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Continued from First Page. be pot over the night, he would get his reason again—-that in this way be bad been going on for some time.”- On this information I withdrew, to re turn on the following day, determined ; to try the effects of some medicine I! carr'n d with me for my own safety.-- Before day 1 was at his bed side, and os soon, ns he awoke - , recognising me he permitted a portior of the prepara tion to be put imo his month,and which he swallowed. The effect appeared in about hall an hour, when he asked forme, & with a deep ?igh said,he had “some ease of body I ut none of mind.” Capt. don’t lose, hope, you may get o ver this attack, “ah” said he,the body may, hut the soul cannot, I am gone— gone forever! Here I determined on an effort. Capt. S us in the pre- sence of heaven, and permitted to speak I to a dying m tn, I now assure you I have glorious news to communicate. You are in a tremendous error—God is merciful, nay mercy itself-—the second person in the glorious trinity, died for the chief of sinners—You have a wrong view, you can only be the chief—and you dare not questiori the veracity of Jehovah,when you are assured, for the chief, his son died. I now entreat’yoii;' nay command you, by every considera-! tion dear to a candidate for eternity— : for everlasting h ippiness,or never end-' ing woe, to throw away all doubts, all 1 fears, ail wretched setting bounds to infinite goodness and cast your all, as ! the chief of sinners, at the loot-stool of I sovereign mercy, and take with your whole soul, io yourself, and at his sove reign command, the promises of your Go<l—the entreaties ofyotir Saviour, to com* 1 to him, not only, “without mo ney and without price” but as the chief, of sinners. Grasp, as the anchor of! your soul, the divine unction, —"as I live s.iith the Lord, I have nodelight; in the death of the wicked, but that icy turn to me, and live.” Take the igh behest of sovereign goodness— relieve in the Lord Jesus, and thou lalt be saved.” “Ah my friend,” iid the dying man, with trembling ps— “i cannot, I cannot—you know I ave done the awful deed—l nave been, am a murderer,and no murderer shall Her the Kingdom of Heaven—hell, ell, is my portion, and even hell, if it ould but hide me, from the frowns of ie insulted m Jesty of heaven”—here .nee, while his wife and daughter, in /o|tj lari'y scream'd, and ran out of the r< om. sinking into a flood of tears; Soo discovering what this his first full confession had done “ah” said he, “long long, have I been trying, to destroy the wile of my bo-nm, why did I ever de ceive her, a >d by my example,have I try’d to.uinmy infant offspring, why oh God, did I give them existence— the only legacy I can ever leave them, is now given—i husband—a father—a murderer’ In malignity I murdered up, fcietfd,—by a long course of unkimi x'ess. I have destroyed rnv wife—and b", Hie /ell recollection, I shall leave Lave hmchered the future peace, of mv innocent, iny affectionate child.’’ Here he again sank exhausted, with tm atruggitng e/for*, to unhurtheh the son! laboring under the most awful convictions of guilt, without a ray, a im '.t ray of hope. It seemed as if this “anchor of the soul,” was gone,—lost forever! A scene of distress indescribable,now followed. The wife and daughter. Appeared overwhelmed, & inconsolate r Hh the awful disclosure, now first emphatically made—one heart rending rcream, followed another,both involun tarily praying for death. His groans, Jang through the house, and beyond, and occlusion;! Uy, an exclamation of thfe wildest despair. It was a scene of hor ror itself. Feeling myself beginning to experience a l uge portion of the general distress, I retired to an ad jacent wood, as a momentary relief from the scene, which now beggar’d description. On returning to (he sick couch,and finding some little composure I began to reiterate the grounds of hope tor even'the most unfortunate of Adams race, if happily they u-i/Z, can fid brought to meet the terms, on which is based the grant •fcteina) happiness and reconciliation with offended dei ty. Capt. S said 1, it pains me that I cannot succeed in getting you c ven on the threshhold ofhope—hope, in an infinite Saviour—in r God of boundless goodness—of unfathomable mercy.” “Hope—hope”—replied he quickly, and with an agitated empha sis—“the hope of the wicked perisheth.” “I am gone, I am a murderer—taiknot to me, of infinite goodness, of infinite mercy—-speak not to me—l am gene, Beyond its reach—speak of infinite guilt—of infinite justice—of infinite punishment—l am gone, lam a mur derer! Herr, I insisted, that another ano dyne should be taken, as I was now ful ly assured that all that could he done, 'was to srAooth the passage from time to eternity, to which place I was confi dent he. was fast tending. I obtained a saen d volume, turned to nil those pas sages. conclusively, and strongly indi cating the willingness and the power of God, to pardon guilty men. 1 read them to him, in the most impres sive manner I could, but all to no pur pose. At each pause, and in reply to each attempt at application of mine, he would loudly exclaim, “not for me —not fot* me.” lam a murderer — I have spilt human blood, the blood ot my fellow man, no murderer can inher it eternal lite” how am I to appear at the bar of Jehovah!