Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-01-13

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king the examination himself whe
Hold Kasm had got tie statements {
the witness in a fog.
/ had strong case; the plainti
SLOWED a good character; that tn
lodge Of Masons had refused to ad
nit him to fellowship until he coul'
clear up these charges; that tn
Methodiss Church, of which he wa
Ia class header, had required of hin
to have these charges judicially set
tied; TINT he had offered to satisfy
the defendant that they we're false
and proposed to refer it to disiDtcr
ested men, and to be satished-~i
they decided for him-to + ceive &
written retraction, in which the de-
fendant should only declare he was
mistaken; that the defendant refused
this pFoffer, and reiterated the char
.ges with increased bitterness and ag-
grarated insult; that the plaintiff
had suffered b in reputation and credit;
that the d efcndant had declared he
meant to I'd n him off and buy u his land
at his (delk kndant's; own price; and
that defen liant was rich, d nd often
III S SANDERS at public meet
ings, and once at tie ohurc door,
and, finally, noao justifcq.
The defendants tes TIM mpny was
weak; it did not controy ert the proof
as to tho speaking of the words, or
the nj tiers Of aggrayation. Many
witnesses were G xamined d IS to tho
cllaradte of the plaintiff; Hut those
agaius t US only referred to what they
had heard since the slapder$, except
cne who was unfriendly- Some Wit
nesses spoke Of butchd ring hogs at
night, and hearing thd m squeal at a
late hour at tie pIaint ifs slaugF ter
house, and eff the dead hogs they had
seen With various mar4$, ana SO me-
thing of hogs having been stoleh in
the neighborhood.
This was about all the proof
The plaintiff laid bis da images at
$4,000.
his time algood deal Of tile expite
ne1t had worn eli. Tie tfemor left,
only gave ne that sort D { feeling
which is rather favorable tRah other
wise to a public speaker.
I might have made Il pretty good
,ut of ii, if l had thrown nhykdlf up
IN the merits Of my case. dcllnowl-
.dged modestly my own inc experience, .
,lainiy stated the evidence hd the .
aw, and let the case go- reserving
myself in tie conclusion foT a $Plurge, |
| chose to make one. But the .
vii genius that presides over the
irst bantling of lawyerlid dges, would .
ave it otherwise, The citizens OF
he town, and those of Il Ae country
hen in the village, had gathered in
.reat numbers into the courthouse
o hear the speeches; an ID ! could I
ot miss such an opportunity tor dis
lay
Looking over the jury, ! found 4
hem a plain, matter-of "a let looking
ct of fellows; but | did not note, or
know a fact or two about
hem, which I found out afterwards. /
l started, as ] thought, in pretty /
God style. As went oh, however,
ny fancy be gan to get the better of !
~ judgmen It. Argument and COM 7
lon sen Sc grew tame. Poetry and
exclamation, and, at last, pathos and
cry inyective. took their place, !
grew d 5 quo 'atous as Ri cbard S#iy-
Her. Shakspear suffered. | quo
ed, among other things Of less val
e and aptness, "He who steals my
urse, steals trash," etc. spoke Of
he woful sufferings Of 1ny poor cli-
Mt, almost heart-hroken beneath the !
eight of the terrible prosecutions Of
is enemy; and growing bolder--i
urned on Old, Kasm. and congratu
tied the jury that the genius Of
lander had found an appropriate de-
snder in the genius Of Ghicane aud
leo mplimented the jury
n their patien ce--on their intelli-
ence-on their estimate Of the val
o of character; spoke of the pub
G expectation of that feeling out
ide Of the box which would welcome |
18th laundering ptaudi is the right
eriict the jury would render; pnd |.
round up by declaring that / had
ever known case Of slander sd ag-