The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-08-14
THE WASHINGTON RIOTS.

The trial of those who have been arraign
ed for participating ir the Washington elec
ton riots is now going on in that city,
From the following letter to the Ballimor
Clipper, it will be seen that an American la
but poor show before the Judge, whom
the writer appropriately styles the "moGerl
JeifreYs:"
WASHINGTON, July %, 1857.
! The Criminal Court for the District q
Columbia resumed its session this morning
few minutes after 10 o'clock, before the Hon
T. Hartley Crawford, the modern Jefreys
who has immortalizrd himself by his num,r
Gus decisions, in consequence of which, \,
will descend TO the tomb. "unwept, unhonor
ed, and unsung." 1t may be proper here to
state, that Congress at its last session in.
creased the salaries of all the Jadges in tn,
/ District, making Judge Crawford an excep
tion, because of his utter and notorious in
competency for the place, either, because h,
suffered his prrjudices to control his iudg
meni, or, that aye has made such nroads up.
on his mental powers that he is no Longer
fitted to discharge the duties appertaning t.
his position.
! have no hesitation in saying that mem.
her oil the American party has no more pros
pect of Justice and right before the Grimm.
al Court Of the District of Columbia, than
an opponent of Jeffreys in his palmiesI
DAYS.
wish :hat the people, and the whole
people, of the land could have heard the no.
BILE and telling speech of Joseph II. Bradley,
Esq, in the opening of the case of sundry
individuals charged with riot. He truly car
red the war into Africa. When he was
throwing hot shot into the ranks Of the en-
envy, aud particularly when he proclaimed to
the Judge, the bar, the jury and to the
crowded audience, that every newspaper in
the District had published false and garbled
statements in regard to the tragedy on the
LIST June last, an EngliShman by the name of
Hardy, the local reporter for the National
lnielligencer, remarked in n loud tone, shat
rs false" Mr.. Bradley charged it upon him,
and called upon the court to pu! him out, or
he would. Hardy denied having uttered the
words. Mr.. Bradley reassertpd the charge.
Hardy again denied. Mr.. Bradley persisted,
when Hardy admitted that he had said some-
thing to the same import, and Judge Craw-
ford permitted him TO remain in court with
out word of rebuke. IF il had been n
member of the American party he would
now be in the prison, and there compelled to
remain for al least six months. Has it come
to this; that native born Americans are to
have their dearest rights trampled upon by
foreigners and brow beaten by them In our
courts unrebukrd, whilst the most cruel pun
lshment is to be inflicted upon them if they
shall eren presume 10 speak in defence of
those rights for which their fathers fought
and bled! But all this is in perfect keeping
with the celebrated charge of Judge Craw-
ford, that Foreigners hare claims abOue those
of the native born" Poor Stoddard and
Webster are now under sentence in the Jail
for twelve months, separated from their fam
lilies, who are dependent upon them for
support. When ] venture the assertion,
there is not another Judge in the United
States who would have gone further than TO
have fined them &5 and costs assure you
that we are in the midst Of the reign Of ter
ror, men are afraid to speak, and know per-
sons who would he important witnesses for
the defence, in tn" trials now in progress,
who are afraid 10 let this be known lest the
whole power of the General and City Gov.
eminent should be brought to bear upon
them, and thereby crush them in their bus
mess, and bcggar their families. You will
see from the report Of the proceedings OF the
court that Judge Crawford is determined to
suppress the truth, and to prevent from go
ing ont 10 the country all the facts in reIa
ton to the pretended Washington riot. All
we ask is The truth. The whole truth and moth
ing bW the truth, and then to abide the YER
diet Of the American people. But this will
never be known unless Congress shall at its
next session raise n committee, to send for
persons and papers, and compel witnesses to
testify though it may criminate themselves.
CUNNINGHAM. CAsE.-Neiu York, Ang a.
p. M.-Nrs. Cunningham's counsel limited on
her trial, that she was enciente by DR.. Burdpll
Shortly after acQuitial she sent for DR.. Uhl,