The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-07


A COMMON SCoLD on TRIAL- The Third Indictment
for the offence IN the United ,Stotes-Speaker Orr's
Argumem.-Thc Anderson, s. c., Gazette in its re-
ports of the fall term of Anderson Court, saws =
"Ihe most interesting case was 'T'he State against
Nancy Stevenson As the public aware this
was an indictment against the defendant as com
mon scold.' true bill found against defend
ant at the last March term of the court and was
traversed. We make this brief notice of the case
that the public may how it has been disposed of
and because the papers of this and other States
have commented much upon it. The case was
called for trial on Wednesday last, Hon. r. Munro
presiding, and MessrS. Orr and Marshall appearing
for the defendant. The being called, Alr. Orr
made motion to quash the indictment, on the
ground that it was not indictabe offence in South
Carolina. He made brief but able argument in
support of his motion, sustaining himself BY refer
ence to the case of Commonwealth against Saman-
tina hutchinson which was tried in the Sixth Ju-
dlcal District of Pennsylvania, and found in the
American Lar Register, p. ll3. The defendant in
that case discharged on the ground that the
offence OF common scolding is not indictable as
CRIME in Pennsylvania Mr.. Reed read from the
books much law to sustain the indictment. After
argument pro and con-, the following order was
passed: Con hearing the motion in this case it is
ordered that the indictment be quashed, on the
ground that 1t is not an indictable offence, that
portion of the common law relating to this offence
being obsolete in South Carolina We think thar
the thanks of the ladies are certainly due the cx-
Speaker for his able argument in defence of woman
anu " Ihe court lOr Wlplng out the offence In this
State As far as was ascertained this is the third
indictment that has been preferred in the Uni
ted States for the offence of scoding and we hone
1t will be the last for it is invading one of the dear
est rights of woman and is, in truth, an abridge-
ment of the liberty of speech in the arer SEX The
tongue Is their principal weapon both of defence
and offence and as Irving has very facctiously
said it is the only edged tool that becomes sharper
by constant use"
How PORTRAITS ARE GOT Up FOR THE PrCrORTALs
In the last number of New York pictorial paper
there is picture which purports to be the likeness
OF flag officer Tatnall, U. 5. N, from photograph
It does not resemble him in face or person The
face is younger the form sighter and more military
than that of the chivarOus flag officer. But the
most amusing feature is that the uniform, instead
OF being that Of flag officer is that of marine of
hcer throughout, with alterations and additions
Thus the coat has the marine collar and was single
breasted; but another row of buttons has been adj
ded to one breast One of the cuffs has been orna-
mented with the gold laced bands of post captain
while the other remains unornamented The epau-
lets, sword and belt, are of the marine pattern
which is entirely different from the navy pattern.
Commodore Tatnall has a son who is a marine
ohoer, and it has been suggested that the enterpris
ing publishers have got hold of his photograph and
making the face little older, have worked it over
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