Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-06-09
lar.ea Brownl9,Z,. Dying spsssl.

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occasion, which has been printed since his
escape Hits 1t 5ly caTaciefistiG; nearly.
az g being DEVOTE 10 seathing re
yii5.H d the chaps elcrs 1t lls personal ens
e@ies and the seccssioa leaders. The clos
ing paragraphs are asf9ll0mss
t.FeIlow.cnuntryme auassliortly to be
exeeuted,-not for any crime punishable
with death, but for my devotion. TO my
country, her la VS. aud eonstitulion die
for refusing to espouse the cause of this
wicked rebellion; and glory IN 1t, strange
50 yop may think IT,. ] could have lived, If
1 had taken an oath of allegiance to this
so-cAlled epnfederEcp.t Rather than stubs
tify myself aud disgrace MYSELF by such an!
oath. IIagree 10 die I never could! sanes
ton this g9VeFumen4,I and iIatrIist th6t no
child of tsiue viii eyeHdo it. Look at the
past history of the leaders and Originutors
of this rebellion. THERE'S not man of
unsiained character TO be found among:
them. Sancey is n convicted murderer,
who killedibis uncle, (Dr. Earl of South
Carolina, land, instead of going England to
intrigue against thisgoVerHment, he would
have been in prison had he mt been pardon
cd by the governor OF that State Wigfall,a
fcoutedeF&ls senator and "a general, fed
from his native state OF. South 0hroiina to
Texas TO escape the horrors-ofi assAssinaa
tioHsbeCame eollectiug attorney for. large
amounts, and then7s EindleIli Ibis employers
out Of their dues, numbering - many as
ttSo, men iniTexasi Floyd, while governor
+ "a my native state, WAS guilty of swindling
the state out OfsOme thirty thousand doll
lars OF the Washington monument fund in.
trusted TO his care while in Buchanau,s
cabinet in violation of his oath, he stole.
besides large amounts of bonds, the guns.
forts and Hmmunition of theRfederali gov.
l,ernments to aid in carrying on this idfL7
nous rebellion. SIideil, another intriguer;
who never had an honest emotiou Of soul
in his life, assisted while in the United
Estates States Senate. To pass through Com
/ gress that great sWindle of the age, the
iiHOumans land grant, l--a sWiudEe so Gil
gantic and cheat so enormous that tue
hnext Congress- revoked the grautg Benia-
tmin, yOnr 'becretaryof Wars and one of The
men engaged IN deceiyingl you, was exc
| pelledfrOm New England college for steal.
1 ing nAdDeE aud jaWeIry 0uttuf5tlIe trunks Of
bis fellow students he afterwards got into
tue Senate from Louisiana by turning from
a wing TO n demOcfAt, and became the
/ partner of Siidelf in the Houmaus swim
die. Thompson, the Mississippi thenEbsf of
.iiBHchanahts cabinet, while secretary Ofabs
I interior, VAS pGrtGsrin stealing some In.
dian trust bonds, and when about 10 be
dismissed for the Otteuse, f1edfrom thsfed.
eral capitaliby night; to Uid,prosecutiou.
I Uobbs lhei Georgia member Of Buchauan's
cabinet, ,specuiated in stocks, using govern
ment aud was deteGtsd,ifi Its and
All as a time when he was 5a6tihR nm.
j der oath, ms the head OF the TREASURY de-
Partmeut! Davis your president, after his
/ State had borrowed miiliOns, led the way
10 the WORK of fepndiRtion andl1ir deffaud-
ing AisslsSipPi'shOnes creditors. To0ubs,
the big man Of yoiir gOveFnoehtIat Rich
nond, was the: confederate fof Keitt and
4 BrookSin their attempt to ass6ssina ate Sum
ner. Swan, Ouricougressnan from this
district, and Uni original seeessiouist, is the
iorger of the johnson letterssto- La TttsGce,
wisha view to swindle.thelattSfIbdC often
thousand dollars. These land a host 81
Others like them, are the men who otigi.
mated and carrying on this southern
rebellion. Ought not any honest man to
prefer to hang rather than act with such
Iimen in wicked crusade against the mild
sway oftthoi best government ON eartti2
"But ] must close. Solemn thodShtl
1 die with confidence tharthe United Suites
/ government will scrushpout this rebellion
ldnrihg the coming spring ande summer
Mark my prediction y would like Ia be
living when that is done; but must re-
sign tnyselfato my'fitte. Ilhave word to
/ say assitregItds my family Ileaye a VIII.
and seven children tOthe mercies of.ae6ld-
hearted world. IihOpe tile Union mel, lot
the coua:ry will he ktni 70 them, and seek
TO impress their minds with whit Is tFtie.L
thnt'they are not ,disgracetl, bnt HdnoFtd,
by my death. eilst mo be- shF6udetl i'd the
4 sReTed st6lds.Of tue stHr:spa1glelll banner:
tiandglet my ebildrcn's chiEdrsh Know tbn9
the last words Iuttered On earth were:
tsFottVcF iltat that standard siiest i'9 roe
Who're 6reatheB the foe but tails beiJf6 th
h. With fEeedoll's spit beneath cor feet. 40.
AUG "a tFee eslq banner streaming Ger MS"
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