Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-12-16

the trial of Allen A. Hall Est, but as he makes no
new argument and adduces no additional fact upon
which to comment, we have no idea Of attempting
an analysis Of the confused mass of assertion, in
situation, and Immature. His closing eulogy up
on G. g. Poindexter, called forth by no nsper-
sions of ours upon his character, and is only so
much Buncombs for public consumption. His
learned definition Of murder will be very valuable
to lawyers, but has not the rcmotest bearing upon
the facts elected the trial. and he is welcome to
all the advantage il gives him. His own version
of the testimony leaves it just it was before, and
it needs no righting-up-not having been upset by
his onslaught. His declaration that his charge of
"cold-blooded murder against Hail. after one Court
has decided that there no murder, and that his
chafge against Halls immediate friends as 'acccs-
series to that murder was no "intended wrong
is not true, only proves that there moral as well
as physical idiosyncmies and we shall not dispute
a point with him which he will submit TO no
tribunal that of his own unreliable convictions
His ignorance of the fact that the Opposition editors
Of Nashville are charged with n conspiracy to MUIR
der G. q. PoindeXter makes it none the less n fact
and if nothing is true which he does not knows
there is precious little truth in this world; and his
denial that the tragedy at Nashville has not as far
as he knows, been made party question, is most
convincing logic The assumption that our article
was read with establishment, may be true of a few
in this community who rarely see an editorial eff
fort to uphold justice but those few, only oc-
casionially read the Chronicle and their asonish-
ment is not to be wondered at. The surprise of the
Jc0crsonidn that our article should have been writ
ten herc in the midst Of the friends and relatives
of the deceased was, hope, not intended to make
capital against us if So it leaves us to infer very
unworthy motive. But if those friends and rca-
tives imagine they see in our remarks any cause of
ollense, ''let EN- rip'-thcre is nothing we would
take back or modify, and would a thousand times
father take the responsibility of our article than of
the one to which it was a reply. The foregoing is
intended as n mere index to the voluminous moth
ings Sat random strung but not dixie Orient
pearls There is however, pcrvading tone, in
the article of the Jefcsoninn, which forces us
either to be silent, or to say more than We ever in
tended, on this painful subject.
To tread lightly upon the ashes of the dead, is
maxim we revere but no less sacred is the duty
and Chara-
ctcr of the living. To this task we have directed
our feeble efforts, and in the search after truth we
were careful to leave not footprint upon the grave
which, 1t is ihsnuated, we have ATTEMPTED TO desc.
crate As it regards the living let Justice take its
course, and "may our right hand wther" when we
arrogate to ohrseif wisdom superior to that of the
Tribunals Of the country, or shrink from the investiga
d m
Tue search or because we, may pcrchancc, give
offence to n zeal that knows no discretion. Wbot
is which so hallows the shrine of the dead that
justice must walk tip'oe and the voice of truth
he hushed lest the ashes within he disturbed .
From the date of the tragedy an attempt has been
made TO draw Il charmed circle around the memory
of the deceased which it is sacrege even for iustcc
to invade, and no man dare lift his voice in defence
of the rights of the living who is not assaied AS the
v'olator OF the grave itself The hand of friend
ship has heapcd culogcs upon the deceased, and we
have uttered no word of dissent; but when our
motives are mpcnchcd for a simple statement of
facts, aud proclamation is made that the ground on
which We tread is holy, il is time TO assert our
rights aud to demand by what authority our lin,
are to he sealed or opened only at the hazard of
insult Wbcre are the n,ouun,o,,s ~, -
crcr,cd IN, tkc decreased VIII H. 60 ,.
learning that have won FIR hin, ,,,0 1.aa
thcosis? Where are the institutions c,,r,;,..,
his genius, or perfected by his wisdom-the mighty
scheme of heuevoencc originating IN HE ,,or,i
vide philanthropy, shedding its countless BLESSINGS
upon humanity, and so sanctifying his name and
fame that truth must not be spoken over his cr,v.,
That he had yrtucs-qualitics to endenr him to HE
friends, we as ch,crfllly conccde Ne any ma, H..
ing and would he the very Inst n de,roc, From, III,
good name; hut Of the greatness and ,o,r,i,,,.
claimed for him Give rs one sinoIc rr,,or ,,, .;,I
establish the CHIN. Wco.k these orcs,,,. II, ~,
spirit of ccnsurc hut the indiscrcct co,ryc ,r .,
Jccersonion forces II, to make ,bcm mp 70 me-, en-