Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-10-06

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fabulous. 1t a man were TO tell ven b.. -, - 60
~ fii"cess Anne tree growing with its roots in
e ar ana It's branches in the earth: were he IN ~
you 'hat he had seen lead lighter than air 40 thar
"ne" ieieased rom the hand it would mount nm
- re feather: wee he to tell YOU that
"neh the thermometer was at o. he saw ;c. a.,
inch thick lying in the road-I as, yo, ,,or,,
you peiieVe him! The laws of matter are de,er
inmate and not liable ,a fluctuaton The laws of
~, NOT suspended upon every trivial occasion
ne oei,y himself in order to confirm some prest
49,. eu ruin, may, 1t is true, work miracles
pu, TINS VIII not be done on every SLIGHT occas;o
we cannot on The evidence of Mr 6.,,oso
any o'her person, believe that the laws of e.,
wouiu De suspended. The law of Nature saws To
Tue Ho'her, love your chld-the child that vor
nave brought INTO the world, after all vour tbro.s
" az ".Sn-yet the Icother may commit murder
on h'r infant But this is so mprobable AZ 40, m he
PTes a'ed-it must be proved Have the laws of
1od denounced murder, they have-bpt we ara
weak ana inhfm beings, having wicked nass;or.
PRIDE resentment. These Passions NAV irduce ma
~ STAY aieilow creature-avarice may operate upon
cause man TO be robbed and murdered
"SI"dy. IL Is not surprising that men
may be influenced by these passions hut such /,
moral phenomenon never existed as that of 49,,
committing an act of wiiful murder ,rifbo,t ,,,,,
motives at all. If these witnesses no oever are TO
De oeeved, the prisoner must have murdered the
deceased WITHOUT any motive wha everi-a thins-
nor De credited. HE jury therefore, will weigh
the evidence with due deliberaton. II there is 1o
testimony but the three witnesses n, the na,t -,
the Commonwealth, can the jury believe that after
exchanging express ons of mutual regard the mi
'oner would, without srovocation. shoot him
down: Were II trifling matter, the case would
DE very Inherent The jury might say it nigh. be
true, or II might not be, and it made m GREAT ,if
ference, whether they believed il or not. They
might believe u, Notwithstanding the incredbili,y
oil the tale; but when the question is vbe,bor =
man shall be In chains for a long or a sbor, Tim.
the case is too important for such testimony II, h.
admitted II has been stated that the ONLY words
used by prisoner were these: ''d-n my SHIRT" or
- my soul 10 all eternity. if | don't shoot
you but this cannot be believed II is not li,tIe
strange, that witnesses at The distance of half ,
nile, beard qnarleiling, AMI those nresent nm the
-p1t heard nothing OF it. BIT, gentlemen. na,ure
herself has furnished evidence on The part of Er;yzIe
you are tod by some OF tie Witnesses that the
dOSS al Nottingham house barked violently-aI.
though they cannot speak tcOrds they have tbe
means OF making themselves distinctly understood
Let any man observe the actions of the dog \.
VIII perceive that he does not use the same mod.
OF expressing bis sensations when his master re,uros
10 MS dwellings as when his possessions are in sl.
by some intruder. Whether the person apnroacIt
Ing Is ire1d or foe, is easily knoyyn bv fha diG
reHt sounds that proceed from him. Tie nois. ~
tAe qHarreiiIng aroused the dog; The evidence OF
sunir' WITNESSES VIII confirm this fac, The.
witnesses nay four, have sworn that there ,.,..
q"Arrellin% Now let me ak it in a case of such
Importance as The present, lhree Witnesses demos.
mat there 'oas quarielling, and three Others tina,
Gee, believe?
There is one mpor,on; circumstanco nb;.,, -
serves reflection. Mr.. Dameron, il seems Gu,
HFizIle coming In the open day, and vet did no.
perceive that he had Suii--bu he could see il in
the da'|' he could very plainly see Frzzle present
MS gu" ara h'e al + entrees whea i. night but
ny some means or other, could not possibiv 600 j.
in the day! There are indeed same sn;nsI. r..
see better in Ike dark than in the light hut ,uon; ia
not mat animal. The owl, by an expansion of the
p'ph OF The eye, or by some ether method can dis
tlnsush objects very plainly in the dark but il il
otherwise with man.
Again Dance on saws he did not 90 into the
house tor an hour and Ealt,-
cameron ] deny that.
Counsel know ron do but YOU mus. settle ,b,,
matter with Wool, whp sM ears YOU did. IHsra
tHe witness Claimed The protection of the court
ana a'tFr some alteration, the General proceeded
re insisted on whit he had asserted. He did NOT
w'-h I" i"i're The feelings of Mr.. Dsmerop, but
unless ne would be silent lie might have moe
cause TO com. in; but mag perish (s,vs hay; e
my own "a her was concerned, II did not do NV
DAY. Here Gen. Taylor oher d in evi .ence he
deposition OF DlmeroB, taken before the % a,ni,;,n
court, Tor The purpose of showing that the evi
uc"ce 'Heh de1Fcre was not Consistent with whit
ne had sworn on This trial. The Judge STONED him
oy observing that the deposition was not evidence.
ihai he himself had 50 decided il repcatedlv The
General replied that il his honor had often decided
VIC To!a' lie "oIid not press il. The Jndee said
he md Ceridedu dozen times. The General Then
requested the court to reserve TIE point
The General then adver'ed to TIE Sv;t.,.,
Airs. Cn ny: She, Immaculate rrearursi ia ~.
expect MIR Featfess to stay at the widows bo,s.
oil night; nei'hcr did Dsnefon suppose This LII,
70 he the case. II Frzz!e did 70 there 10 iii
& entrees, tie latter wa- running into his sna,o
when he left The house Tor the purpose of fraveIIi
with Ffizlle. II The prisoner aud Fentres4 80
going tie ZANE road why did rot Frzzle ku hi.,
at = distance from The house? II lie had in,end.,
to do II, would lie not have perpetrated ,bs a.,
where no eye could observc except that ali -
eye TO which the secrets of all hearts are r,anieog
But the Jury are called on TO say. that Faa,.s..
was Ruled IN mere sport and wantonness NJ
wha' IS tne NO. rational cOncI sion 10 be dra,vnS
WY 'ha' flL]ie 5 Passions were excited AL
"'"B 'ne e3I fence o this excitement the act tooe
committed. lie would not say, however. tbs,
FfizzIe's conduct was rrcusabie but irbsis W., ,,,a'
ish'd, let him be kgGHy panished Send him 70
the Penien'iary FOR any efm between two and ~
years. IL he was actuaied by malice be is vvo,,b,
OF dea b. Jh-, however, is not to be sunnossJ
The only difficulty will be in ascertdjnine lie TO-,
OF his imprisonment
We are strange creatures (he continpedN-- 49,.
the best Of us--alI honest men must ackn1,ytsJ,'
that. We 1--we IN government of laws. bn, 81
though ihIs - ohen upon our hearts and fo,o,o,
yet ouf discriminating powers are sometirnes vsr,
weak. II has been my fortune, or nv roisfo,,,nS
u you VIII nave 1t so, TO have been engaged in ,o.,
cases IN which jnries have under stronger circum,