Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-21
Personal Portraits.

Personal Portraits.
The chdfisstowr Correspondent n thss New
York rribhps dyes dc sutfoibed sketches of Tie
two prosecuting Attorneys ut the receat trisls Of
that place. The ntsliissnt readers viii Of course
make eli duo allowance for ihs abolition prosilyi.
ties Of tho writer. The sketches follow: $50
ssr.a,n HoN.. ANDREW nusrER. Ia.
This gentlsipsn take to be o snrt of nsdern
ta1ar, who would rather be the first man in y
village than, ths aecopd in an empire, Ia no 9TH
er way can account Tor his hiding his talents in
dreary and dsselate place as this IN intel
,ct, in STATURE he stands lofty above those by
>thom hs il surrounded. He leads tho town
lie course Of public affairs in tho late disturbau-
20 has besn wholly directed by him. Engaged
ly the G0vernmept tp conduct tho prosecution Of
the prlsoners, and To supply the admitted dslcien-
los Of the regular prosecuting attorney, he has
I'll along controlled events, and shaped circpm-
ttances w no chose. 10 has held within his grasp
Tho populaee the officers ofjusticc, tho Court It.
alt. have many times seen tho Judge awaiting
Alr. Hunters gesturc Of assent ar dissent before
determining a disputed point Public opinion,
ioo, has been guided by him, although. ~ is cum-
mon enough. it has ,lien beyond the limits Of
lis precepts. and tumbled into NIL sorts Of wild
extra, agaDcc. Perhaps his we'll known relations
with tiov. Wise have contributed to his SUPERIOR.
.tant communication with the Governor; and be-
iween them they have managed matters pretty
much W. they pleased With very little REGARD 10
he voice oi ths people. the camors Of legal
tine. the latter sometimes ypciferJusy uttered by
Ills 0stensible cosdjUtor. the regular Prosecuting
Attorney. Mr. Hunter. in fact; hns been the man
4 this OCCASION. lie has condemned to death all
the prisoners that "a mo before him, except one,
whom he has reserved for the purpose Of aiding
n the capture Of "higher aud richer gnme"-as
he himself expressed ii. He has suspende trials
at his pleasure in spite d all opposition. lilo has
even been ~ confident in his strength that he lla4
used, comparatively, Gttle excrtion in the dsposi-
lion Of Court affairs His indictments were most
bunglnXly drawn up, showing cnrelessness that
n any bus Virginia Court. would have been ia
III ~ his cases. His arguments. except when
roused to uiwon . energy, were careless and IN
Elective. touS Unusually 10 tho point AS Tor dis
cassing tho questions Of law, which were raised
IA proiusion by Mr.. Scnnott, he never thought of
IT, Sure Of his objrnt. lee wonl1 simply say that
was obliged to nurse his voice, which threaten
ID to fail him; or that he had often before made
~uch and such subject clear 10 the Court or that
Tho time pressed to that degree that he absolutely
must be excused from entering upon irrelevant
details. Knowing that he WAS arguing upon
toregonH conclusion d. naturally shrunk from
ever exercise of brain and body. which, nfter all,
could IN reality nOw>c affect the result. that eng
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