Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-11-21

are made 10 Suffer nure severely irOm 1t than Mar
ried WOMEN. Complaints Of abuses tom drum
ken husbands, have increased to such an extcnt
as to render it eessary that the law should be
brought TO bear with severity upon them. 1t is
full time that the partners ut these abandoned
men should be made to realize that they have IN
the laws and ministers Of justice friends who are
both able and willing to protect them from the
brutal violence Of their husbands.
The observations which have made, have.
not been addressed to YOU frcm any desire to
wound your feelings. Heaven forbid. But for
the purpose of arousing YOU to a realizing sense
Of the enornity of your offence, oil vindicating the
justice Of the country, and of awakening the COM
munity to the knowledge Of tie cause and extent
of evils existing among them which cry aloud tor
redress.
Miserable man! Tn what condition have you
reduced yourself. With earth and all its enjoy
ments your connection must cease forever, and
YOU must 60 away with all your impcrfecions up
your head into the presence of your Maker.
1t can hardly be necessary for the to admonish
yuu of the importance Of preparing yourselfto an
swcr to Him for your conduct. CircumstanCed
as YOU are, with your days emphatically few aud
numbered, with this world and all It's allurements
rece,,ng from your view and the prospects Of ano
ther opening before you, itis not in hannah nature
TO be insenSi5le to the Importance of.preparing to-
meet your Creator. To Him, therefore. let your
most devout suppicatiuus be raised for he will
soon be your aii:--you will have none left but
him.
| will now proceed to the discharge OF the last
and most painful duty of the Court. Listen TO
your sentence. The Judgment Of the Law is, and
this Court doth direct that YOU. James Ransom,
be taken to the BrideweII Of the city and county
Of New York, fiom whence you came, and from
thence to the place Of execution, on Saturday,the
seventh day Of January next ensuing. aud that
you be there hanged by the neck until you be dead.
Aud may God have mercy OH your soul.
Ransom is a tall aud rather good looking man.
with black hair, and keen black ewes. lie is
quite pale; but was restless, although he affected
as much indifference as possible. He held a le-
mon, which he sucked at times, and once bit it
conynisiveIy. His hand lrembIed much, as he
lifted tumber Of water to his lips. There was
an immense crowd Of people collected on the oc-
casiOu.
In the Court Of Sessions, yesterday, a young
fellow, who had been acquitted Of minor offence
ON the previous day, presented himself to one of
the officers with half loaf Of bread, which he
desired might be handed to friend or coad tutor
of his. who was in the prisoners cage. The loaf
seeming an unusually heavy one for its size, it
excited suspicion aud fnally underwent the scru-
tiny of the Recorder; when it was found on being
broken open, to contain square black bottle,
holding about Pint and half of liquor.-On
tasting the fluid, the High Constable at once pro.
nounced it very fair Cognac. The culprlt, who
was thus caught Ragranfe delete, under the very
nose uf the Court, was brought up for immed late
punishment. He begged Justify for mercy, but
Justice was memorable. and he was sentenced to
pass the next six months Of his life within the
gloomy precincts Of the Penitentiary. unsolaced
By the prospect of quaffng there his accustomed
potations Of his .avorite beverage. N. T. Gaz.
The acting members Of the Jefferson family
are playing at Alexandria. Mr.. A. Adams rs
engaged US a star, and played Virgin!us on We'd
nesday last to the Virginia Of Mrs. s. Chapman
-Servia, by Mrs. Mackenzie. Both these la
dies were formerly Miss Jeffersons. The elder
Jefferson would find a profitable engagement for
few nights in Philadelphia. The manager who
would effect an engagement with him would do
popular thing. and profitable one for himself
no doubt. We do not expect to see "Old JEFF"
play as was his wont in times gone by, but there
are thousands in Philadelphia who would cheer
fully yield their pittance during his engagement
and feel gratifed at contributing to the comfort
of one in the downhll Of lite, who, in his better
days, afforded such delightful entertainment to
alI.-Phu. Ing.
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