The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-05-13
From III" New York Herald.
Poor Greeley on Trial for Contempt {
Court.

The case Of Horace Greeley, who ha
been charged with fragrant contempt
court, in the publication of slanderou
and malicious article, headed GA Judcia
Outrage" in the Tribune of April IA, W,
called up yesterday in the Oyer and Tel
miner, before Judge Barnard. The coul
room was crowded, and among the audi
ence were several prominent abolitionist
and miscegenators, like Theodore Tilton.
Everybody was anxious to see poo
Greeley. Was he the man with Wig
Was he the man without q wig Wa
he the man with red nose u? Was h
the man with the Roman nose Was b.
the man with heavy mustache /? Wa
lie the man without any mustachc? Wi
nybody be kind enough to show us tn.
man in the white coat? A hun1red suc,
inquiries were heard during the proceed
Jugs. But poor Greeley was not in court.
He was represented by his counsel, Mr. J.
L. Williams, who appeared to be respec
table country lawyer, but who did not dis,
play any knowledge of the law and prac~
tice in cases of contempt.
The proceedings Of yesterday were
merely preliminary. Mr. Williams moved
to set aside the order of the Court, on the
ground of lack Of jurisdiction. Mr.. A.
Oakley Hall, the eloquent District Attor
ney, who acted as counsel for the Court.
riddled this absurd motion in speech {
about two minutes long, and then flee
the requisite interrogaiories. Judge Bar,
nard ordered tina poor Greeley should pre-.
sent his replies to these interrosatores on
Monday next, or be held in double con.
tempt for refusing, unless be could show
sufficient cause for the refusal.
Mr.. Williams then attempted to argue
the question with MIR. Hail, after the
Judge had given his decision but this
rather unnecessary debate was declined by
the District Attorney, and the Court
passed on to other business. We believe
that Judge Barnard was Undoubtedly cor
rrcl III his rulings; and, if poor Greeley
has no other defence than Il talk about IL
lack vt jurisdiction, the case will certainly
20 hard with him.
The republican press have tried to get
up scahuulouS crusade against Judge
Barnard, just a. they tried 1t against Judg
Russell but the latter has outlved thei
vulgar abuse, aud the former seems ampll
able TO take cale Of himself. lie has shu
up the E0eniny Post by u single shot
lie has found the weak points of the tat
ding Times, and has shut up that pa.
per forever. Now he will either sbu,
up tue Tribune OF lock up poor Greeley
aud he has the sympathy aud support o
all sensible citizens in his endeavor tc
protect the judiciary from partisan villf
cation.
Abolition editors, encouraged by the
too great tolerance Of their ISLANDERS. have
long made regular trade of libel. Know.
ing that the majority Of the measures they
proposed and OF the acts they applauded
were illegal and Unconstitutional, they
have had an especial spite against our
judges, and, from Chief Justice fancy, o.
the Supreme Court, down to the most I'm.
distinguished police magistrate, no worthy
member of The judiciary has escaped their
vile calumny
Ii Is time, and more than time, that
this license to insult and traduce the best
and purest men in the land were revoked.
aud we are glad that Judge Barnard has
been bold enough aud consistent enough
to take tie initiatory step. IF the example
no will make of poor Greeley shall prove
insufficient to reform the abolition editors.
we hope other judges of the, Supreme
Court OF the United States, will also do
their duty in the matter, and thoroughly
complete the work.
10 the great credit of the democratic
press, it may be stated that few or none of
them have ever been betrayed into cor
responding course in regard to republican
Jnd gas: On the contrary, .althou III some
OF these judges have BEEN deemed unwor.
thy, yet the democratic editors have
almost uniformly respected the office.
when they could not respect the official,
aud have dissented from the judges op;n.
ions decorausly, fiat all.