The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-10-26

esss zsa s.ss esNtBMBERa 80.
! You have often met in the Chinese streets
a palr Of coolies carrying asPig stretched
out at;its full length in banboo cases--
Well, just iinasine>a human being pttia
the place OF the unclcan anifnal, ,atrle yos,
can form an >ide a The fifty three unGoau.
nate creatures in their cages when the
cages were set down, atheygwere opcned
and ernptied.e just as when a pig fisiurned
out al butchers shop Iexamihed thcsa
unfortunate wre;cllcs with atte rtioti; they
were worn out with hunger. and looketi
more like skeletons than living beings.lseIt
was evident that they had sufered.IreI Irnost
dreadful privations. They were eiotIetl
in loathsofne tatters. wore ong iiairsf and
the disheveiled tail alta cilad to thn crown
of the head, had been reduced tot a fhirll
of its usual length. They had esiaentls
belonged to the insurgent bands, whothaA
adopted the fashion o { the Mings,sandzal-
lowed all their hair 20 grows sssleasisea
7aaIanyiof these unfortunate perso3sIwefd
very young -sosae were moi. sixtsensyasrs
Of age-while others lhadn grey hair ~
! pell-nieii, when thry were compeHedsfo
lsneel; the greater partof them were so.de.
bilitaied fromfsuffering, that they couldnot
keep in This position, ~ and rolled inashrmadg
An execu!Ioners assistant then psckest
them1up and arranged them dil i'm a1f6w.
whiethrec executioners placed lthense elyea.
behind them and waited the fatal mement,
You doubtless reeollect those libfribles,6gs
ures whom we have often seen topetber M
the eortegc ofthe criminal Judgerot Carto:i
those figures dressed in n4redaLouses
and we airing copper crown. ndorned a.
bove the ears with two long pheasantss
| feathers. Well. these were The executions
erss who now waited the signal with afude
| and heavvieutlass in their .handSsf Esesa
enormous apons ara aboui two feet
long, and the back of the blade is iwp
inches thick; altogether it is'ga, tcumbrons
instrument. sliaped like Chinese razor,
with ru le handle of fswood. .fftss
''e a mandarin, who closed fle carlege.
then entered the ENCLOSURES. Ilezwasl;al
dorncdemith the white ball. and, held inl,i
hand ABOARD .insc.be,law awilhthe order for
execution. As soon astiis nranla1p
the irigIrtfirl work began. The exccniion.
er's assis.antsseach cldsi,edaina long blacit
robe.f and wearing sor. of hbadsdresssuf
iron wicker work, seized the criminals he.
hind, and passing their arms under the
shoulders OF tieir victims, gaveHthem1sA
swinging movement. which made. taom
stretch tout their necles. fhe .execniioners
who was now in front, holding his4sword
| in both hands. threw alLhis strength 4ipio
the weapon, and divided the cervicak vef,
tebr@ with incredible rapidlty, seyarine
/ the head iromiahe body in a ssinglo blow.
/ The execudoner never had to strike tpieet
I For. even the naesl was not :completelH
cut through, the weight was suficieatst4
tear H., and the head.rolled on the ground.
Ansassistant then levelcd the victim .withsG
kick. forthe corpse would Otherwise hayH
remained in a kneeling posiiionse Ate.
three or four decapitaiions,sth the executiops
sr cltanged his weapon. tIiesedgo Of Ata
blade seeming completely turned. The
execution ofthsse fifty-tIrec wreteifes only
| lasted so:ae minutes. g -osfess
+ WI hen the laslhead ad.falien sfleam ana
'lariaisl retired from the scene as silent as
tIiev1 llfifd eons. Seeing illes highest pros
vihcial officers present at the execution os
| these unfortunate men. was struck with
| Iiheire1ection that in all iconntries--horTi-
BILE to say-fhe political scaffold has.been
elevated instead of degraded - Alter Aha
| departure oil the amandarins. the execution,
er picked up allthe heads and threw them
into archest bronghidor the purpose, II At
the same tiaac the assistanttook tho cjpaips
off the victims as they lay in. pool tef
| blood. Fhe heads were carrieds away.
but theShedies were lelton the place ,of,exs
ecnloaai e8gsfa ess fasss AIT s,iisst
sisA lameatable scene then commeneads
Aatroop Of women, with 6isheveled .haifs
approachedth fatal spot. shrieRing aloud
in wild disorder. These unhappy beings
were endeavoring 10 distinguish their faith
ers, their husbands, and their childrpn.
among the headless corpses.. II was
| TighiFul scene to see them hurrying about.
! ! ;n,nnacring, and constantly. mistaken q
midst these headless remains. This search
continued all day, accompanied by
mournful noise; funeral dirges beiag min.
slcd with cries and sobs. The womeI,
never cease repeating that kind Of chant
common 10 all funeral ceremonies, and
/ which.was composed, il IS said .iE the tiuls
4 of Niings. Ii is a sort Of rythmica1 Plairr.
lin. which the same words constantly rscur.
sob, misery! Oh, despairI Ny RaPRfE.
ness is gone forever! Your kin1nes S. wl1
mo longer soften The bitterness. Of lfei7-
Alone and bercayed of al, | can only weep
and die, over your eshes!" and SO on;
! ! ~ Yeas Cana, Just pub lisltcd. -
Iaass The Last Best Gift. 'eass,
Somebody, writing from Australia, says
that society is growing wils, and po,hing
but women. can bring il sback To- al yil!zs-
ton again. He is rightl J gu may bailll