Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-19
EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE.

The Parkersburg Gaz.lle OF The 25lh ul,. has
The following singular statement:
PIsdRAcEFUL.-0ne OF the most dissraceiul
and outrageous assaults was made upon one OF
The Grand Jurors oil our county on Saturday, last,
il has ever been our lot 10 record. Ii appears
that the Grand Jury made severa presen'm.nls,
among which we're Two agains; J. J. Jackson, the
Attorney tor The Commonwealth, Tor assault and
battery, on hearing o! which, III. Attorney char
eed he Jury with not having done their duty, and
wished lnem sent back 10 lneir room. The said At
.urney was then sworn, al his own request We
t,eIieve and appeared before the Jury, and ad-
dressed them in mcnacin2 and insulting man
ner When The Jury vas dismissed and its
members were quietly leaving the Court House,
a base attack was made upon ore ul their mum.
Der, By the Prosecuting Attorney and his sons,
all lul grown men. AS usual, however, The spec
taors prevented any one from being hurt. We
wish 10 know how long this community will loe-
coming of 100 frequent occurrence. Cannot The
Grand Jurors OF our county do Their duty, with
out being assailed and abused by This Al
,orney and hi, sons7 Are sity TO be in>
Inundated and prevented from doing wha.
the law and their oaihs require them 10
dol We opinc not. The attorney for
the Commonwealth The very man who should
do all in his power 10 preserve The peace and
dignity Il the Commonwealth, has been The
cause OF more diseraceiul broils than any other
man in The community. II is high time some
thing should be done. The people have been
brow beaten and abused long enough, and are
determined for The future 10 defend lhtm selves.
If any Of the yeomarrJ of the coIn ry should
engage in similar difficulty, what would be
done with lhem7 They would be instantly or
I.r i,il nd al IN he n
of the law, as some OF Them we'll know. Why,
is this difference manifested We believe the
law is intended 10 protect The poor as well as
hose in more aidlenl circumstances. |. cannot
be expected that the morals OF the people will
be much improved, as long as they have such an
example OF morality set Them by The law officer
of The Commonwealth. The evil must be reme-
d ed, and we hope our courts will see 10 j..
Another Grand Jury was cmpannelled on
Wednesday, when ] J Jackson, Sr., Jas M
Jackson ard B jackson, were indicted tor an
assault, on MIR P Cook, one OF The laie Grand
Jury. An indictment was also found against J
Jackson, ST., for insulting The Grand Jury.
We fully agree with the Kanawha Republ.
can that 1.-THE above article shows the inLepen-
dence and high moral tone oil the Press in That
place, (Parkersburs) and although il speaks i'll for
one for whom we have entertained much respect,
and who has exhibited cummendable public
no lille service, we arc compelled by sense Of
public duty TO give The article place in our col
umns. The press--lhe free aid independent
p,ess-is the palladium Of our Liberties, and we
must commend the noble Stand cur friend of
the Gaz.,,e has taken in defence Of Law and
public good order. 1t is daily becoming more
and more eyiden, 10 the intelligent and re1ecIng
portion Of The people Of the Stale, that The min
isieis OF The law, must be made directly amena-
bic 10 the people. They must hold their offices,
the people,"
Gen. J. J. Jackson was a prominent member
Of The Legislature some years since-bni was
more noted for his os!enlaion, supercilious han.
teur aud qurruionsness, Than Tor any marked
s:crling or nuble qua ities. The srlpness and dig
nily with which Inc grand jury and the press have
treated this outrage, though coming from a man
OF Official influence, is another proof OF The
dcep.sea ed r.speci and affection in h. people
OF Virginia Tor lhe majesty of The law and pub
lie order. Such cases are rare in Virginia, but
The offender never escapes without the burning
brand o: public rep'obaIion.
TIE RACES AT FAIRFIELD
Are in full blast, and from the wonderful
feals Of Virginia horses at the North, VIC may
look for excellent sport here. From the New
York Spirit OF The Times, the official racipg
organ, we extract a spirited notice oil the late
great and uuequailcd Race en- Long Island:
THE GREAT -FOUR MILE RACE OVER THE
UNION COURSE, L. l.
Won by Ta9y.Ht! Btat'ng B,stona and Free
Tad, in 33i-743t-752-8l04
As we predicted on the Goth ult, Tally-Ho
and Free Trade no, only drove Bo.!ona into the
tnir,ies, but fetched her at that! II not The
very best four mile race ever run in America
i, was certainly one OF The most interesting -
The weather was excessively cold, and for Sc
veral days previous it rained necessarily The
race was postponed in consequence from Thurs
day TO Saturday. and thence TO Monday last
In consequence Of negotiation now pending
10 bring the horses together again, Substituting
Gen Cass, probably, for Free Trade.) we defer
this week detailed report.
The annexed synopsis will give our readers
pretty clear idea Of The running:
THE LAST BEST RACE EVER RUN IN AME.