American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-11-25

or the aHlCElchH lNcpuUNCdtl'-
2Ls-At numerous and highly respectable
meeting of the goats on the commons in the
vicinity of the city OF Baltimore, on the LIST
inst, pursuant to public notice, the following
memorial was unanimously adopted, and order
ed to be presented TO Congress a. The approach
ing session:
To the Senate and House Of Representatives Of the
United States.
The memorial and petition of the goats Of
the United States respectfully showeth: That
your memorialists, and their ioretathers, have
been, "for period whereof the memory of man
runneth not to the contrary" in the exclusive
and undisturbed enjoyment of the privilege of
wearing tuft of beard on and under the chm;
which is appropriately denominated the goaiee.
That this privilege has, in all ages, been held
and honored by genuine goats, as of inestima-
bic value, not only as badge Of dignity, but
as the peculiar and distinctive appendage and
index of the genuine goat race. That man.
kind have, with one consent, in all ages, fecog-
missed and respected this privilege; and have,
accordingly, even forborne to shave, shear or
clip the chns of your memorialists, or, III any
manner, to modest them in the enjoyment of
the privilege aforesaid. Nay, SO sacred has
this vested right of your memoriaists ever been
held, that the most despotic and arbitrary prln-
COS of Europe, Asia, Africa and America, in
every age, who respected no other right OF per-
son or property, have scrupulously forborne to
invade or usurp this. And for the truth of
these averments, they vouch authentic history,
ancient and modern.
Your memorialists further show that this We
nerable appendage to the chins of goats of the
genuine race, has, within a few years past be-
come an object of inordinate ambition to spu-
ripnc broad pf hairy animals who <
morialists are informed, and believe, belong to
a nsongret race of goats, who are not entitled
to any participation in the privilege That the
said mongres, nevertheless, moved by envy,
and nstigated by the devil, have unlawfully,
inuriously, and in derogation of the rights of
your memoralists, assumed and usurped their
privilege aforesaid, to the great scandal and
disparagement of the genuine race of goats;
with whom, as plainly appears, the SAID mon
grels are anxiously endeavoring to identify
themselves and become amalgamated.
In consideration Of all which premises, your
petitioners pray that an act of Congress may
be passed forthwith, for their relief, making the
usurpation of which they complain, felony
without benefit of clergy-or, at the least, sub
jecting the offenders, on conviction, to be shay
ed, with ignominy, by the public executloner:
and your petitioners, as IN duty bound, will
ever pray, &c.
AN INDIAN EXECUTION. The following ac-
count of all Indian execution shows with what
cool determination the death penalty is met
among the aborgines of the country.
An Indian Hanging. The first Indian that
was capitally executed by the Cherokees, I'M
der Cherokee laws and by Cherokee Sheriff,
was man named Nat, who was hanged seve-
raj years ago about five miles from Van Buren,,
Arkansas, for the murder of another Indian,
who was called Mosquito. We have the par
ticulars from an eye witness. The Sheriff had
caused a galloWs to be erected short distance
from the Court Lodge, but when the culprit
was brought to it, he being very tall man. it
was found to be too short for his accommoda-
ton, and some other place had to be sought for
the execution The whole band Of Indians
with the Sheriff and Nat in the midst of them,
then betook themselves to the banks Of the
Arkansas, in search ola proper tree from which
to suspend the prisoner; and after little time,
a tall cotton wood was found, with Project
ing branch far up the trunk, that in the opin-
ion of all was suitable for the purpose. Nat,
now that all things were ready, expressed a
wish to battle in the river once more, which lie
was permitted TO do, carefully regarded by the
rifles from the shore. He went into the water,
irolicking about for some time, swan to and fro
with great apparent pleasure, then came to
the shore, donned his blanket and stood ready
for the last act of the drama. The Sheriff
now told him TO climb the tree, which he COM
menced doing, the officer of the law toiling up
after him with the fatal cord. Nat reached the
projecting limb of the tree, and was desired by
the Sheriff to work himself as far out upon it,
from the trunk as he could-which was done,
when the Sheriff adjusted the moose around his
neck and tied the other end of the rope around
the limb. All these preparations were conduc-
ted with the utmost GOODNESS, and the most
perfect good understanding existed between the
Sheriff and the Indian. When all the arrange
ments were completed, the Sheriff told Nat
that he would slide down the tree to the ground
and make signal when he, the prisoner, must
jump off the limb-to which Nat cheertully as
!, scented. The Sheriff reached the ground, anc
= looking up to the limb upon which sat the pool
victim, he houted-"Now, Nat, you red devil
, jump!' And jump Nat did, and after few
infinite Wondermcnt of his red brethren. WhC
, had never before been RECALLED with the sight o
an execution of that kind.
MURDER, AND THE Abduction AND surros I'll
: MURDER OF ! FEMALE William B. Norman
? deputy sheriff of Davidson, Tenn, was recent
, ly murdered 10y gang of outlaws, and Mrs
. Dining, whom he was protecting, abducted ant
probably murdered also. Mrs. Dining had 81
ven information against her husband, his tire,
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