Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-07

Wherever ,ae Democratic (orrrly o.seyl Marty
puts him. This is surely not refusing tac nominu-
ticn. 1t is any thing else bu, that.
" Tho Essex Register says that Fuller did not
probably carry OF the $40 900. but tha, the sam has
boon In course OF expenditure for years. lie osca-
PED to avoid the Consequences Of detection, wish
probably could not have been much longer coucesled.
lie was man of extravagont habts--whch he no
doubt INDUCED at the expense Of his employers Tho
evonf created little surprise, says the Register wth
several respectable Ccn,lcmcn."
10 We conclude this morning, Mr. King IS reply to
Kendall, and Lieut.. Rsndolphis answer to tho same
Individual postPonng many things Of interest, in or
DER to accommodate the public curiosity. and do what
justice requires Of us, ut the earliest moment
Ihes' gentlemen ask nothing. Of sympGsy. but their
c'aims to it are not the les strong. Governments
are elevated Mt great height above private persons
and their attacks fall with propor.Onate weight and
violence upon the heads of the latter The contest
Is unequal end every generous ought at least to
weigh what the accused says with csndor, and diycst
himself for the moment, of party feeling. All gov
ernments have their parasi,es, their a,tcrers their
exPeetants, and did one came from the dead
to speak in fsyor of>the accused, we should
still hear these tribes buzzing their doubt,
and supieio"s--stll end them laborinr to
excuse and defend the conduct of those IN power So
II has been always and so it will continue to be-
Is grat'fylng however, TO observe that in numerous
cases. party allegiance has yielded before the strong
indignation excited by tine treatment of Mr.. King.
Mr. Randolphs defence is highly beautiful COM
position 1t presents many striking views Of tho
questions involved Two things We understand will
appear when the is brought to tra'--th,t moro
money was received from Timberlakc by his friends
IN this country, than is acknowledged in the 5ocu
ments appended to Kendnips Report and tina, his e,
ter book was whole and souni ,ohen epoufed in ~.
Department at Warrington. II plain if this he en-
that Lat Randolph did not mutilae it. Kendall if he
could could tell who did, and for ,chnt purpose.
ExEcuTIoN OF PonTER.-We annex the porticu-
lars of this execution from two correspondents of tho
n. York Commercial.
we said on Monday, that the Justice which hang
cd one man and pardoncd another colleagues in the
same offence, seemed harsh to u.s. 1t NAV be
riaht--t may he humane-the pardon Of Wilson
was certainly no injury to Porter-but after all and
without any disposition to find fault with the act of
the President, because his act il seems 10 us parti.
and unwarranted by the state ofthe facts Both were
equally guilty, that ia acknowledged. II ono deser
we'd death. SO did the other IF one deserved par
don, the other had quite strong claims. If an
example was wanted, hanging ttco would have been
more striking than hanging one. Our neghbor seems
to think that do what he may the President will he
attacked by the opposition. Perhaps tho Opposition
IRE only initiating the iaudabe example set them nv
vb in fho
Of Mr Adams, found not one thing to approve!
How the pardon of Wilson was rclished in pbiIo.
dcphis. may BE- learned from tho relnarks of the II
s. Gazette annexed.
From ne Philadelphia u S Gazette .yu,yS.
In another place will be found a notice of the exc
| cution Of JAMES PORTER. Among the innumerobl.
host assembled to witness the spectacle. bu, ono on
lnion was heard and that continually Oppressed
injustice had been done-the letter md s,;r;, of
, the laws aed been violated-audu distinction made
between two culPrits, that dehc.ed improper bias
or total want Of discrimination. We have never
witnessed moro decided expression of public dis
appreciation of any proceeding, than has been made.
and IS now being made, ofthe pardon ofWILsos with
out that OF PORTER. They had both been tried for
one offence, found equally guilty and condemned 10
the same punishment. 1t is not pretended that Por
ter mac committed more crimes than Wilson; and
though he had, still he not tried for more
One token OF disapprobation of the proceedings
was mentioned ID us yesterday that NAV bn cons,5.
| cred as emphatic. The sign Of tavern having III,
present President of the United States painted on 4,
IN the south part of the CITY, WINS taken down and
rehung bottom upwards We mention this ONLY Ne
testimony of feeling on tho occasion.
From Correspondent Of the N: T. Commercial.
! Saturday Bulietin Office
FmLAnEIPHrA Friday, July I'd
Inr ExscuTcs-in confnruy to his sentence the penalty
oil Death was tins day inflicted James Porter the Mail Rob
Der the President having a. commute the sentence Of
wilson to imprisonment for twenty years
Inc gaows was erected lot Of thirty
Immediately adjoining Bush Hill md early as Eve o'clock m
IN, morning. crowds OF people observed 10 he stationed
III The vicinity OF IT. waiting for the hcur Of execuo ,he
morning advanced the crowd increased aud bv nine oriork
as many as bfeen thousand individuals had nm tic
ground They continued avon large numbers until abou,
ten o'clock, when dense Of beings half covc,ed
The belds amounting should suppose with VIVA,
assembled TO forty thousand Spectators Of which not less than
Two thousand we're women whom had infant, in their
arms ~ ~ v" "'S''
After standing Tor several hours burning sun i, was an
nouced mat Porter was approaching On looking
cy cavacade that allied up every Ia the caows
was seen drawing near, envcopcd in cloud Of dust which
" partially drew aside only served make this clond an
pear more dense They came slow pace attended bv
uone OF officers and guards Porter seated in carl
upon his collin, and looked around upon the menss ma oi
pfope WITHOUT any uncommon He wore shsbbv
oack ha the remainder his dress bcna colered beneath
large white linen The halter round his neek and