Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-19
Case Of Wad.

The New Orleans Drlta publishes card addressed b1
Nat Ward TO the public press making the reasonable re
quest That he should not be condemned by the public If
Ter 'ene acquitted os jury, before they get accurate
and reliable report of the whole ev dencc given nj tho
aI-evidencS which, he says has been very Numerically
an loosely given in the public papers The following il
an extract:
"Genne"en-lfl felt less confidence In the ir.,ice
anu mdSta' INIT? OF the American people [ wonii M,
now inrude myself upon ynur notice Ms p,sition Il ~
which may we'll be considered peculiar in the I;ri.s
States where the laws have hitherto been rcspecred ard
where the verdict OF jury has been regarded "a 6ns
:, criminal cases A'q nltrd, though still accused Tree
enough stll prosecuted must appeal throuvb III. ct
unrs OF the lti to your generosity and neg susner
before YOU ~ '' '"'o
u can blame no man for feeling strong nrsird;,o
against me, or Tor expressing the loudest
th"t unfortunate deed which has been darkly and in
sehousiy exaggerated b. my eneni, The lu6lc have
yet seen tut side Of this CASE and tb,, ,rs b
oee most n'crnpn'onsy nisrTpe.e"ted by those cage,
'or my blood an ri'i have been acquitted by iIry
OF my peers aid IN most this would be ynJcstn,
'nough, and even in my case perverted a. il has
acqu tihl should a. least presumption OF nv ino
c+ice sir"rG enough to induce the most hostile 10
uIi theY ch examine the te-i rony prUIureI N nv trial
fhS Is all esire and surely IL "a no, much fo- ma, D.,
%k~ h"s unconpaininsy submitted TO a. much as
we done "
fall and imprrtin' r"por. of thu testimony IN tho
cas' mas been prep red By Nr. A. Rchari,on one o
the mot accomplished short hand writer's In n. w..
and vii sonii he Issued from The press of Ms.. d An
pet1n & Co, New York Although I f.I, the Liyb..,
conn ience ~ hr. Rchar ison'4 EbiIty and Ip,,, liz,
yet when remembered the fufnrr course Of INV
the precauton was taken to have the rep Ut
by several gentlemen. whose p'rstors place thin asov
even The caring accusations Of the Courier
AN tha' ask from you, gentlemen the pres. /. e
fence until this report be placed before the uuh. nod
u you do pot then discover better reason for v m
qui'til than the corruption Of the jury am willing
submit 10 your universal condemnation have m, NJ. ma
previous attempt to resist the designs OF nv eue,p..
not ns they would falsely insnunie -becauso had ma do
'ence to III Ike but because relied with conf fence mn
the Just administration Of the laws of nv country
oe'k tat slet CO now, which the bet CT i1dyms,, "a,
friends formerly imposed upon me- only because ms parsa
cu'o' seem to nave lt all for w. and bsy
sutd themselves higher ubunal 10 rev re the deci
son OF ~ regularly empduneed by the proper au.
liberties Of the State.
once more appeal to the generosity of the press In
ths country, aud conf ire every ltor In the name Of
justice and huniIity to real the report of nv troI
weigh wei the testimony both sides and then d. I,s
70 the world whether have right to saw ba, Ia
I'uc', DIatk Injustice, has been done me ArJ If many
are convinced by the testimony that my persecu,or.
not been sustained In the which they IN Ie out
me- nave to- much confidence in the n,gn ,nm,v NJ
hrrcHh editors to DOUBT that they III COMICS thu. thew
nave been n5Ied and will expose the ii4 ble means
u'ei To deceive them and IN nj ire me d. ju.t CEN
erou' gentlemen Of the p'e .ad this report "a Con
! sider closely It's contents"