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23  WIST  MAIN  STRUT 

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(716)  S72-4S03 


CIHM/ICMH 

Microfiche 

Series. 


CIHM/ICIVIH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


Canadian  Institute  for  Historical  Microraproductions  /  Institut  Canadian  da  microraproductions  liistoriquas 


Tachnieal  and  Bibliographic  Notas/Notas  tachniquaa  at  bibliographiquaa 


Tha  Inatituta  has  attamptad  to  obtain  tha  bast 
original  copy  availabia  for  filming.  Faaturas  of  this 
copy  which  may  ba  bibliographieally  uniqua. 
which  may  altar  any  of  tha  imagaa  in  tha 
raproduction.  or  which  may  significantly  change 
tha  uaual  mathod  of  filming,  ara  chackad  balow. 


□    Colourad  covara/ 
Couvartura  da  coulaur 


I     I   Covars  damagad/ 


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D 
D 


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Couvartura  andommagia 

Covara  rastorad  and/or  laminatad/ 
Couvartura  raatauria  at/ou  pallicul4a 


□   Covar  titia  miaaing/ 
La 


titra  da  couvartura  manqua 


□   Colourad  mapa/ 
Cartaa  gtegraphiquas  an  coulaur 


Colourad  Ink  (i.a.  othar  than  blua  or  black)/ 
Encra  da  coulaur  (i.a.  autra  qua  blaua  ou  noira) 


Colourad  piataa  and/or  illustrations/ 
Planchaa  at/ou  illustrations  an  coulaur 

Bound  with  othar  matarial/ 
Rali4  avac  d'autras  documents 


Tight  binding  may  causa  shadows  or  distortion 
along  intarior  margin/ 

La  f  liura  sarria  paut  causar  da  I'ombra  ou  da  la 
distorsion  la  long  da  la  marge  int*rieure 

Blank  leaves  added  during  restoration  may 
appeer  within  tha  text.  Whenever  possible,  these 
heve  been  omitted  from  filming/ 
II  se  peut  que  certainea  pages  blenches  ejoutAes 
iors  d'une  restauratlon  apparaissent  dans  la  texte, 
mais,  lorsque  cela  Atait  possible,  ces  pages  n'ont 
pes  iti  fiimeas. 

Additional  comments:/ 
Commentaires  supplAmantairas: 


L'Institut  a  microfilm*  la  meilleur  exemplaira 
qu'il  lui  a  it*  possible  de  se  procurer.  Les  ditaiis 
da  cat  exempleire  qui  sent  peut-Atre  uniques  du 
point  de  vue  bibliographique,  qui  peuvent  modifier 
une  image  reproduite,  ou  qui  peuvent  exiger  une 
modification  dene  la  mAthoda  normale  de  filmage 
sont  indiquAs  ci-deeeous. 


rn   Coloured  pages/ 


D 


Pages  de  couleur 

Pages  damaged/ 
Pages  endommagias 

Pages  restored  end/oi 

Pages  restaurias  at/ou  pelliculies 

Pagee  discoloured,  stained  or  foxei 
Peges  dicolories,  tachaties  ou  piquias 

Pages  detached/ 
Pagea  ditachias 

Showthroughy 
Transparence 

Quality  of  prir 

Qualiti  inigaia  de  I'impression 

Includes  supplementary  materii 
Comprend  du  matiriel  supplimentaira 

Only  edition  availeble/ 
Seule  Mition  disponible 


r~l  Pages  damaged/ 

r~n  Pages  restored  end/or  laminated/ 

r~n  Pagee  discoloured,  stained  or  foxed/ 

I     I  Pages  detached/ 

r^  Showthrough/ 

r~n  Quality  of  print  varies/ 

r~n  Includea  supplementary  material/ 

rn  Only  edition  availeble/ 


Pages  wholly  or  psrtially  obscured  by  errata 
slips,  tissues,  etc..  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/ 
Les  peges  totalement  ou  partiallemein 
obscurcies  par  un  feuillet  d'errata.  una  pelura, 
etc..  ont  *ti  filmies  A  nouveau  da  fa? or  A 
obtenir  la  meilleure  image  possible. 


This  item  is  filmed  at  the  reduction  ratio  checked  below/ 

Ce  document  est  film*  au  taux  de  riduction  indiqui  ci-dessous 

10X                            14X                            18X                            22X 

2SX 

30X 

1 

y 

12X 

16X 

aox 

24X 

28X 

32X 

Th«  copy  filmed  hw  has  b««n  raproduetd  thanks 
to  th«  gmaroaity  of: 


L'oxomplairo  fllmi  fut  raproduit  grica  i  la 
g^nirositi  da: 


Ntw  Brunswick  MuNum 
Saint  John 

Tha  imagaa  appaaring  hara  ara  tha  baat  quality 
poasibia  conaidaring  tha  condition  and  laglbllity 
of  tha  original  copy  and  in  kaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  spacHieatlona. 


Original  eopiaa  in  printad  papar  covers  ara  fiimad 
baginnipg  with  tha  front  cover  and  anding  on 
tha  laat  paga  with  a  printad  or  llluatratad  impraa- 
sion,  or  tha  back  covar  whan  appropriate.  All 
other  original  copies  ara  filmed  beginning  on  the 
first  paga  with  a  printed  or  llluatratad  imprea- 
slon,  and  ending  on  the  leet  paga  wrfth  a  printad 
or  iiluatratad  Impresston. 


The  ieet  recorded  freme  on  eech  microfiche 
shall  contain  the  symliol  — ^-(meening  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  the  symbol  V  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  applies. 


Nflw  Brunswick  Mustum 
Saint  Jolin 

Lee  imegee  suhrentes  ont  4t«  reproduites  avac  la 
plus  grand  soin,  compta  tenu  de  la  condition  et 
do  le  nettet*  de  I'exempleire  film*,  et  en 
conformity  avac  lee  conditiona  du  contrat  da 
flimege. 

Lee  eKemplalrea  origlnaux  dont  la  couverture  en 
pepier  eat  ImprimAe  sent  filmta  en  commenpant 
par  la  premier  plot  et  en  termlnent  soit  per  la 
demMre  pege  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impreeeton  ou  dIHustration,  soit  par  la  second 
plet.  selon  le  ces.  Tous  lee  autras  exemplaires 
origineux  eont  fUmte  en  commenpant  par  le 
premiere  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impresston  ou  dliiustrstion  et  en  termlnent  per 
la  damlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 


Un  dee  symbolee  sulvents  epperattra  sur  la 
demi4re  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
eaa:  le  symbole  -^signlfie  "A  8UIVRE".  le 
symbole  ▼  signifie  "FIN". 


IMeps,  pletes,  charts,  etc.,  mey  be  filmed  at 
different  reduction  ratioa.  Thoae  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  expoeure  ere  filmed 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  comer,  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  aa  many  framea  aa 
required.  The  following  diegrama  illuatrata  the 
method: 


Lee  certae,  plenchee,  tableaux,  etc..  peuvent  Atre 
filmte  i  dee  taux  de  rMuction  diffArents. 
Lorsque  le  document  est  trop  grand  pour  Atre 
reproduit  en  un  soul  clichA.  il  est  film*  A  partir 
da  i'angle  supArieur  gauche,  de  gauche  A  droKe, 
et  de  haut  an  bea,  an  prenant  la  nombra 
d'imagea  nAceesalra.  Lee  diagrammes  sulvents 
iliustrant  la  mAthoda. 


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PREFACE. 


The  first  edition  of  this  worif)  the  principal  design  of  which 
was  for  the  information  of  the  inhabitants  of  Nova  Scotia  and 
New  Brunswick,  being  found  entirely  inadequate  to  supply  the 
extraordinary  demand,  I  therefore  consider  it  expedient,  as  well 
as  interesting)  to  prepare  a  second  edition,  revised  and  improved, 
and  propbrtbnably  enlarged,  for  the  gratification  and  information 
of  our  more  western  neighbors ;  hoping  it  will  meet  a  similar 
approbation  from  a  ^people  already  acknowledged  among  the 
most  enlightened  and  solicitous  searchers  after  useful  knowledge. 
Anticipating  the  perusal  of  this  will  be  productive  of  great  «K> 
citement,  as  it  exposes  to  the  world  the  rise  and  fall  of  a  family 
whose  principles  were  the  most  insidious  and  avaricKMis,  and 
their  designs  the  most  infamous,  that  the  fnind  can  contemplate, 
and  which  invariable,  lead  to  a  violation  of  the  laws  of  God  and 
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Haw  sn  ,Jn:jJh9qx'j,Ji'  >i»bwilior>  -tio'lynfll  I  ;f  itcm-ib  v'jfluJbioK'iJ}:^ 
.b:jv(nqjiil  bii«'bndvoi  ,c!oiiibo  bnr,;>!«  jb  tfuqsiq  ol  ,i<ii^yisi!'.i  as 
(wilctmoliii  bn?:  uoinioiyi.';p;>  jjiJ  lol  ,bfij4'if.(n')  ^'t^f "^^'""^'^f^f^l  ^'"■'^ 
•»i  luiiii?  R  ?o^m  jli  ?/  ii  j^rfiijOif!  ;  ?'K)']tlj|i'Mf  mij^ow  o*«o,'a  iiJo  'h» 

.<i%b')\fwtd  fuV*»u  iMi'l«  fn-,)doioo«  i*rH>j!.5ilo>:  bos  l)^>mtff;^il^J  Jeorff 
■TilKri'g  '\o  ovJloiJ^Knq  ixl  ?Ii/^  vi\\  lo  biauucj  f>rlf  §niJiiqioUn/v 
fiUm]  ti  %)  Ibit  f)«8  pmi  uff!  bho//  orfj  oj  8f)?oq/f»  Ji  an  .inm.  du 
Imr,  .Hionhfi^B  hut.  ?i*o\hhni  ieoiti  <iril  -nitw  Pi-ifqlnrji-iq  ?/8od;/ 
,  jlfciqiii'»j]on  Hi,:;  bni#*->di  ir.dj  ,?:i)fHual!«i  i'Om  ad!  ^oj^ie.'tb  liodi 
hm  boU  'Jo  «v/Bi  ydJ   lo  aoiJi loi/  n  ct'  bfis!  ddfihfivni  «jyij<^/  hn!i 


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oi   lsii»«'»4R«»  nH  ,*!*«iili)r>jCi  «j.>?iT      voiunii^tma  m*mt»H  td)  no  9trii 

tamUmi  9({»  In  hJii^  «WiGi«H!i«i  ndi  r(oi»«i»f»jjFfrti  Sii»  ^t  ^(uintaib  y*} 

THE   POWES   P^MIi;^^;' 

,il»oiJ!!bS'M|«»b  alt  91'  ''li!»!i;.j(iuii  n?:'.       <■  i-n?  )a  'v:-rtqt}i\t  fli  H<ibt09.^t. 
»*)«  fHffm  *'1  .  t^ilfjfo  ba«  .^  :T'(f9HlOf(»  httr.  ?'>»•..! »<»rfh;l  "fit  iV)I**/ri 

Ik  the  course  of  hui»aifieyfQts,,wbiutroeD.are  engaged  iQ.tne 
various  occupations  of  lUe^a  duty  devplyes  itself  upon.  mCf  of  bq 
impoi^t  a  paturevt^t  I  cannot  eyade  it9„priif9ij^  ea^  Tlveji^orf;  .1 
bppe  it  may  not  be,  considered  bj^  the  rea4ei|B  pf  Inii^  pij^ltcati^Qn  ^a 
unoeci^i^saiy  p^  unimpoitant  inquiry,  tp, ,  trai]isinit , to  .Ihe  eplighteneicl 
and  Christian  community  a  compehdious  account  of  tl^e  life  of  Jo^,, 
Ho,wes^  hi^  family,  and  suoceieding  pos^ity.  /llie ,  iiion^ept^s 
history  qf!  \yip\ch  emi>races  the  sole  lounqa^on  df  his  immoral  and 
atrocious  cruelties,  w)ipse  narajB  in  sucpeedjng  generfitions  will  stain 
the  ]^ge  of  bistory  with  everlasting  di^cace,.iand,rai8je,mpnumeots 
of  dishonor  upon  the  characters  of  tl^e  i^hilclren'  yet  ui)born  01*  his 
family^  so  numerously  connected  througliout  tn€>,  unlVerse.  Th'' 
unfading  blemislies  so  richly  deservecl  t>y  hii'm  and  his  uhfoMunati 
family,  never  can,  nor  will,  as  lona  as  a  human  h^iiag  exists  in  this 
section  of  the  globe,  be  eradicatea  from  the  mipds  of  those  reb> 
lives  now  in  animation,  whose  progenitors  KuScjired  the  most  barha- 
rous  atrocities  on  both  land  a'nd  sea.  The  rod  of  affliiQtibti  which 
he  held  in  ^is  hand,  consigned  numbers  to  a  watery  grav6,  long  an> 
tecedent  to  their  expectations,  in  the  midst  of  youth  and  ttlbom,  that 
happy  portion  <if  human  life,  and  ^urtotind^d  With  thb  pleasures  of 
existence,  so  consonant  to  human  life,  t!he  value  of  which,  when  ju* 
dlciously  cultivated,  far  exceeds  the  splendor  of  the  universe ; 
whose  inhuman  murders  and  druel  inflictjons  have  hot  gone  to  the 
grave,  there  to  lie  in  the  deep  recess  of  terror,  to  sleep  in  silence 
and  sink  in  oblivion.  No,  but  it  has  emerged,  th^  principles  oif 
which  to  excite  the  interest  and  curiosity  of  the  inhabitants  of  the 
Christian  world,  that  they  may  see  the  eflfeets  of  a  want  of  human- 
ity.   So  alarming  are  the  consequences  of  those  base  and  perfid* 


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ioQf  fcrueltiM,  the  intellig«net  of  which  when  rehearsed  (maeb 
more  when  felt)  ire  sufficient  to  shudder  the  mind  snd  weaken  the 
heart,  and  be  producti? e  of  serious  changes  of  a  momentary  na- 
ture on  the  human  constitution.  Those  faculties,  so  essential  to 
man,  bestowed  by  the  great  Author  of  Nature,  which  adorns  the 
mind,  qualifies  the  intellect,  and  prepares  it  Tor  the  in?portant  under- 
takings, that  it  may  not  be  deprived  of  any  of  its  essential  qualities, 
by  dictating  to  the  imagination  the  miserable  fate  of  the  loveliest 
works  of  human  nature,  whose  inhuman  fate  wiiil  soon  appear. 

Reader,  thou  canst  but  admire  the  works  of  Omnipotence,  and 
view  with  consternation  the  grandeur  of  the  universe,  the  sublimity 
of  his  precepts,  and  the  innumerable  ways  and  meane  he  bad  prop- 
agated to  Cur  satisfaction,  in  exploding  the  bond  to  the  world  which 
in  its  effects  contained  the  downfall,  and  heart-rending  murders  ever 
recorded  in  the  page  of  crime.  So  lamentable  are  ita  depredationa, 
in  a  social  point  of  view,  (even  in  former  years,)  the  fruits  of  which 
have  left  the  fatherless  and  motherless,  and  orphan,  to  roam  neg- 
lected in  this  sea  of  misery,  destitute  of  a  habitation,  and  exposed 
to  every  pestilential  vapor  sweeping  round  the  globe.  These  are 
evident  principles,  okar  to  the  understanding  of  all,  which  divine 
Providence  will  surely  punish,  one  time  or  other,  with  severe  male- 
dictions. But  we  find  that  in  n  short  period  the  power  of  the  offend- 
ed begins  to  make  its  appearance,  and  in  a  little  time  produces  seri- 
oifs  consequences. 

