Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-03

he most terrible ent which placed in the hands
Mss but tbs bucksot can hard, the disaGce at which
uch weapons are deadly Fais the result The thing
10 chance to take advantage ssdefnce Ia all cases Of
hacde ~ sell ense, it must be taken that The
d vi n malics 81 Rassel o. Crs1lss COL.
Now here lies the whole thing this point for ne pe,nt
comment They admit had been all this deherso1
and preparation shoot him, aud matter OF self dese
would hzve been and strong cast Of Does
the point Of ather Ind theml THY say Is was
legal prepare thar article qhey knew ha 'he ares was
likely produce danger because they armed tnenssses
produce result, It not take all the sefeienee
Had he right 10 publish There are many sans P 9
nediay after the publication Of the paper and had sad
Kelly east tske Mr Pondexter and read It 10 h
SUPPOSE Mr. P0inaexer mme lately down AMI MI
shot him. SLpPose Mr. Hail. Instead OF tnls ha su
Ia him Sir YOU are damned scoundrsl If you hi1k am
sheltered bv nv try it," right to do it. 1t is not
always legality Of what does that makes MN guilty. o.
lot may have p in which contact myself N
ssine Gov Brown without touching him, that would sting HIM
YET he should under those No.l
be perfectly legal III Dali might have considered ls Ds
wh Mr. Pcindexter and bis hal closed their dicu
~ at might have said in thu morning there MSS neen
difficulty the street oetWsn my son and hf I
sequence the UsIoS consider thA' proved
what said aud leave tito :fe PAIL 10 decide On
Yesterday mOrnngt ere appeared in the oSioN ASO
ASERpAS the ioilONIn paragraph on,.iOsd in
The charges against thus paper, N
the Leading editorial article the Nashville eS cf yesterday
ae utterly destitute Of truth cannot consent 10 carry on
ne with an edit who nefs
nIenporary trusting TO the supposed privileges o. age 70
e s = made sgains; the UsIoS AMERICAN in
the article Of the AsR8 above referred to- Establishes ~ ohue
niable hen aud tnere addncei made no bs
the assertion the privileges OF age TO Alned
myself from responsibility for any statements n4Ae; Is a I
10 shield exposure tbs aud u
journal with Shh he connected That IS me pain s
li.b N n MATER The shield he selected viii prove nsnni
Gent for purpose shall 60 on as a<e.o gan, llS
thorough postum Of the misreprss halhS anu
falsehos which appear tn: UHI0S AND AMERICAN n0
Tt NAV I.rm worthy Of noce-fuiy able aud prepared TO
protect my person against assault and pun sh the assaiant.
A. HALL
There could not have been human byag nave
anticipated c'Oh ct aft'r nj Mr. i'al a. SION a. ~ MI
d., hen he hal articr he gan 10 MAKE eay
- Sg n examine, his eN per,efc. III sh,oDg and ends
tha. il Wos do gets ready gun But thy say that
Pondexter legal riglt T. attack hum .or his a.'
tnat he had not say day, that il Mr. PonieXtG MAJ AZ
Mr. Hall AID killed him, hsre would have been no a
sh.u Bu does foIloE IL il IS MOI murder D us
he is M ct? that il two 90 out to ngAt oue
there would intent both sides haa Wits
he thiaks il liAey he will he atac kel on
prepared and ready for the conflict ana At te %
says, IL liable, bee Ause waited Tor nm 70 CONC "
| my house" All
IOv says would have man sand that e'ro IN
the CNION?" y is iat when he condemns me c0e
honor, condemn The spirit t'at prompted me ey
never saw the Iine tere and say II Wllh snaine 5
ng peace between the two political parties Wouo
be ground WIDER If We are 70 be governed Dy ,hs
aud the code OF honor, don't tell me that ar hA
isht publish this article. Il man knows that inc
tongue It's possible that DIR Hall would have suffered e @
morning publishing this know that il he had mad the
have acted Gov Browns princplt' anu had not
thought 1t necessary 10 sly you are Iase anu
yOuIs ~ pistol should not have been here now
ducs EicuIty, was tAs Don't yo believe he had
yoUn;o and said II wrote this article AMI an
Sueices ~ You would said you prepare for
hc have appeal eoaservators of the peace il
| This is nCtsO.
