The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-08-20
TRIAL OF THE GoRDoNsl IN BOs
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TRIAL OF The GORDONSf In BUS
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|As,Bo1D D1 AND. -M1NlY SPEECH
7e3 BIZ GEORGE, SENNOTT. -
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Beauty Of Puritan Abolition.
| ''''s'es' ism, "a Gb2gsial
WITHERING DENUNCIATtoNis OF POWER;
hooss! sfsPRoUD iARIsTocRATs.a ~ tes.
The trial of the Gordons, in, Boston,
on a charge of treason, haseproduced a
remark ably bold and earnest speech from
George Sennott, a lawyer OF that. city,
| who will llthesespecially remembered as the
volunteer counsel of John Brown. eaa T.
10 The Gordon family consisted of the
| father. er.aand-ofours sons, silyersnliths by
| tradey who were induceds to attend "a pri-
vate meeting, oyer which 3 one Deacon
Palmer spresided.d The meeting was held
in the cellar of this Palmer, and the
charge OF treason made against the Cor
donsibyMr 5Washburn, Mr. Hobart, Mr.
Hayes, member of Kalloeh's church,
and some other rampant & ''loyalists.' Mr.
4 Hobart, In this cellar inquisition, asked
!. one of the Cord ons if he would hang out
/ the flag, to which hc replied angrily, that
he woul dn6t, under coercion, do any such
thing %hereupon the tinquisitors lodged
anIinformation Before the District lAttor-
ney, Fortified bytheir tins, that the Cor
doiis we're traitors. They were remanded
TO Fort Warren, and finally granteds a
trial (subiimeF eondeseension), but before
the trial was fairly commenced, a moHe
proscqia was entered by the United States
District attorney, and the case dismissed.
| This, Mr. Seifnott, the 6 ordonsi couasel
would not permit, thesGourt granting 1him
leave to make his defense, (which We pre-
sehts here below d How much, the whole
affair looks and sounds hkessimilar affairs
under 5o9d tyranniess and dynastiesa we
ieave our readers. to judge We .hopeno
fsing,e person will pass it by unread. : saI
f After &statiilg the case as above, Mr..
Sennott said: i e4i "a '-z..s-.s 8 =, =.
The assistant, District. Attorney was
then informed that the Gordops had given
aid and seemfort to; the enemy. This IN
formations lie. says, upon his oath that lie
believes. sIn consequence they were az :
rested. Their whole life and converse
ttionhss been sifte1 and pried into. Their
friends and .neighbors have beer. sum
mened to testify about them, and on Il e
Testimony 50 obtained We are to hcfl them
if it cffers probable cause. Now, does it2
aEErs AT liberty THROUGH PIN HOLES.
And here how, simple and how easy is
the task.of, the mere iawyer-of the mere
hcoinmissionerl, But If | regarded such a
case as this, or If YOU did, with the eyes
of mere awyerI should despise myself
and, siE.g i cwpu Id lie astouished ct you
What would be the-use, sir, of a liberal
education putsisseg of oar profession, as
: -wellas al severei araining swithias itt-4what
J Ethe senait ofsaetive eXettion in the poht
s iaaa affairs ofaonra country, beginning :fol
leach of usr dong before he could Vote
: W lsts; he value of the ,centinaed, exercise
q ssf aevcry1 man vsef,dli more than kingl
.tprerogatiye which diSniGes our. eAistenc'
y OF ethisa i'm perial uepublie-vif. we; shoult
merely peep through the pin holes of cyl
, stdente st ease which involves in itsprin
q eipies tthe LIRERrNaaof US. ALI I shall
gPtake leayessir, net to do so.l And whiip |
shall take care not to present an unlaw
fyerliks wiew, snn to say anything at al
y tineonsisten with, IA, legal, analysis of th
t IehargeTwhie5I shall even use the testi
: mony faithfully as. the Stimulus Of refec
4 tioh and thepoecasien of argument. i shal
d atieave the law rartaw here it should be left
5 bin this stage of the .easeH-to wit, ia a sub b
, Eorainate Gelation-s speak of sit briefly
: fand in sthe conelAslons ofathe N. tier. r
Il r1FiNbING FAULT WITH strn nEIGoyERNMEHT E
+ Viewing the testimony: then, does j
: Show any offense Committed except b,
the conspiratorsE the spies -theinformer
12--the cellar inquisition, who have born,
j false witness against their neighbor t.
. destroy him? Suppose them to have act
$ ed against their nature and to have toll
> the truth under oath hst Then the Gordon
Hin various ways, have found fault witt
the government. Thatzis ithesessence, -th,
7 sa+spirit;and even the scope Of the testimony
fllIsthat treason? Isl treason here?1 Thi
: was the home Of free speech all tn
l.colors. of ..republicanism, from BLACK t
3 bilious. DECLARED that speech should b
! free The. brief reason why I want t
Il edTTyAuT dlu SWVIQ lHtU tiC A1oueil ID w
) cause they refuse me MY right of ffre
a Speech given TO me by that Almight
D God who was pleased to create me a fre
f man. A right the creator and preserve
!, Of, al my other rights. "A right So nfucl
: more important than the Constitution, tina
z the Constitution was invented merely
0 assert and secure it, and is not worth tn
r paper. it blackens, unless it does assert
; land secure it. I despise the Souther
e temper Of: mind, which allows them t
$ part. with that right for themselves, and
u mean to do my utmost to destroy foreve
: the power Of any negro breeder to hinde
n its exercise by me. - .,.'., : : :
THE sAcREDNEsss OF FREE, SPEECH.
4 b. > Z DECLARE before God that as ! under
o stand that right / value it more than
n do my life! And call thisswhole ceur
n try to witness, if I have not before no
i proved the 1sineerity of this tdcelaratio
at4by my actionsis And the right I Wind
'e Gated at the hazard Of my life, before
= Sonfhernfi tprantltI will not give, i'm f;