New-York daily tribune., 1851-09-26

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ssslrit o. ttc rar> w.a ~ ac>. NJ the ha 80 le'a
actually ll>rFoteC t~o Assaults ~ Ike Aind ~
/ tle tucts. torwln ald NolYCr, as gnpreueh-
, 'liec. ard v-froui cocctr ole. throwing 'A i'.c
" Go an re -ct of tcrwln aoEc orc. 14T-in-
NoOr p,if ly forwn apt Irce. to cover a larceny.
+ fCr t.e heI,ht 81 tcT~Ip a.oue ole lafo slng OIL
tc Ga-C.ie ~ Ffiey ar' me Prices, NItl0ui ne
slcv let Ia ot -tC other defendants ali tee eyAs-
-craict pistol sceac a. .Ict's .ocSe Hspro,et snt
re.eeted Among these Transactions fu.ey Is CON
promised ID t,ur distinct cases. llrwll il s.E. alG
l.t - % Prices n three ~ Other defendants acre
connected with tiem bT actual COO Ntraiton. no oUe
.l>e 81 p-~rlrrtrt ~ any Other defend at ~th The
a--TesseI> been established. rot one instance Oi
unity tu0v eceC ~ a-y % tte oiler ccer-ln-s hiS
teen poytc rcr has case occurred amons them
gli. ot en aggression committed ll lursAnoe of a
PREVIOUS ccsllu. or pin formed ~ prCe iet even ~
re defendants AAo committed IT, You Will n IDLY
asrce that u conspiracy S9ch as Is alleged tY thc
prosecution did exist. Wolptr Ca>Aeil an >lcr-
man were guilty Parties ln 10 Ytt VOu see "a once
mas although YOU could convict ihtm Of 50 many
ru e> committed. oy their OSn COME >sI0a, yOl viii
ro' ior awomt nt uphold an intictmcn. agsns mem.
charging prtFOu> refSr rl.. % commit Iie ActS
winch lboy have confessed. They cannot bc rnO-
cent 90 such a conspiracy and Csyc tnc lcieulauts
guilty thc Ce'eECalts cannot De- guilty OF con-
spacy y these witnesses are innocent 0t ! The
overt dCos then. which have been gwen N evidence
Mother Prove. nor tend 10 prove me existence OF
ine aioeed conspiracy Ltt me noi De nlNunder-
20 human ne his been lost. nor hmo broken. but 1
condemn these ourageS a. atrocOus, crue! and n
human. Their only alienation i thai they pro
Cetdtc rom passion, and passion ~ individual men,
cark and stumbling, Is bllncor stu IN masses. where
sense Of individual responsibility Is lost But that
constitutes 70 Justification. ! SymptthlZe IN no hos
tI.'y TO the Michigan Central Ral.road-n no hos
lltl % corpoTaronS-in no hostility % wealth /
re- oico M tie completion OF every hnk M that cham
Ci internal communication. upon which rely 10
ord tCectier the cvCI-chaugIng boundaries of this
VAST empire. / would indeed. hold corporations ~
vould private ciuzenS. 20 the practice of justice
.is Moderation but / Know oi no legitimate re-
cit,S. ~ a government Of laws, but redress by law.
auo by constitutional change Of laws lregret hat
tlCse ACRES, ors remain unpunl>hed. trust they
J. yet b. punished. aud thai the MAJESTY Of the
lass Wlll vet receive rs ample yirdCatlon But II
tc.orC Cs Iotto vou nor 20 me- 70 efCctihat Nndca-
l.H. Cur present luty III regard 10 them = per
ornti. wien W have shown that ne agsressions
winch have been committed nave 70 yc.auon % the
CU csuou ua- Ct consae ration here.
Tho prosecution. cent icn.on. appussl Yo4 that, IN
Ctltnu 90 tht overt acts of the def ndantS. they
would give in evidence the tsft that numerous, even
Daiiy uulaW ful meetings we're heldby them, n which
hey framed me supend0u> conspiracy watch Is pro
CLAIMED 70 have ISted and CoutrEcd hOS and when
% should he executed that DO those meetings they
fefGed upon The aggres>iOuS which should be COM
mittG assigning 10 each defendant hls part and that
"a those mCouigS they resolved that u they should
a 20 bring The Company 10 their terms ~ these ag-
ercss Gus that they then would effect that purpose
bv The burning of rdifccs and structures throughout
the whole IcIgth of the road The prosecution At
ieccl uTthCT that m these meetings solemn rCSoln-
uuus were adopted 10 defeat The administration of
ueiice, by combination, naud and perjury aud,
finally that m those same sembueS the defendants
.ovoralIy contributed inventions and horrible
cnues for the WORK of doSottIon and destruction n
which they were engaged. TINS was the promise OF
Tho prosecution Days and even weeks were spent
IA the attempt 10 tihl n, and with what result |
canuct cesct 10 irtp minute examination OF the
hapClesS mass cf evidence iaid before Won torodecm
tbs prcmlscbui shall cali your attention 20 "A few
marked md distinct features Of II and unOn these |
shall challenge contradiction
!. There was never a concerted nor even an ap-
POINTED meeting Of the defendants
There was never aR unlawful aSsemblagc OF the
dCfCndants
B. There never MAS meeting or gathering OF all
the defendants, nor OF hall Oi them nor even oi
fourth of their numbers.
