New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-02
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE
BY TELEGRAPH 10 TIE NEW YORK TRIBUNE
SENTENCE or WEBSTER
TWFlFTH DAY ...Bo.I9s. Moni'r Afd


The Cont room was crowded tins morning 10
hear the sentence OF the law pronounced upon DR.
Webster as yyero all The avenues leading % the
Court House The state Of feeling was ono Of great
sadness and solemmtf and silence like hat Of
funeral prevailed Throughout tic assembly
Dr. WEHsrLR was brought into Count Al NAN
ntes D. o 10 looked gloomy 10 Tho cx'-eme and
wore The ms.s Of e suffering he nls bsve psssei since
tie yerI q made }u"wu lpt re was collected and
calm
Al ien minuCs past u1e, the Count came DO. including
Hon RIcHAnp FLETcrER. who had attended the ir.aL
AFTER some minutes Of silence Mr. Attorney q 'ncrs Gnu
rotn rose and suocncy yet with great gravity narrated
tho facts of,he Indictment fa and verdict and then moved
the Court ihsl the fus % he aw be no" Pro
bounced.
Tic ps ouer lhou and asked by he c.os what
he ha1 TO shov why Of DIAM should not be pro
nounce1 against hun In reply b. said nothing but bowed
sadly tnd took HE ses' Chief Justice Shaw then sidre's
ed hin "a the following words The voice Of tie Chief JUS
uce vas rcYlete with emotion and hs whole manner
evnced The sincerity 81 he feeling 20 t'uchogy express
- In The folowin.
SENTENCE
Inu. " Nrb.ItH-In meeting YOU here foT lhc lssf
time 0 pronounce Aat sentence which he law mas at,ed
H. The high aud agEravaung ofenso Of which stan con
voted. tis impossible bN language o give tiefac" o me
deep oous Of responsibility, 90 the keen eense OF
sadness and sympa'hy with which wehppr,sch hs solemn
Circumstances which ell WHO hear HaN duly apple
cate INT which II may seem hSI9N NJ o sluoe o h h,ir
detail render hc performance" OF us ouf on mo pfeseh
occasion mosi 1n'pehsagy ltru ~ az l'. "., ul0'
al circumstances cue Zee ing 81 lndet'fhon ,oeiIhy az
ta.hes % uefaucc o nN stern voice OF reiouye joe
toe which consiens folio" being ioa uutn' shi zoo
ianious DEATH hui hen consider r ue Circumstance
81 your past Ne yonr variol" trialohS W soc.e ~.
,sims upou you by ..iufs-he hopes and expectations
the Ignomimous death which awaits y0u we are oppressed
with ref enG Rng ush upi1g butH seuse OF iTerhl 'e
duty nposcd ou hy the law whose ofccrs sui ulsl's
we are could sustain r pfonouncinc such luiRn'
against tho crime Of ~iiii murder oi "hcn you sala
cnaiged-s crime A. "hich hul's1ly s'uuue,s "a a ,.,
where anu under al forms ct soc ~ Icsti9' win
inc deepest adherence The law hss Denounced ne Sc
vrrest penalties ~ these lew sum ~ soeun sh'
eve words very person who shsil conm ihe cInie o.
murder shs suffer the punishment OF 10 AiH fof the same
The ob ect OF this law "a mo protection snn 'ecu
ty Of human hi.-Ihe most impotian' direct "i JUS
and hacrus Government II is made he day OF us Coui
10 declare The pene against any one Who shall have been
found guilty 10 due course OF i- administration V JN.uct
II having viosied ibis law Its one of M moe solemn
aeis of 1dri. mower which ul earthly tribunal can be
called upon to exercise tis high ara exemplary mani
fos,sou OF the sovereign authority othe Jaw ~ vel IN W
henisnity
ui be more eectualN secured BY tho record before us
y appears that have been Indicted by the "Ao July
II ths county tor the crime OF murder s.'tt.s ils' m M
I'D OF November lss You made NJ assault On we le.so
az pr Geo Parknsn AID by acts 90 violence 'n oepV"o
b,n, of M W N malice thought This Is a eyed 20 have
bean dome within the apartments ui luh4t INSTITUTION N
THIS city, iac Meies Nolett, 4" 80" % man ~ N ,,i,e
So vel Anov,n aud extensive ia this com
~ III s snu -, ssTsvsfes IN the midst OF peaceful
manitv. created instantaneous oubHis ol sNip't'
alarm and terror and was followed by utNrisai euu lu