It  may  not  be  improper  to  remark,  before  further  investigations, 
and  in  order  to  remove  it  from  the  mind  of  every  individual,  lest 
the  name  might  seem  to  have  any  claim,  and  prejudice  betray  some 
to  think  that  the  family  of  John  Howes  belonged  in  any  degree  to 
the  stock  which  produced  that  great  and  illustrious  character,  Sir 
James  Howes  ;  therefore,  in  order  to  distinguish  him,  and  mark  the 
transactions  and  circumstances  of  his  progeny,  which  constitute  the 
object  of  this  production,  and  also  to  satisfy  the  mind  of  the  solici- 
tous researcher  after  the  rise  and  miserable  downfall  of  this  once 
curious  and  respectable  family.  John  Howes,  a  native  of  the  South 
of  Scotland,  who  emigrated  at  a  very  early  period,  possessing  an 
ordinary  share  of  talent,  in  the  cours*;^  of  time  settled  in  West  Ches- 
ter county.  Slate  of  New  York,  anii  by  his  industry  acquired  a 
very  desirable  property  there  ;  but  in  the  course  of  time  to  him 
was  born  a  son,  whom  he  called  John  Howes,  the  principal  subject 
of  this  narrative.  His  father  gave  him  the  opportunity  of  receiv- 
ing the  rudiments  of  a  polisbed  education,  and  at  his  decease,  be- 
queathed him  aP  ^<s  property,  real  and  personal ;  but  having  ac- 
quired wealth,  be  oecame  n  dignified  person  in  the  e^es  of  many. 
As  we  find  money  has  often  been  the  means  of  exalting  many  to 
high  promotions  unworthily,  without  ever  looking  to  their  moral 


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oharuur,  partieiHarly  Hodar  tht  JiiviidlQtioii  of  Britwb  iiifliiwM. 
Howoer,  iBilalgii||  aiTMlf  io  tkt  U«ft  thai  no  mIiUoaI  MtttimNit 
which  hM  or  nay  tall  troin  my  peo  iaadfavUDtfy,  w|U  eaiiao  iiny 
oflbaca  for  a  aouwiat.  Aa  it  oom  not  htlong  to  my  provioao  to  in- 
terfiiro  with  political  aentimeota  or  national,  afiaira,  I  barely  atata 
th«  facta,  aa  thay  hate  appeared  in  authentic  rooorda,  and  from  tkieir 
opei^  expoaare  in  the  court  at  the  bar  of  jiiatice,  in  which  I  hate  the 
honor  to  he  a  member.  Therefore  1  leare  cv^ry  thing  to  the  read- 
Of 'a  diapassionate  remarha,  moat  conaoaant  to  hia  diapoaition. 
;«.  The  family  of  thia  unfortunate  indif  idual  consiatea  of  two  aona 
and  one  daughter,  the  accurate  history  of  whoaeJiveaw^l  appear  on 
the  pagea  of  thia  intereating  publicationt  in  their  respective  placea ; 
the  eccoqnta  of  which  will  be  found  to  ceotain  their  rise  and  dowo- 
fal||  aa  alao  that  of  their  unfortunate  father,  whom  I  an»  compelled 
to  lay  down  and  deacribe.  The  chargea  which  are  imputed  upon 
him  by  historical  productiona'—  the  vile,  miprincipledaMahameful 
actioQs  he  committed  —  no  parallel  ,oan  be  found  in  the  annala  of 
crimOy  and  which  aeeme  be  baa  handed  down  to  hia  followers,  in 
regular  succession,  the  consequences,  the  most  inhuman.  I  assume 
that  in  the  page  «f  history,  neither  ancient  nor  modern,  cannot  be 
found  any  parallel.  No,  not  even  when  the  city  of  Jeruaalem, 
when  suffering  in  the  midst  of  war,  beneged  by  Titua,  and  its  in- 
habitants starving  to  death  within  ita  walla,  where  we  have  the  ac- 
counta  of,  mothers  eatii^  their  own  children,  which  of  itaelf  is  ao 
far  beyond  the  precincts  of  nature  that  I  can  acarcely  conceive  it 
to  have  any  reaemblance  to  the  actions  which  encompaaa  thia  man 
and  his  family,  which  of  the  latter  I  am  obliged  to  say  that  their  ' 
behavior  and  fate  in  life  waa  more  miserable  than  the  former. 
The  names  of  the  wretched  family  being  Henry,  John,  and  Haria 
Howea,  of  which  the  account  of  the  latter  will  conclude  this 
work.  As  I  conscientiously  consider  it  a  duty  incumbent  upon 
me  to  undertake  a  task  so  difficult  and  contrary  to  my  profossioo^ 
that  I  pledge  myself  that  no  exageration  of  its  principles  wili 
appear,  beyond  historical,  and  scif*evident  principles;  and  actual 
knowledge,  which  have  appeared  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  Halifax. 
That  the  intdligent  world  may  view  with  abhorrenoe  the  conduct 
of  a  wicked  race,  that  having  appeared  to  the  eyea  of  the  w«>rld 
at  the  bar  of  justice,  cannot  be  tegretted  one  moment  by  the  most 
ordinary  minds.  In  order  that  I  may  enter  into  a  detail  of  Hfe  in 
a  comprehensive  view. 

The  first,  or  earliest  account  we  have  of  him,  we  find  in  Grin- 
ger*s  Life  of  the  Refugees,  vol.  1,  p.  1^;  a  work  now  extant, 
and  well  authenticated. 

We  find  that  in  the  year  1776,  a  year  so  memorable  in  American 
hiftory,  John  Howea,  apn  of  the  p^  imitive  John  Howes,  who  emigre- 


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slHtttoM'  MidliillelUblMfl»«bttMetf;>i  (tM^iMWliy  tte^iMii"^  f6\ 
b«|Mt»>ttMmiil«fH#ft»  tM^^A^^ba ;  y^k/h^Mrioa  iHllbVSitM^  lhVit< 
tlti»iiil^Udn<H'ii|^ili<tc;'^«Dlif«Hy.    n^^lii'e^iM^ddi^'atleittfort 
to  HU  prilii<ii|»le8  ^tl Af,  Wl^  ftntt  hilt  ^th<^  ^«Mf MfrtM  't«  keep  H\k 
ovlfy  0MI  iMbt#af-  if  ptfMiMto;  fr^  b^ii|^iifthi|fttf 4faed>  4fi  Yhe*  #f%li 
of  mea.'  gl  JeiMrti^iiiit^'evim^ayy  td  hit  vrevlttikh  pr^^f^ar  (iiM^-< 
amplet  eif^intMeliMdh  tMrMM  iOMded  ib  c^tln  edttfbrmity  W|th 
hit  ftlhtt'tf  (leeire,  itttd'  1ft  i^eOtdafAotf  With  the  ii^oiNl^  ibfthe  t<^al 
Fta)mi«t,^ith  tayt;  ""T^io  ii|>  a  dhtMiR<h«  w«fy>)ilethOul(I'^0,'** 
doc.     Hoi#Mr«f i  MH^  ar«  infohhed  lie  ttoiM^dii^lely  ^ouitt^d  Ihe'lAJBr 
of  foyak]r*^ti  fh«  arHtiil^^f  the  ne«ra  df't^e'battleOr'Buhkttr  Hllf, 
on  the  »Tth!'«f< Jane,  which*  «nitn«ted>iM  Mteny  in  MkMJP'of  Ilis 
Ji«itf8<f '^Arttitf  erdl^r  to'^hi^e  h¥tnie\[  rfjiirafited  iMp  i^Ho^ftil  ttft- 
jeot;  '•wi||^liitk»h»#hfk«Tery  i«6n1otri(a^  flii^dr  ita'iihit  po^tibri' 
of  thoiMfrMi!  Nbtwithatahditoj{i  he  (buf^tbitterhVubt'only^Hdcir 
Cornw«tl>iti4ut>^ltb  utfder  Bti^ne,  ontif'he  httftHb  MOrilfibi- 
tioH  of  tieboMirfl  «hM>¥iilitbr«lhier,Nihd  irt  V^oh  tmiforiti,  tra^M^ 
hi^ft>#oi(d  tOiiihoittMo  rtiflHia  dtficWi-^Qif^ilH^itta^nt  St^- 
aMgii,  Wlt^ihe/Hvith  rtiaMf  Olhiek's.'eiraiiaM^  th<^iDbbiltrjf;<iiiitf  #M 
ottly'^ledl  iigbf  ot'th«  pmcittv/  whi^b  fa^^b||»ed'io'ttti^etf  pflrt.btit 
.  t<y  bi^:  MToniAeatiW  loec  %ht'  or'alf  )/i^  <fethbf  ti  t^al  orOpbrty. 
Itaviri|>fio  ^be»>«)rertialite  ih  tht)  #6i'IU  Viil  tb  !^<^r6M>  thfeifOVfre 
gofwnmbbttlty-eifdowliirii  %ith  ft^ti't^  bfltod.  l»h(chUhey'd1^,  b« 
a>«0ifipWiiM(iot»>fM»  Wit  '■  vtilf Mrt  '8«ririi^s  In  b«HMr of bhi/'Kitr^  Md 
ooHinrf.'^i  Nft^selbdted  a  titWttlc^'bn  the  Bij  pf  Fiiiia%  mkift 
nowatandt^'a'Vieilt  ltt«l6  villhjf^  eiTlled  Winiiisoi^,  iT  distiihbe  Of  abbU^ 
4«ifi(A^<f^em><IlalUbk;^^  fb#  prdViMde'orNbVl  fieotia,  Wbi^d  K4 
reibattte4f'«fV>fral^nru1  tVtih(^oinity,  likb  the  clbbdi  Ohthe*bp0i<bb<:?h 
of^ll'  skwm  *'^e  fJkik  •\etf  Kttro  of  iWiportiin<Jfe  conbci'ninjf *im 
until  ifilo>1»rMkhig  Odt  offMWa^  boiw«en^rebf  BrhWiii 'bnd  thb 
Ubhei^iStiteiii  ^  AIVhoit|fi  iieir  his<tlx(!ieth ^eii^  he'yet' i^t tinted, 
fikif  t4ie!>rwtli)  VHtike,  ihe  «)|^^  tif  poitobr  ciausM'  by  <M^(b>^ertbl«ir 
alfd>d(Mbill»hl<yo6tll,  d  tO(idteris«ld^b«0ttHt  OfWhioh  WiU  a^«iif  fe 
tbo!fbllo#ibff  pifgM,  hnd>t!iK6iirtnrO  to  tistiiH  ((ttitidii  b1ti«<qdiiited''  In 
fiJe«tN>oiif ^oferitntf.*    I  VikH;  befdrie  I  ptMsied  ^)nf  fiihher,  i&'&tti'w 
the  «ttiiAtilin  of Ihmrttadc^  ^^t>he  iibj^ortint  afl^iVfl  in  Whibh  'tWe 
pritMitiiVe  (fobi^  HtfWeis^wilt  coucfe^n^;  aflerhWingtJty  abbii^OWl^i 
father's  property,  sitaated  at  before  mentiontild.         '"    '    '     ,' ;  ' 
Do>iWj;  the  late  struggle!,  tO'pbfilablfcto  toiheViiri^  soni^dMfObk  to 
othetr«/o#ing  to  the  intensUy'bf  (he  bKmtite  ib'tljit  b^W  iettynfeht^ 
then  the  home  of  the  royalists  and  refugeesj  th^y  hM  to  riesort  tO 
fishirtf' lit  ovdelVfOjnrooore  k  iidbsistenbe,  ivhieH  btiifiiess  sfiM  ^n- 
tinues.    They,  of^bOdrB^,  by  their  long  experi<(ibde,  atliiuii'^d  a 


Sf 


iteifl.^  ^dtbri^'XM  ffrM  m  mif  lil^i^i;"Wt^  «Vt'^lt^^a(^d« 

hundhid  and  fifty  toM, 'said  id  fiA  6Hi'6f  tM  fMtlisi'iteirff^i^  schbfibi 
«rB'«v«f  ohthi^idbiff.  '  Shi^'tnd'ifhiirp  jb^^<  tfink  Mbr^n/ t!i6d)Hf 
ffHeJtt  1yearitt^«,  afnrd  hikiU)f  li^Mti ;  and,  btfyoto^  iU;  i  B^^^^at6  nM 
deMnrthied*  bi#Ar,  jwrftrbtl?  oMibfti;'  aM i'  t^Mii^l'  wlhb,  d>^t1d|^ 
years  previous,  was  ^bj^W^itflh  th#  ebastiiig  tirade,  tibdW!i^bO|ipl6n' 
httiltf  bfM^bd,*b6tfbec*bie  fitted  but  ak  a  |riVa1*6er.  friefb^ebtly  abt- 
rait'i«ib|iWt  bftW*  mb^tbtuel  pirate;   '«''»'  ^""»«'*  '»  ^  ''»'^^*'      ' 

The  fi^steru^  d«etf  We'find  hiiti  eb'^'l^a  IW  ddHnj^Vhb;;Wii^''a|r  , 
1^19;\raa  lA  thb  sibRfirtjr  of'a  bfig  ftbib'  Ciib^^  bouncrn^V'BoiitbhV 
b^mfiemthp^Ctid  AUdVrtpe  ISri^ab<;tN,  the  detait'iif  whibH  iire'firttf 
iWiVti  HMIfilX'Cortibi^rbiillliiaKettb;  ghbn'bV  6nW  ^f 'thb  tetmy 
then  on  board  the  privateer,  from  wbibfa  (iiiMifdVltV  ^e  HrlMpMf 
qbbtb'l^e' fbMdWlbi.  ■  ■  '■  ■'''  '•*  '••".■^•^^'-  -"•'  '••^' '  ""'''U-'^  -•"■  '   ^. 

