The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-10-23
FoRsYrnE sUPERIoR cOURr-

The Fall Term d ihe Superiof courl
far fsr-ythe eauaiy w@< held issi week.
--Jndge N4nly presiding. Thrse 4ss
bur UDe case ~ general ipp~ranee dis.
Fosei II. 10 wii: s. 7he Sege Is. Jssss
AfeBside alld .7dna Crooks, !" ON cilsssz
OF rlrrniasing an inerndisry plss.lieaiian.
The drfrnaanis were indiried under the
Ari Of 1880. heing The 9Th section al
The rhapler on cnisnes aud Pnnishmenls
il the Revised Statutes. which - Is ful-
lows:
- any person shall knowingly bring
into Iliis State. with sn Intent io cifrulaie.
ar knasingly eIrrula,e Or publish within
sshis Sszir. o. shah aid ar ahei The bring
sing into this State or ;he circulation OF
'puhlirslinn wi,hin The State. any written
or pFin'rl pamphlets or paper. whether
swtillrn ar printed IN OF out of The State.
The evident tendency whereof would be
10 excite insarrerlinn. conspiracy or re.
= stance 10 The slaves or free nsgnnes and
'persons of ralar within The State. OF
'whirh shalt al. Use OF persuade slaves OF
Tree persons Of c,slor TO insurrrrlion. con.
'spiFary or resistance. snri person 80 o.
'iendn'g shall he deemed gluhy of felony.
.and. ON conviction thereof in any cSnri
shaving jurisdiction thereof. shall for lie
iirsi offence hs imprisoned no. less Than
zone year. nm, br PM 10 the pillory and
whipped. Al rhe discretion OF the conrl.
.and for Tie second offence shall suffer
adealh without benefit Of clergy
This Ease had exrIled intense interest,"
in Farss The and tie adjoining couniies.
and the irId was attended by large
cf"wd % ANXIOUS spectators. II was taken
up on Friday morning and occupied The
whole ,iay and until 0 or 10 O'Clock vi
night. The State was ably represented
by John A. Giliner and Hugh waddell.
Esqs.. and The defendants BY George e.
Menden'.ali and James r.. Mnrehead.
Esqs. Great latitude was allowed By
The Court 10 The defendants Counsel. and
every disposition shown 10 give them a
fan and impartial hearing; and no one
who Witnessed The zeal and ability Of tile
counsel for The defendants can accuse them
OF not disciarging their whole duty To-
wards their clients.
:. The pamphlet on the circulation Of
which the change was founded. and which
was read in evidence. contained u suri Of
running commentary on lie Ten Cons
mandmenis. couched in the violent and
canling language Of ihe abniliinnisis. and
intended 10 show that sIaselloIders live in
the habiinal violation Of all The said Com.
mandmen,s. The essential point Of eyi.
denre was the proof thai Mcbride, on
leaving The house Of Mr.. Kennedy where
lie and Crooks had siail all night. pul
this pamphlet into the hands of Mr.. KS
daughter, lille girl often or Twelve ears
old.
Alter the arguments Of the counsel. and
clear and intelligent charge from tile
Judge, admitted on both sides 10 be i'm.
partial. al late fIour The jury retired and
remained together all night. All The open.
ing Of The Court on Saturday morning The
jury came in with their verdict of Gully
asto Mcbride. and moi gully as 10 Crooks.
We may here remark that there was no
evidence addnrfd before The Court against
Crooks. except his association with
Mt3riie.l
The Judge proceeded 10 pronounce a.
gainsl Mcbride substantially The sentence
prescribed III The statute, viz imprison.
inent for one year, in The pilIory for one
hour, aid twenty lashes. The defendant
look an appeal 10 The Supreme Court.
These men have been travelling ia
neigllboring sections for some time, Ia The
character Of preachers, sent here from
some ecclesiastical body in Ohio. Ii is
not for us to discern The motives Of their
mission; bu. the effect is evil, notorious.
" evil; and seeing This, as they can
hardly fail 10 perceive il, they ought now
10 dcsist from their operations aiming us.
tine Of them has been convicted, aIler as
fair trial as any man ever had, Of viii
in violation Of our laws. Ii was in evi.
drnee that he had publicly declared his
purpose 10 persist in the course lie had
pursued in his ministry regardless OF the
law, &c. Nothing bus that high sense
Of lnyaliy to the law, which happily per-.
vades The community. has saved him from
summary punishment; and if he can with
impnni,y violate The law Of the land. would
he complain il an outraged community do
The same thing in regard 10 him!
II uas remarked that these men con.
Quoted themselves with prupfiety during
their attendance at Court. Mcbride was
bound IN heavy sum. with surety. moi
10 Il culale any more pamphlet. Of The
same character during The pendency OF
his appeal. GreeasJarougl Pat.
From the (reenshnronrh paf,igl