Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-08-07


dence! Why did not the Governor of
New York order these men who had
been imprisoned contrary to law, to be
released according to law2 What has
the North to do with slayery2
The MORALS OF HANGING.-We do
not know from what work the following
terrible passage is extracted. We find it
10 the Albany Daily Advertiser. 1t
bears harder against punishment! by death
than whole acre of homiIy.-N Y Spec
The Hangman and the Judge.
Did your lordship never attend kill
ING time at the Old Bailey2 If not, pray
favor me with your company; not on the
gallows, but staying in the street, amid
crowd that always assemble when am at
work for you and the sheriff. Perhaps it
will add to the zest, if you co me when
have young woman TO stifen, supplied
by yourself. Will the futtering of her
petticoats, as she swings in the wind, pro-
duce a pleasant sound in your ears, nv
learned master2 Fail not to watch the
people; the men, women and children
good, bad and indiferent--who have
gathered to behold the sacred majesty of
the law. You will see such flashing of
the eyes and grinding of teeth-you will
hear signs and groans, and words of rage,
and hatred, with fierce curses on yourself
and me; and then laughter, such as it is.
of an unnatural kind, that they will make
/ you start-jests on the dead, that they
will make you sick! You will teel-no
why should sow feel any more than
your faithful journeyman We shall go
to our breakfasts with good appetites, and
a firm conviction that every hanging bout
changes many sneaking piherer into saw
age robbers, fit for murder.
"A few years ago was called out of
town to hang little boy who had been
convicted of killing with malice afore-
thought. If guilty, he must have been in
the habit OF going to executions. Ten
thousand came to dabble IN the poor
young creatures blood That was the
youngest fellow creature ever handled
in the way of our business; and beuti-
fol child ne was too, as you have seen by
the papers, with straight nose, large
blue eyes. and golden hair. have no
heart, no feelings; who has in our call
| ing? But those who came to see me
strangle that tender youngster, have hearts
and feelings as we once had. Haue!-no
had; for what they saw was fit to make
them hard as your servant, or his master
They saw that stripping lifted, fainting,
on to the gallows; his smooth cheek of
the color OF wood ashes-his little limbs
trembling, and his bosom heaving sigh
after sigh, as if the body and soul were
parting without my help.
This was downright murder: for
| there was scarce any life to take out OF
hlm. When began to pull the cap over
his baby face, he pressed his small hands
together, his arms, you know; were
corded fast to his body,l and he gave me
a beseeching look, just as calf will lick
| the butchers hand. But cattle do not
speak; this creature muttered, Pray. sir
don't hurt me- my DEAR answered. ]
you should have spoken to my master;
I'm only the Journeyman, and must do as
I'm bid This made him cry, which
seemed to relieve him, and 1 do think
should have cried myself if had not
heard shouts from the crowd-.Poor
mbl--shame !--murder' Quick
said the sheriff. Ready said I. The
reverend gentleman gave me the wink
the drop fell-one kick-and he swayed
to and fro, dead as the feelings of the
Christian people of England.
The crowd dispersed; some swearing
some weeping with passionate exclama.
tions; some swearing as if hell had broke
loose; and some laughing while thew
cracked blackguard Jokes on YOU and me
and the parson and the dangling corns
| They had come for the sight: they would
| have come to see an angel murdered -
They had come to get drunk with strong
excitement; they went back Keeling and
filthy with the hot debauch. Thew had
come to riot in the passions of fear and
pity; they went back, some in a fever If
rage. some burning with hate, some hard.
ened IN heart, like me. or you; all sunk
down In their own respect, ready TO make
light OF pain and blood, corrunted bv the
indecent show. and more fit than ever fo
make work for us-the Judge and the
hangman
O wise law-makersl who think to soft. !
en- the hearts of the people-to make
them gentle and good-to give them = |
feeling of respect for themselves and 9th
efs. by showing them sight like this.
Why will not the Editor of the Spec.
tator copy some ofthe terrible passages,
setting forth the character of American |