Oii''t»f«'lnb^biAg  of  thb  15th  df  Jbly,  1818,  Wle  wind  bloWWjf 
pttUf  lusty  rrbbtihe  9biJth\v^st;'a^d  ii  ldiiig;'h^avy'^y  ruhr/in;g,'^li^ 
a  iiiil  abb'uififfblr  m  mitea'tb  th(»  KiC^waVd,  whfefiMiilMm'^fiai^iy 
ar^Abbbbedlb  b«1^  brli[<1VoM  the  West  '[irdi«(<,  hi^aviiyTad^W,  'wheiV 
instantly  6»d«rS  "virbr^ wleb  tb  the'  heimsmtin  t6  tiih  i'ighC (Ht  hit,  , 
wHibh  it<a8  ii^lA/iiedtatdy'ifc^ned'  With,  decki  Wiitg' tldili^etf;  jiiid' 
ptr«^^lttib(^Wad«^  ibf'  f<n  iifabk';  VurtWe  brfbyiM  ^b^  «p^iil4d'V4c. 
bgriitij  tbeM.    lVlitibi'tb'the'#istbf^ilhfrii»(t,  !he  jSi^iifirbVirfe^liii 


hour.' ftlbbih  h^^in^  bhiy  iwb  gups,  a  fi^v»' fa/b/irdtn^  bl^^s,  «(/()' 
dnb'bt'  t^b  riflbb  aBbard.  i^ith  vv^ieh  th(iy  threb  titn^s  fei^uNed  the 
btew  of  the  Spftfi^-ef, 'thbu^h  three ^InidrtTiilr  hiini|ber,  ilW  w^bll* 
aritted^'bttt  btft  of  khe  brS»Afferew,  dbhaiisti^^ 
n'lbb  mbH;  iMI|  fife  ^brbmb  aliV^V  arid  soihb  of  them  biidl^ 
wbutidbd',  Who  #bire  eriiAiWttlly  ptft  lb  irons,  and  bdt^'ed  to  '^alk 
thb  plank," 'thbir  bHJf  flbatibit  longf  eROiitfh  to  bilfage'Her  bf  ev^ff 

ntOVabIb'thiH|{.-''>''^'  ^^""'*  "'    'M-  -Ii-t-^^l-wisf-q  sW;  -.^s  r,fi.   ■:.-.Vff 

Tb  te^ord  tlie  K^d^  dMrnPbditf  rdtik'  Whigh  )Mi'h^tiimm^^ti^Miit 
cbast^^ouldf^ri^xbbetfbiU'presehl  limits;    Stij^oe  it  tb  ^y,  iUi 


talnibg  mourhrur  bbtts^^jdehm    lb,  -  -., . 

sp(^rtvhe  wiis  kbovrb  as  a  pestilence  ob  thb  coast,     fits  helT-^end 


Svractes  #e^b  the  ttieibs  bf'Iea^ibff  niaHy  a  blr4i^e  fe)l6W  in  the 
bep,  and  mtiiy  a  dikcbbsoltite  widow  weej^in^rforher  husband. 


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whom^slie  wu  destined  never  i^ein  to  behold  in  this  irorld,  and 
tbeuoor  orphans  to  bewail  the  loss  of  ihtir  father,  so  dear  to  theia. 

To  dwell  on  the  misfortunes  and  transactions  of  this  snan  wo^ld 
fill  a  work  far  more  Tolaminous  than  time  wouM  at  present  permit 
me  to  accomplish.  His  barbarous  acts,  committed  on  both  sea 
and  land,  appear  to  hare  been  prompted  by  no  other  desire  than 
the  accumulation  of  wealth,  and  an  aversion  to  the  American  flag, 
on  which  his  depredations  were  felt ; — these  are  the  onljr  reasoof 
that  can  be  deduced  from  historical  narrations. 

Before  I  conclude  this  subject,  I  wish  to  direct  the  attention  of 
the  reader  to  another  important  transaction.  As  the  cruel  mur- 
derer became  so  well  known  and  felt  in  his  daj  of  career,  which, 
thank  Providence,  has  vanished,  one  which  was,  of  ail  others,  the 
most  cruel  and  lawless,  and  being  quite  freah  in  the  minds  of  many 
to  this  day,  I  will  exert  my  per  to  describe  the  following  trans- 
action in  regular  succession. 

A  few  months  after  the  sinking  of  the  brig  before  mentioned, 
while  cruising  between  Cape  Elizabeth  and  Mount  Desert,  the 
crew  of  the  Spitfire  found  many  difficulties  in  making  their  escspe 
from  American  cruiaf^rs  equally  as  expert,  and  prosperity  begin- 
ning to  decline,  the  crew  be^ran  to  mutinize,  some  charging  the 
icaplain  with  cowardice,  d^o.  However,  he  resolved  to  give  them  a 
trial  on  the  first  opportunity,  as  we  find  from  the  above  authority. 

On  the  12th  of  October,  saw  a  sail  to  the  windward,  then  blowing^ 
a  heavy  gale  from  the  Northwest ;  put  about,  and  by  noon  ran  up  to 
the  windward  of  her,  and  found  her  to  be  the  Amazon,  of  Bangor, 
with  timber,  having  female  passengers  on  bosrd.  As  the  privsteer 
made  another  tack,  to  come  down  on  her  bows,  the  movement  was 
expectantly  watched  by  the  Amazon,  but,  being  heavily  laden,  she 
was  unable  to  escape:  when  the  Spitfire  determined  to  exhibit  a 
superiority  of  naval  movement,  contrary  to  all  custom.  She  csme 
alongside,  fired  a  broadside  into  the  Amazon,  which  was  ineffectual, 
tacked  again,  fired  her  bow  guns  and  gave  another  broadside,  which 
swept  the  schooner  fore  and  aft,  and  seriously  damaged  her  hull ; 
while  the  ill-fnted  and  defenceless  crew  stood  in  terrified  alarm, 
beholding  the  preparations  of  death  nwaiting  them  on  every  side, 
but  still  determined  to  defend  themselves  until  the  last.  When,  in 
a  few  moments,  the  desperadoes,  casting  their  grsppling-hooks,  at- 
tempted to  board,  the  gallant  crew  repulsed  them  several  timea  with 
aevere  loss;  but,  being  overpowered  by  numbers,  they  were  com- 
pelled to  fall  back  before  the  advance  of  the  savage  crew,  who 
conquered  the  unhappy  remnant  of  ?he  Amazon  crew,  only  six  in 
number.  They  then  manned  the  schooner,  steering  E.  by  N.  E., 
wringing  with  them  not  only  the  captured  crew  and  craft,  but  the 
iielpfess  and  defenceless  females,  who  fell  under  the  nnraerciful 


grasp  of  these  eroel  and  unrelenting  tyranrs.  How  can  the  mind 
of  man  feel,  when  iltempting  to  eemment  upon  the  miseriMe  fate 
of  thii  unfortunate  ePMT,  *7reeked  upon  tho  wafes  of  dettruetion, 
and  under  the  tyrannical  and  unprincipled  grasp  of  piirntes,  whose 
brutal  and  tfangiiinery  disposition  inflicted  upon  them  the  most  bar- 
barous and  inhuman  conduct.  How  can  we  Avoid  lamenting,  with 
bitter  tears  and  anguish,  the  fate  of  eight  unfortunate  females,  led 
bv  a  pirate  crew  on  the  wild  waves  of  the  sea,  destitute  of  every 
cumfort,  and  subject  the  brutal  desires  of  men  commanded  by  a 
captain  who  behaved  to  and  treated  tliem  in  the  most  inhuman 
manner,  according  to  the  corruptions  of  his  nature.  Lest  it  should 
prove  disagreeable  to  the  finer  dispositions  to  enter  into  a  minute 
detail  of  the  unruly  deeds  of  men  subject  to  the  infirmities  of 
nature  so  agreeable  to  their  minds,  I  will  defer  the  Subject,  leav- 
ing them  to  the  reader'a  conjecture. 

After  keeping  them  fifteen  days  subject  to  their  desires,  they 
at  length  launched  three  of  them  r-verboard,  who  died  by  the 
inhuman  conduct  offered  to  the^.  The  remainder  they  sent 
ashore  on  the  Island  of  Grand  Menan,  situated  in  the  Bay  of 
Fundy.  Four  of  the  male  victims  died  of  their  wounds,  and  the 
remaining  two  were  suflfered  to  go  aSshore  at  Little  River,  situated 
about  twenty-eight  milieiB  west  of  Eastport. 
J:  It  ia  almost  aa  unnecessary  as  it  is  interesting  to  cite  any  more 
of  the  crueltiea  perpetrated  by  the  privateers.  If  hii^tory  could 
produce  even  one  noble  or  generous  deed,  I  would  feel  a  sorrow  in 
deprivinff  them  of  its  publication,  but  in  vain.  We  might  aeareh 
historical  and  personal  accounts,  and  we  could  find  not  the  least 
symptom  tending  to  good,  but  every  thing  pointing  to  unmerciful 
and  unrelenting  cruelty.  He  was  not  generous  to  the  poor,  unfor- 
tunate females;  if  he  had  been  favorable,  and  treated  them  kindly, 
he  might  have  left  a  good  action  to  be  reminded  of.  In  no  instance 
do  we  find  him  ever  to  attack  any  vessel  which  seemed  as  if  able  to 
defend  itself.  However,  they  continued  their  depredations  for  some 
time,  hovering  about,  until  at  length  they  came  in  contact  with  an 
unsuspected  craft,  a  little  time  after,  while  cruizing  off  Nantucket 
Shoals,  which  was  about  as  far  west  as  they  usually  went ;  but  on 
the  14th  of  November,  the  day  being  hazy,  the  wind  West  by 
South,  about  3  o'clock,  P.  M.,  saw  a  sail  to  the  southward,  but  did 
not  come  to  any  conclusion  what  she  might  be.  '  On  the  following 
morning,  athalf*past  six  oclock.she  found  herself  quite  convenient 
to  a  sloop  of  war  often  guns :  but  during  the  night,  the  wind  shift- 
ed to  the  West,  and  retarded  the  motion  of  the  sloop  towards  them. 
They,  of  course,  did  not  proceed  towarda  her ;  but  about  noon  the 
sloop  crowded  all  sail,  and  seemed  resolved  on  an  attack.  At  2, 
P.  M.,  the  sloop  overhauled  her,  and  a  desperate  fire  was  kept  up 


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'iM  1 14  jTr!)  wall  .»tfiftiYJ  :i>^rj|.i(r'>hi»wi  !>(««  larnn  9knt|j  >(>  q^itifii 
fVfMli  M|i  u^i  ^^5tbou^  inueh  )f)jur)r  to.the  «ts|iH4Qt,  t>*.!wei  fiilA 
frann  theiabov|9.  T%e  icotnlmttcoiitiQued/drjiMr  an  hoMTitio  whic^ 
time  the.  Spitfire  lost  six,  nniq ,  I(ille4  eind  ffHir .  .Iw41y^  w^octed  i  Uia 
captain  Fi^ceiviiig  <a  .fpi^pt^U  ia  the,ahoul(iqrt,w^ich  oauasd  ^nypMr 
ti^Uon. ,  The  ,w:pd .  blowii^ ,  fresh  at  thikt'  tiine  fcoi^  a  co^traiy .  di- 
rection tp  the  previous,  day,. there  {sffui  ,c|oqfiBqueptly,  a  h^vy  sea 
runi^ipg,, which  sayecl  the  privniteerv  a^s  islie  could  cpil  oiMch  faster 
thaii! her  forinidahle,  antagonist  ill  a  heavy  sea,  or  even  in  a  light 
on^f  Towards  si^ilidown  the  w'^d  be^n  to  die  wwyi  when  efae  wes 
almost  lost  sight  of  in  thedaric  of  night' ,  flpw^^ye^  the  shades  of 
night  disappearing,  the,  fpllowipg  morning  sheibund  herself  hotly 
pursujBcl,  and  during, that  entire  oe^y,  until  she  was  Again  lost  sight  of. 
But  ifhp  had,  very  little  tp  apa^ei  by  sundojwn,  for  had  the  chiase  (Con- 
tinued two  hours  longer,  she  would  hf^ye\beeP  qve^hOiule^,  and  if 

so,  wo  be  to  ^e|v,    :,.  ,,■■■•■:        ":.  (r-i'^a  .  ■!;    ' 

The  following  morninj^the  watejr  wfis  covered  Vith  ft  thick  fog, 
which  is,  quite  conuuon  m«the  Bay  of  Fundy,  and  this  «ive  her 
great  ajdvant^ge,  as  they  risked  a  oour^e  to  shpre^  s^nd  the^eptune 
could  not  advance,  on  ti^(^  ^approach  of  low  wateif,  as  fast  qs  the 
Spitfire,  :   "  .         ■ 

This  engagement  put  ^ii  end  to  piratical  ejcpeditions  by,  Capt^ 
John  Howes.  Irving  repaired  to  his  residence,  situated  as  before 
remarked,  he  resided  there  for  some  years,  but  eventually  cjleparted 
this  life,  weighed  down  by  the  most  infamous  and  cifuel  acts,  to  ap- 
pear before  ptiii^^who  will  rewajfcl  hini  as  he  dese^rved.  tiiis  name 
will  be  i^n^prtaUpd  in  the,  pages  of  history  wUn  aversipn  and  dis- 
respect* tt  sl^all  npt  be  perrail^ted'  to  sink  in  bl^liylon,  so  that  the^ 
gloomy  mantle,  ,whicl>  surrounds  his  deeds  of  inhumanity  shall  rise 
and  cast  itsd^f  in  th^  faee  of  the  children  of  his  seed,  even  to  the 
generations  unborn  pf  him ;  which  the  attentive  reader  may  view 
conspicuously  when  ho  reads  the  eventful,  miserable  life  of  two 
eons  ana  one  daughter,  particularly  of  the  younger  son,  whose  cu- 
rious life  constitutes  the  sole  foundation  of  this  production— whose 
life  and  bold  undertakings  does  not  enfold  an  equal. 

To  return  to  my*  subject  In  order  that  I  may  give  a  satisfactory 
narration  pf  John  Howes  and  his  family  in  succession,  commenc- 
ing as  I  have,  and  ending  with  the  daughter,  I  wish  to  draw  the 
attention  of  the  ri^ader  to  the  elder  son,  whose  name  is  Henry,  the 
life  of  whom  I  will  expatiate  as  brief  as  possible,  observing  that 
nbthing  of  interest  shall  be  omitted  in  his  eventful  life.  He  pur- 
chased (in  ofHcer^s  commission  in  the  British  service  in  1815,  in  an 
infantry  regiment,  and  conducted  himself  with  perfect  regularity  for 
spme  years,  as  far  as  military  order  and  discipline  Is  concerned ; 
but  being  addicted  to  intoxicating  drinks,  in  which  he  indulged  him- 
self at  pleasure,  he  became  the  most  lustful  and  disorderly  man 


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known  in  the  service.  uase  evils  preying  upon  his  conduct,  fc* 
tfMhtfr  Wiih  thei  fAfii)Mitii£9  of  his  ntiiturd,' heaped' irre^Iarities'*up6ft 
Mnt^  tintiU  b^niing<  uf  be«tlibl«i,  he  i(oo«  ineuM«d  the  displ^sUifef 
not  only »of  hii=r  i^>endf  offic«H  b(!it  als0rth«  dispteasilt^  Mtid  con* 
tempt  of  his  brother ^llid«t«;>*  He'wfttf  ilibtoqn^fly  ttted^b^teU' 
«ffat  doui^  Aiitrtiittvmd'  hMN>Mbly  iic«iliilteidr  Btit  fli6  posit  ditPnot 
teach  Win  'pfadi^iic€i,  fbf  hib  umbitioii^iM  wo  ofUii  tinAi  both  b^ 
expeHence  «nd  histmnJoai  knbwtedgo,  is- oAen  the  source  of  serioue 
revolutions  iti  thee  human  ifmnA  prMuctivtf'of  bud  effeetst  which  w« 
iMiwi  eee  in  its  full  unifbrm^  |»bKnting  it8><Med  in  the  heart  of  thie 
anfoitunate  man;  See'  the  fmits  whidi  it  has  produced^  observe 
the  conscqaeinoe  of  thipiriusov  in  agitating  the  mind  of  thi»ihfed  mtnif 
exbiting: him  in  rioenidre  and  more,'tmtil  at  length  he  loeeis  til 
sensb  ^  nespect  for  ^himself  and  self>pre*erTati<ni,  pursties  a  life  the 
most) abominable  and  atroeioMe,' without  any  regard  for  God' or 
•inwi.{'i'  i.;  '■■  .  i..'    I  •  -( .  ■  .1;       : ■' 

