The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-16
Trial of VIM. L.. stone.

al 10 O'Clock the Court again opens and Judge
Kent will probably deliver of the most interest
ing charges on the law of libel and the liberty of
the press, that ever given to the world We
expect this from his great talents-from his high
moral feelings-irom his independent character.
Expecting thus of the Judge we have made ar
engagements by mea rs Of our admirable corps of re-
poriers, and our vast physical and mechanical APP
paratus, TO publish this able Charge, in an EXTRA
HERALD in twenty-five minutes after the Judge
shall have delivered it to the jury. So look out
newsboys and newsmongers.
Now for word of truth and soberness on this
trial-ths singular trial-this extraordinary trial.
We have heretofore cautiously avoided making
any remarks on the very extraordinary deveope-
ments which the examination Of the witnesses, and
the speeches of counsel, have made We had no
desire to say word that might lay straw in the
way of Col Stone, although for years he has pur-
sued us like a hyena-abused us in public and in
private-and behaved more like heather than an
amiable Christian. We have no wish that it should
go hard with him, although he and his Clique have
done all they could do to destroy our reputation,
and TO PROSTATE our establishment. We trust, and
hope, and pray to Heaven, that he may have safe
deliverance, and that he may. from this day for
ward, begin decided moral reform in the quality
and kind of his feelings and emotions, to be enter
tanned toward his fellow editors and fellow men,
Ofthe very extraordinary evidence given on THAI
trial by the several witnesses, and particularly by
Judge Noah, we shall give a fair and candid opin-
ion hereafter. Indeed, the perhsa Of that evidence
has astonshedus Why We find Judge Noah kind
y desiring 10 have nole prosSqmi entered up in our
case, on the avowed ground that the whole prosecu-
ton against us mere bagafee while at the same
time, the sef-samc Judge, in the witness stand, ac-
knowledges that he was Of the first TO give the
cue drinking OF the conspiracy topoor Stone, which
formed the basis of the attack on the two Aldermen
on the Bench, because they only inflicted fine of
$3.50. When we came TO thispart of the evidence we
burst out into this Shaksperan strain -
Iia ha ha.
Ho! no! no,
He he he
So, by this singular disclosure, il would appear
that Stone merely used as a very respectable
catspaw for fighting other PERSONS quarrels On this
ground alone we would have some bowels of COM
passion for him-and treat him as tenderly as pos
sible-as tcnderly poor pigeon dove.
Another funny feature of the evidence is the state
men, that "scveral ladies' went to Judge Noah to
like to know who these ladies were, in order that
we could thank them in person for their good sense,
good taste, good feelings and good looks-for such
ladies must be beautiful. This is a fact that we
never heard of before--bui it shows what we have
always said, that the ladies' OF New York take
deep and abiding interest in the welfare and pros
perity of the New York Herald and its wonderful
editor, and that they stick to through evil and
through good report. God bless them from the bot.
tom of our heart.
But enough-and probably more than enough of
on the evidence. In these few words we
wish to say nothing to interfere with the operation
of ustice-or disrepectful to the honorable court
After the close of this trial shall take up the
subject and review it at length, comprehcnding also
the miserable attempts made against our very ex-
cellent counsel, John A. Morrell, Esq, who
throughout that affair conducted himself with the
greatest talent, SKILL tack and unsullied honor az
counsel, man and Christian. He never degraded
his character an honorable counsel, by savage
attacks on the reputation of third parties not on
the record. He never affected to be a saint, but
acted like a heather.
There is, however, one or two features that we
cannot pass over. The false and libcous charges
which have been heapcd of late upon our character
and our journal, shall not pass away without some
legal action Hiram Ketchum, in defending hi.
client, had no legal right to assail our reputation,
which in point of morals intellect and every element
that constitutes man, is at least equal to his or to
that Of any other that crawls over the stones
OF Wall street In his opening speech he charged
us with ''levying black mail"-with all sorts of
corruption and abominaton. These and all other
charges we pronounce, foul and audacous bels
foul and audacious falsehood, of the deepest and
blacklist dye-and we shall ascertain, by an action
for libel against this man, whether counsel has
right to go beyond the record, and to assai other
mems reputation not on tlial-not even a witness
not in any way concerned with the affair David Ora
ham, his associate counsel did not 60 30 far on the
road to error as Ketchum, but even David went too
far in his illusions and remarks-andi in his late OK
cellent, talented and worthy father could have
heard his words in his green grave, he would have
rebuked his son with gentle sigh of rcproach from
that eternity in which he enjoys, as he deserves,
everlasting bliss and happiness.
We cannot-we will not any longer pass over
these matters-or permit the cliques and organs of
Wall street, TO trample upon our name, our charac-
ter, our reputation, and our rights. On the 9Th of
the present month, seven years were completed
since we first started the New York Herald
and during the whole of that period we have
been prosecuted and illuminated by wicked
and malicious conspiracy of editors, fnanciers,
brokers' politicians and bankrupts, whose CEN
tire is IN Wall street, and extremties in the
bottomlcss pit. In the course of that time we
have accomplished greater results in the vast field
of moral financial political and Intellectual REFORM
than any single editor, in any country, ever did.
We started our career the broad basis of truth,
Justice, morals, religion science, and sound prnc
pies in banking, commerce and currency. We cast
oil at once and forever the control and authority of
riiques, and planted ourself on the broad field of
American mind, American thought, and American
The Wall street 1iquNs-the Wall
street ewsnaners fell their noxer at sf axe and Co..