Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-08-30
VOLUME .--NUMBEK 63

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Mr. A7.1,; raa.!.ta..io,, th,t ~ ~ So 'i.:H
uucs:ir. :g" concerned, il had baen GsciIel
lors ug9 - Judge aleEHi!th III tho case "s
IT,. - =. Pryor, Whsn Ito Da:le Prosecuting
A.to.uey uul srtock 10 oampnl him 10 shsIe:
aertail ir..rru.,stu.ien in relation t. Ina dnei
hc:wceu M:as.s. O. j. Wise end c!'naus,
fought in lho IoIiusY oi llon!iGI in l53..--
Mr.. fryer Wac Ium,aittel for relioiug to sn-
swe:. cams hetjre JaIgs meroiiih under
wit If htheas corpHs. AID wns dise5siieS,
iiA l,4a The act;5iI f ths Mag istI htss n ntln-
,n;.t;ur him was "t. 6is!aiAd The aass o.
Ul. roIiuDlaa wnr Identical. ,t,'.'s NcTcd!ih,
in pnssing upon the onsc Of hr. Pryor. decld-
cd this ONO dead against the Prosecuting h:'
t05tiny.
Tie g.siuta rad b. he A'!,r-ts WIS., grass
" unG0na!:!usi9EalIiw wGs wGrso than > piece
.yr blank 7aper, and WILL in AL cases, ba re.
rutiw;ri VIXEN IL pssasa tct1sa higher til
bunal |: IDA Legislative enlistment in d!reit
conflict with the Constitution. The statute
Was tho most dinboiital he had eTer seen. |:
literally makes man teltify against himaelf,
and th5n siva hs shall hot 10 prosecuted uFuu
s,loi statemcnt. You may squeeze DR.. Peti'
coIas like lemnn-yOur two h0noIs may aot
aa The upper uud lower part oi patent l'non
nlu-rz.r, and .hns cat tho desired lhf0fmatl9n
fr,,nl him, and, unior lie lHT. you cal, l;r1Ss-
rutu LinI III tan FDEut75 alter. !,apI'leo Or
Pelienlas stnsss that he saw A. Is aEi q fsb.
q tGrl. aba i.!a. lle told u. r Yl.a ( ;h.t -
n.Aa,t "a thGr6 a"y i,w = fi21e.t T." i:os,-
eating t.tcTEoy frnGi tricginE ID, J.. aui + III
thii Guu:t. and masking them testify "!a'oE@
e.. doctor? vi 1oulRa tho Attorney W1I.i
.lns prosecute tn, doctor Oh has statement. -
Ola, no! Hns who will kGs7 y. / ahi / i'tl'
the Grand Jury rj3u,---aod who will pTzysn.
.h: Grand jury lrom indi0!iug tho 1,a.ar iar
| aiiirg nnd sbettng in iuelT sud-, a GA
tue eirs. i, ti5gf.Get tU the State G: Virginia.
Mr. AZ lett repeated that, eo tar e. !'e Was
informed, EobOly wea. hei2:5 Tho hay1r =
Il. ,sa any oath Upon which o T.-.a;.! 1j'i!1
!r'.in!y Ls iseuat, had without sG"h ~er:a:.:
tie Mayor picks ur tTo eontlesnen in tho
sl!,rl, nr0n acre Suspicion thssthey aFs H51ut
+, engage in duel lis first gets them Ia,@
hil court ani tE,n CHANGES tho whole IIi-
Grsnlma. He produces the stai5men:s con-
saiiad ia a newspaper az 6EidcH6o, ana nS'.t''
iIein h.ra 81 n,i-Ecr tbs coarga OF lang eli.
ysgc.i IA /. Due. wirioh ;lsd actually hat..
:..1rh: i.tko Inc MA ia sesr2h 6f 'rho
s.aicrn c0oac, no ipun; "a o:w, which ns 2Tr
egh1l2 had b3su i:ul:f. IL.d @cTr:, Ia G,;i-
fT.Il ~,
rad l5:n t,aat, "r H. .: iii.ia ,..s ST y;o"mC
ei IAan, ani - lie i.ua % .hedG iac,t t-o
!fosuau!ina Ai!'.ra5y ;,aiir upcn Il 20 ccrHnits
T.snec:aa!a gentleman 10 jh,. because ho ff-
I,aes to auG1cI :l;;cs::0Es ah6rs al GHr1eS
i.!i Il" L3?ei tGs toa:E 'f3u!l 10. cY-aaI.
.uc.i G. ..ir,..e. .-..ao 6reeriG -" 1853 inI
,icyc Ia. la.iatatiGl 81 ins Ia iHsDf, G;l3 La
c,,!.s.I urnl ihan TO lock % something higher
nnt .tr.rr tiaa tho Yila statute. vi ich hri1..
odl = ialae rrcnrias Your hon0Is Enh"' dat
t,,s niiis,a w.il criin.aats him3a!f b7 a1jIsI
ipg the oueatlGi.b p!craGaded hy the Al:oTuep.
and Il. Dir Ayirfil asked that they "anl3
rn, ny.,in .ist G. tho higher curt With tho
question:.
