Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-07
LETTER PROM NoN SnouLrz.

Fort HENRI, 27h Nor. 1888
Dear Friend: Through Col. w. IL. Draper.
Judge Advocate of the Court Martial Oy which |
am to be tried. have required you and Gordon 10
be called as witness TO be heard in my defence. |
know you will not refuse to give your testimony by
which they may find that started from Sana in
search the cowardly rascal Gen. Brge, and not with
the intention of going to Prescott aud they will
then also hear that were told about new formed
Government in Canada, where the President and his
cabinet were chosen, &c.
But, Independent Of your presence here wit
ness | wish 10 deposite in your hand my will, and
other documents relating to my property, which you
know may amount to couple of hundred thou
sand dollars. Furher,I wish you be present at my
execution, in case | am condemned TO death, and
which latter think very probable. IL II is permit
ted wish you TO take my body and bury where my
dear Emelne can find my tomb. | refrain yet from
writing to her, because am not sufficiently calm,
reconcied with my probable fate, TO do it prop
erly but beg you to tell her that my last prayer
will be for her. wish could have seen her for
moment, or that had not been robbed Of her min
iature. But. perhaps, it is better as it is.
| pray TO God that my death may stop luther
boodshed but know very well that it will operate
exactly in contrary sense, and that thousands will
take up arms to revenge my death. Yet beg you
sincerely to tell every that my last wishess that
nobody may ally furthuf interfere with the Canad-
a struggle. Ii seems only 10 add snfferugs;
and to tell you the truth il appears 10 TO be only
some selfish schemes, planned by the few instead Of
the many.
Except when am thinking Of Emene, ] feel
calm and composed aud think will meet my fare
with perfect Indifference. will thus be able to sat
isfy that burning thirst after knowledge, which,
in my lonely hours when contemplating this splen
did creation nearly suifocates II is permitted
TO the departing soul to roam amongst those bril-
Liant. yet unknown orbs how inexpresslbly happy
will | not feel in soaring them, and see with
eyes which are not clouded by any material COW
ering, those wonders which s. often made me fall
down and adore the Supreme Being-Oh! my dear
fend, when the long, long night is approaching, and
we stand at the door OF the tonb, how dercEt then
does not life appear, with all us small and petty sor-
rows. They are scarcely worth a second thought,
were il not Tor those bosom friends leave behind.
lfmy cousin lyou know he bears exactly my
name) should com TO Salina. ! beg you to tell
him that my rests on hun if he undertakes 10
revenge my DEATH viii leave that in the hands
OF God; and wish nobody 10 interfere herewith.
Now God Almighty bless you and your sister ::
Zen Emeline my heart is too full 10 enable me to ex
press villa; ! feel in thinking of her will. assured
w. write 10 her before my execution can take place.
My love to your blother's family aud other friends.
with regarte my possessions in Virginia, will
tell you " hen you arrive here,
FAREWELL dear friend.
Yours, truly,