Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-11-15

tlo0s Of iBHOceBce escape iis venom. -
Through iis influence, even your honor
might be hurled from the higa place You
occupy--by the Misrepresentation Of the
basest wretch, you. best motives might
be assailed, aud wound given which
could not be remedied, Think not be-
csuGe I am threatened, that | shall fof
one moment degrade myself By asking
lsuppIant fayors. am well aware what
the Law imposes. wish, however, u
compelled you 10 consign me al once 10
total annihiIahau. | am made the victim
in this charge, yct am ianoceni-inaO-
cent as the Saviour Of The word, or as
the child nn6orn. Sill, ask no iagor--
I wonEd dlsdain "a ask mitigation as 10
nv faie--taal man hiss yet to be born, be
fore whoul would bend a suppliani knee
Irecoguize but one Judgment sea'---iliai
of the Eternal, to which you and afe
equally amenable, and where, only, ex-
pect 10 have an impartial hearing.
As to my sentence, | cate not i 4 y
40 hour or a thousand years. When J
enter that prison, 10 me Il will be forever
-never more 10 come inlo the world.
and !, is hoped thatthose who have hun
led me 10 my present position will leave
The ashes of the man whom they have
destroyed TO remain Hndislurbed. Ny
only fault has heeD, that they knew ! had
money which they wished 10 have. As TO
/ mvzelr care not--death has no terror for
neon hundred occasions have fear
liaes,v faced it--but think Of others--ef
those connected with me.
In conclusion, have but one request
10 make. Your honor has already ex-
pressed an opinion on the trial--any re
narksadded in relation to me as guilty
man NAV have counter effect from what
l;n,ended-no man thinks me fool. II
There was in your honor oil the cOncen>
! traied wisdom Of the world, could mol
he more sensible from observations YOU
mighi make than | already am OF the of
fence IMPUTED 10 me, venif deserved
them. MY siiuationis extremely pain
tful, and any addition would bs unnecess
sary would ask yonr honor to spare
me fu r,her remark. That is all have TO
say, sir. ~,
IN sentence without remark. II II de-
narts from tina: intention, is in conse. /.
auence Of your remarks. l have no idea
4 that any thing the court can say Will De OF
any avail, but you deceive yourse'f't you
think there ia any person in the commu
. ni,v who has paid attention 10 the pros
ceedings, that has the least doubt oi youl
! being guilty man.
| EdwaTds-I have no objections to
} Judge Kent-You arc consig 'ed %
, nunishment for your offences. TIE law'
] of society expel you; they cannot exls
connection with crimes such as yGnrs
Z Vorr c,se ,s even remarkable for l's lnrPi
! .nds-Dot only is the offence Tor "h'cr
& - sou nave heeI tried, very great, but. yo'
: have ende4vored 10 defeat The enls .
Justice by bold attempt at saoorni"g :
n noriury witnes es on this very .r,a'.- AT
Ynar Imprisonment will be for long tlme
is YoI, NV. however survive II, ana lnefe
IS Ei0, hone that yon may yet redeem
% BON, character, and be, what you neVs
d ~. .us .hsen ! useful and worthy mt m 9
I.kEa %
ic Edwards--(bowing,) Very compliment
i ary, indeed, sir. ,..s 80,
g Judge Keni (cohiinuiug)- hope YOU
ID case will not be. without use to osReEl
e, oneraline as warning TO ,dstor 'F,'I ,I
er cfime You we're bora Of respectaol
is 0ayentaqe. which you have disgtaced,--
ls You have exhibited yourself destitute g 3
ID tirely of moral principle, and Tue resi- ~,
Of nowis that your name is stamped WI y!
Your remarks can make no o.
"a f.rsnce in the senience--you are CO,
Id signed to ten years Imprisonment.
o. sbis lbe cour, goes to the extreme
"a. lie law. Had The law allowed iare.
,w amount, ii would have been imposed !
re, Euoder the circumstances Of the ease 1ne
by lean be no mitigation.
Sc Edwprds-I do not ask i, sir I,
nv Tadga Keni--Monroe Edwar vs.
re- ssssenee ol IIle court is, that on the q
II couvic,ion you no Imprisoned N
,ad STATE Prison at Sing Sing for five yea
os- and IN The second conviction, 70 an az
il tional inDprisonmeni oftiye yeaIs,
m commence on the expiration ot Z
nj FIRST
I The prisoner was then remanded.
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