The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-12-07

ssavesfe~es sentenced 10 he H.
Tue following il the sentence u I.sc
man, delivered in the q. S. Court we sak
last week, upon Nat. Gordon, Captain ~ Ion
Itappears from the evidence in this e.s sass
in the summer Of 1850, you sailed In - tAs
Erie, from Havana, in the Isie OF Cuh. oe ht
to the coast Of Africa. You were mae. bound
vessel, and had on board q competent o.. " TIE
q large amount Of provisions Of kind snS and
tity appropriate food for large numb. yuan
sons, and such as Is usually carried on VI pe,.
sells which are intended for the slave ,r.Sa 'ss
The ship had also on board a large n.,'.
water tanks, as well as quantity OF suy,, s,c u
latter was to be left in Africa, probable
ed for the freight which you undertook -
to Cuba. efing
In command of this ship, manned and n,o,,,,
you proceeded to the Congo river. on tha my
Coast Of Africa, and there after landing yo., veg
60, and subsequently reshipping all or ns.,,e eG
but the liquor, and filling your water cast -, y
fresh water, you dropped your vessel dosn az, .m
er to point few miles from its moutb. ana !; nv
few hours, on the afternoon Of the 7tb az I'M u,
you took on board se7 Of the inhabitants oI,t
country, thrust them densely packed and c, ,@s
ed between the decks Of the ship and inmeds,.,sa
set sail for Cuba. $40
i III, Asl-
ocean, about fifty miles from the coast ..s U's
captured by the United States war ves.0, v wee
can, your ship taken to Monrovis. vhe,e =. noe'
unfortunate victims Of your crime. tbsn ~ ~. "
were put on shore, AMI you we're brough, i nnOz
ship to this port Upon these facts von - yoq
been accused, brought to trial befo,e nav; na's
your countrymen, and found guilty of 'syd
for which the lava o. the country ad;ndr. e'ins
pirate, and infict upon you the penaltv ~ loui
In the verdict of the jury it is nv du,v t ~
that the court fully concurred The sv;S. @ai
your guilt was so full and complete AZ 10
from the minds of your triers all doub, A''sls
You are soon to be confronted with -,
be consequences of your crime, and Il : erfl'
that should call to yonr mind the dn,s ~ peFf
pairing for that event which will soon ,s,p PRE-
your mortal existence, ard usher Won H.. :.
presence Of the Supreme Judge! L., We
plore yoH TO seek the spiritual guidance - .l
minister Of religion, and let your repen,,.s. Iae
as thorough and humble rs your crime v,. oe
Do not attempt to hide its enorm;,, tsh
yourself. Think of the cruelty and v;el.I noa
of seizing nearly thousand fellow helms. .. 3
never did you harm, and thrustinr them ~. 30
the decks of q small ship beneath -
tropical sun-to die of disease or susoe,,;aa
be transported to distant lands and oo,s;s.. "
they and their posterty, TO fate far mo,s s.,
than death 1e'
Think of the snfferiDgs of the uuhaup, he;,-.
whom you crowded on to the Erie, Of ths haIs
lees agony and terror as YOU took them fo
their native land, and especially think N ,h..,
who persisted under the weight of their m;ss,;o.
on the passage from the place of their ean,r,,
to Monrovia p'1''
Remember that you showed mercy to nors
carrying OIL, as you did, not only your oxn a.,
but women and helpless children. Do no, A.,
Ter yourself that because they belonged "a
different race from yourself your guilt i tb,,s
tore lessened Rather fear that il is increased
In the Just and generous heart the hgnb,
and weak inspire compassion, and call for NJ,
and forbearance, and as you are soon TO n,.
into the presence of that God of the b:ack M,
AS we'll as the white man, who is no respeete, n
persons, do not indulge for moment the though,
that he hears with indifference the cry Of h.
humblest of his children.
Do not imagine because others shared IN u.
guilt Of this enterprise yours is therefore duD
ished, but remember the awful admoni,ion n
your Bible, ''though hand join in hand the vieI
ed shall not go unpunished." Turn your thought,
towards Him who alone can pardon and win i,
not deaf to the applications of those who seek
His mercy.
1t remains only to pronounce The sentence
which the law aitixes to your crime, which ia
that you be taken back to the city prison from
whence you were brought, and remain there
until Friday, the 7th day Of February aext, and
then and thence to the place OF execution be.
tween the, hours OF twelve o'clock at noon and
three o'clock in the afternoon you be hung BY
the neck until you are dead, and may the Lord
have mercy upon your soul.
The prisoner was not in the least affected, al
though the judge and the spectators exhibited
considerable emotion.