Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-03-18

A
| tile heights of ambition lav not before
Inn, the path of respectability did-he
has proved himself good man, and Il
| respectable citizen. Arrived al the age of
manhood, he sought not the qualifications
| of its natural desires by adultery or Sc
| duction. For him the home of honesty
was sacred; for him the poor mans child
was unaSsailled. No domestic desola-
ton mourmed his enjoyment; no anniver-
sary or woe commeniorated his achieve
ments. From his OWL sphere of life ma
| turally and hororably he selected COM
panion, whose beauty blessed his bed,
and whose virtues consecrated his dwell
| ling. Eleven lovely children blessed
their union, the darlings of their heart,
| the delight OF their evenings and, as
they blindly anticipated, the prop and So
lace of their approaching age. Oh sa-
cred, welded love, how dear, how de
I{ltfui, how divine are thy cnjoyments!
Ccntenfment crowns Thy board, affec-
ton glads thy frssile; passion chastc
but ardent, modest but intense, sghs Ger
thy couch, the atmosphere OF Paradise
Surely, surely, ifthis consecratcd rite can
acquire from circumstances Fictitious
interest, lis when we see il cheering the
poor mans house. or shedding over the
dwelling of misfortune the light Of its
warm and lovely consolation. Unhappi-
ly, Gentlemen, it has that interest here
That capricIous power which often digni-
fies the worthless hypocrite, "a often
wounds the industrious and the honest.
The late ruinous contest, having in It's
career COMPOUNDED all the proportions of
society, and with its last gasp sighed FAM
Inc and misfortune OIL the world, has cast
my industrious client, with too many of
his companions, from competence TO pc
nury. Alas, alas to him it left worse of
lis satellites behind it; il left the invader
even OF his misery, the seducer ofhis So
cred aud unspotted innocent. Mysteri-
Gus Providence was il not enough that
sorrow robeh the happy home in mourn
ing! was II not enough that its little in
mates cried invain for bread, and heard
no answer but the poor fathers sigh, and
drank no sustenance but the wreiched
mothers tears! Was this time for pas
slon, lawless, conscienceless, licentous
passion. with It's eye of lust, its heart of
stone, its hand OF rapine, to rush into the
mourntul sanctuary of misfortune, cast
ing CRIME INTO the cup ofwoe, and rob the
parents of their iastwealtl, theirchild: and
rob the child OF her only charm, her inno-
cence? That this has been done, am
instructed we shall prove. What requital
II deserves, Gentlemen, you mustprove TO
mankind.
The Defendants name, understand.
is Townsend. He is of an age VIXEN eve
| ~ generous blossom of the spring should
breathe an infant freshness round his
heart; of family which should inspire
not only high but hereditary principles OF
| honor; ofa profession whose very essence
is Stainless chlvalry, and whose bought
| nnbounden duty Is the protection of the
| citizen. Such are the advantages with
which heappears before you-feaiful adj
vahtages, because they repel all possible
suspicion but, YOU will agree with me.
most damnlng adversarieS, If if shall ap-
!, pear that tie generous ardour ofhis youfh
was chilled, that tile noble inspiration of
his birth was spurned, that the lofty i'm
pulse OF his profession was despised. and
all that could grace, or animate, or emo
| bic, was used TO his own discredit. and
his fellow-crcature's misery.
IL was upon the lst of June last, that.
on The banks of the canal, near Portobel-
~. Townsend first met the daughter
OF Mr.. Creighton, a pretty, interesting
| girl, scarcely l6 years of age. She was
accompanied by her little sister, onlv four
| years old, with whom she was permitted
TO take daily walk in that retired spot.
the vicinity of her residence. The De-
PENDANT vas attracted by her appearance
he lett party and attempted to converse
with her she repealed his advances he
| immediately seized herinfantsister bv the
hand, whom he held as kind of hostage
for an introduction TO his victim. 4 pfe-
| possessing appearance, modesty of d..
poortment apparently quite incompatible
with any evil design, gradually slle1iceG her
alarm, and she answered the commons
place questions with which on his wa,
home he addressed her. Gentlemen. | adj
nit 1T was an innocent imprudence tho
| rigid rules of matured morality should
have repealed such communication vet
perhaps, Judging even by that strict stan
dard, You will rather condemn the famili
arlty OF the lntrusionin Il designing adult
than the facility of access i'm crealur,
of her age and her innocence. The,
thus separated, as she naturally supposed
to meet no more. Not such, however
was the determination of her DESTROYER
From that hour until her ruin. he scarcel,
ever lost sight Of her; he followed her a,
a shadow, lie waylaid her i'm her walks Il,
lntefrupled beFin her avocatiOns, he haun
ted The street oil her residence if she re-
fused 10 meet BIN, he paraded before hel
window, at tlIe hazard of exposing heI
hrst comparatively innocent imprudcnc,
10 her uncouscous parents. How happ,
world II lave been had she cononeret
ibeilmldiiy so natural 10 her aye. and an
pealed atonce TO their pardon and then
PROJECTION! Gentlemen, this daily perse
CutiOn continued for three mouths-Co