Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-10-25
From the Greensboro Patriot.
Forsythe superior Court.

The Fall Term of the Superior Court for Eorsythe
coanty held last week. Judge Manly presiding
There was but one case of general Importance dis
posed of to wit g Tie State VS.. Jesse Mcbride and
adam Crooks on charge of circulating in
cendiary publication. The defendants were indict-
ed under the Act of $780, being the 18th section of
the chapter on Crimes and Punishments in the Re-
vised Statutes, which is as follows:
:" If any person shall knowingly bring into this
State, with intent to circulate, knowingly cir
culate publish within this State, shall aid or
abet the bringing into this State the circulation
or publication within the State any written or
printed pamphlet paper, whether written or print
ed in out of the State, the evident tendency
whereof would be to excite Instruction conspiracy
or resistance in the slaves free negroes and per-
sons of color within the State which shall advise
or persuade slaves free persons of color to nsur
recion, conspiracy resistance such persons of
Tending shall be deemed guilty of felony, and. on
conviction thereof in any court having jurisdiction
thereof shall for the first offence be imprisoned not
less than one year and be put in the pillory and
whipped at the discretion of the court, and for the
second offence shall suffer death without benefit of
clergy"
This case had excited intense interest in Forsythe
and the adjoining counties and the trial was attend
ed by a large crowd of anxious spectators 1t was
taken up Friday morning and occupied the whole
day and until or 10 o'clock at night. The State
was ably represented by John A. Gilmer and Hugh
Waddell, Esqs: and the defendants by George c.
Mendenhall and James T. Morehead, Esqs Great
Counsel, and every disposition shown to give them
fair and impartial hearing and no who wit
messed the zeal and ability of the counsel for the
defendants can accuse them of not discharging
their whole duty towards their clients.
The pamphlet on the circulation of which the
charge founded and which was read in evidence
contained a sort OF running commentary on the Ten
Commandments, couched in the violent and canting
language of the abolitonists, and intended to show
that shareholders live in the habitual violation of all
he essential Of
dence was the proof that Mcbride, leaving the
house of Mr.. Kennedy where he and Crooks had
staid all night put the pamphlet into the hands of
Mr. KS daughter little girl of ten or twelve years
old
| After the arguments of counsel, and a clear and
intelligent charge from the Judge, admitted both
sides to be impartial, at late hour the jury retired
and remained together all night. At the opening of
the Court on Saturday morning the jury came in
with their verdict of Guilty as to Mcbride, and not
guilty as to Crooks. We may here remark that
there evidence adduced before the Court
against Crooks except his association with Mcbride
The Judge proceeded to pronounce against Nc
Bride substantially the sentence prescribed in the
statute viz Imprisonment for year, in the pill
Tory for one hour and twenty lashes. The defen-
dant took appeal to the Supreme Court
These men have been travelling in neighboring
sections for time, the character of preachers,
sent here from ecclesiastical body in Ohio. 1t
is not for to discern the motires of their mission
but the effect is evil, VIGOROUSLY evil and seeing
this, they hardly fail to perceive it, they
Dug to desist from their operations among US
One of them has been convicted. after as fair trial
as any man ever had, of a wilful violation of our
laws. 1t in evidence that he had publicly de-
clared his purpose to persist in the course he haG
pursued in his ministry regardless of the law, &c
Nothing but that high sense of loyalty to the law
which happily pervades the community, has saved
him from summary punishment and if he can with
IMMUNITY violate the law of the land would he com
plain if an outraged community do the same thing
in regard to him
1t was remarked that these men conducted them
selves with propriety during their attendance a
Court. Mcbride was bound in heavy sum. with
surety not to circulate any pamphlets of the
same character during the tendency of his appeal
SINGULAR RISING OF RIVER IN Standardization
the beginning of the present century, the depth o
the river Clyde was scarcely five feet. The vessel
in it consisted merely of craft drawing few fee
water, and exceeding thirty or forty tons bur
then. In 1880, the average depth of the Clyde a
high water neap tides, was made nine feet. In 1910
the depth was increased to fourteen feet and il
$780, the average available depth at high water a
neap tide is sixteen feet, The river has also been
during the past ten or twelve years, gradually in
creased in breadth.
The city of Paris is about to erect along the gram
avenue of the Champs Eysee, three hundred statues
in marble of Parisians distinguished in the admins
tration of the city, in letters in science the fine arts
or commerce.
DREADFUL CASE OF POISONING IN TENNEssEE.-O
the 22d ult. thrtyfive persons dined at the camp
/ Samuel Saffell, Esq. at Middle Settlement camp
, ground, in Blunt county, Tennessee Shortly after
all of them taken violently sick, and two other
q who had breakfasted and supped at the camp wer
) also attacked-in all thrty-seven persons. 1t wa
j soon discovered that arsenic had been mixed wit
the food. Mr.. Saell and his neice, Mrs. Longbot
tom died shortly after from the effects of the poison
n No clue has yet been obtained likely to lead
the discovery of the fend who perpetrated the awfr
n deed. MIR. Saffell was worthy and hospitabl
}. gentleman who had fed perhaps thousands upo
,, the encampment where some fend in human shan
doubtless deposited the seeds of death in the disl
which he had freely provided for his friends an
. the public. and of which he unconseiousIy partoo
himself.-Sardnnah Meas.
:. NEWSPAPER DoG-The Albany Knickerbocke
\. boasts of dog connected with that Office VIII
excels in sagacy all other newspaper dogs recent
n noticed He belongs to of the carriers and wa
m in the daily habit of accompanying his master, ar
: served upwards of six hundred papers. The carrie
At was taken sick the other day and could not carr
i. his route, but the dog undertook the duty and
companied by an Office boy, stopped at the house
every subscriber. Strang to say, he did not miss
subscriber; and in this respect he showed himse
e more faithful than some biped carriers.
$, BANK OF FAYETrEvnLE.-Thc surprising prospe
ity, and the rapid growth into public favor. of tn
10 institution, very forcbly illustrated few da
ago, by of the largest stockholders in it beil
al offered 10 per cent for his stock which he refuse
+ The premium itself would have amounted to $3.50
10 North CGr0linian.
b, The Chambers (Ala) Tribune of the 18th ms
n says: I'VE had frost in this city, for the fiji
re time, on Tuesday morning."
- DRINKING WATER WHEN THE BODY Is HEATED.
as Dr. John Forbes one of the most eminent physical
- of England. has published a work entitled 4 Ph