Daily national Republican., 1863-09-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

| SPECIAL TERN OF THE CRIMIEAL COURT
JupoE FISHERS CHAAoE TO THE GRAnD yURy. :
The court met at 10 o'clock this morning The
following persons, having been summoned by De.
putty Marshal Phillips, appeared and we've added
to the lis, OF petit jurorsid f..
John e. sisyel, .Alsx. Lammoa, James L Davis,
James Mankin, John Z. Nesli James McCoigsn,
W. H. flaming, James T. BoisseAu, John J. MuI.
ioy, David Hepburn, Aaron D. Hepburn and samuel
Judge Fisher was compelled to delay the delivery
Of his charge by the failure Of certain msmbers OF
the grand jury 70 promptly appear At the Court
House at the hour At which they Wsrs eompanded
BY tho Court when they wsre discharged yester.
day. However, . quorum At lsssth arrived, and
Judge FIshsr delivered s charge. IN the following
words
GENTLEMEN or THE GRAND JvRy: You have
ssi1 10 sas 4r.sa q hs
3GS.s f!f ths Hss,snt ,s,.!ons Of ~ Cllmin,l
igence your respectAbiiity, and the upright ohsr-
sster which you have ever mAintMne Fin the CON.
munity Of which you are 4 part. From the dsy
when the system OF ofnquisition BY grand juries was
In England down 10 the pres snt time, the people
have always expected them to be called from among
were chosen, and I am quite sure that your seie:.
ton, gentlemen has not been an exception to the
The object In adopting the system Of grand In.
ries was stwo-fold. On the one hand il was TO susd
with Jealous care their interests and ibertie, by
protecting them from frivolous and malicious pros.
ection, while the other II was Intended 10 san
them nom the violence and outrage of those wicked
men who constantly are To be found even In the
best regulated c0mmuniie les, and who can only IN
controlled and restricted from the oommissipn of
crime BY the prompt, prudent, and impartial ad.
fpinistraiion Of justice. - : :
From these remarks, gentlemen, and from the
oath which yop hnye taken, you will readily MI.
derstand, that Will you are solemnly bouad 10
seek out those Who have really offended sgAinst
the laws you are not to listen to pierely triyial
aud malicious accusations. You aye not TO innu ne
90 much what you may do because you have the
power to do II, but you are carefully TO inauire
what you can do and ought to do to promote Inc
public gooi by the administration Of substantial
Justice. You are clothed with much power You
should use 1t, not as sword, to peTsecute The in.
noe. MT ignorant, and the unwary, but A. a shield.
TO defend society against vice and crime, and
wrong-ioing In all Its ms. -,
II will be your duty, gentlemen, to present all
notorious onfnnes, such AS nuisnnces, riots, sedI
tons and the like; and also, such ns are given YOU
tb charge by the Court by the uting oficer:
as welfas those ceseg which may be SEM up ior
your consideration by u conn i.tng mngistrate,
In making your inyeslisstiOn-, yous must ali.
gently inquire into all the .ircunst anoea of the
chLge pieieffed and also the cfedibiiity oL the
Witnsses called to ain II, and YOU viii be care
ful 10 nave no evidence before you which would
Yop must always require. the very best proof
whisb cAn beattained, and after you shall nave
hsished your examination OF the testimony, YOU