Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-11-09

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The PRISONER WIS Negro Slave, the property o'
Afm>scad S;rtltou, tried the ID November - a
Coua Of over aud Iermiuer. for de county ii Put
s,lyalia, ON tine charge Of having committed aRair
On white manfred lady, on the night q tla s5tH
Instant. 'fhe lady dero5rd that her husband beng
I>eHt from Tie nrighhurloud, tie rlsnnef, whom
,lIe kae#y 10 her house on the ul2ht a9grsad,
aud cidpavurod to enter the house by femofng Tire
pIaah, III which he was unsuccessful. lie ihfn dc
nau lei admlaHce in the most violent I'D au,-
faeeous manner, swearing, III case OF refusal, III, he
would put DE whole family 10 deatlI-bldda2 ihc
mother to take leave of her children, As lie IHeaded
10 le4Ye hrr corpse. After many tlaeats oil an
larnn5 chalactrr, he bust open the door, aad con-
sunt,atea LIS diiboiica purpose.
The clear, honest aud distinct manner IL Which
the woman detailed the circumstances, conoborated
BY the testimony Of several respectable nelehbor>,
WHO were attracted ticr early ~ the morning by hfr
CRIES, 4 the eAaellcnt character which she sustained
before the Court by the united testimony oi her ae-
quaiutauces, lelt not doubt upon the minds o The
Court. The prisoner Therefore found guilty,
and sentenced to be hanged on the SECOND Friday III
December.
But why, Messrs. Editors, | would asf, should
the magistrates ofths county hold a Court Of Oyer
and fcnnnef Tor the tualo NtafcS tor Offences etd-
" by the law punishable with death None what
ever How many convictions Lave taken place Of
late for the most alroclouS murders, committed by
.~Iires on respectable white men, without single
eXienuating circumstance ASK the befeaFed
widow OF our late respected fellow elzen, Mr..
Williams, and she viii tell you thai her husband was
lately wantouiy murdered on his Own farm, aud hai
the cupr was rcca>edby the pardoaiag pouer eft
Erfcftire. Ash the distressed friends oil Thompson
Cntlcnden. where lie i, They will tell you, that.
short time AGO blessed with youth and health re-
turning home in the night, in sight OF the comiorta-
bic blaze Of ms fre-sde, lie was secretly aud
cruelty assassinatcd BY slave of the nelghborlood
Were the outraged laws of the country appeased by
his atonenent for the crime on the gaoWs !! No:
he too ,ra8 pdrdonea By t.e Efecut're! Is 1t not
to this miscaIled mercy that these offences are Of
such frequent occurrence 1t is so conceded on
all hands. Ideas dangerous to their peace aud hap
pneSs have been justified into the minds Of these
delutled wieiches by the emlssares Of the abolition
ISIS. and the frequent exercise OF the pard0HiHg
jJaieer by the State Executive IS, TO their coatracted
minds confirmation strong" Of Their truth II
these families are sincerely tile friends Of the slave
populations IS it policy, is 1t humanity, thus to mis-
lead and delude thcn,thus To urge them on to act
Of desperatiun tie result OF winch must sooner or
kttfr end IN bitter disappointment fnd exemplary
and perhaps summary punishment! appeal to
those high ~ authority, not to let their sympatlres,
their regrets. hci sorrows for tle unhappy petition
es for executive cicnenGy usurp the place oi sdn II
jeylrt ND n d"p The example may become