Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-02-12


good character, when put in issue IN any criminal
prosecution. With the strong presumption then,
which mas raised IN her Esor, by the tact, that no
motive could be derived Tor the aoi. aud that W.
never violate either the laws oi tod ~ Man without
Il strong temptation--wiih the equally strong pre-
sumption which raised IN hrr tavoi by her good
character, let cEquirc, whether the other CIR
enmstInees al the case were ot character so con
elusive To set at naneu all these Prescriptions,
aud Justify conviction II will he seen, by ieie-
reuce 10 the judicial record III the evidence. copy
OF which. is always transmitted Ia the Executive.
thai the Physician who attended upon the Slave
supposed to he poisoned. aud Who examined aud ana
HEED the cakes supposed Ia contain the POISONOUS
mIueral gave no deelded aud positive opnlen upon
the subject lie stated that OF the liquid tests
al arsenic, were certain, and that the only uneffIne
and inllllihle test was the metazation at the arse
nc Itself. lie further stated that he had not
ialllzrl The arSealc tlnt lie had only applied the
liquid tests and fh"f toir could not speaL confident
~ on the subject. III, ',rar ihtu, the corpus dchct
The b"' "i the eiIne", "is mol proven. It's tine
HAT lie dad cNmc=s The ptahablc belief OF rather
eoniec,mcd, thai the, contained arsenic Ought
arr ever take the lie ut one human being upon
the mcfd tonJrcturfs OF another Ought Court
eve, 10 oycrurn thai sacred rue OF evidence, that
without proof. the tucr ii which Is impossible tor
the human mind Ia resist. LIE ouglt never 10 he ia
KEN and undertake todcolL5 than person Is guilty
upon IDLE conjeelufeS OF onr who repeated II again
aud agaln, that hIs opiniuns were based upon no
CERTAIN and unrnns iarts Eut even hit had been
established by the must conclusive and met, gable
evidence, that tha~e rakr, did eoutnn arsenic, yet
thcte MS >uzi cient r94l rtoul. that Whey srul
ihrm H. Jate Wac us At thai imr sIek, aud who has
Tor wears pIsf been the subject oil rplcpii,k eor,ul
sionS. Ihis important hhl III the whole cham OF
evidence. wa, formed, and connected nv The te>lmu-
ny ot luegto Nomtus tins plrcc. vino WAS regarded
by mdu>. AZ the time al the fl, implicated N the
poisoning Of Jane who MIS- oi bad general ehalac-
sonng IN another timilN. All thc>e ia.is appeared
upon The lace OF The record OF the evidence. aud
upon these facts, and the Law applicable Ia rhem
the Governor was well justified IN granting ia" pan
don winch WAS Obtained iot the convict. But ad
mins, ior The sale OF argument, that there "eteno
circumstances winch justified The ra,lon, orio speak
nolt properly, the communication al punishment,
WhlehWas extended 10 tins Nero. would II not have
becu more charitable to hWe attributed the biundcl
Which la, been committed, rather te error ol The
head. than corr pon ul thr heart! Is there any
ihns III the Whole lit Of Governor Campbell, cahet
rs a private ~ pubic nau, which justified the III
sln'lti"h that lie was cncnula,in Our slaves 10 .
commission al clincs, hN n,ats ot ENccutly" pat
ronaerl Tothcsr enquiries eN,r, unlie JUDGED and
unbiased mnd will irspoud IN The uc.ati,c. lie
could hatr been governed III the course which he
pursued, hy other ,cllng diam Of nmprla-
i've duty. Amidst the cloud aud mystery III winch
til" Transaction cnVrlnprd. he WIS we'll justified
IN attending seriously To the st1our cIainiS wheel
TIE prisoner bad upon hls pllA and human ". | he
law larMl'S, and wen requires, The lniulg vi
these emotions on the put 81 TIE thpct Magistrate,
II, after vtelllnt scrutiny INTO the change, lie gu
tertans doubt - 10 the guilt OF the convict. The
preservation ot "n laws III ilc Original putty, ia
mnre beneficial tlru lht occasional mpnnit, at The
guilty. can be itImiops 10 >ut.etN. The protection
al the innocent. BY 4 suict adherence To thr Laws
It the Land i none Important 10 the safety al suy
ern #, and molr rssoniL 10 social oldrr. tLan \
relentless aud hed'fss pr.sec I'on al offenders Is
II because bishIic "pnlon may h'ppcn 10 be III iu
Indignant aud asit1tei state, that the sacred laws
o the Land a,c To be violated, aud the solemn obi
ealiohs al elfcr To be- dfslcpal'led Public Irelng
aud prrJ adtcc have thrf appropriate sphere where
they expand uto ciaut n. 1ul SAL with ic-
lcnliesS fury. Tie mjs2nldcd popnlaee may take
the court green Il, the Theatre oi th"ir action, ana
WASTE themselves III fnpolcnt rae. But whenever
the LNrcutse enters upon the iurrsll taton alper
tanning oiHe dunes ui his oiic" lac "illtuin dcai
can to tn" VOICE Of tie pubic, "lil"h ollru
wong rs ngti. H. VIII not n>te1fo the popular
clama,, but to tiud a!.d In, conscience, and will
t,cuid Ia nvci. wos' East : suhmitt,d To
lat, COZ s,drraon, all that justice demands.
BLfE RIDGE.
N,tsrs. Ei.fors: an authorised 10 atnoun"e to
til" ot Amherst rouut,. hruus IA the medium
oi Your r9prl, ihu col. t.nwAnp y C,pirt Is a
candidate Ia t"prrscIif them IA tie next Legislature.
am harry 10 say, thu, tiuk. from the utolina-
ton received IN hr LAST wrrk tin. enumeration will
be pleasing to large uimhcr OF the c,tizcns of hi,
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