The New York herald., 1845-09-24

prominence lamentable in the extreme and should sup
Sc that the depoable effects thatare evident upon the
face of things here amongst you would all from
engaging hereafter in such transactions But year
since saw your county in most hourishing condition
Your green hills and beautiful valleys bore upon their
face evidence of happiness hardly to be found
II was aourshing county even under the leasehold
system and no county had gone forward rapidly
than tins in the acquisition OF weata and enJoymen
OF social happiness The contrast thst is now pre-
tions Of your county, told that the crops have
not been harvested Although heaven has continued its
blessings upon the labor of the husbandman yet the hus-
bandman- having in evil hour been led 10 the CON-
mission of crime having listened perhaps, to foreign
lecturers and having been thus induced to place himself
attitude of hostility to the aw-has fled and left
his crops TO perish And here the contrast is equally
striking In ,So community where where but ts a crime su WAS
triamany OF them, regret 70 say for capital offence
i, surprising that things OF this kind should exist in
government like ours-that portion Of the people
should be found warning against their own govern.
ment-ior it Is here government strictly of the
people If in legislation have been
mi,ted. you have tho power to correct them. You
give government right direction And yet strange
as it seems, you fad portion Of the people placing
themselves in open rebellion against that government
refusing to enjoy the rich blessings purchased by the
blood OF their fathers and placing themselves In posi-
ton to destroy all the institutions that have thus far
blessed them. This is, indeed greatly to be regretted
There never be in free governments government
there be any thing wrong the ballot box Is the place
where redress is certain The power is the peoples
own But tkmust always be peacefully exerted-never
by force 1t is certainly surprising that the tenantry
should be found forgetting in theri treason against the
accomplished
be- infinitely for them than for the landlords The
law necessary to protect the tenant than the lard
lord The has much need OF its protection The
rich and powerful can bring around them by their
wealth OF protection and self defence Those less
rich and powerful look to the law for protection II
their rights violated they appeal to the law. Their
lives and their property be protected except
by and under the law and is therefore surprising that
this resistance Of the lawthat this stroke against it
should from those who have need Of
its protection than those under whom they hold
This most unfortunate subject, gentlemen, is the
The
nsation of criminal justice and the that will doubt
less claim large portion Of your attention in the dis.
charge of your duties as Grand Jurors You should
carefully survey the whole ground and if instance is
brought before your notice Of violation OF the law, you
will examine it firmly and earessly but with due regard
to the rights of the accused and you find that crime
has been committed and you ascertain who has commit
fore the Court by indictment you will be instructed by
the District Attorney the law in OF this de-
scrpon Several sections OF the statute should be
amned by you in order that you may understand per-
iectly the nature of the and the grade of crime
1t said gentlemen, that the returns made of petju
rors by town officers have not been honestly made in
and this is intimately connected with the
subject which | have just addressed you. Into this
you should carefully look II is indispensabet fair
mnisraton of justice that petit jurors should be return
ed by the returning officers in the towns honestly and
that matter and if you learn any instance in which the
returns have been dishonesty made you must present
that case, by indictment for trial. You will look
fully at all the Offences numerous they may be- that
grown out of this state Of things Wherever the
law has been violated it your duty to present the Of
before youa full examination being careful not to pre-
causeessy any individual is impossible
what may be the result of these transactions
less and ures discharge their duty with unshrink
ing fidelity. But OF one thing We must think, be
nhed Inc law VIII eventually triumph Disorder may
nay even their lives may be sacrificed whilst in the
faithful discharge of their duty, but it is evident
think to the mind of reasonable man, that the law
will eventually triumphthat it will be enforced-that
the guilty will be brought to punishmen-and that it
idle i'll community like this to suppose that compara
lively fey individuals, by placing themselves in resist
ance succeed in overturniag the government de
eating the execution of the law The promptness with
which the people Of this county, after the late most
fortunate transactio forward and adopted the
cessary for protecting against these aggres
sons arresng the offenders evidence that
will triumph After the late tragcal occurrence learn
that people from every town that was not disafeced
presented themselves ready to their country in any
capacity in which their services required deter
mined to enforce the law and to punish the aggressors
and those who thus voluntarily presented themselves
were not landlords They had personal interest in
this question. They must have been prompted there.
fore by feelings of patriotismby love of countryhy
determination to sustain the institutions of their State
for they forward without any interest in the ques
tion aside from its public character to peril their lives
# need be- defence Of their country and the integrity
OF its laws and institutions This gentlemen, the high
umph, We need not doubt the result 1t may be
that these difficulties may continue for time trust
submission to the law will be your duty look
this matter fully and 10 ain if you the
that have led to this state of things You will therefore,
look carefully at the manner in which the question has
been treated by the public press. That is a most
powerful engine for good or for evil 1t does much in
protected freedom to a.y extent that may not be
dangerous to the rights of the public individuals
The public press has right to publish all that Is true
provided the publication be made with good motives
and for justfabls ends Blu, may transcend the limits
Of legal and safe ofits power And if you dis.
cover in reference to this question: any existence
OF lcentiousness Of the press of publications not
true, incsndlary and inaammatory in their char
acter, and intended to stir up sedion, it will
be your duty to present such by indct.
nent. The law gives you the power and authority
to take up that question and to ascertain whether the
proper liberty merely has been exercised whether
few presses have gone still farther and attempted by
any opinion in this matter. submit 1t to you 1t is
however gratyi to find that fresh evidence Of the
that the public press generally and with only few
ceptions, has been found the side of government
law and Of order 1.-THE learned judge then made the
usual reference to the offences against the laws of the
Stateloteries and usury which required the attention
OF the Grand jury and concluded thuslI do deem
necessary to charge you more mnutey with regard
the details of your duties because in this Grand
Jury men known to me for many years and who fa
niar with the duties which again devove upon them
II is be hoped tnat the result Of your abors will tend
powerfully to bring about better things in your
County. The demo razing ehect-the bad elnrs be.
tween fellow citizens anarchy and ruin that flow
from these outbreaks you must and deplore-
doubt not that view Of all this you will be enabled
discharge your duty with such fidelity and success
will be evidently influential in restoring peace order
The court then adjourned Judge Parker's charge
was listened TO with the greatest attention, and ap-
peared to give universal satisfaction.
AFTERNOON SESSION
| The Court met at quai ter past . P. NJ
The District Attorney informed the Court that he was
ready to arraign several prisoners.
c. T. Macomber, of Middletown was arraigned upon
indictment charging him with robbery in the list de.
greeappearing disguised and armed-and riot The in.
dictment read and Hon Stephen Johnson was as.
signed by the Court as counsel for the prisoner by whose
advice he plead guilty to robbery the second degree
and guilty to the other charges
An application made the part of Thomas Pur.
dy, indicted for arson, to admit him bail refused
cause set down for Thursday.
David Capron of Davenport was arraigned for rape
and plead not guilty.
Thomas Dury, John Crooke, James Hays Abel Law.
renee, Deliverance King, Clark Ellis and David Hinck.
ley impleaded with Others arraigned upon an in
dictment charging them with conspiracy riot attempt
to rescue prisoners and appearing disguised and armed
Dury King Hays and Ellis, plead guilty to all of the in.
dicments except that which charged theh with consp
acy and attempt 20 rescue David Hnckey plead gull.
~ Crooke and Lawrence; not guilty