ile No. 2422. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. I ONE DOLLAR PER ANNVN, IN ADVANCE. For six months, 75 cents. lAll NEW subscriptions must be paid in &e. If the paper is continued, and net gtbin the first month, $1,25 will he charg not paid in three months, $1,50; if not r. six months, §1,75; and if not paid in lonths, $2,00. papers addressed to persons out of the f will be discontinued at the expiration of ie paid for, unless special request is made contrary or payment guaranteed by some Bible person here. ADVERTISING. lines of minion, or their equivalent, con a square. Three insertions sl, and 25 or each subsequent insertion. West Branch Insurance Co. OF LOik HAVEN, PA., [RES Detached Buildings, Stores. Mer idise, Farm Property, and other Build id their contents, at moderate rates. DIRECTORS. ohn J. I'earce, Hon. G. C. Harvey, I Hall, T. T. Abrams, B A. Mayer, D. K. Jack man, B Crist, W.White, Dickinson, Tlios. Kitchen. Hon. G C. HARVEY, Pres. T. T. ABRAMS, Vice Pres. . Kitchen , Sec'y. REFERENCES. 1 11, Lloyd, Thos. Bowman, D\ D. iVinegaiducr, Wm, Vanderbelt. ilackey, Wm. Fearon, ite, Dr. J. 8. Crawford, Quiggle, A. Updegrafl", if. Maynard, James Armstrong, limon Cameron, Hon. Wm. Bigler. Agent for Mitllin county, G. W. STEW- Esq. ap23 lity from Loss nnJ Damage by Fire, it Perils of .Marine and Inland Trumportation. CONTINENTAL JfSURANCE COMPANY. to rale J by the Legislature of Pennsylva nia., with a Pee]rival Charter. Authorized Capital, $1,000,000. [ No. 61 Walnut St. above Seeond, Pliila. Insurance on Buildings, Furniture, Mer ge, &c., generally. Marine Insurance rgoes and Freights to ail parts of the inland Insurance on Goods, &c., by | Rivers, Canals, and Land Carriages, to rts of the Union, on the most favorable consistent with security. DIRECTORS. e W. Colladay, William Bowers, (I Coleman, Joseph Oat, V. .Mactiette, Howard Hinchman, EORGE W. COLLADAY, President. EN VVU.SON, Secretary. •Asrent for Miiilin county, Wm. P. EL r, E>q. febl9-ly SDEUSITY AGAINST LOSS BY FIRE, fikiin Fire Insurance Compa ny of Philadelphia. Fee 1634 Chestnut street, near Fifth. Dent of Assets, $1,527,155 SO January Ist, 1857. bed agreeably to an act of Assembly, be ing. {orlgages, amply secured, $1,519,932 73 Ltatc, (present value, $109,- ) cost, 89,114 18 , (present value, $83,881 12,) . 71,232 97 fcc., 64,121 56 i $1,827,185 80 ttual or Limited Insurances made on every [itioii of property, in Town and Country. • s low as are consistent with security, e their incorporation, a period of twenty icars, tiiey have paid over Three Millions liars' losses by fire, thereby affording ev of the advantages of Insurance, as well ability and disposition to meet with tness all liabilities. Losses by Fire* > paid during the year 1856, $301,638 84 DIUECTOHS. X.Bancker, 1 Mordecai D. Lewis, > Wagner, | David S. Brown, I Grant, 1 Isaac Lea, R. Smith, Edward C. Dale, iV. Richards, , George Falcs. lIARLES N. BANCKER, President. ,s. G. Baxckek, Sec'y. "Agent for Milflin county, H. J. WAL 5. Esq., l.ewistown. marlO rs, CAPS a STRAW GOODS For the People, b THE PEOPLE'S CHILDREN. is 9 Ul3l i i, EST Market street, Lewiatown, opposite the bst Ofiice, has just returned from the city k large and elegant stock of Fashionable IS, CAPS, STRAW GOODS,, (suitable for spring and summer wear, I, notwithstanding the advance of almost thing else, he will dispose of at low pri lllis store has been tilted up with large I with glass fronts, so that the stock can imined at a glance. Be will manufacture to order any descrip p hats, (leaving the best of workmen in his Iy and an abundant supply of material,) B bis extensive stock fail to furnish a suit- Brticle. Parents arc especially invited to P'l examine his variety of Children's Hats Baps, comprising a first rate stock, from I they can make choice to please them- I Ornish friends will find they are not for- I) and they may rest assured of finding an P to their taste, or can have one made at notice. Inkful for the patronage heretofore so lib- I extended to him, he solicits his friends to ithosc indebted to square up and begin r—nid any number of visitors from this or lighboring counties, to take a look at him |r evening. N N. J. RUDISILL. P to Hoffman's for Tubs