New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-07-11
Cooneraee in prorress.

against us, founded on our Report of our Cooper
demand, it will be seen, is only Ss3,000-his us1-
al charge-but we have lively trust that we
shall convince the Jury that we do not owe him
the first red cent of it. However, we make no
defence here further than to say that some of
Mr.. Cooper's wire-drawn differences from cur
good-natured remarks are quite mistaken as we
shall set forth in our plea to this declaration,
which we shall lay before our readers in due sea-
son. Meantime, they will hcarken to the com
plant Of Fennmore, who thus doefully giveth
vent to his tribulations =
Supreme Court
Of the Term Of May in the year Of Lord eighteen
hundred and fortytsree.
oTsEGo COUNTY, IS: j. FE.rnoRE CoopER, Plain.
tiff in this suit, by Richard Cooper, his Attorney,
plains of HORACE GREELEY and THOMAS McELRATn,
Defendants in this suit, being in custody &C., Of plea
of tIespass N the case.
For that whereas the said defendants conviuC and mali
clousy intending inure the said plaintiff in his good
name, fame and credit and to bring him general
tempt and iguominy, heretofore wit on the nsentyaln
day Of November in the year Of Lord eighteen hundr
and foryone and TO wit a, Cooperstown the Count
aforesaid falsely wickedly and malicouy published AID
caused and procured to be published certain newspaper
called the NewYork Tribune, false scanaoi.s
and malicious libel of and concerning the said plaintiff
tainng among other things the following false malicious
and defamatory Of and concerning the said plaintiff
that is say:
all events having published the letter excepted to as
matter Of intelligence without any of feeling toward
Mr.. Cooper (e said patif neanng such as his con-
duct IN the seemed 10 excite have all stood
ready publish cheeruy correction contradiction
re might choose send He (the said plaintiff meanin)
chooses to send none, but suit for libel instead so be IT,
then, Walk ill., Mr.. Sheriff
There Is comfort to sustain under this terrible
dispensation. Nh Cooper (meann the said plaintif will
have TO bring his action meaning said suit for lbe trial
somewhere He will 10, like 10 bring it New.York,
lmeaning the City OF NewYork for (meaning said de.
fendants) known here Nor in Otsego, (aeannc the
County of Otsego) for he (meaning the said paiutt) is
know there hereby meaning that the said plaintiff
sequence OF being known III the County Of Otscgo
bad repue there and would not for that reason like to bring
suit for libel in said County Of Otsego.)
And the said plaintiff further AYERS that the sy
oies nhu followed by DASH when they the publ
cation hereinafter set forth, us follows, wit nh, were
meant intended by the said defendants or the word in
human and that the said defendants in using the aforesaid
syabes followed by dash aforesaid connection with
the Context intended convey and did convey the idea
that the said plaintiff on the occasion referred that par,
of said publications had acted in an inhuman manner And
the said plaintiff also that the syables ungen followed
BY dash, follows, wit, unger when hev occur in
the publication hereinafter fcth were meant ard n,en
The word upgensemanly, and thar The sad defendants in
using the siables last aforesaid followed by dash as a,e
said connection with the context intended convey and
did convey the idea that the said plaintiff the
referred in that part of said publications. had acted either
IN most nngenerous most ungentemanly
Wit, at the place and iii the County aforesaid.
Aud the said plaintiff further SAYS that The said defendants
further conrviug aud intending aforesaid afterwards
Wit the twelfth day Of December the year Of our Lord
eighteen hundred and ortytwo and Wit the place and
the County aforesaid falsely wickedly aud maciously
published and caused and procured to be published in
faa newspaper called the NewYork Daily Tribune Ger.
other false scandalous and malicious libel of and cor,
cening the said plaintiff part of which said last men
toned libel there and is contained the following false
malicious and deamaory Of and concerning the said
plaintiff, that is say:
Knowing what positively did and do OF the severe
iaes OF the wife o' Mn Weed and the dangerous state of
his eldest daughter the time of the Fonda trials in cues.
toaregarding them dothe Jokes attempted 10 BE-.
cut BY Feanoe he said plaintiff meaningl over their cor.
dtionh talk of the story growing up from one c,r 10 ,h
mother aud three four dane hers-hs iun about their
probably having the Asatc Cholera among them or some
other contagious disease, Sc &choweyer il NAV have
sounded TO others did rather inhu (,ueainr I'M
hnran) Halo there. chad like 20 put our foot rGh
into i, again. after all tuition We mean 10 say hat
considering thar just the day before Mr. Weed had baan
clicked by his counsel into surrcadcnr a, discretion 10 F.
imore e said plaintiff meaas) heng assured (correcrlv
by sand counsel that, the Law expouadd and adj
supreme Court he had
out to bow his neck 10 the yoke, pay all that might be-
claimed OF him and publish whs,ever hru,at;os should
&c required 81 else prepare to be Immediately ruined BY the
salts Which Fenimore hc said plaintiff meaning( and Rich
ard had already commenced or were pe;Dp ready for b;
considering ali This and how much Mr. Weed had maid and
must pay towards his treals said plains subsistence
how keeny '" sad Weed meaning) has Ind smsr, FOR
speaking his riGd of hnwe lid not tn k ,ha, Er,i,or
iesaiag said plaintiffs talk at this time and Mace Of
Weeds family, and Of Weed himself as man 50 paltrv
that ne would pretend 10 sickness in his fmiy as an excuse
KEEP: tE1urf I'D
PIT OF; his case for day seemed 10 u.s. considers
ing the present relations Of the parties most uncep
tnesnns esther nngenerous or uagn,ensnly) There We
50 again :"
And in another par, Of which sad aforementioned libel
there was and is contained the following false malicious and
deamnory matters Of and concerning the said paiuE be-
ing part of an from the NswYor: Trbnns Of rho
r'7eatyhihh Of No:ember hundred sad io,y.oe
thsr is say;
AZ al! events having published the letter excepted 4, as
Has.er ct Intelligence without any OF e. iSs toward
Ms Cooper bat such As his conduc; the case seemed 10
excite we have all times stood ready 10 publish cheerv
.ay correction or he might choose 10 send rs;
he chooses TO send none but SUI, For libel nst>ad So be
IL then. Walk IN. Mr.. Sheriff
There is comfort sustain us under hi IS errih.
iispensstioa. Mr. Cooper (he said psin rneanag will
aye to bring his action (meanuc the SAID o= leN 10
rial Somewhere. he will like 10 bring 3, in
meaning the City OF NewYork for we ueaniag The said
sfendaa;s kuown here; In otsego aesaing the
soaty of osego) for ne Ohe said plaintiff neapiac) is
no"s t'etS, Vhsrepv meaning mat the said Plaintiff,
Consequence OF being aowa il the County Of osego aas
6sd erute she-s and woad aos therefore like TO :Sg
'he SUI; III that County,
And in another part OF which said aforementioned libel
here was aud contained the following false malicious and
sfaioTy matters Of aid concerning the said psi tha,
10 saJ : kenmore (meaaias the said plaintiff closed
cry effectively win an apsea for his character and pic
ne Of The saiefiugs Of his wife and fsmy-hs gyown-up
hs'rs often snfased in tears by these attacks on their
Of,sS add . he III
cd, ard think it told We have fsferea, theory as 10
ast the girls CRYING for Dat won't state it, lest an.
her dose of Supreme Court Law be administered 10 us
srsby meaninr TIA, ha said nla,riff h so.a.