Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-10-13
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NOT still more poignant than those Of hi
body, and ifihey did no, inspire hin
with a desireFo alay them by the cx
, preston oftle Repentance lie must fee
, IN his heart sadding, that his family
was inclined 40 believed that he mus
have committsd so barbarous crime r
a paroxysm furious insanity, which
lie had no doubt bitterly deplored.
"Tbe unhappy man, raising his eyes
and hands towards heaven. then exclaim-
ed in a broken but strong voice, 'Ob,
do deplore. ita' l next took occasion to
say that, in dat supreme moment-in
order TO satisfy both the justice of God
and man, il was desirable that the cx-
preston ofhisrepenlance should be as
public as his crime, and that full con
fession shouIdexplain, at last, if il were
possible, tlle3delirium under whicI, he
acled. Lol1ered, IF lie were disposed
TO make that confession, tr send for the
Grand Chancellor. or to write it down
and certify Iii myself These lasl
words, which he listened to with lively
emotion, seemed 10 excite Struggle in
his breast; and, after moment fhes,
italion, he replied, Il am too faugued-
loo suffering, at present. Tell the
Chancellorlthat request him to come
to- morrow
"The disturbed state Of the mind OF
the accusrdsWas too visible, and his
suffering condition too serious, to permit
the proIongaton of our conversation.
The physicians, besides, had just declar-
ed that il twas urgently necessary to
!. offer to the patient the last consultations
Of religion. The family having made
ichoice of one clergyman, in the absence
Of the venerable parish priest of ST.
Sulpice, Tile Chancellor entrusted that
mission TO The parish priest of ST. Jaques
|de Haut Pas. The court is aware that,
after the .pieusceremony, which appear
ed TO have restored little strength and
calm to the saccused, the Chancellor
offered once nIpre; but in vain, to receive
the declaration lie had manifested a
willingness lomake. 81
..FFat Ddyse sisol NOT syei - g:
5Tbe:lsb blsWing: sketcIt of fsassingle banded
nd cor;, "a
changes paper, and iftrue shows zofith
j General in "a brilliant character and
recalls TO the mind the days of CHI
valry;
"Imustrelate an interesting and an
exciting incident that occurred during
the rage Of the battle. A Mexican
officer being seen.byione ofPiIlow's aids
to leave the enemy's lines, aud TO ad-
vance several yards nearer our position,
the general, as soon as he heard Of the
impudcnt rashness of the Mexican, pul
spurs TO his charger galloping full speed
towards him. As soon as he got near
to the Mexican, the general called oul
in Spanish, SaGue su sabal para deten-
dsrse-Iet the homer and prowess OF
our respective countries be determined
by the issue oflhis combat. Straightway
the Mexican drew his sword with one
hand and balanced his lance with the
other, and rushed towards our general,
w'io, with a revolver in the cne hand
and Ills sabre in the other, waited the
onset Of the Mexican.-The comba,
was long and severe one. THE Mex,
ican was larger, Muscular man, and
handled his arms with great vigour and
skill, but our general was his superior
IN dexlerity and GOODNESS. At last the
Mexican made one terrible charge al
our general with his lance, which The
latter evaded with great prompti,ude
and adroitness, using his swold, tossed
the weapon of the Mexican high in the
air, and then quietly blew his brains ou
with his revolver. Both the American
and Mexican armies witnessed thi:
splendid ehort.''
/ Novel Swndle.-Several oflhe fash
ionabe noveisls ofParis have recently
had aughtogelher--- for which, however
;. they had prepaid rather high price
A chance inquiry, by one author, int
the cause of another 5 UNIV onted depres
sion of spirits, exposed mutual expe
rience, which; was found afterwards t
be the exact counterpart of the expe
riencc ofhalf a dozen oilers. Eugene
Sue was one OF the sufferers, and hi
]. account of it, given at some length il
the French journals, is briefly as fol
lows: ls.z1, ....-.a...es
2 he was called upon one morning
after breakfast, by a person who begged
private interview on. a matter of i'm
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