The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-09-19
From tie Joarnai Of Commerce.


From The JOarnai Of Commerce.
The following anecdole IS related Of Hen.
ry Clay, illustrating the power Of his clio.
quence upon the minds Of Jury
Some years since an orphan girl Of Gin
cinnati, applied 10 Mr.. Clay to advocate her
claim to very large amount Of property IN
that city. The title was an old one, and
as is usual in such cases, was strongly op.
posed by those who bad long held the pos.
session. During the address TO the Jury by
the opposing counsel, MIR. Clay was engag.
ed IN deep thought upon bis clients case,
we'll knowing that an immense effort would
be required 10 counterfeit the prejudice
which the Jury, in common with others,
might have 10 her cause. After an argu.
ment upon the legal points involved in the
case, MIR. Clay commenced an appeal TO the
passions and sympathy of the Jury. He
touched upon the circumstances Of the par.
ties bis client was poor orphan girl, and
the defendants were rich, and mostly able TO
sustain defeat. Having enlarged upon this
topic, and others Of a similar nature, he
closed by the following tremendous and
thul.,ng appeal Gentlemen of the Jury,
God Almighty by his just and sacred law,
and BY tue conscience within your breasts,
comes here INTO Court, and demands the
protection oflhe orphans right al the hands
Of an impartial Jury" tbs appeal had
the desired effect. The Jury without leay.
ing the box gave a verdict IN the orphans
favor, which at once raised her from poverty
to large fortune. M.
A curtossty-A gentleman informed US
a few days since, that short time pre-.
vlous, while 10 pursuit Of wild turkeys, 10
Hart county Kentucky, in company with a
friend, thai they discovered on summit
or elevation, large hole, that would admit
q man S body without much difficulty. Gu
nosay led them TO make preparations for
descending into II; and after the neccessa
ry preparations, and an accession Of com.
pauy, they entered this mysterious place.
Al the depth OF about slxty feet, they found
themselves 10 a subterraneous cavern or
room, apparently cut out Of SOLID rock,
Qhroush winch they had passed for many
icet,) which appeared 10 be sixteen or eigh
teen foot square. Our informant was the
first person who entered the room, aud be
was not little surprised that the first OBJ
lect which met h,s eyes was human skull,
With all she teeth euure. Upon further ex.
It was found that the v hole place
vas tiIed with skeletons Of men, women
aud children.
Under the small aperture through which
they descended, the place was perfectly dry,
and the bones 10 state Of great preserya.
ton. An entire skeleton OF human body
was obtained. They concluded TO examine
how deep the bones land and penetrated
through them 10 one place between four
and seven feet, but found them equally plen.
iI,uI as on the top, but there seemed TO rise
an offensive etifuyIa as they approached
where It was little damp. There was no
outlet TO the room, and large snake which
they found there, and which appeared en-.
iIrely docIle, passed around the room sew.
eral times while they were IN it. The dis
covcry IS a subject for the speculation of
with regard 10 the period and
attending this ancient carnal.
Central Uatchtorcr.
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