The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-23
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C.t.n.I Hayne


- Sexecvtlen 81 Csisnel Hay -.
.sucw~ Ira dtstingufshed men VINO ~ p.xo,n.
~. y - = ,6c war Of the AmefIcan ~ ~ W.
si.sn wNs Dol Isaac Hayne. On ~ cSsr.
iinA; maa yhe. ,;yyas sas Of honor and up.
acss. az 'hsd secsred the gooa wsa INV
sSsc.son Of ali who knew him ne nAa nv =,
ana air small children, .ne osu. - r.nn,, he
thirteen srIx attached, fell victim 70 disease
VS. 49,. 49,. IN. tened not imprObabiy BY the IN
49, ~ : iences and sufferings incident 10 state
~ var in which the whole Amity taIesy Pal
ea.,',s,ed. COL Hayne himself was taken pri-
S,ssr nv the British forces, and in short ume
,.as executed on the galiows, under eircum-
ssaaces calculated 10 excite the deepest COM
,nisseration. A great number OF persons, Dole
rnaiish and American, interceded for ms lie.
Tbc ladies OF Charleston signed petition IN
his benaif. his motheriess children were pre-
,eased on their Bonded knees rs humble suitols
Tor their beloved father; but all in vain. Dur
.nr the i'm prlsonment OF the father, the eides'
s.,,. was ts.rsnatssd 10 stay with him IN prison.
Esaolding his only surviving parent ,o
wnom be felt the deepest ahecuon, ioaus.
W; III irons and condemned TO die, ne was over
,,yhe,ned with CONSERVATION ana sorroW'-
.rha vsrelebed father endeayored TO console
him. by reminding him that the uhataii,ns
grief OF the son tended only TO increase n ~,
own misery; that we came INTO lnis "o.n
merely 10 die, aud he could even relo'ce I'M
hi. troubles were so near an END 10
-aarrow ~ said he ~ set out for immortality.
You viii accompany me 10 the place OF eAecu.
ttoo and when am dead, take my BODY anu
harry t by the side of your mother! Inc
yonth here fell on his fathers neck, crying, "oh,
nv fsthcr, nv father! / will die for you'
/ viii die with you !" Colonel Hayne, as ne was
loaded with irons, was unable to return tne
emprace Of his son, and merely said 10 MIN IN
reply-"Live my son; live 10 honor God by
good life live to serve your country ana NV
10 take care Of your brother and little sisters.
The next morning Col. Hayne was conducted
10 the place ofexecution. His son accompanied
him Soon as they came in sight OF the gailoWs
the father strengthened himself ana sa,a
"Now nay son, show yourself man! hi n.
tree il the boundary ofmy iife ana All my nt
sorrows. Beyond that, the wicked CEASE iI ,ni'
tros bling and the weary are at rest. Don iay
too much at heart our separation " VIII "
but short To-day die; and you, my son,
though but young must shortly follow me.
nyes nv father. replied the broken-h hearted
youth II shall shortly follow you, for. indeed,
! feel that cannot live long" And his meian-
choiy Anticipation was fulfilled in manner
more dreadful than is implied in the mere eS-
tinction of life On seeing his father IN the
hands Of the executioner, and then struggling
In the halter. he stood like one transfixed ana
motioniess with horror. Till then he had
went ipcessantiy; but soon as he saw that sign !,
tho foun tains OF his tears were staunched, ana
he never wept more. He died insane; and IN
his last moments often called upon his father,
in terms that brought tears from the haroes
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