The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-01-07
Affecting Incident Of the Revolution
Execution of 8, outhern Patriot.

EXECUTION OF u 0utn6rn Patri0t.
Among the disting uished men that fell
victims during the wir of the American
Revolution was Col Isaac Hayne, Of
South Carolina, man, who, by amiability
of character and high sentiments Of
honor and upright ness, had secured the
good will and affection of all who knew
him. He had wife and six small child,
ren, the eldest a boy thirteen years Of age
His wife, to whom lie was tenderly at
tached, fell victim to disease, an event
hastened probably by the inconvenience
and suferings incident; to state of war,
in which the whole ia mily participat ed.
Colonel Hayne himself was taken pris-
oner by the British forces, and in short
time was executed on the gallows, under
circumstances calculated to excite the
deepest commiseration. A great number
of persons, both English and American,
interceded for his life. The ladies OF
Charleston signed a petition in his bshalG &
his motherless children were presented
on their bended knees as h umble suitors
for their beloved father, bu in vain.
During the imprisonment of the father,
the eldest son was permitte d to stay with
him in the prison Behold ling his only
surviving parent, for whom he felt the
deepest affection, loaded with irons and
condemned to die, he was verwhelmed
with CONSERVATION and sorrow. The
wretched father endeavol.ed 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 h., could even
rejoice that his troubles were so near
an end. Tomorrow" said he, 81 set
out for Immortality. You will accompany
me to the place of execute IN; and when ]
am dead, take my body and bury it by
the side of your mother" The youth
here fell on his fathers neck, crying:
ooh, my father my fatt,erl l will die
with you 1 will die with you'll" Colonel!
Hayne, as he was loaded with irons,
could not return the embrace of his son,
and merely said to him in reply: olive,
my son-live to honor God by good
life, live to serve your country, live to
take care of your brother and little
sisters" The next pnorning Colonel
Hayne was conducted to the place of
execution.
His son accompanied him. Soon as
they came in sight of the gallows the ia.
ther strengthened himseffsnd said; "Now
my son, show yourself a mani That tree
is the boundary OF my life, and all nv
life's sorrows. Beyond that the wicked
cease from troubling and the weary are at
rest. Don't lay too much at heart our
it will be but short To-day
| die; and you, my son, though but young
must shortly follow me-" Yes, my father
replied the broken-hearted youth, IL
shall shortly follow you, For indeed,
feel that can't live long" And his
melancholy anticipation was fulfilled in a
manner more dreadful than is implied in
mere extinction of life. On seeing his
father in the hands of the executioner,
and then struggling in the halter, he
stood like one transixed and motionless
with horror. Till then he had wept in
cessantly but soon as he saw that sight
the fountains of his tears were stauuched, |
and he never wept more He died insane; |
and in his last moments often called upon !
his father in terms that brought tears
from the hardest heart.