Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-05-26


On Friday last, occurred in orr eornmaniiy ope
Of those dsagreeable incidents lin its history, the
impressions Of which are not easily Glazed. The
and unpr0vOked attack upon his employer, NJ sArl-
H. BRoEs, in obedience 70 the Sentence 81 lhe
Court afier fair and impartial investigation EOf
all die eircumsancesconnecied With The affair, peid
the penalty Of his lie fbT the hriapusness OF he
offence Qute number were IN attendance %
witness the execution though every thing CONNECT
ID with its disagrseable perk5rmance, passed Of
quite as well Is could have b,=n expected, and ID
many respects creditable % those vhpst unpleas-
ant duty ii was 70 carry out the senseace'of the
law, as well as those whose curiosity alone indae-
"a them TO be preseht spectators uppniso solemn
an occasion.
The gallows had been erected on the lot Of Nj.
AsDREw HrxrER, near town. and At abonul2 o'clock,
D., tie negro, under charge Of the High Sheriff
Mr. Joax W. MooRE, and the Tailor, CepA IoHs W.
RowAx as also the Potomac Rifle, Of Shepherds-
9town walked from the Jail 70 the place q excep-
tiou. The Rev W. B. Drrrcs the officiating tleF-
lgyman, as also Dr. W. A. DouGLAss the Physician
were assigned appropriate places in the line Of PRO-
cession The boy had been clad in the hahlanienis
Of death before he leh the Jail, and though be
moved with firm step, and manifested much less
/ concern than many spectators who were present,
vet as the mournful pageant moved through the
town, il produced considerable sensation. The PRO
ceedines at the scacid were Of but short duration.
The negro addressed enc crowd in hat few words,
4 in which be declared his Willingness 10 die. and
ibis hope Of preparation for eternity He bid On
| afectionate farewell ID the multitude and hoped
TO meet them all in heaven The Rev Mt. Dutton
then offered up to the Throne Of Grace most
feeling and appropriate prayer which We have heard
universally commended for its peculiar fitness to the
OCCASION and the ervot aud eloquence bf ifs appeal
The cap was then adjusted the signal given the rope
ont by the High Sheriff and in somef two or three
\ moments the negro pronounced 70 be dead The
example thus furnished for the violation Of law and
The nsubordination on the part Of our negroes, viii
no doubt prove salutary lesson for good, and iw'
III hope there may be occasion 70 witness similar
u occurrence for many day to come
\ The day before the negroes execution, he made :
confession IS to having carried the cornknf' wild
him into the courthouse the morning on which tn
difficulty occurred AS also hayipgit under his Goa
at the time he ate his breakfast This was the only
link of evidence wanting, 70 essahlishe most clearly
and unequivocally the Premedaatioa of resistanc
against his masters authority even unto death IF
were necessary. That Mr., Brown escaped wllthf hi
life Is more owing to his owrpopers Of resistance
than any abatement of effort on thepsrt Of the hgrC
to accomplish what has been clearly Established
have been his premedltated purposgto resist az II
sacrifice Of life The poor negro received during n
confinement in Jail, the kindest astention upon IN
part of our Clergymen and other religious adviser
and as to both his temporal and spiritual wease Il
community manifested a becoming iaterest-S1t
When informed by the Sheriff thai II ne had an
thing 10 say be might do 20 10 spbstapce, he saic
Farewell gentlemen. / am EoilItofbe hung
But | never did n5Ihia' TO be hung for-bgtl
sooner be hung for nohini than something q
| not afraid to. die I'm not afraid OF nolhin'. Blu
! we are all sinners aud must die some day, aud
would as lief die today as lo-morrow. There a
many sinners here lookin' al me today. that mu
all die. o. ! hope Twill meet you in Heaven
hope the Lprd will forgive ny sihs, and refei'
mF soul! FAREWELL gsntlefhsa farewell ladies