The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-04-30

@E E@N making but one attempt to
SSa56SSX interrupt you. Having the
.NSMsIyS9S whole range therefore OF
vour arDume..t before me, can with the
greater prophecy anfwer you. You will
Serceive that The Centinel has not"' ineak-
ed" as you pohteiy expreis youTieif' from
the 6.d of political dlfcunion. | ihould
think myfef happy if | could with equal
prop,iety wipe off the imputation OF iueh a
character in tranfaefon which you have
LoJ,,,,4 {, defend. You mention my RE-
TIREAlEN L +; well may the citizen retire
from a Gate. where crims5 are little regarded,
and greater pains is taken to F1feaHa!e, ;han
exooje them. The iubje6t row ttarted
is important, and the FIELD extenlive. Per
hapsC a ,Gdcus's long acqu aintance with wha
teioe6ts crimes, and his knowledge in the
whole Cree of criminal jurIfprudence, prac-
teal and theoretical, may make him enter
with confluence. But though not 70 inur-
ed in the practice of J1phjfry and f6ifAHf,
Twill be equally confident in the cauie OF
truth. | will ever while have an heart
that can feel, tongue that Can loe0k and an
hand that can ae7, DC VIGOROUS 70 my oPPo
fitlon 10 yilalny in every fhape. | will pull
off The covering from the Ratcal, though high
il honour and dignity, and ifpoAible prevent
his being inftrumeptal IN demohihing the
rights and privileges OF mankind.
The piece immediately fubiequent to that
which ,elpeacd you'll iball wholly PATS over
| cannot politely fee OF what advantage rctf'
tfiOns are TO CONS az truth. A whole column
is ioent in going over what you had before
given the public, and pretty near IN the lame
syofds. In your piece of March 26th you
come nearer the point ihall therefore
Iook into the aobols Of the argument there
contained. You Fl Il mention PaiiAge OF
mine. which is the ground work OF my two
numbers. VIZ. 50 that court have no pow
er 70 eontyoui verdict of jury for meddilng
with .aw.and to this they have al unaienaole
right" Upon this you obferve, IT :" mean
,hs, the court had no power to conUoul, that
Is 20 (et aide the We dict of the jury, or to
deny to enter up judgment agreeable hereto
where the Jury have not onlymtaded with but
have ugqaken the law, mutt take uPou
me TO fay you have mf0ksn the law"
This is expreHed in general terms, and may
therefore be bo.h affirmed and denifd at the
Game time wrh equal truth. 10 alert generally
,ha, the court have no power to refufe enter
ing up judgment when the jury give an fr -.
,o1e0n, yerdia, readily grant would be mil
taking the l,w. But | deny any thing Of
thar nature can be collected from what fad
Ru, then affirm the court have no osIOer TO
{. con,roul a verdia" or "lst it aide" OF
g refufe TO give judgment" when the jury
have miRzker the law, JefrefJ, 0rbitrarIg and
6taotsri0lly, but this power is confined IN le-
cal, deteyminafs, judicial limits. Backbone
particularly mentions thele, and declares u
none Of thsfe avail judgmen: msf be Pe.Ded'
And hence the gentlemen who were coun-
ell for Richardion proceeded IN tbs kgGI
metbod When pri(oner is convicted OF muir
der.the ufual cuurle is, TO have him Femand-
ed and four DAYS are allowed him to take any
of tho(e ADVANTAGES the law may give toPTf-
gent judgmeut being paii@d. One OF theie was
taken. A motion was made tor new trial.
This was and ought to De the (als PTeven-
ture Of Judgments being Immediately Paiied
The matter was argued. he consequence
YVES, a new trial was rsf1ed. BIS very
pom, of the Jury initiating the law, affirm
us on OF me sea.ons, on which TINS mott
on was grounded. And YET this DID moi