The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-09-09

Tvs LArr lioN RosERr RASroUL. Jr.-
The 'j,inei despatch 10 III. Post. dated Wash
ngton. Sanlay. gives iho particulars II Mr.
r. tou!'S deceasr:
IIor. Robert Hsntogl. Jr., died las, evening.
He was in his C-u 'lth up n lay, 2d ins'..
an had been for sj.ue i IS previous Ia TIA, time,
eng .ej IN lahorous in..>tIg iioa On the matters
in dispute between Greal iiii'ain and the United
Srrtes, growing out oi the northern fisheries. Al
Ills tine he hid upon his forehead wha, he con-
sdefcd smal. boil, which did nat attract atteu-
tioa. nar prevent his beng IA the House Mon
day and la sday. On Nedn--d " morning. IL
breakfast, 'n>iterable inilam4 ,oa of an cry sip
elias character, was noticed around the boi and
he was accordingly prevailed upon 10 remain IN
he Too.n and procure medical advice. During
the Reminder Of " !ne-d " AMI tuesday llie
d-ease made percrpiib|e proEress. o. thurs
dly de-p .,ch s.ni nnrnls Nr. Ranioul's
family, Of his illness. GA Fri1aY morning, h
conversed freely wi'h me, and appeared much
better. and expected in The course of ii day or
1--we. 10 resume has duties ia the lious. On the
evening If Friday, h. becll.e niuch worse, The
er,- ipsias spreading over The whole face and hl-
brain bclno also somewhat elected On SAtur-
day moruIog. Mrs RantJu arrived. Mr. Ran
toui knew her perfectly, and mad. many ingui-
ries OF her, Though has ma. continually wandered.
Oa Saturday evening, etia>on took place, one
side ct tie body became para!yuc and inu,h
swollen, nth nibl!ly to speak. From this TINA
be sunk rapidly, and explIed at half past Ter,
o'clock, GA Saturday evening
The Trareler, ha, the following synopsis Of
sir Ranionl's career:
Mr. Ran'oui, was the only son Of Hon Robert
RantoIl, Uf Beverly, who set lives al an I'D
vanced age. he WAS born the 18Th Of Aug
list, 1905. and Of course woaid have been II
years ri age OIL Friday next, if ne had lived. He
was graduated al Cambridge in 1920 on Which,
occasion, h- della cred the yu,ei;cirry poem. He
admitted TO the BIr in ISIS, and in 1893,
becln resident OF Gloucester. He had an
active t.:nd, Wa an original thinker, and posses
sed good talents, Is ii wTi;rr aud for ,nsic .ia-
ter. From early life, he devoted himself with
unusual ardcr, 10 the pursuit, o politics, his SYM
,the>--alihoa,h his Fiber was Il feleral.,t of
the Oil SchoJl-hivlag thrown biu into tn. ranas
OF the deniocfa.lc party. His fr-t pu Ii adir $,
as "A paIIcIin. was in d fcace of Cen raj j elk
sons veto Of the bill fos re-chnrtering the United
States Bank He was Repf,s ntAtiye from
Gloucester, N the Leais alLre OF This Common
wealth iur several years. au, Distinguished him
sell as the opponent III The "tch milton bank -
anu as the ads' cafe OF thu abolition Of capitol
punishment, having made, as ch irnlan of -pe-
oia, committees on the subject several Ella aora;.
reports In favor OF a5oi.shing The pan shlneni OF
death in all cases.
Mr.. Rauioai was fox many vear., a c. nd,iate
for Representative To Congress, from Essex dis
irict, al WIS finally elected ia November last
having united the votes Of the free SOD party
with Those oil hl, own. HIS death of course. No.
casiois u vacancy III our Goa ares, iouai deieua-
ton. III lS43, MI Rahioul Wa, appointed Col
lectnr Of Boston, but III. Appointment was not
conhriled b, the Senate, ani h. held the oicc
bat one year Ia iS4o, h: was appointed Bis
irc' Attorney Tor TINS District, winch place he
hiied wh ability, daring the term Of Nj Polk
Administration IL WI CHI SEN by ihr Le.isla-
lure OF thi> Cul.mI nweat., ia ISL. II, Il con
tned ~ Il fre' sbIer> ana de nucr Is "A Scua-
Tor oil tie Cit' ! aies, 10 Ill Tor q. few da
only, the uneAPlreI tessu OF MIR. Webster
HoRRlBLE Tn AGEDY.-The Traveller h,.
tne ioowms accou. of the LAST eadiui occur
FENCE at DaIien, ga.
a inend has shown US private letter, from
Darien, Ga, dated on lie = II Of july. vii n
cont the deas OF "A DIRE du tr geI. rec .,.t,
'ia ,i.d al thA' place. W are pefu,iel 10 copy
tne following particulars
- here were five negroes, four men and enc
woman, hung IN thus pace on The <tt, IA.
without waiting for the forms @, law. The frs, -,
stance OF the kini In At has ever occurred h.r.
These hesroe> murdered heir ~; 5 er Mr. J,ur
Houston, a snier, upon an l. and NJ out ,br,.
r
houston Was Young unmarried ,.an, of Oh. o.,
the best families M the Stale and WA. Tho al,
whuc person on The island " n, re he. resided -
~" he Jay oi me murder, he had one Of ih.
women whipped for misconduct Abou, d,r. ~.
iaid down TO sleep. The men TOOK tLi. ou,,,r,u.
nitY. and seized hinI. stripped him. tied las hand,
oeuno hhi, ana fastened him 10 ii tree, with a
G"a'h aoo"t ms neck, the woman !iolJlns ii !iyhi
during The whole lime. The, then. wan a COW.
ppn him
begging tor his life, and The woman erwin on, Ia
them, give htn more" while seven o,.,
VOICE. beionsing to the same plantation, were
on their Knees pleading for ms le I hey ul.o.
oeat hii WIN paddle, coiiing has head and face
dreasiu'iy. Exhausted by their exerilons, TIL,
lett Their vi' for several hours in hi. cou.l,,to
Al midnight. they returned 10 their murdereus
work, anu flushed him with three hlo,ys If m
axe upon the head. They then buried HIM IN .
marsh, turned bis boat bottom side up. and sci
his hat floating down the river, TO cree; AN in
preston that he Was drowned; and, sue Ia for s.,
ern' days. was supposed to be HE Case
Suspicious al length being excited that all ,yns
moi riSnI, Inquiries We're made, and the truth ec-
heu. ihe ave negroes were arrested, brought to
tonn' COMMITTED to jai. and i meeting of the
citizens called. There COLD be no ac,,en ~ the
case, by the regular courts, auth the last oC
November; and as The negroes are in This coo,iv
about twenty TO one " lI.te persop there wa no
knowing what effect the murder might have uuon
their minds. before legal aciion could be had |,
was therefore decided 10 be necessary tina, some
thing should be done at once. After several
meetings. AT which The matter was deb.r,,,Iv
considered, IT was finally, on Saturday last. a
majority OF the voters OF The county being present.
oeedea oy vote OF ninety, 10 three, that the
cuiprlts be immediately tried. A ,ury MAS So.
lec'ed, the names of all present, being no, in .
hat, aad Twelve drawn iherelfom, for that Dur
pose. rN
The trial proceeded, and the negroes were
found guilty and sentenced to be hung ON the ao,b
which sentence was fully carried into etiec, =,
above stated Each one of the culpr,s confessed
his guilt