The Arkansas banner., 1849-01-30
ErecntLon of noae.t nrum.

letter from Leipsic, un6er aatesf the 25th 5f No veinbsr giving iaieTestisg scoant of tbe execu- tioa ot kobefL Blum, the ctenpion of German freedom, who was shot by cosnand of the court martial, af Vienna the 9th. The notice of the sentence of death WIS eommuicsted- to him only .Go hours before lt was caFriesknto effect:
 Blum begged q little longer inre tO write to hs wife, children and mother, atLeipsic, which was granted. After scnfe moner5 Of conversation with the chaplain, dariAg whih lie was perfectly calm, he said: % a;a eGceealuiy happy 10 have made the acquaintance of so Nsfthy and christian man; wish 10 leave yoa arenseinoFsnce, but have nothing but hair brush l{t will you accept that from and thereby afiofrms my Inst pleas ure:" Ae TaSsaC saRluloBcl 10 tae place of ex- ecutioa. An officer spproachG hin with hand cutSs and fe;ters but he Said: ''So; wiiIdea free ! GeFI4a Believe me, will nske effort to es- caPe--spare me from ycur etins.' His request was granted, ana tie Proeessio moved on, guarded by two thousand military. Oi his way he became affected so tears, aud reHsYked th ose around hm "kobert Blum has, indeed, lt, but not the dele gate Biam; he dies with frs conscience. The husband, the fadier, weePs; 1 Sas thinking of nay dear wife aed chillrea."
 At 755, 4. h, they arrived atthe place of eXecu- tlbu. Bum stepped cat of the .rFtsge, and asked who ta shoot hin. Ca b.irt iod the [" Jager, h sad; am glad oi tllats ;he lager aim well; on i the 2Gth If October they Wauuied me-" As they ] proceeded 10 bnt bis eyes. hasat3: No. let me iJok death n the iaee,7 ba1 on being told taai the Ja-eE could take better aim II tey dsd not see lis ] eyes, he ansNetcd: If that IS tin cAse willingly snSm!'-' H. then repeatephis E aofis--the last l, words e GeTmanYis Hobisss sone '' dIe for Ger man ffesiom- of hat have. .iuusht--;ny couatiy ] fsclc ne net" AS is the casoln, the prevosi bcsse1 thfee times Tor IbeFey--A sSiemn moekery- and alHe so!ers st-ppeS iaF@Atd aaA ffed. Twt balls sttacik him-oue in fae eye the ether in ths ieii slda oi tAe breast. Death ws, dsubi!ess, ia steItZaeuus.
 D. aH s.E. [ pEoduced he gfeatesi eNc.ie.geut < iaass mesttps
 .s r ' is S 2Ss'. , tls IAsfia Ti n fAi e litgnIs fl Eobetl B.um wear a,bas,ge ol seurnin. on tss'r hats or cfe9sis.2 3lso, in :. sfin@ lh' curr5se ro f.e psic, and annually |, csl-SGaje hi ! deagh' Ailef the meelug tnA people marched II ] great ugmbgis to lhe coagsgs residence, pUilei
 down '-. coat. o( af -as, Which tsY carried to th ! market lace, stuck t spoa a+!amp-po.i, lhai sl <. trizht see II, and then srnashetiii inio atoms. ] From tbe market place they went tO the Calf i F,ascas, tbe proprietor of whss@ k aknoSu enem1 ot Bmn; hess they demolished Tue windows, au' probably wonll ktve proceeded 0 gteastr violence l issd moi tae Communal Guafi gTrisefahbon whic1 the 9b disperset. Since then tht ely ias feulaine
 comeara ivply quiet. X subscription has beet ! started for the benefit Of iAe Siao~ and ioUr eh.I | iren.
 Sach has been the eat of a irn of great talent thassa o. humble birth, arf xli-edaeaion. II ! commenced. when boy, as bosi-6laCk aud '' csfl : cii.-snutlsr," at the theatre si Lipsic. He ahef
 ward. became iicke, takef; fssay cashier, and on ol The most eHterpr.sias ot7be establishment. DQr
 ine the latter years of his file hs hook 'uer ! ciIapt lie was man of vefF singular appesrance
 s- his likeaessts, Which ypu Nil undoubtedly hay
 ia abunfauce, wili snoy. II tscre is ume, vi
 send eoa one or the besi. il his death. he vii Netfhaps serve lhg cause oi Gsrzaa freedom bette thn,in lis i(e.
 TusBoilowag ia a copy of n, letter written D tAe anlortsqate Robert Biam to his wife an hou
 before his mfsyef;
 Ny Dear, God U'ps; FaIeeeil, farewell fa
 the tf1s mea call ctstpt'Y. bat which wsii not D
 sa. Bsiag 8P etF--He'- pfiys yzgs--ciiIdgrn to .
 honest men, 60 they win nsNer aisqace theI, iath
 CTS name. Sli ltltle pfopa,y, with the aid (
 o,r friends. God, aaa all goosl aeu. w wiii help 70
 also. All that feel, aud woall.ay al this mohl-a
 escapes ne ln tears, only oaee rrore, ,then farewell
 my desrsst Consider oar 'chilSfeE treasure,
 wuich yoa mast make the best gse. aad honor tHs
 tha memory oi yoog faithful hussaad. Farewell
 ilrewg-it receive the last kisses oE itobeft~ Elenn
 N3ve#ss-r, lsiS. Eve o'clock il the notning
 six, ali UIil be over.
 r, S.-~I had forgotten the rin gs: ou ttat of O.
 b-'rsgal, pFoss Tor yeu iast kiss: Iny ss4i-ria
 for Hans; the va ch tos Rishard; the h!a'aoal sta
 log Ida ac cAain for Atirad, a> memorials. 4
 the rest divide $ you please. They afe e9mius-
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