Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-22

Dress the following statement has Dctn preP"teu
the view of placing the question in lis proper iSn
y From the Petersburg Democrat
Tho following article from the want oil ,no i az,
,nce could NOT appear in the lntelliSenGcr Oh
: but will bo copied in us mex. issue'
today at the request of the authors:
: THE TRIAL AT PRINCE Gh"N"n
tn. d .cIancd in your paper OF yesterday m
intention of making any charges ag4lnsl 'nc
of Goodftow of peraons ;,'.,;c, will emu.
offence, trust your sense OF lustico WIN ,"u"
i.rrt in your columns the following s'htenie'
: ou ~ h,,, nrnisuutory of the course they pursue
and th, ,uutivus which governed then III the uo''"
of their client. I,, ,rsJo D., CONNECT thi
,.v Nth notifies has originated with y'urse
and vnur correspondent, who was, no DOUBT suH .'
nJer the reasons assigned by the counsel oil tue p
qnncr f"r the questions ,ney ueS,e% =" - .av tho
nmJon Nnsh's conduct throughout tho whole triai W"
sn,,Tely une1crptionabln. He listentod patiently u
willingly 10 the whole discussion lie ms no sEnP'
thy with tho KnowN0hlngs as you seem 10 SuPi'orv
n- lid h.. consider the question raised by the cou"
| AL ~ ruxor,hy of respectful considerations lie az
iaJ tho question according to his conscience (hai
which none is purrr) and the lights before him.
4 r.,u,rk which he mad. from tho bench was mis-
understood mud nisrcprescnteu ny Your 'h'"r'l"
VIII -, rcf,.rouce whatever to the conduct OF coun
sl an ;,ber side he remarked, generally, that II ht
,Louvbt nny politicu excitement existed, thai w"u!G
in onr wny prevent fair trial OF the cause hr "oul"
continue it. md change the rcnae. state tins as the
,hstamc. of his remark after conference with hun
f,r the prisoner, So nr from viewing II rs
= ,,nt n IN them regarded il declaration at u do
termination 10 protect the prisoner from any u,Iu"
nau,uc.. it could DO shown that any existed Inc
~ ;y NJ the nature nf tho testimony, which had been
J;ccIn,.d previously II tho examination before the
county court and for the reasons hereafter Givcii
The iucts which bore "n this point, were suhHai''
| italy these: .,.p,
| Eagle living below TIarrisons bar, cam" up t" City
p,int I'm spree md in state Of slight inioHcaton,
upplied to Capt Cole, OF the American Vessel Hur'
priso for work or pHssagr to New iorh 'hcy were
r.C, sell mud one of the party called HIM while
hnt,ed ruscnl and another ot them, whltc.hhtr'l
yrn,r,r Capt Colo said his hat was what was called
y "K now. Nothing" hat, and he believed that they
w,r excited against him on account oil biz tat. In no
course of the alteration Thomas, an lri.lninn struck
tho Captain and Knocked his Int OH lie was seized
Tx m. steward and then Gnudiclluw, Scoichman,
c6n 10 his comrades assistance; this brought on
general engagement between the british sailors ana Il
part OF the Of the Surprsc In tho course 81 the
Il lit Guodirllow was stabbed in tho back, whercup-
on he seized al old wooden pump aud icllct The
,nntu Of tho SURPRISE who died immediately from the
blows.
While the Jurors undergoing examination nj
10 their qualification serve on the ffs'r' one O
them who WAS known by one "t tho counsel To he
= ~
as preliminary 10 tho question whether hn had
come under obi CATIONS which would dlsquailfy hun
rs an unpr JUDGED juror IN case where foreigner
was 10 be tried for hrs lifc-he counsel declining the
case Il critical une md anxious to procure jury en-
trry free from preudiccs of any sort against foreign
erS.
The question was objected 10 by the counsel, whom
the witness, Cole had cinp"yct 10 assist The Inin'
lnuuwcas Attorney, lie court sustained Inc once
ton, un!es. the counsel tor the prisoner would first
show b. other testimony that the molnbrrs of this
secret order had disqualified Themselves rs unprclu-
diced jurors. This fact the counsel tor tie PRISONER
thought they had Il right TO prove II they could ny
the juror himself. ,v
question or any similar one .
