Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-08-24

the midst of fervent exhortaon from the same ndl
viduai, he (Porter) burst into ut o. tdughfer, 10
which he afterwards spologsed, by saying II was dis
| ease which caused him to laugh. He In effect adj
United the proprcty Of the discrimination between Will
son and himself. When asked whether he bad any o.
Their associates in inquity except Wilson and Poeet, he
said, he had Dat that they ,oere mk,o,cn to iPiison-
that these associates tcere of different kind from
Wilson. lie spoke of Wilson's pardon. and said he
did resre, IL. He added. that IPflson tcas bird
easily caught tcith chcfhe tcds as deep as the tcet
of SomariG. This last declaration made the
~ afternoon preceding his execution. Thess circun-
stances have been aiverted TO- to shew that the repre-
citations which were made TO the President, Of his
hardihood and imp pi,ence, but too well founded
He was, In truth, STERN unbe ning, and impsn
during his confinement no had been active, resoue
and reckless, IN the preparation OF crime. From the
Information produced here, he was much older man
than Wdson-probably about ,hirty-hve years Of age.
1t was satisfactorily ascetaned that he by his
confessions fugitive from the Justice Of his native
country, and that he bad than once imbrued his
hands in the blood of his fellow man.
Such were the circumstances, far we have been
able to collect them, under which the applications for
pardon, in behalf OF Wson and Porter were presented
TO the Chill Magistrate. We think me may confident
ly appeal to tina, very community in which public feel
ing has been 30 strongly excited, TO confirm the rect
,ude Of hi judgment.
single additional remark shall close this article. To
excite the public mind, it has been said, and reiterated
tina, the Presiden, had delegated to the Postmaster Ge
neral the power OF determining, after his arrival in Phi
adelphia 10 which of the convics mercy should be
tended-that for this purpose he was entrusted with
a blank pardon. Nothing is untrue
The records oil the Department Of State shew, that
full pardon was issued to George Wilson the 18th
day OF June; and The order under which it emsnated,
bearing the same date, and in the proper hand-writ
ing OF the President, is fled in that office.
u. S. Tel.
WILSON, THE MAIL ROBBER
The Baltimore Patriot, without con,roverting any Of
the facts stated by forming The striking dissmila-
" between Wilson and Porter, assails lie Rev. Dr. Ely
as the author of the letter asking the pardon of Wilson
The Patriot might have spared its abuse. The letter
was rot written by Dr. Ely; but lift had been, would
that circumstance have falsed the facts stated! Who
1, DIR. Ety. that he should be selected the especial
OBJECT OF political rancor. Is he not eminent divine,
conspicuous for his pety, and high in the confidence
of the pubc' Had he been the writer, would no, his
name yea, this very letter. have formed part Of neto
edition OF coffin hand-bs, which. are told,
prepared for distribution, setting forth the cruel
ton of the unfortunae Porter and the youthful bat
more unfortunate Wilson.
Why does the Patriot endeavor to make the impress
sion that Porter Irish Catholic? Why are the
enormities his guil,the cold blooded hch
drove him from England and the equally bloody deeds
which he committed here, carefully kept from the
public? Are not the facts that Porter not Catho.
lie, and that he was murderer, notorious as his
execution? The petty arifces this subject cannot
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