Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-04-24

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sheriff chained her IN the felon,s dungeon
Such is'a brief abstract OF the clrcum,
stances developed in the ex.m,na,ion o
Witnesses. The testimony closed and the
pleading began.
First OF all. three advocates spoke 10
succession for the prosecution but neii
ther their names or arguments are worth
presesving. Orators pf The blood and
thunder genius. they abou; fqhally par
!tlioned their, howling eloquence betw xi
the prisoner and her leather.robed coun.
sci. as il in doubt who. Of the twain was
then on trial.
AS Tor the stranger he seemed to pay
not the slightest attention TO the oppo-
lnents. but remained, molionless, with his
forehead bowed on his hands like one bu.
ried in deep though bt or slumber.
Az tie proper time. however. he sud
denly sprang 20 his feet. icrossed the bar,
and took his place almost touching the
ljnry. lie then commenced in a whisper.
but it was whisper SO mild. so clear. so
muttcrabiy ringing and distinct. as TO Gil
the hall from dVurjtorgnlleries. AT the
outset he dealt IN pureo logic, separating
and combining the proven facts. ill the
VIII le mass ol combined evidence looked
transparent rs a globe of glass thr0u. h
which the innocence OF the client shon",
brilliant AS sunbeam, and the inrors
nodded to each other signs OF lhorou ID
conviction /; tie thrilling whisper. aud fix
ed cuncentIa,Ion. and ,he language Sim
pie a> a child's. had convinced all
He then changed bis position. so as to
sweep the bar with his glance. and began
TO tear and rend his legal adyetsarics.-
Ills salluw face gio"ed Us II heated lur
mace: his eyes resenbltd heated Goals.
aud his voice became the clangor of II
trumpet. have never. before or since,
| listened to such mulder0us denuncialions
IL was like Jove's Eagle charging n flock
of CROWS; it was like Jove himself hu
| ing red hot thunAerbolts among The qua
king ranks of a conspiracy Of interior godsl
And yet in the highesttemper OF his fury.
he seemed calm /: he employed no gesture
save one. the flash of long. buny Iorefn
ger direct in the eyes OF his toes. He
painted their venality and unmanly mean
ness. coaleScing for money TO hunt down
. po'r. frieHdyess woman. till shout uf
stuffed rage arose IRON the multitude, and
even some OF the Jury cried. Sh.me. ;"
He chang 4 his tone once more. His
voice grew m"urnfuI as "a funeral song.
aud his eyes filled with tears rs he traced
q vivid picture of mans crueltieS and wo
mans wrongs. with particular iIIustraIi N
in the case OF his client. ill one half the
audience wept like children. But it W IS
in the perOrAtion that he reached his IL.
nitn ot terror and subllmity. His tea.
lures were lIiI rs those oil corpse his
very hair seemed TO stand ON end his
nerves shook AS with palsy he tossed his
hand wildly toward heaven. each finger
stretched apart and quivering like the
flame of candle. az he closed with the.
last words of the decca ed Hiram Shore
=" Tell my mother that arm dead and
gone To Nen!' His emphasis ON the word
he'll embodied the acme of an ideal OF
horror it was that wall OF Unreasonable
despair. No language can depict the ef.
feet on us who heard f.. Men groaned.
females Screamed. and ne poor woman
Ipinted and was borne away in cOnvul
AIunS.
The whole speech occupied but an hour.
Tne jnry returned verdict uf f" Not
Guilty" without leaving the box, and
three cheers. like successive rOars of Nh
earthquake. shook the old court hou Sc
from "me TO corner stone, testifyins the
joy of the people.
After the ali 'urnment. which occurred
near sunset. tke triumphant advocate
arose and gave AN appointment :" | all
preach in This ha tonight Al 8 o'clock !"
lie then gIided off through the crowd.
speak ng !" n"One. thong h many attempt.
ed draw him into conversation.
! At eight o'clock the cuurt.house was
again thronged. and he stranger accor
ding to promise. delivered bis sermon :
II evinced The same attributes as his pre-.
viouS el"qnence at the bar. the same
burning vrh -meuce, and increased bitter
ness Of denunciation. Indeed. misan
thr"py revealed self as the prominent
emotion. The Discourse was a TRADE
against ini,IeIs in which class the preach.
er seemed to-includs sSery body but him
self : it was picture Of he'll. such as Lu
cifer might have drawn. with y world in
flames for his pet Gil. But one paragraph
! pointed 10 heaven. and that only demon
strateh the utter impossibility of an hu,
man being ever getting there.
! a Poser = So You are going to KEEP
house. y"n % said an elderly lady to
a young woman who was recently mar
ried
Yes" vas The reply.
Going to have gill; Isuppose. ysI
queried.
The rewly made VIE colOred. and ther
quietly responded that" she dill not re
ally know whether ii would be boy o
gHI."