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New-York daily tribune., 1859-09-27

Since our Issue Of the 9th the Hon. f. w ns.S s,S
and M. de Bourboulon, the Ministers OF Los1 ss.og.
and France with their suites have arrived u s I'D "a
hae, the former in theCoromande, tho latter Wv
New-York daily tribune., 1859-09-27


ing officers and of all arms, s AGA killed ami
wounded. The officers are as follows:
CASUALTIES BEFORE THE PEIHo FORTS oS JuSE
%, 1859.
KILLED..
Lieut.. Graves, X. N, the Assistance, killed %
shore.
Lieut.. Cluttsrbuck, r. n, the Coromsnde kDsd
oD shore.
Lieut.. Rssop, X. N, the Plover, killed on board.
Capt. MKenns, Royal Regiment, killed on board
the Plover.
MIR. Herbert, midshipman, the Chesapeake, killed
on shore.
Lieut.. woolridge, Royal Marine Brigade, kiIledoa
shore.
Lieut.. Inga, Royal Marine, the HighHyer killed ia
boat.
WOUNDED.
Admiral Hope. severely.
Capt. vansi,tsr the Msgicisnne, loss Of sft sg
below knee.
Capt. Shadwel, the HighHyer, severe weun1 o.
foot.
Capt. Willes, the Chesapeake, eighty.
COL Lemon, Royal Marine Brigade, severely
Lieut. Puryis, X. NJ, the Highfyer, slightly
Lieut.. Buckle Msgicienne, slightly.
Mr.. BuTIistOn, master, the Banterer, slightly.
Mr.. Armitage, midsbipman the Cruiser, severely.
Mr.. Powlett midshipman, the Cambrisn, severely
Mr.. N. Is. Smith, mate, the Chesapeake, severely
Mr.. Philips, second master, the PlOver, slightly.
Lieut.. Longley, Royal Engineers, the Plovsr' -
verely. ~.
The Rev. II. Hewiatt, chaplain, Royal Marine Bns'
doc, seSt1ciy.
Capt. Masters, the Chesapeake.
Capt. Slaughter Royal Marine Brigade.
Lieut.. WIlsms, Royal Marine Artillery.
Lieut.. Crawford, Royal Marine Artillery.
Lieut.. Collier, Royal Marine Brigade.
Lieut. Cauington, Royal Marine Brigade.
Lieut. Smith, Royal Marine Brigade.
Lieut.. Perceval, Fury, slightly.
ToTAL KILLED AND WoUSDED.
British. i6i; French, killed and 0 wounded ~
cluding Capt. Tnoault (Du Chsyla), wounded in 'n'
arm.
TOTAL OF MARINE BRIGADE ONLY. =,
Killed. woands@
sergeaLu.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
oNseh. ..'ss.....s............
hALk tnd
To,., % lg
''''''''''''''''' "JuLr H.
Since our Issue Of the 9th the Hon. +. W: Ia.S
and NJ. de Bourboulon, the Ministers OF Eos,s Es..S.
and France with their suites have arrived ID Sn "a
hae, the former in thee C0romande, tho LATER " Wv
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-30
tcoMAusIcArRD.l
The Heroes of the Old Dominion.

Lot Others sing of Bomar glory,
Or praise the heroes Of Grecian story,
But VIII tell or those men OF might
Who were nearly spelling for light:
The Heroes OF the Old Dominion.
John Brown was hung on the 22d OF December
day the Virginians will ever remember;
For the world was completely Knocked In tn
shade ..Et ntI iy, -. .
BY the grand display which then was made
by the Heroes OF the Old Dominion.
Two thousand or more were on the ground,
Tho scaffold being enclrcIed round,
While from the tops OF the hills about,
Was kept q mighty sharp lookout
BY the Heroes OF the Old Dominion,
For they had heard that the friends of Brown
On that natal day were coming down
To take him away TO his Northern home,
In spite OF all that could be done
By the Heroes OF tho Old Dominion.
30 sure were they ofths coming foe
That cannon were planted In arrow "-'.
To sweep the streets, and all nxad right,
While ready for the expected tight
Stood the Heroes Of the Old Dominion.
These veterans Of many a hard fought aeld
Were mt the mcn TO tamely yield; l.N
For they had fought with \ brindle COW,
And the laurels were fresh upon the brow
or the Heroes OF the Old Dominion.
Virginia a'washngton May boast, i
OF other great mon quite 4 host; su Ia .
Yet, OF AL her sons, sha feels most pride
In the knights who guarded Brown when he
Tss Her as,o.. ..s e sas oA Dominion, D.,,..'.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-30

