The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-11-19

IL this end we have been sworn in the
presence Of our fellow citizens. The Dis
.tr;ct Attorney il your proper legal adviser,
b., VIM may, ii you desire, also seek in
s,rnstions from the court. You may send
f,r persons and papers by process Of subpa.
mas issued, at your instance, BY the pubic
prosecutor. ;
ted win violations Of law occurring in any
mart IL me ctr, you may take cognizance Of
s,,eh y;olations on your own motion or com,
nl,;nt You may also present. as public
pn;sances. all. such erectlons. trades. EN-
nia,ments. establishments, tenements, as
rsmhlages. deposits and localities as in their
nature ar influence tend TO the prejudice Of
The poblic health or public morals. Or as are
forbidden b special or general statutes, and
il will be your duty also to present the au-
thors of those nuisances as proper objects for
the attention Of the District Attorney.
IN the prosecution Of your dutiesfyou will
take care that neither prejudice or passion,
fear, favor or affection, existing in your own
mind, be allowed in any degree to influence
your action and you will be equally attentive
/ in those respects to the witnesses who may
/ be sworn and examined before you. Ia doubt.
full cases you should not indict. Tor citizens
should not be subjected to the exposure or
the expenses attending public trial on .
charge of crime, unless the evidence OF guilt
be so clear that if no countervailing prools
shall be given BY the accused. you will not
hesitate 10 convict on traverse OF the IN
dictment.
After defining and specifying certain mat,
tiers Of local prominence. Judge Capron pro,
reeds:
To sag more on those subjects to you, gen
tlemea. would be for myself mere superero,
CATION. and for you but 4 needless Occupation
dc valuable time, and will. therefore, close
with few remarks which appear to me TO be
Justified BY the occasion. as they may retei
10 influences which are now actually opera
ting on your minds, and which may dlrecl
your actions as grand jurors. It's a remark
by no means rarely heard from the lips q
many Of our citizens, that the practice Of Ger.
tain offences which has attained amOus u y
the distinction Of fashionable crimes or So
cisl evils, cannot be prevented IN this city
Ii is indeed, novel doctrine TO me. thai
such tlagrant violations Of positive Legislative
enartments must Of necessity be permitted
in community having IN it SO large am
powerful an element Of intelligence. encrg,
aud stern morality, as that of the city Of New
York say" must of necessity be permit
ted" because that is the upshpt' 81 ~
proposition hat which cannot be phesent
ed, mns, Of necessity be parmitted. VIVA
Is this sentiment but the hlmiliating admis
! sion chat the power Of vice j. more potent y
this city than The arm oil the law and wha
public catastrop he does the latter deduction
admonitivrly foreshadow.
Gentlemen, for myself. subscribe TO n
: such doctrine Of necessity Tor the toleranc
: Of crime Of any grade or description. y
= reason. consistent with the faithful perform
! ance Of duty by the officers Of the law, ca
BE- offered for the unmoIested prosecution ,
crime 10 known localities, BY known md
: yiduals. from month to month and iro'
e - -. .sss -;,F This stat,
Of things i not attributable to defects 10 u
!, law. The law is well enough, if well al
: ministered. II is powerful enough to sup
! press these evils, II executed with yigor.
i true that. TO accomplish that object. ther
must be concert Of action, and united VI
to that end, between the different branche
oil the courts and officers Of the peace.
To secure the more speedy success, y
public must not look on - mere spectator
repeat, therefore. gentlemen, let Us and u
: officers Of this court do our wsole duty, !
!, this time, in our respective departments !
! service. Having done that. whatever be Ii
result, We shall have the approval ofuur ow
: consciences and this. TO the man Of Just ~,
ti,es, will be reward more precious than sni,
and more desirable than, without that apr,
val, would be the applause q the world.