The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1865-12-02

AiH lhr laws ul hiiinHniiF WilN WiuGt
he VIA clalgel, and VI tupIlhc utt
cosyipiul lya Military Commission
llH poor wife, summoned away tu
georgia w Che death Of one aud llc
Illntu of another ol hct children, wn
spared ihr anguish 9i bolng near hun
whon executed, and dynlcl iho az.
nlblng consolation ol booking upon
b's remains after dca,b. luor
sidos' lu,hicW orphinr may llc
"to whom the secrets Of Oh lctrls
arc known strengthen aud sustain
the doqolhtc ones. WiR Il IA his
lclons grave, aud We spuitiaW With God
who gave H. IN hislosl moment, he
protested hls innocence Of the impu.
ted crimes for which be- died. and
faced death with a serenity borrowed
from confidence IN hnppy future be.
yepd the tomb.
The newspapers inrerm rs that
when it was known outside of the
prison.yard where he was executed,
that the hnngmnn had done his Office,
the air was rent with yclls of cxOlta.
tion, from tho crowd which hal as
scmblcd on the housc.topsS IN the
vicinity. Can thisbe trueg Have
VIC become 50 wclash that the stern
rc,ribution Of justice assumes the rs
pcct Of personal vengoancc-.so de-
moniae that the launching Of human
Into the awful abyss Of eternity, can
be mabc Il source Of savage joy!
Are We in the free, self governing,
enlightened United States, or have
wc been transported back among the
hilcoas mohs Of Fnnce during the
"Reign Of Terror:' A human soul
endowed with the capabilities Of in
finite Joy or unuttcrablc anguish, i
being ush0cl inte the swfui gesti
bule Of its eternal wea. or woe, and I
crowd of other human souls with liz,
susceptibilities stand tip-toc in OK
pectancy-not with rrayerfal sym
pathics that the nuttering spirit may
find rest and peace with its bcneii
cent father-but with an eager an,
hungry appetite for revenge, ,ha
gives expression to It's qualification II
"cxultant shouts Of malignant tri
umph, that the lsst one has taker
tie Gnal, irrevocablc plunge into tn
dark Hereafter. TWAS a spectacle
at which angels might wecp-onl.
mocking ficnds could find in it clus
for jubilation.
How long are these executions 4
20 on?-how long are Military Com
missions to stand in the place o
Courts Of lawg--how long is a spiri
Of hatred aud revenge to bc inculca
ted among citizens instead Of tha
feeling Of fratcrnal kindness whicl
peryaded the soldiers in the armies o
both sections, almost Immediately ol
the return of peacel Have the rad
icals Of tae North become utterl,
bloodthirstys
| Had such n scene as Is describes
at the execution Of Wirz, taken plac
at the capital Of any one Of the des
po,ic Governments of Europe, Amer
can readers would have stood aghas
a, its cruel brutality, aud it woul
have been justly held up as exhibit
ing the debasing influences Of despoi
ism in crushing out the sweet human
ties Of our nature. What will b
thought Of US, when this horrible IL
decency shall be brniicd abroad as ca
hibiling the sangiinary ferocl.y q
American charactcri The war va.
in all conscience, scanlcl enough
the cause Of Free Government, cour
terpoised only by the fact that
leaped from the very beginning int
the magnitude Of a great civil val
wsged by earnest, sincere and bras
men, for the settlement Of funia
mental principle underlying the Got
ernment itstlf-and the further fac
that when the sword had settled n
controversy, reciprocal respect an
esteem took the place Of animosii
. between the combaiants. but Il
! sayagery exhibited by the populst
Of Washington, resembles moro ii
base instincts Of certain Will beast
who turn upon aud rend their woun'
el follow, than The impulse d chili