The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-25

| PENDANT, however, he knew to BIZ a man of
virtue, and every man of that description he
should always be proud to reckon as his bro
Their. 1t was only last night that the defen
dant had Come to him, and requested him
TO undertake. his defence to day He felt
extremely embarrassed how to proceed -
The defendant he knew to be man of ex
traordinary abilities in the public line in
| which he acted, and he kaew him also to be
| adorned with every, domestic and private
virtue, though not possessed of fortitude e.
nuugh to withstand the attacks ofthe design
ling It was, therefore, with extreme reluc-
lance that with his slender abilities and
still more slender practice, he undertook the
defence OF such man. When the defen
dam called ON the learned cosn sell ne inform
ed him that he had been advised towithdraw
his plea. The learned counsel asked the de
iendantH ,he felt conscious of guilt. He told
him he cid not, and the learned counsel adj
yised him, that,with such feeling it woald
be improper in him to plead gully. Ifthere
wa. any error in this, he hoped it might be
attributed, as it jnstiy ought. to him, and
not his client The British Forum was n
| place where subjects were to be discussed.
not one where error or improper conduct
was attributed to any man without a fair
discussion. how far it might be attributed
with justice. Lurd Castlnreagh, therefor :,
in having his conduct subjected to e7camina
tion or discussion at the British Forum. was
not more exposed to censure than he might
have been entitled to praise and appreciation.
1t was not any thing in The conduct of lord
! Castlereagh, which in the language of the
advertisement, was said to have occasipned
| sc astouishment and alarm :" it was the
statement of Mr.. Finnerty. which was clear
! ly meant 10 have excited these feelings. II
was SAID that this debate at the British Fo
| rum was something hike trial of lord Cas-
tlereagh. To this he could not agree il
was, indeed, a trial ct skull IN argument aud
! az such schools, he could Shew, if necessary.
that some ofthe first men of the age had re
ceived the rudiments otthat education which
had conducted them TO their future 81 eatness
LII there had bee en- an attorney general APP
pointed to prosecute and person also nam
ed to conduct the defence that might be said
to be trial, but here there was no such
thing. II was also complained that the Deo
pie were here said To have been outraged
and insulted Lord Castlereagh, it was OBJ
served was NOT the most fortunate man in
the world as to public opinion. 1.-THE defels
dant Rad been obliged to sell seats in his Fo-
rum at one shilling piece. a practice which
the attorney general seemed no. to Chink
strictly honor able. some report as to the 20
hnS OF seatsS of different description. had
unfortunately got adoat not highly creditable
10 lord Castlereagh That the public might,
In TINS sense, be said 70 have their feeling,
outraged and iRsultSd he presumed to think
could not be supposed carrying the mater
too far. this time the defendants issuud
the placards 10 Question, he was suffering al,
prisoner within the four walls Of his small
room IN Newgate. Lord { astlereagh had
resigned his seat as a cabinet minister and
the unfortunate defendant had been obliged
10 resign his command AS hSad OF the de.
bates at the British Forum Would il NOT
therefore, in such circumstances have been
more magnanlmous in lord Castlereagh 10
nave overlooked the present attack & not To
nave offered the kick OF an outraged ass a =.
gainst the head or an expiring lonf The
Two parties, Mr. Finnerty aud lord Castle
reagh, seemed to have old quarrels to adjust.
why did they not go to their own country to
settle them or, why did they not go. not as
enemies, but as friends, to WaIcheren
where like Don Quixote and Sancho Pancho.
I they would, instead of windmills, have had
20 encounter plague, pestilenCe, and famine,
HE nature OF iibels had beenvery different
ly conceived at diffrrenI times and in m INV
instances the darkness of the libel, & the d fF
Guilty OF discovering the author, was esteem
ed TO be the aggravated part of the offence. -
Here, however, there was nothing dark or
uimCult 10 ma out. AS to the British Fo
rum, the attorney general had not treated IL
with unbscoming severity, and therefore he
shout say nothing about iti / admire de =.
batting clubs, gentlemen, for constitutional
knowledge. remember one day, when I
was at Kiel, in the north of Germany, study
ing law there, that Professor Clvarius took
1t into his head to ask me, what thought il
was that made England so free, whie all o
thsr countries were slaves as it were AN
swered-the free press. "No." SAYS he.
| " you're wrong; it is not your press, for tn at
| is chained up and beat down by stamp duties
and other things of the kind hut il is YOUR
parliament or still more, your debating so.
cietles tis'the privilege that every one has
to make debating society, q little par
tliament in his own house, and talk of the af.
fairs OF the nation in any kind Of way he
| iIeases"
Gentlemen, il my virtuous FREUD had
not been delivered up by the cowardl,
shrinking OF Nj. Finnerty and he others he
would not have been here to DIV but ,hey
begun the business, and when they got him
! in, left him in. have nothing TO do with
The two wild IRISH; if they love fighting At
ter the manner Of their country. let them
I light it out any where they please. don't
think they should have brought their quar-
Cels over here among us, or lugged poor Mr..
| Jones IN tor share. But am from aer
tpartben, C not acquainted with any of those
people ertfsat, Gentlemen, YOU will ac-
quit my client, if il was only TO set my
mind az ease. will think, as long as live,
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