Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-11-28


tent that he has so wa:se than Cancelled
high Ia the arniy--h,gii la ,hc state--the
hereditary COUNSEL of;hr King---of wealth
incalcuabie ;-aua 10 this last J at.ser:
with an ..ad,gnanl and conie mpsuous salts
Nsction, because, as the only instrument
OF his guilt and shame, it VIII be the
mcai.s OF his punishment, and the source
OF improvisation for his guilt 10 l.sarh-
co Counsel contend tina. the plaiuuiU has
been the aathcr OF his own Suffering, and
"ugft to receive un compensation Tor the
Ill cIns equeaces Of nj, oIsn conduct. In
Mia. part I'll tire evidence do you fiad u
ny tla0ua;ion fol tia, assertion! lie in
dU!ged her, ii seems, Ia dress--seneYops
aud attached, he probably indu;ged her
IN that pOiul hey ona n, means; aud the
delemdAn: hoy ian NulUut.y calls on you
tor an excuse Tor ,hc oduiterer IN The
toniness ,ad libsra,,ty Of the husband.
Blu, YOU have. been told thai the husband
ooncived. Odious aud impudcnt aggra.
WALTON of inluty--!o as,d calumay to in sult,
and ou,.agc 10 diShonor II otn wcom
OIL. d nan hacknicd in ti,s paths Of shane
and yice--from whom but Ii man having
no campuuGlions IN his own brest 10 res.
i,a,a i.4n, could yOu expect such brutal
"a reg4rd Tor the feeling, Oh othei : from
whom nut the cold-bloodcl seducer--irom
what but the exhausted mind, the habi,u-
al community with shamc--flom what
but The haslual coatempt of virtue and
Gaan, could you have expected The AFRO
gaRce, the barhariiy, and ioilv IF SD foul,
because Of SO false an imputa;i0n He
Should have reflected, aud have biushed,
ielore he suffered, 50 vile topic Of de-
fence TO have passed his lips. But, ere
you conoemn, let him nave the benehs oi
Che excuse, it the excuse be true.
You must have observed how his Coun.
sci iiuttlrcd and Observation-Disclosures ~ hat
they called connivance ana injIdicious
confidence and how in cffecting 10 disjin.
gu!sh, they have contoun,ied them both
together. If the plaintiff has connived,
freely say 20 you, do not reward the wretch
who has prosIiluted las vile, aud surren.
dered his OWN honoC---l0 nuS Compensate
the pander,ot his own shame, aud Wiling
instrument Of his own iniamv. Eut is
there IL no SUM so las, 10 which such q
defence If true, ought not to reduce your
verdict, SO neither Is any 30 hig h, to W hicli
such caatsc ought not 10 H.nGme it il
slch charge BE- false. Where is the
~ IL fact il this case on which The re-
motest suspicion Vi connivdrcc can be
hung !-O1ously has the defendant en-.
ieat cured 10 make The sottsst and most
ainiabic feelings 81 The heart, tho pretext
OF his sIanderous imputa,ions :-an anci-
emf aud 'ospe & able PrcIaic The husband
It his Wits sister, chuAcd Down TO the
bed OF sickness,- perhaps 10 the bed OF
death, IL chat Distressing situation, my
chent suffered that wife 10 be the bearer
o! consolat,ou to The bosom of her sister
he had not the heart to refuse her--and
The soirness OF ris nature is now charged
on d'n a. Il Crime. sic is now iusolef.t.y
yC!d that he cOnpived =, his d:shonur, and
thai h clght 10 have fJreseen thgt the
manson OF sickness and OF sorrow would
have b1en made the scene or resignation
add OF gn.!t. Ga this charge. I'll conni-
vance l VIII noi further weary you, or ex
haust myssit; will add not ming more
than that il Is as False as il is impJGeni-
that IN ,hc evidence il mas not colour ol
suppor.--aud that with your verdict you
should max it with reprobaiion. The o.
,ner subje.t, namely, he was indiecreet in
MS Confluence, does, think, Gail for dis
cussion: tor, trust, you see that aTeGl
not any address TO your passions, by which
you may be led away from the subj ct Il
p'sINHe merely 10 separate The parts of
this affecting case, and 10 lay them, item
by item, before you, with the coIdness oil
Ge,a!l, and not with any coloring or dis
play OF hciIun or of fancy. Honorable 10
h'mselfwas his ,uususpectihg Confidence
but fatal must we admit it 10 have been,
when We look 10 the abuse committed
upon Il; but where was the guilt oil this
indi4c elton
He did admit this noble Lord TO pass
his threshold as his guest, Now the
charge which this Noble Lcrd builds on
Tins indiscFetion is--' Thou fool, thou
hadst confidence in my honor, and that
was guilty indlsCCetion--lnou simplelon,
thou thoughtest that an admitted and a
cherished gus 1t would have respected the
!a9s Of honor and h)spualiiy, and thy in
discretion was guilt. Thou toughest
that nc would have shrunk from the mean
ness and barbarily Of rcq1ting kindness
wish treacheTy, and thy mdiscre!ion was
SulI."-Genjlemen, what horrid alierna.