The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-09-07
Execution Of Colonel Uayne.

Among the distinguished men who fell
victims during the war of the American
Revol luton was Col. Isaac Hoyne, Of South
Carolina ; q 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 him.. He had a
wife and six small children, the oldest boy
thirteen years of age. His wife, to whom
he was tenderly attached, fell a victim to
disease an event hastened not improbably
by the inconveniences and sufferings incident
to state Of war, in which the whole family
largely participated. Col. Huyne himself
was token prisoner by the British forces,
and in short time was executed on the gal
lows, under circumstances calculated to ex.
cite the deepest commisseratiou. A great
mum Der OF persons, both English and Amer.
leans, interceded for his life. The ladies
of Charleston signed a petition in his be-
half his motherless children were present.
ed on their bended knees as humble suitors
for their beloved father but all in vain.-
During the imprisonment of the father, the
eldest son was permitted to stay with him
in prison. BeholdiDg his only surviving
parent, for who m he felt the deepest afec-
ton, loaded with irons and condemned to
die, be was overwhelmed with CONSERVATION
and sorrow. The wretched father endeav'
ored to console him, by reminding him that
the unavailing grief of the son tended only
to Increase his own misery that we came
into this world merely to die; and he coult
even rejoice that his trouble were so nea
an end. "To. morrow" said heel set ou
for immortalit y. You will accompany mi
to the place of execution and when an
dead, take my body and bury it by the sid
of your mother" The youth here fell OF
his fathers neck, crying, "Oh, my father
my father will die for you will d
with you I" Col. Hayne, as be was loade
with irons, was unable to return the embrac
Of his son, and merely said 10 him In repl!
-"Live, my son live to honor God by
good life live to serve your country an
live to take care of your brother and littl
sisters" The next morning Col. Hayn
was conducted to the place Of execution
His son accompanied him. As soon as the
came in sight of the gallows, the fathe
strengthened himself and said, "Now, m
: son show yourself a man! The tree is tn
boundary Of my life, and all my life sorrows
Beyond that, the wicked cease from trout
ling and the weary are at rest. Don't 10
too much at heart our separation it will b
: but short. To-day die and you, my sol
though but young, must shortly follow me.
ayes, my father" replied the broken.hear
ed youth, II shall shortly follow you, 70
indeed, cannot live long" And his me
ancholy anticipation was fulfilled in a maj
. ner more dreadful than is implied in tn
i mere extinction of life. On seeing bis fail
u er in the hands of the executioner, and the
struggling in the halter, he stood like on
. transfxed and motionless with horror. Til
. then he had wept necessarily but soon q
y he saw that sight, the fountains of bis teal
were stanched, and he never wept more.-
. He died insane and in his last momen
. often called upon his father, In terms tn
brought tears from the very hardest heart