complaint against him could be
sustained. The faSf1s thss Doctor
Aver merely defended Ibimself as
best he might, with . penknife he
happened TO have In his hand. /.
against a cowsrlly assaulk made on
him from behind, with the premedi-
,ated intention to dishonor aud pun
ish him for the exposure he has made
and is making OF the wrongs prac.
ticed by the officers upon our man.
ufscturiDg corporations. This com
munity not only upholds the Doctors
successful defence Of his person, but
III heartily approves his course in
publicly denoupcing the Tite. Barna'
Gle Family managcment-the abuset
Of onr public property for privat,
ends. DR., Ayers medicines, how
ever valuable, are not all for which
the masses Of our people hold hin
in regard.-( Bosfon Herald. ..
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-30

Dmsas IN CnNoREss. The con
dnct of some Of the Southern mem
bers Of Congress, for the last few
days, has been worse and worse. -
To the accustomed ruff 4nism, hal
bCsn addei the out -growths Of drunk
eness. One member offered a re-
solution thst the Republican mem
bers be not permitted to enter the Hal
until IN organisation 10 effected, ant
Extra Billy Smith made q speech
oecspying the greater portion of,hre.
days; during which egguog was fre.
qaently carried 70 his desk aud serv,
cd out to him. Thus do these fac,
tioni:ts spend hIeir time, and the
public iaterests are left 10 snff.n-
The Mail Contractors. WHO have b. er
waiting patiently fur their dues. ior
the pest six months, nov threaten 70
disoootiDns the saails, pnless their
claims are 0'et soon.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-30


MApit,aE.--Msrried on the 18th instant,
by the Rev John Sterling, Mr.. Peter Ewing
and Miss Jane Bennet.
On the Goth instant, by the ssme, Mf.
Enoch Haddox and Miss Elizabeth J. Barr.
On the 22d instant, at the residence Of
Mr.. NJ. Howell. in Pindlay, Ohio, by Rev.
A. J. ImhoT, Mr.. William NJ. Jackson, OF
California. to Miss Catharine Cooper. OF Hu.
ron county, Ohio.
On the 2Tth instant, at the residence oi
the BRIDES father, in Findlay. by Rev. A. ].
ImhoG, Mr.. John r. Myers, OF Shannon. to
Miss Louisa J. Klamroth.
On the 2sth instant, at the residence OF
W. Mcllvain. in Mansfield, Ohio. by tie
Rev. w. II. Nickerson. Mr.. II. A. Klamroth.
Of Pindlay. and MISS Molly A Gilkison.
~ We arc thankful for o boun.
tiful supply Of cake received from the
two last mentioned parties, and our
typographical corps join us heartily
in wishing the young couples un-
bounded happiness and prosperity
lin life. ...
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-30
,.,.,hos,s h. v,rslsis.

The course pursued by the Vir
vini. authorities, in regard to the
1.-Two negroes executed, is mean
enough IN al conscience. The rel''
,iyes Of Copeland requested Govern.
or Wise to permit his bodyso DO sen,
to them for burial. Wise replied
that the body would be delivered
over to any white man authorized
10 receive IL, The relatives wrote
to q respectable white
,ssn ii Washington, who consented
o perform this duty, and armed will
\ recommendation from q Virgini,
member Of Congress, repaired 4
Charleston. lie was there brough
before the Court Of the pompou
Command, in Chief" who, instead
of aiding snd protecting him in hi
kind Office, had him imprisoned, ant
kept him there twelve hours, durinJ
which time the bodies OF the tw,
colored men had beon dug up all,
carried of for dissection. Such il
''punic faith" Such is another saiu
pie Of the petty tyranny of the empty
headed Virginia authorities. Will
4. military armament sufficient tc
storm Sevastopol, il there had beer
courage to correspond, they actually
killed two blacks and three white
men, with the loss Of but one COW.
Enough Of glory Tor one day, GER
.ainly." These valiant soldiers of
he ID and 10Th, "covercd with
scars" can now retire on their hon
,rs, and await the granting Of pen
sion by Congress, in consideration Of
such labor and peril in a campaign
fraught with such danger.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-30
A Crazy Governor.

