Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-09-17

and had offered to sell it at greatly Deprecated
4 prices; that for years back he had been engages
lin doubtful persuits; that in fact his moral char
acter was deeply aud darkly stained. Every
thing and more than the Interest enemy conl'
wish to be established against the unfortunate
man was amply and unanswerably proved. III
had the benefit Of fair trial-upon two separ
ate charges, by two scparatejuri learned ant
liable counsel; yet so far as we could hear, not
one single circumstance went torelieve the una
Inimity Of the iuries or the public as to his de-
served fate.
SENTENCE
WV. WASHINGTON CLINE: You have been
lseverally indicted, arraigned, and convicted OF
two very serious offences against the laws OF
yonr country. The charge against you in the
tfirst indicfmentis that Sou passed counter
Efcit half dollar in the likess and simllltnde OF
Tho true. legal coin Of the q. s., to one Joseph
ERercr with guilty knowledge and intent to dc
fraud. The second Indictment presents pre-
ciscly the same offence, except that You are
charged with passing similar coin TO w IMAM
ClingIer You have had, on each OF your nj
ais the fullest benei Of oil those guards which
The wise jealousy of the Constitution Of the Y.
S. has thrown around the personal liberty of
tbe cifize0s You have been tried, In each tI-
stances by an impartial jury of your country
men, you have been confronted with the witness
eS against you, you have been very ingenlously5
defended by able and learned cohnsel, and yet,
each of your inries have said that your guilt
was established, to the exclusion of Irrational
doubt. a felon's doom has overwhelmed you,
but before you depart hence, to mike atonement
to the law you have shalncfnlly violated, let inc
seize the occasion for the benefit Of others, as
well as ofsyourself, to present some reflections
which itso impressivcly suggests.
Let no inconSiderate man say that the passing
of small counterfeit coin, the fractional part of
dollar, is petty affair, or that your punish
ishment is disproportioned to your offence;
The power TO coin money and egnlate its value
is 4 sovereign power commit tied by the Gohsti-
tuition to fsoHgtess, and the defivatipe power of
providing for the punishment of offences against
the same Legislative body. The due exercise
of these important functions very nearly affects
the individual and social interests of every citi
zen. In the execution of the latter, Congress
has said that he who coins money or papers,
utters publishes or sells rs true Tor attempts to
do anyof these acts any false or forged money.
in the resemblance or similitude OF the true le'
gal coin of the United States, with guilty knowl-
edge andiatent to dcfraud, is fclon, and shall,
ON conviction, be punished by confinement in
the Pcnitentiary and shall pay a pecuniary hne
to the u. s. The principal offence here dcnonnc-
ed can rarely be established by satisfactory evil
siarce me forger ar falirica tor Of false coin
iii, tTsIo n; n-ofo,nfl and the
oSIsn ,cnstrate The thick darkness
he co easily draws 0ronntl himself His
tforoFy, IL n safe one
t.'t ti,si of b;s sssSsc;stS md confedcrate in
Give tLa of tIe falseg nm cmi-
ncntly hazardous one. 10 make the crime of
the former profitable he OF his coufedcrates must
steal forth from their dens and exhibit the lrilts
- EYa -. a al
~, s.lel tf,c lInv,
JGsIcc lol r,,, IN
detection are are
tnelE sss.
tsels =. ~
20 pay gu. lul 81 ttlt. MO-.
any one une; lucy MI the
= NJ tbs enter.
tEai
prise cart If i1,s.
wac4i tte
uce, az
thousands ~ s y - .;,r.Is con;
charges ey sne =. fhe srii
anu tlH&ue es ; = - az
" trade o. lle y 80 IL
beneht tnat society :.
single lals y .Ts " s
ured by the extent ot
Individual wouta hNae y t.. ~ ~
not been aFFcste. n
aSoela m ltlle y.
Is thus lnalCNts1s anu many y. ay ~
arc induced 70 ananaou tnsiE !.
as prohuess every ooa ta SS.I1
he may not rejoice az tae .Ss t.e s
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