Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-25
10 Mc Eliar, of he ENQUIRER.

! 10 the Edior, of The Enquirer.
/ Gcnt'cncu THANK you for your prompt compliance
with ny request rhce OCCASION pr:haps for your
ausiom kind appreciation yoa did me the hpnOr 10
express o me- on ny declining tl:c City Judgesp; nor 10
the urfv2gabc impression made on yen By the "nhuncA-
ton in tie Wing, ii by my authority that ':"s cannl-
date fIr Cunt OF Appeals, III nproeion 10 one o. 'c
uuiust ara ahlcs judges IN TIE :,i1 For i5 nave
no IpCll.. Ia cr either behalf Vi my friends or my
sa-crv: though should wholly forfeit YOU: good opinion
Ny cal enned wiki all due c'vi: justice TO an
absent brother was tic sole motive w,ic, prompted ii-and
Knowing this you. who also uTc brothers, should nave seen
| in il nf offence. Lei that pass Ny present pnF-
rose is say III imposing the extracts yon have pup
ljshe rn the proceedings in Chester ease, and your own
cDmnCn:s appear support ul Your charge ss are
facts connected wth IT, which yuu save ro published, cal
cuatad 10 present i; in very d.ar.ni aftc!. All that
ask is iha The public Will suspend lhc! It3.aen ni can
procure authentic coy Of the proceedings IN II" midst
% p.c.<ru duties have had barely time 10 eancc over
them they will show unless J am much deceived mat
Chester who was condemned in July August 1885, had
Lccn previously acqu tied; and that among the persons VINO
apr lied Ia his cgc.c Tho very gentleman you nave
a.. ,fi "a In,c 81 The purcsl an at's judges OF the
STATE JOHN ROBERTSON.
Monday evening, Junc 2lst.
[Wr have but lew words Of comment upon the above
10 ourseyea say that omitted portion OF the
evidence materially bearing the is true as Judge
Il. says that Chester had been previously acquitted oy
cnurhu tho charge the fret trial was Tor IN assault
with inlen TO kill" which Judge K. will concede to
be totally different charge from that Of urier Of which
Chester found guilty on the subsequent trial. On
The second trial Tho prisoners COUNSEL innved plea
OF the s1r acquitted as in bar J." t'c stC"nu "i''-
bu, the court rejected the plea and The prisoners counsel
fled bill Of exceptions by way Of bringing the mater be-
fore lie Executive 1t for Judge r., decide whether
tho rejection o sd plea amounted to error sufficient TO VI
tatc tho conviction 10 authorize Communication OF the
pun ment We do think Al all events, after the
rejection of the plea of prcyious acqua the Court pro-
ceetcd with the trial. and the strong evidence Produ'
ced found Chester guilty of murder
Judre r. will recoac, that in article OF Monday, we
stated that tie POSITION for Communication signed BY the
prisoners COUNSEL Tn. present Judge VIM Daniel was enc
OF the counsel and their letter TO Gov Robertson, setting
forth e,,o.s in the judgment Of the Court by
saving ''Wa counsel" &c.-sow!ng that it was in his
professional and not individual capacity that Judge D.
asked for the Communication. This fact presents the matter
in verv different light all mus, nd'l Moreover Gov
Rocfsous order for tho Communication is endorsed Oh tho
sireenh August and the letter of couns" alluded To- as
appears the enforcement did not icac:! Gov t. uni
the tcsnty first August five days after the order for the
communication had been made II is proper also, that
we s!ou!i add that among The papa!s is llel letter TO
Cav H. from the Comncnwcalths Attorney, referring 10 a
reported TO get ~ petition for Communication,
and Indicating purpose make movement lift
should become necessary
We have sought 10 10 nothing bu, justice in the premi-
scs-aai We still satisfied Of the correctness of our po-
si,ion that the case Of communication CT Chester is
least AS strong as that of Jordan Iccr and that The same
OF justice ought he extended to both sides.
THE FUGITIVE Law IN NE" HAMPSHIRE
We copy from the boston Post the following notice Of the
action Of the partic. in The New Hampshire Legi.la
,u.c in regard the execution Of the fugitive slave law in
that States
"NEw uAMrsnIRE.-Thc House OF RcprcaelisYes--l57
10 l3- hal passed bill repeal c law al the coalition
Whg and abolition Legislature Of 1916, orbdng Justices
Of the peace and others aid in The fugitive slaves
under penalty Of $500 81 coo fine md six months
psounen. Only four Democrats voted against the repeal
on!v thirteen Wigs for il Thus do The Democracy Of
New Hampshre vIndiCaio the constitution. TIE bill will
undoubtedly pas, the other branches The Legislature will
adjourn on Saturday the l7h November On Tues
day evening Democratic rts'vtd--s6 10 63-to
lie election Of United States The fall
session.
SO much for the first legislative demonstration this
subject in General Pierce, State since his nomination.
Ii good omer but all the other Democrats onans in re
,on TO this matter all parts the Unioa are also so;