Governor Wise made speech t
the Medical Students, who. a few
lays since, made a hasty retreat
from the Medical College at Phila'
Ielphia, expecting, no doubt, tha
they would draw fifteen stars, in tn,
political galaxy, after them. Thit
noted speech, OF the notable Govern
or, justly entities him to the appel
lation of "Msd Henry" 1t csnno,
be said Of him that there is method
in his Madness" for he cuts and
slashes around with a degree OF
desperation and rccklcssness that
seems indeed to indicate that he
would about as soon cut off his own
head as that Of any body else. In
case Virginia is again invaded, he
threatens to muster some fifty or a
hundred men, and march into the
North, and "drive every Abolition
ist and Black Republican into Car .
d." II would be we'll for Virginia,
il che has an Insane Asylum capa-
BILE Of holding snch raving mad cap.
to send him there, and thus make a
little effort to save Whist credit her
Charleston folly may have left her
Such Dragging and bluster only ex-
cite the contempt and ridicnle OF
all sensible persons. They neither
alarm nor amuse any one. The
country is sick and tired of such con-
temptible twaddle. 1t is regarded
as not only exceedingly disgraccful.
but exceedingly foolish; snd the III,
dividual that expects thus to elevate
himself in the estimation Of the poo.
pie, has mistaken their feelings most
sadly.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-30

I
No ORGANIZATION or THE IoUsE
The fourth week since Congress met
has about closed, and the House i
seemingly no nearcr an organization,
than at fret. The Democracy, /,
their reforts at killing time by speech
making. have succeeded in deieatin,
an organization thus far. As a sam
pie Of their factious course, in ,hi,
direction, we need only allude to th,
TACT that Extra Billy Smith, of vir.
ginis' spent three whole days, in
making drunken ruffianly speech
The Republicans have said bu, liz
'le' taking every opportunity to press
. vote. They are prepared, at any
',ins' to vote for the adoption Of the
plurality rule, and thus end the con-
Isst' but have been thus far defeated
by their Pro-slsvery opponen,s.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-30
OLpxN TIMKs.-In the Ohio Eagle

OLDEN TIMEs.-In the Ohio Eagle
published at Lancaster, We find thu
following statement made, incident
ally, in regard to Mr.. John G. Gil
Ikison, father OF Mr.. w. +. GiYkison
nov acting as Foreman in ous eaice
Mr.. Gilkison, long and >fssorabl.
known ns a publisher, died at Mans
field, in 1883, ut an advanced age
having had connection for lengtl
Of timo with tho Richland Jefferson
ian. now The Mansfield Herald.
- "The first paper printed in Lancas
ter, wos entitled the "Mirror and FaIr6el,
! County Advertiser" II was edited an
Y published by Jacob Hinkle. from Kentucky
on royal sheet. ct the subscription price o
~ a year. He rOntinued the paper abou
six months. when, for want ofSupport. ms b,
alleged. sold his printing materials, and re
tired from the concern. james u. Gardiner
who had just made his appearance in Ohio
and who, in subsequent years, rose to con
siderable distinction in the state, ts an I'd
itor, Politician and Statesman, wofked as &
journ"yinnn for llinkie.
| In the Winter Of ls06-'T. John c. Gilki.
son tOuk charge OF the Office, changed The
title Of the pap from that OF the Mirror
10 that Of the "Western Oracle aud Farm
ers' Weekly Museum" and published the
paper about q year, when he discontinued
his connection with it aud removed to Mans
| field, Ohio"
Mr.. Gilkison, after he gave up his
connection with the paper in Ian
caster, alluded to, removed to Mans
field, and established n paper cnti
tied the Olice Bidnch. He subsc.
qnen,ly removed to Clinton, neal
Mount Vernon, in Knox county
where he conducted paper unit
his services were required in defense
Of his country in the war Of 1912
when he again settled at Mansfield
In this connection it may be well tc
state that Mr.. Gilkison assisted in
printing and binding the Territorial
Laws of Ohio, at Chillicothc. lie
established the first paper in Ash.
land county.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-30

