The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-10-30

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AcoUIrAL OF FREILIGRArH, THE POET.
On The third OF this month Ferdinand Freiligrath
was brought to trial at Dusseldorf on the charge
OF endeavoring to stir up the people to sedtion
and to the 0verturning of the present govern.
ment, by his poem OF the Dead TO the LiAing.''
The occasion was rendered peculiarly interes ting
and striking by its being the opening trial of the
opening assizes under the new constitution
The first exercise OF the public trial and trial
byjury in Prussia was thus to be that Of bold
attack on the condition OF the king, by popular
poet whom the said king had ordered to be ar
rested under the old regime Tor similar freedoms
in his writings with his political conduct; and
who had been compelled to seek voluntary ex-
lie, In order to escape the vengeance of the irrl-
tated monarch. Scarcely returned to his native
country under the promises, liberty, and security
OF the revolutionized government the bile of the
monarch again over1ows, he stretches out his
hand, and imprisons the poet on charge OF high
treason, the penalty OF which is death or perpet-
uaI exile,
What has been the result? An acquittal.
amid the laundering acclamations OF the people.
and the opening OF the new system OF public
trial by jury, thus made glorious and memorable
by the united triumph OF liberty and literature
under the working of the popular constitution.
The chief magistrate had demanded thirty OF
the Burgher Guard to protect the proceedings in
the cou~t house, but above 600 Of the Burgher
Guard were found to have posted themselves on
the different sentinel stations of the CITY: and
numerous body OF them had taken up their posit
ION round the court house. The accused was
conducted into the hall OF AssiZes from the pris-
on, and took his place, not in the regular dock of
the prisoner, but at the table, between his two
advocates, Herr Meyer, from Cologne. and
Counsellor Weller, OF Dusseldorf The doors of
the court were not thrown open till the accused
was seated, when there was tremendous rush
OF the people, who flung showers of bouuets on
the poet, but with the utmost soleinnlty ard
without any outcries. Printer, publisher, and
Freiigrath himself testified unhesit,tngly to his
commission OF the alleged crime by his writing
and publishing OF 5000 copies OF the offending DO
EN-. se,,
Counsellor Meyer made an eloquent defence
and on being allowed by Mr.. Weller the feel
ings oil the people were NJ longer to be restrain.
ed out burst forth In stormy and thrice repeat
ed hurrah. The jury came to speedy verdictof
not guilty, and again the hall shock with the hur
rahs and the accamations OF the crowds within
and without the court. The poet and his friends
were borne along by the outrushing throng into
the open air, where it was one mass of aoitated
people, all hurrahing, and out OF every window
ladies' waving handkerchIeis, and tlinglng flowers
Inc burgher Guard marched along IN the midst
oil the vast procession, toward the poet 5 cling.
"AC"th OSiuH uung 10 the
one OF the guards caught 1t on his bayonet' and
thus bore it along.
From his chamber window Freigrath addrese-
ed the crushing crowd, and ended bv saving
"Not to me, but TO the German democracy. is
this triumph owing" In the evening a torch
train, attended by bind Of music, marched 10
the poets house; and thus ended, after six
months imprisonment, trial and day which
have given g stamp Of peculiar splendor to the
opening OF the trial by jury in Prussia.
THE "GooD SrvFr'' AcAIN. Last week
young married Irish woman, about 20 wears of
age, named Mary Ann Cline, living in Adams
block, lowell was attacked with delirium ire.
mems at night, and the next morning cut her
throat with razor, severing the windpipe, and
inhicting an awful but not fatal cash. DR. San.
born was called In, and sewed up the wound; but
the maddened victim OF alcohol tore Il open five
several times, before she could be secured ip
manner to prevent her doing further injury.
A man inLeverett, Mass, last week, having
the deiirium ireinens, conmltted various acts Of
violence, such as destroying The clothes Of the
family, beating them, threatening their lives, &c.
A warrant has been issued for his arrest.
A.bottle OF brandy fell into. the hands OF
child at Rondout, N. Y, on the 10th insts., and
The little creature having drank freely, was seiz-
Cd with congestion Of the brain, and came very
near dying.