Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-11-14

were qualified for freedom. St.oy;sd. 4,
SAose WhO knew him, eeudroux Ed;;; ;;;Sss 3
es1eds utterly Ghsslfst ThfnnSk I;fS. 81,
!, 800 -. '!:s S .s. hssaFts6- nov siandi
L.p pen 81 ms country, 10 ans wes fF;o5l
having mssA kila Inc iEs 81, II g, ana sub:
. ven we constitutions whie6 be adoras.
.Hs!stkHe offence is, .t6as He counted q,
yO1 what 10 England's glory, and bIessinr
and pride. Deeply he may have arrae
IN pursuit Of his darling obiect-wilI va,
3Venge bis niisditected patriotism bv ]
dreadful death! -. y
1Ou may do so, and no ear,blS ind,,o.
ment will tempt me 10 say - 49,. CC~'
nouIce the aWEA senteiiiess Of SaIIiiiiiIFISy-
mat you have not given the vet;rrdIss con con.
science c0nstnaAieti. n his conIntrlytFEnnsn
condemn my client, he viii be ready to
meet his fate With the faith of a Chris.
taln' and with the frmness Of man
GoensatIon.) The last accents of bis lips
Wni breath prayer for 1relafdrs 'habpi
ness, lreland's constitutional freedom.
AAe dead moment that shall Orecede hi.
mortal agonies will be consoled, it-tbr0,iXoh
hls ,suterings and his sacrifice some "a
jlSgstem OF Government shall arise--whicb
- aver has never existed-ius,, compre.
nensslye, impartial, and above all. con.
,Sleeent, which may conduct to wealth
prosperity and greatness, the country he
mas loved, not wisely, perhaps, but too
well. $500 'rlr = : -
:, Would to God, Mr.. Smith o'Brien
were my only client. The future han
pines: Ofan honorable, ancient loyal fam.
ny iShere at stake--lhe Church, the Bar.
the SENATE, can furnish relatives near
@n9 dear TO- this unhappy gentleman, who,
although they differ In political opinion.
have fastened 10 give 10 him bro,herIv
consolation this 'ihsisiaIncEoly day. Ireland
has been the scene Of their benevolenl
eEefIions-the source Of theirioys, their
pride; her misery has been their affection.
neT CLEANS ofPosterity tnir delight. With
bleeding hearts, should you c0nsigu the
,prisonertO their scaffold, thSy must hence.
forward struggle on through a cherries
existence, labOring in sorrow for the
country they love. $500
Avenerable lady who has dweIt amid
an affectiOnate tenantry, spending her in
come where il was raised, diffIsine her
charities and her blessings around, q waits
now. with trembling heart, your verdict.
~ . verdict copsigning her beloved son
TO death-that heart will quickly beat no
more. Alasl more dreadful still-six in.
Ocene children will hear from your lips
whether they are to be stripped of an
Independence which has descended 10
his family for agesl Whether they are 10
be driven, fathvrless ana bepgard, upon
the world, BY the 'rigor Of a barbaGrious
and cfSel law--whether they areto be
restSred TO peace and JOY. or plhdged into
me 'nsIherrOst depths of black despair.
There is another who clings to hobe-
hoPe,Vnay it be blessed fb.yoG! Her LIES
blood would be gladly shed to save the
object of her youthful aifeclions--you will
not cOnsign her to en- untimely grave!
In a case Of doubt, at the very worst,
-fOt-a fathers pity be awakened-a hus
bands love De moved. Let Justice be
adm inistered--6uf Justice in Mercy. In
NO pitiful strains do I seek cofilpassion
for my client, even in case Of, blood
Task il. soiemnly IN the spirit Of Dur fee
Constitution &ccOrG0kc:e with The
FOOTED principles; of our Common Law.
This is cause between the Subject and
the Crown, wherein these great p,inci,
pies might shine ibu, ia glorious ioerfec.
tion. A verdict Of acduiital ii, 'accor
dance within its divine doctrine viii not
be triumph over the Law, but the ,ri
umph Of the Law. When rhe Sovereign
seals, by her cof6nation oath, the great
compact between ths People ana the
Crown, she swears to execute, In all her
Judgments, Justice in Mercy. tSensation
In Court. That same Justice you ad.
minister--no rigorous, Temorseless, san.
culinary cOde--But Justice in Mercy.
Where, as here, the crime consists in
the intent of the heart, and you can be.
lfeVe that intent not reasonable, or even
doubtful, then by tie solemn obligation
even Ofcoldest duty, you should yield 10
mercy (greaE senSation.) In nothing,
though at an immeasuIa able distance snll,
do nan on earth so nearly approach the
attribute Of the Almighty as in the ad
AainistratiOn Ofjustice we'll tempered with
mercy, or dismal would be- our tate. As
you hope Tor mercy from the Great Judge,
grant ie this day. The awful issues of
life and death are III your hands-do
justice in mercy. The last faint ftfur.
muir on your quIvering lips will be- for
mercy, ere the immortal spirit shall wing
Sc fight ins | trust better and brighter
world. sa'
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