—oh! eh! oh! Towards a late hour of the night, he appeared to sink into an apathy. Ai intervals a wild exclamation exhibited the tortures of the mind, for conscience, “that worm that dielh not,” was doing its duty. I now found all appeals to reason useless, to religion vain. Tin first had partly the reins, the lasi was not there. It was not only th< reign,blit the triumph of despair! Ron sing ar if from a dream, he loudly, and with much agitation, uttered shine in coherent sounds, indicating a strong be lief, that the Devil was near him, ami hurrying his last moments. His now livid countenance, assumed asimilai wildness, and distraction, he struggleci to look around him. Sinking into ai apparent torpor, he appeared to dose. Whilst we were all sitting around his hedj and viewing in silence, the emaci ated countenance and difficult breath ings of struggling nature, he shrieked out, with rt convulsive throw of the body, “don’t drag me, don’t drag me. don’t drag me, I am coming, don’t drag me, ah, it is just”—gave a few long groans, a few hectic breaths, drew up and stretched again the quivering limbs, and was gone forever. Finding all around me now, incon dolable, and much in want of rest, I retired from the abode of misery, - an distraction, with a promise to return ;tnd see the duties performed to th wretched remains—once my friend. This I recollected the next day, am. joining the group of surrounding neigh bors, I assisted in discharging the Lu rites due to humanity. ltappeared,tbin the deceased,had,whire living, pointed out the spot, on (he top of a bleak, ano elevited ridge,about a mile distant, a the place,of the last rest, for his earth ly remains, on which 1 found tlfe grave ed with the body, and a more dreary spot I never beheld. On arriving at the rflaC.e, a patriar chal looking man,bowed down with ago vhnse silvered locks, furrowed cheeks, and trembHng hands,placed him alines, as a link, between time ami eternity, and who appeared to be agitated with grief ofa pious kind,came tottering for war ! to the grave, raising bis eyes and quivering arms to heaven, in the atti tude of the most ardent supplication, he poured out h?s whole soul to the •Most mg!i, for his benediction on the inougitless multitude, all of whom “soonei or later, must meet the irnpoi taut change from time to eternity.” Most ardently, and in the strains ot the most fervent intercession, in hi? ap peal to his God, Ire labored’ to hty be fore the survivors, the certainty abd soZ-’zfcm/y of death, the terrors ot judg ment and the dread realities of eternity! with the only trust for each trying mo ment, the divine consolation of vita! religion. As his' strain reached the last in the painting of which, he ap peared to feel in a degree that prepar ed him to “put off this mortal coil,” his face swelled, his voice no longer /altered, hie trembling forsook him, and exhibiting the pure sunshine of the soul the full fruition almost of faith &. hope, he breathed out the sweetest strains of prayer. Like the patriarch ot old, he seemed to hold divine communion with his God! closing with these words,“oh that our deaths may be as the righteous 'and our last end like his, while here, . may our breath be devoted to thee,our I God and may the !a?t that we draw, be , but the beginning of that eong of grati ■ tude and praise to him,who hath loved us, and who hath redeemed us, by his own blood.” Never did I hear such an appeal to the most high. It was the wrestling of “Jacoband the Angel!” The remains were now committed to the place prepared for them, and during out return to the late dwelling of the deceased, the effect of the ad dress we had just heard, was evident!} exhibited. A few additional, but solemn exhortations on our return,frem the lips of the same venerable man, seemed to produce a marked effect, and at the moment of separation, the little group appeared to evince by their tears, and all by the solemnity of ap pearance, that it was now their ardent desire, that “their deaths might be that of the righteous, and their last end like his.” After the company had retired,! re quested permission to look over the pa pers of the deceased, I found two euva iopoa strongly seated and superscribed “to be opened after my death.” 