We  a#e  infiMmedby  iim  indiaffutabio  aQthoi4ky>xOf  the  London 
Timesiof  the  ISth-ofAugust^ilMOf  from  ivhieh  we' deduce  the  pair* 
ticulamvoMterDinahimi  Having  taken^up  with  a  lady  of  depraved 
charaotettiasiindimsrentiaaithat  ^  his  oWn^  they  Kved  together  for 
neap  two  year^  the  naoet  nnMetlabte  and  disoontented  life  that  cat 
he  imaginctdt  His:  abrupt  temper  traos))^ied  against  her.:  At  len^h 
jbe  <  resolyed  he  a|bouU  oe  no!  longer  ariiwyed  by  her  threats^  as  the 
readse  will  find  the  principlea  of  in.  thfli«ionQliiding  part  of-hia  life. 
Beifl|  enga^d  in  m  conspiring  iandmutininiDg  society,  so  ingainous  m 
its  eff^ots,  Md  eontraify  to  all  Inwithisiis  eneilmporlnnt  principlexaa' 
signed  for  her  fatal  min.  -  The  banbaroui  treattteol  he  gave  heiV 
tlwLt  she  seemed  as.  ifndetennieed  to^  explode  the  bend  connected 
4iiirith  hin»and  his<assooiatest.j«ihose'fearsiW6reMa$  conscioue  as  thai 
of  bit  owai  ;  I^r  iWy  wil»i  found  -by .  porpons  who  w^e  ihunting 
after  an  aaimi^  peculiar  io.tbiti«Qttntr)f!,ininn  p|d:gripi0{  Aflenr  hai^ 
iilg'lludforTour^or  fiwot  menth^t^a^l  the.  verdiet.  f»C  therjnqaeet  oonr 
siiJenedf  it  was  ninumed  that.her  thipat  hadbeen  cwtifinfh  enr  tOlen^ 
4^P()yiotus  to  ti^  dipepprery  of  the  oorp^Qt  iN  WM  la^en*  for  ^  iabove 
crime  ofmutinizatientpnd  confine^  and  tinied.  by  coMrtnwiilinI,  U»tW^ 
guiliy,  wd  sentenced,  tp  bet  shot,  whjcb'CeijiHnnnd  ^asene^ulted  iin 
the  bazraoH  yard  Jn  the  (Qitv  of  Bath,  oq  ^hf  i  4th  of  ,^i;Maie,  l^i^fit  at 
(he  hour  of ,  IS.  oMock.,  >  The  guard  con|uste4  pt  twc^Lye  men,  who 
were  marehed.  tot  t^i,.pl^ce  ,0^  e^utifBii^tjie,,U|nf9r;tvi^ate,n|tan 
placed  vtpoa  his  one  knee^  and,  hie  cofnn  ,bie|sid|f  1  hf>in«.  When  orders 
W/ere  given}  the  u[;)£9rttin|^te .  body  ntet ,  tl^e  tl^te  dl  aq  ilKop^V^  I'^e  |n 
thisjivo^ldfn  £teVJa|r«d.»el»•.tlw.f^nv^  and  |^ntle- 

m««i,w(»pJ?HeT.ftf^<J«,SP"M  ^  f»P  Jo^^iraeW'l^ui  9P  W9ojvnt|of 
tteir. chamc^ofr  u^ th^  m,  ^bey  liy^d, ,  p  W4K  pnsp^nsd.^i  .^m 
Wfl,?!Pwdonpd>m„apd  ^pjiw^,  tp.joi):^  <^m  pto^ .  m>j>W 


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is  known,  fiat  when  her  body  wn  found,  MVer^l  ladiei  aiid 
jjientlemen  recognised  her  decayed  appearance,  «nd  all  came  to 
the  unanimoua  eoncluaion  that  she  was  the  unfortunate  wife  of 
Henry  Howes,  whose  fate  was  juat  reniark«d. 

Tbci  principles  which'  led  to  his  detection  werttk->~at  he  wat  on 
parade  one  day,  he  carelessly  dropped  a  paper,  wMoh  his  storj^eant 
picked  up  and  examined,  and  foUnd  it  bebnged  to  him.  This  led 
to  an  inscrutable  search,  when  ali  was  di«c<Vvered,  and  when 
brought  to  trial  ^ave  immediate  c^viction.  These  illegitimate 
proceedings  Were  introduced  to  him  from  members  who  were  resi* 
de»ts  of  t&  oOHiitry.  By  his  vindictive  disp<»Hion^  he  thought  to 
eatabi ish  its  oonseiluenoes  in  the  service.  However,  he  derived  but 
little  successi  owing  probably  to  a  limitationrof  time.  He  considered 
it  Was  the  only  means  in  satisfying  his  insatiable  desire  for  revenge ; 
an  evil  which,  in  its  effects,  has  been  productive  of  so  many  roie' 
fortunes,  so  much  so  that  the  reader  needs  ho  comment  upoh  it. 
SuActent  to  say,  that  the  transactiona  of  his  fkthbr,  which  you  ai<e 
already  acquainted' with  in  a  concise  manner,:  together  wKh  his 
own,  has  absorbed  from  the  earth,  where  the  reinnant  of  his  erodl* 
ties  are  mouldering  to'duMt,  has  collected' its  ingredients  into  vaa* 
cular  vapor,  hovering  in  the  atmosphere,  pursuing  the  footsteps  of 
its  unfortunate  victim^  until  at  last,  unable  io  suipport  its  justice,  it 
desoendiupon  him  in  mighty  fury,  and  commanos  he  ehall  no  lon- 
ger enjoy  the  paths  of  the  living.  Just  like  a  mighty  river,  deriv- 
ing its  souroe  firo«|i  little  and  little,  until,  by  degrewSi  ita  pbwer 
becomes  ao  terrible  that  it  cannot  be  withstood,  tillii  mingles  its 
watera  in  the  ocean.  So  you  may  evidently  see  from  what  llttlfe 
oircumstances  serious  events  ofien  times  will  emerge,— as  it  was 
from  dropping  ono  of  those  papers  whith  contained  his  downfall. 
But  divine  Prdtidbncfli  has  innnmeraMe  Ways  and  meant  in  pr^o* 
dnoing  4iis  juM' diapenMttion.  But  in  Witt  Hiki  I  mMy  sfetisfy  the 
iHinds  of  Boli«Hc!««  veadori  after  this  unfoirtonMd  fkmily,  and  thM  I 
MiydeiMil  their  i^Htfento  no  longer  upon  incidenis  which  oetiirln 
IftlaMe  (kr  remote,  was  because  I  wisb  to  elucidatft,  in  the  simpliefit 
manner,  to  til  Wht^  wUl  aviiil  themselves,  both  oM  and  young,  in 
pernsing^the*  history ofthis  fkmiiy,  hopiii^g it  shdtb^  found  agreeable 
to  thetendMreat  feelinjifs,  and  productive  of  interesting  information. 

I'wbh  toMttf^kctthe ittentlort  of  th6 r«ad«f tof a  nidre  importtittt 
llfo,  pregnant  with  the  nkost  serious  etils  tttid  consequences  fHls 
aide  of  the  AtliMtid  Never  wa*  there  s6  dlffiinU  M  Attempt  mfad^ 
by  any  WHter,  t^'  cbrntMehbe  to  give  t  aaiisfketory  account  bf  tbe 
life,  iM^il*  MMd  nndertikingfi  6f  John  H6#M,  a^^hd'  idn  of 'tNk 
MHmili^e  JoNtl  Ro#*iife,  which  emWibee  thl^  e6HI  VMndit^oh  W 
My  pen  to  BMttnt^iwiBrfol  degree,  thit  if  tU0  J^rekikM  revernto 


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dveing  th«  most  tri^roehdods  f  ruptions — causing  th?  overthrow  of 
kingf,  empires  slid  republics,  I  could,  not  with  justice  to  myself  or 
the  world,  efsde  explaiuinff  its  tonsequences  and  diflSculties.  It 
should  be  handed  over  to  the  most  scientific  and  enlightened  char« 
■eters  of  the  day,  that  they  might  develope  its  origin  with  impa^* 
tiality  and  purify  its  principles  from  the  misty  bounds  with  which 
they  are  encircled.  That  the  ienlightened  world  might  ubserff^ 
with  transparency,  the  cruelties  and  vile  murders  he  committer/, 
— his  oppressive  exactions,— the  motives  which  induced  him,  and 
important  concerns  he  was  engaged  in,  is  a  task  so  difficult  i>i 
itself,  and  laborious,  thst  it  would  employ  the  mind  of  a  more 
competent  talent  than  t  sm  possessed  of. 

Although  being  appointed  to  unravel  the  principal  incidents  of 
his  life  without  the  least  exaggeration,  I  have  thought  it  expet^ient 
to  comment  upon  it  with  brevity,  nud,  as  a  satisfaoiion  I  owe  to 
myself,  by  giving  it  the  eailiest  publication.  Others,  I  presume, 
may  treat  it  with  more  severity,  but  my  principle  wont  permit  me 
to  treat  it  as  it  desfrves.  But  to  overlook  its  dismal  proceedings, 
without  treating  it  in  a  manner  subservient  for  some,  and  inter* 
esting  for  others, — without  the  slightest  enumeration  of  its  parts 
-^what  barely  cannot  be  avoided,— the  principles  of  bis  life  are 
to  be  found  in  what  follows : 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  revolution  of  1775,  his  father  had  to 
abandon  his  country  and  property,  which  was  confiscated,  fie  set* 
tied  at  Windsor)  ii|  Nova  Scotia,  where  he  had  born  to  him  this  Aon, 
John  Howes,  and  during  hb  residence  there  received  ashare  of  ed- 
ucation  in  proportion  to  bis  talents;  but  not  being  endowed  by  na- 
ture with  greali  acquirements,  his  unfortunate  father  never  contem- 
plated muc^l)  to  have  him  promoted  in  a  political  or  military  point  of 
as  we  find  he  did  with  Henry,  wtiose  ambition  and  activity 


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appeared  farauperior  to  his  brother  John's,  which  pleased  bis  father 
in  an  admiraUe  point  of  vievr,  so  he  had  him  promoted,  as  it  was 
hie  father's  glorious  element  to  be  distinguished  for  ev«ry  movement 
of  his  life  seemed  to  aspire  to  such.  However,  John's  charaeter 
and  disposition  seemed,  in  several  instanees,  dissimilur  to  that  q^ 
Henry  in  their  yoothfmii  days.  Henry  waa  bia  father'a  eompeiii«B 
and  favorite  in  his  walks.  John  was  the  principal  favorite  of  his 
mother,  became 'his>  temper  appeared  mere  siB<*eth,  and  his  a8e»* 
lion  greater^  Bat  asih^  grew  up,  he  became  very  preeipitate  vn 
his  aoti9na  and  temperyi—snmuoh  altered,  and  mind  so:  aMiobde- 
praved'*-fav  beyond  hie  mother's  expeotatioRs^  whose  oharaeter  wis 
■o  humane  mdohnrMtUehr-virtiuHia  in  every  r<Mpeet^--btit  to  htr 
misery;  Her  kuaband'a  oruelty  and  iahnmenily  depHved  her  of 
pleunie  in  tMOife^  She  deptrled  Ihia  lifebtfiwi  way ^tonseqneMM 


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tpok  4>lace.  She  endeavored  by  every  mpanat  to  tsf}\^{m.h\xji^i 
and"  exhprted  him  to  return  to  a  thought  of  rigji^ousneps.  3ut  bis 
vile  heart  was  as"  hafd  as  the  rocR  of  ((dangiantr-proiof  agaijiBt 
woini^ny  inAuepce.,  She  saw  an^  yi^We^  tvith  aphoTencie,.tl^p 
mournful  irk^idepts  that  were  likely. to  descend  upon  her, f^ily, 
which  sank  her  to  the  gffive. 

John  Howes  being  the  principal  sutgect  t>f  this  dis^oiifset  |)ie 
life  of  Whom  t  wilt  ti'eat  as  it  aeserveS)  by,l|Mirely  explaining  the 
most  momentous  and  important  conceriis  cohnjected  wi1;h  incidents 
and  occurrences  pf  this  unfortunate  individual^  whose  |mjpcrab|e 
dowhfafl  is  the  Conscious  reward  of  an  ill-spent  and  ungi|ided  riffb* 
tirhe,  which  hd's  proved  his  shameful  rui^-^npt  un(teserVingly. 
However,  in  order  to  proceed  with  pr^clisioh,  fel^ins  upon  npy  pwh 
foundatibnj  with  a6ivia.\  knpwl^cjge^  arid^^pctloneid  jby  inclispjiiiable 
testhhohy  before  'the'  {ait  df  juStibe  in  the  Si^pretne  CoiirtW  Hali* 
fkx,  dufin^  the  J^'fttiary  tei'tn  of  the  pfeisient  yfear,  whicji  will  bb 
fotJiiid  of  mor^  length  In  the  ColiiimnsbfoOf  Journal.  Theire.fore, 
sdfficitent  for  the  pjfe^yntAo  dondense  tW  acdburi^  as  ihucli  as  pbssi* 
blei  '  As,  no  doubt,  many  of  qur  rieadgrs  are'^freadjr  avineife  of  the 
efrcums^ces'Cinud^d  tb,  &hd  which  has  r^e^elved  the  wi^y  and  dis* 
p^idViat6  dedi^ioh  bf  ihe'kW  of  the  rand,lto  just  and  ldiihi>ble  for 
the  (^rotetction  of  th6  inrioceht.  This '^ppbaring  before  thie  respect- 
ability of  the  province,  and  so  immutable  Hi  to  dW^^e  no  ciensure. 

