Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-12-31

$4,000. The Jury brought IN a verdict Tor S20O. |
Mr.. Grecly attended the tia al Baliston, in per-
son. and plead his own cause which has heen fully
reported in the Tribune. Mr.. Grccly treats the
whole with perfect good humor but could not, for
the soul Of him, comprehend the apparent incon-
sstency of the tieaJings. Instead of pleading the
general issue, lie told he ought to have ,tSti>
fed He illustrates his position very hUmorously
in the following article. Mr.. Greely is one Of
your truly ecccntTic characters. In appearance he
is tall and gaunt, somewhat bent in his person,
complexion, aud would never he recognised Ivy any
one as the able editor of leading Journal. In
facts, involving figures and statistical information
he has no superior in the county. in dress he is
the very an,ipodes Of dandy. When we saw
him, he had on a light colored, straight collsred
vest, which came down some six eight inches
below his waist.hand. His hoots al the same
time, protruding through his pants some three OF
tout inches futhcr than is allowed by the laws of
fashion. In conversation he is extremely afiablc,
his cOuntenance at the same time exhibiting rest.
lessness aud activity. TO stranger when not in
conversation, he would have the appearance of an
overgrown boy. His private character aud morals
are without reproach. lie alludcs to lis personal
peculiai,ies in the following article:
The Application of the Law Of Libel by our
supreme Court.
We close our illustrations of the Law Of Libel
as applied by our Supreme Court to Editors in the
Cooper 1.ihel.suits, by n sample of the rules of
Justification, as laid down by tn IN, especially in
tie rcccn, noted Cooperstown decision.
Our friend Fcnimore Cooper, it will he rcmem.
herrd, chivarously declared in his summing up at
Ballston, that if we TO sue him for a libel in
asserting our personal uncomlness, be should not
plead the General Issue, but justify. TO plain
man, u,is would seem an easy and safe course
But let us try it: Fcnimore has the audacty To
say we are not handsome; employ Rlchard-
presume he has no aversion to a good fee even
if made up of the Editorial 'siIpcnccs' Fenimore
dilatcd on-and commence our action, aying the
venue in 81. Lawrence, Allcgany or some other
| County where our personal appearance is not no.
toricus; and, ifthe Judge should lc a friend OF
| ours much the better. Well Fcnimorc boldly
pleads JuSt tfcdfisn, thinking il a casy as not
But how is he 10 establish il We Of course should
not I've So green as 10 attend the Trial i'll person in
such an i.sue---no man is obliged TO make out his
advesary's case-but would leave il all to Richard
and the help the Judge might properly give him
So the cause il on, and Fenimore undertakes the
! Justification, which ofcoursc admits and aggravae.
| the libel SO our side is all made out Bot let u,
| h,,, J. ,T L., H.,
of Offering witnesses 10 poinr-blank that W,
are homeIy-ihrt. ifhe did uot know it, the judy,
would soon tell hvm would be a simple opinion
which would not do to go to the Jury he mus
present .fIcis
Fenimore. Well, then, your Honor offer t,
prove by this witHcss that the Plaintiffs tow head
ed, and halfhald at that he is lonc-lrgsed, raunt
and most cadaverous of visage-ergo, homely'
Judge does that follow Light hal
and fair face bcspcak purely Saxon ancestry
and honorable in the good old days; I rul
that they are comey. Thin locks bring out tn
chronological developments, you see, and give dig
nifty and massvcness to the aspect /; and as t.
sleuderness, what do dandies lace for if that i
no, graceful They ought 10 know what is al
rac,ive, reckon. No, sir, your proof is rele
want, and I rule il out
FeuTmorc, Che sweat arting)-'Well, YOU
Honor; have evidence to prove the said plant.
sIouchinG in dress ; goes bent Ike hoop, and :
rocking in gait that he walks down both sides Of
stree, a, once
JIdsc.--'Thqt to prove homcIin,s7 hope yo
don't expect man of ideas to spend his preciou
houcs before looking glass 1t would be rob5in
the pubic. Bent do you say Isn't the cury
the true line of beauty, I'd like to know Wher
were you brought up' As to walking, you don
expect man of mark you called him at Ball
ton, to be quite dapPcr and pert as footmar
whose walk is his hourly study and his night
) drCam-its perfection the sum of his ambition =
Great ideas of beauty you must have That ev
dcnce won't answer
t Now, Fenmore, brother in adversely wouldn
2 you begin to have a realizing sense of your awfl
situation ! Wouldn't you begin to wish yourse
; somewhere else, and a great deal farther, hefor
you into Court to Justify legally an opinion
Wouldn't you begin To perceive that the spplc
ton of the Law of Libel in its strictness to me-
expression of opinion is absurd, mis,akeu aud 4
: rannicaI
. -OfcoIrse, we shant take advantage of yo
. exposed aud perlIous condiJion, for we are me,
:. and iorgiving, with a hearty dsrellsh for the m
,. chincry Of the law. Blu, if we had mind to tai
IS hold Of you, with Richard to help us, and the 5
pteme Courts ruling in actions OF libel at our bac