7’he first on examination, contained a full account of the murder. he had commit ted, with the cause that led to it,and which from hie own account, was most disgraceful to his memory, being an ac knowledgement, that he failed in en deavoring to wrong his friend. The other contained directions as to his in terment. In this, he most pointedly charged two of his friends, to have pla ced, at the head of his grave, a board of the mo:t imperishable Wood, if stone could not be obtained, on which war to be “inscribed in strong letters” “the murderer’s grave ” On passing the gloomy speit some two years after, recollection induced me to turn fiom the path, and visit the place where the remains of the unhap py man had been deposited. I found on approaching it, the ground strongly nclosed, and a most conspicuous head •tone placed, exhibiting in “strong,’ and dark letters, “the MurdEreß’S grave .” A small cypress had sprung up at he foot of his “narrow house,” while the remainder was profusely covered with briars and thorns, nd bad em blem of a wretched life, and still more wretched termination,whiht the gene -al wildness and dreariness of the place corned to mark it out, emphatically, a5 ' most appropriate spot for “The mur derer's CRAVE ” A hundred, once imaginary tales, a mongst the surrounding population, >ave ripened by time, into “truths strong ns holy writ” and the unhappy nan, the “Old Schoolmaster.” is seen frequently,leani ig on Hie railing that surrounds the small spot allowed im, in loud lamentation?, “don’t drag me,don’t drag me” “it is just,it i-just," whilst in bleak and stormy nights, the tall pines armvid, miiroiur div/iac'ly to the passing wind?, “the murderer's GRAVE.” Upon a tai] and majestic tree, whose foliage had been destroyed by the light tings flash, an owl had taken up her ibode, and built her nest, attracted by 'he congenial nightly moaning? of the listurbed spirit, and m answer to the • aimls reverberating from (he tomb, she changed her reel.inchefly note? giv ing to the moon, in her :oi.idc-t scream, "THE murderer's GR.i V’l.” Marking the disapprobation of licav n, of the deeds of guilty mu:, (he ’’’--r bruise OTcrlf.': spot, .villi u;i unusual crash, and the surrou i.iin/ Hees were rent, by the lightning- force while it was distiactiy heard, in etch t Htd, murmuring roar,.as it p> -<*<i t : long (he vault of heaven, 44 the mur derer's grave.” Soldiers in peace, are like chimaie? which are not used. Still waters have deep bottoms. Absta’di from fleshly lu-ts wnich war against the soul.— 5/. Peter. I am not angry because irry son fo?es in the game, bet because he Continues to play at if. Lhvvok’*e >\v FOR MAY. 1835 <'WT ILlj BF SOLD, before the V V couff house do >r in Ch “ton, on the fi'it-t Tuesday in May n- xt, be tween the lan lul boors,; the ioituwiug property, to win Lot No. 121(7, in she 15th dist. 2d ‘sec., Cherokee county-^—levit d on as the property of .losepn Dean, to satisfy afi fa'from a Justices court of Chat ham county, in favor of John C. Legee v? said Dean. Levied and returned Q7 a constable. • Lot No. ??3, in the 3d dis. 2d sec. Cherokee county wn as the property of James Slater, (o satisfy’ a fi fa issued from a Justices oouit cd Up son county, in favorof Kell) Cannon vs said Slater. Levied and returned by a constable. One sorrel horse—levied on as the properly of Edward E I ward?, to saiisly a fi fa issued from the Superior court of Cherokee county, in favor of the State vs said Edwards, for cost. • f Lot No. 1102, 3d dis. 2d sec. Chero kee county—levied on k? the property of Win. Tucker, to satisfy tv?<> ft fa’s is-J sued from a Justices court ot Hancock' county,Tn favor of James 11. Sanders and Jacob ?. Turner, vs said 'fucker. Levied and returned by a constable. J Lot No. 1071,15th dis. 21 sec. Che rokee county —levied on as the proper ty of Reddin Robinson, to satisfy two fi fa’s one from the Superior court, and one from a Justices court of Gwinnett county, in favorof Ephraim McLain,! vs said Robinson. Levied and return ed by .1 constable. Lot No. 249,4th diyßS l sec, jfohero kee county—-levied on as the property of Silas Crawford, to satisfy four fi fa’s issued from a Justices court of Clark county, in favor of B irton Thrasher, vs said Crawford. Levied and return ed by a constable. M. J. CAMDEN, D.Sbff. March 24, 183$, Cass Saks, FOR MAY. V ILL BE SOLD, on the first v V Tuesday in MAY next, before the court house dcor in the town ot Cassville, Cass county, the following property, to wit; A stock of Goods, Wares and Mer chandize, containing an assortment ot Dry Goods,Hardware, Cutlery &c. the property of Wm. Gibson to satisfy sev eral attachments in favor of Edwaid Barrett, & others, vs said Wm. Gibson. Also, One .NEGRO MAN, by th, name of PERRY, about forty years ol age, the property of Wm. Gibson, to satisfy several attachments, from Cass Superior court, in favor of S tmuel Morgan Sl Co and others vs said Wm Gibson—levy made and returned to m by a constable. The above property sold by order of the Superior Court ot Cass county. Also, Lot No. 117, 7th dis. 3d sec of originally .Murray, now Cass cty.