The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-01-11

ing them every blessing and happiness.
deserve death for this and my other crimes:
There are few crimes have not committee
am sincerely penetent for them all. lonlF
fear my repentance is too late" sasked
If there was any one whom lie had injured
10 whom he could make reparation-any one
who was suffering oboquy on bis account:
He said ''No; bu: this viii kill my 20
mother" did not know before that he had
a mother, and was touched by his allus.on to
her. | asked him if il would not have been
far more dreadful if he had succeeded in his
attempt-ifit were not much better te die
as he would than to become a pirate and
steep h;mselfso terribly in blood and guilt.
He said, 81 do not know what would have
become of me i'll had succeeded" told
him that Cromwell would soon have made
way with him, and that Mckinley would
probably have destroyed them both. He
said he feared this would injure his father"
''Had you succeeded" replied, 'the injury
you would have done him would have beer,
much greater" Ii it had been possible Io
take hin home, as al first in ended, told
him that he would have got clear, as IN
America a man with money and Influential
|frends wouId always be cleared = thar the
course was taking would injure his father
less than If he should 90 home and be
condemned VT again escape. He said III # he
had attempted the same thing on board III
John Adams and the Potoua: bit hat.
been unsuccessful. He asked if had rLt
Exaggerated the danger. told him ono ;.
that his attempt, t, corrupt the crew hail
been TOO widely successful; that < lew Of
the existence o: III: conspiracy but did NJ
know how ex ensive il WIS" | racapuIa-
ted TO him his acts. He was startled wf,-,
| told him OF stealing bra ;dy. lie admit
ted the Justice of his fate but asked me J.
was not "gong too far and too fast. DOES
the law jrst fy your" said he. | rel He'd tina
bis opinion was not unprejudiced /; that has
consulted all the officers and they h sd siv-
en their opIn on that it was just-that h
deserved d@aIh. He aske 'what wouIti
be the maun.r of his death" | explain q
lis to him. lie requested that lie might
( be shot. ! t II him that it could moi BE-
j that he must he hung. He admitted TIM u
T was just. He objected TO the shot ness nf
THE time and requested tiat an hour III gu
d be given to prepare ] male no answer to
oths but allowed much more than the hpu- IL
elapse. He requested that his face my +
E be covered. granted hiir quest and asa
oed him what II should be covered wit
s. He said a handkerchief In his lo:aer
E was found bl-ck one which was put IT
yhs face Cromwell and Sma made tn
same request, and frocks were taken Ir NJ
: their lockers with which their heads were
covered.
e Spencer ask d for Bible AMI Prayer
C book they were given I, him. lie sal
), 81 am beIiever--but d. you think that my
repentance vii be accepted - | cal c !
/ to his mind the h.ef on the eros, AMI told
! him that Gods mercies were equal 10 all bis
= wants. He kneeled down and rea from
the Prayer Book, and asked aga II if
Ilthou9ht his repentance would be acce- tel,
Saying that his time was short. told hi,
'IGod not only understood his case b tcou'd
lI5uit ms grace to it. He begged that wouli
forgive him. | toll him did NEST sn-
:erely and cordially, aud asked ( | had done
Amy thing which made him seek my iig or
! whether his haired was unlounded. H.:
ssd he thought it was only fancy. "Prr-
lIhaps' he added, "lhere was so net ling -
? your mann which offended me-" ! read
lover to him what Ire had written down. II
: wished me to alter the passage in which
said that he offered as an cICas", that lie
,Ihad attempted TIE same thing OF the JOIN
Adams and Potomac" Fl only mentioned
tit as fact, he said.
More than an ho:r had now elIpseI-
Spencer, as he met Cromwell, Paus ani
d asked 10 see Mr.. Wales. As he passe
iICromwell he said not wor hf his inUo
cence, nor did he make any appeal In b.
flavor. Spencer said, "WaIes, | hope yoa
will forgive me tampering with yos4r II.
deity" Wales replied, overcome with e
J motion, al do forgive you from the bot ora %
] my heart, and hope God will Sorg We; y0f
J also" Wales was weeping, and Spen {
In passing met Small in the gangway. lie
extended his hand and said, Small, forgive
me for havinr brought you into touble .
Small answered, "No, by Cd, Spencer,
Il cannot forgive yoa." Spencer repeated bis
request. Small said, "How can you ask
that Of me after haviDl brought me 10 this
\ We shall soon be before God ard shall Their
know all about IT," Spencer sid 'you must
Il1orsiye mel cannot die wi bout it,
H went 10 Sma and asked him not TO cher
|ish any resent ihent at such time, and k
led him TO forgive him. He relented-held
.out his hand TO Spencer and said, 81 DE-
4 orr:ve ,ou--and may God forgive you al
| So"
Small then asked my forgiveness. | tco1
his hand and expressed my forgiveness J..
the strongest terms. | asked him what
;had done that he should saek!my life ; ii !