The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-21

Gxecutioa OF David Wilson for Rape.
,,a corrsspondsnt q the Baltimore Ssn writsg fsn
kltotts Mills Maryland NovembW 10, gives the fousW-
ing account Of the execution Of the negro wilson
David Wilson, free negro, convicted ct the last Sep
ssnSsr court for Howard county Of ps on yCasS s,
this county suffered the penalty due to his crime today
Since his sentence bis request he has bsen visited
church. and the Rev Mr. Huntington Of the Prssby-
terrain church To ministers he persisted in his in
to himhe was not the man Every motive was present
cd urging him to acknowledge his guitthe young lady
s % rsss al to
the moment Of execution, denying his guilt.
After his chains had been taken off, and few minutes
before the sheriff and his aids started with him to the
scafod, being alone In his cell with Mr. Thaddeus s.
Clark, with whom be formerly lived and the Rev VIM.
upon the young girl but failed to accomplish his 6endsh
purpose.
He then escorted to the scaold erected near the
jail. The sheriff, Mr. w Warfeld, acc ON pa MED
by his aida, Mr.. Richard Harding and Mr.. Asbury
Fhher and also civic guard Of twenty citizens,
armed with rifles. The Rev william Fort accompanied
him also to the gaows and gave out hymn which wss
sung by those around and then committed the soul
the criminal to the mercy of God in prayer and
after bidding the prisoner adieu left the ground The
sheriff then clothed him in his shroud and pinoned him.
and In few minutes the drop fell and launched him into
eternity.
There present large number Of persons but all
behaved with commendable solemnity. The prisoner
ShnsT Ins sny'n'ng ON .ne eauows 20 sne people
frmnes but evidently with the feeling OF sympathetic
heart always to be admired in officer In such trying
circumstances
is great satisfaction the public mind that the
confession made and reads lesson the eydosr Of
the most terrible import
The President ELECT Zion's Herald of the
week contains q letter from an old clergyman, who
happened to be ut Concord, on q visit, when the
election took place for President Of tho United
States After speaking of things in that pleasant
village, he says:-
You may walk two miles on Main street within the
village and still it grows. vote taken the
ceptance Of city charter and lest by about sixty votes
This town you is the residence OF the Presi-
dent elect Mr Pierce Your correspondent here
quietly expressed their preferences the polls No mill
tery guards riots no bloodhed but they commended
Those weapons which AZ silent fall
As snow fakes tall upon the sod,
But execute the will Of man
The General in town eli day subscription made
for the purchase OF quantity of the Dxous grain for
demonstration After sunset the lightning from the
four quarters in winged haste to the result
That the candidates should be anxious somewhat would
be natural In little bsck Of hs office the man
upon whom the hearts of many set quietly
coived the dispatches they from the wires
Thousands filled the streets hearts beat nervously and
hats cut circles in the air SO constantly the
nouncement Majority for Pierce that the appre hen
sion was that the light ming democratic. But brave
ly he bore all until it ADMINISTRATION gone for
result By eleven o'clock the question decided and
Franklin Pierce made President for the years
But gratifying 1t TO the of the citizens Of
Concord. not gun fred or bell rung. And why!
For the good that the successful candidate
quested his friends to make denomination at all
His modesty fhrunk from sill display The next morn.
ing he did what will honor his heart than all else
(saye the acting out his religious conycions quietly
left town. and retired to the old family homestead alone
and there remained until Friday evening He wished to
be alone with his own heart