Jmn  HoT^es  not  possessing  acquirements  6f  education  i^tifflbient 
td  pl^^se  his  fathe]^,  by  Which  he  remolded  at  Home;  bti^  ib' ft  little 
time,  by  the  inffluenc^  of  his  brbther,  then  aii  ofiicef  iit  fh^  js^rvicet 
he  bi^ck'm^  collector  of  the  port  of  Ifalif^x^,  an  brn^e  whiiiih  'he  bii- 
joyed  for  many  yibars  ^but  hi^  shrewd  dbtii6bti![/red,ikWdteHtativ^  me* 
eftahical  inviihtibhb.  wa^  the  tiiearis  wHibh  ^ttibelled'hitn  '(Wh^n 
dit^v^lredVto  abtfi^atb  thai  bfUbe,  by  «:^M^tis  WhidH  lie  ^rabtisbd 
iift  ft  lucrative  point  tf  view.  Secin^t  cbihihiM^icatiobih  w^te  iteued  tb 
the  Secretary  of  afllijirs.;  iVntotiediate  orders  Were  given'  fbr  his  re* 
tfibval,  by  whitih^he  beicainti  reduced,  tihd  thought  it  b^pbdidtit  tb 
abtttldon  a  city  li(bv«t^d' retire  to  a  bdnfrtry  iieskl^hbe;  WHbi^  Ite 
bould  transabt  all*  bH^ine^syf  irtipbrtatice  in  pHvacy.  Prdvibus  tb 
his'  retnotal,  he  got' married  tb  a' lieidywhbse  riamb  W)is  Brbol^,  i^t 
MMrkable  for  het  de^MUe'fortafi^  and  qualifibMibns,  thbbgh  iMt  bf 
an  inviting  appearanbej^and  prbtty  fhf  advdhc^d  in'yearii.  'It'iirp* 
peiltv,  with<aboura«y,  it  wad  tibt  fbr  love,  but  forrichbs  hb  married 
Iwr;  whiohi  irhen  poesbssed,  his  abrupt  And  disdditfful  tbln4})et>  gHtn- 
lAbPed  iw  f\}Ui wiift)hn»  .Hburevtlr^' living  tegethbt'  hf  et^petidi  dt 
fourteen  or  fifteen  months  the  most  tuatbAll  (irM)  dbMgi^able  Itibi 
iMiirdbrin^  eabh  other  on  aU<  oebaslbti«,-nigWt  ^d> ' di^y ^  e^^bn  dtli^ib^ 
IheirtiiiiMof  rbsidMbeifl  the  dity>  ftflef  behik*ttti^«4  In'ilie  bbt^Vl  df 
tMuniage^ii  THegr  beeiDuihe  the  4iki«Dtiie'bf>wl  whbk  li^bW  blri«^bi« 


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went  caoqg,  jipt  a»  .  jf  th^  nm^QUqp   Wff*  #  it^BmmtMfm  1^ 
eiup^on  «Wttt  to  tf|)ce  yliqe;    ,^y  «  |<QpM)lml  fWlllnp»  tMir  m^ 
spectable  neighM?  ,wquKI  ^  ^tlf^n^  ^  ^  ^)|ft^ 
earlier,  hgr  -Jisr  '4fet||9iMi9R»  IbqW  (fep^tM  ^lhilwNT»  .i*«W  >» 
would  be  ncrificioff  her  uafortuoate  body  widi  kiB^i||||AMfW*r^ 

fua  old  fpu«!wer  ^jb^r  adistxea^iBi^  \(immim^.fifi^mmfi99mttf% 

ill  |i^,qy^  of ; ^ JMM»<#pd  %r^iWflil»et49»i||^  iW^^  UNi  ^mnfir* 

3q  bar  jmrQp«^^a«,w  w9i\y^mm{^¥'^9oimm%m^Miiim 
would  epfnil^^  J#»v^ ii^  jQif ipiMfll^  mPlM  «*«<  W  Jw.th« 
mg«t  l^HcM^,f^i4,||yi^|W;Abwf)g  ^^^m  m^mA  tteM  Miy  V9I909»> 

pppfo  lA  ^ >piNmr  ,io,fW9v  «j^  j|H^rl»w  iM  mmm  tw  »»• 

when  the  p<HNr.fm^9^  Wbot^  Wiy^  jw^r^libiy  MPWy,W<wW  b^ 
tpfl^y«    |I(9«ip;iref;^4)P!ilPMyitdj|»^,A«Hit9rffB^^ 

fj^k  mum  >m%  nwi?  .fir«^i9im^4<!(N!>ifi)^ii«fie«i»iK9:i9f 

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com^ff^  ^  fi6H^i)n  afNf'uli^ust'd<>inM*{i»i|httflworld.  iIi^lJ|;i»iM- 
berition  dif  tH^' reafiikff  l«  (fimwm  onod mottV'to  ntooould  fari  'foi;)$A4Ui 
imbtuflmk iWlet^gi^^  tl^unibitlimkte todimiseipbiQ'eiptcflijfir 
S«yjfe, 'Wlfeh 'b4hd{4i^| in  tho  <itad*'of  th»'  QJuht?  (|He itiim^  M|)OiQ|«fl 
fdr'th^  liViiill  ttf  i^(¥^'tH6Aise]Y«t^)4wr  betonredrmistreM^^^)|»c0ll- 
tiitt^'viietirh^f"«ifK)bl«d8!niaVddiS  ttveir  6lee#w  wihev  gov«t<9itu«ti|l 
fSr  1Vohl''rr»MHI<<MtMrKhg«yHn  iM  MkMtonof  dbdrr^iwildermiPt; 
khbWfh^^^lMy  (Mti^vem  to  ltoi»!flm^  ebiiliotii^M  aMm^tive  M  ;i^ 
wbHtf' Would  li]^|)e«B6  his  vet)g«anoe,Jbiliti9n«Md«t&  d^th  to^piw- 
sdir^e  his  own  Ufei  DutAlflsl  tl^  )>6orttfftbtiDiiateifeinafeUHl9ll^lWlir 
\fhaf  1^  fe«^  tifokfrg^^soiikhbr  idiroQld^ pi)oduce ^itullie  iibll^«d  hftrjVlil' 
if^  t)in)U|;lh  rtMig^iti^^  dangek>uk  «M  perilbai  lRlefU(!8hPihftd;(l^ 
iMdttiik^t^' <^  Urtibltiing  ih«  most  h^raUfei  awl  .afibfcllng  i^t 
tKi^'!Miild'tiMn«dnteiV«»f  df  «H  bthevittiMrt  bahjtcmnpai^witb  t^i 
\CK^  T^t^i«wrifrilir«r  daiihr^  ettsatiolii  (.  ThauiwigBiailo  «t>M»itor}n* 
t¥liied>h^i^<fdM<^Mit«1i4r  dlfeui^  'iQchfaileno«aodr«{|6^vffi* 

'#^  'Ateb  tiid^ing  wHft'  «uch  o^^ition^  av^if  tbcy.  w«fe  to  :he  .th«  m«i)n8 
^f  «^lliHg'  tll^'dif^!  mutt  Hi#  ^svoAi  )t(^^aiAt\\M«  iowBimMe  fyfiwm, 
^m^mwnil^^H\imMtld^it  y^m  lfi<itiioiildcfih|}  tmim and  f6r«3i 
WhK  v«i^|;(iii«id§<«H6t}hin4tiiin^  into  onrnmamtm 

.  «!..,.. ,...*!..*  ,.._..,!..*... .:.....•:..  .^.  ._-_._-^_  »i't6  veticmuyigj^ 

'morei  lleapell  qn  \t^ 
imorei  melaitcMf  ,  ;iMd 
tfffl§6ifed<'hte,^tK(Ulthi«  UiifonuiMte  speiitatoi^  ftdweatad.  i.^Md 
iM^irdbWA  wlth%  dmd  oiwr^Mrhelmed  %ith  gnfefvi^>'<b«  w>vM)W* 
privjation  of  the  rights  of  tXMnMih  JnajuwftTthfeiPiatoehdy!  4Bp[^Vffef 
mtp  ^  fM'^^cdttihdk  t^^f  libr  soM/  intt  >Uk«iuatDlb«  UKKined 
wiaiteira  of*  th6  odeah,  Undulating  intwvery  tKMfctioii  i  that  ^Iki  win4|ff 
iR^vfeA^  MifHt  Md«^  dmisM  b)(tfae'  iiiindneiiAblep)fhou|^  ;of  ,/|  mmI 
lMldring4(Mdit  keonediVtlble  honor adbdf idipmtiyvi^ theifttto/idl;  ^ 
A^rld;^6^d'iM^|Nw]r  iiceneslthot'p  thmiblvea  ktiyoi^  lUp 

'm^^i'ti&  ttM^llk  to^ia  tNfiiUiid  apul  liQ{l%i>pdint  lof  ^dftpaRtuic^YTr 
Blie  ir^Uifi^d >ktMoi^lH»  Tefllk,tlhata«)faiiwaAdMd  «iti!an,fttteiMJ,ye  fH^t 
lSy>hdiBir<kiitt  fewiwe  the 'body  ;of  the  tn<»ile*ed/>fitoin  out  rof  (he,  Aiiil 
W8lb>'#tifi6l^'td«iiitred  Kirn  (toni  tiie  itidtemitoay.af  <ti»lmght  q^M^ 
ritlirk  lO'th'  ^  -fil«6eMbet<Vai  night  pii^giMait!  wifii|i  etoAial  !ruin«t#» 
4d^'df  iviiiiftlV'hiii'« trlseti^aliainaiiiipi^hilbiai^dTUt  hMqvfifmr^^t^ 
tetd  ^i)«ta6d'«(fti  k^pf  by  =each^  bdt  9Ai«f*]a)«lMrt;p«>ii<NiioCfl>ai^ 
ifilritMes,  ka  ifftippOHe«l^!8he<l«ikel«rty>thfi«ii|ipigiiig  TKySf.hfi.jWevsiRiy* 
pA^hJl  th6> 'i««a^Vaifl^  a  ihliv  tin*  ah^  vheaid^,  abght im^9»);!|s 
nthe  dddr  i^til^Nid  a  shakiogi  whidh/oalid|*Bted:tiwoi;^i«ji<frj»w' 
IfiiKtb  tife  t«M¥<of^h«>bui|diii^'  <!lPhettioiiBiiimMdKMf  ^mrmomim 


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VHit  he  was  gam  to  inter,  in  what  manner  »he  knew  not,  nor  where 
-tfM^femnina  of  MaranitdaMd  iwtfe,whioh  he  not  long  iw^We  M 
jMgftd  Us  etevnal  faap|»inaai  ta,  La  the  sanoHMfy  of  Ahni^ 
■IM,  un^r  tib  imitnmaiuiri  ordinanoca  of  raVgion.  Shetemained 
«»ich  iodi  iitqaietdda  of  nwaiirOinsuBiClaBeea  tw  aaeol  hewilderiiv, 
'^tchiq^  painiUlyt ava^ hotirand aunute,  vntil the  %ht of  heaven 
-iMuld  dawnt  to  <  indieate  a  new  day.  AH'  natan  was  hushed  in  an 
4anoe  theieibgr  the  ligaref  wialer;  she  <heaiid  Inm  return «ftaf.a 
tMataiv  houB,'whikh  iuiieaaad  her  takmky,  ihiahjig  that  in.idl 
fifiiMbiViiyHte  watt jiMaBi^hffink^  rain.  Knawiagdiatailei^ 
ivis  the  only  eaaentrt  :^aliiy  now  as  well  as  then,  for  mr  ewatanoe, 
Irtiich  she  managed  widi  aanduityof  thought,  in  the  aaean  lime 
-Witching  with  an  atieotiire'aar  to  hear  his  motionfl,  «aqpeotiiig  avanr 


^t  Bvtlter ihourwaaildt  just  anived;  she. waa«U«wad  another 
'Jiy,  the  twuasactiona  of  'Uttch  'faodnced  >now#ntowstdisflO(yeriaa, 
)troduotive  «if  so  nrach  iafoilnstion  to:  the  rSotieilaMk  To  ket  incept' 
(firallteJgladnBsa,-ahOrhrtgM^i(aite»/inai>y.hawWtiahsaingin,the;f^>9 
»«Mch  8anMQndedrhavUaiil<that  night*  die  'aaortal  tinpppaaiiQBn  whiah 
^lia'laiiauage  oan  awphin,)  ihtpangh  >har<«Aaaiiher  ^lapajswa,  the  vaftU- 
^t  I^ht <of  rfaeairan  ifaa|iBDing 40  hseak  fAwpi^ behind  the. dwpls 
"•dtouds  which' veilthecuMvetae  at  night«whicli  she  waiahed  pai^l' 
%,■  until  a  efear  day  aboneialnHMt  «iomid  tboiiglahe.  ShaoBQaa, 
MJnnhii^  her^Tademptioii  liaBi<fatal  ndncaioe  ^tattbuhe  Ugfat,ofl4% ; 
ij^pBfed  and  li|{hi|ed  a  ifva^  oonduetc^d  the<huatnes9of,|ha<d§y^as' 
iiind,'a«efliilng>td hasreiitakdnrno natieeof  rthe i«»iful Maaeswhich 
~iii^  il»i«iiantM'3tii/iiav  jibniaitiaad  diaaaiy. 
'  Ilia  uaibxiiMiatBMiHolim  iM»saAredilM  faia<af ^lataed  wad  ndiaaa- 
^Vpeet,  resj^oalsd  (heryodr  aaacantao  iniuoh,tthatiifea  would  notoar* 
^0H her loicbawlherdhaaahBari}  emiy  liadiMoanae»t>la  haae harMpt' 
•<Mli^oonlInttady«nd  aqponllhat  «oo(auitihadino<aoaesato^er  ^ffMurt* 
!4liBntv'(Uitefla»aUdBnit'  iidMhi(femiadt  ^ns  iriie-fSiiMesed^  ilo  suit  A^e 
-jMsentoiwasion.  liindgliyit aamediMtla^cQHcgtAea.lhttacgactafaaBi 
'lia  «MlMMtn,(wiikiaB  nnn»mDkm»(and luMwle^ga'Aato laaii4^ 
<#(iu  pftesartat^an^id  iutuaurtjiseeteing  to  fanwe  ohaenred  aothiflgi  laind 
'^vuig'to-ilNi^  up  A>ehaaifiil  canntMianoe^iM^^hat'aha.iaoMldfain' 
'^Mraee  thei'ftiat)  oMortamqr  that  iwould  oflbr  lo.takfi  jhierfdfpariiiiie 
fiMm  dWMy  and  ttetihe  doaaeouaaoe'oCithftiMaaittavaightiintghfhe 
(%paughri#  HgM  ;imitiaipaliiig  mat  an  iaamaoiata  aonvayaneeiwoNld 
-%t)iin  YnotiottfThy ^nensmng 'tOMandftom 4h»^wi0oda.  Be&ice^this 
«<iti«oioa8i^MiitiioQcaBBen  to  iartaiiafiessyAer'ra)r*ivo>ni^o^a^piiaa« 
'hu^tiiat'waf  <taiilha:«itjr^rio-iwftQni/'8he  made  known  4he  .partieiilars 
HrfHiay'ftniaiwowy  dbatora-  -mentiontMl,  tdKitt  'him/i».>ha«e  .aieitiiatian 


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jpvapared^  and  thM  ilie  wouU  aodoubiedlj;  imike  her  appeaimoM  in 
^  dty  in  ft  ffcw  dfeyt^  to  whieh  oooMMMt  he  ndkn«d,  and  vngagt^ 
a  eitQatida  in  a  prifale  fiumly,  fledging  bitta6lf> that  no  diaappojwp 
inelitfhoaldbe«  Biilihenot  eemiteaa  he  eiqieeted  into  Iheoi^t 
whfelv  imrpriied  hkiM,  that  he  feeolTetf  to  vide  out  and  know  the  r^^ 
sen,  whieh  aooordlndy  he  did,  dnd  amiviDg  theve,  ealled  u|K>n  \m 
itt>peai«nee ;  they  dnooufaed  upon  ftavliciHari  with  famiharity,  a 
Itttie  dietanee  ftulm  the  howe,  at  the  same  linM  relating  die  dreadml 
catastrophe  wlneh  toolc  phuse^  and  every  thinf  fehrtiikff  tfwietb,  aa^ 
the  conM(|neiioe,  m  the  meat  mournfut^  manner  of  aayliiuifian  beiagi 
of  the  miMTalMe  KA»  ahe  suflhred,  the  atrocioua  and  inhitinan  appears 
aiHie  she  heh'jld^  Theae  ahurming  ineidbnti  eaoited  him  with  oraiit 
amiprise;  Lot  tolheitpastoniahraeat,  dlev  peMtoived  himeomingdmni 
at  a  little  dkrtrace,  thiw^a  pawnge  orhaaetahniba,  which  stttnqpd 
diem  almost  uMitionleis,  particularly  the  maid}  bat  kaoinag  it  to  ha 
vMy  injudietoiM,  and  centrarv  to  all  polky  to  allenwt  a  fligntt  lest  he 
would  have  annate  him,  and  fcnowmg  it  would  be  the  very  means  of 
ekplioding  the  seont  Th^  resolved^  no  nriMer  what  the  oijii' 
sequence  might  he,  to  slaci  their  peati«B  t  however,  a  lew  mimiisi 
flight  him  <brward  to  them ;  he  spoke  'rcdy  ftiendKr  to  the  geais* 
man,  but  loohedthe  servant  very  mrewdty  m  the  nee,  paa^  ikm 
eompKmettH  of  tie  diy,  fcnd  passed  awafy  hito  the  house,  keep' 
Ma  eye  upon  them  with  sternness;  but  theiroonatoaaneea evidei 
condemned  them  in  bis  presence;  but' their  situation  bemg  so  d 
gerous  as  they  oonriderod,  thinkkig  to  lAisli^  his  ideas,  they  parM 
i<rith  apparent  warmth. 