TIE WEST BETRAYED.-Mr. Do-
cock, who received the votes OF De-
mocrats from Illinois, Indiana, and
Ohio, for the Speakership, has al
ways opposed the Homestead Bill.
He also voted against Mr.. Crows
bill, at the last session, to give pre-
emptioners ten years to pay for their
lands. II elected Speaker, he would
60 pack the Land Committee as to
stifle both these measures. Let the
West make a note of these things.
Il Washington Republic.
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COnnTpssipuul.

Proceedings IN tie HOuse-Douslas
Friends in Illinois Commit Them.
srlres 10 fhe Charleston Gonpentio-
Without Respect 10 Candidat .,
Piayorm-Extra BUy Smith ~
against a Circumstance in his gag.
CARING.
WA4HlNGroN, Dec. 90 - IInusr 80
Mr.. Furnswor'h, of illinois. then
inquired whether his colleague from
the Firth District and his party in
Illinois would support whoever wa4
nominated at Charleston, no matter
what the Platform.
Mr.. Morris, of Illinois. hal nc
desire tn he drawn into the cDnvcr-
sation which had been held with his
colleague. lie had no doubt the
Charleston Convention would adopt
the Cincinnati Platform, and he had
no doubt Judge Douglas would sup.
port lila nominee.
Mr.. Farnsworth That's no an
swer.
Mr.. Morris-Then, sir, will say
they will.
Mr.. Farnsworth rcjpined tha,
Judge Douglas had declared in g
letter that he would not accept the
nomination unless he were placed
upon a Platform that conceded the
right of Territorial Legislature t,
legislate upon the subject of slavery
Mr.. Morris-Wc consider all that
our business, not yours.
Mr. Fainsworth in reply held that
it was also the business OF the Re.
publican party, and asked with what
consistency Judge Douglas could
support the nominee Of the Charles
ton Convention upon a Platform
upon which he would not himself be
"A candidate?
Mr. Smith, Of Virginia. then pro.
cecdcd to address the House. In
consequence Of the courtesy of re
mark indulged in by tho gentleman
from Pennsylvania Grow he felt il
his duty 10 take his part in the de
bate. When the House assembled
it was upon tho heels of remark.
able incident that aroused the public
mind and brought about revelation
that startled the country. With
amazement it was seen that sixty
eight members of the last Congress
besides numerous other gentlemen
Of the highest position, had endorsed
a pamphlet, Helpers pamphlet, in
auserating crusade OF blood, mur.
der, treason, and insurrection against
one OF the largest sections of the
Union. What had been the hrs,
Development One OF the very
gentlemen who endorsed this book
had been put in nomination as pre-.
siding officer of this House. Tha,
presiding officer must sustain the
most intimate personal and social
relations necessarily with members
over whose deliberations he presides
He asked the Iiouse and country il
they would rightfully and truly per-
form their great social and political
duty BY electing that man to preside
over this bodya He put the question
here and he desired the country 10
understand it. They may have the
power by force of number to put a
man who is murderer, a robber, a
man who proclaims his deadly hos-
tility to one half Of the Union, in
that chair, but | ask them IL it ia
right? II they will stand on the
representatives. Of constitutional lib
erty on the fioora ,1"3..
Mr.. Sherman, with composure, but
with signs of a gathering storm-I
desire to know il tho gentleman from
Virginia applies these words to met,
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-30

