Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-07-28

II pardon "a 20 NC oh,.incd for such . !srinse IS
yo., have ,~v,rsr.srd. q Is IA frosn say EAunlS
tribunal vou mud s-<k V. Whesh~ BY payeri
and repentance, ron ny obtain v elsewhere, snd
thus svest the pnorc dsmRing ecn~rgsesess al
guilt, Is noe givcs IN usss know. Our dimSss ~
.x,esad MOI teyc"d tisr Cs,~, rzes1H sssss we s,e
vsfsrssec Ia that ASSURANCE. could hope 10 mske
aIy isnlrv>sion upon who has hitherto rxhib-
i,e.i li,,lo ssnsi5i'ity. wouli nsivisc exhst,
nry insrst yos,, by every affecting consideration
Tn employ the few days which remain to you IN
hi. world n r,-kng serious pr, psr~aioa far ano-
tl~r. tits fearful "a think. that YOU. Who arr nov
>l.aling bcfos,e mc = living man. is tss~ pride a
youth. The gsow Of health, and enjoying the full
consciousness a. sniIn.,cd existence. must in ~
shnst sssd certain period ced.s TO ft~ bot u u
sill nwf,l, ca reflect upon our appearing In
=, imp~uitssst q state, before the yvpaK Of the
quick anil the dead. bcscs,ch you, then. to pom
der upon the folly s,rl danger o cr>issing in such
. courxA,. n IL not 6rmncsS-it il desperation,
proceeding from the princi,ac Of false pride,
iiel, la addition To- vicious company and tise
restrained indulgence IL unrly passions, has
Quoted yon throagh wicked eosr>es Co this Ban.
Tine other consideration feel bound TO urge
Nou Isavc ccnirssrd yourself guilty of the murder
of Mr.. Dunn; and .oa have, on oath, implicated
several otl~rs i'm that horrible transaction. The
! barc suspicion which this accusation has excited
s,;nins, t-rn, scrioudy affects their character and
may offec,nsliy destroy bath. II, from any UNI
known and unsecouut.bic motive, You have ac-
cns.,d them falls ~ commence the prrarston so
earnestly ivcommcnsi, by act If justice. ID, nsi
a.l'i the guilt of P~.yuy, unst,Ded for and
pcntc'l Of, tc your other crimes; die With lie
in yor mouth. With this last solemn aslmoui,iou,
/ fIsoesed Ia order and adiodgc,-
/ Tt,st Won, EaESEzKR Cox, shall be taken from
the plsrc where Yum nov stand, To u,e common
Jail of the county and b. there kept in SAFE, a,..i
rtt ~f.,<tx
oil August next; On which day, between the hours
II t.n o'clock in tl, forenoon and SIX o'clock "a,
The aftcrpoon, You shall BE- convey ed TO the place
] at cSorutioD by the Sheriff OF this county, anal
then snd thcr~ uASskp sr the MICK UNTIL rot
ssn DEAD Aud may God have nacrvy on your
soul,
| We have nss~r heard any thing delivered from,
! the bench With much feeling. Although Judg,
Parker has performed the painful duty Of pro-
nouneing sentence Of condemnation .gains, GRIM
inais, in very many instances, yet he was much
Ugitatcd and affected on this oceasion. The las,
words. in which he recommended the wrytche,
eniprit to the mercy Of his Creator thrilled thro
every bosom ard touched every heart
Many a fearful eve wa. seen among., the ,r-
d'cnee, anil some ~ept outright. The prisoner,
however, betrayed mo excess Of frclng@less in
deed than most Of the by-stsnsers. lie s,oos,
perfectly calm and firm. We cannot say that h,
exhibited any harslihood; ON the contrary, he an
Pearcd somewhat subdued ut the conclusion of the
AWFUL sentence. On the same evening, h. was. NJ
his own earnest request, visited in the iaiI nv
Judge Parker and his Couns sci, Mr. Cooke. We
are informed that he then cvinccd deep feeling
OF pcntencc-,hst lie wept bitterly, admitted hi,
g'iiit and the justice Of the p,nishmc, which h.
Is Aeou, to suffer, and apologsci To the Judge for
has apparent inscusihiiity whilst in The court
house He said that his enemies were then pr,-
sent, and would have derived pleasure, from :. Il
Messing his asonies. He further declared, tha,
nc blamed no one, aud promised that he would
make no attempt To commit suicide IL nm, b..
proper To state, that Ne have been inf ,ru,l .,
other occasions her, tosorc, on which he ,l.o d.
played great agony Of mind. in the presence II
INDIVIDUALS who visited l,iIn in prison.
Ills appearance in court, was tha, Of ~rn.....,
Young man OF good countcnance. lie uas n,-,,i,
anu s''""'Iiy dressed; and ~ he sat a, the bar.
""'"S INST iai, ia uie centre of Il.c crowd Il
Impossible for stranger TO distinguish ,ir erin,;-
nal.
we cannot close this account without remark
ing That the fate of Cox should DC solemn warn
ing To the young, against the Vice of ixrsxrE-
HANcE. But for dis. tl,. n,i...,-,Ii. ,o,o,. -.
whose nri'i earccr's 10 10 Ia, terminated by
A""ic"t and ignominio'rs death. might sill. IA ,o
'''n nm "s'iul and Respectable man, ,i.io,in. dc
'"d'srl"en'' Of friends ald relatives, and all ia,
prn ieSrs {" frye eit4-n n. Now lac il the wretch
81 ""a"' Cd prison, loaded u,l chains, ,Iepriy
cd oi ever! enjoyment, and Invested of all cat4hiv
nope sOoH'rd to expiatc las crime ..s..n Tie cal
''"s' spectacle I" gazing thousands. whil- his
name Is consigned to eternal i,.i.an.y.