The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-01-09
Tvr BAKER TRrAI.-The jury in the case of

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declared that they were unable to agree a
s. the last ballot they stood nine for murder, witt
a Recommendation to mercy, and three tor man
] slaughter in the second degree Ut Bakers
guilt the jury were convinced. and it's strange
that they could not bring in verdict when there
was so slight difference IN their estimation O
/ its extent The difference between the verdlc
of murder, with recommendation to mercy
and that of .manslaaghter, was more differ
j ence of form than substance, Tor the effect o
either would have been the.same, namely-lm
prisonment for term of years in the state pen
itentiary This case has attracted an immense
deal of attention, and has been productive q
no little excitementin New York city. 1t oc-
cupied three weeks, and was conducted by the
abIest members of the bar of that city, whose
speeches were remarkable for length, research
and eloquence. Yet all this expenditure Of
time, talent and labor has proved fruitless, be-
cause of the jury sticking upon mere abstract
matter Of opinion, and the offender goes for a
time unwhipt of justice.
/ The great institution of trial by jury, is
j getting to be very much abused and perverted.
and most people are beginning to think that
twelve men seated in a row in a jury box, are
about subject to the same infrmities and infu-
ences, as bystanders who are not bound down
by the obligations of an oath to discard all pre-
1judices, and be governed solely by the law and
evidence. We are disposed to Believe that the
/ usages and practices Of the ancients in deter
mining important issues are not as unreasona-
Bile and absurd, as they are represented to be-
and that the wager by battle, the ordeal by fire
and water, casting of lots, throwing dice or
drawing straws, are not by any means IRA
/ tional means of arriving at conclusions.
Messrs. John Randolph Tucker, Lewis NJ.
Lauck, John Bell Gilkerson, Thomas A. T. Ri
ley and Hugh H. Lee, members of the ..Mer-
gan continental guard" of Winchester, have
been appointed a committee to address the peo-
pie of Virginia, upon the subject Of erecting
monument to the old revolutionary soldier and
patriot. Daniel Morgan, SO well known for. his
gallant services in the great conflicts which
characterized those times. We extract the fol-
lowing paragraph as setting forth their wishes:
The bones Of brigadier- general Daniel Nor
gan are in our midst, marked BY crumbling
tomb, which few brief years will entirely de-
stroy. About his name cluster revolutionary
memories of no ordinary interest, which tradi-
ton has gathered, and history will perpetuate.
The resting place Of a hero, whose fame is i'm
mortal will soon be sought in vain by the pill |
grim who, to revive the spirit of our fathers, |
visits their honored graves, and the pail of OBJ
lvion will cover the remains of patriot chief
tain whose services should be perpetuated in
monument to his memory
Those who fairly appreciate the services of
such man, are called upon to aid with means
to erect monumental his memory. We con-
clude by saying the appeal is well written and
eloquent, and would well repay perusal.
The London Times of the 9th ultimo, in one
OF its leading editorials, expresses itself in the
following terms of the superior efficiency Of the
officers of the Russian army: Nothing has
come out more clearly in the course of this war
than the high military and scientific character
of the Russian officers. Through a trial of I'M
severity they have shown themselves !
in every way worthy of the confidence of their 6
master and of the reputation of great military .
Ardent in attack, undaunted in
retreat full of skill, energy, and resource un-
der all circumstances, masters OF the three Ian
guages of the three belligerent powers,i makes
one shudder to reflect what such band of Off t
GERS might accomplish if supported by troops
worthy of such leaders. The Russian army,
like our own, is differed BY gentlemen but By : :
gentlemen who have not merely the rank and
courage of their class but its education and its
While poor general Simpson
cannot even attempt single word Of French, !
1. vast number of the officers of the Russian c
army speak our language as well as ourselves.
Their scientific defense was silent satire on on, .
'ude attack, and the superiority in skill of the
champions of barbarism over those of civiliza-
ion is written in our best blood'' Zig
We extract the following from the proceed '
ngs of the house of delegates on Monday:
Mr.. Heiskill offered the following resolutions: n
Resolved, That leave be given to Job B. t.
-rabtree, of Lee county, to change his vote for P
senator of the United States. he having ined-
-ertenlly recorded his vote for Geo. ". Sum n
ners. ra~.5e~- c,
1t appears that Job didn't know, when he a.
'oted for senator, who was who, or what was g
hat He thought Mr.. Summers was the demo m
ratio candidate, and Mr. Mason, the American Al
'andidate-never having heard. perhaps. of n
:ther of those obscure gentlemen before. But :.
he cruelty of the house in not letting Job d
change his vote for senator was monstrous =
What will Jobs democratic constituents say of
lis voting for whig-a know nothing9 We :,
ear his nadyertency will destroy his prospects Il
or congress, or q foreign mission. g
We move as AN amendment to the foregoing #
esolution, that the people of Lee be allowed to P
hange their rote-they having ''inadvertent- F
y no doubt, voted for job while intending to- Ii
'ote for somebody else. Richmond Va Wing. 5,
The Working Farmer states that the value
# the hog crop this year in the United States f,
will fall little short of two hundred millions of 5;
Iollars, or $50, 600. 900 more than the cotton e
rop. Mr.P. L. Simmonds, in the transactions !,
# the Highland society. gives some interesting
tatistics of the number of swine raised in the R
,arlous countries, near as can beaseertained il
n the United States there are believed to be 1
20. 900. 600, or more than in all the states of =
europe combined. In Great Britain the num- b
Ter is estimated at 2 100000. Of which Ireland
las large proportion, and Scotland scarcely Il
100, 900. Austria has about s. SOC. 900 swine. !,
md Austrian Italy, 100000 France has from - -
1000. 600 to 5000, ooo Russia has an i'm d
nense number Of wild hogs, but they are mere n
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