Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-05

'h's individual would think and converse nationally
upon al tho ordinary concerns OF life"
I Lord Ersknr, IN his ec1bra cd defence of Had.
h'la, considered 10y Chlty as the most correct cu.
e!aiioh OF 'his Interesting branch of Jurisprudence
| hods the following language e" Another class
branching out into almost lnfrte subdivisions Is
where the dalaslons not OF that frlghtful char
acier, but infinitely various and often extremely
c"ehmseubcd, yet where Inauguration (wlthin the
bounds OF the malady) still hollis the most uncon.
'olihoe dominion over reality and fact and these
are cases which frcqlen'ly mock iAe lsdom OF the
"'esi IN JUDICIAL 'rils because such persons often
reason WIN snbliety which puts IN the shade the
ordinary conceptions al mankind. But tho premi.
ses tom which they reason within the range OF the
m'lady a'c uniformly false Mt false from any dc.
reloi knowledge or Judgment. bnt because "a dsiu
St'e image, the inscpafabe companton vi renl m
sanity, IS thrust upon he subusaied undersa an.
d'ns, incapable Of resistance, because uncon .ciont
OF attack. Deiastoa, thetefore when there is no
frenzy or ravins madness, i, Tho character OF
'nsahlty.' Upon these principles Half Id 'vas
l"l5ed 10 be nnatcountable and therefore acquitted
VI The charge of murdor
IL thn same speech, Mr.. Erskinc, in order 10 DC.
hohhfae how cunning and acute m reasoning IN.
shne persons frequently are, aud conscquen ly how
u tn'u'i Is sometimes TO discover any symptom OF
deluslon, referred 10 Il case where an unfortunate
gentleman bad nd ed hls brother nni tbs keeper
ota mad-honse, 'or having imprisoned him as a la.
""llc, while, according 10 his esld snc', he In
srShl senses aud when Mr Efsune, IN defence
% The imprisonment, was only instructed general
y hat he wa still nsane but Got hav,n the Glow.
The Prosecutor, notwithstanding long and acute
cro,aexamlnanon, completely iollci Mr Erslt,ne
III every "lenPtto expose has lnfrnliy md after
very long nal, the judy aud my considered the
prosecutor the victim of most wanton aud bir1a
'oas oppression but, fortunately, almost nj The
| ; hnt before verdict against the DEFENDANTS DR.
SINS, WHO knew the snhlec, of denslor came INTO
court, and commnn Gated to Mr.. Ersklne, that the
prosecutor bel eyCd himself 10 he III. Lord and Sa.
'lou OF mainland at the yety time lac had been tn
nmphng owe my attempt 70 surprise hlm IN the
tuncealmcnt Of his disease upon which, MI Els
ktnc affecting 10 lament the mieccncy OF his exam
'nasont begged that The prosecutors G. rsllan feel
tngs would induce forgiveness whereup1m III
prosecutor, with the UTMOST gfayrfy and emphasis
IN The l'ce OF the Whole court, calculated am Me
| Catta = aod SO ;hc cause ended
| Ia like manner, the celebrated Dr.. Monroe nnr
ro"ly escaped convlcton for ialsc imprisonment
! vim the prosecutor coodpctrd himself with pen
| lee tohrrcnce and tationaiuy, TIL he WI asked
! whhi has become Of the Princess whom h. had %
responded with IL cherry luicc from u high tower I
| Upon which inc completely exposed his insanity
! and Lord Mansiirld Immediately directed an a
quit al. (t'ar these fscts mud Others, see Chuy's
Medical Jurisprnjence) Acquainted, ono who
"tsWtrs I" by authonly' should be, with thcs,
| principles and precedenls, and believing az he does
nat Lawrence is labofng under derung rmenl
| winch has destroyed the capacity OF rational
| thought and moral action upon an Individual sub.
lcrt. II Is much TO be regretted TINT The Doctor has
MOI mantully and explicitly declared, that, To Tina
cHeat, he cannot be dcemrd moral or accounabl,