The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-10-12
{ EXECUTION OF COLONEL HAYNE.

Among the distinguished men who fell vic
ms during the war OF theAmericah Revolution,
was Col. Isaac Hayne, of South Carolina =
man who by his amiability of character and
high sentiments of honor and uprightness, had
secured the good will and affection of all who
knew hiln. He had wife and six small chill
dren, the Oldest a boy thirteen years of age
His wife, to whom he WIS tenderly attached,
fell victim to disease; an event FASTENED not
iuprobably by the inconyeniences and suffer-
ings incident to a state of war, in which the
whole family largely participated. Col. Hayne
himself was taken prisoner by the British for-
ces. and in a short time executed ON the
gallows, under circumstances calculated tu ex-
ite the deepest comniserdtion. A great mum
ber OF persons both English and American,
interceded for his life The ladies Of Charles
ton signed petition in has behalf; his moth
t:rless children were presented on their bended
knees and humble su tors for their beloved faith
er but ali in DurIn,, the I'M lri son iieit
of the fail her, the eldest was permitted to
stay with him in prison Beholdng his only
surviving tarent Tor whom he Felt The deepest
affection, loado I with IRONS and cond demned TO
die, he WAS oyerwl .ime1 W tn conservation
aud sorrow 1 he wretche1 father endeavored
to COL sole HIM. by reminding him that the uu-
availing grief OF the son t,nded only to IN
crease his own misery that we C me INTO this
WI rid merely to die, and he could even re-
joice that his troubles were so near an end
TO morrow" said he Il set out for immortal
ity You will accompany me to the place of
execution and when 1 am dead, take my tody
and bury it by the side of your mother" The
youth here fell on his fathers neck, crying,
rsOh, my father i will die with yon!" COB
Hayne, as he was loaded with irons, was una
bic to return the embrace of his son. and mere
ly said to him in reply-"Live, my son live
to honor Godby good life !; live to serve your
country and live tn take care of your brother
and little sisters !" The next morning Col.
Hayne was conducted to the place of execu-
ton. His son accompanied him. Soon as
they came i'm sight ct the gllows, the father
strengthened himself aud said, "Now, my son,
show yourself man That tree is the boun-
dairy of@uHy life, and all my Gfe's sorrows. Be
yond that, the wicked ce Sc from troubling and
the weary are st rest. Don lay too much at
heart our separation; it will be but short. To-
day / die; and you, my son, though youag,
must shortly follow me-" "Yes my father,
replied the broken-l earted youth, 81 shall
shortly follow you, for, indeed, 1 feel that L
cannot live long" And his melancholy anti
cipation was fulfilled in a manner more dread
full than is implied in the mere extinction of
life On seeing his father in the hands of the
executioner, and then struggling in the halter,
he stood like one transfxed and motioness
with terror. Till then he had wept incessant
ly; but so: as he saw that sight, the fountains
of his tears were stanched, and he never wept
mere. He died insane and in his last mo-
ments often called upon his father. in terms
that brought tears from the hardest hearts.