fo to Hoffman'? for f'burns fo to Hoffman's for Buckets to Hoffman's for Brooms JP r > to Hoffman's for Baskets decli auis) uwmaswsm irsr ®i§®2B®ia isarcnFxuiss' mjWW3^ 9 &&* TO BUILDERS AND CARPENTERS. LUMBESR! Win. B. Hoffman & Co. AT their Lumber Yard on East Third street, Lewistown, near the Presbyterian Church, have received, and are now receiving, in addi tion to their large stock of well-seasoned Lum ber— ' 20,000 ft panel Boards & Plank, from £ to 2 in. 10,000 ft first common Boards 50,000 ft second common Boards 20,000 ft 1} inch Boards 15,000 ft Sidings 2,000 lights of Sash, various sizes, 70,000 Plastering Lath, all sizes, Plain Siding and ready worked Flooring, Hemlock Joists Scantling, 3x4, 4x5, 4x6, Gxfi. Lap and Joint Shingles and Shingle Lath al ways on hand. fTf=* Doors, Shutters, Blinds, and Sash made to order. All orders thankfully received and promptly attended to. may2l LOG-AIT FCTnTDK.Y. FTHIE public arc hereby respectfully informed 1 that we Jiave leased the above well known Foundry, situate on Main street, in the borough of Lewistown, a few doors south of the stone bridge, where we will keep constantly on hand fj, a full assortment of all kinds of STOY ES, ~jjk viz : Hathaway Cooking Stoves, different Egg Stoves, Nine Plate Stoves,&c. and also Iron Fence, Hollow Ware, Water Pipes, &c., and will make to order all kinds of CAST INGS. All orders sent to us will be filled with care and despatch, and on as reasonable terms as at any other establishment in the State. We hope, friends, you will call and examine our stock before buying any where else. You will undoubtedly save monev by doing so. DANIEL BEARLEY & SONS. Lewistown, March 26, 1857.-y Selling Off at Cost! AS times are hard and money scarce the sub scribers wish to reduce their stock, and will sell their present assortment of eastern work, consisting of BOOTS AND SHOES, Cent', Ladies, Boys and Youth's Callers, Children's Shoes, Kc. AT COST, for cash only. All kinds of goods in their line made to order ol the best material and warran ted. Also, a large assortment of Home-made Work now on hand, which will be sold at the lowest prices. The attention of the public is invited to the above, as the eastern work wilt be offered at such prices as to defy competition. All persons indebted to us will please call and tuake payment immediately, or the next notice to many will be sent through the hands of the constable. jelS JOHNSON & CLARKE. W. & G. MAGKIJN, McVeytown, Pa., keep constantly on band a large assortment of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods. CLOTHING, BOOTS AID SHOES, HATS AM) CAPS, STRAW GOODS, HARDWARE, QIEENSWAKE, CEDARWARE, C^OfCE>C#C£dii<Q.(2 s 423 9 Wall and Window Papers, STATIONERY, CARPETS, DRUGGETS, OIL CLOTHS, RIGS, LINES, OIL, LEAD, PITTY, TAB, PITCH, OAkll, Salt, Fish, Plaster, Guano, Cement, Stone Coal and Grind Stones. We arc paying the highest market price for all kinds of GRAIN ; or where parties desire it we will ship their Grain by canal and pay them nett proceeds, after deducting freight. McVeytown, February 5, 1857. Pennsylvania Railroad. ON and after Monday, June 22d, 1857, trains leave Lewistown Station as follows: Eastward. Westward. Express, 5 14 a. in. 5 40 a. m. Fast Line, 10 47 p. m. 729 p. m. Mail, 404 " 304 " Through Freight, 5 00 " 1 50 a. m. Emigrant, 5 00 " 3 25 " Express Freight, 5 00 " 10 15 " Local " 7 25 " 12 40 " Fare to Harrisburg, $1 50; to Philadelphia, 4 20; to Altoona, 1 75; to Pittsburgh, 4 70 JCj=The Ticket Office will be open 20 min utes before the arrival of each Passenger Train. D. E. ROBESON, Agent. F I S K'S METALLIC BURIAL CASES, lIR'TICnT A>l> ISDESriUCTIBIE, For protecting and preserving the Dead for or dinary interment, for vaults, for transpoH ation, or for any other desirable purpose. For sale at the new Furniture rooms, under the Odd Fellows' Hall, by ANTHONY FELIX. New Arrangements. AFTER returning our sincere thanks to our numerous friends and customers for their continued patronage, I would inform them that I am still to be found at CSDUdQ. SS3ls2o.oci.dl With a desire to bring my business nearly to CASH, alter the first of April our credit terms will be Thirty Days and accounts not to exceed Fifty Dollars. We hope still to conduct our business so that we shall enjoy the, good will of our numerous customers, and that the num ber may be greatly increased. marl 2 F. J. HOFFMAN. 