Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-06


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m. .r,res~.sdert n ~ es,;i.aeIchia Inosirer
~ s.n, .vsa ! h.r.s av.rss. 70 Harner's Ferry,
r;r.s 49,. s.h;a;..d ;.,s,s...y seeoust Of The last
.somen,s ~ ia T,,sswa.to.ie.
HssSFs's kxsry. M. "a. 2 PM had
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49, NJ :. na.n,.ssos az lhs fact that Old o.
.s..,ss,rs;. John Irurs la Sssu axeontsd NJ III
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Wh.ss.ar.r. NAV s. aid % she costrary, il was
,,.M, in ,..ios--1 NAV sav---topcl,inr scene -
Thar Vas "a ia scsa an ID nay hsaied maa
.nnar.n,ly worn down. With Icsras. an o6eader
ses;nst Ee laws of his country. aboai 70 sxp,ats
,5c con.ao nenoes al Ris snIt una, a ignominous
s.o e solI y 80 ~. = snorr.s ~ NV Who had
,erm;ssion 10 yisn;k h;s al Ms mornine. Ia
Est.d L~..s,a a.,a ..r.wos,, ,A,~,sL .tern AMI
,s.oln,.' II sesn.sd 81 "a hspe Eay sausthing
Il ~ om n,snssse Vial irl;cstsd an inward con.
ss;aus ,,ss.' howaser n aIIsc;naasd be mar have
hscn IN III fnvorts idea Of Iiberting slaves that
Sscas tbus doue a scnyictiop, howeyer or
rnncnns that ~ haA dons right NJ least In his own
ost;ma,iou. -. -. - e.,
: Wh.t o1hers may have discovered or observed
in the demcapor Of this old man, a, the trying
bour to which he had nearly, or quite approached
! cannot saw, but ~ Car, ~ he appeared to me,
tasrc was The .ar.e sarn. ned. inward CONSCIOUS.
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= duty Imposed upea him i,y his Master above
In this state Of mind, II outward Indications are
.nx iniex To TIM int erior soul. 4 doubt not no
v;:ided un his spirit. When tho Sheriff approach
I'd % prepare hin, for tho soafold and his awful
aoom he hetraveI no particulariy unusual emo
tons. giving himself up. ~ a helpless child. to
the mandstss of Lax. Ho had previously abau-
doned ali hone Of cxscu,ise oiamenoy or rescue by
his rriends. and wss perfectly submissive. lie
GOOD ercat and had his arms pinioned with strong
ooros ,y;,hou. sparmur or obie atom, This solemn
cerem nv. Ass,.S "a .n gone through with, almost
IN ..,rr "a. h. leaked round In iLe coil and seemed
impauent 10 be carried 70 .l,s place of execution.
There we're no ministers present ~ noue were
allowed 10 visit him exospt those vho, in his pc
culiar iudrmsat ssrs not eopssninl with the zen.
timents he entertained. ~, '-.-{ .,'.
There can be no doabt Of has hsing man VI
s4rsHg pessooal philosophy, rsposipg much conf
danse in the, pecularitJ d biz own otinioss upon
all subjects touching man'a Iuture dest,ny. What
may have bssn going 90 within, il 10 certain there
xeT. no prominsut outward signs Of dread regard.
ing his impending doom. lie spoke but little, and
mostly in q low tone Vt vaios 10 the oiicer-. 1t
was anuouassd To him that the time bad arrived
for his departure FROM thu prison wals 10 the gal
lows This he bore with peculiar armnssr, and
promptly asserted his readiness to go. No prayers
were offered or hymds sung IL v a. a death.like
silence Accommodated Nv he tailor the sheriff aud
other subordinate ofiosrs, no was taken out and
nlaoed in a Gruiture car. which ves in realinoss
.uts;de and seated unon his .oain with guards ON
each side. surrounded by A strona guard of mill.
tary. tho solsmn procession marchod on at n sh,w
race tewards the rallows. nearly half milo dis.
tant.. t -
In.tho Distance. and NJ svsry. visible uo;ut ware
comuaniss ef .old;erv in sisht. Thus moyinr ON.
ward n WA ohservsd that The old man ,c,asion
slly raissd his head. silysrcd with grey hairs
and tnok. "A IA vera N lat usr,inr look ut The
awful sosne. No said noih;ng. but scanned IN
solemn Thought. In the course Of twenty or
sh;rty ..;n,,,s. Nh. .saaS 80. ...nhaJ n.
MA. ;mmed;.tev al an fram ,hs mr., and win
officers on eacH aide. assembled Tho ulatlorm.
...m;r.lv sr,, In sv.,- nA-.s w.. ,E.a.,,,;nn
the corr. n full v;sv ~ the .orround;n, s.eno
he raised his head but once. .nL;n, ias, linoar'
inp look mon ali thinos esrthiv. This done he
again dronnsd bis baaf and ssamaa oman sed in
praver = =
uo.s;ble anon the .esfInd. No oiEs;.,;nc clergy.
man To pre.ent a fs~ m;nn.ss ianosrr nj ~.
car va. dr.v. avsr Ne ha~A ,.h.n III who had
hesn m ths fo,m i.n b r-;.h u. .,.,"C,.,..
standins thsrs--,on. .d;... II a-.,,aa ~ n"oL"
alone--sesrcely q move Va 70 BE- observed, lie
IN INA -. \. 1870, ~. -, ~
tha Sodv ana lsnc.h n 49, sss.-;. ~
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.semsd IN .rvsds he s.ss conso.r.s ..sh .sa,