Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-06-15
LAST WORDS AND DYING CONFESS
SION OF TIE PRISONER.

SION OF TIE PRISONER.
The time has at last come, when, by righte
ous decision of my country, am doomed 10 an
gnbmguus destruction. Before 90 hence
and am buried furever in m exccrable grave,
wish with suitable srlcmrily TO make Ilpu,tle
confession of my guilt, and 10 lift my warttnc
voice against those insuous rncrnies to-. the
peace and happiness of man, that r;,ptivate his
heart while they destroy his soul.
| acknowledge the truth of the testimony
brought against inc, the fairness Of my trial and
the justice of my scntcnce.-It is but deserved
retribulion, that it should be executed By WATER,
10 whom, notwithstanding his spoiess nnocerIte,
have ever been IN mpcable enemy, and have
injured in the estimation of thousands, TO whom
he WAS friendly. If all The evils which have
propagacd in the world, had been enumerated
in the indictment against me, general confes-
sion OF their truth, would have been: bm oh,
how iHte did my aceusers or the npitnesses against
me knoV 9f The sscre! Vaccinations in DRich /
haze been engaged 10 bring ruin .upon The famiiy
gt man.
When was yet a youth, unknown to the
community, my first device was 10 gain access
to the hearts Of tbc multitude, by representing
myself ;,s a phiIanlhropist.' To this end, be-
came servants to a physician. Alas alas
am sorry TO. say, my we'll meaning pair0n died
my Stare. lie was 50 capivatcd with my insinna-
ting quaIiie, that he introduced me most cnleu-
siycIy, and with Gigh cummcndalion TO all his
customers, and soon became the admiration of
the sick and the well. My popularity WAS 50
great, that all my acquaintances speedily became
my warm friends, and indeed, in most cases,
such WAS The power of my fascination, that they
fell deeply in love with me and felt that WAS
positively Indispensable to their happiness
now entered into league uiM sin, and our sway
was irresistible. BY inllaming the passion of
lnen, ! destroyed their judgement and stupefied
their cdnsciences, so that they at once became
weak and vicked. Sometimes they would mourn
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again into willing captivity. Ihey felt not Their
danger ihcy knew not that the poison mat
drove others to phrenzy, was circulating in their
own veins: they could not be made to believe that
they were voluntary agents in the work nt des-
,ruclion Thus had miIliuns in rcqulsitlon,
who never felt tie cord that bound them, and
wi.l not I'LL they were beyond hope, that their
strength uas departed" As my influence increased
became bold | entered the councils OF state
and produced wars | went into armies and Silr-
red up rebellion and treason; on board OF >llips
at sea. caused revolt and muIny; IN IcgINl-
tive assemblies, violence and di~cord IN churches
bark,lilimg and hypocrisy in families, unnatural
alienation aud roIjugaI inIi'irIiIy; and poverty.
disease and death sreryrhere. In my whole
career, SIN and you all know who is the father
of sin, was my r,epar;bIe companion, and
though do moi make this disclosure with the
hope Of pardon; this cannot expect, am con-
sciou, of not meriing it; for my guilt Is too
open, and read of all men, to permit ii yet rs J
know lIa, my accompIice is sill al large
wish before 90 hence, to apprise tle public
THAT WHEN AN REMOVED, he will be more
easily restrained his arts will be less successful
and with the same vigilance, he will be much
more easily detected and suLdued than when
We were associates"
The court was then adjourned, and the sheriff
Immediately proceeded to execute the sentence
which was done in the presence OF an immense
concurse of spectators, though The water seemed
reluctant to receive the criminal, who foatcd ioE
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