Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-05-22

resigned in his manner; and on the platform he Is
said to have shed few tears Let as hope they were
those of sincere repentance.
In few minutes the clergyman retired. Moran
arEas, which had been tied with rope, were loosened
the cap drawn over his face, and the cord adjusted
round his neck. The dreadful signal beng glven-the
floor fell beneath him, and shudder visible and
audible through the multitude. We wish we could add
that he was immediately launched into eternity But
no! The rope was badly tied; the knot slipped from
that part part of his neck where II was intended to
produce immediate straightforward the fall of the
platform did net appear to be sufficiently great. The
executioner who was disguised in prison dress and
black mask, doubtless performed his fearful duty to
the best Of his ability But he utterly failed in his at
tempt, and the feelings of humanity were panied and
outraged by Witnessing the frightful and convulsve
struggles of Moran for nearly fifteen minutes. His ell
bow struck part of the woodwork as ne fell, at time
when he engaged in prayer; and from that mo-
men to his last dying spasm, ne must have suffered
incredible torture. We much lament this clumsy
management; for although Moran richly deserved the
severest penalties fthe law, pirate and the abet
tor of a murder-yet such hdeous exhibition as that
of death being inflicted by torment excited the most
painful emotions, and was alike at varience with our
national feelings laws and sympathles
At length the struggles became faint and fecble-but
not before the immense populace collected, had in
more than part of the crowd expressed in a
smothered manner, their sense of Indignation Indeed
much the feelings of those who were near the
gaows excited that two or three rushes were made
| towards the of agony and death. They were,
however, successfully repealed by the police and ma
rines-we are glad to say without accident. But we
draw veil over this part of the proceedngst is too
revolving to dwell upon After the body had hung for
twenty minutes, it was cut down, placed in the coffin,
and conveyed back to the prison. The vast assem-
blage of people then quietly dispersed;
Thus died James Moran, at the early age of nine-
.tsen. May his fate be warning to all who indulge
in evil company yield to the tyranny Of their own
malignant, vndictve and wicked passion.
While the marines were conveying the hangman to
the prison for security the mob assailed him with
stones, and would probably have killed him. but for
the promptness of the officers, who ordered the ma
rlnes to load and fire, upon which inlmaton the as
salants desisted. The horse that drew the the
galows, dropped dead in few minutes afterwards,
without visible cause or disease.
We learn that the committee appointed at the re-
cent town meeting, having addressed a letter TO the
various banks, those institutions have appointed
commi tee to draft reply. The intercourse between
the two committees has thus far been characterised
by proper degree of liberal courtesy and we doubt
not the banks will be able satisfy all who feel the
slightest interest in the subject of the propnety-nay
the absolute necessity of their recent course.
BANK Notes.-The Wilmington Journal says
"The first impression being over, our community IS
quietly settling down TO the paper currency imposed
upon by the present crisis The bank notes of this
town pass currently among as as they ever did
and there is not the slightest reason why they should
not They just as good as they were two weeks
ago, becsuse by the prudent precauon Of the banks
in saving their specie they have secured the certain
ty of future redemption of all their notes With this
certainty in view, there is not the slightest hesitation
on the part of any man whom we have ard of in
giving currency to Wilmington or Philadelphia bank
note"
NOVEL MopE OF PuFFING.-About six months ago
the Paris papers gave account Of the extraordinary
conduct of Russian prince towards the wife of a
wine merchant on the boulevard Montmartre and of
his having been struck with her charms, that after
endeavoring TO seduce her by the NEST brilliant pro-
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and only prevented from doing SO by the cries of
the lady. This account excited public curiosity so
much that the shop was for some time afterwards
crowded with persons frsm morning to night bat the
Russian prince was never discovered. II turns out
that the husband of the lady is an agent for the sale
of champagne and that there was no sort Of founda
ton for the story which had been invented with
view to puff the establishment