The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-04-12

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IMPORTANT D,scLosrsss-1hs aotori
80 Individual, who died in The Esssx MAJ
lei Prison st New York on Monday morn
Ing. Tie Sd inst. from the effects Of thirty
two grains Of morphine. deliberately taken
the night Previous, !sft . letter Tor his wife
and also ons for the coroner Tie ale" lsf|
= note adSrsssed 10 Mr.. Oliver, the keepel
Of the prison. requesting him to soiify his
vile Of his death. In bis cell was 4 tract
entitled. Can you Die Happys" on ths
margin Of which he had written, What 4
strange coincidence that tract Of that kind
shosld h. placed in HE hands! He could
answer afImatively. for he had been for the
last half hsuv under shs ia1xsncs Of dead
u drug. The dsssased had hesn arresasd
emeIsd wisA 49, . ss~ts4ssass wieA VIM
1Aa, N psssi~s altered bank nosss.
lie was ~. two years Of age. The
following ~G.1A directed to Coroner
Gssr: piesyuss.
There i, nothing 1l.nf1k r nv
end. From nv boyish days. r ~ =
nv memory serves / have had a d;sposilIoe
"a conm;, su,c,oe. Surrounded Nv . mys.
tery above NV comprehension and one tia,
no theory promulgated by Other, apues,ed
IN me IN H. . .oiu,ion NJ I have d.eired
death A. either the m.aus re 4 better com.
nr.h.n,ioo of . s,s,e Of eternal ouiet
80, . ,ony ina 1 have lived only for 9th.
ara ,ho.. ,h,, I couId mot but love and
va, hound to p,o,ce,
az my ,.,t.ct ability m confonnd mi.
new charge 10 NV u,e;ud;e. I am aware
hut whv shouIa [ a., sot The history al
IN. mas, /, an ,pd~. 10 the f.tur, and IN.
hon. of hs;uv If 6,r,ha, ..tsi.. IN nv lam.
ilv IN. d.n.,,.d 81 k,.v =. . man m,v
~ n..f,, 70 ,ho.s h. /. Sonud m n,o,.c;
Tho Az, NJ .,,c;d. !, .sIH.h c,;,n;n.l and
eow.rd,y hut r,,ro, conceive !, .i,h.,
when Nh. continual r,i.t.nr. i. likely "a he
ro",,,".a MIN NJ .ond Tor ,...cn,
and from causes not necessary for mo TO
explain. but apart from any danger none
s"ch es"s =.
,.,h ,,.. 49,. ,,'., ~. VI ,;.;s",,, ..J
mentally incsp.bl. Of further b.u~n,inu
All men live only in tie future, and those
mos. gifted and wise would not like to live
their past life over. 81 little 10 life worth.
So far ~ my ability allowed. | have been
oil that = man could 10 to his children.
Their reputation with that of my wife 10
unstsinsd. and to the charitable and good
commend them.
The uuthinking and malgnsn, will per.
secute them ON my account. The coward.
" and base will endravor to make capital
by publication. to my injury.
For money they will outrage the feelings
Of Al iuods".ive. virtuous women, and her
helpless children. Who knows what the
morrow may bring forth. or what father can
forstell the fate Of his children! The in
tsrposi.ion Of the kind and virtuous again
mplore. Let not my imputed sins he Wis.
i.cd too heavenly upon NV children. Let
my suHerings atone for sll---they should he
sufficient | beg tho forgiveness, aud die
'o'gNns M without "a',ee' or Tor any
o'"e. J"."na"' views, ! so'e"n'y "ee's'e
mat Tho Dr"rys are gunty Of all win ~h'e"
me. ma been charged
ms ! "ssre' !ro" p"s','ve s""~'sdge'
me theory mat warner NJ" any kno~lrdgs
OF the torpedo, Pre.'ou. !" "' explosion, u
'"''e' GALES ",s'"k'ng'y '~esrs 10 my ne
ing IA New i"fk, at the '''"e ne SPEAKS =!
. e'ocs' y" inc evening :" a'esn""
lst my house a. several VIII 'es"'y' ~
na'p"" .. WAS !" ."s "'og ,'"Fe OF W.,
"ice. ana ''o" there ! 'etaF"e" nome an"
went out WIN my WE, ~ many knew ~h"