Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-08-30

leuStn. lte eS!it tuht, Ei J,J!, iI.nu.i, :teiY /
following tbs ceiebfa."i G'!5: i,:Nue:. t.n lnie
q. J. Wise ard SSer7art C:ImHgJ .ho I.cg-
isls,ure of Virginia passed IL" i"!!"wiag nc: :
From snd attsr tie lU:h jay II J2ausvy,
1860, no person. who ehel be si,Ssged as
principa! in duel Gcfncly .tcug!'. 'ha pro!'r
lie Issue CT which r,iTht bavc tr.r ,!. l"a!h
OF either party; aud no rersan who :h.!i
net HI asoond I'D, OF lsar .ll."2a in :.'-
cettance, or Il challenge 10 f:.:b7a Iu;l "hIch
may bs ao!Gnllxdougb., ths ff>h:.hle i:sms "l ,
which might haS6 been death, or wt.io!. May
result. in tho death 6fsei.her party Is -,.fh
duel; and no person who shail in ~ = marrar
aid or assist cis such duel actually fEn ,kt,
shell Le capable Of being ncct"d cr rroOiIt"G
to, OK Of holding eAy n;!i:a Or p2s! ct rr9it
.fnst or ela6sdtliasss Ci-il or mi!inrv, ie'!al.
tive, exscutisos Of judicial Under tho sOTern.
mcnt of this C6nmcnwca!sl. Every ptrsosi
who n.ay heyo loan tho baaf"r of ssh chal
lcnge or acceptance, or othoraiso engaged o7
! concerned in any duel actually fought, Easy
be required, III any prosecution against any
person but h;Iosef For having fou; ;ht Or aided 2T
Allotted in such duol, to isst,fb as 1t @iacs; IN
such prosecution; but my Ssatement Ilade hg
such person, as such witness, shol not bc used
agaius! him in ary prosecution asainst him-'
SELL"
MIR. Young continued: 1t is II painful ,luty,
to lne t3 have to dGpiDel Sitir'"! 10 Ii;'ins7
facts whia, lie prefers 10 Eecp locsel il his
own breast, tut mY cath Of u:i''s l6.sr- tile
no alternative 1 therefore :nn:; ri u;,.,n III,
Court 10 co.Apel the witness IL anaw9r Tho
questions which SHALL pr1pnoai. DR.. fet,eD'
los was either coucarnoi in the luei u. ha wai
not. II ho WAS not then he has no Teuson i"r
not answering; il he Was, thea the !aS meets
| the c.se, in providing :hat Ely statement, 4,
| male, shall rot hs used a.alnsJ HIN. Iha
statute was passed ~ meet just snctI "aSoa.
| therefore respectfully PROFOUND the following
questions: Doctor. you viii please ihi"rm tho
Court whether you saH Mr.. El'r6re IN ti!-
morning % The lG;h G! August, 1851. and i: 80,
Where,
DR.. Pcticolss AMI well a@hss thHt
nv own words could MT b, uacd in evida1ca
against me, at;lI they might Indirectly Load to
nv prosecution. Until, therefore | an dis.
.nct!y satisfied that what am ioIo,d t. tss:ia
| fy will not implieats me-, prefer t. stand IN
the position already assumed.
Mr. YOung-D3 gou know .ny.hInR Of your
own knowledge in regard 10 duel alleged I"
h~ve haeu fought On ihs' day, between J. u.
Daniel and +. G. EimoFe:
DR.. Pctico!aG---I declii.e to answer.
| MIR. YounE-Eeic yon P7ese"t "h9n nd7
such duel HGy fought. il ~" vhat to"r; place
| Dr. Pet;coius--t dscliue - nIitwaf.
| Mr.. Young-Ilago Yon seen Mr.. pj"leI
since the 18th day or August 1851.
| Dr. Peticoias-I haze.
Mr.. Yorag-#ka: il hia physical "in|l-
tionf
Dr. Petieo!as--I decln, - answer.
| Mr.. Ycuug-Is he suffering Ira:I tho aiott'
Of wound inflicted bY |. gun or Pisioi:
DR.. Peticolss-.I Jeeliae ~ "n-%er.
MIR. Young UnIer these CIRCUMSTANCES. !
niue. request tho Court u c1mpGl DR.. Pstlu"'
] los to answer each end Hll or tiiu nhuY: uuea-
,ions, end if be refuse | call upon the Conrt
| to commit bin to Jaif Tor cun:aInpt ot CGat:.
