Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-12-23

HH"' III; oyn statement vi the argument ~ 'he
pa''''9 ,rstory TO a hearing IN The Court 81
.,i.. and in no solitary INSTANCE, as Goa Is
-,rf ;uIre. i-aid Mr.. McD.> do th'nR 'hae muse
q. y1ns ON which decision Is gwen are 'ru,f
,St,d. Nor was IT expected tiat ia"fe'' u.
,s,;,,- the decision OF Court, "oa'4 cove. "
'' s - plnmase in which the Judge might
hoo,. 10 decorate it by the Beauty oi s'l'e' o"'
noo'e - i in his own wav; and if that was a
- fnl,ow the example of Judge Peck, there
''''"e' .;ngle LAWYER i'm Snuth Carolina that
w., Wr La,yless MIGHT not be made the inmate
IN Eat this difference III statement must
,JS,rilv he the case, when the lawyer differed
r'',, tha juIre, and looked at the merits IN ano-
49,. r,;,t of VIEW his statement wlil also uiuer.
In, rom, through all his. statement N DETAIL
n, Med. requested the Clerk to read VII. Law ".
-. At lenoth' mir. I.awless' letter TO the 81.
yo,n;, En1,,irer signed IA ''CI'lzenN was 'hen
IL lie would now with confidence ask. coalu
,,,,o in his senses be found. who would pro-
nonnce This publication a contempt ct Court, ana
was the author Of this to be made the snpJect II
nnn;.hment. to be incarcerated IN jail, 10 DC
made the companion of felons. and not only 'nis,
mn, 70 be deprived of HIS bread. To De suspehaeu
rr,,n the practice of his profession Tor ei5h'eeh
m,ath.s He would also with confidence ASH
whether the perpetrator OF such an aet-tne man
rrhp I,
,,,s Invested. was not, N every sense OF the
word. a judicial tyrant OF the worst cast; anu Vi
,n.h tyrSnny-such despotism did not call tor ex-
,,nnlarv punishment at the hands Of this honora-
bie Court? Mr. Med. proceeded to compare
the nractice of the English courts in cases OF con-
temp, with that of the United States. and tor
o.sat nsrticular offences lawyers there had their
1ames struck of the rolls.
n, nonrcd forth an eloquent paneSyrlc on the
l;h.r,r of the Press--the Palladium OF our iiber-
rias. urgins the precedent Which would he es'ao-
ii,hed. il Judgment were not meted out against
tI. RESPONDENT. TO las the foundation for its tu-
,nr. ,nnihilation; and concluded fOrcible APP
neal 10 the passions of his auditory, which Meth
er our limits nor our time Will permit us TO glance
n. bv asking. Has 1t come to this. that tyrant
sitting on his Judiciary throne wil1rdmple under
b, the liberties of the press. antSthat a free CT
tizen dared not say So: la Paris the,people hurl
eJa despot from his clown. though surrounded by
every thing calculated to inspire terrors. because
ne ATTEMPTED To crush It's libertv. MIR. Lawless'
case was the case Of every freeman-eNery man
should make il his own. Where was the man
who would ACT, in such case OF ilagrapt usurPa-
fio,. with the cuolness exhibited by Mr. Lawless;
Mr. I.awiess was bv orr in an lrishman-it was
the character OF irishmen tn possess warm, sen
sitive and hish-minded feelings, with Keen
sense of wrong; but had he Mr.. Med. been IN
Mr. I.awless's place--an outrage ot the KIND
perpe,rated against him, he wOuid not nave acted
with Mr.. Lawless's Goodness; before ne wou'd
be deprived of his liberty Tor making use Oh
the freedom which was his inherent right. he
would run with his nights drag the petty tyrant
from his seat. who would dare TO deprive HIM OF IT.
Where was the freeman that would submit tot:
By what tenure did lawyers hold their liberty
IN Missouri. if they were thus to be sent to prison
with feions. lfsuch judicial monsters were al
lowed to roam abroad, all liberty-the very name
of liberty would be forever at an end. In one
solitary instance was not striking, but II all
JUDGES would 50 act, would not the people OF this
free country rise up en- masse and put down the
ie,potism with one combined effort.
Mr. McDuifie concluded at 90 minutes to
O'Clock. when Mr.. Wicklilfa, on the same sub
irrt proceeded To read several documents which
we're handed in as evidence: these in part CON
sisted of the proc eediugs had III the District
C,urt of Missouri, in the case of the clam by the
heirs ui Antoine Sculard, to 10000 drpea's OF
Land from the United States: ut Judge Peck's
ild.enent againS, that claim; OF their appeal I"
the Supreme Court Of the United States, and al.
so Of a trans is Of the proceedings instituted
arains, Mr.. Lawless before, and bN, Judge Peck.
On motion of Mr.. Webster, the Court then
adl0arned.
-<a75e9ep>
We heard. last week. of very noble instance
Of mercantile honor; one of these evidences OF
right intentons which 20 far to establish nation
al character for mercantile uprightness ine
house of Waldo y Ripley oil New York. which
failed a few years since, owed large sums 10 sew
eral individuals IN this city, most OF which debts
were compromised aud released on payment Of
30 Der cent On "Wednesday the creditors OF
thai house, in this place, received each remit
lance covering the balance sill due. with inter.
est at : per cent. Such probiy deserves and
We hope will be rewarded with abundant pros
pc,ity. made doubiy cheering aud honorable by
ms, reverse. -Ncac Harea .7dr.
-xa5co;ss
Land to the amour, of upwards of S2oo.ooo
h., lately been sold in this neghborhOod; and the
j maud seems To be fully sustained. A few
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