1 ROCERIES. _ JL Buy Cheese at Huffman'# Buy (Sugar at Hoffman' r Buy Molasses at Hoffman's ' Buy Teas, See , at Hoffman's THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1857. THE Ml. Pleasant Tea Cake. — I cups of flour, 2 of white sugar, 1 of butter, 1 of cream, 1 of eggs, 1 tea spoonful of soda dissolved in two table spoonsful of milk, 2 tea spoons ful of cream of tartar. Spice to your taste. Beat the butter end sugar together. Whip the whites and yolks of the eggs separate ly. Lastly add the flour by degrees, stir ring it in gently. Put immediately in a moderately heated oven. If you wish a plainer cuke use 5 cups of flour; roll and cut with a cake cutter. Sponge Cake. —2 cups of sugar, 1 of flour, 5 eggs—beat the yolks, adding the sugar by degrees, whip the whites till light, then beat up the eggs and sugar together —lastly add the flour by stirring it in gent ly. Bake 25 minutes—leave in the pans till cold. Soft (! uajerbread. —Take 2 table spoons ful of melted butter, 1 tea cup of sugar, 2 of molasses, 1 of cream of milk, sour pre ferred; stir if in flour not so thick but it will pour easily ; dissolve a teaspoonful of soda in a little water and beat thoroughly in the mass. Ginger to the taste. If you use sweet creain or milk stir in two tea spoonsful of creain of tartar before the so da. ttlßim&2til3. ACTS OF ASSEMBLY. From the laws passed at the last session of the Legislature, we extract the follow ing : llcul Estate. —Persons applying to the legislature for the passage of any law rela ting to real estate, shall give notice of the nature of such intended application by publication. Attorney General. —Hereafter the At torney General .-ball be .appointed by the Governor, and all debts due the Ftate are to be placed in his hands for collection.— llis salary shall be three thousand dollars per annum, with an allowance of five hun dred dollars annually for clerk hire. Bills of Exchange. —Drafts and bills of exchange are made payable without grace. The endorsers of a bill shall not be char ged for non-payment, on the presentment lor payment of the same made out of the State, at office or house referred to onp ia the margin of the bill, or below the name of the drawee, unless such office or house was, at the date of the bill, the actual place of business or residence of the drawee, or is expressed as such in the said reference, or unless it appears by the certificate or protest that the drawee's place of business or residence could not be found. Jirvl'frs. —lt i.s unlawful for any broker transacting the business of a private bank er to pay out any bank notes other than notes of specie-paying banks of this State which are taken on deposit, or in payment of debts, at par, at the counter of the bank where paid out, or notes issued under au thority of the Act of Ith of May. 1 >*ll. in the purchase or discount of any bill of exchange, promissory note or other negotia ble paper, under a penalty of being im prisoned not less than ten nor more than sixty days, and lined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dol- lars. Tuinthh 'j>s. —lf commissioners appoint ed by the Court of Quarter Sessions report favorable to a division of a. township, tlie question of division is to be determined iy an election to be hold for that purpose. — Such election to be held at the place of holding township elections, upon fifteen days notice. When new townships arc to be erected out of two or more township* the vote of the electors of the townships from which the largest number of taxablcs to be embraced in the new is to be taken, and also of the electors outside of uch township, residing within the bounds of the proposed township shall be taken on the erection of u new township. Treasurers. —It is a misdemeanor, and punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not less than three months nor more than one year, for any city, township, or county treasurer to apply any money col lected by law for a special purpose to any other purpose than that for which it may have been collected. Education. —The Governor shall appoint