DO YOU belong 10 any society association Of in
dividuals which is hO.tilc 10 foreigners, ma whch
would be likely 10 bias yonr judgment on mo tr'ai ot
foreigner"
In The course of the discussion OH this point, one OF
the Jurors uvowed himself - DO an American, III
other words member NJ the secret ORDER anu eh'u
TINT he had taken obligation 10 prevent MS giving
fair trial To the prisoner. The counsel 10, III.
then asked leave Of the court To put the i"i!o"ihS
question: ,.. lao,
taken a., oath in reference TO Foreigners III when ,h'
interest involved, which oath you are o'"'''
secret - ,L .,
Which question the court overru!eC. ma TIE" '"e!
skcd leave TO put the following question
"Do YOU belong to any society in wheel! you nave
al !, i'm rtir ~
the substance Of the OATH il YOU are at liberty L" re-
y.ul IT,"
Which the court also ovcrrulcd. ,,
To this last opinion nf the court the coun'" '"r '
prisoner excepted and prepared MIR "!'' I |
;ons, which IN" subsequent favorable SeFu'c' pre-
vented their filing.
/; was evident 'ha' INC ot)"ct OF me '"uIse' We"
TO got at the true s'atr oil things me "'.iS"t't'
which III" juror h"d 'o.Gh'"FIf assume" 'n"' an'
court 'hiRnt oe no!o ~ 49, ;'v J ,L
Under a'iS o'ns u"'"'o,"' ~ 49,
question: are you S",i.nE, ""s =" a',,a
tan iaet "h!ch "'"'., "ou'u ZINE III ,.h, ~,
questions SGr 10 .l'e on. VI" .he f
pn', 'ne ON! u,'i''rl;. Nv .I .omr, fc,s;sd in
couisel anu ln"' pe'itit''" ~ go. II 3D. ;,,nr ,i,
;his-ihe question OF 'ne co'i ''." ' ,,! ,,,'I
judgeo. his quaIIhcat"h, hn. aN"' ~ .h,. ;n,..
would when nn'wrfIa, iaS9 ". vn"J ne ,b, Juror,
Inc ce''hseI uu u"t "ouo' WA" e. ~ Ind h..n vnI
answer ~ 'nu .c''. r =; rho sauc situation
unteered by another Juror III 'io o,I ,,rr r. IN,
Was tho COUNSEL rgnl u, p is.e't;"s '
juror Us inc Ju"se y; ~, tTn,iin who will not tell
li''ie 10 NV. -, nr;,,;nI,. If his order which in.
you. l'u' !',c.' j, Nv Pr n.,;rc.,r m. r.li,,iou.
tereres WIN Tue 'ree'o' VI I y, h; H.. ,L. I,ws
rights oi the CITIZENS Us recuc" :" , I'# ,h - ,b.
ana tue c"nS'''"'' uIt f,nay he dane lrrrlIy."
SeconG ueSlrr -! ~ L,. a.. a,,r., Inv law Won
"nich ue"nS' II ~" , , ;o r.,novc nj, f,rci,,n
VIII " W" e.e -, T:,,i;s trn,n Office. md that
ers ui'1 m y. Noa''a. 80, ncI, m ut,irr,
you VII ~ u" '"'e Jn.s ma, ronaic, with
ne WI" i.! "u ~ a. . r, %' ,h, En m.n .hnlI M.
the Coms'itu'io" "Il.n P '", in,s wor,hn
coHP''''u !" Nv Iu'.., ~ lr ,r .LnIi any man II.
place or ministry Wn"le'r', "' s n,jnnJ ~ hi
enforced OF resuanfa, go -, ncrount If hi,
h0dF UT S"0as VI "''' wa m'S' III '. .bnil Ina frr
religious OPINION Ut oeie'' o'.t u" LIN ,L,; o,;,,.
to confess ana ny arsu,'"a ~ ,I "a',. .boIl IN nm
ions in matters OF roIiglo anu INC same shuli III u"
wise affect, diminish or enInrge tne'l CIV II
II il to be wondered al tnat tIe pr,s','', ,,.t t
should prefer the Judgment I'll the eo"Ft ~ INN ~ o''
whose moral ana mental perceptions" ""' ''"''"'
ha, boon thus destroyed!
The prisoner hnd the right, moreover IN our "pn'
ion, TO put the naked question Are Ec" Ii Nn""'
Nothiugr" H. had the right tn risht peremP'oF!
challenges, without assigning reason. ne a'a -
have thought il safest for him "a exclude every one {"
this Order, they amounted to but e:s OF less IN"
therefore was entitled t" know which they "Iiei