Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-03-21

pie to sympathlse, because the law d die lana
consigned 10 an nntimely grave, some con,em,.,
criminals. They impudently ask the peon,. /
condemn patriot who has no superior: one wb,.
virtue aud nnbendng integrity has ro;lea !
shafts Of aalce and revenge that they have bn,
against it. because he permitted tile judgments. II
tie legally constituted courts Of tie countrv !.
executed.
We present cur readers with the following l,
tiers taken from the Dayton (Ohio) Gazette ,a
that pleasure which accompanies hope, Of bein,
instrumental, in reu.ing the foul and ynd,,.
ealnmncs that are every day Ieaped upOu i,
,putlcss fame Of man whose devotion to his con.
try is the only basis Of the charges against him
70 A CANDID PUBLIC.
percelving false statement from the Kentn,t
Reporter. (whicl. has been extracted ,uto na ~
u,nns Of Truths Adyocatc,) in relation to tte ~
ccution Of John Woods. Il malitaman. deem /,
duty | owe tn the public, to give a tine sta,ens,
Of the facts connected with that TRANSACTION.
J The pan traih is rs follows: John Wouds i,
scrtee! from III, post, and started for home. On
way he was met BY company Of men On III,
march 10 DIN tie army. Woods. on seeing tbe
hurried from the path and sought conceanent
a canebrasc. lie was taken, however. M
brought back 10 the camp, where he was tried f.
descrtinn, found guilty. and condemned 10 be sbo
For tins offence he wa, FARDONED by Gener
Jackson. and IN promise of future subordinate
he wa, returned t9l.is duty In about two or hire
week., afterwards. Woods was again placed i
guard. Ona certain morning he stuck his Saw.
t,f Il Il. l. n
II his .pa. AMI deserted his post--on pi stcnce
cong Il III, tent Tor breakfast. In passing /.
inee. Ike arl4rd at MOTOR ----'s tent Il fwg,
the Iaiur', nancy The Major asked WOOD
wneir IL Was .nHg--Woots replied to ct n,
breakfast. 'l'i.e Maor advised Moods very strOns
81 Il ,eturn q hi, post. observing that lie would
,en, IL relieved, ara Offering him some corn bread
aai Mcat told hun that il he did not return q #,
aats. ae woGld certainly be taken :bnt Woo; psr
sisted IN lis determination, ard would not 4
tarn.
A1nat this time the officer Of the Aay care d,
and ha,lGg heard 4 part Of The conversion
tafaed @ the lines and inquired Who commando
that conpanYe Ihc Captain answered II d.
ihc Nltieer Of the day then tod him to send
9har,l, and take John Woods to The Provost .uarl
where le WAS trcd by Court Martial. and 40
ennd time tnund guilty, and condemned to be So
Waen the day arrived for tie execution Of the 81
tencc q tie Goult Martial. General Jackson cam
to ;lse place Of execution and delivered discQats
!. which affected ever, heart. but that Of the hard
encd Woods Iiy this time dlsaiiectlon presaje
among several Of the mlIitiamen. w GODS in pa
ticular. was very turbulent Cen Jackson oHte
Nouda his pardon second time. on condtc
that he would serve his country like true an
faithful snldier, but Woods defied the General an
Court Martial too; and swore, with an oath. th
they dare not execute the sentence Of the Cou
Martial. Alter many unaya'ling efforts II pc
suade Woods to conform to subnrtlination. pontl
out . han the consequences resulting to the arm
from such conduct; and Woods still rcmanI
/, stubborn and observation-disclosures swearing h
Court Martial dare not execute their sentence
the General turned his horse and rode oft al
Gods was Shot before my own. aud the ewes
the whole army. SAMUEL IL. MILLER
Gteen County, Feb. ~, 1928.