a Superintendent of Common Schools, who shall receive an annual salary of fourteen hundred dollars. The intent of the Act of 1*55, for tlie creation of independent school districts was and is to protect and promote the educational welfare of occa sional localities that, from adequate obsta cles, could not be provided for under the organization of township districts; and it was not the intention to cut up townships into single districts, or to carve out rich portions of the township. Courts may va cate decrees erecting independent districts. Independent districts may he abolished by application to the Court of Common Pleas. Provision is made for the establishment of Normal Schools throughout the State. - Equity. —The Courts of Common Pleas of the several counties shall have the same chancery powers which are now vested in the Common Pleas and District Courts of Philadelphia. Execution. —It is lawful for the Sheriff. Deputy Sheriff, or Constable to administer the oath to appraisers under the Act of 1849, exempting property to the value of three hundred dollars from levy and sale on execution. Fees. —The fees of Justices of the Peace, Constables and District Attorneys have been increased. Frauds and Perjuries. —The Act of 1850, requiring all contracts for the sale of lands to be in writing and signed by the parties repealed. Marriage. —ln any and every case where the father and mother of any illegitimate child or children shall enter into the bonds of lawful wedlock, and cohabit, such child or children shall thereby become legiti mate, and enjoy all the rights and privileg es as if they had been born during the wedlock of the parents. Public Accounts. —Treasurers, Recor ders, .Registers, Prothonotaries, &c., nrere (juired to make quarterly payments to the State Treasurer of all money received by them for the use ol" the State. Salaries. —The Governor's salary has been increased to four thousand dollars per annum, to take effect alter the expiration of the term of the present Governor. As sociate Judges who. e attendance at Court exceeds six weeks and does not exceed eight weeks, arc to receive a salary of two hundred dollars per annum. ('oro)aas. —The number of Jurors in ca ses of inquests' upon bodies of deceased per sons, shall not lie more than six. Tours.—The tax of three mills on the dollar tor State purposes is reduced to two and a half mills on the dollar; sueli reduc tion shall not be made on the taxes levied for the present year. Suficrristjrs.—The number of .Supervi sors iu any township may be increased by an election held for that purpose. REVERIES OF A DRUNKARD. '1 think liquor" injuring me; it's a spoil ing my temperament. Sometimes I get mad when 1 am dnmk, and abuse Betty and the brats—it used to be Lizzie and the children—that's some time ago; I can just mind it. When T used to come home then, she used to put her arms around my neck, and kiss lue, and call me dear William. ' When 1 conic home now, she hikes her pipe out of her mouth, and puts her hair out of her eyes, and looks at me, and says something like, ' Bill, you drunken brute, shut the door alter you ; we're cold enough, having no fire, without letting the snow blow in that way.' 4 Yes, she's Betty and lam Bill, now. 1 aint a good bill, nother —'spect I'm a counterfeit-—won't pass —a tavern, without going in and getting a drink. Don't know what bank I'm on ; last Sunday 1 was on the river bank—drunk. ' J stay out pretty late now—sometimes I'm out all night. Fact is, I'm out pretty much all over; out of friends, out of pock et, c>ut at elbows and knees, and always outrageously dirty—so Betty says; but then she's no judge, for she's never clean her self. 'There's one good quality I've got —1 won't get in debt; 1 never could do it. — There now, one of my coat tails is gone; got it tore off, 1 'spect when 1 fell down here. I'll hav: to get a new suit soon. A follow told me, the other day, I'd make a good sign for a paper mill ; if lie wasn't so big, I'd lick him. I've had this shirt on for ninety days, and I'm afraid it won't come off without tearing, i ain't no dan dy, although my clothes is nearly all grcase ian style. I guess 1 tore this hole in my pants, behind, the other night, when I sat down on a nail in the carpenter's shop.