Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-09-23

IdCTru lftrnd 10 h1No 0NVl'Hf'' "''''
Itho sentiments of this whole compuny
you had proyocation roitofaio All thai
Imy friend said, sir, have you any lblng
TO say to mo,
] w have not, ut present, SIR Too sad
consequence Of my anger Is now before
nc, to permit my passion 10 DO again aron
sed.' My oyo sought my host as con
tnuoa al can only say that II such arc INC
sentiments of all this company, certain
liz ought not 10 have been invited. INTO II
ns my host certainly knew that ! was
INissssippian.n Thus appealed TO, Mr.
Hammond stepped forward and SAID
"Genllemcn, beg you TO be silent
certainly was aware that Mr.. ---- wa
MississippOn, but had no reason to DO
,ioyo him lopudiOtor, othorwl Use would
certainly have prevented all this scene
The occurrence gives me great pam ana
modification am gong to Eurqe II
the morning, and therefore would not DO
taken as your bail, but undoubtedly Mr
-, you hive friends in the city whC
twill readily bail you"
| will not trouble any of you, said, tt
excuse yourselves from assisting me--bu
must say that it is mistake TO call me
repuda'or. am not, nor ever have been
one. The gentleman did not take the
trouble to conGne his assertions TO that
party. have never taken part IN the
question either way, But am "MiSSiS.
sippiaan Too indignant to add more,
resigned myself to the guidance of the
constable. As Istrode away, | heard sew
eral voices sneeringly eXclaim, ''that is a
very proud boast"
The first time Of being in custody, no
longer master Of your own movement, the
feeling is strangely overwhelming. |
walked like a man walking in his sleep,
and when at last | was locked up and left
alone, sat dawn on the side of the dirty
prison bed, and for some time felt stuplfi-
ed--at length the tide ofreturnlng thought
rushed upon me, and the loneliness and
horror Of my situation unnamed every
nerve. That morning | could truly feel
that | was unstained by blood-now !
might be murdorer--a sad thought, any
where, sadder still in prison. | almost
felt that the mark of Cain was upon me.
My mother, my doting molher--my proud
Did lather--ihey would see my name en-
with disgracelul notoriety in the
,apers-and Madeline and her father
he thought madened me. Alter sleep
ess night, obtained pen and paper, and
n the morning, wrote to merchant with
whom had some business, and requested
lim TO meet me al the Mayors office and
become my bail, nothing doubling but
hat he would readily do so. | was mis-
aiken; he wrote-"pressing business pre-
tented his coming-his partners would
not hear of his being bail for Misslssip.
AM must excuse him, for he was so
involved that it was impossible for him
o do any thing of the kind without their
After several similar re-
'usals, determined oincur no more. |
cit assured that Allston would have bail
ID me, but was too proud TO ask him,
md even made up my mind rather to
remain immured within the walls Of my
,rison. The hour for my examination
'elore the Mayor came on begged it
night be priva,e--this was denied. In
he mean time, perverted and aggrava-
ed account of the affair had found its
way into the newspapers, OF course,
This distorted account you have seen
The whole city wrung with my name;
nd as passed along the street from my
rson to the court, where | was sure to
,e condemned, it seemed to me that the
Whole city had vomited forth its filthy
population TO gaze upon and mock at me.
There he goes''--''which is he?--"d-n
ou, dom! crowds! looks like rum
un," were some of the agreeable sounds
which greeted my ears. These sounds
we're mingled with shrill cry of thou
and ragged newspaper boys-"here is
he Morning Herald containing full ac-
count of the bloody attack Of upon
ir. Meredith, with full and accurate de-
cription OF the personal appearance Of
he criminal" The sense of degradation ,
nd shame chilled my very blood, and my
cart sunk torpid within me. felt as
hough was already being led to the gal
ows. You know that am not void OF !
ither moral or personal courage. But !.
10 one man can brave the opinion OF all |,
he world around him-I care not how r
esolute he may bell care not how in :
ifferentto the opinion Of the 'cro'cd" he .
lay imagine himself in his hour of pros
Gritty or seclusion, no one man can, with 7
calm brow, bear up against the coudem- {
alton OF public opinion, unless he is har- =
ened 10 crime. Tell the good people Of !,
Mississippi, that this is as true Of this =
eal person which we call State, as it is u
one Gifts citizens; and degraded is the g
Ioral condition of that man or that State u
hich can look with Indifference upon the V
of the civilized world. But a
return 10 my story. Through this "
owd Of worse than unsympathising and y
range faces, was rather carried than ~
d by Two offices before the Mayor. | II