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

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you say thee and thou and are Quaker,
and you. moreover, have declared those
Quakers, whom we have executed, to be
innocent What said Leddra will you
hang man for speaking good English,
and defending the servant Of the LordP-
A man. said Dennison smay speak trea-
son In good English
Will you go to England and trouble
US no more2' said Rradstreet. Il have
no business there said Leddra then
you shall go that way said this merciful
Judge pointing towards the gallows.-'I
understand you,' said Leddra; Il am to
die for breathing the air of your iurisdic-
ton. but mark me, am an Englishman.
and your fellow subject, and | appeal to-
the laws OF my own nation and county
and if by them am criminal, | am
ready to suffer-
Appeal to England three thousand
miles off, said Dennison with sheer,
and what will you gain by that2 Send
over your complaint-the next year Par
lament will send over here to know
what's the natter and the third year
the government of England will be chang
ed. Be better advised-renounce your
errors, and save your life.' sWhat, said
Leddra, with Indignation, and Join such
murderers as you then Elet every one
who meets me point and say lol this is
the man who has forsaken the God of his
salvation AS he said this Wenlock
Chrlstison who was also sentenced to BAN
Eishment on pain of death, walked into
court and stood by the prisoner. For a
moment the judges were silent and seem
ed COMPOUNDED, at this voluntary offer OF
human life, and which they now began to
dread the necessity of taking.
Here's another Quaker, said one.
Bring him forward, Mr.. Marshall, said
Secretary Rawson. Sir, is your name
Wenlock Christison2 Yea, said Wen
lock.-Were you not banished at the last
court on pain of death2 Yea, said Wen.
lock. Then what doest thou here, said
Governor Endicot, fercely. l came
here, said Wenock with loud voice. 10
warn you to shed no more innocent blood.
and to see my friends; for the blood you
have already shed now cries to the Lord
God for vengeance. Take him away,
Taller, said Endicot, and as they siezed
him he struggled to remain with his
friend William, whom he boldly affirmed
they were about to murder.
But the faith and courage of Leddra.
and the fidelity of virtues
that savages even worship, were power
less upon the charter assistants and their
advisers SO full of holy zeal were they,
and so blind to mere carnal virtue, though
of the highest order, and without DELAY
they passed sentence of death upon the
prisoner: and on the 18th of March
1861, 1t being Lecture-day, and after di-
vine services he was led out to be hung,
and 10 preserve the public peace and to
keep off the mob, the Jewelers., and to
maintain the supremacy of first charter
. law, Endicot himself with strong militia
ry guard conducted the victim from pris-
on to the gallows.
| When he arrived at the foot of the lad.
der, he saw Edward Wharton In earnest
expostulation with the multitude against
the exection and the injustice of the rul-
ers, and he said, friend Wharton. re.
member that all who would be Christ's
disciples must take up the cross and to
the people he said, for the testimony of
Jesus and for testifying against decievers.
| am brought here to suffer- This
Wharton was Salem man and under
Punishment on pain of death.
! AS the martyr went up the ladder, one
in the crowd regarded him with peculiar
interest; -Leddra called to him also and
said, friend know that this day am will
ling to offer up my life as witness of
Jesus Upon this the man became great.
ly agitated, and begged that he might
speak. Gentlemen said he, am a
stranger to you and your country and
yet friend to both; but for Jesus sake.
for the Lords sake, ! pray you not to
take away that mans life, but remember
GamallePs council to the Jews. / am a
seaman, and lately arrived from England
and when heard this man was to die for
his religion, went to see him in prison
andimethought the Lord did nightly ap-
pear In his words. / then sought out one
of his magistrates who condemned him,
and asked him what was his crime2 He
is rogue, said he, very rogue and has
abused magistracy. But said, what is
that to do with the question? WHY do
you kill the man2 What is your rule,
your law, your authority2 But he did
not answer, Gentlemen, you have no
rule, no warrant from the word Of God.
no precedent from England, nor have YOU
any authority from the king. whose name
you presume to use, to hang that man.
! But they tell me he may go away if
he will. Is it 500 Then let him 90
let me have him; command stout Shin.
and will gladly take him away from YOUR
country. William Leddra come down.