— I've got to get it mended up, or I'll catch cold. ; ' Lend me three cents, will y< u ? I feel an awful goneness —clear way down into my No. !.' HOW TO PROSPER IN BUSINESS. In the first place, make up your wind to accomplish whatever you undertake; de cide upon some particular employment and persevere in it. All difficulties arc over come by diligcuce and assiduity. Re not afraid to work with your own hands, and diligently too. " A cat iu gloves catches no mice." Attend to your own business, and nev er trust it to another. " A pot that be longs to many is ill-stirred and worse boil ed." Re frugal. " That which will not make a ]>ot will make a pot lid." Be abstemious. "Who dainties love shall beggars prove." Rise early. " The sleeping fox catches no poultry." Treat every one with respect and civili ty. " Everything is gained and nothing lost by courtesy." Good manners insure success. Never anticipate wealth from any other source than labor. "He who waits for dead men's shoes may have to go for a long time barefoot." Heaven helps those who help them selves. If you implicitly follow these precepts, nothing will hinder you from accumulating. t&F'Where gold and silver dwell in the heart, laith, hope and love, are out of'doors. —Danish I'ivoob. EXECUTION OF McKIM. Extraordinary Speech. Corrcsj.ondence of the Philadelphia Bulletin. HoiiLiDAYsruua, August 21, 1857. This day, at 12 o'clock, ends the "strange, eventful tragedy," commenced last winter, on a lonely and unfrequented spot on the Allegheny Mountains, by the slaughter of an innocent, confiding and unsuspicious young man. The atrocity of the murder was unprecedented in this region, commit ted as it was solely for the sake of robbery, and the criminal dies this day without a friend to shed a sympathising tear. J. am writing in the prison, at a quarter past 9 o'clock. Strangers from abroad came to town yesterday, from various parts of the country —Dunleith, Illinois, Chester, Bedford and Huntingdon—and I am in formed that one old gentleman tame seven ty miles to sec McKim. The train of cars was filled, last evening, with men, women and children. The prisoner was visited during the day by a great number of people. He contin ued busy on his manuscript statement, which he purposed reading while on the scaffold. At night he took leave of some, declaring his innocence. He gave ccol and deliberate directions in regard to his coffin, and evinced no apparent concern at the approach of the fatal hour. The people keep moving iu from every direction and early as the hour is many have already congregated around the jail. From the window 1 notice a number of women with children in thc-ir arms ranged along a fence opposite. McKim, as the watchman thinks, slept soundly during the night. At f> o'clock lie cut several gashes in his arm, a little above the wrist, evidently mistaking the place where the artery was situated, lie bled some, but the timely return of the watch man prevented any liana from being done. The statement lie prepared to read upon the gallows he tore up immediately after gashing his arm, fully confident that he had committed suicide. His spiritual advisers, Dr. D. 11. Junk in and Rev. O. A. M'Clain, have been with the prisoner all morning. It is due to Rev. Mr. M'Clain to say that he came here at McKim's request. The following persons arc in the jail to witness the execution: Sheriff Geo. Port; Deputy Sheriff John McClure; Physician, Dr. If. T. Coffey; District Attorney Hammond; Special Deputies Geo McDonough, Jno. Charles, Dr. A. J. Laudis, Jus. Fink; Watchmen, B. B. Rorabueher and S. Cuny. The jurors are Jno. R. McFarlane, Chas. 11. McOrca, Geo. W. Sellers, Jos. Robeson, Martin Runyan, Edw. McGraw, Stephen Hammond. Geo. W. Reed, Joseph Jones, Dr. I). S. Hays, A. C. McCartney, John A. Lemon. A few moments ago one of the clergy men ended a long prayer, at the conclusion of which McKim raised up, and again most emphatically declared his innocence. At 10$ o'clock, the prisoner's irons were knocked oif, and the shroud was put on him ; after which, the spectators, the clergy and the prisoner kneeled down, and a long and fervent prayer was made by Rev. Mr. McClaiu. A few minutes later the train from Altoona