New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-19
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#tgsESE L.IBEL SUIT.

ceedngs had in the muc of libel suit Of Jacob
Il Winter against the proprietors Of the Crescent
The details will be found interesting and will, no
doubt, he generally read.
i III We have no wish topersecute the plaintiff
Il L. this case. On the contrary, we would
sooner do him i favor than an injury, just as we
would other human being, or creature that walks
tie earth. rs wouldn't harm him if we could !;
although Liz desire 70 destroy US has been palpabIe
throughout the whole ceedings. Our nature is
different from and thank Godfor So constructs
ling our mental and hysica1 const tuition We think
III the height Of meanness to kick man when he y
down and f the plaintiff in the cause TO which We
have alluded, not down tar down
that the trumpet Of moral and social can
never reach his ears we are much mistaken
4 He invoked the arbitraIent Of the law. Let him
abide that arbtrament He asked that q jury of his
should settle the matters at issue between
q us and him. He obtained all the law awards any
and every man. He claimed FRENZY thousand dollars
damages for alleged Ibels upon his character pub
lshed by the editors Of the Crescent in March, 1865
II; The jury, after d long and patient examination,
II aEaraet him cent Tint amount we stand ready
to discharge at any moment whenever the law officer
ofthe parish calls on US for settlement. In fact, if
Sheriff Bell does not call speedily for the amount,
I've shall repair to the Sheriff office and tender pay
ment in the current coin Of the United States.
What a difference in estimates Of the value of
| cEaracterl Ex-Recorder Winter concluded we had
damaged his reputation to the amount Of twenty
thousand dollars, and brought suit accordingly It
50 happened, however, that disnterested parties
twelve sworn jurors--were called upon to adudicate
and determine the market value Of the article in
question. Between their estimate and Mi. Winters
thousand nine hundred and ninety mine dollars and
ninety-nne cents .5
We have no disposition to find fault with the jury
STILL must be permitted to remark, as we do most
emphatcally, that we do not think the verdict rem
dered just one So strikes us, will be the general
impression after careful scrutiny Of the testimony
The verdict should have been unqualifedly in our
favor probably would have BEEN but for tile fact
that the jurors wearied out with the protracted
investigations to which they were compelled To be
the listeners AS it's verdict cent damages
il favor Of the plaintiff, is not only singing and
scathing rebuke upon his pretensions but satisfac
tory vndcaton Of the editorial articles on which his
libel suit was founded. We congratulate him upon
the possession Of a one cent character. Mayhap if
lie il good business man. he may be able to dispose
Of the article at that price We shall pitythe pur.
chaser matter what the price although regard
truth would compel US 70 the seller
. But for the fact Of the additional annoyance and
personal trouble that would have been superinduced
we should have instructed Our counsel to apply for
new trial. and that had been refused, to
take an appeal to the Supreme Court But, upon re-
/ Fiction we concluded we could stand one cent. Had
ut been ten cent or q ten dime verdict, NE might
have takena different view Of the matter. "A &5
To show our complete fairness In this whole trans
action have published the testimony throughout.
During the progress the trial barely alluded to
the case. Nothing but mere notice of the affair was
allowed toaappear in the local column. This was
done 20 allow eS-Recorder Winter the fullest and
feest chance to Yindcate his claim to responsibility.
He had no newspaper at his command journal to
establish his moral rights If he had been fortunate
enough to possess any. We had but we scorned to
use such an adyantag to give d direction, or in
fuence public sentiment In these respects atleast
the plaintiff has no reason to complain of our action
a few words in. conclusion, and we will quit this
subject, we trust forever. Having triu1nphed, to all
intents and purposes-our enemy being helpless
under our feet-we will cheerfully and frankly say
what neither adversely nor extremity could have ex-
tracted from us. We may be obstinate, self-willed
and pertinacous, to degree So many of friends
4 tell us But, whether or not, we have an opinion,
not controlled by eniences or circumstances and
that opinion shall always be expressed, regardless of
Econseque We would not give an infnitsinal
fraction of cent for public Journal the editors of
which had not an opinion Of their own. and manli-
ness and courage enough to express that opinion 1t
possible this may not be remuneratye at first but
it will in the long run The people soon learn to
distinguish between the afabe go-between and the
independent journalist Right or wrong, we will be
pendenee while life lasts anda public Journal is under
our control. We would, a Thousand times, sooner be
Il unsuccessful Journalists, than successful TOOLS
Now, we may have done x-Iecorder Winter inius
tice. Had he come to us and showed The injustice
done provided such thing was possible that inius
\ tice would have. been promptly atoned for-fnl re-
4 paration would have been Immediately rendered
But he made such application for no such
shewingdid not allow those he alleged had injured
him chance, either for explanation or PREPARATION
He went to the courts by the courts has he been
judged, and whathas he made by an attempt to muz
zle the she free discussion as to the char.
acter of candidates for office by an effort to make
the nominees Of party above political criticism
4 4Nothingi! On the contrary, he has provoked an
exposure which will cling to his skirts as long as life
lasts-induced an exposition thousand times worse
than the original editorials to which he took excep
ton Yet when the testimony for the defence closed
we had but arrived at the yestibule of the, hdeous
structure which enclosed corruptions Of the most
\ revolving character z5sz2s Al :
From first to last we have had no personal malice
"a against ex-Recorder Winter The little intercourse
either Of the editors Of this paper have ever had Will
him was calculated to produce favorable impression
: than otherwise; but SO help US, COP, we nevel
heard any man or any set Of men of any persuasion
politics, creed nativity, speak Of him in mamie
that did not fully justify, countenance and enforce
ten thousand times over, the language he deemed
immensely libellous, up to the commencement of thu
suit IN #. g, fss35
{, Goodby, MI. Winter You are not very old, ant
4 may yet come out. .,,@ Tx 4s.a
= SUMMER CLoTHISG.-A Alfred Munroe Il Co., No. 81
Magazine street who have long enjoyed high reputation
the excellepce and variety of fabrics sold by them
received large additions their shock clothing which
now comprises every article that be desired cope
outfit The latest fashions and the varied styles of good
comprised in their assortment boys well
x wear fss- 5SS5
In addition TO the articles usually kept clothing establish
ment Munroe CO. have full assortment OF india rubhe
clothing, the value of which stoo we'll known
+ nlent III So Y
/ WATcHdAR1NG--H.P. Buckley, No s Camp-street