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HE¥ SERIES—VOL. HI., NO. 45.
ATHENS, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1850. CF c ™ cw UBRAKY
VOLUME xvm. NUMBER 15
ADVERTI;
wSkmrk OoB and gtt great bargains before they
touflKM. J. M. STEVENS 4 CO.
CONFECTIONS!
ICE CREAM AND ICE!!
AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
H AN8ELL DILLARD Would respectfully in
form Ike citizens of A then*, and tbe public
generally, that he h now at his old stand, on Jackson-
• »tract, wit door in rear of Mr, Huggins’ store, where
wiring for sale a complete assortment n! every
tMn^WMskm. ol l.u^rvns; C*qs »greatrariety,
aadfresh; Candias af Ids own manVfccture, fresh and
superior; Nuts. Pnstmn, Pickles,Oranges, Lemons,
Pine Apples, and erery other delicacy of the seaso
His let Cream department is wdl Sited up, ar
.parficnlT attentioaetren to Ladies, for whom there
a separata room. He will keep a constant supply of
lUadeSgfalfal arlkla; also, Ice Lamonade and lee for
Mia by any quantity.
Hr Orders fsr parties and from the country, at
tended to hi the best manner, at short notice.
Jao# •, 1880.
NEW SPRING AND SUMMER
,*r-. -r •
W'.'Crai)
. Kenney,
L. R. Bniler,
W. A. Gilbert,
II. A. Hayes,
E. N. Boiler.
Jno. W. Nicholson,
W. H. Stapler,
Richard C. Greer,
John 8. Linton,
Y. L. G. Harris, *
Marco Phinisv,
T. M. Umpkin,
Ed. Prichard,
George Dent,
0dectd» fJoetrg.
**Ob, Laara! srin nothing I bring tbeo
E’er soften those looks of disdain r
Are the tooga of affection I dug thee
All doomed to be sung thee la Tam T
I oder thee, fciresCand dearest.
Bat th e maiden, a haughty look fflagmg.
Said “Cease asy compassion to moire;
For I’m not rery partial to singing,
And they’re poor ♦hose sole treasure is love!**
“ My name will be sounded in story—
I offer thee, dearest, my naasaj •
' 1 have fought oa the proud field of glory I
Oh! Laura, come shareia >-r fome.
I bringasoal thatadniiaadrs^ « .
Aud lores thee wherever then art;
Which thrills as its tribute i* bring* thee
P Of tenderaess, fresh from tbe heart.”
Bui the maiden aid M Cease to importune;
Give Cupid tbe use of its wings;
For Gune’s but a pitiful fortune—
Tbe annexed nine cautions to young
ladies are almost aa important as tbe
“Oh, Laara, forgive If Pve spoke*
Too boldly—u.T turn not away—
For my bean with affliction ii * ’
My uncle died only to day;
My uncle the nabob—who tended
My youth with affection and care;
My manhood who kindly befriended—
Has—died—and—has—left—me—his—bei
“ Weep not, sincercst!
■ Ml along:
D. M. Clower,
B. J. Wilson,
T. II. Wilson,
J. Camak,
Geo. Williams,
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Terrible Cmnaerationimmense dr
lisa ml Properly.
By the Pennsylvania Inquirer we learn that <
the 9th Instant (tbe day of the President's debt!
fire broke ont in Philadelphia, which, so far as C
amount of property is concerned, was one of thatrd
destructive that Iwa occurred in thus country" 1
many yeara. It is estimated that aboot three h v
dretl houses were consumed, and the loss is^atat
at upwards of ono million of dollars. Many 11
were loaf on the occasion—some thirty bodirg
been reeorered from the ruins, though the "wh
number hid not been ascertained.
SWEET MOON. I LOVE THEE.
. Sweet moon, I love thee, yet I grfero
To gaze on thy pale orb to-night;
It tails m>- of that last dear eve
I passed with her, my soul’s
Mil), vale and wood and streams were dyed
In thopyle glory of thy beams,
As forth we wandered, side by side,
Once more to tell love’s burning dreams.
My fond arm was ber living zone,
vithin her baud was pressed.
My fon.
J Myh
And leva was it
And rapt n r<
each heaving breai
n her full heart and mine.
