The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-06-24

Circuit Court 81 the Unitsd States.
canss .s: Esysyds LATER w. TAenss c. H. s.ithTnis
jude ~. 49, tried the am day Of June lss6 before
battery ~ was an scon for n M nsI
Air. as acts sucisny appear in the summing up o.
MI s' s Es9. efeosn;sl ior the plaintiff
ASy sissss tAs cssss end sls Gsnssnen d tAs Jury
=. Is. svdsnss has bees heard and the coun
ana I'd IN osdsrs yeu with aourish o nlspcs
On The high ssas The parties Win csnSl
conmsndsS hsd taken Psss.ss ON board U: bsoCzvn
= to =: port q New Yerk and whsn thirty days out
hsr ists nsar the Cape Dc vsrd Islands. the evem
70 obtain his evidences through The medium Of IN
of rSs and relies upon strangers and foreigners-ons
N III. csss Ersnohms1 and the Ssnss
~ under smbarrsssnsnts which must be obvious 70
most careless observer Of Judicial proceeding our
Pa!ntn single blow, when he could not stand upon az
ieet sad th. til. blow was lsvssd In the presence o.
fsncs By dspositon taken il Bsisinoss - bang an
o9sPnng o. one Patrick II. Sullivan, the compssr sPo.
E a nd ero1y Of the defendant Smith Let " ~ ana
this domestic adsv who The plaintiff Charles =
Lester = and was. and what srrsnd he had psen
hs wils and ciiidrss, to his Home Mr Lester
gentleman Of genius and learning. who il stili IN sns
Known to his country and to Europe work called
The Glory and Shane Of England Published On n, "a
always been sending among u men and women, who
visited our country only abuse her institutions an
her people. and whose libsis of civsstion were
limited only whore tired invention could draw NO longer
year after abe he'd rolled shs has another debt
:af ". Glory e e .s II bSai
which thsre hostility displayed against men, but
:' 4: sasa p..::. and which
e:onbs q n. wosci1g men q book bad
and prejudice, which the whole troupe Of Halls and
Fddes Marryatts and Marineaus, Trollopss and Dick
ems had displayed their hsndiwork rssng to the ground
- The sSo had s2 e nc
nston would forget This book kindled feeling
Witch s e II into u. q
make mp, whenever they strike the balance sheet In f.
yor o. the prosp.cts Of AashanIstanisng any por:
were Willing 70 % hin honor. and were willing
bsssssment his part the honorable post was offered
to him Of Consul 70 the old republic Of 0snoaths very
him On the old shores 81 he Mediterranean, i gave
him an Opportunity o. p1I:uing those studio: which
Ss o Knew s u.
the srugglss and achievements Of the great men Of
those nations for our common humanity: We should
hs country (which has been recognised BY the two Pre-
sdent and by every Secretary Of State under whom he
hard study and acute observation he was returning ON
visit T. HE country, laden with the fruit Of his
q s but Sss S sss vsu.Ss
and ohoice Wines but ths opinions q her wiss man,
the marble Of qusrss but TIE histories d her great
men, and the wisdom Of her philosophers. He has also
written an elaborate history Of the LIE and voyages Of
Of this contnentwhoss wrngs poured lustrs over the
close Of the 18th and bsginnus the 10Th centuries
whose name by piece Of fortune, not remarkable
than mysterious has been axed forever the western
hemisphere. That this bold Italians Life and hbors
should have been unknown TO The continent hs dscov
ered and that Mr. Lester In 1885, should be the first dis
tnct American biogphsr Of Americua vsspucius, and
make known to eur countrymen, his life, voyages and
writings may, 1t least seem Fortunate for the work viii
pspctuate the Of the embalmsr with The smbsimsd
Of worlds but searched out that remarkable Florenns
Mschiavsli: the great statesman q the middle ages
sstonshng men Of ages and be has given to the
Light Of the Engsh language the wonderful thoughts
and producoas q this man. who has Sssn by some f.
hended He has In this manner transfnssd into Ameri
can literature, the works Of other eminent authors Of
Ordinary Mnis.r. cs.is. SA.ir. sses.ssry Of Isss
ton, or Consul has brought home from the old world
This i the man Who comes before this jury, ssking re-
dress for brutal assault upon bis person. BY bully
o osS y q: {. Of his @ and % S
that be could neither protect himself NOR avsngs
The insult regsd this csss = one IN which The honor
verdict in he terms and sai1say results
time BY Examining he contents Of the dsposton Of Pc
trick H. Sullivan Of Baltimore the confident of Smith,
sd IL. ps.. Which 'r poduosd ne sS
Ivan - an example Of hat class OF witnesses who have
% win sr .pa 8. en- the net
ALL they send It into the world robbed Of it, credentials
and hope II be unwelcome guest In the bosoms
why does sullivan begin 6s Deposition By saying
" MT Lester endeavored to spring ono or two watsr-
sewers. days. before the event hsppensd Into this bung
hole the learned counsel has not entered He has sps
e M sS SSs N not
Irish American steward Of the buy assault upon Mr.
Lester But this bunghols story does prove that Lester
ssiIsc. By it, own powsr rom such man. he ! deter
md csptious Deductions in such witness ycu may dis.
;ovsr the conaict going on between truth and
witness sys about 20 days out he was present At
vsrsstion, In which Mrs. Lester Smith, he witness and
~ Lester Pericpstsd Mrs Lester he says complained
alluded 70 his cruel trsstment Of his steward Upon h
smith pslated the conduct Of the captain, and declared
Mrs. Lester said TO smith, the defendant in joking
2s You have been playing sosdy to the csPtainr Mr.
hsrs-you know you Aattsr The captain" This witness
well e. the other wtnosses stated that Mr. Lester
y :: a
hi: Sullivan but he II careful not to tell what they were
smith then declared the matter must here STOP aging
,esn used. II said seriously" Mr. Lester said What
have said, IL said seriously" Upon that Smith struck
aim in the facehe blood flowed down upon his bosom
This was done in The presence Of Mr.. Lester Saith
aad, before this forbidden conversation the sub
scf Of the cruelty or hershnsm Of the cspainto his help
LEES steward and all the Witnesses have shown
hat the lrishmsn was hardly treated. It d the |
greet business Of court and jury, in the alsmbio |
u judicial invesgaton, TO extract and refine the golden
particles Of truth, which found cembssd with such
large nassss Of sandy alloy. The value the rsth has
your minds 10 not TO b measured By the cpinien IL
hs Witness but should rssher be regarded truth din
cslt 70 b obtained from who shsws strong de-
re for it. mutstion and smasculstion. He has given
y Key 10 unlock his SOUL whore he says, %" thought
he conduct Of Smith throughout this affair very Tor.
Deamg Henssforth may expect some valuable
Leause entitled The limits Of human forbeArancs,
smpmed and illustrated, with notes and wood cuts,
~ rsck a. sullivan, Esquire Of Baltimore, and deco
VI 4, ~ Hentspiece Of sick man with brussd
~ oA,com9 ace all dedicated to the authors most
Psrucu,sr srony. Thomas Catalina Hanks smith. the
greet Ohio bully" A. the sun NAV be seem through