The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-02

lew hsshees OF sco'dng, oil not, IN their opnepu,
support the indistment; that this the first in
stance Except the lately in Boston) OF AN in.
dictment for this offence and that it would be bet.
ter that the parties should be acquitted. than that
new bill tor prosecution should be opened. shorter
remedy than by indictment being to be had-v;z
binding the parties for their good behaviour. Upon
the whole, the Court advised aequitsi. The Jury
pronounced a verdict o:.-NoT CURRY.
This trial being novel, being the frat in this State
caused much amusement, aA apparently somc an.
xiety 10 the female part of Ne audience and some
OF them seemed to tear that this invasion Of the
'IShs ef soo1nen might ultimate in their being do
prived OF their prne'pa weapon Of offence as vel!
as defence. And we congratulate them upon the
defeat OF this attempt to ,ausSle them.
Commercial -2dv.
On "Wednesday. the week before last, VIM.
Moore, Porter House keeper. was put on
ms trial. and convicted of libel, in being
the yender and publisher of a newspaper
pr ted in Philadelphia, called TIE Iyckter
but which paper has been circulated with
no little industry in this city /: and to ensure
which IL abounds M personalities respecting
many individuals living here. At the same
tine, q young man by the name of Smith
was tried and convicted for receiving and
distributing the paper, although il did not
appearthat he did it willingly and malici-
ousiy, otherwise than in the presumption of
law. No notice has been taken OF this trial.
TO MAKE any remarks upon it, until after
sentence should have been passed. which
took place on Saturday last, sc which time
the cnipri,s being brought into court, his
Honor the Mayer passed sentence upon
them. n friend who was present has fur
nished US with the following, as being ia
the best of his remembrance, the substance
OF what was said.
William Moore and Peter Smith stand in
dicted, the one as publisher, & The other
as agent OF a paper, printed in Phi.adel-
phia, called the Ticker.
1t appears that this paper derives its prin.
cipai support by slandering and abusing the
private characters OF individuals in $, c,etv
Inc tendency OF such paper Tor publica
toD) is OF the most dangerous nature. mas
much as no man, however pure his charac-
ter. or correct his conduct. but may be the
SUBJECT OF Its abusive attack. The Peace
and happiness of families is thus endanyer-
ed--uomest'c felicity is interyupted-and
that tender connection and mutual conf
dence which ought to exist between man
and wife, is weakened OF perhaps DESTROYED.
such has been the nature OF the paragraphs.
with which the Ticker abounds,. as evil
dentiY to ann the most fatal ard poisonous
blow at domestic happiness, making uir-
re fre'n6fe ard innocence subject TO fear.
TAR Moore seems to have Connected him
sell with this paper with his cues ohen.
aware that the current OF public obi
mon was against its publication. He con
ieSsed to one OF the witnesses that it was
too severe and too scandalous but at
the very time that he made those hypocriti
cal remarks, it appears that he occasionally
iuIn>sned it with paragraphs and also had
iaoel cn.t front window shutter Of his
mouse, informing the passengers in the street
that the Ticker was fled there or could be
reaa there, thus inviting the scandalous and
malignant mind to crafty its propensities
oy Coming to his house. In addition TO this
II appears that he sold one of the papers, &
1t is very immaterial whether it was pur
chased with view to this prosecuti n or
not. Under all these circumstances, Mr.
Moore stands before the court in no oriina
ry plight, with scarce any metive Of paliia-
Hon. or Justlflcation) adopting mode Of live.
hhood equal III moral turpitude to the high
way robber ort the assassination the tendenc CIV
and intent OF sandarous publications is to DIES.
roy the reputation of its victim, G thus rem
ger nm odious in society. A man ofgood cha,
ractcr, although INDECENT, may pass through
lie with much comfort and happiness-but
ne VINO mas lost his reputation enjoys but
rev pleasures and drags out wearisome
existence. The Reverend gentleman, who
on this occasion has been the subject q
SANDER IS too far elevated by his renutati n
IN society 10 ieel any injury from such fee.
bic attack as this. He would have passed
IL over IN silent contempt, and has had no
hand in this prosecution.
His honor, the Mayor, after making a
fe" other pertinent and eloquent remarks.
observed that 1t had been ntimated TO the
court from several sources entitled 70 con.;
ueration, that Mr.. Moore was man in very
INDECENT circumstances and in extreme III
heaith-lndeed respectable ply sician had
suggested that long confinement might be
attended with very serious consequences,
perhaps with his death.--The court from
TINS representation had been disposed 20 be
leHlent In Its punishment. But the court
found itself delicately situated, while con.
sciouS OF the necessity OF discharging It's du-
~ on TINS occasion yet to nfiict AN exem-
plary punishment, 1t feared from the i'll
health OF MIR. Moore, that it would be ipey.
pedient 70 extend his confinement to a peri.
Oh which they believe his offence merited ; !
on the other hand, from his poverty, fine
IoiShs operate as a perpetual imprisonment
Wnich The Court could not desire.
Mr.. Moore had also informed the Court |
that he had q wife and children dependent
on him for support. But he should have
thought of this before He should have re. |
collected while writing or publishing those
wicked and wanton attacks ON the charac- |
ters OF individuals, that they too might
have wives and children, whose peace and |
happiness he was poisoning, but for whose |