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GREENv1LLE, Ala,
.y..,..-. September Is, 1854.
Editors Of the Press: Supposing that
your columns are not crowded at this season
Of ofsheyear, I offer you column which will
illustrate the state Of society in our little
village. The subject of it is tale ofblood
and murder, but an acquaintance with the
enormities of the case will deliver it Of all
It's otherwise narrowing features. 1tiscred-
table to human nature that the murder of
ahuman being seldom fails to excite feel
ing Of pity for the victim, and horror and
indignation against the perpctrator. This
case, however, was signal exception. De-
spite the horrid; concomitants of the TRACE
dy, there was not the slightest manifestation
of pity or regret, but a universal feeling of
qualification openly and freely expressed
There was a buoyaut feeling Of relief from a
terror that had long oppressed tile people.
Every man felt a renewed assurance of Sc
curity to his person and property.
The name of the victim was JAMES VIII
L1AMs. With bold hand and subtle cum
ming, he had overawed tho courts and eva
ded the laws. He was q NAPOLEON in his
way; as ingenious in the conception of his
plans, as he was successful in their cxecu-
ton He was familiar with the law of evi-
dencs in criminal cases, and by some means
: or; other either excluded it altogether or
rendered it inconclusive. He had numer-
ons gang of understrappers, who rendered
him the double assistance Of executing his
plans, and being swift, witnesses to swear
anything that he wished to have sworn
When he :wiahed e whip. or kill anybody,
he sent some of his gang to decoy them off
where his crowd was gathered, and then to
commence dght with them. If his side
was about to be whipped, he pitched in.
In, thissway there was no evidence against
him. And he rebutted the evidence Of the
prosecutor BY q cloud of witnesses Of his
own. ~ = Sc. 90. p =. T..
Deerepid cd men, and travellers even,
were attacked, insulted, and cruelty beaten
by him, without the least provocation. No
one 30 infssf tthe bssit Of his life.
Hs dsbaiiShe nsz6s dam ghteats,l iii ii tthsir.eewn
houses nd fhrsstensd 70 Jill tthsul Il they
intefiSssd ii Praaentnsnts were sometimes
nads H lsths as grand jprtiy, jriy fofin 10 man dared
ID Is own snsnps ~ prosscuse.s But these
ID alsaS syaded,I He attempted to EH a
grand inrosiwhe hsd; ;esused dhina ,te,be pre-
sslasa missed bis hsat only
by csanes % aimoing Of by st,iking a
fsk ~ moi ofssn dare 70 appear
sgain him. He told them that Il they
dhsssgd cpt theirs throata TheSolic-
( i6f ayad, Hs tod. him sItbst IL he
pdbe The cases against him, he would cut
bisd ahroat. This need not; excite sur
pf;sa ssW men viii do their duty when
they knosiiE asiiiiff soa theaa .thsiir lives. i
des thess, iis6 iisisa I Judge, Or Solicitors Ii
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