fie  resolved  to  make  a  speedy  retreat  to  the  city,  situated  Amhh 
teen  or  fifteen  miles;  the  snow  drifla  being  iajuri6us  to  travellinf^he 
did  not  arrive  untft  kite  in  the  afternoon,  Md  immediaftely  proceedsd 
aiid  laid  the  case  hefbre  a  megistmte,  as  she  related  H ;  oraers  wei^ 
nsued  to  die  eonsllibttIsiry»  for  a  force  to  aeoompeny  him  to  his  ttHh 
rdtoaee,  to  have'  him  committed^  They  arrived^  the  foUowing  moni^ 
ir^,  ttoCwithstandmg^  the  severity  of  the  ar&vious  niffhti  awut  five 
o*elock,  forced  open  the  door  and  found  him  aaleep;  called  the  sM«- 
1/tnt,  but  no  answer ;  searched  the  place  minutely,  but  noting  wis 
found  of  her,  but  on  old  Bible  containing  her  name  andf  age.  Sef- 
eml  questbns  were  asked  him,  but  he  gave  no  sati^actory  answefi 
The  miserable  appearance  of  the  hoose,  presented  nodiing  but  «n^ 
unhKterrupted  specimen  of  calamity.  The  constables  o<Niveyed  hlM' 
to  the  pemtentiary,  where  he  remained  to  wait  his  trial,  which  came, 
standing  for  two  days  vehehiently.  But  to  attempt  to  jgive  the  iriil- 
entirei,  it  would  re<piire  a  work  four  times  lam  as  the  present  k  in^ 
tended.  Tile  aM^  counsel,  whose  profound  talent  wad  acqune- 
medts  when  excited  in  behalf  of  the  Inhuman  murderer,  caused  his 
Kbemtionj  now  so  meamfolty  regrslked  t^  tfiese  interested  an4  «** 


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1^, QJreijuDwmiioQiior <tlviai^in«nleirs»t»y'  p^pt^^^^^^en vrruvfr 

pirildifuJoin  of  t)H»  •Hpreone  ootj^^^uDhewtptiDgli^jj^ney^^  Iq^I^ib  igiMh 
t||ci9rihe.inuildDR<Qrbis  .wi^m  iery^im  Qf«ne^r  ^  «il}9fl«  9KMrt«i 

defith  tbe.  untbrtUQat»2ii6r;(iiii  fepeiy;«d  from  t^.mpqf^ef  of  ji96aa|ty« 
t|mRset)eatile^Ulil.  deMi«i9  mmi^  thq  air;  ah? iViWthed  9jpi4  «(W* 
^^d  hfir  if(>!|J  wpfto  4,«*rtl- 1 1**  IM*  Tetum,  thor^fore*,  fron^  po  ijmph 
q|iiAf()r}aW0i|i^«iquii|y.,a.TH  evils  are  p^rlbifyiod,  bqt  ramfAO,  ufi? 
mM»i^e().i:«£l0'w!eyer^^9i  find  t]|ip,!'8torm  hoiwJioie.  9jpd;tti9,.teq9p9t 
Uow^ogt  sure  {rtdioatiQn«,;oC  oteiiwl  vf^ng^ai^rf  aboptmi  4ilv  4fld 
btbg  ao^pDorninious  dc»th. ,  It  isifrQiQj4)i8  &ituDe,f|OiQclviot,  afto^ilie,* 
ing^  libevat^d  ftom  tbQ  ftbo«k»  mj9ptioi)Qd:o«ieti)))e  aiUeaUoq  of  ir^y 
ptfix.  is,  directed  ih  asqoial  poii)t  of  vieW.  T)tW:QOD9eqM90ces,of  t(^ 
latt'triailbi^ing  a(^  ui^rioiis  to  bjs  prt^erty*  W  wMf^duoed  to  a^  loer^ 
topUiing.  AAer  dis<5Hargi«g,eyery  OiXpefise  aitqndiqftitbf  reto,  he  Iwr 
QHOe  poor.  Aodi  destitutfti  hf(yutg>  ainjost  nothiM  tp  eiH^  Iq^Mli^t 
iWJih.  disdMp  byjaye»y  !bp«jf»?fej»oiiJOTgw«Medr  fjTOW:  city,.)^- 
i«||lld  to  the  mi^wbte  abode  JO,j4no!wiW(e*l|e8f.ti,U«8lhcg«n  tO/VlfF 
^ht  retn<ir^,  the  mliSl^rabler^CAifdit^oo  in.Ufe  he  wa»  ?»dMc«d^  depti- 
ilHji'  of  friend  and  strnngtr^  »i|ticipiling  no,  pfro^p^ot  aptp^^^d ,  A>r 

tiUtter,  ewjtj?  thing  so^iDing:  fof>  th»  >i50Wi.  .The  effi^ta  of  biip 
__her  tt<>i^cbon9  vr0igbed.di«p  iushls  noifldiisoirnuch  fp,i4espwr- 
iagiipf  foD(giv»o&^  (ta  thi^wprlid  o?  Jt^e  .'slrklJtO!,  cqm^e, ;  T.WnMiJg 
every  thins  was  as  bad  as  it  could  hr,  he  dqtera^ioj^d,  tos^uii()ii|f 
pOK^b^e^jhrn/t^Mire  c<g(mfortri»itb^  M'orW.  Sovi^ral  w^er^  the  re^q^u- 
tiifi^  h6  foim^  in  hie  p»ndii??ppoot|pgproje<3ts  of, n  different  natune, 
muno  of  ^h^nv  pleawht  tii^  )jja  oonfMltatjoo,  othep9,jthe  t^rminatwn 
«biOgeroi«i  an^  )BJ«()OS^  ii^irmojiintable,  ;  Many  vec^  the  plans. he 
dfu^sed  for.tJM  ^ootaoApti^ment  pf;8tjuch|  hP>weyQ]^.  one  wnich  pf  aJ] 
otfiers  a^tractcid?hi«  kt^f^^f^^  in,  aj  cheei-i^g  j^nt  «f  yie>y,;  a«d.  sej^oi- 
^*?  I'idmtjiiirej  )ResoLv}<ig,^i^k  all  dangers  for  it8j«opPl^p)f«hKne)^ti 
thQfsI*:  ation  of  his  plaqe  s^pnted  so  wf  H  adapte<l'to  the.  un<^rta|(i|9^. 
Ife/detOi*pined,0'?  t'j'S  TOii^ingiOf  her  Majesty's.  i»ftil.  passing  (rqm 
Iffi^ax  |ojy4nds!or  Lviewjing  thfi  Intended 'place  f  of  attack,  V  blcfe. 
ad^d  the  rpad,  bv  throwing  or  .collect:  .^^  a  gro^t  qwintiiy  ot  snow, 
i9,lhe  way,^hich  n^ade  J^e  road'altnpst  impassible.  Wh'  •  ■:  u  ^  ' 
qflfj^Or  oame  forwaiid*  of  coiorse  he  drove,  into  the ,  dignity  i^  o^  «:^,to 
P9^,  where  th^hpi^cis  nyr^re  ^i^tangM,,  as  if  j^ingstsunJc  to  the  breasit, 
^IU¥^^ri;ng.to,Df(>iu^n)a|ia£ebifi  in  the  diffioplty,  when  to  theit:  surprise, 
a.spwm  ran  v|oi¥a  ft  jittje;  precipice  -  of  threp  or.*i?v>r;flprch^s,  ve^, 
pr^pitatcl^.,  'orn.nr^piili^  bim,  as  he  drew  a  caae  of  pistols  ,  fn^fn 
hvf^te'east,  tc  ti  -  V  -yr'nfy  on^  ,nir'  Jent  whi^t  the  mail  possessed.'  If  he 
d^4,tO  moy4:iaA'?  f^^tif^it^ri^ho  would  oo^sii^ bim.jq,|Bteraity.^ 


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lady  Mat  ^&^!]f  W«fWBWNof  H^Wob'tfc»%i||»ee,||p4## 

abl^  mio^  of  uPDf^s,,  )|i§,pfod))pe,qf, jaf|ai»y,  faJ|#iMeVN)v  iT^iW     *» 

11(88  ll^^n;?  (^  mmm  o^bs*  ,iPiab«f¥W»^^<«>W«wHy»ilw 

i»mA  ^  jMuuki  ^pd  %y  won  4wiV;«4«bWi«f<ll»*WW»  *IW<w#P 
Tr»n<|pr^d,.MwIp«ft  Jby  fi^lipgiW  th©«wwi,  $f#[V.;U^qiMf^K^;,lwr 

leather  tift^e,  ac^  ^hwtihe,  could  fpalf^  ¥^  iwWtWWfJi  l^.gtfcWvtt^  a 
ihft,^leifih^,wd  jffjiurfl^d  Jw5k;io),4lw,f?viy . wW^.  ««»*  J<«3«»l«llir 

^4**y.  (  1  • -xr/fjiq  •;(!'}  .!!  .Tjvr:  ndol  .'H  •),<!  00  .JrKj'ij'jooV/ Jn  ani 
*^l«»«h  *l|  4«ffl>  «WW,  ^odjKprifSf,  pl«9gM»gr^4i#^nWta4;ACr>te^ 
^ut,  at  <pH«  evwlB,  W  .wa»;  o<>aNa^te(|rto;ffrii}<)||  j|.>T|||pri|B^  8ff»iffi» 
lifted  ^B  jtW  Jsr^apU  hft .attfjfnpte^.jU)  4i9mi^:y,%h^an^ 

I»WW  guilty  qf.  the  )i^ghestlNP9f|ph,o|r  th^f^%  rffrnfRPil^^f^mm 
to  J>e  li^uqg  ppi.Hv?  21st  of  Jupwy,**  slgif^'/^foRli,  |^  i)i^^^ 
labouagii^  sad  d^g^tfm  of  4pirita,'j9f»,,tbe  layaijtfffr^e  ftffrf ,  if»onii|f^ 
W Wf. ^^wpsgolng  t9(fie«tfM  Jie  ,f<^i^6|9)88||Vmc^fwii^(;^ 
fl§feU>!*t^f«^her,M  n  ,,;„..  ,  ^aBaii-A  bmi  .v  nn,?-;  -M 
,?^,,Tlie(?ay,ffr»yf!d,»wa4<fM  l>y  i»«W  ^^ 

lippok;  ?;d^«T  lu5,8p|i»ajrqd,  to  the  sur|»ri^,^^->aav.jipf[^e^fl^j9if^i0 
of, assembly  of  old  aii<^  yoyng,  W  w?M  d^ei^  tt|jq)^mw4if9^^ 
appoii^ted.fofuqh  ao  exhibitiop^.so  i^^m^n^f  j^c^|add|^^^fp^|th^!A{f 
aepobly  pf  spectators"  witfe^  ]iy<^y;t9^i  pf  fW^p^ <^,  .t^i;ijf(^^p^^ 
father  attd  brother,  and. his  0^0  <¥)qdnqt.  Jt,ii9r.r)J|au[)«^4f<^ry^o  |«^ 
4>r  «xpi;€8s  evei^  word  be  said.  Hia^Wie|K,|l^af  i#(^.^rne^:u^ 
any  pifiodpje ;  tfc^rsfore  I  will  g^y^  .tl^en5M\ftw>«^  w^ife  SPtiffl;  «^ 
kflowledg^jone^t:  Lotr-jnti-o  fn>hbm  xne  W'-il ,W0q 


( 


TIm  oMM  lOT  wflm^  TO  iftts  UMMTtwd  ^M0  Mbfenno  he  #flABO  poOi^ 
Wttr^  Mbotf  (n  hbt§  bt  tncMMy^  «4d  tMt  h«  todc  tueh  «  haM  to 
kM^ tbM  R«  ottf %if  (MoMf  6likfh6  ilMiHiiih& Idlh of  DeOMiibel^ and 
Mfi«d'IMi  III  a  ijrii«l»  Kl)  1^^  M  the  Wobdi;  Mid  tMn6<td«y« 

MtblldlUii  t^irratt  Ml%td  «g6iit1^Mlik;  ifad  ftn«tif>,  hi  het  eouhtew 
Aibo«  ttM'lhV*  iif^iMiSH  oT^Kp^Bti^  tMN  Iho  nlurdef  Wns  ftnmd 
OW:;  Bil^  li«  UlbiyM  1o  fliiTi  #1k)it  ettbh,  if  ^Me,  had  ihey  mti, 
lbw«v«h  Wli^«  HM^i^lMNiiifait^  with  her,  and  ^  returned,  he 
tixM  ill  and  ibel^e)^  tkMbgh  (he  body;  ind  biDried  her  aiiw  hoort 
inttf,  uMeftli^  tMiik  tf  A  liiMie  dtcrcbyttd  tree,  fbf  #hic<h  rtiotd^r, 
iM  tbrt  dfttto  #n,lk»  #a«  tM^Mltf  nHeMt«d  h^  the  lAiKtt  and 
mumf^  hit  dMny^^  r  t^Hi^  thii  h«i  ii»  guilty  of  th«  offbn^  hi  at- 
t«tti|ytift||  W  t«)k  tiie  HMmfjii  ttud  If  the  diiver  had  given  hiita  op* 
ttMitioik^  ho  xroutf  hM^  shot  HiM.  F6r  All  these  crimes  the  hand  of 
nofid6iMM>  fUtuM  ttHjHm  hihti  and  thdt  he  isgbing  to  recoive  th^  le- 
Wind  of  Ml  ttAfa^fiMtt^  (Md  uiihappy  life,  debased  with  the  Mib^t  cjhiel 
wi^bm.  *rhb  iikatmitni^ti  wfien  he  was  krnnehed  into  etetnhy. 
^tMUg  gtt<^  a  iUliMliV^  of  the  important  lif»  and  consequences 
^Mhi^iiMU  iH9hih«  llttMM'atad  two  sons,  I  have  no#  alnrited,  with  no 
MWill  dejIMe  tff  «o#b#,  lb  (hirt  of  the  onty  (hiUght^r,  Who  yt^  mat- 
riiMI  in  (be  fMlt  18M^  (6  a  |eniteMan  of  ample  ftMtune,  0ien  resid* 
ing  at  Woodstock,  on  the  St.  John  river,  in  the  province  of  Ke# 
Bhttis#i«fr,  #liM«  «f^  nMdded  ^,  aopatontty,  all  the  etMforts  of 
HA;  uMF  tiM  MMiiMe  dt  KU  iHm  guilt,  which  hto  gbhe  befbi^ 
tfe«  #0iAd  {^  Hi  MIMse  6bl6M;  Mlvhag  be«n  tri6d  in  thie  Supreme 
OtHxK  eir  PMdiMeMbJiv  91:  ^.,  durir^  the  July  term  ot*  the  yeair 
IMO,  Miil  w1libh.ii«  liiMMUmd,  #iirb^  fbUhd  to  b6  one  of  the  most 
DMlaiidlk^  bdmreambiiir  jgidMeed  befbre  an  ^nRffhtened  worltf. 
Ail  we  #tlf  ta^ih^^|9Ve  tm»  reiideM  afn  outline  of  the  powerflii 
Mkd  «kM|i£it^t  ^9Si^f  ,«f  n)i»  atftagonirtic  doonsel,  which  #in  much 
DRkm  inte<<M  aild  HUlrtlcH  the  reader  oh  the  a#fbl  coos^ences 
thkn  ahy  commiM^fthy  i/i^  humble  pen  confd  produce,  suffice  it  to 
say.,  that  MUfal  HOWM'  vrbs  married  at  Halifkk,  in  June,  t884i  to 
^T.  Sumner,  and  fof  many  years  enjoyed  happiness ;  When,  to  their 
liibfortuto,  AH  |uM)Uldilthi^  was  formed  vnth  Mr.  Gordon,  a  Toung 

