Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-04-27

lHe uuesli5H VI tht tIl-
proper charge Of tbs judge . tho con.
duct Of The jury. we cannot but con-
oeive that a man possibly innocent
may hive been improperly convicted.
-NeU York Mirror. O.
A Flaw IN THE WEBSTER T'nlaL.-
The Boston Bee sayst
ave understand TINT an able Mas.
sachusetts lawyer In about to publisl,
m argument TO show TINT DR.. Webs
ter wa not allowed his legal rights
In regard 10 the constitution Of the
jury which tried him Tint the court
proceeded illegally in rejecting three
Jurors from the panel on account Of
their sentiments on capital PUNISH.
ment.:. and that any prisoner has n
right:to n choice by lot Of impartial
men. irrespective Of their opinions on
punishment. From the arguments
that have heretofore proceeded from
this gentleman's pen, we are quite
sure he will make n shaking among
the dry bones Of the law"
Tar TRIAL or PRorEssoH WEnsrEu.-
Tho intelligent Washington cores
pond nt Of the Pennsylvania, in his
letter of the 7th instant. writes as fol.
lows":i IN relation to the opinion enter
tained by the Washington public, and
especially by eminent lawyers, Of The
Court and Jury on the trial Of Profess
sor Webster. That opinion. we hard
~ need say. Is fully participated in
by the most eminent Of the legal pro.
%tession here:
The public mind Of Washington IL.
up to this time. ne rueh excited upon
the subject Of the Webster trial. az
ut any moment since the jury was
sworn In tho case. You know that,
Mt this season, we have n large mum.
Der ofthe first lawyers Of the country
here. not only in Congress. but at.
tending the Supreme Court. %prosecut.
ing claims before the different branch
es Of the Government. &c. So the
opinion Of the Washington public. on
questions Hike ttte=e ie+ellsvae4l Ia the
verdict aud charge. In this case. IL of
peculiar interest. therefore write
you, that there IL really no division of
sentiment. From the Judges Of the
Supreme Court. (who have all taken
occasion to remark. In conversation,
that. there was no evidence adduced
TO justify the verdiet,) down to the
lnerest third rate county court law
yer in Congress all condemn the
court and jury. for having committed
greater crime against tho integrity
Of the trial by jury. and the principles
pf the English criminal law, than has
been proved against Webster. The
celebrated Walter Jones, | hear, de.
that this IL the first instance on
in this country, in which the
In charging on circumstantial
evidence, has failed to say to the jury.
hat the accused was entitled to the
benefit Of any doubt arising III their
lf may judge by what IL
said by the many eminent legal
gentlemen. | meet hourly, the exeou-
ion of Webster bids fair to become
,otorious as the most glaring ease Of
judicial MURDER ever written Of in
rocks Of history. or law: writer's Of
he; latter being very chary Of inditing
making against the public
confidence In the infallibility Of the
U'Petitions are in general circu-
alton in New Yorleand Philadelphia,
Governor Briggs, of Massa-
'husetts. for the pardon of Professor
Webster, on the ground that there Is
10 warrant in the evidence for the
'erdict rendered. These petitions, It
$ stated, have already received sew
raj thousand signatures New Or
rains True Deiha.
BApy JUMPERS are supersed ed, aud
Baby Nutsers" are now the vague. An
ng%enious Yankee has invented n concern
~; nursing infants. You put your young
into the machine, and by n series
{ strap. cogs. and screws. agitated by the
pasmodic splurgcs Of the infa nt's arms and
sgs, the machine rolls gently over the
DOR. while a species Of hand organ music
emitted eqnalling ten penny whistles and
dozen bahy's rat,les If this fails to
the little sugar lumps," you may
'rn a screw, and set In motion a manipu- !
tor. something like II human band. which !.
by bys" The "mudder's box Of diamonds" !
ckles and pats Il until Il roars y It'll laugh. {
II or goes 10 sloepl
LucK.--Rev Fl. w. Beecher says {
le following, in one of his lectures: |
may here, as well as anywhere, inn I
art the secrets Of good and bad luck. !
here are men, who surprising Prov
lence to have an implacable snite