ID l mai a man has right to make preparation for
dee &c Suppose learned that had taken
may preparation uquestonably that you come where
aa may defend N, Bu may not provoke quarrel
and ln prepare tCr At it SELF defence Can Bdi
vda of and at the sAe time prepare TO meet
ronot his ready and say it is no! murder
a-taTf, a., is tn il
tent Wll ask II with this article and with these
parasu M Han can lie said to be IN state Of sedeience
propose up the question next surprising that
not 10 he So Mr. Hall himself in attitude Of
self defence self defence to out in the
street ana hail another AID shoot him propose this part
culnr proposition: In all these Of self defence there
ben cas- where man has rghtto 20
other and him. Idont think there ever when
sucha thing dreamed Of by court o Justice
Let us see what the authorities y about it,
Ewing here read from Wharton on Criminal Law pag
the Pennsy vania case-the referred the op
posing cunsel7 Wien in the house and could re
get out but attacked Suppose the had been fifty
r one yard OF h would then have een in no immtd
ate danger Of his le lie has away. is
Obliged run his avoid attack, he obi
geo it 70 attack Ii Mr. foindeEer had gone int
he bous to Mr. Hall, he would not have been obliged
run away MIR Hall out Of the house to meet DIR Pom
dexter abandOns his defence There nos case to the con
az here quoted the case Of Tie People Ne CloVd
H explained briefly the facts in the case OF copeland VI
The STATE Hum, Az which was also explained aid commences
ne aen said Here are people, forty feet apart,
the Cont puts the fac that went son
| maths
here Mr. away his hack office Mr. PondeS'rr conir
~ by Dadrck street. Mr. Hall cocks both barrels OF his gun
and steps into street Yet in this of Copeland h
ou pIsee the whole upon the distance oil forty feet
Yet he called upon 10 say that when man COCK bo
barrels gJn and out OF his way at least one hundred
feet il is So overwhelmingly clear that will dis arge The
prisoner 60. -, -. - .o1 - =, . So L,
bands de did because the voice Of this co Immunity
sid no. 60 may tepahaps 1t may be- but IS IN ortuna
ina itis is for law for humanity and for
CITY that it is so. Duelng institution OF the past Ii
has survived the present. though somewhat ezplCded Ho'
| F~ff1 nasu iiO i0IU gme
one 50 shall resort to the law We absolutely ignor
tn Law these But there were men at the ears OHIO
why eoui they protect him. and the parties separated
1se NJ Hall would call them to do it, and MI POin
DEXTER would not. But they couldhave done it.
The law saws you kill unless he advances
ven because il infsrs wifi do this Il orders the
80 &c. =, do r. and though they are as thick as hops to
collect de,t be found to do it. Inc Law
SUP oses it sill Is not to rely on the law
~ Mr. UtII dI not know that Mr. Poindexler hd atan
don,d h intent n going the NloS office. suppose he
did not Yet tile law allows opportunity 10 repent Mr. Hall
sboaI have waited in his back hun Mr. Poindexter
as ah home Who can tell many things may
pened + preventa difficulty in the meantime? But Mr. Hall
fortunately STRIPED tand fired We told that Mr. Pindex
Ter mad pistol out. evidence of Mr. Fisher and Mr.
