Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-04-21

to a man named Yates, and that, OF tho time, Worth
had counselled Yates to be careful whom no per-
mit'ed TO see it, as there was enough contained 10
d. to whip a mans back, if people were mean
enough to do so' Testimony was offered to prove
the u%tternnce OF verbal incendiafy declarations, at
other times than at the sales Of the boohs; but was
objected to by the counsel for the defense, and
ruled out. The case was then argued on behalf
Of Mr.. Worth by MIR, Rape Gorrell, who, be-
side denying the application of the statute to a
book like this Of Helpers, earnestly demonstrated
against laws which punished actions like those Of
which his client was accused, saying that such
laws were written in blood; by Messrs. Settle and
Mclean for the prosecution, and finally by Mr..
Morehead for the defendant. The Judges charge
was then delivered, lie o~verruled u point made
by the defense, that as the statute referred only to
pamphlets and papers, it could not rightly cover
the book in question, that being a bound volume,
by deciding that, although the letter of the act
was not met, yet the jury must be guided by its
meaning. lie also instructed the Jury that they
must conclude for themselves whether The tendency
o! the book was such as is forbidden by the statute,
and whether it was circulated by Worth with the
desire to produce discomfort and dissatisfaction
with their condition among free negroes and
slaves. But, in respect of this, he held that it
was not necessary that the Jury should be assur-
ed that the book had been read by or recited to q
free negro or that any such knew anything of any
part of its contents. The Judges charge was
finished at midnight, and the Jury Immediately
retired. AT 4 o'clock on Saturday morning, they
returned with a verdict of guilty. The Judge
! statad thoH ha nould avoro;ea ~, J;.a..;.. 81, -,
inaicting the whole or only a part of the punish
ment prescribed imprisonment and public whip.
ping.l and sentenced the prisoner to confinement
for twelve months the shortest period mentioned
in the statute. In taking this course, however,
the Judge acted in direct opposition to the opin-
iona and preiudices of the people. The deGen-
dant's counsel appealed to the Supreme Cour. on
several points.
Mr., Worth is also indicted in another bill in
this (Randolph) County, charging him with utter.
ing words OF the most aggravated degree of incen.
diarism. This charge he emphatically denies, and
says it cannot be proved.
Before the commencement Of Mr.. Worth's trial
it is understood, his counsel made great ~exertioni
to effect a compromise, and stay proceedings, off
ering the condition that the accused should leave
the State, with q pledge never to return, but the
prosecuting officer refused to enter into any such
arrangement.
The result of Worth's trial, Notwithstanding his
condemnation to twelve months Of imprisonment
and the certainty of future sentences equally il
not more severe, is not wholly satisfactory to the
people at large. l hear very many expressions oil
discomfort that he was not publicly whipped, as
well as ILcarcorated, as he might have been-or,
according to the popular view, OFght to have beer
under the statute. But the hope that some less
lenient Judge in another county may impose this
more degrading penalty, ~sustains them 10 their
disappointment.
The other trials Of Mr.. Worth are to begin in
about three weeks. They can, it is to be presum.
ed, hardly fail TO result in his conviction, and it is
the opinion of lawyers that he will, with grea'
difficulty, escape the punishment of whipping
which, as well as imprisonment, is imposed by thu
statute, if, indeed, he escape il ct all. tits doubt
full whether the judge will, in all the cases, as
sumo the responsibility of omittin that portion O.
the sentence. The trials are looked forward tt
with exceeding interest, both by the masses, eager
for his disgrace, and by the friends Of the cause
the prisoner represents, who are here stronger ir
numbers than 10 any other part Of the State
Correspondence Of N. Y. Tribune.