The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-11

,a,.nt an the lsttsr vss not instituted until March,
isss. when q: psn.Asl:s was pue'i:hsd u: letter
cation lDss A sgsrsvson and extension Of the letter
with additions of the general charge contained in the
Mrs Thomas, nsics Of the wife Of the prosecutor. To
the undsrsGnsd in nsdtuting the Indictment These
cusaons being disposed OF in way satisfactory to
norabs Court that the end aimed at BY me in the ndct
ment 10 she'd and that have no desire to pro-
cesd further with the case, AMI leave to the United
''' " tssnsdS ''sr HoM1s H. sESToN"
:" March s, is47."
Mr. K.1 the United States Attorney upon reading the
aforesaid paper said that only remained for him to enter
nolis prossqu in this case which he did accordingly
be snsrSS and Would a. he ssmo time sxprsss IL feel
ings be the upon this conclusion those Of the
learned counsel on both sides in this case.
Gen JoNEs asked Leave with the view OF relieving the
record Of all Objectionable or inAammstory natter to
withdraw all the anidavits heretofsIs submitted
The CouRr-we have no objections it win be
Pnrsro.- i, the desire Of all sides. may it please
your honors both .iS ID =, desire II T. ,.
papers In question were 0wthdrawn leaving clean re-
cord, and an ample vindicstion uponil
vernon Of Maryland, In ls4s issued most obnoxious
pamphlet against the reputation Of his wife, Who on &C
father Gov. Mcdowell, Of Virginia This pamphlet in
vovsd the most heinous charges against an innocent wo
man. and Col Benton and lady, and Coy Mcdowell were
charged that his wife was impure that she was so before
he married her, and that Coz Benton and Gov. Mellow
ell, knowing it, rad pslmed upon unsuspecting
unvirtuous woman His charges are founded upon
suspicious, sustained by suspicious, and argued by q
mind evidently disordered in this psrtcusrtho reading
OF the pamphlet 10 proof enough We, therefore, join III
cong rsulsl:ons Of the court At this happy termination
Of the because anything were wanted to confirm
the monomsnia Of Governsr Thomas, 10 given in his
recent prosecution Against Judge Legrand at Annapolis
proceeding perfectly insane and without warrant o,
shadow OF justnca ion II was prosecution collaera.
to ths and the diseased Imagination OF MIR Thomas had
implicated OF the purest Of the State In CON
spracy, which nothing but the Imagination Of mono
moniac could invent-a conspiracy Of poisoning, &c
We feel for this unhappy sction Of SO eminent. homo
rable, upright. and esnmable man AZ 10 Gov Thomas
We willing believe that he believes he has been
deeply wronged, and that his horrible phantasies Of
conspiracy degrade him, poison him, and to peTss-
cute him to the DEATH are to him terrible reality Like
man in dream, ne sees bydras and monsters IN the
empty air, and oombss them if they substantial
enemies. In of libel then. growing out Of mind
thus diseased there could be wiser, juster
more benevolent manner Of settling it, than by dismis;
sing by consent; for, except in the mind Of
the defendant, the lady in this stands not only
above suspicion and above reproach, but universally
for her Rraces, her virtues, and her
pishmens Respectfully, THE DOCTOR