Was breatlu
While thy calm light v
T.ikej/urr religion’s seat ana sign;
'Wjkncw,,!..! th.lw. nm.t pnrt,
“e knew we must Iw severed long:
Yet jov Was in each throbbing heart,
For love was deep, and feitb was stn
!tlr. Tosnbk' reside
Aal bopd apon tbe future cast
. The Chronicle & Sentinel, which seems to tl>
*■ n vevy great degree of iuijtortance to the po-j
A UKgE lot*of groceries.
IS MOO, PEPPER. GINGER, SPICE COP
PER A 8, BLUE STONE, PINE TEAS, COF
FEE SUGAR, SALT. MOLASSES,
POWDER, LEAD AND SHOT.
gar They are also the agents for the Cass County
lromWarios and keep constantly on hand a full supply
of coasting and rolled iron from that establishment.
-Adi of which are offered at prices to suit the times,
vitbrf for cash or approved credit
April 1S.1830.
Her rainbow hues—end we were blest.
[ crave*! a boon—oh! in that boon
There was a wild, delirious bliss—
■ffipwv-'.
The parting came—owe moment brief
Her dim and fading form I viewed—
'Twas gone—and there I stood in grief
Amid life’s awful solitude.
ten commandments laid down in the
good book. We quote them for the*
benefit of our young and unsophisticat
ed maiden readers, who may not yet
have “ told” their love; and who will
we trust, pay due attention to the sound
advice here given, are they tie tbe
“ silken cord,” for better or for worse.
1. Never marry a man for wealth,
never make money an object of marriage.
•• Wilt thou set thy eye upon that which
is not ?’* A man's life consisteth not in
the things which he possesseih.
2. Never marry a fop, or one who
l struts about dandy-like, in his gloves
and ruffles, with silvered cane, and
rings on his fingers. Beware! there is
a trap!
3. Never marry a niggard, a close-
fisted, mean, sordid wretch, who saves
every penny, or spends grudgingly.—
Take care, lest he stint yon to death.
Beware of the trap.
4; Never marry a stranger, or one
whose character is not known or tested.
Some females jump right into the fire
with their eyes wide open.
5. Never marry a mope or a drone,
ie who drawls and draggles through
life, one foot afier another, and lets
things take their course; “ drowsiness
shall clothe a man in rags."
6. Never marry a man who treats
his mother or sisters unkindly and
differently; such treatment is a sure ...
dication ofa mean and wicked heart.
A young man guilty of such meanness,
will never make a good husband.—
Beware ! ladies. Bo you see a young
that’s attentive, affectionate to his
aged mother and 'sisters, attentive to
all their wants, with filial love and t
derness, virtuous, pure and lovely
his deportment, fear not, his worth is
above rubies.
7. Never, on any account, marry a
gambler, a spendthrift, a Sahbaili-
breaker, a profane person, one who in
the least speaks lightly or carelessly of
God and holy things. Such a man,
whatever qualifications lie may possess,
never make a true husband. Be
ware.
8. Never marry a sloven, a man who
is negligent of his person and dress,
and of filthy habits. The external ap
pearance often indicates the state of the
mind and hfc&rf. With tbfc pure all
things are pure.
9. Shun the rake as a snake, a
a demon.—Am. Farmer.
They carry nothing about their person
except a netted bag, which is attached
to a hoop suspended ronnd ibeir necks;
in this they place the sponges. In a
good locality, a tjjver qiay ’bring up fifty
okes of-spongfe in a.day. A very
large sponge may weigh two okes.—
The weight is calculated from the
sponges when they are dried. A
sponge is dried in the sun, after being
cleansed in sea-water; fresh water rots
B
THE MEXICAN WAR,
Y E. D. MANSFIELD Ant
crired by CIIASI
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Woman’s FnentMun,
—Litoral? Men,
Chaaa’s History of Folk'* Administration,
Humboldt’s Cosmos,
Wordsworth's Poems,
Poe's 0«e.plete Works,
Orators r* the Revolution,
linn., 'nUora of America,
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Color Boxes, Ac, Ac.
