Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1843-07-01
A BRILLIANT APPEAL FOR A Gil
ENT.

Gentlemen OF the Jury-lt is with feel
ing OF no ordinary commotion that | rise
to defend my injured client here, from the
attacks which has been made upon his
heretofore unapproachable character.
feel gentlemen, that though a good deal
smarter than any of you are, or even the
Judge here, yet am utterly concomitant
to present this ere case in that magnanim-
Dug and heart-rending light which impor-
lance demands; aud, gentlemen, | trust
that whatever | lack in presenting the
subject; will be Immediately made up by
your own natural good sense and discern
ment, if you have got any.
The counsel for the prosecution, gen.
tlemen, will undoubtedly endeavor to
heave dust in your eyes. He will tell
you that his client is, pre-eminently, a
man of iunction-that is man of UNI
doubted and unimpeachable voracity-
that he is man that would scorn to fotch
an action agln another man merely for to
satisfy his own personal corporosity, but
gentlemenlet me cautionate you TO beware
how you rely upon any spacious reason
ing like this. myself apprehend, gem
tlemen, that this here suit has been will
fully and maliciously fotch-lotch, gem
tlemen, for the sole and only purpose Of
brow-beating my unhappy client here, &
IN an eminent manner, grinding the face
OF the poor; and apprehend, also, that
lfyou could but look into that mans heart
and read there the motives which have
propelled him to fotch this suit, such
picture of moral urpentine and heartfelt
ingratitude would be brought to light as
has never before been exhibited since the
Falls of Niagara.
Now, gentlemen, want to make bril-
liant appeal to the kind symmetries of
your natur, and see if | can't warp your
judgments a little in favor of my unfortu-
nate client here, and then | shall fotch my
arguments to a close. Here is poor man
with numerous wife and child depend
ent on him for their daily bread and butter
wantonly fetched up here and arraigned
before an intellectual jury on the charge
of ANONYMOUSLY hooking-yes, gentle
men, mark the idea, hooking six quarts of
new cider. You gentlemen, have all been
placed in the same situation. and you
know how to feel for the misformnes Of
my heart-broken client, and | humbIy
calculate you will not permit the gushings
of your supervising hearts to bequench-
ed in the bud by the surepous arguments
OF my Ignorant opponent on tother side.
The law expressly declares, gentlemen
in the beautiful language Of Shakespeare,
that where no doubt exists of the guilt of
prisoner, it is your duty to lean upon
the side Of justice, and fotch him in limo
cent. If you keep this fact in view in
the case of my client gentlemen, you will
have honor of making friend of him and
all his relations and you can always look
upon this occasion and reflect, with plea
sure, that you did as you have been done
by; but if, on the other hand, You disre-
gard this great principle of law, act at
nought my eloquent remarks, and fotch
him in guilty, the silent witches of con-
science will foller you over every faircorn
field, reckon, and my injure and down
Irodden client will be pretty apt to light
on you some of these dark nights, as my
Eat lights on sasser full ofnew milk.
WAsHINGToN's LAST VoTE.--I was
present, says correspondent of the
Charleston Courier, when Gen'l. Wash
ngton, gave his last vote. II was in the /