Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-09-30

IAN pin,ed il at the thief. who: .squatted
right down in bunch. .trembln'' like a
bulls Iiver-I'll stooi. ses be. Hold on,
sesI, 'hold on. we'll try and compromise
The malter.' Icrossed over to the feller,
an ses ], my friend, you're in a mighty
light snap, but don't want TO hang you
until you've been tried He begged like
a skunk an hugged my knees an made
me feel as ,mean- as pizen-l wanted 10
kick him right over. .''WeI.' ses /, gen.
tlemen,' one thing is sarliu, must know
the feelings of all on you, an The feller
shall hev his chance. Now, all on you as
is in favor of hangin' this chap, cross over
TO t'olher side o. the road Well, they all
walked over but small ugly,lookin' yal-
Ter dog who was lyin' down, but finally
he got up an crossed over TOO. 1T seems
10 be putty nigh uuanimous,' ses |. an J
turns 10 The feller an 'ses, I'm afraid you'll
hev TO swing, but III try agin,' for was
determined not 10 go agin the law. All
you as is iu favor o. hangin' this man sing
out ave, ses I, an they all burst into one
spootaneous cry, au' even ,he dog set up
a bark, AN Of you as is'agin asin', sing
out, ses | !; but no body didn', say no ex-
cept the prisoner, an he hadn't no right 10
vote according to Jefferson's Manual -
what did you do then 2 inquired one
of Johnson's auditors. . ::si7t., r..:ii;
I'm comm 10 that sir. Iieiched the
culpril on the. shoulder, an he kind o.
quivered. all over when | did il. SesI,
NV friend, l expect it's all over. hut we'll
just walk down here a piece, under the
live oak. an settle The matter. So we
walked along and the. hull crowd. follered
on till we got under the tree. Some fell
Ter had made slipper moose in one end O
the rope, and put it round the cuss's
neck an hove the other eend over big
4 limb. seed was in a light snap. for
d / know'd i'll refused 10 hang him they
woald hang him an, me too, perhaps, 80 l
determined 10 gel OH, on il the best way
could: Every thin was still as grave
yard, nobody said word, an you. couldn't
hear breath Of noiso.' aaGa .s3s .nss
We'll, what did you do 2 asked a lis
tener. -. !: >, .,..,r. s,;e>i as.f ,
What said Johnson, Why last run
him up and let him s,Oing.' - ~ So, -
! what, you hung him then ?'.77a. -
! or course | did! an resigned my Office
the next day easp atS e iah:@!ss.
!. Beating Eanaiicism outofa .Man.-The
Y Greenfield Courier. IN announcing the
. dealh, at Leyden, Aug. 80, Of Mr.. Wm.
DorrilI, asei 81. relates an interesting ac-
count of the manner in which, many years
since, a strange fanaIicisn with which he
was infected was beaten oul Of him by
main furce. ,r..,s, 2s.1. ea ~
Mr.. DorriIl was a refugee from !. the
British army, under Cen. Burgoyne, and
was, 1897, the leader OF fanatical sect,
who pretended to be possessed :of super,
natural powers and armedlwith The powers
of The Deity, and that it was not in The
4 power of man TO hurt them. Dorril and
his followers abslained from. eating flesh ;
made use. of neither food nor clothing tina,
was procured at the expense of life. Aud
Dorrili assured his followers ifiney had
full faith in him they would never die.
They put of their leather shoes aud had
others made Of cloth or wood, and lived
upon milk and vegetables. One was a
blacksmith. au.! he procured and used a pair
of cloth bellows -
They discarded. all revelations, except
what Dorril received, set al defiance all the
laws ofmau. and were governed in all their
conduct, as he expressed it, 'by the light o
nature.' Meetings were held once a week
at which their worship principally consisted
in eating, drinking; singing, Fidding and
dancing and hearing lectures from Dorrill
who was we'll qualified for that purpose
They had covenant. by which they placed
large share Of their property in common
: stock, aud the blacksmith became heil
treasurer. tn shurl time Dorrill collected
large society. among whom vera some
very respectable families in the towns o.
Leyden and Beruardston, Massachusetts
people wen, from all the neighboring town,
to hear and see all The marvellous doings O
DorrilI aud his associates.
Al length. at one ofthe meetings. goodly
number having assembled, Dorrll' opened
with music, and began to deliver his lee.
lures. At that meeting, one Ezekie
Foster, ofLeyden attended, as spectator
!. He was mo of good sense, Of giaa
frame; aud had countenance that bespoke
authority. When Dorril came to his doc.
trine Of mysterious powers, he had nt
a sooner uttered the words mo arm eau hGr
my fesh,' than Foster arose. indignant a
{ his blasphemy, and knocked Dorill dowr
f with bis fist. ,Dorrill, afitigh,ed, aud almos
: senseless, attempted to rise, when he re-
} ceived second blow, at which he c:iet
for mercy. Foster promised TO forbear OF
3 condition. that be would renounce his doc
lripes, yet lconlinued beating him. Soor
4 short parley ensued. when Dorrill cou
! sented, and did renounce his doctrines ii
I the hearing of all his astonished followers
+. His followers. chagriued and ashamed a
being made the dupes ofsuch base fellow