Those who came together ~ ANY one time were
never tie same persons who game together on a pre-
yiouS oi OR subsequent time Whether the number
WHO came together was greater or less, they came
together alv avs IN the most public places. They
came together the bar room, IN The nlnepin-aley,
an tho street 1t tie post Office, the Oay time, and
n The early houTs OF the evening.
.. hey came together casually, on occasions OF
sheer broad publicity on Christmas, At shooting
matches on the arrival OF the r, at balls, At law
suts They came together as accident determined
Oh fhclr way 10 OF rem the mill, from the black
smiths shop. tom The village store Theu as.em-
tlsecs such they were, were open 10 ali comefs.
whether village gosslpS or travellers There was no
iIlor % the door II stood wide open. These
modern forty thieves had no open sesame nor
Close sesame 10 secure themselves against IN
trus or nor against detection They were neighoors
three, four, SIX or oignt most frequently n the ohy
VILLAGE bar-roop and the traveller. al the abonng
man Of the village, whether White or blc. whether
IN the interest of the Railroad Company or against
DO. had tree admission. There never wls meeting
organized here never was resolution adopted nor
a fcbare opened. Joshua Wells gives YOU an idea
~ tAcv conversation on the one subject OF common
ard Cuerossng interest. Thcgc was something
aid about the Railroad being monopoly that
feeling getting up against the Railroad Company
that would hold against them for long time, be
sI.r lr. b Ip Hhf ftrt4 and I'D
wages enough that u had tendency 20 render
wages low. tlat he heard not much about cattle be-
ing killed. They planned nothing. neither the burn
np 0i Ctpot,. nor assaults upon cars win stones
nd muskcts. II they discussed m threats II was
ia Individual. lmpuls.yc passionate, bun i-ie threats
10 was lust like what often occurs IA ever village
bar-rc,m n tie State, and m the United states
1Acy talked by squads, and drank by patoons.'
To hold such gatherings of citizens 90 be ,cdItous
meetings i~ a obstruction forced, false ana Hhuhu-
lenI To present such meetings IA Court of Jus
the freedom OF the ctizon.
Il then conspiracy has existed IN Leonl the e'i-
donCe of II - u be derived e,cw here than rom overt
acts committed or from delberaions Of meetings
held there. And TINS brings Us 10 The proof 3dy,
Of individual declarations and admissions, In regard
o this class OF testimony am Obliged tO confess that
the d cutY consists not 20 muchln adcncency a. to
.uartty or perhaps even Of dnccness. as IN the ab
solutc unreEablIty OF the testimony Itself The Rail
road COMPANY, unable 20 convince the farmers oi
Jackson County that hail Pucc was enough Or cttlr
DESTROYED. and unable 10 arrest the drpfecitlOns
which we're committed by way of rcpusal resoued
To- a sy.tem of espionage. On the ION Of August,
40 thcy offered reward Of $500 for proof sufficient
20 convict any one person OF any one unlawful overi
act past present or 10 come | am not complaining
OF lhls. Il becomes necessary 10 open ths system
before y0u for the purpose Of testing the value OF The
Cylccnce which has bccn procured By II Ine KAN
road COMPANY employed corps Of spies tO watch
md 10 c.rcumyent suspected cirzens, paying them
c0mpousati on varying from even shiilIngs and "
per 0ay or night 10 so per month ilo" large War
rOrr> Nas T. unknown But % numbered one nun
dred al one time and no less than fifteen Oi Is mcM
befs have appeared here as witnesses 20 sustain ms
prc seculon. Here they are-PheIps and LAKE re
| ceAtly ls,haIeod from the State Prison Van ".
| MAD 4 LAWYER from Marshall Clark member 81
the leg lsaiUrc fTom The same place cochran anu
| sherman. laboTeTS Dixon. a sheTh from MdrshtA.
! acting a. he character of 4 wheat buyer Holden
md Gillespie. gentlemen Taylor az employee OF
| ne Railroad tomlauv NolyoT, Wens and Cas-