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Al ths request Of the Bsr. .sd rss Grad jaw v.
publish the following as the substance Of /. eo,,i.,
OF tic Charge 81 Judge Pasxzz to the Grand Ju,v
GESrtEsns Jusv-
In the state OF Ieit-nent into which nm, xh,,,.
com u unity has been ,hro~n BY ,he recent aeurr.n
out Of place.
Those occurrences cannot but E,rec ,b-,n..l,...
upon your atentioa. They most nc, ,s.arijy ,rn
pys con siderable portion ofthat time which W,
devote 20 your public duties . Grand Juyy No.
ssnd, o Justice may prove 10 be. stll they cannot
BE- called upon 60 answer the offended I.w. ~ o.,
Commcu wealth ior any of the multi .rious erime.
With which they arc charged. until a Grand Jury
after "diligenr inquiry shall decide thai ~, ~
onenees they be put upon their trial
"iu not permit myself 10 give expression 10 .nv
OF u'ose iesiing. which nj once spring 90 i'm ,Y.,y
breast when rejecting upon the sno1tnity 81 IS,
CUNT IN which those are involved who invade Lv
kIse peaceful, un'usfecting portion Of our com,
mon country, rsisc the standard Of ic.urfec,i",
amongst rs, and shoot down without mercy yi,rin
IA eitEens defending yitgioia sol ~ ain,t tbcst
1891. musi reinember' gsnilenisn. that q. a
mins'ef oi jnstice hound la execute our f,i,h
folly and IN tho srry spirit Of justice herself ,s,,t
~ - fsrry one srru--d sf crime hci1 ~ ,t- i,r
r',,,, ~ a, - ~ S.esn, unui ho stall BE- proved
tai Jury ~ bis countrymen. nd What d. oLI,,].
tory upon me :. equally binding upon you. aud 40
on every one who may be connected With M, 49,
evtion ADD tssis of these Offenders I'm n, e.
90 all others, you will be controlled BY that ~
sheh each Of you have taken, and IN vhLh yo1
nave sokmnlJ sworn that you will diligently In,
CURE ino all offences ~hic ms he h,or gb, ,o va
.no~iehEe and that :. you will present 10 one
thonghtii Sih." ss veil az that you wll leays No
one unprecedented through fear favor bnt in ali
your pfcsenimeEts you shall pf.sent the tyu,h ,h
~hole truth and nothing bot the truth D., ~,
toi-. nrnti"hnsn, snd 700 will have fulfilled Won,
duiy 90 bey"nd thu. aud in place Of that
di1Scht enquiry. aud q aim iurestgatIon which yu,,
'-ora ., mss set upon prejudice from excite
neh OF passion. and you viii have ioue Wong to
"a' ss. IN whose service you are engaged 4
~ before said, these men nov ia the hands
OF Jastiee They srs TO have lair and al linear
tai tisl We owe " 70 the cause Of Justice a. ssII
&C 10 Oor own characters that such ,ri.i should n.
afforded them II gu,lty, hey gill D. sure m "a,
t1e etf'ns Isnaiiy Of ihsir gIilt-sod the exam.
pr Of 1nisbussni. hen thus indieisd Or ,,,t.. az
s". sil be Ceyond all con parison more ,gjeaoioo.
fof our toats Proiseiion thsn any tor,ar, 10 which
mere passion could sasjec, then,
hbeibeF then rs be In pablo OF private po,itio..
h'eAeh one 81 us remember that az the lau has
charge OF these alleged osenders, The Is= Ah,ps.
Through iis recognized sRsa's aust deal .itb ,b,,
70 we last liean tolerate no Interference hy other.
sth duties u has assumed TO its~lf n t,u. "a b.,
stf snd trus she Will be our common sealth b,o,sb
hsf eoaf" o. Jsstlee. viii be ~ ready TO busish
TIE cfence u eGeh Interference 90 shs IA 10
Ibsse Eravs asd serious os.asss ui,s .sI,h -. 1.
eos sboat 10 dssl-in ease ib>ss eassoe. d. t,o,.d
~ legal testimony 10 have bssn pefpetta I'd III
al fn'lemen, bear this Ia miad and In ps,I.nes
sssiS the fesat--cOs6drut that that result viii h.
nv' str'ct aad impartial justice shall deisrn,iDe
10 be neessssry and proper.
souii ZEN, ssotismeo, and vet ,p.sk from,
no e'i1sscs' bot gpnn vseB. rutnofs whirh have
reached me, bat thee sho bav. LATELY tb,o,n
nsm'el,es upon os eonhdsnuy sspecisd 10 b ,oiasd
~ or ss,es sud free negroes. ssd ssfailsd The
eahnsr OF insufrecion, and invited this cass of on,
eitEsss 70 rally aaies w. A. 80, =. a., "a
they afs enable 70 obtaia . singis ,ee,,it