arrived. It consisted of ten ears, filled to their utmost capacity, with people and military. The latter consisted of the Logan 1 title Hangers, the Altoona Infantry, and the Allegheny Cavalry. At a quarter of 11 o'clock, the prisoner was brought down to the yard, and ascend ed the scaffold with a firm and unfaltering step. Sheriff Port and his Deputies then adjusted the rope: after which l)r. Junkin announced that McKim wished to address the people present, and that his wish had been granted. McKim turned round, faced the people assembled in the iml yard, and said: • " Well, friends and fellow citizens, I stand before your eyes a dying man, but f contend I am innocent of ibe murder of Samuel Townscnd Norcross, or auy human being. Before you all 1 say that men came here from the West and swore away my life. They took the Iloiy Bible from the honorable Court and swore to tell the truth, but told every thing else, as my soul will be launched into eternity—as I aui a dying man. The first of these men was a Mr. Attix.— Yes, fellow citizens of the United States, as I am a dyiug man—l do not expect you to be lieve it-A-this Attix, fellow citizens, came here into Court before tne honorable Judges, and thcro took the Holy Bible and swwre to tell the truth, and 1 coutond that he told anything but what was truth. lie said that I was at his office with Samuel Townsend Norcross, but, fellow citizens, I was never there with Norcross. lie said that 1 told Norcross to take nothing but American gold coin. I nev er was in his office in my life, as I'm a dying man. Ho also said that he asked me if I was his agent. He never spoke to nae, as lam a dying man ; but I fraely forgive him for the injury he has done me, my loving wife and child, my brother and my four sisters. I contend that he is one of my murderers, who, by bis falso evidence, succeeded in getting this ropo about mv nock ; when ho was in tho Court, lie lsoked iu my face and told these infamous lies, lie told, fellow citizcnß, everythiug but the truth. But little did ho think that he must answer for it before a higher tribunal—not a common Court, but before God Almighty in Heaven. If he does not repent, lie will be damned. Now may God Almighty have merev upon liis soul. I freely forgive him. The other man was Mr. Eaton, from Pun- New Series—Vol. 11, No. 42. Jeith. He said I shaved Norcross with a ra zor produced in Court, with which, it is said, I killed Norcross. I never shaved Norcross in my life, neither was it my razor they had. My razor is at Long Pond—at least 1 left it thero. I never shaved myself while there, (meaning Dunleitk,) or any where, until I was taken to the prison. May God Almighty have mercy en him. Rum bold said here that there was not much the matter with Norcross, but there he said he was a dying man, as a man now in this yard (Mr. "Williams, Postmaster at Dunleith,) knows, lie rode to the depot in the wagon with the trunks, and did not walk up with Mr. Eaton, lie was not able to walk, as sworn by Eaton, which was a positive false - hood. Another gentleman was here from some mills down the eountry —I don't remember his name—the sled roan. I never saw him, or rode upon his sled or on anybody's. 1 hope I may never see the Kingdom ef Heav en if ever 1 rode on his sled, or any sled after 1 left Altoona, until 1 got on the other side of Williauisport, when 1 rode on a sled fifteen inilc3 with the landlord. Every word that man spoke was a positive falsehood—not a word of truth—but may God Almighty bless him—may be be prepared to go to Heaven — but lie can't unless he repents, or any of them. I tell you as a true American, they are not men—they have no hearts or princi ples of men, and are no Christians. But I forgive them all. lam here an innocent man, I care not what the world says. 1 tell you as a dying man, my fellow citizens ol' the United States, I would rather die than tram ple upon the laws of any country. The rope is around my neck, and there is my coffin, but I never murdered Norcross. I noi'E I WEt - EK 31 AY SEE GOD IF I DID! I know this is sol emn talk, but I know that lam innocent. It is a disgraceful death, but if all the innocent blood that has been shed were drawn into a pool, it would be enough to drown the false hearted mes who swore false. Fellow citi zens, there wore men who came in here and 6wore to lies that get something from Bla;r county. M hat would your opin ion be of such men who would swear link after link to take your life away ? Can you say they are Christians, or true-hearted Amer icans? May God Almighty have mercy on them ! They are my murderers ! They arc the men who got the rope about my neck— they are the murderers, and not me. A gentleman from Altoona came here to the Court, and said McKim took breakfast with him. This is not so, as I can prove to his teeth by a man now on the scaffold. 