Washington telegraph., 1864-01-27

nurnosa of sssketching events About hve
thousand spectators were present-all Yankee
soldiers or immigrants no douOI-who covered
~. collage buildings and the yard trees, pre-
sant;nr The editor says, IAN imposing view
from the 'front.' for the purpose Of gloatlng o-
ver tbe. spectacle OF a young Southern hero,
with the marks Of infancy en- his lace, being
hurlad into eternity, for the crime OF endea-
vorinr to lender his feeble service 70 rescue his
State from the poluting tread Of the invader.
David ,. Dodd was youth OF seventeen
wears He was born in Saline county and liv-
ed 81 IittIe Rock. He had been educated at
ST Jobn's College, nd had frequently played
in tbeigrounds selected for his execution. He
had left the city sometime after its occupation
by the Federals. but lad returned one day be-
f,ra Christmas lie obtained permit 10
leave again. and twenty miles out Of the city
was arrested by portion Of Gen. Davlison's
command .On his person says the Demo-
crat 4were found contraband letters and blank
book containing telegraphic char acters, indi-
eating in part the strength and position OF the
garrison at little Rock, also pass from a rebel
officer to 70 in A out at pleasure" What brave
geaerous minded boy would have done less!
He was tried by a military commission Of
which Gen Thayer was President, aud con-
demued to be hung. The sentence was ex ecu
ted. The editor says: "He asserted his appre-
citation of the responsibility, aud ackn owledged
the Justice Of the senisice as the only penalty
attached by law to the crime" That wa.
proof Of n man mess and heroism beyond his
age TIE writer adds that ''tbe executors
of The law a. well a a vast circle Of friends,
have the warmest sympathy for the family who
will sOOl learn his sad fate Who belleges
that: lie had few friends present we think,
and il was anything but sympathy which filled
lhe hnnse tops and trees with gapIag spectators.
Steele has trc character m Id and hu-
name man. Was il not strange that among
" many thousands W Feder4ls ID Little Rock
not Jne peal.eI for mercy to the boy, even
communal ion 10 Imprisonment iOr the war;
Andre committed a far higher crime, and hun
drens OF Americans plead a lor hin- He VA
in The full maturity OF manhood. and yet to
this day many disapprove the stern InheXloii-
ity of Washington. Anl nov they talk "
sympathy, Their conduct exhibits more u!
the mali gnity Of Butler, who looks up rebels
as race OF yIpeTs, whom It is mertorious 10
crush, male and female Oh and young And
I then 10 justify themselves by tie boys own
admissions, when the near approach Of death
IA ght bc well cll.u!atgd III banIsh from
has breast all human resentment Let them
F., ak the boys mother what she thought OF li
and print that.
\ Before Lis death he wrc t. the following LETT
Y ter to his family. Let il be preserved in our
\ Archives forever:
7 Military Prison. Litils Eoct, Art.,
\ - Jan. Sth. p'clgch- "a M, 1874. J
Y M FgGr Er-r4t uEi ISEt~r~:-l was ares
tel SPY and tried, ant sentenced % B.
hung to-day nj O'Clock. Il- timu H. fa-t
approaching. at th.ak cd aIn prepared 10
die. IeNncct IN meet y.u ai in heaven. DO
not weep Tor nc, tor / viii by Dr.tyF Oh ia b ca
vln. R.l soon Oe VGt ~ iils world VI snI-
row aud trouble. | would ike zee ynI all
befJre die, but let Gods will be done. not
ours. pray cO God 10 give you strength ~
I iaa- your frnuhlpS while n this world 1 hone
God will receive you IN heaveu-there 4 viii
E eet you.
Aclner, | know it will b, hard for you 10
give your only son, out you must remember
that 1t is Gods will. Goodbye, God will give
you strength 70 bear your troubles. pray
that we may meet in heaven Goodbye, God
Will bless You all.
Your son and brother,
DAVID o. DODD.
They had a right to execute young Dodl by
the laws Of war. 1T is 80 nominated in th-
bond" of war. They were eni.lel 10 tie
I pound Of flesh and they wAetted eagerly the ir
AAires ana took IN. We cannot complain of it,
Bat we do say that We eannsi believe there i a
man in the Confederate III rvice n0tured with a
commission az high Brigadler, that woulI
not, IN cOn-idrratI ton of his youth and manll-
ness, have cumnuted his sentence. We, To !,
I sympathize with his family, and in proof there
n oi agree 10 head a subscription lit with so
\ to erect monument 10 his memory.
N We Who sli AZ home at ease aMl lil.uk we are
doing mach, anu comp aiming Of tribes, shou.4
b- almost ashamed ~ think what othes su
young AEa tender are dg. .,:I sacrificing foI
i the ca -,
IEoG NV O-LEANs.--La;e news direct from
" New Orleans confirms tile report a n-uFrectiOn
oi shc gro troops at Fort, St. Phiiiip All Jaek
I Killed fhatr huf. .tt...r. tra..
all The Confederate prisoners and took com
pl,te possession Of the forts. They aiIcdgc the
v bad treatment experienced at the hands Of the
Yankees aud their bad faith in refusing to grant