Dr.. Psticoias il u worthy ard III t-timshs
gentleman, and it il with great reluctance
that take such step, but ~ All officer OF the
| Commonwealth, sworn to discharge tlIe dnt,rh
uf my Office, Lave no alternative lei: me.
Nj. Aylc:..-G call upoa tbs Court 10 o0n-
| slider well the ec:ion Prop0ssd before ANY stop
il taken. The question IL enc al Srr"t ii:'
portance, involving nutiinS Ices thnn the con
! stitutional rights and privileges -! every lrna
man in this Commonwealth. tia Your dntJ,
in considcripgs question liko this, to lock n
little beyond the lnero phraaeolcRy Of the
statute just read l.y tee Learned gentleman
who represents ihe ccInnloh%eai;h. il ~
your duty to consider whether you can deny
| citizen the privileges guaranteed to MN by
the Constitution. The unc,nstiCtoHaitT cf
TINT statute is apparent nron iis very tnrc--i.
is in direct conHic! with the Constitution Of
rirginia-and III view OF thn: Constitution, /
call ufUn you to refuse to cJmniS H.. FetI~'-
las for vindicatirg ant essertiGg 'ru !,sh:5
Nhich il guarantees The Constitution tX'
pressly provides thai no w.Lrss shall hp ic-
uured to give in evidence 10 Any c:use wllich
Will criminate himself. Tho "irEinin Bill! o!
lights Of rs provides tErus ''G IMAM sntE I:
right to demand the cauan and ratn'o %! h!a
90 ,usgliou, 10 be confronted with tao ;:''c1 7.
lcnd wilnessce 20 cal Tor o.ideii;" III -" i.TI
and to speedy trial oy ao Impartial j"tY oi
twelve men Of lI, yicinaec. Withhold w'.1:o
unanimous conscot RS cunnos b. found fniitf
nor cnn he be compelled IN gre fcrfthfI
a3eins; .h,mseY. lhnt no mea he de-
prirtd cf has liberty except hY N' a."
Of the hmd or the JH'i9'"tm RI ms rf'ra -
pr. pot:oolna has infOrined tho cu0rt Lat &c
cannot give in evidence in tbis raao "i'bt u,
implicatiug or cr;IninatiG. himself, and
contend that tho Court c.nhoS force him.
though thousand statu.ee wrro brought III
1
something higher than mere Legislative eaaot
,nents. We must lcok to the Constitution, Z
the Bill of Rights Of lT16. That C3nai,ntici
protects DR.. Petioolaa in tho POSITION Le hlt
assumed. Thc Court !las 40 right ~ c1Iir"
. him to give in evidence which would crimInnt'
himself The statu.s il ins.d.0us; il holds on
false promise; it foro1s him to open hI'
l.;ps, under promise that any statement tia
h. may thus make shai! not bs u-ad "Rana'
hiir but what ASSURANCE has h3 Of that uhdel
the CONSTITUTIONS h6 is it any moment liable {
prosecution. Tie present Attorney mag moi
nrose cute him but, "in the ct.csa % hMnhr
event." he may die (which Cod Gorbid) Or he
may bu turned ont Of Office, t.Shich aSait
say, Gnd forbid, what insurance. then, he
Dr.. Psticolss that his (mr. Young'sl sne-
csssor will not pr0secu:: him rpon tht
very statement thus forced from HIM
Suppose lie was present at .h. mnch-Ialkei
duel; that it Wss one OF those little allMra if
which "pistols and flee for Two" wfr'
broughtinto rsquisitou--supposs lie tells yo'
he loaded the pistols, or that he ATTENDED :
wounded gentleman, you may not Prosecute
linn upon that statement but what do y3'
get? Why you learn the naue OF e7rry D.hrI
witness (ior there are spectators as every t"t'
and thus you lraye tho clns l.. tao ''H'-e ~
fair. You call these speatatorA i"t' r'He:
rcI force them t. testify. AID lien y9I nee
their statements against If. Pat'c1is'. bul
still the learned gentleman who rcrrese;4r. rs III "
Commonwosith Gays tho s.s,siHont OF bf, +
would not Is used against h:to. ~ no. u"
you get the nniuss Of the drGn'ai's pe'so""
Of IL. jusI, you parade them in this co'sr'
tn. intelligent representatives of the pres
present spread their statements before th'
pnblie-esch speca, r tells you what part DR.
P. enacted; yn"n Grand Jury indict-. "nt
YOU prosecut. tiln Ipou their statements.
The statute IS an insidious violation Of Il
Bill Of Rights.
At the Instance Of til. illls;ri0ns Mayor q
Richmond, this court had gone hohin
excursion. No evidence hau t.s yet been in