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ftom disease from which there fe ao difficulty ta brio*
permanently and speedily relieved, provided the right
■an bo mod. As orery rico ha* its ows punish-1
life mm certain than that the AMERIcJHf
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nil db«m of a
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powers over diseases of this character. FoU directions
anrnmrnnj each bottle. 1 _
nr CAUTION.—Ask for tfee American bote
*adpurcha«e only of the Acosta. !W Market-st
Philadelphia, and of E. R. WARE, Athena, Geo.
- SapC5T,184».' •-». 1
ftttsccllanji.
Hints is Husbands.
BT A WOMAND.
Do hot jest wilh your wife upon a sub
ject in whjch there is danger of wound
ing heir feelings. Remember that she
treasures every word you utter, though
you may never think of it again.
Do not speak of some virtue in an
other man’s wife, to remind your own
of a fault.
Do not reproach your ?Hle with
personal defect, for if she hat sensibili
ty, you inflict a wound difficult to heal.
Do not treat your wife with inatten
tion in' company. It touches ber pride
—and the will not respect yon more
or love yoo better, for it. *.
Do not upbraid your wife in tbe pres
ence of a third person. The sense of
your disregard for her feelings, will pre
vent her from acknowledging her fault.
Do not entertain your wife with
praising the beauty and accomplish
ments of other women.
Do not, too often, invite your friends to
ride, and leave your wife at home. She
might suspect that you esteemed others
ore companionable than herself
II yon woold have a pleasant borne
and cheerful wife, pass your evenings
under your own roof. •
l' Do not be stem and silent in year own
bouse, and remarkable tor .sqetability
elsewhere, . . .
Remember that .your wife has aa
much need of recreation as yourself, and
devote a portion, at. least, of your leis
ure hours, to such society and amuse
ments as she may .join. - By so doing,
you will secure'her smiles, and increase
her affection. . .
Do not by Being too exact in pecuni
ary mattery make your wife Teel her
dependence upon your bounty* It tends
. BEEF !
OMOKED Beef, fre-h ami firm, just received ami
O fo«" *ale by STOREY. TJiAJIMKLL* QoT
Ap,il 11; ~ -• - -.- r. - > •:
lIee insurance,'
it and turns it black. The slimy .
animal matter is stamped out by the di
ver's feet. When dried* the sponges
are strung in circles. They are sold at
twenty-five drachms an oke. The
chief markets for ihetujare Smyrna,
Rhodes,- and Napbii. ,
Important to tbe Iadlei.
Ladies should be particular to have
their shoes half a size smaller than their
feet, and also very careful, in case any
questions are raised as to their being too
light, to say, M Ob! dear, no! they’re
much too large; for it is a most remark
able fact that no lady was ever known
yet to wear tight shoes. The soles of
ladies shoes should be made as thin as
possible, for it stands to reason they last
much longer, from the obvious cause,
that, as a lady is sure to catch cold with
them, she will not be able to wear ihem
so long as she is confined to her bed, or
in doors.
Instruct your son well, or others will
instruct him ill. No child goes altogeth
er untaught. Send him to the school of
wisdom, or he will go himself to the
rival academy, kept by the lady with
the cap and bells. There is always
teaching going on of some sort, just as
in fields—vegetation is never idle.
THE BOSTON TRAGEDY.
Tbe Oorang Ontaug.
In Sierra Leone is a species of ou-
rang outang so strong and so industri
ous, that, when properly drained and
fed. they work like servants. They
generally walk upright on their two
find feet. Sometimes they are employ
ed to pound substances in a mortar,
and they are frequently taught to go to
rivers, and to bring water in small
pitchers. They usually carry the wa
ter on their heads. When they come
to the door of the house, if the pitchers
are not soon taken offj they lei them
fall; and when they pcrcievc that they
are broken, the poor fellows sometimes
weep like a child, in anticipation of the
a ing they are to receive.
iffon saw an ourang outang that
performed a multitude of funny tricks.
He would present bis hand to lead his
visitors about the room, and promenade
as gravely as if he was one of tbe most
important personages to the company.
