The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-11

il his orlorn and dssoate condi,ion aaa
a KentuCkian by birth t0 All a
try would have undertaken il, ana @i -
ISLANDERS that could have been caped -.~
months surrounded no was by sucn extrom.
calamity, rather than to have deserted uLsss
circumstances
audience broke out into two distinct r"~~<-
applause Notwithstanding the warning OF yuuge Asst
Jupcr krNT--Ofhccrs who j s that is making thrt
noise Mr. Coyille keep your eyes in that direction. ard
BRING any one before me whom offending.
MNssHALl-But feel less diiic uty now than did BE-
foreor he has found another country be his coun
sci who holds before him shield and escutcheon
against which the utmost malice of SANDER itself point
ing with his long skinny finger to where the regular
Yer oil ms countrymen is concerned he of
being lowered in the estimation Of any to this
tack se gentlemen let me explain the nature and
oft; is, let ne tell you, personal matter II is
intended for me alone and for the sole qualification Of
wreaknH private revenge, in certainly manly
the most honorable the dgnGed o.iner and under he
most humane Great laughter but subdued
on individual could be conceived in SO
| loity-so exalted manner. Great aughler) But
do believe was alone the motive the sole sought
But ecy ated the feelings of this intent
was he of gratifying his revenge that he entirely
wreaking the unfortunate prisoner who had never
done him the slightest injury i'll will regret
mgly that this thing y soand regret that occurred
wardness OF itand am aware, il the counsel the op
pose side chooset to make an ungencroxs useof it, may
be made subject of attack felt compelled
to make this statement and has happened to be mis-
iortuney most unpleasant situationto have had to
tce this same dsrepuabe source of attack twice recently
and both times the discharge Of my public duties And
will explain 10 you the circumstances that drew forth
this noble mode OF revengeths precious morsel against
myself Last winter this writer made a charge
against Congress- state the substance of the charge
that quantity Of British coin had been brought this
country for tho purpose Of bribng the members
grcs Of which was oneand that they had bought
to the tune of 100000 piece! (great laughter;
all eyes directed towards the regular or.
my" Judge Kent looked uncommon GROSSLY l. in
my place in Congress instantly repelled the
charge, and in very mild language for so gross an at
tack This brought letter from the writer Of the arti
Gle, asking me to retract what said Well reviewed
IL ref ed
and Ineper ond reraet honhe face Of the earth III the
followed. Ind sre suck The correspondence and ie,es
The Striking one hand the paper and pointing
know that am exactly the thing represented in this cor
rupt paper but believe that lay claim TO the
csorscer Of gentleman am aioerably good judge
least as well as the man who wrote that article, and
pre.ends to be gentleman But will simply remark
that in Congressat the bar--beforc the pcople-in all
these various characters, all of which consider are
merged in the character of gentleman--ihaf stand
am Responsible. Great sensation and Judge Kent was
about to stop hm And for any thing that may have
thug to " the ' s who oosed n
hedl Under any Circumstance. pledge my
pertains to my position as a member Of Congress- And
do hope that such gentlemen have any personal revenge
il they and not by of the public prints crafty
their malice against me by attacking my client. Such
find ready them Great sensation and slight ap
pausc, but soon suppressed And gentlemen, with
of the attack in its light and give such
weight as is necessary and proper, and The
leans hch was cved ed August Is4 in this city
The forgery detected the 18th September Msun-
ber The prisoner WINS not frrested till the ID October
The proof relied upon by the prosecution the strongest
part as suppose is the Identification Of the prisoner
the man who received the money. Brown, Brothers K
Co took from the 18th Of September to I'd October
tain the OF these drafts but that Brown Brothers
and Co. arrested this some other grounds than
those which they had got during those inquiries.
The prisoner at the Bar from the slst August to
I'd October remained public among his friends without
any description of John Caldwell being given, and
the ID October he is arrested on deposition made by
Alexander Powell beg TO call to your attention that
the whole of the evidence for the prosecution will
say has been got up but certainly has been procured
in remembering before and after you have been told and
call to notice the that these
give their evidence under What the evidence the
prosecuon1 You must be satisfied that the prisoner
forged the letter sgned1 Naunsell White Co.. and ad
dressed tc Brown, Brothers Co. in this city They prove
the receipt Of letter in New York on the aad August
bearing date New Orleans 10th August They prove the
ing DRAFT and order for the cotton That letter was
answered on the 18th BY Brown Brothers Co. con
S"rs 10 os arS ow sEs e $1,000 and mailed
payable at Baltimore We're presented, and paid. On
the I'd September. the checks payable at Richmond
were paid They have proved the hand WRITING of
the letter dated Alexandria and the tho
same by more than one person They have thus they
say shown similarity between the writer Of the letter
signed Maunsell. White Co. and the who received
the money Now their sthat all these thingc were
!
they have proved and rely upon. We that when
you come to enquire upon presumption in criminal
there is one great Lending presumption side. that
are innocent until the contrary proved No matter
what may he citizen, denzen stranger resident or
traveller innocent guilty OF any other charges
not bound to show where were until the people prove
scratching upon u.s. We have far acknow lodged that
the presumption of manner has been far shaken
put us on our defence Not 10 prove that did do
but that we could not do it, That all the circumstances
therefore, must be innocent the charge II is for
you, gentlemen Of the jury, the evidence to
weigh to bring testimony against testimony and give
the benefit OF the prcsumptions Of innocence, and
of that magnificent promise of the law under
which we live that the prisoner shall have the benefit
whatever doubt there They must prove that the letter
was forged in New York by Munroe Edwards. They
have proved the receipt OF letter bearing the post
mark. Now to be guilty Msnroc Edwards must either
have been in New Orleans and written the and post
ed there or he must have forged here and put in the
desk in this city and II that written in New Orleans
all the ev dcncc has proved that Monroe EDWARDS
that part of the country II has not been attempt
on the 23d August the day the letter received. To
indhm guilty You must first assume that he did it, and
then suppose that he in New York that time They
have proved him have been Alexandra On the 2sth
at the time this letter posted there They have not
proved him TO have been in Alexandria ut the time the
letter containing the money been rccciv ed and
Delivered at the post office there Here then gentlemen
Of the jury are the facts without which the prosecu-
r. was NOT IN Alcrandns on the 2 2s,h Of August and
On s drafts were PAID and now
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ssEs shen Sey paid rs They have su
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ia, I.m.rlaIie any point on, Monroe I'd
sustain or sss"d PS' %i'rre o us sd'' &c
a 90 sssy Bot ,. On question Of 1t.
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