The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-01-24
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Sentence of Motley ;,md lsEackledse.

Sentence of Motley amd lsEacklcds@.
Thomas Motley and William BIackledse,
convicted at WATERFORD of the murder of a
negro in July last, appealed for new trial.
The case was argued before the Appeal Court
in Charleston, and the application dismissed.
On Monday the 10Th inst. Judge O'Neall pEe5
nouncvd the following sentsnsqee uRoptIIe priso.
nerS:
Ih6S.1 lio.leg-- William Bluckicdge: Two
phfnonths have passed away since yon stood, be-
fore me, in the midst Of the community, where
the awful tragedy, Of which you have been
convicted, was performed hope this time
has been profitable to You, and that in the
midnight wa'chings OF your solitary cells, you
| have TUNED back with shame aud sorrow to
the awful cruc',ies Of which You were guilty,
on the 3lh of July last.
! Notwithstanding the enormity OF your Of
, fence. Won have no reason to COMPLAIN that
Justice has been harshIy administered. On the
/ Circuit and here yoW have had the aid Of zeal.
Gus, un,ring counse!-cvery thing, which man
could do TO turn away the sword OF justice,
has been done; but in vain. Guilt such a>
yours cannot escape the sanction Of even Garth
/ " tribunals.
! Nv luty now is to pass between you and
! the State, and announce the laws awial doom.
Before | o so, usage aud propricty demand
! that | should endeav"r to turn your ti"nStts
to the certain rcSw|is before YOU. Dca Ii, here
shameful death, awaits you! hope it may
be that you may escape the terrible everlasting
death of the soul!
1t NAV he profitable to you t" recall the
! horrid deeds which you jointly and sererai!y
committed, in the death of the poor begging
unoliending Lave. will not repeat the dis
unsting details of the outrages committed; the
puilic arc Area ~ fully int"rmed, and your own
! hearts. in every pulSation, repeat them TO You.
NAV be permitted, however, to say to yon,
and to The people around you, and to the
wo,lI, thai hitherto South Carolina had never
witnessed such atrocities; indeed, they exceed
all that we are told Of savage barbari'y. For
the Indian, the moment his captive ceases to be
Il true warrior (in tie sense in which he under
stands i') aud pleads for mercy, no longer ex
tends his snlT@ring-death. speedy death, fol-
lows. But you, for 4 light and part OF the
succeeding day, rieed in the >ulit'ng> and
,errors Of the poor negro, and at length your
frrocious dog, set on by yon, throltled and
killed him. aS they would a wild beast. Can't
vuu hear his awful death cry, "Oh, Lord" If
YOU ca!,;,nt hear it, the Lord Of Hosts heard
aud amswcredit lie demanded hcn, aid nor,
from YOU, the ieaI III account of blood
Yon have met with the fearful Consequences
OF the infamous business in which you were
| cugagcd Amiag rnnawpys wiM dogs, equally
fierce and e:ocouSa> The Spanish bIoodnoundS
With one of you (iniiey) there cOnld nave
been no excuse Your l.ther, Young man is Il
rnau Of wealth. reaped and gathered together
by Il iii, of t"i! and privation; that the >on OF
such IL man should he luu:id more than hun
rrcd miles irnm home, following Il pack Of
Lo5<, III the chase OF negro slaves, throug IA the
swamj,s oi the lnwcr country, under sum
n,"rs sun, shoAS either love OF cruelty, or o!
mlolcy, which Is not easily satisfied 10 the
other prisoner, Blcklvdgc it may be that pow
c,tr, and former dcvui"u t. this sad business,
might have presented some excuses.
The Scriptures, Young men, with wlIich, |
fear, ,ou have not been familiar, declare, a<
the law Of God, "lh"a shalt not KILL This
Divine statute. proclaimed to Gods Own prnpil
ct, AMID the lightning and Thunder Of Siur
MAS rredicatrd "i the law, previously given TO
Noah, after enc race Of mcn had pcri>hcl.
q N'i.uso >hed.Ic;h mans blood, by man shall
his blood be- shed 70: in the inage Of God
! made He mai" Ii conformity L. these li.
vinr cumilamd>, is the law of the State under
which vou have been condemned. No longer
! is ;h. blood of the slave to be paid Tor with
money 40 longer is the brutal murderer Cf
the negro to 90 free. Lille for iile' is dc
.aln.Ird, amd you, poor guilty creatures, have
the forfeit to pay! a long experience rs Il
lawyer and a Judge, makes it my duty {" say
to you, and to the people all around you, "crcr
Ancc / hnow" Mr gritty m"rIercr Ia go .trc" :!
! II Judgment docs not overlakc him III the halls
ut u>trr, sI!!I the avcnger OF blood is in his
pursuit, >,.i! The eye, which never >Iumbe"s or
| >lrru>, is upoa him, until il some unexpected
murn,nt the cumnar,d goes forth, "cul him
down." aud the place which once knew him
shall know him no more for ever Since
your trial. on. Of the witnesses, much censured
| Tor his participation in some sort in your guilty
deeds, has bcem sadIen'y cut of from life !
! | say To you, Young men, "you must die y
/ DO moi trust in hopes of Executive clcmrmcy.
It seems to me, however much the Governor :
heart may bleed TO say "n"" to your arpIica.
ton. he will have TO say it. Prepare yourselves
therefore, is reasonable, thinking, accounahl,
l..rn, for your fate. Search the Scriptures
Obtain repentance by 4 goAIy SORROW for sill.
Struggle night and day for pardon. Itcmcm
hrr Christ the Savior came to save smIcrs, the
chief of sinners Learn that y"u are such,
and cas-, yourselves on his bleeding bosom for
mercy and forgiveness, and he will then de
clare to You that, " though your sins be aS
SCARLET, they shall he white rs SNOW, though
they be red like crimson, they shall be us Woo.
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