—le vied on as the property of Ebenez Fain, to satisfy a ft fa from Habershan Superior court in favor of Sam’l Chum vs said E’>en< Z‘r Fain. LEWIS TUMbLIN, Si.ff. ■ M irch 31, 1835. 1 Cherokee Mi sateb, FOR MAY. WILL BE SOLD, before the coun house door in the town of Canton, oi ’the FIRST Ti’' - sday in M A Y mii,l»t fwcen the legal the following property, to W»t! >t No. 706, in the 2d dist. 2d sect. Cherokee county—levied on as tin property of Joseph Deaton, to satisfy 3 fi fa’s h.-ued from a Justices court m Hail comity, in favor of Jo.ies & Payn. ts said Deaton. Levied and returnee by a constable. Lot No. 473, in the 2d dis. 2d sec— levied on as the property of Isaac Moore, io satisfy a ti fa issued from a Justices cou t of F.iyt tte county, in fo yer of John Burke, vs said Moore. Levied and returned by a constable. M. .!. CAMDEN, D. Shff. March 30. 1 835. LIS P GF LETTERS REMAINING in the post office at • Cassville, Cass county, Ga. March 31, i And if not taken out within 3 months, I will be sent to the genera! post office as i dead letters. 1 A .Inhn A. Arlnir, Cthnrloa Arlatr, Mr«. Elizabeth Adison. i B—J B B iker, JiV D Burchjßcnj. Bowlin. John Beavers, C—F iletiah Chilton, Wm Cobb esq. F—Wm Falkner, Wm7 (). Falkner, Eli Ferguson.' , ' G—Wm M Green, ; Lewis Green, B. i G ij: hllf - , G. Fl. Gi lara.’fh; j H—Jo 1 ' !oy|<’, esq. ; J Johnson, Atty, at Law, James l Johnson. ! K—John Kerby. , M—Samuel Vic Dow 2, Toseph Mur dock, Simpson Mooney, J H ulurdock. N—-Jo?ii - t Newton. P Io in H. Pehdergrast, Wm. R. P xyr-li, J sse Ponder. R—Thomas B. Royston, Mary Row ell. ; S —Jane Q. Slewart. T—Wm. J. T uvin, Jackson Trou f , C HES PER HAWKS, P M. April 1, TB3k 43 REWARD. THE undersigned, - hereby offers A REWARD of Vwohundred cX fifty doWars. For th** apprehension and conviction i fthe murd( rer or murderers of EZE KIEL RATCHFORD. He will he found at his residence in Jackson county, near Jefferson. RD BERT R ATCMFORD.• Jan’y. 25, 1 835. Sls REWA R D. a RAN WAY from the sub* xJI scriber, on the night of thej 15th instant, between the! V res ’dence of Doctor Brews. , ter and the Laughing Giri’s, A NEGRO BOY, by name This egro is about 30 years 0M,5 foet eight inches high, and quite black. From having received a burn, he is not able to straighten his right arm. 1 purchased this fellow of one Eli How ell, of Habersham countj, but being able to talk the Cherokee Language very fluently, he will probably try to pas? among them as a treed black. For apprehending and confining sa'd negro in any Jail, I will give FIF TEEN DOLLARS. GEO. W. JONES. March 17, 1835. > (KTlnform meat Pleasant Ridge Post Office, Greece county, Alabama, FOR MAY. WILL BE SOLD, on the FIRST Tuesday in M A Y next, within the legal hours, the following property,viz: Lot No. 12G2, in the 2d dis. 4th sec. —levied on as the property of Wm. C. Whaly, to satisfy an execution iit favor of Hardaway As Hawkins, for. the use of Owen 11. Kinian, which fi fa issued from a Justices court of Mer» riw» th?r county. Levy made and rc- z turned to me by a constable. Lot No. 970, IC’ih dis. 3d sec.—lev.' ;ed on as the property of Gillum Wat* kins, to satisfy a fi fa issued from a Jus ‘ices court of Columbia county, in fav vor of John S Heath. Levy madet and returned to me bv a constable. J. C/YORK, Sb’ffi March 26, 1 835. Lot, No. 70, In the North East end of It contains about one acre —is well on* 1 losed with a rail fence—has two small omfortable dwelling houses on it, (ona >n each side of the lot) to one of which here is a kitchen attached, with a good -table,corn crih, &c. The whole, or •all of the above Lot will be sold on iccommodating terms. Apply to ttio PRIN 1 ER. The jVew-liorker. UNDER this title, a new literary journal,' of the largest imperial ,z - , wasj issued by the subscribers on •Saturday, the 22d of March. leading features are as follows: “The New Yorker” is equal tn sitfe md execution to any of the literary* weeklies of this city, and at the same fime afforded at a much lower ratd • han the cheapest ,ot them. 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