Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-01

They were compele ed 10 retire, and Judson
lin hopes of elfscting bis escape, jumped OF
more probably swung himself IF from
The poriico Of the third story, and leI d
the ground, stunned BY the fall.
Not less than eight or len shots vera,
fred al him--all, il is said, BY Porerield
but not one Of which took effect. RI
was knocked down with rock between
the courthouse and the hotel and oply
escaped for the moment. by jumping from
the portlco, which he effected wlthou.
breaking or disocaiing limb! Thence
he was conveyed by the officers 10 isiI.
without farther moIestalioR or interference
on the part Of any one.
Here we most sincerely wish we could
end our painful narrative. Butit il not
permitted to US. About Ten O'Clock thar
night, considerable number of persons,
among whom, we are informed, were some
OF our most respectable cl,izens- Ia
boring under the intense excitement
which the occurance Of the day had BRO.
daced, proceeded TO the Jail, and against
the remonstrance, and in defiance II the
resistance Of the Tailor, possessed them.
selvcs Of the keys, seized Jndson and pro-
ceeded with him 10 the Public square.
with the avowed intention Of hanging
him. This, however, was not done.
The rope, il said. with which il was at
tempted 10 hang him, broke. We suspect
IL ioas Intentionally cut. Reason had By
that time begun TO resume its sway, and
Judson was finally carried back 10 The Jail
and delivered into the hands Of the keep.
cr BY the same party who had taken him
out. His situation, we understand, is
somewhat precarous, rendered SO by the
bruises he received, and possibly from
some internal injury occasioned BY his
tall from the portico.
Against this taking The law into their
own hands by an excited community, we
must lili up our voice. II is Of evil pre-
cedent and most dangerous, teniency, and
can never be justified. When il becomes
an habtual practice, our institutions will
be al an end. And it should be recollect-
ed. that every act OF the kind. whatsoever
be the provocations, as il famlliarlzes the
public mind with such scenes, tends 10 de-
prlve the law Of its great and only barrier
against encroachment and overthrow--re-
spect and reverence for il on, the parlof
the people themselves.
On the present occasion il cannot be
denied that there existed The strongest in.
centives both to individual and public ex-
Observation-Disclosures however not likely
to be understood or appreciated abroad.
10 this country, as far as our knowledge
goes, public opinion not onl, excuses, but
Justifes the summary and unceemonlous
killing by the husband Of the man who
dishonors his wife. Before God, we could
stand by and see such an offender shot
down by the Injured husband, wilhas lit
lie regret as we could see sheep-kiing
dog shot! Had Robert PoiAerfield armed
himself with musket and shot down JUDI
SON., as he walked the Streets he would
have stood excused and justified before
this community. Had John Ponorhed
succeeded in bis attempt TO kill him, he
too would. have been excused By public
opinion. He was, acting under the intin-
ence of such maddening provocatlon, as
every one, who knows him, knows ne
would not have acted, had time been given
| him for cool reflection. Not let the sum
mary punishment which awaits the sedu-
Ger in this country be deemed too harshly
Of. The offender is aware Of what will
probably follow, il detected. He knows
perfectly we'll that deaih 10 most cases, is
the penalty Of the offence, upon the com
mission oil which he cooly and syslemar
cally enters. That is the reason achy tk
cr,sse 10 Of so rare occurrence in The SouA
and West, IN proportion to population
Ia The ia,egoing narrative we have DIS
charged disagreeable, but perempIur
duty. We could have desired 10 pass
over the occurrences without such DIG
tlnct allusion to the supposed crininain-
tercourse between hudson and Mrs. Por
terlield. But the prevalent belief Of tho
fact OF such intercourse, and Of the addl'
tIonal fact, that Judson, himself, had made %
II known, affords the only satisfactory ex
PLANTATION as 10 the true cause 81 the la-
meniable occurrences which have trans
pred. Simple justiceto our comInualy
required public statement Of the eSct'
ing influences under which they were acf
ing. 1t was every way due, not only y
the Messrs. PorlerfisId and their immedI-
ale friends, but il was due to the whole
community, that the >ing,IlarIy excinhg
causes, which we're producing effects q
much 10 be regretted, should be mads Y
the world. This we have underworld r
Do, as well as the hnrry 81 the occasion
would permit
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