Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-05-04
rhe r,ial OF chrlatian.


Haying given an account OF the tragedy at Lex
inglon, resulting in the denth Of young BLACK
nunS, which placed young CHEisrrsSin tue worst
possible light in regard to The affair, tits JUST
ice that the main points of the argument IN his
favor should be pr. sented- We eStrect the fol-
lowing from the speech oft A. IA. H. sruAisr ESD
Mr.. Stuart referred in the irstsplace, tostle
strong proyocation given the accused. young
lady, ofexiraordinary beanty and cto'is, CANE
here from Botstourt. G'syoung heart was tonchs
ed by her charms, md he sought her acquaintance,
and gave her the most devoted attention. He had
even formed In his own mind the determination of
seeking her hand, and reveals his secret 10 one
tyals and parties of The winter season, and shows
her the most ting chment and devotion.
He looked forward wi painting bIeaSt has en-
gageInent 10 20 with her to church, aud has teels
ings. rise whens teniinds him oil his
tolacconspany heriio ciiurch. nhns eatsd, and
his heart buogant With hope aud joy, In receives
cold and chiiling note from declining
him to church, and no reas onls given
torthis uiarcourse. He then goes to see. her,
and she see him, and he hal tile norsit
hcatloiI TO fnd that from some cause she had lost
heF kind ami spectfui eelinss towards him. He
then writes her anote, thinking that some had
been slan6efng him, and no had Ieen injur-
ing him in her Estimation. rhisno,e was written
nsconfdence, and it had been Kept IN confidence
this jury would mot have had this painful case to
determine. O. had written to Kiss A. ln3ihe
most respectful and flu terlng manner, and gnve
her the opportunity of writing TO him OF ofs return
ing his NOTE To linn box t0lthenost de-
cate mode that he eould.haye adopted. I'll sswus
not done, but thelleiter was made The subject Of
rpeffiments al the expense of Mr.. css teputution.
MIR, stuart then went into fuitlnyesligntioniof
the that lest TO the interview the
passage Of thei Hotel and the nature md object of
lhtintelyiew, and 10 the fact that Mr.. b. had la
kenlGaaets Horner and Humes with him o that
Interview, mud the That -. and q. We're not
acqnainian and. flat ID had sought that inter
4f1r
make inn cover before him. aud that b. boasten
afterwards OF his trump oyeriG. He then refer
reSlSto MI G.ss having consul lied with other mem
bers OF class aud to his having asked their
advice before he took steps in natter-G.
was bound to notice the insult in some way or be
ostracized from society, and from tile company of
ladies and all gentlemen who high lyl estimated his
character, and sbyepers white fvetel coward who
now condemns him, condemaea as detrade I'd man
IN their and woull have fel sense
of grsdation Tlensit was s,inpefanye duty
&C., 10 his friends and to- himse Is 10 demand of
Il. apology or explanations for his conduct--es.
then prepares hmself within sing barsel iSioi,
revolver, and "a bowle- knife, notllcr offensive
purposes, butt bepre nated to- resist assault,
and fot his own pIotectip on against combinations.
20, had III htto call b. for atisfnctioii, and
he lad prepare himself 10 resist any at
tack that mig hit be made on linn. b. kntW tat
the matter wss not ended, ard g. had a right to-
Istppose; that ID Won be armed for he had every
reason 10 suppose that b. armed ut The other
interview. Mt. S. here efefsed to Mr.. 81. aid his
asso tiateg following and beating and
auuslng him even alter he had gwen thelian apo ~
ogy-and TO declarations of Mr.. o., matlef
TO his COMPANIONS before and after the renconlIe,
and introdnc by tile Common counsel,
that O. carriedthe arms for de fensiye purposes o-
". He then. lied the idence of the nieeuug
in iieyesihue of tile churc and on that c0nse-
Grated ground, aud the parties having walked out
inotte cross street N elland, That o..
then demap 20 ogy aud b. fusing 10 give
II, called him rascal and b. seizet linn and
fttk
gasp ihe indicted The fatal would. Mr. C,s state-
Inents about the rencontIew confirmed w the
Testimony Of Messrs Massle and ylor, aud the
blood IN he pa lies. and to the fact that the stick
was dropped near tile pointS the lartIes.ere
downstoge thFr.
n i. Stuart then referred to the third pool of
blood, so much lied upon prove that the
wounds were inflicted While The parties were
standing. He argued that 1t was isnpossibt thst
The third pool could have been here dsscnbed
blythe witnesses, and no blood tom that point to
The spot heresC. andiBs ere dow n toget her,E
and That { the wound had been intiicteila at the
able 10 continue the tgt to the other side of tie
street, and thele have choke q, and have again
RISEN and STAG eTes some 10 " here he
finally fell Col. Smith Ma. Preston, DR.. unkin,5
slg. Massie anil Mr.. Davidson, all testified thnt
tthey had examined tile ground for the purpose OF
iildlng the third pool rs sad 10 have
been, and we're unable to find my aitetsth he most
'lnrnute examination, repeated on several ,occa5
.sions. They hink, that it was impossible that
blood could have been there, 6nastaey not have
seen Most of Tying 10 the ex-
istsnce of this third POI We're biassed and pteu
diced against prisoner; one OF them even sand
he he considered the hing sassassinaon,i
and istrieds to see blood Where would he
most against tile Innocence OF the prisoner for it
to be- he yldence agatnst the Existence of This
third pool hen the had gone ground
Tor the purpose of examining TINT spot is as much
positive eyideiice as ttie testimony those swearing
10 the exstence of the third. poo. si5s5
Nj s.A...
alltte that had moi iiittictedthe
morta lwonpd uni he had bs en- abused, assault
ed aud choked suffocation, and then n ertreA-
IS, he hadsi nilcped lie wohnd, on u. 49,
MI. Stuart, IN tile next place, referred to The
marks on hr g. e neck and his being choked
until he spit blood, and was overpowe ed by
The gteater hyslcal ssIens eth of B., and was
them IN the eye of and OF man, in
killing his lyefstry. his was The natural ieel-
ing, that peryadss all animate nature tosresist
WRONGS and Ito resist even until death for the pre-
alton of ls own life: that case, he is re-
united 70 the natuial glts-tne laws of nature
and otG ods aboy IL al l human awsand far sbeeI
syondsa u human legi slatton. z 81
ltshas been declaredby higheriaw, that sthoui
shalt not o. NIL neiglbor as
have them dofsunto You, land .s@lles YOU are
struck onone cheek to tuIn athesothet also.'' If
these rules wereto be carried out, lteiafy, there
would be he Christians. IL was not expected that
tle& were To be actedsupon literally Aud so with
the laws OF men. leit spirit was 10 be carried our
according TO principles Of scommopsense, and
according the indgmentof the prisoners peers.
II lhls were not tieicases no law could be made
practical, and carried our IN tile manner and
spirit of the lawma THEE is no provisicn I'M
our Code on tile subject of lsd5ience,', be-.
cause WAS OF such nature hattie Legislature
has attempted 10 define W We're the rights
of fsdetence," but eftthe jurors of the coun-
Try 10 settle it according TO The circumstances of
each RaStlcular case, and tos give scope 10 the
ieelings oi.the Jury, and their opinion'of
the cases ont tiis subject show that where party
belle yes hat his ifesis in anger, or peril Of
great bodily harm, then e is justi fable in Eilfne
me and he IS stifea IN kiing him If
apprehensivelio for his life, Sevensif
1t should appear that lie was tinjs1ch