Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-11-28

pended upon you Every consideration Of juayes
and humanity required ulal You should have ~
trhntrd Your best ckcrllons for promoting htr VII
fare Yet how wire these obligations recuued'
fou abandoned yomgelfto corssa Of int. n+t
rance YOU cxiled yourself for years ffofh vow I'm
liz nnt, finally without my reasonable causc foi
complaint, You premcdtaedly inflicted decd.
blow upon her. What scene Of deaolhtion did
You spread around you by one filal ac', yo.r
wifi was sent Ito Tie cold and silent mansions Ct
the dead your children deprived Of ali The cndea
ments aud fostering care 5ftheir molher-and you,
rashand ruthless man, are fited to aNpatc your
offence upon "A enllows. Upon review Of this
shocking transaction, the question naturally pre-
scnfs tscIf-Whn could 81 have perverted your
uatur.; " hat could so have atcccd your heart
The answer is-Sprtuous liquors 1t has had til
enett To csirnnge You from llf most sldearlng rca.
ton from the tes Of blood from your obligations /
your fellow beings aud 10 your Creator. If ar
further evidence WIS wnnting 10 manifest the dcsa
lating effects of ad,n' spirits which have moyi.
like dcslioving angel over the land We have i j.
the astounding fact that within Che last two month
three mfn have been aroiancd before mt on chnfEas
of numbering their wives, each of these Offences
we've committed by incorporate men. A. dcstruc-
tive as thus practice is to soeeiy at lure distress
sne rs 1t is to nll russc4 Of TIN community yet II
is individually true that none made ID suffer
more severely from It thnn married women. Com +
plninis of abuses from drunken husbands, have IN
creased 10 such mn extent t. render IL necessary
that the law should be brought 10 h,nr Wlth severity
upon them ltla fully ume tint the partnrs ofthese
abandoned men should be made to realize thot they
have, IN the laws and ministers Of iuatice, friends
who arr both able and willing to protect thtm from
the brutal violence ofther husbands
The observations which have made hayc uoa
been addressed IL yo, from any desire 10 wound
your lcelings--ll ouvcn forbid But for the rurpor
% afousng you oa rcallslng sense Of the cnorniiy
Of yon offence ofVndcnne lhc Justice Of the eotili-
ny aud of aWaling the community 10 the knoWl-
edge of the cause and extent Of vlb eAirug among
them which cry aloud ior redress
Miserable NUM- 10 wlm condition have yral
reduced Yourself with earth and all It's cnjoy
ments your connection nisl ceasc forever aud you
must 20 away with all Your impor1i eions upon
youf head into the proscnec ot your mnher II can
hardly be necessary for me 10 admonlsl you Of the
importance of preparing yourself 10 answer to Him
iur Your cundurt. fwcumatanecd as you are, with
your days cmphatically few aud numbered, VII
tbs world aud al It's nlluremonts Ireedine from
yon ,,w, aud the prospects Of another oreung ht.
fore yuu IT Isnot IN human nature 10 b. nsib.a
10 the nnpmtane ofPeraring 10 meet Your Crea.9r,
To HIM therefore Let Your most dcteu Huprlr.a-
tiona be raised -nr lac will soon be your all - }nu
will bayc none left but him.
willuow proceed 10 the discharge Of the last md
most painful duty orthc Court Listen 10 yo,r zen.
t,nrc. The judgment olthelaw is, and this Court
doth direct, that YOU James Ransom b. taken to the
BridcYc OF tn city and county Of New York.
from whence you CAME and from thence 10 the place
ofeteeut,on, On Saturday, the tc,cnih dry Of Jnnu
ary nr&t ensuing and that you be there HANGED
BY TIE NECK UN1lLYOU BE DEAD
And may God have merry on your soul
Ransom IS tall and rather good hooking man with
lack hair, and keen black eyes lie ia quite
pale but was resllcs' although he affected a. nitnh
indifference ms possibIc He held lemon, which
he sucked at Times, and once bit il ebnyusiscly
His hand lrcmbled much rs he lifted n tuniblcr Il
winter 10 hI5 LIP There an Immense crowdo OF
people collie on the occasion.