Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-03-21
From the New Orleans Delta
The jury In Case of Gen. Henderson.

The Jury In Case of Gen. Henderson.
The following very funny record ofthe impression
OF one OF the Jurors in the late of Gen. Hender-
son. was found their table, after the Jury left
their room ::
"The Jury am unanimously opinionated (sap one)
that Henderson never flung dat brick and if he did,
he throwed it from Yucatan, and that he was right
two times in carrying said brick DER the waters
to Yucatan. once right because de brick was his,
he having paid for it much for the article as
ID sight more n twas worth, say fifteen thousand
dollars-no export duty same, neither. Twice
right because de brick couldn't have been flung and
consequently couldn't have hurt the few remaining
and monstrous spawns of the id Spanish Tnquis-
ton-if the arm tofing hadn't acted in concert with
the head that conceived the project. When we re-
spectfully inquire of the evidence to that fact viz
whether the arm-the bone and the musce-the
material lever-had such an entertainment, and such
desire, in this the Eastern District of Louisiana,
said evidence answering for said arm, says emphat-
cally No street.
MIR. Jackson says his voice was for war-his con-
science and his purpose. Two youths, with the bark
on, said that MIR. jackson seduced them to { 90 it
blind but that the amiable enterprise of 1inging
brick, had not been present to their intelligent part
No, no-that would have been an apparition with
danger looming about that would have frighted
them from the propriety, and from such muscular
exertion. Then that unanimously idead and smooth
drumming current of fellow in the way of ton que
said Cpon my word he swore) that he never said
word against Cuba-never gave color CT Judgment to
the idea that he spiling for Spanish muss The
| expansion of republican strength was his aim to be
sure, and he had leaped into the Hellespont of our
manifest destiny, and shouted like an old Buckeye
on hot coal because of his partakement in the pro-
gresslons OF the age but peace his Intention
He was for the glories and arts of that benignant
and natural. and holy state-not for the Fibuster
rampanting chantcleering, and the shock of savage
battle He was for an expedition to dig the banks,
and under those rivers
Whose foam is amber
And their gravel gold
So evidence proves concert Who divests the
Creole crowd of the chief characteristic of an organ
lied military expedition ? Aye, of military expe-
dtion. Aye, of even a simple expedition An ex-
petition according to Webster unabridged means
a party Intending and going to act together in fur
therance of some obectand if the character of this
crowd is to be gathered from what the law compels
the Jury to udge--that is the evidence-we may as
we'll decide it was California affair, when it left
this jurisdiction Cuban one but, Lord bless the
unrehective, unmerciful savage joker, whoever he
may be, that makes twelve republicans to go to bed
in ocked-up room, the chairs, tables and bench
es-wth the order don't go to sleep--don't play
eucher-don,t look at a paper-you undutful cit-
zens. say Lord bless such body or such law
which it is that throws such brick as that in
to our phySiques and private temperaments, for
can't; have got just to say that scribe this tits
true. because have nothing else to do. On hung
lury-sitting up all night, too; and shut up now,
just because the Court orders down to render up
to Caesar our opinion of John Henderson but bless
my own soul, can multiply reasons for the acquit-
al OF that innocent, much injured, and patriotic re-
publican and southerner like the vernal season null
tpying its leayes-ike free principles and free men,
are fast crowding despotic mourners, and multiply
ing the Gods earth. Time up--nuf sed