Holly Springs gazette., 1843-01-13


Gentlemen, he said / will suppose. for
argument sake-tor il IS only for The sake ot
argument that such supposi,ion can Be for
moment entertained-t will suppose. 1
say. thai the pllinlif' had made cut his case.
would you. when the debt is only surety
one. deprive my client of his negroes. the
only prop and support of his fast declining
years Shall Il be said that IN the free inde-
pendent and repudiating Stateof Mississippi.
The las, remnant ofmy clients property shall
be swept away 10 pay debt, the 6eSt rel
cent OF which he never handled Shall i
be told abroad, among The bank men OF New
Orleans. The brokers Il Wall Stree; New
Y ork. the Jews cf the RovaI Exchange ia
London and ,he milieaaIles Of the Bourss
CT Paris. that the three negroes, and three
only which the tornado Of bad times the
crash OF banks and the sugges o. suspension
had spared rim, are now 10 be gaabled
away BY your verdict, IN point Of injustice,
would sink below playing brag CT poker
with marked cards, gentlemen
He next launched into the pathetics-
Gealemen. said h YOU all have
wives-young, amiable. interesting. lovely
wives. Gentlemen. my client TOO has
wife; bat alas she is neither young. ania-
bic, Interesting or lovely She IS old, gen
tlemen, very old Amiable she Is not Tor
the yicisitudes Of fortune and a constitution
broken down BY disease, have rendered her
an object more 10 be pitled than admired
interesting or lovely she cannot be, for she
has long since passed that period ct life when
j beauty lends its Establishments 10 the check
and sprightlness and vivaciIy add their !us-
tre 10 personal attractions Take these ne
groes away from her aud PROSTATE her-as
! the immortal Shakespeare SO elegantly ex-
| presses it
'-Yon do I Ike the prop
That doth sustain her house you take her llte
/ When you DO take the means whereby she lives.
In fact, gentlemen. pledge you my pro
+ fessional reputation that you would be ali
liable to Indictment for murder ia the frs,
degree should you find 4 verdict against nv
client
1t this announcement thelury looked
startled, the Judge looked astoaished. aud at
the several negative compliments paid TO his
better half the plaintiff seer1ed n0wise plea
sed The counsel next referred 10 The head
OF his client, siivered o'e. WIKI age-noc
wlth age, for he was comparatively Il
young man. but with the frosts OF misfortune
Here the defendant daried out 0t TIE coure
in an apparent rage. The counsel contin-
!, aed his ingenious defence. and finally wound
up by a n ardent appeal 10 the virtue, iulelli-
i gence, independence and magnanImny Of the
, jury. TO find for the defendant
5 The opposite counsel replied. They re-
: terred 10 the conclusive nature Of the eyi-
| denee-to the clearness oi the law and The
naked facts ofthe case The Judge charged
| N favor THE plaintiff. and censured the er-
: ratio and unproiessional course ofdefendant 5
counsel, bat il was al! Of no avail The eli
oquence Of Harneit, The pity-exciting picture
which he drew of Maclew's wife fin which.
: BY the way, there was not ere word o.
/ truth. for she happened to be brisk. b0unc-
9 ing woman,) but above all. his threat ab0u,
arralgnlng them for murder. did the bust
ness with the jury aud without retiring
I from their seats. they brought in 4 rcrdic.
for the defsAdent
e Harnett Immediately Ieit the court. and on
5 his way up to the tavern met his client
e who seemed flushed wiki liquor and much
: excited Joy my boy. joy said the de
s lighted counsel I've gained the suit
i 'D-n the suit and d-n you and DR.
/ The negroes said Mackew; 4 would nj sui
n Ter Inc abuse you gave the old woman anC
: myself for the whole consarn. I'll lick yot
4 for it. any way you can fx It; and here h
: brandished large stick over his zeainu.
lawyers head. and would have repaid hin
. for his dexterous professional service with ,
: sound drubbing, had not nu sal friends in
Z terposed.
Explanations were made 70 AIackesv. whc
' at length became convinced that the talk a
bout his wifs's age. ugliness, &c, and abou
i his own gray hair. was al in his ere and Z
j lizabeth Martin so they adjourned 10 ths
1 tavern and had general drink
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