He would even sit down at the table,
nnfold his napkin, wipe his lips like
any other gentleman, ose a spoon or
fork in carrying food to his month, pour
his liquor into a glass—for it seems be
had not become a convert to the princi
ples of total abstinence—and touch his
glass to that of the person who drank
with him. When invited to take tea,
be brought a cup and saucer, placed
them on the table, pot in^ngar, poured
out tbe tea, and after allowing it to cool,
drank* it with the utmost propriety.
HetbeM af Oblaialag the Spuage.
The* sponge of commerce is> found
attached to rocks, in various depths, be-
tweenlbree fathoms.and thirty. When
alive it is of dull Bluish black above,
and of a dirty white beneath. There
are. several qualities, possibly indtcai-
A last resource.—An Irishman lost
his hat in a well, and was let down in
the bucket to recover it; tbe well be
ing deep and extremely dark withal,
his courage failed him before he reached
the water. In vain did he call to those
above him to pull him up, they lent a
deaf ear to all he said ; tilt at last quite
in despair, he bellowed out: “Be St.
Patrick, if you donl draw me up, sure
I’ll cut the rope.”
Death of the Hon. W. E. Brock-
exbrough.—We shroud our columns in
black, as a token of respect to the me
mory of this di$tinguis!icd,.gentleman
whose melancholy dealli occurred ft
Tallahassee, at his residence, on Friday
morning, June 28tb. By his demise,
Florida has lost perhaps the most bril
liant intellect within her limits. H<
only needed continuance of life, connect
ed wilh physical vigor proportioned to
bis^ mental strength, to have risen to
eminent rank among the great names ol
the Republic. Mr. Brockenbrough was
37 years of age the 23d of February
last.—Floridian.
From the Boston Daily Advertiser. July 3.
Professor Webster’s Confession.
We have to publish to-day another
development in the melancholy trage
dy which has, for many months, so ex
cited public and private feeling.
At the meeting, yesterday, of the Go
vernor and Council, Rev. Dr. Putnam,
of Roxbury, who has been the religious
adviser of Dr. Webster since bis im
prisonment, appeared wilh a petition
from him for a mitigation of punishment.
As Dr. Pothacn expressed a wish that
a hearing might be given to the petition,
and to bis owq suggestions accompany
ing it, ns soon as possible, it was de
cided that he should- be heard at 12
o’clock.
At 12 o'clock, accordingly, the doors
being thrown open, so that the state
ment was made in public, Dr. Putnam
presented the
petition of dr. webster:
To his Excellency the Governor and to the
Honorable Executive Council of the Com
monwealth of Massachusetts.
John While Webster, a convict, ....
der sentence of death, in Boston jail,
in behalf of himself and of bis wife and
children, respectfully petitions, that the
sentence awarded against him by the
law may be commuted to such other
less horrible and ignominous punish
ment as your honorable body may mer
cifully decree.
Your petitioner fully admits that he
was tried before a fair and impartial
tribunal, and that under the law as it ex
ists, Ins jury, composed as it was of hon
orable and high-minded men, could
have returned no verdict other than
they did. But respectfully reminds
your honorable body, that the two groat
inoral ingredients of the crime of mur
der, malice and premeditation, have
never been found against him by a jury,
but have been necessarily inferred by
the arbitrary rules of tbe law, from cer
tain general facts which your petitioner
will not deny, but the extenuating de
tails of which, no man in your petition
er’s situation, can ever possess legal
evidence to prove. These details your
petitioner has confided to the friend who
presents his petition, wilh authority to
stale them to your honorable body* in
the hope that you will find therein rea-
lo extend to your petitiqper and his
ture, which were suited to his situation
as a more or less sinful and certainly
dying man. As lime passed, I seemed
to myself to have succeeded in these
objects, almost beyond ray hopes.
At length, on the 23d day of May, I
had made op my mind to address him
in a wholly new strain, and to demand
of him a full statement of the facts.—•
I then believed myself to be on such
terins with him, that 1 could abruptly
and authoritatively demand his confi
dence. I did do so, and 1 was not dis-
ppointed in the result. On entering
his cell that day, I told him that I was
going to broach a new and important
subject to him, and he must listen to
— seriously, and 4*d|,*&ply tUf I had
gestion of any legal or other friend of
his, nor did any person know of my in
tention to make it. Neither Dr. W’s*
statement nor the fact that he had made
anj', was communicated by me to any
person until more than two weeks after
it bad been received by me. Since
that lime no steps have been taken by
inc without the concurrence of Dr.
