Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1851-06-06

: of liquor be any palliative to the moral guilt
: Of your offences, Il only aggiavaies, If any
hing, its legal character. No doubt the liquor
had some Thing 10 do in preparing you for his
I dreadful lradegy We can scarcely believe it
IL in the human heart or in human nerves, IN
less ariicially simulated, 10 murder a fellow
being in the way you killed Joseph Williams,
and for such motive That quart Of whiskey
] furnished as "irs1f' at a crossroads groce-
ry, may have been purchased at the price of
three lives. We shall not dare to distribute the
moral guilt connected with il, but he whose
good natured hospitality. bui misspplied kind
ness, furnished the entertainment, was the rrst
10 meet its fearful consequences.
! We have only 10 urge you 10 prepare for
death. Good men, who are the ministers of
religion will aid you By their advice and pray
lersi and will.instruct you In the plan of saliva
iion through repentance and faith in the Sa
lviour, They will tell you Of its abundance ;
lis sntiiciency and Of its easy attainment by
those who heartily repent Of their sins, and
4 pray with faith for forgiveness through His
merits. They will tell you that His grace is
sufficient for the worst of sinners, and ready
10 be afforded in the most sudden emergency (;
! that He who in His moral agony prayed for
His own murdefers and at The same moment
by an exhibition of His divine character, par
ldoned the dying thief, can and will pardon your
Offences though they involve both theft aud
murder, IL you trust in Him. Listen, therefore
to their instructions. follow their advice, and
Ipace your cause in His hands who receiveih
all thai come unto Him through the Lord Jesus
Christ.
] James Anderson In consideration Of the pre-
misee. Il Is The sentence of the law and the
Judgment Of lhis Cour. that you be now taken
from the bar of 1nis Court, to The common Jail
} of New Castle County, whence you came, and
tha, you be there safely and securely kept until
the 3lst day of July next, and that on that day,
between the hours of ten o'clock in the morn
0 ing and three o'clock in The afternoon. within
, the precincts of the prison enclosures as re-
0 quired by law, and in The manner required by
law, you be hanged by The neck until you are
D dead; and may God have mercy on you.
0 Empson Bayard, your fate is the result Of
} bad association The suggestion of this crime
. seems 10 have struck you at first with alarm, il
not with repugnance; bat you yielded ready
1 assent and assistance in its execution. If il
were possible TO distinguish between you
0 where both are SO guilty, your youth and or
0 phanage, with the fact that the thought Of this
murder snrang from another, would be in your
n favor but in all other respects you shared
n fully in its accomplishment, and in its guilt
and must share in its punishment
a 1t is therefore The Judgment Of this Couri
y that you Empson Bayard, be now taken from
the bar of this Couri TO The jail Of New Castle
y County, whence you came, anil that you b.
y there safely and securely KEPT until The ais
y day Of July next and that on that day between
y the hours Of ten o'clock in the morning ant
y Three o'clock in the afternoon, within the pre-
y cincts Of the prison enclosures as required BY
n law. you be hanged by the neck until you ar
y dead and may The al-mercilul God havi
mercy upon you.
5 The Seventh Annual meeting OF The Della
= ware Anti Slavery Society was held on The 3Is
slof May, in the City Hall, Wilmington. Tn,
e Injecting convened al three o'clock, P. M. Tn.
Pfesiden, and Vice President being absent
Thomas Garrett was unanimously called 10 III,
/ chair.
{. The Treasurer's report was read showing n
: balance Of Sl2i os in the treasury.
:. The annual report Of the Society was read
, and after some discussion and amendments
2 was adopted. Ageueral invitation was gwen
for all present 10 partake in the proceedings oil
the meeting and Join in The discussions.
: Lucrelia Mott thought the report should be
/" printed and distributed throughout this State
aud Mary IND. Only few comparatively
were heret 10 listen. II is only through the
i = spaa1nnnnmn anyisk V lsuuass = al ~,
|, peopls conlg cblaia knowledge of our =
me lceediugs. We have need 10 spread our prin
i'd- ples--lo publish extensively and cifcult
asy widely, that our cause may be what il is NJ
a. =, becoming, The prominent subject Of the cot
ooooltry. There is yet great deal Of pro slave
~ ~ feeling. We see il in the nquitous Ia
~ passed by our different legislatures W,
'aus these laws passed at the dicaion Of The Sou
'''' 10 satisfy its camors 10 pull dawn aeiialio
n il is so, il is none the less deplorable.
Ms. only goes 10 prove how great The apathy, h
ing great The supineness on this subject and
ney necessity of unwearisd zeal and confirm
mes perseverance in our ahors. 1t is said that
eek ncessant agitation Of the question tlghtens
eph bonds of the slave The abominable iugit
ere law is charged against The aboliIiouisis.
cen this is no new thing II should not inlimid
All or dishearien. Agitation ia preparing The r.
seq pie 10 enter their protest againsllhese iniquilt
tent enaciments What wonder that those "
uphold the system we are waring agar
afe should renew then efforts in its behalf at ev,
va flesh Indication Of lis downfall. The delivt
r ~, of the poor save draweth nearer, because
~ ~ the exertons Of abolionsts. There is
~ Delaware law recently passed, so nnchrisii
~ 80 cruel, that 10 effect il will be almost nomir
ear But those who violate it will always be liza
,ge. to be imprisoned and sold into slavery, All
q cious as are these laws their repeal should
He occupy 100 mncu OIL our AtenllOu, lney
hat only small growth Of the Upas lree OF sla
bullry. We must strike al the root of the syse
Nothing short Of lis Total extinction will RENE
ON the evil.
red Cyrus NJ. Burleigh then addressed the me
emitting. In The course Of his speech he allut
IN to the impotence OF rro.slavery in its efforts
seo. stop the abolition movement The decree
.algone forth that the Anti Slavery agital
y shall be put down, and every nerve has bl
. ~, strained 10 put il down. Newspapers say
J NV will soon die; politicians declare lis end
~ drawing near; men Of learning and talent
81 The name and for The alleged safely of
sny 'Unionr have srrayed themselves against It
,bs But what is the RESULT Has agitation ceas
voh or does the aspect of affairs indicate pro
sst bilily Of It's seasingi No. Every effort
IL lquiet agitation is virtually answered with
BY terrible defeat. Every legislative act hav
teal for its object the persecution Of the free co
he ed man, or for the more firmly securing
b of tenure Of property in slaves, increases agial
OK. ten fold. The question is no, merely one
, a. freedom to the colored race il involves
Gin liberty of all; and to demand Of the free n
pur- of America, that while Slavery is rapidly ga
law, ing ground among them, they shall not ag
10 the cause of freedom, IS a too palpable invas
you, Of their own rights 10 be silently submitted
line The Chairman appointed Mary Richar
ular Ann Semple, Cyrus M. Bufleiph, Will