The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-10-15
The Love Of Home

ANNO
fnobler sentiments than the following. which
were uttered by Daniel Webster, ever fell from
human lips, we have yet to see them. The
are indeed pearls Of the rarest value. sbouid D..
cherished in the very heart OF hearts BY every
| one
1t is only shalow-minded pretepder7 who
make either distinguished origin matter O.
personal merit, or obscure origin matter Of
personal reproach. A man who is not asian
ed OF himself need not be ashamed Of his ea-'y
condition. 1t did happen to me to be born In
a log cabin, raised among the snow drifts Of
New Hampshire, at a period 80 early that
when the smoke first rose from It's rude chin.
ney, and curled over the frozen hills. there was
no similar evidence of white mans habitatior
between 1t and the settlements on the rivers of
Consda. It's remains still exist I make II an
annual visit. / carry my children TO It, and
teach them the hardships endured by the gen.
erahons before them. l love to dwell on the
tender recollections, the kindred ties, the early
affections, and the variations and incidents
which mingle with all know of this primitive
family abode; | weep to think that none OF
those who inhabited it are now among the liv-
ing, and If ever | fail in afectionate venera-
ton for him who raised it and defended Il
against savageviolence and destruction, cherish
: 4NN-NoeA~
through the fire and blood of seven years reyola.
tionary war, shrunk from no toll, no sacrifice.
to serve his country, and TO raise his children
to q condition better than his own, ma7 nv
name and the name Of my posterily be bi5usi
from the memory of mankind
The Murderers Of the Crew Of the Albion Cooper.
A telegraphic dispatch has informed rs @.
the arrival at Portland, Ne, of the murl-rers
Of the crew Of the brig Albion Cooper, from
Havana, and the death Of the boy who was the
principal witness against them. The Portland
Advertiser has the following particulars:
The barque r. II. Knight, Capt. I.uscomb,
from Havana, arrived in our harbor. Sept, 2gh,
having on board two men, Peter Williams and
Abraham Cox, who perpretrated the horri
butcheries on board the brig Albion Cooper
The officers of the cutter, 10 their boat, wen.
down aud took possession of the prisoners. and
they were subsequently placed in the custody
of Deputy United States Marshal Oaimbv. AID
Immediately lodged in Jail. On the passage
home, the boy Fahey was attacked with the
black vomit, Of which he died, and was buried
at sea on Saturday. His death, however, viii
not affect the case ofthe murderess, as his dep
osition had been taken in Havana, before the
u. s. Consul.
The culprits freely confess the commissi-a
OF the atrocious deed, and relate with a shoCl
ing GOODNESS the most sickening details OF Ihs
offence. A more deliberate, unprovoked. All
wicked murder was never committed. and the
fiends seem to have engaged in it fo- little
other motive than delight in human blood. Al
the seafaring and commercial portion Of or
community are greatly exasperated towards the
wretches, and will rejoice to see the extreme
penalty of the law inflicted upon them. They
will have an examination before Judge Ware
Of the U. S. District Court, in few days
Havana correspondent gives the folloving
particulars of the tragedy on the brig:
A" The brig Black Squall, Bryant, Of Pills
delPhia, arrived from that port, September 6th
reports, whist crossing the Great Bahama
Bank, on I'd Sept, she saw and took on board
a boat with three men. who gave their names
as Peter Williams, L. Frenehman,) Abraham
Cox, Ia Negro,) and Thomas Fahey, ian IRISH.
man, who stated that they had been wrecked
IN the brig Albion Cooper, of Portland, and
we're the sole survivors. Shortly after they
we're taken on board the Black Seusl, Faneg
went to Captain Bryant and stated that TIE
Albion Cooper had not been wrecked, but ina.
llllams and Cox had murdered her captain;
Daniel Il. Humphrey, the chief and secon1
mate, and one seaman, and thrown their bodies
overheard, then set FIRE to the Albion Cooper
and left in the boat. This took place on the
2Sth of August.
Immediately on arriving at this port, CApL
Bryant went to the Consulate, stated the above
circumstances, and the three men we're al once
arrested, and placed in prison.
The three men had two watches, some
money, and clothes, supposed to have belongee
to the murdered captain and mate, al OF Whiea
have been handed to the United States Consli
The Albion Cooper was bound from P0EIIA-'