The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-11-30

slumbers and poralyzs their arms when they
are again raised against the peace of tue
country and the lives fits citizens know
by the CLEAN of each eye into which look
in this jury box, that IL these men could
change places with young Cook, you would
gladly say TO him, "Go erring and repe-tsnt
youth, our vengeance shall fall on those who
paid their money, urged on the attack and
guided the blow" Let me appeal to you,
gentlemen of the jury, in the name Of etef.
nal truth and everlasting right, is nothing to
be forgiven to youth, to inexperience. toa
gentle, kind heart, to wayward and pecu-
iar though not vicious character. strangely
apt to be led by present influences have
shown you what those influences, generally
and specially, have been over the mind Of the
prisoner. have shown you the malign in-
huence of. his direct leader. have shown
you also, the "false and malignant counssls"
in behalf of this sad enterprise, emanating
from those in place, power, and position. II
might have been your prod gal con borne
awsy and seduced By such counseIs, as well
as my young client Do with him as you
would have your own child deal, by under
like circumstances. He has been stolen
from the principles Of his ancestors and be.
trayed from the teachings Of his kindred. II
he was your own handsome child, repentant
and contcssng his wrong to his countrys what
would you wish a jury of strangers to do e.
That do yourselves. BY that rule guide
your verdict and the poor boon Of mercy
will not be cut off from him. lie thought
the country was about to be tonvulsed, that
the sluve' was pining for an opportunity to
rise against his master th'1t two.thIrds Of
the aboring population Of the county,
North and South, would f1ck to the stand.
ard Of revolt that single day would bring
ten, fity-yea, u hundred thousand men-to
arms in behalf of the insurrecton Of slaves.
This is in evidence. Who are responsible
, for such terribly false views and what kind
OF a visionary and dreamy mind is that which
t has so fatally entertained them! That the
7 prisoners mind is plant to the impressions,
lSA SOOu ~ iOi OhIiS w "hlSu " ~
/ surrounded, let his first interview in his pris.
e on with Gov. Willard, in the presence of
e your Senator, Col. Mason, bear witness.-
t His error was placed before him. His wrong
r to his family and his country was drawn by
d patriotic, and, at the same time, an atfec-
:. tionate hand. His natural being at once 90.
:. serted its sway. The influence of good, and
1t not Of evil, once more controlled him us in
,e the days Of childhood and now here before
0. YOU he has the merit at least of loyal citi-
u. zen making all the atonement in his power
D. for the wrong which he has committed
OF That he has told strictly the truth in his
ID statement is proven by every word of evil
ar dence in this cause.
Or Gentlemen, you have this case. surren'
y der into your hands the issue of life and
a. death RS long as you live more impor
tant case thsn this you will never be called
- to try. Consider it, therefore, we'll in all it,
Is bearings. l have tried to show you thos'
o. facts which 60 to paIliate the conduct OF th'
1t prisoner. Shall 60 home and say that il
in justice you remembered not mercy TO him
Leuve the door of clemency open; do no
I'd shu, it by wholesale conviction. Remem
u Der that lie il On awful and a sacred thing
e, remember that death is lerrible--terrible q
nd any time, and in any form.
be 'Come to the Bridal Chamber, Death
~ Come when the mother ftcls
: For the first time her first barn's breath:
ie' Come when tho blessed seals
rd That close the pestilence are broke,
w. And crowded cities wall its stroke;
/; Come in consumption's ghastly form,
The L trthquake's shock, the Oceans storm
I'm Come when the heart beats high and warm
I'd, With banquet song, and dance, and winas
~, And thou art terrible. The groan,
The knell, ths pail, the bier,
81 And all We know, dream, or fSar
Ter OF agony are thine"
he Bu, when to the Grishtful mlen OF the grin
INT monster, when to the chill visage OF tn
We spirit Of the glass and scythe, is added tn
full hated and dreaded spectre of the gib5et' "
= turn shudderiDg from the accumulated hoE
ort ror. God spare this boy, and those VIII
Au. love him, from such scene OF woe.