Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-12-08

every word | uttered as witncss-not
so much that ! was the witness, but be-
cause the witness was peculiarly situated.
Neither of those two gentlemen belong
either among the masons or antlmasons,
nor have | had any intercourse with cl-
tbcr of them upon this subject since the
trial. BY those gentlemen will be will
linz to test the verify Of that rcport--As
they shall decide this controversy so will
! consent to stand or fall. | will now
state what Ibclicyc to be the true reason
why certificates were not produced from
those gentlemen ofthc Bar, whose names
have heretofore been mentioned: They
must have understood the case differently
from the shape and character given to
it by "1he RcpOHcr'-Thcy did not, nor
cannot consider, that that report 'prc-
scnts a nearly correct outline OF the case; ;
and that no material fact or argument is
omittcd'-and that it t"contains the tcs-
timonv Of Inc witnesses nearly r0rH for
word. ."-Thc reason may be, however,
that with every one of those gentlemen
of the Bar, have always been, and am
now, on terms of cordiality, and have re-
cciycd from most of them during an un-
interrupted friendly intercourse Of many
wears standing, acts of friendship and
kindness, and f;om 0H of them nothing
but evidence of good feeling and re-
spcct. The relation in which mr.. Ennis
and myself stand is materially different
we are situated at present, very much as
| understood mr.. Turner and mr. Ennis
to have been, but avery short time since
rather cool towards each other.
That part of The Reporters commune
cation that relates to the motion made to
take of an arorcd and decided antima-
son, must here take some little notice
Of Mr.. Il. suddenly, and "wiih no sort
of Em'," scizcs hold Of a few express
sions used in my note, published IN the
Herald of the Times, and after ilounCing
about and letting oilvarious windy words,
and sundry assertions Indicative of won-
dcrlul smartncss, he clcvatcs himself up
on that lofty pcdcstal-his own self com
placcncy, and says, that the "only proof
offered, in relation to the antimasonic
juror challenged by me, (Cranston,)
went to show that the juror was not an
antimason--So dccidcdiy so CONTINUES
mr.. II. } that the Juror WAS directed to re-
main on the panncl, and the counsel fol
the defendant ceased, thereafter, to bii'
against Il Gie'--ths is very smart ii
one so young, and affords evidence oI
great promise. Now let us look a lit
tie to that matter, and sec what were
really the facts. After the masonic ju,
ror was taken off, my client suggested tc
me that he had been informed that there
was strong, decided, and avowct
antimason in the box, and that he
(mr. Bordcn,) thought that the Cour
would npon motion take him off also
and for the same reasons, which were pre-
sumed to have induced them to rcjcc
mai. Munro. then replied to mr.. j.
that the juror he had named was nc
doubt an antimason, but he was, rs
afterwards stated to the Court, as fall
and as honest Il man as lived: That il
was, as 1 also stated to the Court, al
Extremely unpleasant and painful duty
for me to discharge, to challenge the
Juror, considering, as | did, the ground:
of both challenges alike unsound ant
untcnablc. Nevertheless as the mason.
ic juror had been rejected by the court
and as mr.. Borden wished the othcI
challenge made, | moved the Court tina
the Juror should be taken oil. will no
trouble you with the reasons that wcrC
urged to the court why the Juror shoulC
not set in the tral--it will readily b,
conceived that those reasons necessarily
grew out of all the reasons that coult
have been urged or thought Of in jus
tilication of the motion made to remove
Munro. In the course of my remarks tc
the court upon that motion, mr.. Pcarcc
as he is prone TO do, interrupted me an'
said oi he j,wor, "you arc not an antima
son-you don't belong to any such socic
ty, DO you mr.. Juror" 1t was no
intended by me, nor could | have
been understood as meaning that there
was any incorporated Society Of aaiima
sons in this Statc--thc interruption
therefore, was intended no doubt as ;
maRourre. Mr.. Pcarcc then asked tn,
juror, care you an antimason--do yo,
belong to any such society,"" The iuro
answered, no. Mr.. r. then, with al
air Of triumph, ,bGclcd out-",hcrc there
where's your avowed and decided anti
son jurori' The juror was then exam
med upon his voirc dire. lie was ask
ed whether he did or did not entertain
the belief, that the masonic institution
was bad and dangerous institution
and that it ought TO be discountcnancc'
and put down, at least, by public opinion
! if by no other mcans' To this question
the juror answered very cmphaticaIl,
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