New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-17
The slave Cause.-The District Attorneys
Course.
Correspondence of The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Monday. A


WASHINGTON, Monday. August ID.
Your compositors have so little luck with my
handwriting and so often make talk that
had almost resolved write more;- but trusting to
the Intelligence of your readers restore such corrupt
passages as they moy encounter | shall venture on
another letter.
You will have learned from other sources that Sayres
the COMPANION of Drayton and the master of the
schooner Pearl Drsyton being the charterer mot the
character as you had it before), has been al
ready once tried the charge Of stealing and acqut
ted by the jury after absence Of fifteen minutes
This acquitta mention the structures on his con-
duct by your correspondent and others has made Mr.
Attorney very angry and contrary to the established
usage In such cases and the spirit OF that principle OF
law which forbids TO be twice tried TOR the same
offence he has gone with second case before ne "
Jury He assured this jury in his opening speech that the
prisoner was guilty beyond a question, and that no
sane man could think otherwise-no great compliment
TO the jury who had just returned verdict precisely
the other wayl But the truth is this point Mr. At
torney Is not himself His conduct OF these cases
from first 10 last has been more the conduct of mad
man than of lawyer. lie seems 20 labor under the
deusion that he himself is chief witness for the Gov
ernment and instead Of calling the attention OF the
urv 10 thc evidence in the case, he does little more
Than 20 reueat He is guilty beyond doubt Can
YOU doubt H. gentlemen Guilty guilty guilty -
liar thief felOn !" Such Il the brief but corrupt and
comprehensive synopsis OF the arguments Oh M Al'or
ney on these trials.
Against sayres he seems % have conceived special
suite and he gives il Is said that ne Will stay here
III next Winter and 90 through the whole iortyone IN
dctments but that ne will get verdict Of guilty II Is
possible that in trying forty times he might get To-
gether twelve men as ferocl0us and vindctve ss him
self and equally regardless Of law and evidence but
doubt IT, The fever M is 10 this District; the last
two jures instead of being selected from the hangers
ON about the COurt. House, have been drawn from
among the substantial ctzens and, in spite OF all the
efforts of the Judge and the District Attorney from
Jury Of moderate Intelligence there is but little TO Tear
This trial you may be assured, VII cad 10 revision
of the Judicial system of this District Is u not shame
that miserable pettifogger, without law or Intelligence
enough 10 rsse the means, in private practice 70 pay
his Office rent should be allowed by dnt OF multp yine
indictments al $40 apiece 20 draw out OF the Treasury
OF the United States 5000 per annum clear OF al ex
penses-s greater salary than the Chief justice OF me
United states receives This, you may rest assured
will be looked into az the next session OF Congress Al
10 Judge Crawford, If he should escape Impeachment
he will be disposed of by sboishing Ms Office I'M,
Criminal Court of which ne Is the Judge was enacted
few years since under press OF business out sine.
Alexandra has been restored 10 virginia tne Creu
Court 4. fully competent to do the whole business A.
they did formerly and the nuisance over winch Craw
ford presdes-fOr from the manner OF conducting ousi
ness there il deserves the name Of nuisance-nsy a.
well be abolished.
The manuscript Of sttsr. comes m asry q'e'onao
-hsr as sae oa b improved e isar that soi1e error
/ VII oecur u the r-srs, both Of he -rrsf and
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