The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-11

Mr.. Writ IN THE SUPREME CoURT.-Tbe
following is the account of Mr.. Wirts first appear
ance in the Supreme Court of the United States.
1t is contained in a letter written by Writ himself,
and appears in Kennedy's Life just published by
Lea e. Blanchard:
THE truth is, if / had been satisfied with nv
own figure at Washington you would have heard
from me on the spot; but was most dissatisfied
And good reason had to be sO-for it was a mean
and sneaking figure l made in that cause and
your friends either deceive you from kindness, or
have been deceived themselves. was never more
displeased with any speech have made since
commenced practice. Having once argued the
cause here, to my satisfaction, | relied upon my
notes for recalling every topic to my mind and
this the more especially, as the Court of Appeals
held me under the lash to the very moment of my
departure. But behold, when was abOutto set
out, my notes were nowhere TO be found. My only
hope then was that should be able to recall the
argument by meditation in the stage and deter
mined TO be very sour, suky, and silent TO my fell
low passengers, that might abstract myself from
them and have an opportunity of study; but this
you know is not in my nature and so ] reached
Alexandria with0ut one idea upon the subject.
My consolation then that | should have one
day in Washington before the cause came on
and to effect this left Alexandria when the stage
| arrived, about ten o'clock on Tuesday night, and
went on to Washington that night. got to Nc
| Queens about eleven. In two minutes after DR..
| +. came in, so delighted to see me that could not
find il in nv heart 70 resist his earnest desire that
| | would sit with him and have talk, because he
! had much to say to me of deep import TO himself,
and had been longing for my arrival that he might
unhosom himself to me. He thus kept me up till
| two o'clock.
" Immediately after breakfast l retired to nv
| room, borrowed the acts of Congress on which my
cause arose. and had just seated myself to study,
| when several of my warm hearted friends rushed
into my room and held me engaged till court hour
| So it was again in the evening and so on Thurs
day morning. In this hopeless situation went to
court to try the tug of war with the renowned
Pinkney When | thought of my situatiOn-Of
the theatre on which was now to appear for the
first time-the expectation which | was told was
excited and saw the assembled multitude of ladies
and gentlemen from every quarter of the Union,
you may guess my feelings. Had been prepared,
how should have gloried in that theatre that con-
course, and that adversary! As it was, my dear
wife and children, and your features, look, and
sympathetic voice and friendly inquietude, came
over me like evil spirits. To be sure, these consid-
eratiOns gave me a sort of desperate, ferocious.
bandit-like resolution; but what is mere brute reso-
luton with a totally denuded intellseti | gave
indeed, some hits which produced visible and
animatng effect; but my courage sank, and sup
pose my manner fell under the conscious lmbeeiity
Of my argument was comforted, however BY
finding that Pinkney mended the matter very little,
if at all.
" Had the cause been to argue over again on the
next day, could have shivered him; for his dis
cussion revived all my forgotten topics, and, as
lay IN my bed on the following morning, arguments
poured themselves out before me as from eofnu,
c0pla. should have wept at the consideration OF
what had lost, if had not prsvented It 3Y cap
ing out OF bed and beginning to sing ana uahee
like maniae-to the great diversion OF =! 2, no
| little suspected what passing IN my mlhu'