The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-06-03

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10 him then. and 50 him be had talked
thers enough times that il be talked any
more such gun be xenla strike bin or kiok
him. o. someshlng-l aon't recollesi the
word Amung otter things Dole said IN the
store. that he k4ei AL ear sel3.ers that
Htpi N te the sssrr4 soil q Virginia would
Il sira ! b lightning i,e seemed 70 u u
safHal. Doe aways cones ista the store
and begins the tAlk himself The general
purport u shat Ae SAYS is. that II The Cnion
forcss arsdefeatsd be i glad Of IL lie al
ways tsles the g0uua thai the Northern
people are wrong aud he hopes the South viii
succeed lie takes the same ground a. South
Carolina, only be does not arm himself he
calls himself an old Line Democrat lie al
ways likes to be on the opposite side.
JAaas BACK called and sworn
have heard Dole express himself good
uany times. On the day o. the Prc.ilen-
tal fast think, heard him say that be
Aoped every one Of our soldiers that stepped
on Virginia sell would be shot, or be struck
with lightning. This was at the Nauaerlip
House When have heard him talk. be al
ways commenced Il. and came cut agains,
the Black Republicans. ! never heard him
talk in favor Of the North. lie talks as
should suppose traitors would talk, only be
is ia favor Of taking government property
back. lie would not lei any Soldiers 40 to
take il though On the Sunday mentioned.
lust a. got there said Dole what are you
up to Henry said will tell you. He says
as much as 10 say, he hopes our army viii
be defeated at Richmond, though hedoes not
come out and say It directly. Miss Fanny
Miner came along aud asked him to walk
with her, but he would not. lie was much
excited then, and was when FIRST came up.
Miner said to me and not to Dole If he says
il again III rap him. !" and then Dole said,
81 say IT," and Immediately he raped him
Henry spoke IN the third person III he says
il again" Perhaps be looked at Dole when
he said il.
TRUMAN PERKINS. called and sworn.
was not on tn, steps when james Black
came up. The fint | heard, Francisco and
Black made some remark about Dole being
a traitor, and thea Miner said, ale said as
much as to say, that he hoped our army
would be defeated at Richmond, aud If he
says it again I'll rap him" Then Dole said
III will say it again." and then he raped
him. know Miner said it only once.
have heard Dole say once at Milet's shop
that ellsworth was served just right
Jackson is just the man for met would
give 5000 think that was the sum he
said-to help build a monument to him. "
CHARLES 0RvIs, called and sworn.
have heard Dole talking great many
times. On the day referred TO, Dole came
into the store and addressed me at first
Says he, "Well Charlie, have you got those
Southerners licked yet" said "No, but
we shall SOON He says, at will be a
long time first" kept back. and did not
mean to talk, but he kept on and finally get
me yexed lie showed himself real seces-
sionist; said we had no right on Southern
soil, and other things Of that import. FL
nally told him thought be was a traitor,
and would like to help hang him. He
abused me personally for what | had said
He said had been bought 70 get up recruits,
-..laot was not 50, though, for nave had
no pay for II. The first knew Henry was
standing by. They talked back and forth.
Henry told him he had had enough OF such
talk "If you do not stop il, tee will stop it
II will stop il. He said he would not
stay in his office if he had to hear such talk.
did not hear him say anything about the
troops passing the Potomac then. have
heard him talk so great many times,
Mr.. HowARD's INTRODUCTORY PLEA.
The people Of the State Of Vermont, and
Of the United States, have certain immun
ties There are some fundamental princi-
pies on which our liberties are established.
" All men are born free and equal, and have
certain inalienable rights, ETC., etc" II is
not the right Of any man to take the law into
his own hands and execute it. There are
provisions made whereby it may be settled
in legitimate way. The defence in this
case is that Dole has expressed feelings which
are opposed to those held by most of us-by
me. But we freemen have right TO free.
dom of speech Now do not care what MIR.
Dole's political sentiments may have been
in this case; he has right to yindicate his
principles, whatever they are. If he has
uttered treason, there is way to punish
him. 1t is the part Of every citizen Of the
State Of Vermont to see that justice and the
laws are maintained. But what Mr.. Dole
may have said, makes no difference with this
case Of assault aud battery; it becomes your
simple duty TO convict MIR. Miner. Having
presented The full rounds Of the case, will
leave il for the Respondent.
Mr.. d. NICHOLSON s FLEA FOR RESPONDENT
There is nsed Of my Speaking now, as
leave town in the next train. The case will
be Investigated by competent men after me
| will try to break way wide enough fol
the rest to follow. will try not to run of
the track either.
The Counsel for the State has truly said
this case is remarkable. 1t has no antece.
dents, and it will have 30 eonsequents i
is an accident TO all intents and purposes
not related TO anything; one Of those spas
modic things which nobody ever read Of, anC
ne one will guard against 1t is like claI
/ Of thunder from q clear sky. No one sup
posed that any one would iRriie upon him
I self such an attack as would be against law
and then proceed against il.
Z We have no statute TO meet this case
Neither book. chapter, nor verse has been
referred 70 where this crime is defined liz
says. il the defendant has broken the law b.
Is amenable TO the law. Well. what statute
has he broken IL he has broken such q
statute, why has not the book jumped doWr
from It's shelf upon US Why, the law is a
helpless as my cane unconscious and in
nocsnt, 10 all intents and purposesl Wha
is the letter Of the law If there were I
4 thousand statutes that we're absurd upon ih'