Webster and of bis recognized legal ad
viser.
Two or three days after I received
Dr. Webster’s statement, I advised
the withdrawal (temporary at least, and
I hoped final,) of his petition to the
executive, and it was withdrawn. -
J)r. fFebslerx i^tale
done. I then said to fnjfi, that he n&st
have felt all along that there was one
barrier to our free connnunication; one
point on which we did not understand
another; that the embarrassment
which attended the avoiding of that
point obviously went far to defeat the
satisfaction and profit to himself which
ought to result from our interviews.—
I said that he must certainly have some
knowledge respecting the fate of Dr.
Parkman, which I had not, and that
the unshared secret must be to him an
oppressive and intolerable burden ;
that the time had come when he ought
to share it with some one, and, under the
circumstances, with me; that I had
scrupulously forborne hitherto to press
him on this point, andurged it now on
ly because I believed it would be for
his relief and peace of mind ; that I
thought he must feet - ' by this time he
owed me ihe truth, and that he could
trust me ; that he need not fear to tell
me the whole truth, for I was not there
^ raSer,
I sent the note to Dr. Parkman, which
it appears, w.as carried by the boy Mnx-
well. I handed il in Littlefield'unseal-
It was to ask Dr. Parkman to call
at my rooms on Friday, the' 23d, af-^
ter my lecture. He had become of
lalp very importunate-for bis pay.—
He had threatened me with a suit, to
put an officer into my house ami to
drive me from my professorship if I did
not pay him. The purport of my note
was simply toask the conference. I did
not tell him what I could do or wliat I
had to say about the payment. I wished
to gain, for those few days u release frorti
his solicitations, to which I was .lia
ble every day, on occasions and in a man
ner very disagreeable and alarming to
me, and also to avert, for so long a time at
least, the fulfilment of recent threats of
severe measures. I did not expect to
be able to pay him when Friday shpuld
arrive. My purpose was, if he should
accede to the proposed interview, to
state to him my embarrassments and
to reproach him, nor tojudge him, but to
comfort him in his distress anil >° help „„„ inabili ,„ lo - pay | liln at pre ,enl, to
him in making peace with God and hts | nnn]nntem r../,; n m*
conscience, to assist him, if I might, to
California and tlae IUlMouri Line.
An intelligent San Francisco corres
pondent, in the New York Journal of
Commerce^ describes the apprehensions
of the people there that “ Congress will
reject their constitution and adopt the
line of 36 30”-—but adds, ** that should
ibis apprehension prove well founded,
“ An extra session of the Legislature
may be found necessary; at which,
also, the subject of a premanent State
line may be again agitated, and a,bill,
similar in its provisions to that rejected
near the close of the late session, passed.
It will be very difficult to collect from
’be present limited population of Cali
fornia, a sufficient amoont of revenue
to meet tbe ordinary expenditures of
the government, so that the event to
which I have referred—a brief extra
session—might be productive of real
benefit to our new Slale.J
' “ I do not think that much dissatisfac
tion would be created here by the adop-
tionj on the part of Congress of the line
of 36 30 a4 our boundary, nor do I think
it would operate very injuriously, to
the interests of the few southern coun
ties which would, * by-jbe adoption' of
that line,-be excluded flbtn our p
State organization. It.ts probable
immediate measures would be taken to con
form to the wishes of Congress in this respect,
should such be the determination rf ihat
body” ‘ ■*" - ■'
ing ns many distinct species.* The best
are. taken among tbe Cyclades. The
sponge divers, however, are'mostly
people from the island between Calyra-
to lessen her dignity of character, and nor and Rhodes. They go in little
does not- increase* her esteem for yon. fleets,. Of; caiques,' each or siiror seven
tons burden, and manned by six or
If sbe is a sensible woman, she should
be acquainted with your business and
know your incqme-L-tbat shp may regb- —
late her household expenses according- the
ly. Let it be remrmbenfd ' ihai pecuni-
ary affairs cause more'difficnlty in lara-
' ilies ill an any other cause. Your wife
What is contentment? The philoso
phy of life,.arid the principal ingredient
in the cup of happiness—a commodity
that is under-valued in consequence of
the low price ircan be obtained at.