E'  Vman  oTAtigc)  fdrtUtie^  ^^hose  intimacy  for  ever  desttroyed  their 
mtes  in  this  lill^,  MM  bktMfght  abortive  orphanage  on  their  poor 
^  children.  It  ik  bdieved  by  all  acatiainted  with  the  parties, 
that  Mr.  Sumner  WHS  ohe  of  the  most  kind  and  unsuspecting  of  hus- 
bands. Beintf  Sbmewnat  oldlir  than  his  wife,  he  loved  her  to  dis* 
iHivbtion,  noiinpBttodihg.the  chAracter  of  her  parentage,  of  which 
h6  was  uUconserouv  unffl  after  marriage.  HoWever,  it  does  not  ap* 
pear,  from  any  incident  connected  with  the  testimony  produced  m 


<• 


Court,  that  he  i«flMfed  oM  hiii  choice ;  but,  If  any  thing,  qiiftlft  the 
leteiM,  as  «he  o«ntoel  tot  the  d^fondant  attenkpted  to  produce  a 
obtanivanee  on  the  pAH  of  the  Hushelid,  #hibh  fliilM  ttf  feceit«  hn&f 
dithet*  ftotn  the  CooM  or  juty^  ae  Wm  evidtot  fhrni  Oe  tone  of  the 
Ghief  Ju8ti(ie,  M  his  <$hirge  to  (hd  Jbry,  aii  ix^li'  M  th^  r^rdiet  itMlf, 
which  yna  mfh^r  a  h/eMfj  tittdkb  to  such  c^eneea  inl  ftrture.  A  fbir 
memhf  after  the  trial  the  broken  hearted  nted  diaboMMotate  husbaitd 
evacuated  the  country,  and  the  Unfofiunaie  author  of  hit  misery, 
firiendlesa  and  hometi^aa,  vMndeted  around  uAttl  the  November  Ibl- 
lowing',  when  she  shortened  hor  misery  in  this  tife  I^  a  quanti^  of 
pofsdtt. 


Thus,  raiider,  thdu  maytt  view,  but  not  without  distnay^  ^  sad 
and  sorrowful  view  of  the  rise  and  fall  of  this  sorrowfbd  specimen 
of  human  natui«,  which  is  enough  to  sadden  the  hearts  of  ail  Who 
may  read  and  reflect,  with  pity,  over  the  iKiperfeotion  of  hniiMm 
natdi^ 


m 


tt^i- 


TRIAL  BEiTWl^EN  MffSSRS.  SUMMDIG9  AND  GORDON 


not  ap* 
ticed  m 


IN  THE  SUPRliMB  COURT. 

Counid  for  the  Plaintiff,  Mr.  Rickey, 


MV  LoBD  AND  OsMTLSMfiN  :  -^ 

^*^  I  am  ihstracted  by  the  PlaintiflT,  Mr.  Sunimers,  to  lay  his  ease  be- 
fore you ;  and  Ktile  do  I  Wonder  at  the  great  interest  Which  it  seetAs 
'  to  haVe  etciftid.  H  is  one  of  those  cases  ivHich  com^  home  to  ^e 
**  business  and  bosoms^*  of  mankhid.  It  is  not  confined  to  i(h6  In- 
dividuals  concerned;  —  it  besets  every  circle,  from  the  highest  to 
the  lowest.  It  ahirms  the  v«iry  heart  of  community,  and  commands 
the  whole  social  family  to  the  Spot  where  human  naturt),  prostrated 
at  the  bar  of  public  justice,  calls  aloud  for  pity  aud  protection,  dn 
my  first  addressing  a  jury  on  a  subject  of  Ais  nature,  I  took  the 
high  ground  to  which  I  deemed  myself  entitled.  I  stood  upon  the 
purity  of  the  pravinciat  character — t  relied  upon  that  cHiistity 
which  time  has  made  proverbial,  tiind  althost  di^wned  the  cry  of  in^ 


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ccyiMfPpanwg  tjHl  @}|I|^mp(}  .WipW  <n^-SWW  m  ftt^wMf^tn'm^ 

9wj|c#iy  a  nt«i^3p«i«pw#4  tmmyifimpfh  ^^fmn^ilmki  mf^iiimr, 

fercd  to  continue,  what  home  simll  be  safe,  what  hearth  shall  Ji^nil^ 
cred  ?  What  parent  can,  for  a  luoment,  calculate  on  the  possession 
of  his  child  ?  What  child  shall  be  secure  against  the  orphanage 
tfwt  !«^ri;igB;^ridrarffiMilitttti0aq(^w;hattsolitai||r-righi^  ^h^tlmr/ofilie, 
oroft'MJertjn:)  myo^^inifferty,  ifjtIHeibndifr  sfanMllwimire  l»lRongou^(if 
tbMrMKUdNireAYKniblifiiwiiibh  niooleNi]i!'lnB;velledy/an(l>love  eaacniei^ 
tndrnli^iK<oMiiex3ff«tHif  ifeto^be  iim^dd  by^ytflgarfand  tifoinifn»< 
ous  libertinism.  A  time  there  was  when  that  couch  was  inviolable') 
when  conjugal  infidelity  was  deemed  but  an  invention ;  when  mar> 
riage  was  considered  as  a  sacrament  of  the  heart,  and  faith  and 
afiectlon  sent  a  minglqd  flame  together  from  the  sanctuary  ;• — are 
the  dearest  rights  of  man,  and  the  holiest  ordinances  of  religion,  no 
more  to  be  respected  ?  Is  the  marriage  vow  to  become  but  the 
prelude  to  peijury  and  prostitution  ?  Shall  our  enjoymentji  debase 
themselves  mto  an  adulterous  participation,  and  our  children  propa- 

unfold,  and  then  tell  me  whether  a  single  virtue  ,  is  yet  to  linser 
among  us  uncontamTiftillS't  #Mbifltib1|i|Mndfi1i>iMldship,  or  hospitality 
are  to  be  sacred.  Ifere  ijxe  casQ  whicji  must  go  foph  to  the  world, 
but  which  I  truiit^M^Ood^ot^  Si^$\^rSvni"aecM|)«iny,  to  tell  the 
reader  that  if  there  was  vice  enough  among  us  to  cgmntit  the  cnme^ 
there  is  virtue  enough  to  brand  it  with  atritid^MiMt^^UihiA^titl  ''" 
r,4^£,;tUep|fii|itifl[;,]!^.^uinmer^iit)j»  qu|tf  Uppp(|8H)|e,,b»ityoH  Wjust 
b|»^|ce,h9a(TL  i!nM(ibf;^  inuMort^pe^^im^  9^4 

it,4q^  .§ft^jpp  a,|^^q)iif^  ,inctd«|i^t  t9,{mc>,  i»i8f<|ftHne,^,.th/B  ]ipM  pf 
I^p^^ipi^li^Oft  ipwrial|ly  sM^fji^ped*^^  ?l?y^l'^  4«Rr"!>f»t^^ 
a»U^^i  4ts  M^  l^ss  guilty,  u^tvuler^r  >Kill  jiide  the|pQi^,|b^tni«ty){Had 
t<^l^,4^l^M9nr8^,49i9^,th6  !idultei;^r,,by  QbsCi(^j[np  t^e  reputjfiti^n 
pf  his  vio^imt  a^k  ,to  dimiiHsh'  the  inoral  rosppfjs^Wlty  .he  jtnqiMrrj^ 
M«.  Su^me(^^ljl|4oub^dly  foirm^fiiidiiJ^cepUo^  ^^mf  ^ya{iQi(a;i]ii^' 
tt9^&^  by  ihiifmfii^  %ai  ahafi^^ne^  ky  h}s  wif{|tijbis,.tqo  geffer9U8 
ccnjifidenca,  his  (oo  ^od^c  lojMe,  b»8  l^^n  slfinidarliifily  perverted  iiito 
^9urq0s,  of  his  qal^inity] ,  ^ecausfe  I^^,  did  Qpt, tyrannize  over  her 
ifrbom  b^  a45Nredt  l^|90«^uie  he  eo^i^ld' npt  suspecl.jura  m  whom,  he 


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«iff)iA9  their spqlif^vm)  u3IWi  wasjflipjn  w  ;»*^e  vwy :«priB^ iftfrtVife*; 

3%Wjl?Pr  caugH«(  lw|)reJiforoilhe*ttWW,ap4.^U  «hfl  yiy!tMes,^«jfi^w4, 

Mm  QPly  OBQ,  ai^  slift  WiB^>le8f»ed,>fU^;iti.',  AJoi^^ly  faini^y  9\m^ 
fJwit'ohiWrpn  gwre  hrtr(,t^,.W»fe«fa(^tP»n»s  Qf;W^ 

inpthei5,,tlWMl  yjwngv;thMftf|«v§l)rti|ti,»WiNpyfld,,]^e3sw    ahi^wj*^ 
hj<«rt»i  bapkinft  » i^  i  ,ATwW!»iijfi9[ii|fi,, , ., .  H  rw««  iojje^d  the  s*fm wer;  ftf 
tljifiiir  |iy«R,  ap4.whli  it  f^ij|^;th«jwar)i;t^sun?fiB9^  fpiep<ite  ji^^^ 
ip  the  stttishHwvpf  thgi. hwi'itPn^f  Wiy^Htwijtjti  jt?,,8plen<N^    H|g[v 
i^  h<WWtBed  ;W  tW^uCiTQW^rrtiWf^v^^ 

%8ing  7+Tf  stwdi  th9  4e£9f)dfiiH»,MVr)vM^<}W^ .  .  H«;.'FW  .thft  p^jftti^ft 
dQ49«M$lfiri^c|,,t«ti«y«TJf^plf»SHff'C«lM>  '\%iPWfU,9m^  QPPSWIJ^  ^ 
dfliy!^!Cftrapi|i^ midv ^?owi^-#,«u^f,  W^, ,90»ftt«nt,^U8t9([|^ b9>}Qrj% 

frwnd ;  wdj  ijwle^Sfg^iwpt^hoOyJfeWW^iW^JWIs'  h^;i!v*StHiRffel5 
I^*dw41i^(»|,.:j5»aj:flnw>j^,f.!,j,,  or!;  ,-»iivu:f.  ■:(]  ?Ul  "in  V"i  -^it?  ..tii$'.>r! 
;  iQpre,  oa  thcf  avitl^Qri^ ,  of  tjjis  'hrt^ti  dv  I  jaccq^ehin^  w  )mymf^ 
wifjigjd  himself  wtp,  nj^yjtjUeuit^  wtlwcy -^  of  ih^vjjg^g ,  encpiwagl^ 
tl^^triptiraacy  i^,<riei^8bipr-!?f  ha^yj^g  <?AMnt^Jrfeited  a.^yippftl^y 
in  his  joys  and  in  his  sorrows  — and  when  he  Bei9JWd;ito9.pur^^«f^ 
{qjs,  skepticism,  itself  t» 4p^btHh)na^  ,a^  jhaving,  upder  tl^e. yeiy  j^foc^ 
tufliry,pf  his  roof,  peri>et|:fM,«n,  a^ult^ry  thp  i»w>at  unpreoedepted . 
aiifl  perfidiQUS'.'  If  t^,bMrti;uetqi|i).  ^  mof]^^^  weaMh  pay<;the, 
poimhy  o^,  sMC.hturpitiidef  \\  ^qv(»  am\Umep,  if  this,  be  prpv^^^ 
yw,  here  i  mny  tp)fe  myr^n^ri^iw^llBayt  under  no  earthly  oirpura'^ 
atfmces  can  f^justi^Qatiop  of  ,the  adult0|er  be  aiddoQed.  No  matj^i^ 
u^Uh  wh^t  §pphi«tcy  he.fnjay  bla^phemfi,  thrp^ghiiits  palliatip^f  Gpfi 
or4aitied,  nature  cemeiMed^  and  hi^ppioiess  oposepimted  that  cpieittuil 
unin^q,  and  it  ia  cproi^iciiited  treasop  againstGpiil,  and  man,  and  soci- 
efyy  tP  fi^epiptitp  vipjatipp*;  The  aopial  cpmpact,  through  every  fibret 
trembles  at  ita  Qonvequ^nc^,;  ppt  or^ly  pptlpy^  h^t  javyr, ;  not  pnly  la,wv 
bu^  nature ;  nptpnly  nature,  b|it  religion,,  ^eqpjreq^.^n^denounc^iil. 
Pifrent  and  offspring  rrf*  youth  «nd  age  fnthe  die|i|4  A^^p  ^^^  toflnhijrf^ 


