Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-22
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w have turncd the tables on erocous Wing assai
ants of Gov Johnson and have completely spiked thef
guns by showing from the rccoIds mat wing uoVcihois
have exercised the power OF committing punishment IN cases
Of much greater atrociy than that OF JORDAN Hatcher anu
We, we heard of Indignation meeng no complaints even
from the Wing PRESS is recorded IN Ihursoay pa
pcrs which will test the consistency OF the wing press aho
will make them heartily ashamed and sick OF the monsrous
and ridiculous they have pursued uoV Johnson Is
Democrat and for committing the punishment OF jordan
h. 10 10 be hunted down. with the miserable view Of
making little party capital W" 'heSe wing JOURNALS SUI"
themselves equally willing rebuke their fellow Wings Tor
doing similar act2 Thursdays Times contains 'ne io'
lowing statement of facts:
ursr,xcs Coupr-Phiis slave belonging TO the estate
of Mr. r T. White yesterday araigned and tried upon
the charge OF acuuy and mdciousty administering NOR
phinc TO lille son oil Mr. p H. Butler, With the Intention
of producing death thereby After carefully investigating
the case the prisoner aajudged guilty instead OF
sentencing the wreched woman To dtata upon Tue gooe
the Court humancly condemned her to transportation
Poisoning has always been regarded as crime OF sngu
lar cnormi,y for deliberate act necessarily implying
malice The slave in this case found guilty OF wituy
and maicously administering poison TO chd-an act OF
atrccity-sti she is hung but is humane
" condemned transportation by court consisting Oh
the following gentlemen, who are oil wings hess's Evans
Brav Wingield Farrur, Coles md lnoes whose names
VIC find recorded in the Dispatch IS 1t because
these gentlemen Wigs that the Wing press have with
held The thunder of indignation abuse which they have
found il SO conyenien, level against democratic GoVef-
nor who also humaney" nteposed 10 save prisoner from
the pallows7 Far be from ouinenton TO follow The exam
nile of the Wing press and attempt make political capal
nv assanp this Wing Court for what It believed 10 DC
discharge of public duty We rejoice that we
can in some cases above party and do justice TO the con-
scientious motives of those charged with solemn dutes-
But the case is different with tho Wing papers OF this CITY
which have teemed with blacklist charges against DE-
ocra,c Governor Will they prove recreant 10 their
lofty professions and will they pour out upon ing cou5
which commuted the punishment; OF Phills, one t"enue
norton of the assaults which they have avsed upon uoV
Iobnson for exercising similar power in case not mark
ed nv the same arocy as that OF the poisoning above
oIv 90, forth in the Times We shall what these
t;o,;callv INDIGNANT papers will say The people oil
virania Wings and Democrats viii! scan their course
under the new condition Of things.
We yery much regret Dr. J. B. should have though
for moment that intended 10 be in the slightest Degree
offensive 10 the feelings of Dr. Cunningham as gentleman
or "a physician In our article Of last Wednesday, we
went out of our way TO say that entertained for MN the
highest respect and In article we considered that we
were treating his eridence alone.
We take this occasion TO say and we say it voluntarily
and with PLEASURE that from slight acquaintance with
Dr.. c. we have always found him pure Christian and
neect gentleman Indisposon and urgent harvest bust
have alone prevented making the amende honorable
sooner-ii any all was necessary.
MR. Bolts WITH NEW BED-FELLoW.
We End the following in the N. Y Journal OF CONNER"
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