Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-06-29
Steamboat EXPEDITION.
OTSt. Louis, 18Th MAJ. 1910

~ EhbA- bVAI ElAfEDITI0N
0fSt. Louis, 18Th MAJ, 1914 s
Dear Sir--I arrived at this pIace ,,
yesterday, only ten days from Lo,;sv;, ~
with upwards 200 tons of provision. \:
this excellent Steam Boat. The en- rsa;
ment which is destined for the Mi,.on.
is yet in our rear. l fear this cirenm
stance will retard our movements sbo..
time. The rifle regiment intended for ,hs
same service is ready, part at Belle Foun.
tame, and the balance in advance at Mar.
tins Cantonmeat. | hope aud trust that
we shall be allowed TO proceed with th;s
steamboat and the johnson I'D the Mi. !,
souri,, and the Jefferson up the Missis
sippi, and the Calhoun, which exoec,
will cone with the 9th regiment, can lol.
low on. The Mississippi is now np, am.
expect the Missouri will commence IL
rise very shortly. The success Of our
trip much depends on an early start.
feel the greatest confidence in our sue.
cess.-I have tried the Mississippi TO this
place--we can manage it although diff.
cult to ascend. | believe we shall man.
age the Missouri. l feel competen! to
meet its difficulties, ifprovideuce pleases.
in whose guardian care l rest my under.
taking, &c.
The 9Th regiment, mentioned above.
passed louisville about month ago,
The Calhoun left that place soon after.l
CHARLESTON, June "a.
Jnstice enlightened by starvation.-Ia
a civil suit now pending in this city, the
jury retired to make up their verdict Oh
Saturday evening, at 7 o'clock. They
are still confined, having remained al
ready q period of near 10 hours. Phe
problem is about TO be solved, what con-
nection subsists between mans stomach
and his opinions. This process is GER
tainly calculated to make the body lean,
if not the understanding. We expect to
see some of these gentlemen reduced 10
the circumference of Shakespeare's a2oth.
ecary. Their diet is that of the Hermit
in Goldsmith, SO far as relates TO the
+" Water from the spring." but without the
. Herbs and fruits" We cannot suffi-
GENTLY admire such praiseworthy abstem-
iousness. 1t reminds US of the fortitude
and perseverance Of the famous Capt.
Riley, who saw himself gradually dimin-
ished from $50 to 60 pounds, and yet
kept up his spirits until the 60 pounds
grew up again to $50.
But joking apart-sbould any of these
jurors die of famine, produced by an abb
surd requisition of the common law, what
cognizance should be taken OF this judi
cial murder ? A sheriff would be hung,
who should starve even a feion but a
poor juryman, it seems, if he is not talked
may be Starued to death at pleasure.
Judges frequently hesitate in the forma-
ton of their opinions, even for months
after trial--bat who ever heard Of the
proposal to imprison or starve judge uu-
i'll he decided a cause Judges too are
allowed to differ, and the majority gov
ern with them. But jurymen are neither
permitted to differ, nor to hesitate. 1t is.
a mean, contemplate appeal to man, to
Address his mind and his conscience
the medium of his stomach-it is
one of the barbarous relics of antiquity,
and should be secuted from our iurispru.
dence. Which of us could be compelled,
through fear Of starvation, to do even an
Indifferent act And is it believed that
Of opinion and feelings on
important subjects are to be thus sacri-
feed. What is the value of an opinion
extorted from the faintiDg and exhausted
of nature -?