Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1861-01-09

Sheriff and his Deputies took leave Of tbs
prisoner. the cap was drawn over his face
aud the Sheriff touching the spring with
his foot, at precisely 3minutes after o.
clock the drop fell and David LewI. Brad.
ford was left suspended between Heaven
and earth. Three times his limbs contras
ted, then followed slight quivering and
all Of life was extinct, with him forever
After hanging % minutes, he was pro-
uounced dead by the attending ph ysicisns,
was taken down, placed 10 coffin and de.
livered to his wife, who left, last night. for
her home in Coles County Illinois,
The fall of the prisoner was about three
feet, but did no. break his neck though he
appeared to die easy
The preparations for the execution had
been carefully srrsnged, and Sheriff Con-
ner performed the painful duty imposed on
him by. the law with a nerve and address,
in the highest degree creditable. s.N
While the bodywa hanging collection
was taken up for the benefit of the widow
to which all contributed. ta.
At O'Clock the Military retired to their
Armory, and the crowd quietly dispersed
U The Washington Trlegraphic CORES
pondent Of tbs Cincinnati Gazette has the
following: aa1sso. sI-s -ssl
siE .ls jan WAsaISeroS, Jan3.
DEPARTURE OF THE S. G. COMMISSIONERS.
This has been another .xcitipg day in
Washington. About 1 o'clock it was au
nounced that the. South Carolina Commits
sioners had departed for home early in the
morning.; and upon- inquiry. the report
proved trne. 1t seems tba yesterday they
sent comm unication to the President, IN
which they referred to the fact that he had
made engagements with s Carolina which
he had not fulfilled. Mr. Buchanan 10
short time returned the documents upon
sisteut with his personal honor to notice
it, as it contained reflections upon his con-
duet The Commissioners having no fur
ther business in Washington, then left
Mr. Trescott, their Secretary. has not de-
parted, as stated in the kilograms of tho
Associated Press, but will go in the morn
ing. eH rtlsr.
About P NJ to day, Messrs Toombs.
Tversop and Mason were seen to enter the
House in an excited manner, ard the for
mrr handed to Nr Pryor, Mr. Garrett and
others. dispatch which they read with
visible emotion. A crowd Of members
gathered around, and it was evident tn at
some important intelligence had been re-
ceived. On inquiry. found that the Geor
gia Senator'S had received dispatch sta
ting that all ths forts and arsenals of the
United States in Georgia were in the hands
Of the State troops, and that the election
for members of the Convention had result
ed in the choice of a large majority Of
straight out Secessionists. This inlelli-
gence was jeyfully received by the Seces-
sion leaders and their sympa,hizers.
DOUGLAS POSITION.
The position of Mr.. Douglas may be
briefly stated After administering Sc
we're lecture to the Republicans. aud assail-
ing the positions Of the President elect,
he took the ground that there was no way
TO reach secediug State, except by max
ing war upon her, that The conflict would
have to be regulated by the rules of war,
and prisoners could not be treated as trail
tors; that the Constitution provided only
one mode Of enforcing the laws. and that
was by civil process, and there being nc
U S. Courts or Marshals in seeding
State, she could not be coerced.
| AS to making war, he said that he would
use every other expedient before he even
would deliberate about that. He declared
against secession, however. and pointed
out its wrongfulness.
MR. cRITTESDES.
Mr.. Crittenden is greatly afflicted at the
threatening aspect of affairs, and will en-
deavor to press to an immediate vote, hi'
resolution submitting the substance Of hi
resolutions to the popular vote.
THE NEW CHARLESTON COLLECTOR.
Mr.. Mcintyre. the lately appointed Col
lector of Charleston, was strong Breck
iuridge man during the late Presidential