What is, happiness? A butterfly,
that roves from flower fo.flower in; the
vast garden of existence, and which i*
Jgbt- men. The season for the fishery eagerly pursued by the multitnde, in fromfcimea ^
lasts from May. until September. .All the vain hope of obtaining, the prize ;. himself one wayofthe other,
SOUTHERN • MUTUAL INSURANE j has an yquftl right wiih.yrfqD&elf to all
^t"***?* io ' h?
dive in - loro. They, remain
under waiter from onO'forthree minutes.
They descendVto the botjom at various
depihs, bet ween five fathoms and twen-
. ty, or even, though rarely, ibrny.'' Very
(wo(Vl . y„. r fimii T • you possess to . mo wusiu—incretore j feflM>f the. Archipelago dryers can-de-
Tfery liav«ysNKd • -.;us Policies- j shesbould be made acquainted as nearly i scend so deep as the last'named depth,
~ ^ 4*90.000 oo j'as passibfowiih that which is of so great and h .is doubifof whether thpy can
■ '!imppuince to both. Do do, withhold
Tto. itepanmint i ,l. • tW Companv> cWtcr;m- this knowledge in order lo. cover your
frri, ih.MWeaw iwiTMey. own cureva gi ,ncc. Woman has n keen
mUcu U Ike SeuiUr. St'aln. “ preceptimi—be sure .the will discover
A. HCLL, FreVe your «e|iuhn«ss—eoad ihougb no word
jut* ii.uso. c.p.«cC*r, Aa>?. tr jpahea,. from' ihu.ipacoOal ber re-
r UTR ibomIm *fter date, application i
fee Honorable tfet Inferior Court of.
work in such case. Some years ago,
a diver asserted he had Bent a rope
round the beam of a Turkish frigate,
sunk in ihinv * fathoms water off* Scio.
Mr. Love, when engaged fn raising the . . ... „
_ ^ ^ ^ gUnrof some of the sunken ships, coh-jbought ;by powei r 'and v wealth, whilst
months after date, application wniLcmade u! lesi*ocd, > 4er confidence dimin- Jirmed his statement, by finding the] others that are incorrect ore substituted.
Icmorahie the Inferior Court of Aladi>on couii- ished, her pride woonded, and a tbou- rope still bent round the beam. Inj Wbat is idleness?'; A public mint,
i.nttm* for ordinary THirrose*. for leave tn i l. i j ' ^ 1 » k.... ! r -
family that mercy of which the law has
made you the dispensers.
And your petitioner will ever pray.
J. VV. WEBSTER.
Boston, June, I860.
Dr. Putnam then proceeded to read
the following.
PRELIMINARY REMARKS.
The grounds which 1 am authorized
lo take in aid of the petition of J. W.
Webster, and which I take not as an
advocate pledged to a side, but in good
faith as expressing my own personal be
lief, are as follows:
That the human remains found in tbe
medical college in November last were
those of the late George Parkman and
that he came to bis death by the hands
ofDr. Webster, in a moment of passion
under great provocation; that there was
no premeditation, nor murderous in
tent ; that there was a homicide, but
not a murder, or if it could be called a
murder under the rigid interpretation
of the rules of common law prevailing
in this commonwealth, yet that it was
not murder according to the moral
judgments of oor people, or of mankind,
not the crime to which the public sense
of justice awards tbe punishment of
death, or for which that punishment is
inflicted under the usoal and actual
administration of tbe law in Massachu
setts.
I am enabled to present from Dr.
Webster’s own Ups a statement ot the
facts.connected with the -homicide.—
'Tbe credibility and valoe of his state
ment must depend partly on the date of
it, and the circumstances under which
it was made. Before reading it, there
fore, I will relate those circumstances
ihe -iforatniuee.
•My acquaintance with Dr. Webster
Before his trial, bad been of the slightest
and most casual kind. Soon after bis
sentence, I received front him a request
that I would visit hiratas a clergyman,
during his imprisonment. It was a ser
vice not to be decline^
I had followed the reports t>! the
trial,, and acquiesced in the verdict as
a righteous one, and had no thought But
that tbe sentence was to be, and ought
to be, carried into execution. I did not
make it my object to draw a confession
from kirn early, or to lead him to commit.
