Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-11-03
CHAPTER EIGHTH.

On the following day, as Judge Brooks
entered his Office, he perceived morning
paper lying upon table. Taking it up,
"SPEEcH REPEATED BY JUDGE BE"oKs AS,
IT WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN" This ex.
traordinary announcement produced an ef-
feet upon him almost electric lhe article
commenced with high eulogium upon the
orution; that they had read it with peculiar
pleasure, gears before; that the Judge pro-
nounced it generally, very well, although
they thought he failed, in un instance or
two, to give the full force Of the authors
thought Then followed the Grafton, word
for word, as he had given it, with few
trlfling exceptions, where parenthetical
clause was inserted such as 'here tho
speaker varied from the copy"-"betser
thus" With what feelings the high.sou!-
ed, Intellectual man, who would scorn
plagiarism, perused this article, may per.
haps be better imagined than described.
That it was some deep.laid plot of villainy
he we'll knew, but how to reach and expose
it, was beyond his comprehension; one mo-
nent he felt like leaving New Orleans for.
ever; another, he determined 10 endure
trust to time for the revelation that should
remove or obliterate the stain thus wanton-
ly and cruelty affixed, alike to his intellec.
tual and moral character. During the day,
large number of his friends, surprised and
indignant, called upon him, and at their sug.
gestion. he inserted the following notice in
the evening papers:
''One thousand dollars will be paid for
the manuscript, whence the Address was
set up for the "Daily Gazette" Of this
morning, and FIVE hundred dollars for proof;
that shall fix the libel upon him who devils.
ed it," This was signed by Judge Brooks,
and four other gentlemen OF acknowledged
reputation and wealth, and with the most
painful anxiety, they awaited the result.
The "Gazette" was entirely irresponsible;
and one of those mean sheets that are ready
to lend themselves for song to the inter.
ests of any, however base their purpose,
who may deign to use them. 1t was even
ing, and the Judge, afflicted in mind and in
heart, had retired to q private apartment,
adjoining his Office, and sat alone and lost
in painful and almost agonizing reflection.
Presently the door was softly opened, aRd
Rexford announced that gentleman deslr-
ed Gan interview. He bade the student con.
duct him thither, and the gentleman stood
upon the threshold a moment, and then en-.
tered. Ii was the father OF Frances!
There was traces Of deep feeling upon his
counlenance, and inquiry was pictured in
his ewes, before he uttered word. 'Judge
Brooks Charles, pardon this intrusion-Iet
US meet friends" and the old man extended
his hand; Charles grasped it, and there they
stood, looking into each others faces in 81.
lence. At length the Judge spoke; "these
are indeed peculiar and trying circum.
stances under which we meet. You see
man stricken in heart and in life-a man
prescribed by her he loved''-his voice
trembled with emotion he could not sup
denounced by the benefactor OF his
life-bound in the meshes of wicked
conspiracy-alas! they can never know how
cruel it is! Such is he who now addresses
you, and wha, would you with the outcsalstp :.