve o'clock read in general order, that Wood' was
To be shot ~ O'Clock da iih). SION after tbs rt
esived u,elis ,ha, Woods wished to go and wrb
him. II he left the Vi hat before con're'Ioh
vita Duct. Fore sni others handed about petition for
pardon, which signed thought and believed iy most :"
the officers # the army, and understood sso by part oi hs
C"mt Martial present WHEN these petitions were landed
the General hat wh,her they handed ny myself or
ohrr person do not reco.eo After some genera. con
,e'on o" the 81 sc' app cached the general anh .o,
him until h. death hi, the General did not refuse but he
fore started made anhsr eir, to obtain b" pardon, beg
and experience, that he le behind him two6e parents Who
depended upon lin or ,upPort and comfort ~ their deeS
-a' that such death would cause them great sorrow and
distress.
The replied that he sorry for his parents. ,ha, there
h'd heen several before approaching TO muly IN the
camp that there need OF example and 'ai ne, ny me
Etc u iol hr must he the example, he must die. ie't
him AMI went TO the prisoner where 'a'd until The guard
came I" take HIM {" his death. -
will further remark that the request of the prisoner, i
dawn al his feelings, and hi, last farewell to
his Father snd Mother and them in letter 10 my vile.
On the of the death OF her old Mrs Woods (
have been informed by w tainted AMI appeared Ike dy-
ing III night of this m certain that she recovered the
grave GEORGE A. BROCK.
Such is the sanglinary mode Of pro-
ceeding adopted by the Hero of the Hermitage,
and it is apparent, that in all tho relations Of
life, he has set the laws Of the land and the
principles Of Justice at defiance, whenever they |
came in contact with his private whims and
selfish propensities Woods, 1t is true, was Of
fcred pardon, on condition that he would
enlist in the regular service Of the nation, and
thus surrender all the claims he had, TO the
priviIedges Of our free institutions. But he
knew himself to be a man-ho knew that he
was not degraded slave. and ho preferred
the death Of martyr, 10 the ignominy Of
bondman. Let our young countrymen-the
back bone and snew Of the ma
nation, the defenders Of the soil, remember
the fate Of the unfortunate Woods, and re-
it, also remember, that if General
Andrew Jackson is elevated to the Presidency
If the nation, his principles and examples will
% disseminated and cherished, and that they
90, may fall victims to the same blood thirsty
which doomed poor Woods, to On
sary and disgra aceful grave.