, 1862-12-02

Charge of Recorder wilson to the
4;rHud Iury--*xy1h ding Contractors
TO be Looked After.

10 DE L0OAEO AAktEs
REconDEn's CorRT-Bstore Hon. e. S. H1!-
sou.-The grand jury in this conrt was EN-
parel,ed yesterday. The Recorder delivered,
as is usual, a charge to the jurors. We ap-
pend it entire, and ask that it mey be read
carefully:
Gentlemen Of The Grand jury:
Ever siEce The organization Of onr Government.
wc have been the moet prosperous nation and
people On earth, until the commencement Of this
1acEt u1holy and nnjust1ia.,:c rebellion yet it Is
1rue that nearly a1l ha7e been welded TO their zaN
the root Of all evil. naoney-whi1e they hare en-,
politsca1 duties. .--..,
Very few have realized that We had OF needed
any Constitution or 1aws-many have concluded
them aeco7 ding to their individual notion forget
tug that in Consideration Of the protection they
Ton 10 4espes and sey 18th a. construed and
| adjudicated by their OWL chosen officers:
Atattme like the present, When ne whole no5ay
| or with the hope that govd can como out of evil;
when political pos1tion ls 80 often sought only to
used for ana esaa sa a1S s wea
5ierce to our Constitution sud laws; when
Gs1d und camp besifgcd BY political huckaters.
swirdle1s ind army contractors and few Of their
Official niends, to inntcenty influence government
COZ lfaEaS. CLC luub tapp4uG tAG sE45 ftte4s Wv
! hearts blood of our government, it behooVcs
every good man vim would preserve 1t to stop and
| reflect and consider whether be has not something
10 to-to sea whether he had nut better think sru
at Tor himself Fer II there ever WAS time when
cur eonnar7 needed Individual thought, respons1.
Ili,y and action from the highest TO the hnmblest
in TIC :and, that time has now come.
| II ,re ~on1d avoid tronble at ont own h1eslde:
ard avert cirsl war in our midst. eTery mai mnsl
etep forward and is6nexty. itttAtgently and fea1
lcetly aid In compelling obedience to the Constltu
lion and laws; and We may all rest assured thai
every attempt tu accomplish 80 desirable an OBJ
| ject through corrupt men Of By dishonest mean$
will always prove failure.
Ard now, gentlemen. every court. all It's oficer
| and jurors, ehonld remember that. Just In psopor
tfon as they t1llle with those who 90 not OBEY til
LAVE lust in that proportion will bad men ant
criminals t11ae with the rights Of laWab1ding cit
b A 1arae number OF cases will come before 20
+ | for Investigation You will examine them care
fully and with Ill the dispatch consistent with II
rublic INTEREST AID the rights Of parties chaEge
with crime, ana allow 70 man to speak to "a
!, about any cases, except he speaks as o Wftues
pntier oath. ....
= All examinations before you belrE exparte, III
| rerecn charged not being hcard. you vii! see to
lust no person is Indicted unless the evidence
coErinces ye1 Of his snllt-
u hope YOU will also remember In Ell cases whc1
| t7arties Nlo from misfortune. have been induce
,f clothe their suffering chi1dren-that such u
fo1tunates a1e looking forward to that happy TIN
l. when they will be looked up0p with as much col
IL sidetation and charity as those Eenteea ohendel
y who cithcr Fell CT use their Official Influence
il control army contracts. a1d thus obtain. W1tho
n consideration. ten. twenty, fifty or even one IN
dred thousand dollars.