Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-04
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fore full assembly of magistrates. and condemn.
ed to death by his own father. But the people
would not lose their darling. Like the waves
of the tempest.troubed sea, they filled the mar
ketp place and the streets, and forgetting the
crime of the son in the relentless justice Of the
father, demanded with threatening cries the
opening of the prison and the pardon Of the crimi
nal. During the night, the guards were dou.
bled, it was with great difficulty that the incen.
sed mob were Withheld from breaking in. To-
wards morning, it was announced to the mayor
that all resistance would be vain, for that part
of the soldiers had gone over to the people;-on.
" the foreign guard held out-and all demanded
with furious cries the instant liberation OF the
criminal. At this, the inAexible magistrate took
resolution, which many will call inhuman. bat
whose awful self-conquest certainly belongs to
the rarest examples of stocal firmness. Ac-
companied by priest, he proceeded through
secret passage to the dungeon OF his son; and
when, with newly awakened desire OF life, excl
ted by the sympathy Of his tellow-citizcns Ed
ward sunk at his feet aud asked eagerly il he
brought him mercy and pardon! The old man
replied, with unfaultering voice,
IS No, my son, IN this world there is no mercy
for you; your life is forfeited to the law and at
sunrise you must die. ne.and-twenty years
have prayed for your earthly happiuess-but that
is past-turn your thoughts now eternity; and if
there be yet hope there, let US now kneel down to-
gether. and implore the Almighty to grant you
mercy hereafter; but then hope my son, though
he could not live worthy Of his father, will at
least know how to die worthy Of him."
With these words he rekinded the noble pride
of the once dauntless youth, and after short
PRAYER. he surrendered himself with heroic re.
sigiaton to his fathers pitiless will. AS the
people. and the greater part OF the armed men
mingled in their ranks, now prepared, amidst
more wild aud furious menaces, to storm the prl.
son, James Lynch appeared at lofty windows
his son stood at his side, with the halter round
his neck. 81 have sworn" exclaimed the in.
flexible magistrate, "that Gonsalvo's murderer
should die even though must perform the Office
of executioner myself Providence has taken
the at my word; and you, madmen, learn from
the, the most wretched of fathers, that nothing
must stop the course Of justice, aud that even
the ties of nature must break before IT,
While he spoke these words. lie made last the
rope to an iron beam projecting from the wall,
and now suddenly pushed hi, son out OF the win.
dow, he completed his dreadful work. Nor did
lie leave the spot till the last convusive struggles
gave certain ly of the death Of his unhappy VIC
tim. As If struck by a thunder-clap, the tumui-
death-like silence, and every man gided. as it
stunned, to his own house. From that moment,
the Mayor of Galway resigned all his occupations
and dignties, and was nevel beheld BY any but
those Of hisown,iamily H yer left his house
till he wasesrried from it to>hs grave. Anna
Blake died i'd convent Both families. in course
of time. bpeared from the earth; but I. the !!
skull aHi elbss. bones still mark the scene OF this
fearful tragedy.
At the Charleston Theatre, on Monday week,
while Miss Meadowcraft was singing, gen.
,leman threw dollar on the stage, and the audi
ence generally followed his example The &C.
tress filled her apron with coin, and found that
two or three doubloons had come down in the
shower.
We learn that there was slight fall OF s'ow
in this city on Wednesday night. The strong
northwest winds and low temperature which
have prevailed during the last two days certain
~ nartake more of the character OF the hrst days