The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-26

He was not of the mob, but their leader and in
structor In the doctrines they would hear
from his lips He could not plead ignoraucs of the
consequences Of what he advocated He had preached
general fisng throughout the country, with view,
the jury would perceive. of introducing democracy
into this country-a democracy that all experie nee
showed could only have ended in military despotsia
AS the former jury had, in somewhat similar cases.
found the prisoners tried by them guilty of the
count Of riot he (the Attorney GeusraD would not
press that charge in the case ask this jury
to do what the former jury had not done He had no
DEERE in the present prosecution to violate the birth
right of Englshmen-the right Of public discussion;
but it was yet more necessary that that birthrght
should not be degraded and abused. In carefully
sdering the question: they consider the circum-
subject discussed was real grievance or was merely
convened and addressed for purposes Of Excitement
The opinions of the charter might be right or wrong,
but had nothing to do with this case Every ono
had right to be Chartst. and to discuss the
principles of the charter; but In the present case
the defendant had advised the discussion of the
principles Of the charter to be abandoned for other
purposes 1t was a mere pretence to talk of public
discussion. Public discussion there could be none
when an excited meeting merely addressed for
poses of excitement There not in the speech of
Jones any discussion of political grievances political
principles, but the mere incubation of doctrines of
violence The tendency could not be mistaken-it
was to ORGANISE to arm and to prepare 1t discount
tenanced partial outbreaks and partial riots but gave
unDstakeable hints that general and not psrtal out
breaks must be prepared for and organised for with
class leaders, wardmotes and secret signs "Organise!
organise organised the rest will come without fear
Jones concluded by telling the people that he was 60
ing to excite the inhab of the northto raise
them to the mark; and he told them that Mr.. Sharpe
had something particular to say to them. Mr.. Sharpe
then told them that at neghborng public house pa ms
OF organization being sold for half ny each
meeting ended with fray between the people and the
police the jury would hear from the evidence which
would be presently given, and preparations for great
rising on Whit Monday Significantly recommen-
ded. The learned Gentleman concluded long nd able
exposure of the doctrines held forth by
example to be followed by calling his wit nesses
nd han ma fnrv I'd
and proved the delivery Of the Speech and that there
was considerable disturbance there great many
custody. The civil authority was not sufficient to
quell the disturbance, and the military had to be call
ed cut.
This closed the case for the and the Jury
retired for short time After the return the jury
MIR Sergeant WILKINS commenced his address for
the defence He said that it far easier to sting
than to eradicate the venom. The Attorney General
had spoken in what was called very able man nern
and had exhibited in opening the against the de-
PENDANT, greater earnestness and vehemence than
had displayed on any former occa aston Throughout
these trials; and he would say that he had done so
which Mr.. Jones indicted did not conta n any
thing which could have called forth the observations
Of the Attorney General and he sure that they
must have been surprised at the speech, when it was
read to them, that 1t was the speech for which Mr.
Jones had been indicted He could not in passing,
refrain from expressing his surprise that portion Of
the public press should have commented on those
trials until all Of them had come to close. He con-
tended that the speech for which MIR. Jones
tioue, and he believed he would be able to prove
to the jury that the words used not seditious
The Attorney General had said that this was the
most important Of all the trials and he MIR Sergeant
Wnkins) believed that it far the Attorney
General was concerned, because it was the most diff
cult case of the whole and that the Attorney General
felt the difficulty Of establishing the The de-
PENDANT was man of great literary and legal attain
ments-a member Of learned profession-and he
would ask the jury if such man likely to band
with the poor and needy unless he conscious that
the people had grievances which required redress and
wi mad fhn frrpfhf nl tIa
doctrine he preached! That doctrine might DO dan
gerous to corruption and undue power, butcouh not
be dangerous TO the legitimate and constitutions
ercise Of power The Attorney General had emplc red
little figure Of speech when he said he blushed to
that Mr.. Jones was member Of his profession. He
believed the attorn general had not bushed for q
long time and ut any rate he had not to blush
at that M Jones desired the people to orga nise the
Attorney General then made q number of differences
upon the fact. A rash could sometimes make
more sertions in an hou- than could be refuted in
seven years He knew no better means of gain
ing an obje than organization. 1t avoided con-
fusion and many other ills. The laws had
been done away vita by organization the Re-
ton obtained by orgsnizat on and presidents we're
not wanting to tell Mr. Ernest Jones what might
be Obtained BY o5san.atiSn The Attorney Gene
euse for what he did-he could not plead want his
excuse. No; but was all high feeling Dead that the
Attorney General should utterly ignore the possibility
of such thing patriotism existing in England -
Was it because MIR. Jones had immediate personal
interest in what he did that the Attorney General was
to infer that his motive coul not have been q good
one If had not been for patriotism and organiza-
tiop few good laws and privileges could have been
where would the Attorney General and the jury, and
himself now be- but for organization only probably
Bringing, and fawning, and trucking to q tyrant,
whose selfish passions and personal impulses would
have been the only law of their lives The learned
Sergeant then proceeded to comment upon the speech
on which Jones indicted. Jones said" Mad as
the government were he did not think they mad
enough in such to attempt to put down public
meetings" What there in this that seditious,
in N ring mt Id or
been for the mad attempt of the French to
put down the Reform Banquet, old Louis Philippe
might now be sitting on the throne instead of being
exile, uncared for and unpited; and Guizot prime
minister instead Of fugitive from public opinion,
hiding himself here and there from the eyes Of men
What was there in the recomme ndations of organi-
saton. of class leaders, of classes wardmotes SC that
could be objected to- There plenty of systems of
organization in the country What system of organi-
zaion example, was more perfect than that esab-
lshed by that great man John Wesley, for the regu-
lation Of the Wesleyan Methodists! Another passage
had been inve!ghed against by the Attor General
where Mr., Ernest Jones declared he would preach no
peace doctrines until the poor had their rights.
were the of Providence and had declared
that it was contrary to the dspensatons of Providence
to expect differences Of rank to be done away with.
He tSergant Wilkins) thought people should not be
too ready to talk about what tho dispensaons of
Providence. People were very apt assume the dis
pensaons of Providence to be whatever they thought
to be for their particular interests and however
able commentator Scripture the Attorney
might be, he would find it hard to persuade starving
to starve, and the luxurious sinecurst roll about in
his courtly carriage Such were not and could not
have been the dspe of Providence and people
should be careful that they not standing in the
of those dispensations of Providence which, when
1t suited them. they affected much to revere. He
Sergeant Wilkns) knew that it impossible to abo-
sh all distinctions Of rank but that did prove that
1t the dispensation of Providence Woodworking
men to be without bread, and some dowager aunt
Of defunct statesman to have the people taxed
for her luxurious benefit. Lordly bishops declared
to be easier for camel to pass through the eye
of needle than for . rich to enter the kingdom
Of heaven, and their dwellings the most sump
tuous palaces In the land. Really what there in
this meeting that constituted il illegal one Was
1t held at an unlawful hour? No. 1t held at five
O'clock in broad daylight. 1t perfectly public
for the short hand writer sat quietly at
work the whole time. There nothing in the meet
ing that could be called Illegal unless it in the
speeches themselves, and he trusted that the
jury would find this charge to be utterly
unfounded. Even If the great judge who sat
on the bench should incline in direction opposite
to that which he (Mr Sergeant wilkins) did though
the be made far less hopeful than otherwise,