Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-07-06

DEFERRED ARTICLES.
(From The New Orleans Delta, June 81
Burning a Negro slave.

A few weeks since, Miss Thornton, an in
teresting young girl, residing near CASTOR,
Ala, was most brutally murdered by slave.
Immediately after the murder and detection
of the negro, his immediate punishment was
seriously contemplated by the people OF Stump
ter county, but, after mature dellberation, the
law-abidng citizens delivered him into the
custody of the proper officers, and he was
committed TO prison.
At the last term Of the Circuit Court of
Sumpter county, the Attorney appointed by
the Court in the discharge Of his duty, moved
for change of venue to Green county.
The Judge, as the molten was sustained by
proper affidavit, granted the application.
On Wednesday, the Odd ult., the citizens
Of South Sumpter assembled en- mdsse, at Mr..
VIM. McElroy's and unanimously passed
series of resolutions, rejecting seriously up
on the conduct of the Judge, and after having
pledged themselves to su>iain zach "iher. a
portion of them proceeded to Livingston, and
took the miserable criminal by force from the
Jail where he was confined.
On Friday following,hiter due preparation,
they carried him to the spot where he so
cruelty murdered his innocent victim, and
burnt him alive at the stake.
About three Thousand percons were pres
en,, who witnessed, with emotions, the dread
ful spectacle.
I'VE were present" says the editor of the
Marion Miss Republican, "but hope that
they will never witness a scene like IT. The
pyre was composed of several cords Of light
wood, in the centre of which was green
willow stake selected in consequences of It's
indestrucubliiy by fire.
On the top of the pile Of light wood the
criminal was placed and securely chained to
the stake. While in this situation he con-
fessed his guilt, stating that he had no ac-
compice, that he was actuated by lust alone,
that he had attempted to violate her person,
but had failed, and to conceal the attempt he
had cruelty murdered her by beating the poor
innocent creature with stump, that while
he wns doing this she implored him to carry
her home TO her father and that she wouli
conceal the violence he had inflicted. lie
then lcft her, hut soon returned, and after
again beating Der, he concealed the body IN
the very hole where the stake was planted to
which he suffered
"Aiter this confession was made, the
match was applied, and in few moments the
devouring flames were enyeloping the DOOM
ed negro his fearful cries resounded through
the sir while the surrounding negroes who
witnessed his dreadful agony and horrible
conirutions, sent up an involuntary howl OF
horror His sufferings, though excrUciatlng,
were short in few minutes the flames had
enveloped him entirely, revealing now and
ihen,as they fitfully swsyed hither and thi,h-
er, his black and burning carcass, like a de-
mon Of the fire, grinning as II in hclllsh trl-
umph, at his tormentors. Soon all was over,
nothing was left but the burning flesh and
charred skeleton Of this human devil who
could thus deliberately perpetrate so foul
crime The horrid outrage was feariuly a.
yeDged, and though the heavens were reeking
with the stencil OF burning flesh, yet justice
was satisfied; the law Of retaliation was in
filcied as nearly as 1t could be, while the ex-
ample made Of this wretch had, no doubt, a
salutary effect upon the two thousand slaves
who witnessed his execution"
The Question Of Questions The spear Of
ithuriel, when its touch transformed the ser
pent into the hend, was not more potential il
its Developments than has been tue precipi
tation of the Kansas question upon the con
vention at Philadelphia.
The principles for which they profess t.
meet have not sufficient vitality TO unite th'
members, or to prevent the Introduction o
the re-agent, which precipitates them int
their original elementary opinions on III
one side, slavery propans andlsm, even b.
violence, force, and fraud on the other, in
dignation, opposition to these new agrees
long The spirit of intolerant, aggressiy
devotion TO the spread Of slavery is SO innat
and predominant AN element in most South
ern politicians, that il is idle TO think Of an
union or cooperation with them, except 0
terms dlshonofable to manhood, until sfte
the question Of the freedom of the terrtorie
Is settled forever. Until the great wrong
the Nebraska outrage has been righted, ont
Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota. OregoI
Washington, New Mexico, and Utah are ad
mitted as free States all attempts 10 form
NATIONAL party on any other terms or cor
diions than Northern humiliation and fnnk
eyism will be vain and inpolen,. Ii is simr
ly impossible Boston Alias.
Eaiirely Unnecessary There is sig
projecting from the door of maniua nal
er's shop in Troy, the concluding portion
which reads thus: N b. Dresses made lo'
or than ever
VIM ID. Bamnistle assembled in balloo
at Adrian, Michigan, on Friday morning, al
four hours after descended In Clarion count
Penn, $50 miles from bis starting poil
His feet were frozen In consequence of Il
intense cold to which he had been expos,
In tbs upper currents of air.