Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-08-25

CONVICTION. But the struggle was not yet over;
busy hum of expectation arose-an eager press
Ing forward-and whisper Of curiosity passed
through the, Court, as a jolly looking colossal
limb OF the law, the counsel tor the prisoner,
stood up, with good humored carelessness IN
cial observer, seemed % partake more Of shrewd
drolery, than an extraordinary intellectual pow
er.
He opened his lips-and the broad, unsophis
ticated tones Of native Hibernian grated unmu-
sicaily on my ansciseJ ear; but as he proceed
ed, his rich and powerful language rivetted all
nv faculties. heard him with delight pursue,
with close and accurate perspicuity, his arsu -.
ment, through the tangled web OF conflicting t.s-
timonies, bringing light out of darkness, and or
der out of confusion. | admired the inimltabfe
| tact with which he detected every flaw in the
prosecutors case, and seized for his client upon
every offensive and defensive point in the ev
dence-from which he poured the irresistible
flood of his eloqurnce into the very souls OF his
auditory. Yet, strange TO say, his 0ratory was
plain, had almost said, unselect: out If il pos
sessed not the polished elegance OF Cicero's it
contained all the ferv energy If Demosthcnes'
harangues The jury had leaned atten,ivey for
ward in their boy-every face gradually relaxing
into an expression OF acqniescence with the arcu-
men OF Tue e,oqueh' couh'e''e'eh ONE uosnaeca''
naaS"s ''oNihS o." ;e'''"' M"' sa' oo'. ~
curing inc eh''e ous'"ess' was oy so'ne u,o''
ou' 'd''t'''S e"',p'!'"e"', u1N'e" ,h'" a''en"""
IA smile played around his puckered mouth,
aud could see plainly, by his ratified chuckle,
mat ne was last '"rsaN''s h's s'lic' ha,'ef VI OPP"
nion' 1t was now evident 'ha'' tnouSh 'he
sword still remained suspended over the prison.
ers head the chances Tor III, sa'ety were mo-
mentaIiiy doubling; Tor. as ne came near inc
close OF vchenent and splendid appeal 10 the
hear'' the .ee'ih2s "Ad ,he symPath'eS Oh lhe
Court and jury every oreath susPehaedrail
was silent as "ea'h, save ,nat one ueep powerful
ana impressive voice Inc unfortunate criuhi-
nal "atcEeo Nv opi'Sr WIN 'ooAs' w winch d
ray Of nope 'ee.''1 '"e,"'s '" &c o,.aA y
uespaif-"hlie MS aenh'At" ""c' N"n"' INK: =
hni'et'nS aiSe'' ""o N''"" ns'' ',''I''" I"e ,'uI
uoeh' uur'lS ,'e "a.'J ",t"u "'n nI' ~. .ns.nIu
apF'h' "'e eo'u "e"S VIM" '''''P''"o no P''e
prov , A.:
tne sPea"e' d. .'"Su' ,'"',""."' any us
ing hinse'i oack eA'ao''en va MS sea-, '"e 'ouu
mum o, n""'''a"o" sN.'' e';ouS" ue -.u'''
ana hau al opportunity % ,''qu,'as i'o'h d
gentleman WHO sau ies, me; w"o ua's e,"Iue"'
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aoo.o dill .,'u' y" ."'' '"' .s t;' -" a"o
P'".'es "i'nou, oe''s ""a'e VI us
AS Sazeu Oh MS Ppl"! usu,.sa",, soCu ~
mofeu ,ace' t'ch s'''l', III ""'e" "n :.
eve'-ltel con.lnIsa '.ae o. AL mtn , na. e'
The indie now summed, up his charge coolly
and impartalv \ doubt, he said, had arisen,
Of which the prisoner ought to have the benefit
5ut he left TO The Jury the consideration of it
They retired-and after an hours to,urlns sus.
pensc. brought in verdic, of g Net GUILTY."
The prisoner who had never fautered in the
hour Of peri-whn had borne up manfully against
his impendinp fate-no sooner heard the verdict
pronounced than his fortitude forsook him-lhe
transition from a prison and an ignominious
death. n liberty and lie. was too much-his spi
rits failed. and with faint exclamation he sunk
forward. his face concealed in his hand, upon
the bar Of the dock: his wife sobLins loudly chung
wildly to his neck holding up his infant boy to
share his restored embraces. A few moments
more beheld him lbe,r,ed man, exulting in the
free. blessed air and liyAt of Heaven, surroun-
Iod hy g, cr,ud IF his f;ands am, neonIe who