Master Commissioners Sale.
TnE STATE OF ONO, HANCOCK COUNTY, s. 8.
The Durree and Porsytlt)' ''t'-i@ p
Manufacturing Compa.}
ny, Plaintiff. In he Court Of Com
rs. mon Pleas.
Cunningham Hazlett, a
ais. Defendants.
TN pursuance "f nm order Of sale. issued by
L the Clerk of said Court. and to me- directed
and delivered. | win offer at public sale. at the
door of the urt-liuuse. in Pin dlay, IN said
county. on SATURDAY.,
The 2sth dny OF Junnary, A. ID. 1890,
At one o'clock p. M, the following described
real estate. and terements, situate in said
county Of Hancock, and state Of Ohio. to.wit:
Parts Of in.lois Nos. and 2. in Vance Il Co.
rvs Addition tn the town ofFindlay, beginning
for the same at the center of tho partition
wall between section Nos. 2 and 8. ut the end
OF AZ 'eet 81 inches south Of the north. enat cor
ner Of said lot No. |, and running thence south
IL feet l0t inches. to the center OF the parti-
iiun wall between tho entrance hall ot the
Dixon House and the third room running from
the north to the south uf said lots: thence
west 10 feet. 10 the west line of said lot No. =;
thence north IL feet l0l inches. To the siu,h.
west corner uf said section M. 2: thence cant
10 the place at hcginning;--thc said scct,"n
No. being feet Il inches tif the south sio
Of said town lot NJ. ], and iect and . inches
OIL ~ the north side uf said town lot No. o.
appraised nj s23j0,00.
Terms-cash on tav Of sale.
W'M T., BuETS, Master Commissioner.
O'NEAL BLACkrORD, Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Dec. ~ lh5s.-tSw
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-30

A DouenFAcE DEMOCRATIC MEN.
BER OF CoNeREss FROM Ono. - The
following paragraph in the speech ol
Mr.. Valandingham, Of Ohio, in the
House, shows where the Democracy
OF the North are drifting:
"This Union had been threatened. II,
occupied position Of neutrality. He was
not Northern man, and had no sympath h,
and very little good FEELING for the North
lie was bound to il by no tie whatever, ex.
cept by the strongest OF all ties, common
language and common country"
And this is the man the Hancock
Courier, a few weeks since, recon-
mended 80 strongly for the Speaker.
ship, Yes, this is the language OF
our neighbor's favorite candidate!
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-30

Dr.rH.--Died on the Oath instant. Sarah
Isabel, daughter OF DR.. P. johnson and Sa.
rsh Ann Johnson,-aged two years and q
days.
This is the third little daughter
the Doctor has lost by that fatal dis
ease, tho Scarlet Fever, within the
last t'rcc months. We sympathize
with the mourning parents.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-30
A Premium offered for Assassination,
A Richmnnl Virninia nunn,

A Premium offered for Assassination
A Richmond, Virginia, paper
contains the following advertise
mcnt:
- lOO 600 REwARp.--Mxssss ED,rops:-
will be one OF one hundred gentlemen
who will give twenty-five dollars each fo
the heads Of the following traitors?
Here follows the names Of IN,
principal Republican members o
Congress, OF last session, including
Richard Mott. 1t winds up as fol
Iowa:
"And I will also be one Of one hundred
to pay fve hundred dollars each 1850, 900,
for the head OF William II. Seward, and
would add similar reward for Pred Doug.
lass. but regarding him head and shoulders
above these traitors, will permit him to re
main where be now is"
The Courier will find hero plent,
of material for another article OF
Il voat cutting. We shall see how
well it will improve the opportunity
Or as it is to be a joint stock oper
alton, perhaps our neighboring Edit
ora would take a share or two in thi.
Virginia D.mocratic enterprise, -
By securing the head of Quake
Richard. and sending it to Charleston
in the care Of tho delegation iron
this section, as a freewill offering t.
the slavocracy, the orthodoxy o
Douglas Democracy would not b,
questioned at the National Conven
tion.
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SOUTHERN VEw OF THE NoRrHER,

