Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-27

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dressing he was destined to receive and IN eonse-
quenee. very wise absented himself Il ON tho court
room dupug tn operation. Sarcayn, ridicue and
eontemptn"us sneeis, were the weapons used; and
IN such hands, they could not fail TO lie tG-ctive
The passages read, contained more than suficien,
warrant Tor the severity ofthc haslscmt M unctsd
and The ieeIing exhibited throughout by the audi.
cnee, proved very clearly, that all participated in
and enjoyed the operation of "nayng alive" while
there we're no Syupathsers with the uansIrd and
sut-rng victim. Never did we see justeo-richly
metutd JusiIce-mcicd out with u more generous
hand, and could the audience have been composed
ot the assembled people OF the Union instead OF the
good People OF Montgomery, We should have COZ.
coded that all the slanderous abuse heapcd upon
America and Americans by Mr. Cooper had been
abundantly atoned i'r, by the unspdring lashing
applied 10 him by the gentleman whose duty Il was
on this occasion, to present MIR Cooper ia his true
light to an American Jury.
Mr. Spencer then commenced summing up Tor the
oetcucr; and although he was only engaged rs as
sociate counsel when the trial was about to COM
mence, he had become perfectly familiar with its
merits; and IN clog uenI speech of an hour and
halt, clearly demonstrated that tho review of
"uOme as Found" instead OF being a libel which
called for an indictment, conviction, and pun,sh.
ment by the people, fell short OF that severity which
such wholesale iibeiler ofAmcrica and Americans
mcrI;ed from an Independent American editor Ia
pointed out tho duty and immunity Of editors and
reviewers; showed how necessary nnd saIut,ry
were fearless apj independent crtIcisms; ard hovy
dangerous would bc the example ot ottcuDttna IA
muEz.c the Press or check Tree aud indepcpdrpt
criticlSm, so long Reviewers confined their s,tie.
lures to the author without assaI.ng the man. His
whole speech was characterize Of III, man-abIe
eloquent and logical.
Mr. Jordan followed. We will not otemp, To
report hIm. Suffice it to say thlt II fully sustain
ed hS reputation MS Lawyer and an Advocate;
and satisfied all who heard him, that for once ip
his c, MIR Cooper had exhibited 4 small 0uantum
OF common sense IN aOsenIug himself from the
Coust nom.
Mr Richard Cooper then c,mmeaced summing
up for tic prosecution, aud read such scans and /
portions OF "Humcward Bound" and "EIom, ,S
Found" os Ne supP0,Cd Nigh; GIVE a t.ii,rcn,
char1c er - ihcsc works from tLc unr ty common
consent end n great Justice, aHr,rl.-I 70 chem
lie occupied ten hours m his Sotd,n-a and com.
neu's, and cNhiou-j a thorough know vd.g Ut lac,
'iolseI As a speaker, he Is s,oS and heavy; bu,
possesses great coOlness ard 10 cvidtuuy a .os,.
al aro cusc r.asDurr.
The trial cnmmouc a = o'clock on wednesday.
friday.
The Jury retired at O'Clock T.. NJ. nd.t7,,.
lock came INTO Court arc reported that thry had
OF agreed upon verdict The Court rrnanucd
hem 10 their roo n, and At hl.f-ptst ,'agrs t,c
nRin came j~to Court
Covsr. Have yoI agreed upon vour ver4.c,}
t"'emtn OF the Jury. ELIN EN uf us usrrrd
% on "Nsrc.c, go fave. ui .., PENDANT 10 >
''"r'cs atc' we irst retired. ONE who refuses
, oE.,c with Us Ia q very % s.uai. i..uy And
u
In jury VS. discharged. lur Counsel ,ur Oh. ,
''iercani Incn asked the CoJr, whether Il would
D. panel Jury TOT another iuui. To which the
Outi replied, IA ,tt the business o: the Ct,cIr Sou8
''a"t. oI'sc Sueh course and that the cause must
sag " '
Thus terminated this aJortWe attempt 10 white.
ash FeuulmoSc Cooper through tnu means OF
% indictment ia behalf uI the PcuIIa.
We have now gwen tuIf aud tuultI rcrort of
us important tr,a Imp95tIni, ,ut rs regards our
'lVyS 50 much as The public 40 large. We have
'ou-h'r enormously perhaps, Ll the questions
"" W" ln 'u's r'a- were ui -gn"t1l IN crest. We
'nkcd upon % as uu attempt lD tuuzE e. IA. Pres.
trough the agency of % grand Jury, cr,mina. no
'cul ons, aud the use of the peoples name. That
le complainant sought thus To prmper to a mo.frfH
ppeile tor not0rts'y, was apparent 10 every body;
Nd we freely admit, that although We Tel the un.r
'verclgn contempt tor J. Fenniulofe Coup,r. aud
ave experienced strong desire 10 exhibit h... 10
e world ln ms true Cu.Jfs, We mI.ut ulys SUD | e
lucd 20 verdict 10y u, 'dul, rather than incur IN,
-ry navy expenses ana the labor aud ,u-s uitiur O.
hich tbs long pending indictment I.s cost U.s. IL "
e had not been actua'ed 10y o.Egr aui higher mo .
Mr. Cooper has, as We believe, vilely ,rlduced d
$ county and his counlrymou. As the condctor
an independent press, and without the slightest,
alice towards Mr Cooper, We reviewed ms work.
rlh the irankness and severity rhey so richly
erted. For this are indicted by grand ia "
OF O.sego 4 great and vl;li principle was ne
ny involved IN the issue. a cues ION was
us sraycry presented Tor the decision ct an Amer.
'n jury, involving the Liberty Of the Press, and
right To speak ct authors and their. works with h
e same freedom that they have ever been spoken .
10 every other civilized country. From the mo- a
CIT ina; this issue was presented, we thought =,
az we nai a duty 10 dlscEa~gc 90 the Press ana
lhe country al large, i'om which could not TO
.ih honor, shrink. That duty We have Gseuarg-
10 the best OF our ability; ami the result we tlls
y 10y Jslore the public.