The Arkansas advocate., 1830-08-04

ry look, every expression, whether oi audacity, or fear, or repentance, are all recorded. The narration of his life is solicited by those who attend bim in his last moments, and recounted to the world with every circumstance attend ing his exit. 1t is astonishing how strong the desire is in some minds, to witness such scenes. Itis recorded If we re- collect right of George Selwyn, the celebrated wit, that he would cross the channel from England to France, to wit ness ;asin ;asin execution; and that en one ec- easion his curiosity led him to the very foot of the guillotine, where the execu- tioner observing and taking him for one of similar profession, made him a low bow, and with a sang iroid shocking to humanity, offered him the axe. Seiwyn thanked him, observing, ]" am only ali amateur" Why the indifference ofthe executioner? Custom had made the scene familiar, and it seems to us, that such indifference and levity, becomes thepredominant feelings of every crowd who are in the flabit of witnessing exc eutions. Truly has it been remarked of vice, " "wefrst endure. then pity, then embraee.o These remarks occur to us on reading an account of recent exc cution in Paris of three men who were gnillotined for the murder and robbery of an old porter. Chaudelet, who was the murdered mans nephew, and who had assisted in the deed, behaved in the most biasphemous manner, asking one ofthe soldiers who guarded them, ssCom- rade could you not find in your regi- ment three good fellows who would be our substitutes to-dayp' and then com meneed singing. He said to one of his companions who was much agitated. ]" What, Baudon, arc you dead already? never mind, old boy, if you are not you soon will be- The narrator of the scene says that "the priest here attemp- ted to offer to his view small crueitix he carried in his hand. The reply oi Chaudelet was a gesture of the most horrible impatience, and rage so vio- lent that he loosened his hands, and ac- companied it with language the mean ing of which will not permit myself to advert to orindicate.n He told the spectators ssthat while they crowded to see three honest fellows moved, other honestlads were plundering their hou- ses." The mod loudly agplauded thss sally, and were rewarded by his repe- tition of a song. The writer saysissaf- ter his comrades were beheaded, one of the priests said to him, s'there is yet time to make your peace with God one word of repentance"
 A new burst of impiety, ,indeceney,and apparent mirth, was the reply to this exhortation. ssWe lose time," said he, look at my friends, they have been more fortunate than l. and saying this. he ran up the steps of the scafold with so much haste and grimace, as to pro yoke a loud and hellish laugh from the populace, one half of whomscere zeome,a, and who mad within the preceding three minutes seen two fellow beings perish. Themob entreated, ,butwithout success, the farther savage qualification of look ing into the case that contained the dead bodies; disappointed in this, they naerei- g departed; and this applies to fifty thousand men and zcopnea in equal num- bers, of Paris. The loud laugh, tie jest, and the song, were heard on every hand.o
 It is we'll known that crimes have been committed at such scenes, while the criminalwas in the agonies of death. Of what benefit was this public execu- ton?
 RALEIGH, N. c. May 3.
 Tue Vine.-We believe that 10 one in the southern country, has embarked so extensively in cultivating the Vine, as Dr. Herbemont, of Columbia, from whom were obtained the vine-cuttings distributed this spring, amongst our a. gricultural societies, and others desir- ous of planting them. In a letter re- ceived from him few weeks ago, he writes, < have not yet begun to plant my cuttings, and have at least forty thousand to plant, besides three or taur hundred gratis which l intend to make. My ground is, however, ready, and shall begin in day or two. These, with those have planted the two pre- ceding years, will make pretty exten- sive nursery, which, hope will, in due time, prove of vast benefit to our coun- try. My chief object is, to show the canahiIify If at,r cand hillc and i;Uhf dry