The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-08

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on paper that existed in the world The law ex-
essy provided that alter the commissioners had made
hei, owafds and closed their dutes The p~Iers which
nau been presented before Them shoad bs transferred 10
ine Stale Deparment'here as the defendant doubt
supposed TO have Their long last sleep By the OF
congress, the decision OF the beard final one. His
Sohduon was infinitely better in coming here and taking
ms chances OF risl ihan by staying where he The
government had enIoncd every dollar which could
certain left in a country of the vast mass of plumber
hat ne had made IL hal enjoned between 500 900 and
IN me hands Of Cocoran Riggs, and $i3oooo
ueposued with an insurance company New York Ii he
a leHaihed IN Europe he would have been there with
ou. none II his statements true for you have been
repeatedly told that had stripped him of ali
ne had And what would life have been 10 him without
ohcy money Tor the sake of which, il the theory OF
M ue prosecution be true, he had risked his soul.
YIN nun; whete me treasure there the heart
also. Had he remained where he was he wouM have
been, according 10 his showing whether II . or
false, beggar, while his return to Inc United States
would subject him 10 peTs greater than he had be-.
lore taved and would afford TO him the chance Of get
ting the money again.
Gentlemen thank you for the patience with which
you have listened to The extended observations that has
been my duty to make. Though you may have been
iaiigned, am sure your candor will appreciate the
cessl'Ies e ihiS extraordinary aseexaordinary in is
nature and history and in the host of collateral issues
and confusing elements which the defence has thrown
INTO the investigation; and long | have trespass-
ed on your attention, the time has not, perhaps, been
more than the character OF the case, its and
complicated facts and the wide field travelled over,
may nave led you TO aprreheDd.
on me present. perhaps my last occasion OF addressing
rom inns posiuon jury OF my feowcitizens, permit
most overwhelming ng-sense OF public duiv Never in
any country, did criminal case devove all concern
ed ~ The administrator OF justice responsibility
weigh'y man that arising from this trial. The magnitude
OF the trsad, the atrocity OF its conception, the multi
Piled crimes by which 1t consummaled, and the bold
front presented by the cmnala fas,en the attention
OF Inc whole country on This jury box Oher and more
genera considerations attract 10 your proceedings the
watchfu notice OF foreigners. great political phloso-
pher has sad that virtue is the principle of republic:
Ihe existence OF vne among its citizens is, all history
informs us, nseparabe from )ust and equal adninsra-
Ion oil The laws: Il is our boast that in these United
the protection OF the law--all equally liable 70 its
penalties And yet it is the subject OF frequent
mark-a problem which has engaged the minds Of
speculative men-that when criminal has the advan-
tages OF station, influence, association, and
times even when the Influence results from the crime
ITSELF il is more difficult to bring him TO justice in the Uni
ted States than it woud be England Though social dis.
tncons inwoven with the political system of that
ancient monsschy, IL may truly be said that in England
the law is no respecter of persons" Genienen will
candor allow us to say that such is uniformly the pfact
cal spirit Of lava Must we not admit much as
our counlrymen have improved their English
ofs and important as are the points of superiority, yet
that they have been less successful because less vsant,
in particular 10 which. in principal degree England
owes her greatness and her glory! Oar constitution
wisely orbis-,he temper of our people Indignantly re-
ec,s as odiousall social inequalities. The last place
INTO which they should De permitted 10 creep is the tenn
pie OF justice. sh #"si
II tn be in the position OF this defendant any ccun.
stances like those which have advered to- il il due to
you, genemen 10 that they will not. because
they ought not to- in the slightest degree A9ect your
| minds. - -
The public prosecutor sometimes finds il necssssry sr
proper TO warn jury against indulgng feeling of syu
paihy with the criminal. In this such appeal
would be than idle. II would be an insulting
mockery OF your moral Crimes have. indeed been
committed IN which the magnitude OF the plan, the
boldness ex,eriy OF the perpetraor has been such
as 10 work sort OF bewi,chment OF the imagnaton
and shall not deny that such romantic interest
may be found in the case before YOU But it's influence
amply oyerba anced by the general effect Of the
whole picture. that should be without for nsn-
uating that II can by possibility mslead you Sympa-
| thy with this defendant! Why, what honest man has
heard The testimony without feelings of indgna and
disgust lindgna,ion at the Wholesale baseness OF the
criminal. and DISCUS; at his brazen efrontery
guilt OF this has, view of the evidence
been established in four different ways II any of the
propositions which have been argued proved your
satisfaction, your verdict will be guilty" II the de-
fendant had not the which he swears he had
and without which he could not have had the mnes he
is GUILTY: II at the times when he the mines il
has oath be true, he was, IN point OF fact elsewhere he
is GUILTY: II he had not The mines which he swears
be had, not engaged in the mining operations
which he swears he engaged in, he is GUILTY. II
he forged papers, or knowingly uttered forged papers. in
support oil his oath, the oath is false and he is GUILTY
Now, gentlemen, repeat that we have established ALL
these propositions by pfooplenary, conclusive, unan-
| swered, and unansweTabc.
We cbeeriuy admit that if, on a careful consideration
OF the whole evidence, You entertain reasonable doubt
OF the defendants guilt he is entitled TO acquit,a But
gentlemen, the doubt must be 'sreasonahe' one not a
doubt forced by torturng minds search OF one
the doubt of subtle meaph ysczas. but of practical
men acting on practical common sense subjects .'To
acquli says an eminent lurist, "to acqu upon eht,
trivial and fancu snppositons and conjeciures
is virtual violation OF The jurors oath, and offence
OF great magnitude agans'ihe interests OF society di-
Ieciy tending to The disregard Of The obligation ofau
dcal OATH, Tie hnderance and asparagement of Justice
| and the eBcou ragement of malefactors.'
We have no Tear, gentlemen, that you will fall into
any such crror-hat you will act any doubt which
is not reasonable Once more thank you for your at
ten,on, which has been long continued and patient
that feel II as personal Kindness Having discharged
"a best could, my duty in this momentons case now
leave IT, so far as | am concerned, in your hands 1 do
in the confidence that the action OF Washington Jury
will amply sustain the warmest euogy which has ever
been pronounced the trial BY urythat great pillar OF
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CONNECTICUT COLONIZATION SocIETY.-The annua
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held in Hartford on Wednesday Ias-Professor S'man,
president in the char The receipts of the Society for