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th6'i6htl4  ftom  iti  oNudto — ereaturefMsanw  aKve  sad  eMatmre»  mHI 
uiftftonk— ^Um/  gmadiiirei  shivtoriiig  vd  tfee  teifge  of  dMith^ihe  iii^ 
fkilt,  qtttekbniiig  in  the  m^thei^  WoinA^'^i^  Withiod^  aecbid  i«i 
eoM>  CkmH  and  ex<BemM  adttlterV.  I  aijr^  tfien,  tl^liere  it  is  onet 
prbv6d that hoslMnd and  wife Hv«  tdgeCh«r  ia aMat^  ttf  hiappineiiit 
no  bontingency  ott  wliri<ih  die  ann  ean  shine  ean  wavMat  any  mam  in 
atlitoijiting  their  separation.  Hie  hoiii^  of  adv^ltdty  is  womaa% 
hear.  In  the  full  l>faze  of  fortuned  fieh  fneridtan,  tier  modest  beam 
|MS^  from  Virigar  notiee;  hut  when  the  doads  df  iro  eolleJtt 
arofond  us,  and  shades  and  darltiiess  dim  l^  waaderer^s  path^  that 
ehnte  and  io^Iv  light  shines  fbtth  tb  eh«enr  him '—  an  emmem  and^ 
ak  emanation  of  the  heavens.  Ifh^  it  is  bM  fbr  the  cheerfiilneM 
Widi  whieh  dhe  bore  the  ehange  I  ptise  'htr ;  it  is  not  that  withoar 
a  sigli  she  surrendered  alt  the  baahtes  6f  prosperity;  but  Uiat  alhe 
pill^Rred  her  poor  husbend^s  head',  welcome  aaverstty  to  malie  him 
Inppy,  held  up  tier  little  children  as  the  wealth-  thai  no  adrersi^ 
coafd  take  away,  and,  wh^  she  found  hb  spirit  brdken  and  his  sem 
dejected,  with  a  more  than  oASeuline  uticfenitanding,  retrieved,  ill 
some  degree,  bis  desperate  fortunes,  and'skved  the  Rroe  wreelc  that 
s(riaeed  raeir  retiremMl  What  was  sueh  a  woman  worth,  t  ask 
yMl  ^  If  you  can  stoop  to  estimate  by  diNiss  the  weMh  of  such  a 
creature,  give  me  even  a  notary*scafeulatiea,  and  tell  w^  titen  whiit 
WM  she  worth  to  him,  to  wHom  she^  had  conseerated  the  bioem  e/* 
her  youth,  the  charm  of  her  kmoeenee,  the  sj^lendor  <^  her  beaatyi 
the  wealth  of  her  tendem^,  the  pow#r  of  her  getMas^the  treasuie 
of  her  fidelity.  9het  the  mothei^  of  his  childven^  the  pride  of  his 
heart,  the  joy  of  his  prosperity,  the  solace  ef  his-  misfortune,  what 
was  she  Worth  him?  Fanen  as  she  is,  yeu  may  sdll  estimate  her; 
yoli  ntty  see  her  value  eveti  hn  lier  ruin.  The  gem  is  sullied,  Um 
diihiond  is  shivered;  but  evea  in  the  dnst  you  may  see  the  mag^ 
nilibenee  of  its  materiaK  u  ^r 

After  this  they  retired  to  Weodstock,  where  they  lesided,  iA  thii 
.the  most  domestic  manner,  on  theremfMMs  of  their  once  spletidid 
establishmenl  The  butterflies  ^t  in  tiMnr  Mibn^tide  of  prosperity 
flattered  around  them,  vanished  at  (he  fir^thfettlh  of  their  advetw- 
ty;  but  one  eariy  friend  still  remained  fiutMUl  and  affbctibnate,  and 
that  was  the  defendant  Mr.  (jlordoa  is  a  young  man  of  aboat 
eight  and  twenty,  of  splendid  fortune,  polished  in  nis  manners,  in^ 
teresting  in  his  ajppearance,  with,  many  qualities  to  attach  a  fViend, 
and  every  quality  to  ihscinate  a  female.  Mest  willingly  do  I  pay 
the  tribute  whidh  nature  claims  for  him ;  most  bitterly  do  I  lament 
tliat  he  has  been  so  angrateAil  to  so  ptodigal  a  benefectress.  Now, 
if  it  shall  appear  that  all  this  was  only  a  screen  for  his  adultery ; 
that  he  tooK  advantage  of  his  friendv  misfortune  to  seduce  Uk^ 


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wife  of  his  .)i(09omt  that  jM,«flfe(^  cropfidetic^  Dnljr  tp  betfur  H ; 
^  hoypprfeoti^  t^.ifiMi^impM  |H^f^  jtbut 

i^lhe, ini4]«t4if  ^pffl^.  P9 Jw*  ^^  hu  tiqtioi, frien41<iil»  lK>pe|«a9, 
•opnN»aniQn|<^  -^ft  Miiu)^,' without  a  w't&t,  and  a  fhtl^r  without « 
oPd-^^gmewMis  G«4i,it|t  i^^iKMHl^i/to^turp  lieiey  ihmnlf Into 
HP  «^^cfitioi|9r?  XoqiMfiiwst  for  muroert  ben  Ji  the  hwid  |tbat 
lUfdered  umpp^icj^  ITou  oquvict  ffir  tmuuii;  here  Jbi  |he  f iteit 
' '  naty;toiyi«»ip)^||.   Tqj«<k<^^  hen  is  opip  ifjbo 

lered  virtue  of  her  idedpeit.  Mftrtt  Aod  dii^ved  it  even  in  the 
^wl  that  hoapitality  held  out  to  him.  They  pretend  that  he  is  iii> 
pocent  to  effrontery  the.  most  unblushing  I  O  what'  bsult,  ojUed 
to  the  deadliest  iiuury  t  O  hasot  detestable,  and  damnable  hypop- 
rii^  1  Of  the  final  testimony  it  is  true  enough  their  ounning  has  ae« 
, ^ind  us ;,  h\^^  uiyler  fmvMJbnqp,  I  i^hall  ,{^.ur ,  Upon  tl^s  hdiffess 
filch  a  flo(Kl^of  llg|^tl^^liWiU'4^t  iwt.i^ 
mil,  hut  the  iiiQst4)|irit«i)i)e,4l(<iplie,.to  touch  jhe  holy  Bi 
widsfy  ll>y  th^ir panoti^^Uflifwt^^  hMn^^^  A&endjfifP^ 

m  pafrtiifppikmmf^9  w  il^t  V^  ^  me  r(||oic«^  MvHind  unit- 
tir  how  oatittfous^y  ibcj^  j^ift<ioAflpif«cy,  tber^  is,<^  .pc^fpcf^  aji^e  to 

'FW'W'''*ftTOWi^*flTKW  .nlfr"* '  .  A . i ,,, ■  .,     .r,,.M,  ,  .b:*d 'ciil   it.   ;<:■>.<.,■!. 

£Here  the  ieaioediQis^^  detiil  of  tbojivn' 


^?«Ui. 


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w^geotii^mon,  truest  yxHi  m\i  ha«ir  evjory  nai^icte  o^    , 
Me«e  in  ywyrilwoll^liw  ,i^  iPummer^s  twe 

^uld  be  .yio)w0e  aniimfffffpn^Pff*  '  Be  M  tfiaoeve^  Jbte  w^ 
,f|iild  fri«nd  (3onlQa,.  t(Q«i|l||yi,ra$(!^^  jm^,as  tib^  hitAm^wAttfm 
lfmi0^\^9hBdiHi»ywh»n^^^^^  the  ih{M(i0;«|pd.|b^r.^f 

4)^  MUwtion.    l|e  jhp^M  Jo^tMi  luotboi^  And  that  misenMile 
i^ber  M  n^he  i  .agpgy  >  of  iw>l»miV  ^  8^^^.  ais^tinrlaw  in  the 
MUvoom  ofher^j^Mi^ 
'Qoffioni  ,0oiidqnl,nx9liaaB^,4he  hea^^^  ^fpe 

,ptiii;n,y<y;iV«:e;n|de%,ff)jf,)lWW<n%  O.l^eanens!  wwrtjl^w 
lifoach.WM'lh^  V  M»  WltflW%  Wjfw  .have^diihqoDrBd  ^ifiy- 
Mt  it  k  ^.m^f^MM^havei;!!!^^ 
ipfc mereily  tl^t,ypu;)|m^f4owfA lif^V^ m Ym^trnm m fl»e 
;ihther  of  «»  ftb]^ia>ftj^^  v$  i».no(jfi«iieiBr  tnMy^  hi^ite  i^ 
amMfnpaot to  wJhich  fdl  il^,world,fSi|if9re  a rta<4v/i^enera|ii9nj,-^t 
,|MM*Tyou»  h»w»4ftn^  4ti^my^(lfH>wi»^n|gr«ae»l«^^^  ^f^i'm^ 
IhMbwous  f^yvxw^\)\mm.  fW  famed  jwy  tahlei  wh0|ie, j^ 
altdeed  «(»y  ^mmm vwh^j^ s»w Jbr  m  «11  the  ,We)iinwt pf 
liar  virtue,  i|nidr.that,t«t,  qbf  iwfK-bPwrwhieii  our  Jlittle  ho]||iln«ii.cp' 
4r»n  ware  wrfpt  in  JthatE^popei  or  which  ywiVvA  f^^mr  r^HmA 


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wife  of  his  ■})fi^iomi  %t  ,|^,aab(^  oopfideticp  only  tp  betnur  H ; 

jpi.the  midat  of  |i<mA|;  ^  i^  If^  hb  viqtiQi,  iKeiMn«i9»  Irapeievt 
'OprnMUDioai^i^  -^ft  Myu^,!  without  «i  w'tSs^^  and  «  fiul^er  without « 
.QhUa--^8nMWH|8  G4i4!,i|t4tp>t«ooi^'to^turp  li^  ihenwlf  into 
nn  «i|«ciiti0n9r?  Yogi  wib^  for  nnixwrt  hem  Js  the  himd  i|^t 
lucdered  innpR^noj^  You  oqnfict  ffur  treaaon;  here  Is  |he  filMt 
•  •  nlty;toiyiM«ip%    )t«^«^^  here  18  o|Qp  wibp 

_  lered  virtue  of  her  (k^^ffitH.  nenrvi  «nd  d^BoIved  It  ■  even  in  &b 
_  nrl  ti^t  hospitality  heM  out'  to  mm.  They  pretend  that  he  is  ui* 
i^qcent  t  Q  effrontery  the.  most  unblushing  I  O  what'  bsult,  afUed 
to  the  deadliest  iiuury !  O  hasO)  detestabiet  and  damnable  hyppp- 
riii^  I  Of  the  final  testimony  it  is  true  enough  their  cunning  has  aio* 
ifavad  us  ;h^^,  under,  ^^idnni^,  lidiall  fiojuir  Upon  tl^s  Msffess 
Mch  a  floQd,of  llg)^k  tmtliidU'^*  00^  «pci«ly  tbo  Jpnqstji 
jDBMi,  but  the  niqst4»arH«)))e,4l(^lKt,.to  touoh  the  holy  £t 
. BBjA:  mff  by  iMr  panoti^  fUthfts  liu( :  bean  cohtipultpd.  Mend;gpiifi 
me  naw),gf»ntWf^vt^pW«t«yp»<^iiriih  me^^i^^  mp^ 

inr  j»w  oa^tifa^s  way  m  m ^n^mv^^*  ^^  » »>  'M1^%S^^  to 

.99nfound,||i|d,dim'fB4bf|n.    ,::,?;.■. -n--.  ■•, -';h  I.- ir--. 


ut 


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•m  »!!    Ml   u~nU  m')i"'j\  '['nil    . -iniil  o:'tJ«j  Imm   ;(i.!i;nj;:o«MJUIM'ff<xj 


ao;  tta6ci})cate 


life  fiifa%^hiytrieJfd1^HiiU  lfirti,¥Hd 


filement  of  his  bed.    Of  mere  adultery/¥  Wli^M^fiM'^^I^^Wiis 
bad  enough — a  .breach  of  all  law*  religion  and  ,moraUtyi  but  what 
^fialF  I  dan  tfii^y  tUlEk^aiibpa^9h^iki£^/><ifiliM 
trayed  friendship,  violated  hospitality,  tore  up  the  foundation^^RB' 
-  tnaa  nature,  and  hurled  its  fraffinents  at  theyiolated  altar,  as  if  to 

'**f  mi**  v^>#eirt^^^^ 


'Bjiwihgy'^ire'agrtBtt^ 
f^vnr'ffly^'ie'Wfef^ii^'' 

nJq^fiSbiiiififtliite:  -If^  se 


rnVd^tbiig^i'^^st  itit^]^iiSk 
sedu^d.  mn  hk  mm  the  iddl  of  his' '' 


nDtniewecia»'tni^  drb^lty  %''f^^^^lifleW 


#V  a^sil^hd^frtJnN  'thb  niUHf  h^  M6u£^  Hji  fl^hd.  'IftMyidb^I 
f  W6Ulil'ap^etiTriiott6  ihM4iiVlli^8S  lib^iy,  V^'to  i^lib^d^  d^#^- 


m 


blasphemy  upon  their  lips.    They  will  fihd 
such  turpitude.    I  am  sdre  J  find  hdlj&buit  to. 

maPm^'^fpisifM^  of  -wmeAikm.  '  ifbiiof,^ 

Wikkt  ^oiJipeMsati^n  Wn  >^^  ^  M|taM 
solitary  consolation  is  there  in  reserre  for  him  f  Is  it  k 
there  was  one  whom  he  adored  with  all  the  heaft^s  idolatry,  and  she 
deserted  him.  Is  it  friendship?  There  was  one  of  all  the  wot1<^ 
whom  he  adored  with  all  the  hearths  idolatry  *  and  he  betrayed  fanpn/ 
ts  it  society  ?  The  smile  of  others  happiness  appear  but  the  epitaj^ 
of  his  own.  Is  it  solitude  ?  Can  he  be  alone,  while  tnemory,  stm" 
ing  at  the  septilohre  of  his  heart,  calls  into  existence'  the' spectres  of 
the-  past  ?  Shall  he  ily  for  it^ge  to  his  sacred  hmne  ?  ^^er^  ob» 
ject  i^  eloquent  of  his  ruin>  IRmiII  he  $6elt  a  Inoarnfiil  soliBCe  m  hii 
children  ?  O,  he  has  no  dhildren ;  there  i«  the  little  flitorite  thAt^^ 
tiursed,  and  there — ^there,eyeii  cm  itigUileless  feablies-^there  is'the 
horrid  smile  of  the  adulterer.  ^  > 

O,  gentlemcjn,  am  1  this  day  only  the  counsel  of  my  client? 
No  —  no !  I  dnrl  the  advodate  trf"  httimlnitVt  of  yourselves^  youli 
homes,  your  Wives^  your  fkntilies,  ypUf  «hildren<  t  am  glad  thai 
this  case  exhibits  sucfi  atroci^;  unxrmnted  as  it  is  by  uiV  mitt<' 
gating  feature4  it  may  sto(l|be  frigtitful  Mdvancie  of  this  calamity.  It 
will  be  met  now,  and  maifid^th  tengeanee^  If  it  be  not, ihre" 
Well  to  the  virtues  of  yourcowntiy )  ferewell  to  a1l<i|f»ifidence  be-* 
tween  man  atid  ndan ;  farewell  to  that  vinMSpilHous  and  recipro(»l 
tenderness.  Without  which  rttetViage  'm  hat  a  consecrated  corse,  tt 
oaths  are  to  be  ViolAtedi  laws  disrcipardedf  friendshi|p«  betrayed,  hti« 
manity  trampled  ;  national  and  imUvldual  honor  stamed,  «nd  if  the 
peijury  of.fhihetis  and  husbands  wilt  give  such  misoreancy  a  paaiM 
port  to  their  hdiiiet,  and  ivives«  and  dttughters«  farew«ll  to  alt  thai 
yet  remtiins  to  ,your  country^  Mark  this  day,  by  your  verdict,  youf 
horror  at  the  ptofanationf  and  t)e!ieve  tne,  when  the.  tiand  which 
records  that  Verdict  shilll  be  dust,  and  the  tongue  tlmt  asks  it  trace' 
iess  in  the  grave4  many  a  happy  home  will  Inecte  its  conse^uenceSf 
^-  and  many  a  mottidr  tcach  hcr  little  child  to  hate  tlie  impious  treason 
of  a  dwellings  O,  I  knpw  I  need  not  ask-this  verdict  from  your  mer' 
ey ;  I  need  not  extort  it  from  your  companion ;  I  will  receive  if 


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