Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02

"Massa Wiley. Marlborough glad he got q
chance to speak for heself case Massa Wiley
Marlborough no burnee de gin. Dat niggei
| tell yon lie, when he say Edinborough burnec
de gin, to git he back whipped. scarborough
old niger, he git drunk, overseer whip him
den Edinbotough do bad thing, he run away
Berry bad but Marlborough no burnee de
| gin--ho see de gin dat day. Young massa
and overseer tell truf, dey did see me dat day
but hide in de swamp till night, and den 20
TO dc cotton house and git under de cotton to
keep warm. Marlborough wanted TO 90 back
to he massa house, but be feared--so he stay
in de cotton house. Bymeby, night come on,
Marlborough see niggers go to gin, and want
to 60 dar, but be feared de overseer whip
him. Negur pack cotton, negur load me
wagon, go to de Grand Gulf negur smoke
| pipe and hab leetie fire to warm him fingers
when me get cold. Negur stay long time,
den when seben stars night ober he head, he
| go TO quarter.
"a dis time Edinborough lay in dc cotton
house, and presently when ebery ting still,
| Edinborough look towards de gan and see
big light. Light git bigger. Den Ednho-
rough say TO he self, you 20 put fire out-no,
den day say EdinborongL burnee de Gin. SO
| stay in cotton house, aud after while, Edin-
borough hear oberseer and Mass Henry
comm. Day say, 'he here one say no, den
dey say, let's look in de cotton house and
so dey lind Marlborough in de cotton house
Obersecr whip me for ran away dat night.
Den when we goin TO de quarter, EdinboroUgh
tink wild heself dat if he soy 'Bdinborough
burnee de gin" den do oberseer no whip
case den lie hab good excuse to Massa. So
l say, Marlborough burnee de GIN, and den
dey bring me way and lock up in big house.
But, Mass Wiley, Edinboyough tell lie when
he say EdinboTough bnrneo dc gin, case
Marlborough no burnee Lo gin. Dat gin
ketch fire from dem negug. pipes and dat
leeile FIRE doy leave dere BIt, Mass Wiley,
Marlborough old negur, let um die; no count.
But he nos burnoo de gin. EdnOorough
been on dc Bayou Pierre long time, but no
coua. now for make cotton, let um die, hut
he 10 burnee de gin" etc
The defendant continued after that manner,
in his broken lingo, for an hour and O half
and seemed particularly anxious TO convince
the Court OF the truth Of what be said. lie
did not seem to hope for anything, and
seemed perfectly uncuEcerucd as TO the event,
His style was uncouth, bis gesticulatlon i'm
passioned and wild, and his whole appearance
forbiddng. lie took his seat, without seem
ing conscious Of the fact that the numerous
auditory had been interested, and that great
majority Of them were convinced, if not Of his
at least that there was reasonable
doubt Of his guilt Tie Court seemed much
affected, AID asked the District Attorney if
be had any thing to say in reply. The At
tofney with much surprise, said "No, that
he deemed 1t unneCessary--tha it was, he
supposed, mere formula to give the defend
ant opportunity to speak"
Then, said the Court, he has improved that
After pause, he said TO the
prisoner
"Edinborough, you have shaken greatly my
convection OF your gui!t-aud not for any
thing laid in the motion for new trinl, but
from your own answer Gt this bar to day, |
will change my ruling upon the motion; |
VIII grant you a new trial"
The large crowd breathcd easier and rree7,
and many heart went forth in its kindliegt
sympathies to meet aud commune with the
charity which dictated such high-tOned Gle
meucy on the part Of Wiley p. Harris. Up
on second trial the negro was acquitted
thus vindicating the wisdom of the Judge.
l have read the Phillipics of DemostLenos,
the orations Of Cicero the efforts of Burke
with youthful enthusiasm | have fingered
upon the masterly defence Of King Charles
before the High Commission; have been
touched with the pathos of the blind preach.
er,' in the British Spy; haze felt all Of
boys patriotism burn within me while reading
after our own Henrys, Lees, Lowndeses,
Ulays, Websters and Calhouns-and have
alternately wept and shunted beneath Tie
clear and silvery eoqueuce OF Preui!ss-but
must say that, under all the Crcumst tances,
this rude, unlettGred rhetoric and and natura. |
pathos OF the African slave, fascinated NE
beyond description.