■ . ihc
live while he lived, and die when ho
should die, wilh the humility of a sinner,
and the firmness of a man, and I trusted
the hope of a Christian ; that in order to
my being of any real service to him,
there must be truth and true relations
between us. 1 cautioned him not to
answer me hastily, not to speak till he
was prepared to tell the whole and ab
solute truth; that I would endeavor to
put a favorable construction upon his
silence; that I was in no hurry, and
that he might take a day or two more
to consider whether my advice to him
to make a full disclosure was not rea
sonable and good.
I spoke to him some time in a strain
which I have thus indicated. He seem
ed to be much affected by what I said,
and when I paused, be said immedi
ately, •* I am ready to tell you all.
pologise for those things in my conduct
which had offended him, to throw my
self upon his mercy, to beg for further
time and indulgence for the sake of
my family, if not lor my own, and to
make as good promises to him as I
could have any hope of keeping.
I did not hear from him on that‘day
nor the next (Wednesday,) but I found
that on Thursday he had been abroad
in pursuit of me, though without find
ing me. 1 feared that he had forgotten
the appointment, or else did not mean
lo wait for it. I feared that he would
come in upon me at my lecture hour,
or while 1 was preparing itiv experi
ments for it. Therefore I called at hit
house on that morning (Friday) between
8 and 9,to remind him of my wish to see
hitn at the college at half-past one, my
lecture closing at one. I did not stop
to talk wilh him tnen, for I expected
the conversation would be a long obe.
will be a relief to me.” He then pro- j and I had my lecture to prepare for.—
cceded lo relate the facts which I have . It was necessary for me to save my
since embodied in the statement now ' time, and also to keep my mind free
to be presented. 1 put to him a great from other exciting matters. Dr. Park-
number of questions, all of which he man agreed to call on mens I proposed,
answered promptly, and with every ap-| He came, accordingly, between half-
pearance, it seemed to me, of an honest | past one and two. He came in at the
purpose to tell the truth. Some of the < lecture room door. I was engaged in
minor facts and explanations were
given by him on a subsequent day, but
the outline of the whole narrative, and
the more important details were given
at the interview of May 23d.
It is important to observe that at the
date the writ of error was pending and
also that Dr. WebsleFs petition for a
i full pardon with slroifg declarations of
entire innocence, was in the hands of
the governor. If tiny writ should fail
he considered every thing as staked up
on that petition, the declarations it con
tained and the documents and affida
vits be believed would be obtained for
its support. His immediate family
firmly and sincerely believing him en
tirely innocent, were engaged in seek-
removing some glasses from my lccture-
rooin table into the room in ihe rear,
called the upper laboratory. He came
rapidly down the steps and followed
me into the laboratory. He immediate
ly addressed me with great energy Srr
“Are you ready for me, sir? Have
you got tbe money ?” I replied, “ No,
Dr. Parkman,” and was then beginning
to state my condition and make my ap
peal to him. He would not listen to
me, but interrupted me wilh much ve
hemence. He called me “ scoundrel''
and “ liar,*’ and went on heaping upon
me the most bitter taunts and opprobri
ous epilheu. While lie was talking he
drew a handful of papers from his pock
et, and took from among them n»y two
ing facts and papers to sustain his peti- notes, and also an old letter from Dr.
tion. Iam confident that at that lime ° *' -~i
he had not the remotest idea of ap
proaching tbe executive, in any oilier
way than according to the tenor of
that petition, nor began to contemplate
thequeslion whether tforatriuiaiion would
be a. practicable. or even-a desir
able alternative.' His-vthole thought
Hosack, written, many years ago, and
congratulating himself (Dr. P.) on his
success in gelling me appointed profes
sor of chemistry. “ You see,’ r he said,.
