The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-09-05


We do not know from ~hai work ihe
fsllowinr terrible passage 10 extracted.
We fnd Il 10 The Albany Daily Advert
ser. n beam harder against punishment
by JssIh lhsn . whole acre Of homIly:
Tie Haagman aad The Judge. Did
your lordsAip ever sliead . kiiiing fine
d lhs Old Bsilsyi II not, pray favor
sas xith your eompsny-Rol On The GAL
lows, bui staying 10 The street, amid .
crowd thai alssys assemble when l an
o. wosk Tor you and lhe sheriff. Per-
hsps il will add 70 the xess. il You cone
when | have young woman 10 suhsn.
sapplisd By yourself. VIII The huiIer.
Ing OF The petlicoals. - she swiags 10
he wind. produce . pleasant sound IN
your ears. my learned masIsrl Fail NOT
20 wsleh NE people; the men, women and
shildren--goOd. bad and Indifferent
who have gathered TO behold the sacred
msiesly Of the Law. You viii see such
fsshing OF the eyes and grinding Of teeth
you will hear signs and grosns. and
words of rage. and hszed. with fierce
curses on yourself and me; and then
laughter. such 90 il 10. oil an unnatural
Kind, that they will make You sick! You
will fsd-no-why should you feel more
than your faithful journeymanl We shall
70 10 our breakfasts xilh good sppe.iies.
and irm conviction that every hanging
bout changes many sneaking piliereFs in
10 saving robbers. a. for murder.
81 few years ago was called out Of
town 10 hang little boy ~ho had been
convicted OF killing with malice cfore.
though. II guilty. be must have been
in The habit Of going To executions. Ten
thousand came 70 dsbblein the poor young
creatures blood. That was the youngest
fellow creature ever handled in the way
of business; and q beautiful child he was
100. a. you have seen BY the papers, with
sslraighi uoss, large blus eyes. and golden
hair-I have no heart. no feeling; who
has in our eslling' But those who came
10 see me slrsngIs that tender youngster.
hare hearts and feelings as We once had.
Hars-no, had; for what they saw was
fit lo.mske them ss hard IS your servant
or his master.
They saw that stripping lifted. fsint:ng.
on 10 the gsllows, his smooth cheek Of
The cnlor Of wood sshes-his little limbs
trembling. and his bosom hes,ing sigh
after sigh,ss il the body and soul we're
parting without my help.
This wsss downright murder; for there
vas scarcely any life 70 take out Of him.
When began 10 pull the cap over his
baby face. he pressed his small hands 10.
gelher. his arms, you know, were cord
ed ias. 10 his body, and he gave me be-
seeehing look, Just as calf will lick the
butchers hand. But the eatIle do not
speak: tie creature mutiered. " Pray. sir.
don, hurt me-" MY DEAR" answer
ed ]. "you should have spoken TO my
master; I'm only The jourpeymab, and
must do a. I'm bid. made him
cry. which seemed 10 relieve him. and |
do think | should have cried myself il /
had no, beard shouts from The crowd
Poor lsmb!-shame. murderr Quick
ssid The Sheriff; Ready said !. The
Reverend gen.lensn gave me The wink.
ihs drop fell; one. kick; and be swsyej
10 and fro. dead ss the feelings Of The
Christian people Of England.
The erowsd dnpsned. some swearing.
some weeping With passionate exclsna-
siess, swearing % IL hsll bad broke loose,
end sons laughing While they cracked
blsckgusrd jokes o. you and me and the
panon and the dsngling eropse. They
bad eo0s for The sighI; they would have
cone 10 see sn angel murdered. They
bad cone 70 gs, drusk with strong excite
nsug they wso, back Keeling. and flihy
with The no, debanch. They bad come
10 RIO, 10 The passions Of fear and pity;
they went back. some in lesor Of rage.
some burning with bate. some hardened
10 hesrs liks me, or you: all sunk dosn in
their own respect. ready 10 make light OF
pain and blood. corrupted by the indecent
shos. AID more 81 thsa ever 10 make
work for u. he Judge and The hang'nsn."
o. vise lag nskers! vho lhiBk 10 sof-
zen the hearts Of The people; 70 make them
genie and good; 70 give them feeling Of
respect far themselves and others, by
showing lhem q sight like this.