The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-04-23

bic with the Gentimcnts Of a French roy
alit ? If England had that equality it
would loon .eeaic TO be enGtled 10 the
homage which the author bad paid in
the fotioer part Of his poem. He then
noticed Dean Swift's latricai deicrlption
OF the atFeiitical military fops, and the
Hudibraitic verits of Rasler, againtt Ia
nariciiin, ns;thel whom were conlidcred
as hbellers, their real object in fact be
ing iatire. Such was the intention of
rhe defendant in order to render the re-
phblicanS more ridiculous, If the name
Of BrutuS was 70 DC. the incentiye to at
iallination, thsn all the matter pieces OF
eloquence might be turned INTO libels.
The learned gentleman having taid thus
much on the 6rtt libel, advcrted to the
lat, which, he iaid referred to very
wonderful par1 Of the Roman hittory.
The learned gentleman concluded
with fequcfing them TO put favorable
contribution on the language Of the pam
ph!ets and thereby give a verdict in "a
YOUR OF the defendant.
Losd EHsaJ0roagb fad, thar the cafe
on the part of rhe proiecution and de-
tendsnt having cloied, 1t became his
duty, in obedience to the injunCtions of
the law, to fate opinions 70 the jury on
the iubject. I he indictnienr contained
three charges; irtt, for pubh(bing
libel upon Napolean Banaparte the te-
cond con1aiued the allegations of that
charge and thirdly, were enumerated
the nature and quality of thofe aI!cra-
tons, With refpect TO the firf par5 Of
the charge, namely, The pubhlhinq,
shat had been proved by the evidrnce
or % Bofe chat being afce.tai ,e he
defendant would be liable 20 the plnal-
ties OF law for fuch publications, pro
Vlded they were of opinion the publ
cations are hbellous. Ii had been adj
united chat Bonaparte is the 6rit couGll
OF France, and that peace at preient
lubiilts between the TWO countries. The
next thing and only remaining point to be
conlldered would be the nature ard
quality OF The allegations. Ii had been
attempted, on the part of the defendant,
70 give colourIng to the pamphlets, and
TO rePreicnting themas intended r.. COZ
vey irony, and in fact IS nor having
any reference to the hr6 maglitrAte bur
1t would be for them to fay, after having
examined the pamphlet, whether or
nor there was matrer contained in
C1em- wlich was highly rcviling MS
Character, and incitipg attempts 70 al
iaiilnauon,. He was bound 30 Gcll them,
that when a publication was di.eEted
agalnit a power connected in tranquility
and triendihip with this country, and
which tended to detr2y that amy, then
the law conlldered il as libellouS. II
mutt be ii the reColle6hon Of every one,
having occifrred within thefe few years,
that two Perfons were convictedof libels.
The one in the cafe Of the lord George
Gordon, for libel on the queen Of
France; and perioH named Want, for
another upon the emperor Paul. Theie
perlons had luffered the fentence ofrhe
law, and the proPriety OF the conviction
had never been doubced It, in addition
10 the terms Of OBJ quy and contempt
there was an inciccmehC TO OTHERS, either
here or abroad, 70 anadinate, then the
libel was more. clearly and tnanifctJly
advanced.-Thefe words were TO be
found IN the publicatlon--" Oh!
eternal lhamel and "the poinard re-
mains to be uied;" and in aaother pare
=" Remen,ber the fate OF Ronojusl
and let his aPothelis be on the morrog, b"
Every body who had read Of the hIy-
Poied fate Of Ron,ulus, could NOT for
moment doubt the application. Hi,
lordihlP o5ierved, thar the defendant
had been aiGtej by the abilities of a
gentleman, from whom be had heard \
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