tense eiy lo hy he results OF ddlca Vceuns
wheeler this charge were true The day oi lal etea
Court Was sel 10 conduct ia JurN almost ol your
own rhaosiue selected IN The manner otsl oaeH'a 70
insure ineln gence aud inn stah'y Cousel N'i in
=, hist learning elogueuce, AMI sAil Souo accomplish ~
presenting your defense In I,s best aspec'. ,ey Isfr
number witness carefully cNanre1 ma ale "a
hofous tfa OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES conducted as NOE
with patience ana fidelity that Jury pf"n3ui'eo Sou kuS
a. aHsfHN O a
oscdine am constrained 10 say III hehai oi " N". l
they perceive lusl OF legal etoahos OF eNVo,O
which cluster around the and hrons our meHo -
with the retrospect does This single woid iPoI %, e
vi 0 vic ont and malicious destruction OF The NE OF e
4 nsn in The peace Of God, and u"deI NE ECU
the lswl Yes OF one IN he mos. ol nc WI ,n
hopes warm affections mutual Attachments suouE, va,
ave and numerous making hie biefs'ns - h s so
o,hers We Alude thus 10 me inuIy %. nv M IN
heart Already laceraled but IA remind YOU 81 tuc
HE wrong done 10 the victim Of your eiueN va 'uos ,
us.cs 10 him whose voice IL nov husned IN Soae 90
whose wrongs be only yindcsied ~ The hNnk ASon
Ct The law II ,hereore You may =, sy % Ems
n repning thought arises IN your nhe o -
word seeks uersnee S" s"1r w, Ion, say hand then
not Loot to all OF tcthuuNe 'asuoe-h you 49,
any compurcuous using 81 conscience 'u ~" 49, .,cSs}
~ exc aim Ia the biler anguish OF liuln ussr si'1
against Heaven and my own soal NV run s''D ~ S'
cd be meicifol 10 me- \ sinner
God srsui that your es ample msy ei'fc solemn wsla
Ing Ia ell, especisy TO the Young NAV !. ~
noon every atnd he sauiry lesson intended % ,oA
10 aga
i've pAsslcn temptation 10 even seusu' '."
49, " ckeS purpose. Asieu % ite WAfnuts =. S'a
srir0rc and Weld o. he G. ANS 81. dafN anc Nh 7 ~
rcVrly shrink " lih athoIicucc ilutl ne nts 'NA' N
a.s.pe The tr q smother they cSfn oiSFciVl'e &c
49, ~ ( add society designed tu secure ifvectoa ~
~, 49, ~, flrheaf from obvious clnslGcfSNons
f,-n sddlng such words Of ADVICE a. may s'emes ee
ta,ugbt appropriate occssiors lse '"s ne ~, ~.
Nsen cur province occasions Ake ne pr ss@s - -
IRE iaterse re degraded. the outcssl whose csry '
h.s been cast amoue tie vicious me neg eceo 'e So
d,ged who have been heat with ncSns 81 hifte 49,
religious caUreWho have never fccel'ed ine eeavls ~
cultivated society, uot euioycd The swcc ana chhoos
trsorncs pf hcme To such word Of Sdvce nlp'
an oceAson impressive may 10 word MY spohea 80
rsad 10 good. bat IN Ike MS " here these ciicA
stsr,,. are AZ reversed wcrd or oors could be more
.brseoUs az The Of your own bitter 'hoo shs
10 = hlch We commend NoN
R,i n. Ne approsch ihs ssi ssd duty ~ proocurcne
.epience which i indeed The voice Of M f ana NJ ~
oguvsi IN giving gpegance, We cana 90 u Wa
~ l~sissrenee as formal ard otcisi sc- Vo1 Nte.1
mai We should 10 prevented lsoH i2cs1ns ~ s
hose irferressbe .eengs OF iltefrsA sYihPep an 80
passion which srse spontaneously 10 or -" -"
De Al re,si SINCERELY and cordially deflote uS os10
sns condition. ia'o waich me Nss o.S~s"' 49,.
AID though we have word - ffesrnt 1888
I'm M II earthly here efCr va y is n'1i % !'
"a zion Nj dtvcO;ly commend YOU 20 we NO.
~ ,s,r heavenly fater with whom u sbsniA'oo ~ 80
~ ana from Whom may al hope ioS PsIuuH -. -
rrsoe And ngs ro.hug remains cAs nc so'Se-h -
~ recognising the sentence which t'e A~ .~'.,s3
ne line OF murder Of which Noa .sn1 r,sy -
,s,ch s@n.rnce is thSl yea JOHN w NfhSt a. ~
removed FROM .tds place sud oelsa7A "a go - - .
~. nsisoa of ls couny. and lhepce skVh - "a, =
49, rNeeu;ive Government Of this Comuonw es1a " ~ ~
,Ss usrrAnt 40 point me place u tNrco'A 80 -
=. Hang by ne nsct until yea are pcSo--ano n'' w. y
h.. ;gsri,s goodaess have nicrcy on year SOU