New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-11

! The Court ,aid that appreciation Rad been man
ife,t.d al the close of the opening OF tho defnoe'
! He trusted nothing of the Kind would be done
| hereafter. as it Wa grave ot,nce N Court ct
Justice.
THOMAS +. MARSHALL. Hen summed NJ
| for ne detence He began by saving that ~
,pennr the defence the counsel had stated the true.
| simple and only point Of inquiry and 80 clearly
separated the true question from all the ex'raneous
matter the implied and insulated charge whether
offered in proof for bar or in the press to prcjg.
| flee the public mind that be had left nothing for
him TO .ay on that branch OF tho subject. He had
also remarked on the peculiar situation OF the pri-
| amer and of those who urging the prosecution
,oain.f him: and however necessary Mr. VI. might
nave deemed il to state them ne thought il oni,
| cce.sary FOR him to aliude to the case. II VA.
indeed strange that prosecuting party should be-
interested TO large amount a, $40 600 in the
result OF u criminal trial; and it mi.ht n lca.'
DC fair to infer that tn. has simulated the parte,
to a nore than common zea
The Counsel has ni),med the iury that from the
moment Of arrest. no m,tior on what ground, it wa,
made his guilt ha, boon assumed a. q certain mat
ter thai be has not been treated by these great
,rgan, which assume to guide public opinion in
his city. j. accused or charged with crime To-
,e tried but a Edwards. the notorious .wird.
er-Edwards. the iorgcr-Edward. the man who
- was suggested. II would SEEM ought 10 be held
responsible for all the lGrgoricS that might have
rcen committed in the land And this has all been
assumed, and that the fox has been caught nj last
That tho gentlemen who are to inquire into the
facts OF this case are so ignorant TO make it
ccs.afy for me To- say tha, thr prisoner i, ouly TO
20 tried the charge for which he j. arraigued
N the proof submitted | have no belief Blu;
gentlemen the Prcss-not content even with this
the Press of your city in anticipation of ,hi, trial
not satisfied with having assumed. and laid
Town as fact, certain and incon,roycr,ibIo, lha,
he prisoner at the bar j. ALL and more than all
that which the indictment charges him with being
deems 1t necessary to say that portion Of hi
counsel, that one OF that portion which is takcr
from abroad-from the lard Of bis naiiyiv-.nd
that one myself is little better than the prisoner
himself is represented to be. Now NAV it please
the Court and may it plca-c you. Gentlemen OF the
Jury, may, IN justice to my client and to my
cause, for Il few moments refer to SUBJECT III
which myself am personally interested and with
which stand in such personal connection And
vet feel that apology j.. due to the Court and
to the jury for abiding To it here. Mas it pleas.
vow. genteren | should be the last person !
think on the face of the Earth who would seleci
this OCCASION TOR this place AZ that in which would
investigate a personal grievance Of my own,
the spot on which might choose - illuminate my
feelings or resentment against any ind,id Ha-no
mater what offence he might have committed To-
wards mo personally, 50 long as II confined To-
mys"f alone. But here in the relation of Coun-
sci and Client. sdium i, attempted To be attached
10 me in common with one who has in some sort
siakcd his liberty and III, safety in my hands. in
order that the charges against myself might glance
away and light upon the head Of the Inflated man
who has trusted his caC'c to my defence. and in
-uch case il becomes q point of professional duiy
here in the forum where these thing. ia.
tended TO operate, to explain the effect which they
have on me that they may not light an inno-
cent party.
be- leave then in Justification Of myself aud Of
my ellen, through the whole course of th. argu-
men, to read the paragraph To which | have re-
terrcd and which was written some time scfore the
| day Of this ,ri,.
We from the Tribun, tai the Hon. r p. Mar.
DAYS leciunng Temperance and giving his experience
drvetce OF the bottle, la, returned 10 This city to DE
lend the MONRos EDWARDS When he back
10 Washington he viii have been absent foJtg days. for
which lie vii doubt draw from the Treasury with III.
sanction OF hs brother members. $50 Now while the
Editor of the Tribune advocating The reduction the
irmy and Way ally did he not gently hint to Congress the
necessity Of reducing their own pay and OF not paying
hemsere, thing from The public purse while making
msunebanks OF themselves drvotng their advo-
atins The cause oi notorious swlnilci>''
| Now | venturc to assert that under all the cir
cum,tances of this case, so far a. this country J.
| acquainted with It, the parallel TO that paragraph
| cannot be found in the whole history OF the Press
And under the circumstances OF the case, and from
the fact that. from my being stranger here in
the City of Ncw-lork, | am spPrchcn-ivc that
the character there given To the counsel in th.
case may affect the rights Of my client. shall beg
cave under favor OF the Court, To explain the
| aiions between and To ssow how it comes that
| | nm here : the defendants counsel.
The prisoner at the bar i, a kcntuckiau by birth.
| tlihough never laid eve, on him till saw him
N tho Tombs OF your city, still | am not only ac-
| quainted-but most intimately and for length of
time have been acquainted with many of hi, rra-
| lives in the State from which we both come
was applied TO At the City of Washington by two
| 1t h- near rclatvcs-onc OF them member OF
| Congress. the other Young man with whom |
| had been intimately acquainted AMI for years a.
socaicd in the Legislature of kentucky. and on
terms Of the most friendly intimacy and for whose
! character "A gentleman. IN every sense of the
word, wosd if, under the circumstances nv
gage and voucher for such thing. IN YOUR CITY.
would be worth any thing. gage my own; was
| informed 10y them who the prisoner was. and what
was the dchcacy of hi> >ltua'ion-and they have
| requested me, asa personal favor, To endeavor To-
! defend him. ! came to the city of Ncw-York !
did not seek ih, causc-thoueh | wa. applied To
| by the prisoner and was requested to defend him.
and this is the reason Of my appearing here to.
day. To me it appeared the mos, natural thing
IN the world. Situated a he was and in what
ever part OF the world IN the course OF his wander
ngS he may bc >olourning, u seemed to me- when
found him, the most natural thing IN the world
thsi his eve should turn towards, the land OF hi.
nativity and 10 the man born in the sane land
with himself. and that in the hour Of hi, exremit,