1 never was at Fleck's, fellow citizens. I got my breakfast at a gentleman's who scorned the idea of coming into the Court liouse and swearing my life away, [llerc he gave an accurate description of Kearney and Kpar ney's house, where he said he breakfasted on tiro morning of tho murder.J May Gad Al mighty bless him and save him. But he can't be saved without he repents. lie knows that he is one of my murderers. I am a true American citizen, and will not haul down my colors—l would rather prefer death. I am an innocent man, and do not fear death. I will surrender to what is right, but will never surrender to what is wrong. I ara going to be launched into eternity, and must go to heaven or to hell, if I am guilty. I am going home to sweet Jesus. lam sure 1 am going to heaven. lam standing here an innocent roan. I know, fellow citizens, you do not believe this, according to the evi dence in the Court, and 1 do not blame you, but I will contend for my rights. I was born in Chester county, near tho 4S mile stone, ©n the Philadelphia and Lancas ter turnpike, on the farm of Jos. Pax ton. 1 don't deny my county, though there arc those i here from it. It was at that house my motli : er gave birth to me, though it were better she never had. 1 never done nothing to fetch mo here; those who swore false stand charged before God as my murderers. Ain't I got v, right to speak ? 1 say nothing, as a dying man, but what is true. I know that I can not eonvinee you of my innocence, but that does not make it so. I don't stand before tho eyes of God a murderer. I roll you as a dy i ing man, fellow citizens, that I did not mur j dor Samuel Townsend Norcross, neither do 1 j know how he euros by his death. Fellow citizens, I am a true American, and have fought and bled for my country, and was wounded in the United States Army. 1 have pressed forward with the Hag of my country to the muzzles of cannons, among I bayonets, and have carried the flag in tri ! umph. Now lam here to die a dishonorable j death. But I know lam not a murderer. I | have been a dragoon in the United States ser vice, and was wounded. I do not boast of that, but it is a dishonorable doc.tb I am about to meet. I was a private, but was promoted to sergeant major. I have been with Gen. Scott and Hgrney, and Lieut. Jenkins. They all know me, and know that I am an honora ble man, and would not cut a man's throat with a lazor, or boat out his brains with a club. As a dying man, with the coffin before him —knowing that I will go to hell if I lie—l say I believe in my bille. My aged mother taught me to read it and to Lelieve in it. I always prayed. "You know how she feels.— She knewe I was one who never would give way to wrong. God don't call upon me to confess, and the reason why is because I am not guilty. I ain't the murderer of Samuel Townsend Nercross, neither do I know how he came to his death, llec&use the world is down on me, is that any reason why I should confosa to a murder I never Committed? I care nothing for the world—l care not what the world says; I disregard all. It is my candid belief that some person else will yet suffer for the murder of Norcross, for I hold that murder will not lay. Murk roe, Mr. Ilammond, you will some day find out my innocence. I go in for hanging a murderer, but not an innocent man. i repeat to you that the wit nesses cune in and swore against me as if it was a song." The prisoner then went on, exonerating his counsel, who, ho said, had done their duty; also, the jury, Judge, and officer- He continued: " I blame no man sworn to do his duty. I
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