Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-02-09


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hcailne hlm IN hls PROSTATE and almost senses
lfaa condition. The uny vofsiDn " the affair
which The public could ret was circulated by
ihc surviving hgpfeHsgis. This, AZ might Be
supposed, was hugely distorted sud very ~.
gfaYnitd picture ef the transaction. II bro.
duecd great excitement fdf time, and some
~ me public prints Of The city adopted and
circulated ~ substance, the Fictitious aspect,
which All The fage aud had feelings 81 tho
yanquIahcd nggressurs had given 70 The affair
\ lull examination Of the matter was had be.
iofc The Judge Of our city court, while the
excitement against Tho accused was still In a
Ugh and txaspetatod siatcs-in which the Hon.
lrablo lhniamn Harden, (cmployed By Red.
ling &c.,) assisted by the Common.wcnth,a
Attorney, prosecuted them with great veht-
ncnce. Upon which examination Doctor w |
acquitted. aud discharged; and the Judee
ma Murdough were recognized to appear al
he next circuit court, 10 answer charge Of
nan daughter. The public excitement Is still
considerable. greater than il would have been,
y reason Of the effort Of Mr.. Harden in the
'losing speech before the city Judge, 10 ox-
'itc the bad passions, &c.
Inc case however, OF the accused is, in the
opinion Of all dispassonato men, one of com-
plete aoli-deiencc. For myself, | can say in
candor aud truth, that | never heard, read,
or conceived of more perfectly Unsuitable
cases. nor did | ever hear, or read, or conceive
OF the Efforts of self-dcience having been more
hscfeefty, CALAMITY and araihaglg erertcd by
any man or set Of men. This opinion YOU
may make known, in yindication Of the Judge,
his brother and Mr.. Murdough, to all of your
ilehds, with whom my opinion might avail
any thing, and, natter myself, that Il will be
awaiting with all honorable men, to whom |
am 70 any degree known. They will be prose-
eutcd, or rather prosecuted, with great viru-
le,nce, but they will be acquitted without the
slightest tarnish of their7 regulations. Their
characters will be exalted rather than dcpress-
cd, by their affair at the Gait House, in the
estimation of chivnlrous and honorable men.
Very respectfully yours,
ln3N ROWAN
THos. HARVEY. Esq.
/. y, Although | am engaged in the de-
fence by the accused, feel that am not by |
that circumstances at all influenced in the opin- |
ION which | have eynrpsepd of thoir e,eo II |