The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-01-18


sared ~ 1ones Ghat Issas - eFrof This
i 10 preserve. ordeEs said J. I'VE estimate
the sterling character of justice by TIE
number 81 bounds "a Iii dssk" A measure
ofQuist having been restored BY the vigCr-
ous muscles 81 h;s Honor, 10 oounsul for the
plaintiff rose to sum mp his case to the jury.
He assured the twelve mon before hiin that
they were 1he mcse intelligcnt, enlightened,
clear-headed, upright Chfistian men he had
ever met in the course of IN immensely long
professional experience !; that trial BY jury
was the bulwark- Of American liberty, the
life ofAmerican patriotism, the safeguard Of
America in the past, tile life Of America for
the future. He was overwhelmed with JOY
At the idea Of committing the interests ofhis
clientto their protection: lie gloried IN the
opportunity they had 70 yindicate the honor,
dry the tears. close the wounds, assuage the
grief Of that accomplished citizen and honest
man, the plaintiff He did mot wish to assail
the reputation Of the defendant, but the
sternest duty compelled the inference that
be was an unblushing perjurer and treach-
erOus villain, and he was at . loss to conceive
how be could have sneaked into the temple
of Tennis, or having sneaked therein could
succeed in holding up his head. lie then
reviewed the evidence for two hours and
half and wound up with q glowing eulogy
or the character Of Washington, and the
danger Of interference by the United States
with the affairs Of Nicaragua.
The action, dear Abel, was for damages
for breach Of warranty on sale of horse.
The learned Court then charged the jury
for the space Of one hundred and twenty
minutes. He reviewed the Common Law Of
England, the Pandects of Justinian, tho
Code Napoleon, and the Revised Statutes
Of New York. He presented the evidence
in az some what different aspect from those
exhibited by the consel for the respective
parties, namely, by winding it up in a largo
ball, unwinding it and lastly winding it
again and tossing it at the heads of the twelve
lntelligences, as who should say-"unravel
that if you can, my gentle ostriches." The
lntelligences left the room with conntenan-
ces that denoted extreme lucidity, and
disagreed.
Twas then astonished and panied to hear
the counsel for the plaintiff say in strange
whisper, that they were y set ct asses How
could he have changed his opinion 80 soon
oh, friend Of my sternum and clavicles, do
you suppose the able advocate really
thought trial BY jury to be such . Bulwark,
Fortress, Safeguard, Palladium, Hope, Treas.
ure, as he described. Is it possible that
twelve men, selected at random, without
mental discipline, without judicial experience
Of diverse tastes and habits Of thought or
no tastes and habits Of thought at all, re-
CURED to agree unanimously upon the weight
of evidence Of which they have no memoran-
da, and which has perhaps been misrepre-
sented to them in three different ways-can
form good tribunal for the enforcement Of
right, the disentanglement Of complica-
toni ls not the presumption strong that
they will fall into childish subserviency to
within, or prejudice, or forensic brilliancy or
mere WEAKNESS
All Of which is none Of my business nor
yours either Deyotedly thine.
MoHAMMED.