“I got’you into your office, and now I
will get you out of it,” He put back
into bis pocket all the papers except the
letter and the notes. I canitbl tell how
So far as he entertained any hope, was | long the torrent, of threats and in-
of pardon on the ground ol innocence, J vectives continued, and I can-now recall
Once in the course of his narrative, he J to memory but a small portion of ,what
suddenly paused and v sard, with an ap-; he said. At first 1 kept interposing,
pcarance of anxiety, “ What if the writ j trying to pacify him, so *hat T might
should be granted, and a new trial fol-; obtain the object for which I had sought
low, might you not be summoned as a]the interview. But I could not stop-
witness and compelled to reveal all j him, and soon my own tempt-Y wa*.**p-
that I have said to you ?’ I told him, I forgot every thing. . I felt uothing but
No.; that the government would not; tbe sting of his words. 1 was excite'd.io
pot me into his cell as bis confidential . the highest degree of passion J.Rnd. while
friend and then try to use me as a spy; 1 he was speaking and gesticulating in
that it would be no outrage noi lo be; the most violent and menacing^manner,
.1 L. -1* i .1 . » ■ ° , I ! • l itto lot tor nnr! Lie tic I in mV
yet it continually eludes their grasp. question ofhisguiltpr innocence. Icare-
WKat is fame? A fierce and uncon- folly avoided every, remark and inqoiry
fierce
querable steed, that bears its rider on
ward in the high road fo preferment ;
hut,it oitens ihr&wg him such a fall be
barely.‘recovers. ‘ * > \k*
What is fear? A frightful, a dan
gerous substance 'to the “really guilty ;
bat a vain'and harmless shadow to tb’e
conscientious; honest and upright.
What is justice? A pair' of stales
in which the action of mankind-is. .of
ten weighed ; the true'weights being
thatjnighuempt bimid makVany false
declaration. He seemed to understand
••ami. perhaps oojo'st. n ispicions creat- {deep water, a rope weighed by a stone! where various kinds ol mischief are
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JM|y 11,104. BEXJ. F. OKELLEV, Adm. tic comfort on thc-wanc.
ed. From that moment is Vour domes- ! is let down.'by which the divers ascend ! coined.andextensively circulatedamopg pathy, ai
j wben tbey 'have gathered the spOnges. t tbe more despicable of the fiqqiah race.
thought of, and that I would not con- • thrusting the letter and/his fist in roy
sent to be used, whatever might be the! face, in myifuiy 1 seized whatever
consequence lo rovSelf. I hod pre- thing was handiest. It was a slick of
vionsly told iiim that I should never! wood—and dealt him an instantaneous
reyeal his statement to any one while; blow, wjlb all ihe force that passion
be lived,, without his Consent, and that if j could give it. I did not know, nor think,
r , l survived, him, he must leave all to! nor care, where I should hit him, nor
me, and neither denied nqr declared his; my discretion. ;I fdil sure that it had \ how hard nor what the effect would be.
guilt. .I.expected be ' wquld’finalfy be j not occurred — ? J •'**-* T * — ,i ’“ “ s,, “ nf kJ * *^*' ,1 * aml
induced to communicate lb me' wbat- j meats Vo
ever he knew about tbe disappearance J me with
of Dr.. Parkman, and about .the re-;he had - r T , ,
mains found at-the college. But I. was might be compelled to reveal, them, to He did not move. I stooped <fown over
in np hurry about this- I thought I j his harm. He seemed, to me'to make
should be more likely to obtain from [ his disclosures, simply because he was
him tbe exact truth, by .waiting till a fa- j unwilling to deoy my earnest request,
vorable time. r Accordingly.it was-thy: wished to manifest bis confidence in
object for the first week^to,become ac- j me, and at the same time was glad
qnainted with b'im. to win his confidence ito have the opporlunity of. relieving his
and*attachment, by attention and; syra- J'mind ol its dreadful secret. .
'make, .those i . I will add- here,, that I did not,; make
impressions bra.raoral ahd religious np- any demand of Dr..Wch*ter *al the s
him and he seemed to be lifeless---*
Blood flowed from his inoolh. and l got
a sponge and wiped it awity.' Lgot
some ammonia and applied n.tb nis
nose, but, without ■ effect. ; Perhaps l
spent ten minutes in attempts to resns-
citaiehiin; but lfound that he was ab
solutely dead. Ip my . horror and con-
sicrnalion I. raV; iusiinctively lb the