The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-04-06

VI ruuiiruCr ~ aggravated, uiplrr rurh rif'
cHIlsi+Hees, 90 lle tri'si 80 a iiearHiil e'iiit-
I TfUHITY, CFTIT6t an instantaneous Ouhutsl
{. of smpri-e. blarni add rfr0T Hud Nys iul-
luMrd hy au unusual aud iidrn,r nnEiuy "a
lpru hy Ihr results ol o judicial proceeding
Whelor The rlmrro was Hur,
The dny Of uil cnUo, Court wus organ
i2ci Ia couducl y, a Jury almost al on owu
choosing wUb .clortrd iu iho uunurr bcsl
calculated 60 srruin intelligence Md iUlnr.
iinly Counsel Wrio appointed 10 aassI
YOU 900 coudurang your dclrnrr, who have
done 40 uu lrurulug, ol0quouro pud rklI
could nrruuplrll,iu ptcsrnliuE Aour defence
lu ne beet nsporti "a ,oD large number "i
'Wilurs-c- Wrtc carefully examined, mud or
Ter % lphorluus trial ui Unprecedented lugih,
cuuducird, az Wc hope, wiil patience and
lidolry, dat Juy have pronounced you
"GruTY"
u i!..a. .a....ei, lpaii d. eafe..l frs!a4uu Of
r the MLule ntoccodlug-, aGi constrained 10
sny, IA bc'udf Ut JtU tUUrr, tirr'-sl'''s can
perceive no just or lrgu ground Of cAceP-
ION,
"Gn'Iyt"- low much,uuder uli the thrill.
ing circumstances which cluster around llle
clHc aud ihfung our memories ~ tho ioirD-
sucri, ducs dis single Nufd iupnrt, line
wllul, violent, mud mplr,0u. destruction ul
% fellow ann, IN lltp peace ol God nud under
. lho protection Of thc HW--ycs, OF Que 90 llir
midrl IT lll,',of bright hopes, warm affections,
mutual attachments, Firuug, extensive, and
numerous making lllr q blessing 10 hiusclf
aud ulhrft.
We ullulc thus 10 thc injury yuu hive ia.
ilirird, NOT for the purpose uiawnhruiug one
uuuccrr. ry ,atg-44. L4..l44 .+!4l-.Iy luooru.
ted, huJ 20 ,cuiud you ct she iUrpuuhlr
WONG done lo+he ,irtim of yuur cruclu, "a
sheer Iuruto "a l,IH, Whurr ,olrr ia nov
hu-hrd tu drHll aud whose Wrongs can uu.
Is DO indicated hy tlc lH,uP ggaou of IHc
law.
lfthrrclUrr, yuU may az rny moment ibuk
your rusu hand one, And Nuur punishment
too severe, Il one tcpniug thought arises ~
Your mud. pr uuu l4g.. aI.s t''r- ~ ''ti TTr',F
utlcrunrc from your lips. think, oil! lluiS OF
him, irsHully deprived rl Ice hy YOUR VuIy
mud. ltru, b NOT lost 10 uii sense a. re-
uhulnc justice, IT, You have aus -cumpulc,
uoua Ii-luug- Of conscience, you muy ho
ready TO cNclHim 10 the hificr anguish of truth
al have riHred #F6ttrri fitr, '.HI Ig,y ga. -
soul any punishment b. Jusl--God be- mrr.
ritui-tu fr1c, rrtrrt q
God grant that your example may afford
solemn warning a. MI, especially 10 TIC
young; my % impress dC"ub upon ",cp
uiud the salutaty Il s-"H ~ .. 'r'cn'lctl ,o
teach, Ia gun'd Is aust au Indulgence uic,c-
,ls, temptation lu any aud every .rld-h, sor.
did und wicked purpose, to hs'cp To tho
warnings OF conscience, aud weld io tho
,lUm dictates OF duN; aud whilst they iu.
siuriiyrly shrink with adherence iruW tic
fr.t thought of rssllllug lhc lite of uuo'hrr.
-UTv rrry l-.al4-4-L-L
and socoiy, designed TO scrVrc pr"rcuon Ia
lhtiroVu.
Wc rrh,ar, for Obvious considerations.
BE- -rru~ii'ur- thought appropriate. on orrt
SION. like ih.s. Il uas command, boon u,r
pru,,uce. ou u,ca.i..u- like ~ lrr,cpi, Iu.
bddrc-- lho olueioio, ,hr dcGrojod, the out
east, Wlr,,-c. ysth uip hlg been cu-t uttuuE
tlr ,irjuus, tie neglected, thc abandoned,
vino have h.cu blessed with uu u.,0u> 't
mora, and religions rulurC, Vhp have ~,
received the hcurfls uiculri,at,d ,oric.N.
scr ruluN,d the sweet aud uuuuhlug milucu.
cos ul hnmC.
10 such IN one n word Of al'icc upon an
orrosiou so Impressive, may hn % word tidy
SuoAru,und tend 10 good. But Ia q ease like
ihl-, wicrc the 'ritruu stances arc al, rcNcrs.
rd. 10 words oruur- could be morc cfica.
cious thlu the suggestion of your own hctIrr
rhourhtr to which W. commend you.
firt ;r1rtrrtr'rtt 'ir- trSt Srri rrrty ut
prrnouucing sentence, which ls indeed the
voice Of The law, Hud not eur own, yet ~
giNiug II uticUucr, Wu CTuruT ru rrrf't
feelings of indifference, as formal aud oil.
rnl net
God forbid that wo should bc prevented
from indulgng aud expressing these ire.
prrss,hlr feelings at interest, sympath, aud
rumpns-.uu. which nri-c spontaneously IN
our hearts; aud Wc most sincerely md cor.
rituilv ,icplurr ti1r distressing comiir"nIiuto'
which crluc has brought Nou. Aud thNpgh
We ha,.. nn word ut present eet'-ola-tt'e',
orcatthl, hope TO offer you, in The hour ot
YOUR affection, Vat We drNouly commeud
,nu to the mercy orour Heavenly Father,
with whom is abundance uf mercy, and
rom whom We may all hope for pardon aud
peace. -
Aud now, nothing remains, but tic sol
cnn duty ofprououncing tie sentence. which
the law nf1iNcs to the crime of murder, of
which YOU stand convicted, which sentence
is
That YOU, JOHN w. WEBSTER, I've re-.
moved from tits pritt, and Detained in close
custody, IN the prison of this County, aud
pihcucc taken, NJ such time as the Executive
I Goyefnncut OF this ConmonM ealth mny 10y
/ their warrant appoint, To the. place of exc
curion, AND THERE BE HUNG BY THE
/ NECK UNTIL YOU ARE DEAD
/ Aud may God Of his infinite goodness
TuAvE MERCY ON YoUR SOUL!
When nlls,on vas mnde by the Judge to
| the disparity which subststed between the
/ prisoner aud the general class of criminals
whose deeds cnmc under ludicinl cognizance
/ his department exhihed'a marked change
] Previously, he had boruo up remarkably we'll;
} but at this iuncture he clusped the bar moro
/ firmly with his hands, aud bent down his
/ head under the lond Of associations which
I tho remarks of the venerable Judge called
up ia his mind.