Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-03-06
FoURTEENT DAY.
WEDNESDAY,, August IL, 1857.
SPEECH OF
ROBE r I E. SCOTT, ESQ.
nv THE DFFENrR
IFRoM sUTToN's REPORT
IN TIE DEFEN0E.

rrpo.rS e,r,mroy,e, npnonm,
lfM NJ oNi'I
We nave 80 many calls ior Scouts speech, that
we nave concluded 70 republlsh y IN small portions
II IS the most important document that we can place
in the hands Of our readers ut the present time II
shows up modern Democracy to the life, proving,
that to obtain the "spoils" they will shed innocent
blood -brutally shoot down. in the public street,
their thew dare n sav tbov
are and dare q act ,;to a,aer;coas1
=, 1880, ,,,r ~,
ln1 Dio . Aniol AiionNEl. 40 hot UNDER
s'a,u 'ne instructions OF the court as you 40.
IT. Suit. ! cannot see now tney can De
unuerstooa any otner way rs y 70 ne believed
that me Mayor. because ne has the discretion to
can ouc tne mltaiy y no. responsible IN law Tor
Tue exercise o. tnat dscretion. Inat Is much be-
yonu VIVA, my olncr JuuSe would 80, ana much
pcyoDu Mna. .ils juuge mas gone.
.ne Dio NIL iAiIofNEi. merely inter-
rupted the gentleman, 70 state the fact in this
case. our honor mas .old the jury that with the
Necessity when ,nuuced tne mayor 70 make ap-
pncanon los inc Marines. thus jury has nothing TO
~, cAcep, - one Par.ichar, ana int IS u they
,na sna' .ne Marines MADE an assault upon
snc iiosers anu On tnat point l9have spoken be-
ior s, Y,,, -,
Iue LILLE. Inc Terms OF the decision on the
ins !. .,.s are tncse
Alnouen Tue act q tne Executive IN this ease
Vas au'nof'Aeu ~ 'aw anu required oy DUTY and
,ne mayor was using discretionary power when
ne app'ieo ior military ad--the single faet that ne,
anu az a'one' anu every olncer similarly situated,
=. uec'ue Wneh Inc proper Tune hss arrived
% MAKE sucn an appl'canon' shows that ne APP
plies ~ ms uiscret'oh sun the inferior officer
must IN me nrst instance, resort othe civil power,
!anu sometimes ~ may oe material 70 know it he
Luz ~. uone III. J. DC log weak 70 suppress
~ y WI nor aid 70 90 so, Or II the rot or
pe 50 greas SO violent so dangerous
auus. ~ apparent TIM. any attempt nc que
ilus y ~ c'sn oncers wound De futile, that such
- 1ln s..eP' n,us. oe unsucecsslu, ana would be
... ~ 'ne sconng ana dei1son OF those wa
resort nav ~ bsd = enca . !. LINK
.s,sa.. %'i = nau ~ once 70 stronger means
ar Won shond ha,;ava sc, - ny uisi, po"es
bavahs.rS shss,ha No. ''om 'le eyiacnce you
the alleged rioters and ~. sh.savar 80 s;s1a,s,
an, tnr,,Ien, cso. .,'d ASsls =
dsSrd.n,s ouuos - a s ac's proceeaed rom me
with them vers rssor,. sa, y, - Sse uonnec'ea
tack then Il win be vonr dnt ~ ~
the decsndants vere gu;Itv - .;as .h;s .:a
isr tis - 49,. - - ~ s,'s par,,ou-
the alleged r;otins, - 49, ,,,,; e ns,:"
the ev;dsnca ~ RI hss,al - ~ you oenese
" unconnected v;th tha Mar;r wy =; o hss "no-
cent AZ Tar ~ 4 80 re r.a,,n5 - - IL ~
rnes were hrougbt ot >, ,a, ,us
or ali Of tho hss,rs .o;,ad ay
40 a 70 autbor;ze ~ .stifv ths ,.s -
th;s with . view N tha w,,t !, ;n,,,a.,s ~ 49,.
yrs;,,crf. n. y ~, ss,.a.,d ha,;o s s y .uc
evidence h ths ease sh.t shs 49, o 'ae
arrival AZ the nos vhere thsv .srs Is,slIs .,,s,,
out apy offensive Or violent 49, an tbs;r
first sasailed n violent srd t,,rhria,,t =.
the terror az the neons sccor1;n - ,s.av;,' -
concert. whether remote o. ;,,n,ed;sto ~ ~ ~