Gen is that they the pistol But the other hand,
have testimony Of the Messr sbury and Mr. kendek who
did not see pistol 1t ut cSe where might
and another not lou are called upon to snatch The
the hands Of Justice ard say these Two or three are rg
and the Suppose say you don't know how
was butts jury investigate the matte they have moreover
this tremendous power they nave SouD' eS can
throw in prisoner But certainly there is proc
on one the other and We viii leave it to the jury tC
daJs Bu hos in the name sense,
rial whether PondeXer had his pistol cut not? Mr. Hal
Mr. Psindeer makes pisto out excited
manner is itp1ssi7le Hs say tha MIR POn
5sxers taken by surprise, supposed that Mr. Hal
would attack Some at the s,eoni word he
soGle reason why self defence. II with
shot gun points at you and you pull out pistol is
slide that this hL.? Dte it relieve Mr. Hail one iOtH
whether Mr. pulled out his pistol nos! In ht
name Il heaven Mr. PondeNer had rights left when
Mr. Hall came position had right to de end hm
self might have been guilty if he had shot him. but that
But You must take Ia. greet body the testimony. The ma
lofty did AMI The who did SCI in such
son that they could have distinctly. Ii npUs
bic from tie very which the witnesses testify the p
oI and umbrella hell The right hand exposed VIII
teen buck fired and the left hand shot all to
Il possible pr, bable? Ii Mr. Pondexter ha LIS pit
out at all it is probable he mad lust got it pocket
down BY his SID ng to cock i he PISTOL is 10 md
falling from his hand at the time with the umbrella. Wh
e It fell his bosom hanc Is matter totally INN at
IhAve great DOUBTS even e "a" Mr. nall at ala
knew who killed He sighted and his umbrella
his hand he called cut to by with dolb ell
gun and in moment more he was shot and HID.
doubtful whether he ever knew whether il was JOIN
Hall Allen A. Hall If did and made melton Tor his
sto what does matter! II MI HAN had right to come out
acE, it all whether he had pistol
| he had no right sill makes no difference.
Gov Brown commented With some severity upon the
PondeXer going to see Hal that morning with the
intention pounding him shaping him There the
slightest idea Of an insult upon Mr. Hail. except theinult Of do
ing this, He had dream Of committing insult like tn At
splitting his face lie merely meant to hit him in
indicate he and did not depend entirely the
pistol had gone down there with that purpose, admit
saw he was going wait opportunity to
shoot airy difference between waiting
shooting him he approaches. When Gov HrowL
OF Mr. Halls being hunted like deer, light say
Whemin force, what you did leu sad stop just
arty as Imam huut whistles for the deer stop
NAV tx b 3 aim and h'n sh dent suppose Mr. Bal
hal any 81 dream that But if you Upon
it, you mus upyu tue other also.
do not think that there anything in Mr. Poindexte
Character that him take undue advantage
s,y be was gonr to Halls Office But did he
Dir Hall all probability he prepared for him
Pondexter knew wien Mr. Hall the article at
most likely made preparation and would be
s. receive m. 1t is taking advantage. But when
SnOw the that he intends attack and the
that attacked, they both prepared.
remen difference here, il Mr. Hall smAy
~ shall shot gum" and they had and fought
in when Mr. Poindexr had earthly chance then
felt that he had oughta good fight and fallen, and that
the misfortune Of do not that Mr. Hall felt all this
MIR Hall dreamed the great he
taking, wrong But the fac cannot be shat
a man, his other faults chvalrOus
lighting he thought in defence Of ais honor and by
shot and killed. whour hope chance and before he
fairly who Us attacking him. This is what they regard
the And this is how they think the
This what the difference between the fight One had
that probably capable of death
ton under all circumstances and the other had instrument
that might might prove dangerous in his hands II re
quently happens shat injured by pistol but have
Shot gun used where death injury not the
| consequence.
right consider self defence, because,
the preparation and deliberations; and second because he
the and attacked Mr. POndexr and deprived him
not The questions Of law free from feeling, and
trust your WOrhips will decide them witt the It cet
have appeal to make ,r Mr. Po de ter This not the
place time deliver his euogy. II hat to be DONE it is