Washington telegraph., 1854-04-12
Case of Matt. F. w ard.


from the n. o. Delta, the card ad-
W. Wa by this gentleman to the pupilc press
dr ng t6e reasonable request, that ne siiouia not
p'Aln5emned by the public, after BENG acqutIed
t iy. before they get an accurate ana reiiaoie
PIT Of the whole evidence gwen aV Tue THAT
FPg5iace which he says has been very imperfect
srdsiiIIo sti Iooselv given in the pnblic papers:
} 70 tie Editors Of the Uaaed States;
,r,r,rrN-lf I felt less confidence in the Jus
Uto aoJ narnaninity Of the American people, L
a| IA nof now intrude myself upon your notice
Eouu is one which may well be considered
n! i!uiar in the United States, where the laws
L;+berto been respected, and where the ver-
have "a rv has been regarded as final in all crim-
drI ]9s Acquitted, though still accused free,
l1ai b sill nersecuted must appeal, through the
I,ns Of the Delta. to your generosity, and beg
coI0u-r oas;on of opinion until the evidence III my
r,ss ran be laid before YOU
ca" ,an banle no man for feeling strong prejudice
.4 90, me or for expressing the loudest condem-
Of that unfortunate deed, which has been so
IdIJ~ rT,, and ingeniously exaggerated by my enc
uais' The public have as yet seen but one side
H. Ease and that one has been most unscrupu-
1r misrepresented by those eager ior my blood
DgJ min. | have been acquitted by jury of my
s D" and in most cases this would be vlndlcatlon
l,ngb. and even in my case, perverted as 1t has
tnOa7 na nv acduittal should at least argue pre-
ntion of my innocence, strong enctgh TO ln-
1.a tbp most hostile to pause till they can ex-
ou,ine ap the testimony produced at my trial This
saG desire, and surely it is not much for man
:, ask who has uncomplainingly submitted to as
noch as have done.
4 fnll and impartial report of the testimony in
4bs rase has been prepared by Mr., A. d. Rich
,rIsoo one of the most accomplished shorthand
tiers in the West and will soon be issued from
.nnress OF NIessrs d. Appleton & Co. New York.
,rt5ouoh felt the highest confidence in Mr. Rich
-rJ.on's ability and impartiality, yet when | re-
.,enbered the former course of my enemies, the
nrecaution was taken 10 have the report authen-
,i,ated by several gentlemen, whose positions
rl,re them above even the soaring accusations of
the Courier.
S silence until this report be placed before the
mnbic. AMI if you do not then discover some bet
Ter reason for my acquittat than the corruption OF
tba iurv. | am willing to submit to your universal
condemnation. | have made no previous attempt
IN resist the designs of my enemeS-not, as they
would falsely insinuate-because had no defence
n make. but because | relied with confidence on
,be inst administration of the laws OF my country
Ibreak that silence now. which the better judg-
ment Of friends formerly imposed upon me, only
fprause nv prosecutors seem to have lost ali re-
spect for law. and have constituted themselves a
Iigber tribunal. to reverse the decision of jury
regularly empanneled by the proper authorities of
the State.
Once more appeal to the generosity Of the
press in this country and coniUre every editor, III
tbe name of Justice and humanity, to read the re-
port of my trial-weigh we'll the testimony on
both sides. and then declare to the world whether
have not the right to say that injustice, black
INJUSTICE has been done me. And if any are
convinced by the testimony that my prosecutors
have not been sustained in the case which they
made out against me, have too much confidence
in the magnanmity of American editors to doubt
that they viii confess that they have been misled,
and will expose the uniustiiable means used to
deceive them and to injure me. Be just, be gen.
erous, gentlemen OF the press. Read this report
and consider closely its contents.
The Louisville Courier has, believe proposed
70 publish my trial in pamphlet form but the gen.
teman who was employed by this paper Is not a
senographer, and the report could not be full and
satisfactory in all the details of discrimination
even if his notes were fairly published. Mr. Cole
would not know. make an Unfair report Tor any
considerations but from past experience shonld
apprehend that some liberties might be taken with
bis notes before they see light. ! make this sug-
geStion for his sake as well as my own. 1t Is a
act worth noting. too. that whilst Mr.. Cole was
preparing this report TO the Courier he wrote let
erS to his paper. the Cincinnati Gazette, in which
he expressed an opinion that | would be acquitted,
which was based OF the evidence in the case
We may hereafter have an opportunity of COM
pairing Mr.. Coles opinion of the testimony with
the version the Courier may give TO it.
MATT T. WARD.