ABSTRACT
There are moments in a man’s life, when the doing what he ought to do gives him less immediate pain than the sin of omission. It was about tea minutes before eight o’clock, when the culprit quitted, the prison, and took his seat in the much dreaded cart, which was prepared for his reception. The populace expressed disgust and indignation towards every person who had taken a part in the dreadful exhibition. The Morning Chronicle remarks, that “it was expected and generally wished, that this man, who has received several wounds in the service of his country, and particularly one in the head, which frequently affected his intellects, should become an object of Royal clemency.” Obedience to the law is one of the most excellent features in the conduct of the People, amidst all their distresses; and they have a clear right not only to laws purely made, but adapted to the circumstances under which they live.
