Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-11-30
JOHN c. COLT.

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The closing scene ia The career Of this !
wretched man occurred yesterday. All !
the desperate efforts of his counsel and
friends 70 obtain new trial, a reprieve.
or q mitigation of his sentence, having
utterly filled and his last hope ofavoiding
an immediate and shameful death being at
an end. he WAS married Yesterday at noon
10 his mistress, the mother Of his child. -
| Al 3 o'clock PM his brother and his wife
took lea We Of him forever, and, al his earn,
est solicitation, he was allowed to passhis
last hour alone Al quarter before 4,
4 when the Sheriff went to his cell TO pre-
pare him for execution, he was found
deadl having driven a knife to his heart
= Human justice has been robbed Of its
appropriate sacrifice, but TO the Divine re-
/ qnlrement the satisfaction is complete
The blood of the victim no longer cries
from the ground forrelrbution. Lei the
grave, then, cover his errors, save ashley
. may be rendered beacons to the pathway
/. Of Life.k a.
A few minutes brf)re 4, Sherfs Hart
aud Westervelt went TO his cell to an.
q nounce to him that his hour had come
Q but their sun mons was NOT needed. DE-.
4 Anlhon stepped into the door, but started
back in horror. Ga looking in at the cell
: The body OF Col; lay stretched at fall
4 length upon his bee. hands crossed upoulhis
b abdomen aud covered with blood. and a
J small Spanish dirk driven 10 his heart,
. was sticking in his body. His mouth and
eyes we're slightly open, and the knife hat
no, been removed alter its deadly thrust
is He was pronounced dead by physician.
=, in attendance. the Coroser took charge o
body. and The cell was tucked. IN
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= The middle paragraph of the foregoing
Ut contains sentimen,ssio which I can MOI re
al fraio from calling attention. Hannah jus
lice hos been robbed IF us dpnopriaf
"A sacrifice, but 10 the DiUiae requiremen
the safi:factioa is complete" This is Gel
iainly very significant language. II e,
presses the quintessence Of modern theo
r.. ogy on the subject. II sets forth SO NIGEL
and precisely what is meant by ihat won
Justice, as here used. II is a shamefi
: abuse Of the word thus 10 use it. The a
'u' propriaie word would have been, rengJis
ness. This would have been the VOL
ne suited 10 The ihoughi and expressive Of Il
NO feeling. | arm slying nothing about I.
ig- degree. Of Colts. wickedness. This vi
great eocugh.. Il was shocking. Il W,
Tile awful But am speaking Of he feelin;
, i harbored and cherished towards him al
:. other poor victims Of their own deprav,
., passions. OF thai sense of justice, false
! =, SO called, which can not be satisfied sh.
I Of shedding blood and destroying life.
). Which can-noi be satisfied with this, eve
.ne bul feels s robbed Of i,s appropriate sac
;es 6ce.n unless the qualification Of performi
Inc The deed Of killing can be enjoyed! Ii
he not enough that The poor culpfit-has Kill
der himself. Those who are thirsiing for
ng, blood must have the privilege Of heipi,
Or. as one Of the incedssd publie,. 70 tap
'es, veins and draw for themselves! - - I
~ Have those who indulge 10 such fseiin
I - towards poor deprayed fellow being el
,he stopped aid enquired 10 know what manI
rom Of spirit lhey are on Can they Tell
had difference IN kind, between ihr feelir
zap which setoals hem towards fheir yiclI
~ and The feelings which ac,uaicd theirs