Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-30
RICHMOND WHIG.

CORRESPONDENCE
- YeHxrows, August goth. 1859.
xonEar kAuxDxss E<o-, Williamsburg:
= Dear Gr--Ths American Convention. which assembled
ksrs to-day os the purpose Of nominating candidate Tor
ooogrss N this disic have u,anmousy selected you
Ne ptastsrdoeaer Of tho American party In the APP
proacbIng contest The pleasing duty OF communicating
oc!aIy sh.t Ins~lgence 10 you devolvsd upon US by
rsssIuflos q shs convention. ittl
aess wish q the convention that you viii sccep, the
nomnston and practicable upon the
ssn With high respect,
- Your friends and obd't servs
Joss A. HESIxY,
Joss Aror. Josrs, Committee.
Ro. SHiKip,
~ WILLIAMSBURG. esd Aug, 1886
0ExrKhyr IL have received your communication, in
forming that the American convention which assem-
bled Yorktown the goth inet have done the ho
choose the advocate Of the principles Of tho
psrt- ~ he ensuing canvass In this Congressional DIS
uics.
Of tbc confidence which il nplcs-vith, ho.ever. an
unfsigned doubt Of my ability justify the selection but
weh answering faith in the strength and purity Of the
prin,pies involved In the contest and firm determine
don % uphold them the OF my powerI accept
the nomination, and viii enter upon tho duties which IL
imposes a. Il shall be posi- BILE for to do
Allow me, gentlemen, TO return TO you Individually
thanks Tor che kind in which you have commuuica
ted abe action Of the convention.
am. With high respect your friend and obedient SER
want, RIO. SAUNDERS.
To Nessrs John A. Henley, John Augt Jones, Robert
Shield. Co,amittss.
p E1rcurros or JoHs rox-The execution Of John Fox,
for the murder Of John Henry, took place at New Bruins
wick, N. j., on "Wednesday last. The New York Tmes
s.ys:
TIN O'Clock the prisoner by the clergy
10 their suces the Sheriff and his Deputies and
al other persons marched in procession from the cell
the galows Fox walked firmly and erect and sscended
the steps OF the scanod with uniatering step He
looked pale but evnced great courage Upon being ask
ed by the Sheriff. he had anything to cay he said that
no had and made motion as If to speak. He then told
the Sheriff that he had communicated Mr. Speer all that
b, had say When the rope about put around
his neck he turned his head aud looked it, then
kcd: "0hi my wife-my child God remember them"
While they putting the cap his face he said in
q Low voice: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit" The
prop was then Jerked s~ay ana heie The hi did not
break his neck He hung perfectly still for the space Of
ten sccoujs Violent commissions then commenced which
Continued about three minutes. His pulse percept
bic until he had boon hanging nine minutes
marked by persons present. who had witnessed number
Of executions that his the hardest struggle they had
When pronounced dead by the attending physician, he
cut down and placed in his coffin. Soou afterwards
the GOTTA removed the gate of the Jail yard
opening upon side street. in which the crowd
sembed The military were so formed as to allow the
multitude pass by in line and view the corpse His
mains afterwards taken in charge by friends who in
tend to take them to EIabethtown for nterment.
Ii observed with horror by who present
that women gaIed upon the execution from the windows
One OF uttered startling Shrek just the cap
being drawn his eyes.
Notwithstanding the persistence OF the prisoner in de-
clang his innocence Of the crime OF murder il is the al
most unanimous belief Of those who familiar with the
facts elected his trial. that the cup With nothing
than justice according TO the Law OF the State.
Fox - OF age florist by occupation, and hv
ed Ezabethtown. where his wife and child reside
He Legitimate child and had recollection of his
mother The man named Fauks who had passed as his
father told him during his incarceration that he
his father Poxs hid Is three weeks old He had
been visited by bis wife from the period Of his trial
Her late confinement prevented her from calling him
recently.