The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-11-30

Il is continually asserted by crowd OF
Editors and poIiucIans, that the Hero Of Blu.
en4 Vista IS a fool. IL this opuion, how.
ever mu'h they differ from the majority OF
The people Of the United States, they agree
with Santa Anna. who "a "he hpdat sense
enough 10 bg0u irAel he ,raJ wd,Ppsd 'Ihe
opinion Of thu. brave anI ylrtu Us man settles
the fact. IL this connection, and as not o..
together lHaPprosrla'e. We quote revolution
any incident. Col. TarilJn &C the BRUSH
Amy being defeated IN a skirmish vas over.
taken in re,rea, by CD. Washin. ton, and in
an encounter with swords was crippled in
his sword hand Benz Afterwards entertain.
81 81 he house Of Nr. wv lie Jones oG Il III.
fax county, in his State, Col. Tdrtun spoke
Of Col. Washington as an ignorant fellow
"ho could scarcely write his name" To
which Mrs, Jones replied looking al Col.
Iaf!lon's hand, 1t vas very ev den, If Col.
Washington could not write his name ie
could MAKE has mIrk. "-Al
DREADFUL SCENE AT EXECUTION.
A Rock cham n. c. corresponden, Of
the Fayetteville Observer gives tho follow.
ing scene at tho execution Of man named
Rob'. Htdreth, al that place, on the % nst:
the axe Qlulsted, the trap door falls. and
Il.ldreth swings by he ueck. For half
minute he remains mYl,on' ess. /. he dead
Can has own weigh, WITHOUT aI'ing one inch,
have broken Ri, ueck' NJ! poor fellow, he
expected one pang, and that bis last. Bu.
he fatality "hlcn often leans ShsrFs to
gross Me- gence IN executing The law, nus'
cost him NV world Of woe. Win con.
Vulsiye efIJtt he reaches The platform, and
stands again On earth alive. TIE Cap has
allen from his face. The blood was al.
ready last rushing upsafds. But hts large
and muscular neck prevented tie rope from
tightening. Even then his neekness did
not leave him. lie spoke, without complaint,
10 clear voice, that was heard with ave bv
every ear" Come here ard FIX the rope
/! won't choke rae to d.alh." The sheriff
did 60 to him. Frs', With an axe, then VII
piece Of scaatIing, he eDdcayored to knock
away the boards. Al last he pushed HID
dreth's feet from the scsfoId aud hung him
Iusgiiiclenlly a second time. The poor fe.
low made NJ further efor, 10 recover him.
oN'l' Ihu'I5 lHal 10 was hJng IN way
which produced the most excruclstiny. be.
cause gradual suf,cation-wilh the blood
slowly collecting IN his bIaln-tbroagh 4 CIR.
culauon only partially inpeded-lhe unfor.
luna;e mao, compelled by the pangs which
momentarliy grew greater, drew up his leg.
as high a possible, thea with all his force
threw them down oiIsh eu the cord. Three
several times, al intervals Of minute he
did the same agaia. Then his struggles
ceased-hls own oIecuioner, he becomes
unconscious Of pain.
A ate number Of the Lonion Times, in an
article upon the subject u Slavery in Amer.
ca, makes the following ackuo~le dgment
:" Ths will or tho people Of England and tho re-
sources Of the British nation have beer applied
with absolute authority and ungrudglng muHihcenee
to the extinction ofslsvery IN tie British domnions
The Northern STATES Of A merica have no such pow
sr Of altering the institutions and ths tenurss Of
property 10 the slavsholding States Of the Union
ongress t.efhss no such power but if i, had and
besides tne power, II il had the will and the
10 carry general measure Of abolition, zoe
suaiHed TO admit that the experiment made by The
brt!sh "oeefamsat, and the stst, in ukieh the Bfi.
ftsh west Indies are nou placed by IL, would be in
poked as the 0iou ussnsweyaJle srguneat against |