Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-01-12
MISCELLANEOUS READING.
Esie Plea OF Ess.1nily.

Of a trial unurr the title Of "lhe Peopl, IS.
james h Polk The charge Is CT murder con-
United IN the Nexican War. Mr., INler is tn.
counsel for the defence; aud stating his
grounds OF defence, under the third head he says:
3D. shall now cn.eavo- to prove 10 YOU that
The acts for which the prisoner is now on trial,
were committed nh,,e he was iasanr.
77.'S,i not aticmptto prove the ms unity OF the
prisoner by medical evidence, but by circumstau-
ces IN his history known TO YOU all Insanity e>-
hhits itself var ioHsly in different ndiv iduals and
oit,n when tue patient appears perfectly rational
70 MS own irichts. One of HE most common
forms IN winch 1t manliests itself is ia Il kind o!
mental Illusion By which The patient magiacs
himself some great parsonage, or else capable of
performing great acts. 1t IS ~ - form Of in
SANITY uhGtr y iIoh the unhappy prisoner ii the
bar has been suffering. He has labored for sew
eFai years past under the strange decision that he
Is capable Of managing the ;fi airs Of IA great ma
ton lie has even in gined that his i !ninisira
ton was 10 be marked b, 50 ne great event y Inch
would aud IN giving him f,iie in his country's
history. 1t was under this jelusou IN II he ON
united the acts which caused tho lrs. ructiou Of
ihose persons whose violcn; deaths have brought
him 10 ri,'.
might state other circumstances which 20
strongly to prove the unsound state of the prs
ohtf sHllid 1t Is only few months since that
he wandered away from his home. and WAS after
wards found by his friends some FIVE hundred
miles Oh, racing hare-headei through the streets
OF The eastern cities, and followed by I; Shouting
OF respectable appearance he kindly taken
care CT and humancl y treated by the MAYORS of
those cities, I'LL lie could be returned TO his friends
in safety.
no ehormity OF the crimes committed by the
prisoner is another and n most convinc inr proof
OF ms insanity. Only look, gentlemen Of the
jury, al TIE magnitude of the sacrifice Only
picture TO yourselves the scene of slaughter the
"iou9dias OF bIooGy corpscs, the tens of thou
SANDS OF mourning families, and the reflect that
all these evils We're caused by "a single man and
row can you RESIST iaa convection that such "a
man must labor under the Calamity of all duso,i.A
inlnd2
Another circumstance which shows the insane
Stete Of 'le prisoners mind is his conduct in re-
.etoh 10 HE admission Of santa Anna into Mex
iCo' ohiy 'ihnk, gentlemen, of the circurn-
stances OF Tins strange act. That the head Of
I@t.'.'i nJodt TO make war upon another nation
shouId Hrst furnish ms enemy with al able com
indnGer OF the forces which TO meet his own
troops IN battle. What can more concIu.iyelv
snow deinented intellect than an act like this
" hdt wouid nave been thought Of an English
premier who 20 years ago, in case of a war vi IN.
me re nc!l, should have proposad TO take Napo-
icon from the rock OF 81. Helena ana Mac. him
on the shores OF Francei such a minister wonld
no cVuDt De CONSIDERED "A traitor a Innate and
ior the pest OF reasons. How then can you NOR.
thatiiaD!y Jucge of this act OF the prisoner at The
par IMAM TO pronounce hIn ofun-ouna mind and
hfreiofe not accountable for ii for The. other
acts charged against him in the Indictment
a gentleman named Ridgway, from Stafford
''ief hh2'aha, has established manu- factory Of
~i,H' ana 'SHeehsware, on TIE y u SANDY river
ireihl IA, Win N mile and half of the Ohio
l ms l"ahGiactory IS already the nucleus Of a
nc" town winch Is rapidly rising around it,
he President of the United states ia allowed
l salary Of s25oDG year. The Queen Of Eng.
i"a mas i2r private purse $500 900; lious hold
M, N pshses $So-,'Pp; ssiarie. of ,ousrholG SCJ6.-
100; royal bounties e95 900: nc,.,c, - nnn
mo soiie etheF matters which make IN an aggre-
gate OF si,12J, $40.
a boot maker Of London ia. invented rotary
leei 10 be applied to boots so that ,yh.n rnn
-o"n upon one side BY uneven tr-.di,g II can h [
asIy fyisted round, thus producipg ano,L.,
ven surface, uni easier locomotion in The w-arer
a correspondent Of the New York Even
~ fost demonstrates in figures that the YEARLY
income OF TIE County Clerk Of that city is over
d I'd Office.
bad roads clondy weather, tigh, boots, a scold-
"s "t'3' saaa'ilng Children, hard times and small
@'3'Oe' are 'e's apt 10 give man the blues.
ne title OF Doctor is thus de fined Ly a Texan
~, ooc,or Of divinity is Tie friend of
'oa, a coctor Of law is tn. friend Of the D.v;i
iio coctor OF physic is the friend Of DEATH
LEGISLATURE OF New YosK.-The cor,,la,s
etnrns published in the Albany 4 rrn- show ,t,s
2toG ING TO he the state OF the partie. a, ,be
ext Legislature of New York
n the Senate. Wings Dem;
hig majority on joint ballot, serenfy-.eren. 4
he bones of 500 American soldiers whi..,
re earth at the famous Castle Of Perote