Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-06-23


does not look like there any Evan :elical agen-
cy IN this act OF charity. He says he has never
done an injury 10 any human being on earth. /
need not say much to Ito away amy impression this
declaiaton Is Intended TO produce. Go TO your
clerk s Office: you there him uninasked without
being under the necessity of forcing trap door,
for the purpose OF detecting him in his depfavity
you there lind him assailing the characters OF some
OF the most respectable men we have in our |
! country, in the most malignant and unprovoked
manner; you there ind him the champion witness
in three slander suits, and furnishing materials for
the groundwork OF two OF them; you there find
him pleading the nc; of limitations for the purpose
OF evading the payment of just debts, and you also
ind him pleading Usry which is the same thing
Hi Debet, established by proving the transaction
to be usurious in its character. BY whom does he
| attempt TO prove this! BY the principal in the
Note; he security takes the evidence of the prn
pal, which evidence If admissible, would release the
security from all obligation Would this conduct
oe viewed as strictly honest in any one of you or
myself! Yet, according TO the opinions Mr. Giles
entcr,ans about such matters, it il all pcrfectly
fair and honest. He told you in his speech that the
| charges made against him at March Court were
put down on the spot. Let see how he puts them
down. The charge made against him for pleading |
the act OF limitations he acknowledged to be true
but told you he paid the debt directly after the Jury
found verdict for the plaintiff, and therefore we
mast infer, it could be criminal in him 10 use
the plea II he afterwards did what the laws OF his
state compelled him TO do: is this satisfactory
way OF putting down charge? If it is, he has a
right to steal your horse negro or any other pro-
per'y; if he is prosecuted for it and the Jury find
verdict OF guilty against him and he underg1es the
penalty OF the law for such offences, according 10
his idea he has violated moral law. As to the
plea OF Csury he denies that he IL, ana told you
his plea was Nil Debet; but lie takes particular care
TO keep his " rap-door" closed between You and
the manner he establishes his plea. l have told you
he establishes 1t by proving the transaction usuri-
Gus, not by proving payment OF the debt. Now
should like 10 know if there is any real differ ence
In the two pleas in this case they the same in
n effect! This must confess is easy, as veil as
d novel way of pI,ing down charges.
| He charges with being under the Influence of
II unsovernable passions; also under the influence of
), set OF wfe-workiag jugglers who wantony riot
upon Tie regulations OF their feow-rnen. In re-
polling the FIRST OF these charges il will be necessa-
:, ~ for ME TO speak of my own conduct towards
n that man on particular occasion, which would
willingly lorbear 10 mention, if I knew more eff
\ ftciual way Of putting down the charge" 1t is
much more pleasant task for to speak of the good
deeds OF Others than 10 speak Of any good deed Of
> my own. do not like Boosting of any little,
- good may have DONE will now state NV con-
iuct referred 10 above it viii be recollected ~ all
y the citizens OF Amelia that some years ago wit
ness had gone before the Graz Jury for the purpose
"
:. --s Was in the uryrooin it was found necessary
:, that some record from the Chancery Office in
Richmond should be before the jury to enable them
to make the presentment; the court with view TO
afford the witness an opportunity OF getting the re
cord, adjourned the jury till the day. As soon
as the jury out the fin day of tie court A
q gentleman came 10 me and said sir, you oGch, TO
stop this presentmen. is in YOUR power as Won are
:, OH friendly terms with the witness and have COW
siderable influence with him. replied, that would
, | do any thing in my power TO siopit and did pre-
= vail on gentleman OF high respectabily 10 make
The attempt that evening, without success the gen.
" tieman accompanied me home that night and in the
= nornlng renewed my application TO him 10 make
another effort. lie said it was folly to attempt such
thing, the witness being determined 10 20 on
= wan II. tired 10 convince this gentleman that
- ne wonid bc much more apt 10 succeed then than
= The day before, as the feeling under which the wit
ness was then labourinS might, in g.eat degree.
have subsidized BY nights rest; the gentleman did
make the SECOND effort and was successful. Ii NAV
be here asked why did not make The efforts which
prevailed on my friend 10 make The answer is oh
:, ViOus: related as nearly as | 10 one of the
parties, presumed i, was much better TO have the
all OF a gentleman who was friendly TO both the
witness and MIR. Giles and not relative of either
l. 1t may also be asked, how this conduct of rrine
- exen'pts re from tie charge of being under the in
70 lnence Of ungovernabe passions? answ er that If
= hsd wished TO feast upon the reputation of Mr..
" GILES, would have encouraged the witness to 20
on with the prosecution, instead OF using my best
eXertions to stop it; especially when is recoec-
:" ted that the same causes Of the hostility now exis
ting between Giles and my self existed al that time
Surely, feow-cilizens, you can find nothing in the
" above reced transaction which affords any ground
- to believe am influenced in ny conduct TO Mr..
y TILES, 10y unSovernable passions, particularly when
& You, or the greater part of you do know that the
ordinary civililies OF speaking and shaking hands
&c had not passed between him and myself for seyeral
! years previous to that presentment. AS TO the
other charge OF being under the influence OF a set
oil wire" oTkIng jugglers, will not take the vene-
, rable Thomas Jefferson under one arm and Doct
Mitchell under the other, for the purpose Of giving
. the lie TO it; but will tell the author he lied and
e lied deliberately, when be made the charge for he
10 knew my character too veil TO believe could he
thus influenced In his purely pious and Eyange-
ical temper he is pleased to say that nv relations
=, are very respectable; il was a compliment which
)" they did not expect aud very sure they did not
10 want. am extremely gra,ifieI that come under
&c his abusive expressions, instead of his complmen
.. larry and flaiterng remarks, as know ofno better
=" way Tor w. h. Giles TO injTe a mans character
y nat besiowing his praises upon him
~ ne greater part o. his speech relates TO thu
" right o, the State Legislatures 10 Instruct their Sc
le natoIs IN Congress. IF / am right in nv impress
~ sions about The explanation of bis conduct and vote
- on the renewal of the Bank Charter in 1911 h,
did not convince single individual that he wa
~ clear OF the charge against him of DENYING TN,
right OF instructions; his speech is before you reat
:" II and judge for yourselves | am sure nothing o
:" an edyng interesting character can be found il
II; true it is he has found out way to give The Ii,
.! 10 all OF his Counrymen (whoever SAID that he de-
;" MED the right Of Instruction. without giving hen
y the least offence. There il to be eurea conr,, =,