The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-10-10
From The Baltimore American.
THE OGNUM forum WRIT

Z HE YIN ~ VI It'iNh "a " AL /
1 In 1927, when North Mississippi was
cleared Of the indians, partially, the whole I
i Of this country was then called Iazao Coun,
Ity, extending over one hundred and hity
miles square. The law had not taken ct
] feet for The want OF organization, except ia
the militia. One Colonel Cassou command
ed in his regiment the whole county, and
he was all the officer, either civil or militia
~, that lived IN that large tract Of country.
The country, az vas to be expected, "as
! filled IN with horde of trfilng fellows, aud
/ thieves and the like. About this time there
we're missing two horses IN the neighbor
hood. aud Col Cassou called a meeting OF
the citizens generally, TO consult upon the
best measures to adopt 10 relation to IL
Accordingly, large collection met at the
house Of the Colonel, ca Big Black, where
Holmes County now is, and called the Col
onel 10 the Char. Suspicion soon tell up.
on a Young man BY the name Dobson, who
was not present. After consulting and dis
cussing the subject pro and con, II '"as
agreed that Dobson, should be bsough. Tor.
ward for trial. An old gentleman, rather
more intelligent than some Of his contempo'
raries, asked how the meeting could gel
hold Of hlm? Col. Cass0u drew down his
eyebrows 10 digulf;ed manner, rs if cast.
lng about in his mind previous 70 giving
SHE opinion of the court and said Gen.
tlenen, | wall issue an Ggaum forum Writ,
and have him corporaliy before me- But
what kind q a writ Is that Colonel Z SAID one
old man with caution. 1t is writ, sad
the Colonel, gravely, TO take hhn o. well
whe-e he amt. as where he IS, and have hln
corDurally before U.s. This was satlsiacio
lrv 70 the meeting, and SIX men we're des-
patched with this awful writ, who returned
IN about an hour with the renowned Dob
son IN strings. He was arraigned-"It.
pesses sworn-but no evidence Of even a
secondary nature could be obtained; yet,
after taking the vote, majority found hun
gutitg The Colonel then put on an a%tut-
IL solemn ylsage, aud said, Isaac Dobson
by authority Of the nlnth section OF laws IN
! these cases, | pass sentence of death upon
you-to be hung bv the neck till you are
dead. deud-DEAp mot for stealing hor'
ses, but that horses may nor be stolen.
That evening Dobson was led to black
Jack, and hung according 10 the sentence OF
!, the Court admitting that he had stolen
) The horses, and that he intended to have
: taken them to Red RIVER Raft, aud &C
: knowledged the jusnce Of his sentence
! THIS country Is nov well settled, and diva
ded INTO twenty counties, but the Coione
. vas heard the other day TO say, These arr
J shocking times-a man must be tried thret
or four DAYS for stealing and the like, thei
get clear BY some qurrk IN the law, whet
he stole the horse as PLAIN as the nose Oh ny
! lace-I viii 20 to Texas, and glt among
, civilized folks
life in .Netr Orleaus-If in the y ntei
we are the gayrst people on the continent
= with more variety Of lite aud manners
!, than any other city presents, IN the sulnme
we are the du,lest. The monotony Of ex
i ls,ence caused by the very general absen
tees is only varied by the fever and the eX
:. citing scenes it creates. We proceed t.
J, meatlon one, the relation Of which causet
a chill through our hearts, and struck tht
electric cham by which We are strongly
bound. Ii surely must have thrilled tht
i heart Of the behoder with sudden horror.
DR.. Lambert, an excellent as well as al
- eminent French physician 10 thus city, re
- lates that, during bis frequent rides through
, the different streets, hls attention has almos
i always been attracted as he passed houst
where a poor family lived. The tamil.
consisted of a man and bls wife, both rattle
"a Young, aud the latter good.looklng, with
, little lnfaut smiling IN beauty, and about tel
! months old He was led TO notice ther
n from the appearance Of content that live
ID there, and their beng frequently on the bar
: ouette before the house. After the tese
set IN. he still saw them for some days, haE
r py as usual; but al length he missed then
- from the accustomed place. This be d
- Tor two DAYS, until, on the third, feeling III
~ easy for them, he stopped his glg before til
=, house, ahahtcd, and raped at the door,
-. No answer; silence was 10 the mansion.-
= Tie pushed open the door and went ln.-
W. There Law the husband and the "lte on t!
va aoor-both dead Of the fever, aud the to
~, mer decaylug. The child was alive, at
- with its little arms around the dead mot
NJ ers neck, vainly trying to draw the sustat
~ 10. fluid from the breast. DIR. l.. says tha
- familiar as he is with scenes OF death, not
~ lng before has ever shocked his feelings
halfthe extent. With a pratseworthy b
nevolence he has taken measures TO ha
the infant protected. Such is " life IN Nc
II" Orleans. ~ Orleans Times.
TO DeStiny.-We remember beautiful
DIS lesory illustrating the power OF fate. III
Solomon was walking IN his garden, with
attendant, when an appalling inquire "
seen approaching hsm. The attendant c
w, claimed in alarm: Solomon, the sight
he that being atflghts me know not why
lgn send me, pray thee, TO the iur'nef'n'
his mountain Of India The kns' N ms
paclty OF magician, comP'ed' tho as''
dant vanished. The stranger came up