SOUTHERN VIEW OF THE NoRrHERs
DEMOCRACY. - Senator Iverson, o.
Georgia, in his late speech, ,.zema ark
ed:
"He believed that the Northern portion O,
the Democratic party was as rotten as the
Republicans. There is no difference be.
tween Senator Douglas and his su pporters on
this vital question, and Black Republicans
themselves" :"
Senator Douglas friends in Hi.
nois, who proffered to sell themselves
body and breeches to the South,
must feel that their bowling down
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-30

The accusation against Doctor +.
Q. Aver, Of Lowell, tor stabbing r.
5. Fey, junior, the Treasurer Of the
Middlesex Mills, has been Withdrawn
because the prosecutor found that no
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-30
[connurrcArrp.l

PhosLsss yoa soLtr, Prove that
the spaces described ~ bodies fsiiisg from
a sts,s'ef rest nnder the innp snee IF gravity,
are popostionsd 70 me squares Of the times
in which they ere filling. SA 8
I'd. Suppose me earth On exact spher,
5000 miles In. diameter~wha, n the cos,n.
latitude Of the arctic circlef -.
Sd. The ordinate Of q point in q circu m.
ference is to the sbsc,sss ss Q to 1, the or.
dinste is 8 feet, what is the length Of the orc
included between the point and the origir
Of the sbscisssi
4th. x square plus the squsre'rsot or x
-6l. -s-@. ..a.... .s-l. l.a. .a- III. q. W.
A father having two apples, gave his sor
A 6.29ths Of the FIRST, and kept the remain
der himself, he then divided the o.her he
tween B and G in such manner that q ,sh
Of Cs share, plus AS share. would be equs
TO B's share. What were the share Of B AM
CT III. p. B.
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The Bnria, of Edwin Coppic.

HANOVER, Ohlo, DeCemDer lo.-
EpToR OF THE LEADER: - Yesterday
| attended the funeral OF Edwin
Coppie at Friends' Meeting. pesl
Wbinery's Mill. Joshua Coppic. an
uncle of his living near there. lef,
here last Wednesday for Charles
town to procure his body, having
received tcIegraphic dispatch the
day before to do go, from the Vir.
rinia authorities. lie. with one o,
two other friends, returned last Sat
urday to this place with the body on
the evening Express, when notice
WAS given that the burial would take
place the next day at three o'clock.
Before their return it was expected
that the body would he taken to
Iowa, but for reasons satisfactory to
his friends, it was decided to bury
him here. .. ..... ... -
The time was very short. but the
word was rapidly circulated through
the neighborhood. and larger tuner
al was never at. Ii is said that
not less than two thousand persons
came to look at the victim Of Vir-
ginia's revenge end malice, during
the few hours from morning till the
burial took place.
OF coursc there would have been
n much larger attendance had q
longer time been allowed. l'henrd
several cay o.dsy that they would
have attended il they hs known it.
Coppic's friends are members of the
Society OF Friends, and of course the
funeral was conducted according to
their rules.
A very deep feeling appeared to
pervade among the people, and a
great deal of interest to hear OF the
doings during the last hours of Cop
pies lie; and | have not the least
doubt but every anti-slaeery man
and woman lett the ground with a
deeper hatred Of the vile system ol
American slavery. thought OF
Jetfarson's words that he "tremblrd
Tor his country when he reflected
that God had no attributes that could
take the side OF the oppressor;" and
well may we trcnblo. Tor llo will
not suffer his creatures. even the
humble African, to bo always op
pressed, and to my mind circum
stances Indicate that the day OF
retribution is fast Fastening upon
u5.
But to return to the funeral. All
coulI not gain admit .ncc into tn,
house to see the corpse. 1t was
takon into the yard and placed on Il
table. and as each one came to tn,
side OF the coffin they appeared to
linger over it with more than usual
interest and sympathy, notwiths,and.
ing the dis6guration OF the face
caused by the mode of death.
The feeling produced on one was
very different, from the feeling in
looking upon one dying from natural
causes. In looking on him thought
Oh! il no only had succeeded in HE
effort to escape the night before his
execution.
His friends made a strong effort
before the Virginia Legislature to
have his sentence cumnutei to i'm
prisonment, and nearly succeeded
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