Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-09-11
RUTLAND, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IT, lsli

rcod draw n up in from, OF the prison, van.
ing W escort the death devoted criminal To-
hiss grave lie soon made b. appearance,
arrsyed IN Wide shrood, and singing
with a loud foil voice q psalm expressive
Of JOY and triumph in r,decmng gtac-. -
Tie seated himself in a wagon spon his cot
I'm. The soldicry formed a hollow square
sbcu, bin, and IN silence, uod.surbrd BY
nough, bat his hymns Of adotalion and
praise, he was conveyed to the place ofex
ccuI ion. abou, mil. dis,an, from the VII
nge |, wa, indeed horrible spectacle
an armed funeral PROCESSION, bearing a liv
ing corpse env,loped IN It's wiodinc sheet, 10
the damp, dark, sien, grave That btIcl
bul terrible death march was soon ovcr, and
with n firm step the doomed mnn assembled
The gallows a Clergyman put up n prayer
IN his behalf TO the throne OF the Omnipo
tent The poor victim Of the laws revenge
then turned to the crowd, among which
were great numbers OF his fellow bondncn.
and expressed sorrow for the deed which
was now to send him into another world
lie did no, mean, he said, to lnfict NOR.
Ia blow, bu, only to disable the officer, and
thereby eHec, bis escape lie forgavc his
enemies, expressed his belief ,ha, jus, God
would regard him with mercy, thea sung
the hymn beginning
When can read my tide clear"
with more lmpu,sloned warmth and stirring
paihos, than ever heard from mortal lips
before or since The rope was then adju.
ted abon, his neck He took his las, look
n, the bright spctIess sun which was r..
spl,ndenliy SHINING down upon the the nv.
fol scene the hood was dawn over his
face, and handkerchief was given him to
&c dropped when he was ready TO be usher.
cd-in,o the presence Of his Eternal Judge
; The multitude was hushed IN bfealhtss al.
lrnce. He uttered shou feivent prayer
aud as he reached the word Amen; he let
90 the fatal signal and the drop fell For
an instant all eyes were rlveucd to the spot
But suddenly every cheek was bIanch,d
and every hear. filled with h,rror The
rope had broken and he, whom we fond y
hoped was Jus. crossing The thrcsholl OF
eternity, lay PROSTATE upon e'cnr,h at our
feet. Tie was for momcn, stunned by the
shock then slowly raised himself from
The groun and the cap being removed
from his eyes looked abou, him for mo.
men, with n bewilIcred air. and then unns.
sisted staggered apthc steps ofihe scallold.
The drop wns repIuccd. The rope which
sing!y, had proved TO weak 10 sustain his
weight, was doubled To allow this % be
done he had to stand upon ptoe He ev-
denly was mos, inpatient to die, and rea'
dy TO do any thing to facilitate his own ex.
ccWion. The cap was again drawn over
his face--auother prayer be uttered an
other fearful amen be pronounced the
signal wa, again droppej--bm even then
the King of Terrors Delayed his coming.
The apparatus was out Of order, aud the
curse Of life was on him still There he
stood painting for Death, and Death would
no, come | Our very blood run cold with
horror, and we could scarcely refrain from
covering our eyes and rushing from the
dreadful scene The apparatus after a
few minutes which seemed an age, was
adjusted Another prayer assembled from
his lips, another amen was spoken md like
q leadcn weight he heavily swung of into
the air. For minute he remained mo
ionless he then struggled for a moment
and all was over. The spri' Of him who
was no more n murder at heart than any
, individual Of the vast crowd which sur
rounded him at the bar Of Jehovah. Hi
, body remained suspended about twenty
minutes, n physician then usccnded ,h'
scafold and alIcr thorough examination
pronounced II Iifeless I, was immediate
/ " cut down, huddled into its coffin, and bu
ried GEAR the foo, Of the gaIows Before
nine clock that evening 1t wa, undergoing
dissection IN the hands Of the physicians O
. the village. Thus was n poor fflendles
slave killed for The satisfaction Of Law, ant
Gu, up for the Enlightenment OF Science -
, lie Tough, for his liberty, iand tina, wa
his crime A glorious prelude this In lb'
Inauguration Of on American President
Within Ggc DAYS afterwards We ~ enc march
M IN PROCESSION rom the Cralnl to tht
4 Whhe House behind the President ind lh'
, Senate md almost every illusttious mau o
,. the nation, TO The inspiring tune OF our M
,. tlonaI lyric
?, Hail Columbia Happy land,
T. Hail We heroes, heaven bora band
Who fought and bled Tor freedoms cause
III This indeed gren, country and ours q
d wonderful age l--lNL Waterman.