The New York herald., 1864-12-14

fsuy stated snd allowed by the Board Of supervisors
The oeoos article, y referring this claim says that
Supervisors order that be might q nsvor o the cav
and 0 octo member Of the Board the privilege q
s!ssns Y jnaemens upoa his own claim. IL was siss
oeatod thos portioa OF these guns which had beoa
delivered 70 the government, and for which ne re-
osyed $26 ooo we're charged in the bill city.
before the Board OF Supervisors and that In this way
he plaintiff received double pay for his guns The next
allegation 10 that at the time John G. Fremont was I
such that be had to dispose Of portion his Marposa
estate 70 raise some money, and that that occa-
stock wrung from him By the antin who took ad-
vantage o the candidates neceestes The charge
anS .ns was engaged IN selling shoddy clothing
articles were rejected by the agents in this
city but 'sers worked in in Pbiiadslpha suppose
there can be no doubt about the meaning oR the words
worked In" Ihey cersainlymea something disgrace
fal But the most malicious charge of q was The
OF the port Of New York for the sum OF SIC 600.
We have claimed for this false malicious attack tbs
OF $4,000. They win say that this b.
yond tho ability Of the defendant to ray think thsy
will hardly that this ia than heyea right -
demand, especially these charRes have bssn directly
renewed and the OF jss-
tioe say that they fail % prove these charges, tss
results Of The injury inflicted is not money Tor whcS
this cause is brought. but We demand yoU
verdict-ths largest and the most decisive, e
opinion OF a jury drawn from among the inteli'Rena
men of this co N.Y. ~ is TO SHOW the outrageous CAS-
based and TO give opportunity that you mag
show that sense &C its -antruth when that shall have
been proved sense Of It's character It's stands
tho columns Of tho paoev where fret published.
good deal has neeu said about moiives 10 The oaso II
hard say what may have been the motives Tor th9
publication. u may have resulted from disappointed
schemes OF ambiiioa. u have beer the result q
envy or OF wounded v,n.tv IN any WY, the motive
was malicious And thcae things be so II we do uoA
receive at hands verdict that shc ring through
the land as loud and d as wide as as nsss
mark your rep-obstion OF such libel, OF yous
sense Justice In this case There no mistake 10 thin
issue Either George Oodyke Is hsartesa brutal oos.
rupt and perjured ecoundre ese tho author OF thu
publication is libeiler, attacking maus dearest
opnions in language the mos inHammstory that ~
invented II this be there be verdict gives
by you too arre TO punish him What is more mporaAt
should consider this question 10 regard it's resuits
You must show that tho nfuence in the hands u
the publishers OF newspapers is mt altogether IN.
limited But must say that there is no power N
this country equal 70 that OF the and conduc
the public press They have the means Of dong
wrong nlcting evil greater allotted TO any
other power In the world. Frequently we hear that
counsel in public court does this and does that Bat
the voice OF counsel dies within the room where hh
words ere heard The conductor OF public newspapsr
puts his ideas into print, and sends them broadcast
throughout the country when these words int
general circulation there by which thsh
influence oan be stopped. The only control that
he exercised them to be found in the wise and
principle 10 which public Justice ia Administered
through the law The learned counsel then proceeded -
nal OF the 18Th Juno conveying direct reflections
Mr.. 0pdyke, late Mayor OF the city Of New York.
Evidence in the case was then taken very briefly, win
Mr. Ph,ip Ten Evck being sworn, stated IL e
tho proprietors OF the Albany Evening Journal =
the 1864; Mr.. Weed not then Of its edtorA
Mr. Evsrts objected to the question to whether M
Weed was IN way connected with the paper pro
prietor or other wise.
witness-He was not a proprietor: we publish The
Albany Daily Journal the albany Journal. semi.weeky
paper, and the Albany Erenin0 JourndL (Exceptioa
taken concerning the circulation Of the paper The or-
cnation is in the aggregate Of all the editions from
twenty three thousand TO twenty-five thousand was
manly in the state OF New York. west OF the city Of
New York mostly the paper also circulated 10 the city
heavy exchange with other journals but pretty nearly
all the papers OF the State exchsnged could noe
say that tho Journal exchanged with all the papers
Of the country seventeen thousand is the weekly co
ation; semi weekly not To exceed two thousand fvo
hundred: Il was sent to great u1anv public mon who
subscrbers it ia not public offices where
they do not subscrbe used to be sent 10 the iudReet
1t went TO the Governor: II crcul,,ed among ~
class known as public men am cne Of the pubishA1ns
Cross exam,ned-The paper not cent 70 pubsss
Offices by auy public authority II sent 70 the judges
THROUGH the influence OF the crier, desired that
Re direct cxamnatiouIt was sent to the rsmbe.s Z
the Legislature who subscribed for IT. there II soGno
dispute 70 whether II Is the State paper; believe
Alex. wilder, sworn statedI live 10 the rwenssson
ward. New York am connected with the ssaf Of The
EpsninO Post my duties lead me TO Albany every
winter; 1 am somewhat acquaintsd with tho Albany
Epenfno Journal: II has generally circulated amOsn
republican party and sometimes also among denoesa111
leaders, have known the paper since was boy. -
think an influential one was once or twice the
paper; aord among the first class papers Of th3
a. TO influence; do not know anything of its circ
out OF the State.
Cross -examined-I by being on Che sta6 thot
am its Albany correspondent formerly was poaaee
reporter am not the Health Warden OF the city Lest
year was Assistant osith Warden think the appoint
ment comes from the City Inspector and b confirmed -
the Mayor. sa9 r.s.fa t=
Redirect examuation-T could not say whether the
Mayor confirmed tho appointment. or which Mayor, II -
did conHrm IT,
Manton Marble-I am editor OF the World, and -
June. 1854 defendant. Weed. further
dence article In dispute excluded, and excepsoa
taken by the counsel for the prosecution.1 a f4
No other witnesses called and, after sone di0uo.
sion among counsel. the Court adjourned TO ~
O'Clock this morning.