G,n. tiarellsl, then fu!lnwe,! iii al allie
speec!, u. ,n,s ldnsii III opposisiHn tG the mo-
too tuh.i- by Tie Prosecuting ATTORNEY iur its
onn.nitt. of 'Jr. PoticoIas. lie thought tho
statute ro.t bytho Attorney wss vary harln-
ic.s uilr. becauss II Mas inOCerat're. ownk 10
tho lucL taat il oacis in direct ""ni,u with the
Constitution. Ito Iii! cot zee any dinetrhae
| LstHcan tiIat statute and th- luz npon wLoh
,.u;ne Murct:h is.ac li:a ,ircaion il, the Casa
OF hr. PRYOR. 1t Was not Il qnestI1n i'r Ih'a
, Court tu decide whether the sns@erihf III tho
| ute-ruga,or:ts Frop0nnde'i would in,ll'>al" Dr.
| Psti,olss, AID how far. Tia. Wa. IL question
which the Doctor himself .uutt decide, mud 80
could not bc required to dlsolGee ia wLa, p'ru
| ner tho answer would imricate bin. The
| right o'slmel by DR.. l'etinoIes had a'~"y-
been erh"ria!, sml ha though! tho ddty "i
the Justices VAS perfectly l'lnin. The LaGIe-
l.turs had nn power t. inpuir ih7 privileges
g,iarnntic.l by lie C11st:tutI"n Ct the S!ath -
| Tir.i,.ia. snd Eo therefore in,pcl las Justices
would refuse 70 GnE!n.!. tho Doc:or.
! Tho ARGUMENT wlia then cutinldded by alr.
| Yuun., Who coutendet thst the GOurt vas
| ..nnow cred BY law to c2mpel pt. Pe:icol6s t"
iesiily ia Tho cusr, and up1n refusal, to commit
/ him igr contempt 0( noIlrt. There had always
| Jasn great difficulty in p'onecntlrg parL.ss
cucnyc in ii ,.nc!, ;n~inS II thu lctusai "i
wi.ncrscl 20 tnt,!Y. The LeS.niaInTe. IL Viz"
.! dis f1rt, HAD i,Grt it useessary t. iDie!-
.:.o ~ express statute IL compel them To sive
IN aucil testimony. lie alluded to .hs deoisie"
5f .!ud"r MtIGGi!'. gh; -Ni ;!'c I9nasI'':LHH
n'a4 TIT ali # tio IafticA enrnEei III u"
Luol between Wifo Gid GlecleiG. i"k!ad thJir
urlns ard positively rctusoi to testify @isihe
~ ., rcusnn that tAcy would crlfalHnte them
hcyce. Ihc clse, therefore, lei! thr"ugn.-
This nttrnG;sd tho attention. u The Legislature
AMI henuo lbe passage OF this very ola!Ctt.
Sir. hyiett rad Exhausted tho vocabulary 8!
inrec'ipe against ths Legir'Hture ior the par
sage 1i tie n:a;uia, whiie General m.rehaII
Thought it WAS n harmless snd Hn imperative
eel He (tha Attorney Regarded II 81 Got'i
constitutional md operative, and pou!d mas;
ur,n iiiu court compelling D3. PetIaolse 10
hu4y.ar. ri,lI3 sd, TO doubt thGt tuai had
been fought:
hir. a yieti- iloT d0ts tie court ltl0w thai
Mf. Young-ah. nif. if you cen cal.y tina:
polnl you wJuld shus tins chsa up. oaus!1;
pr07e that except BY scms enc engsg:! ia it,
,ni you say nono who wero engaged shell 'c,
t,fy, for hy 80 doing thsy crimiuato them.
s-lSna. That hIiGSs ue back to the oriR'Iai
oasst,pH, and | Maintain that Dr. PetiG''as
snlnld ba compelled to answer tae inte?i'ge'
:ories prorIundsd. There is no question: III
regard to the "p.easins'-cveryScjy knows
the rnrpors of ,has mec,iog-lt VAS hdSte',
mos,iug-,,s wss confident Of tha. fac.-Df.
P..icola, wi,s engaged in il either as bssrcr
Of dcapatcb, or hs q EarEson, ana tEs -"
reo,hs, him. H., c5uId n1t compel Mr. Ell
rnofe 70 give e7idsE@e in tho casa because IA
u,. . rr;nriral; Ert t!5 law demanded tho
facts fr5m Dr. r,ticuls.. For fonF tEat lbs
Ju.i, wuuIi sluJo tu -u,siet5iy elrs engazsl
in the du-!. whu lniyht, peruhaGca Ia trough:
iut1 O:nrt - testify. tne leaTnsd gentisns:'
0n the other siIe are !ha: the statute sns; J..
Get aA,to. 'he pr"noai;;9a was lhsu:d. Thor
IVES pu.i::9o prlot ;4at duel had bean iorsat
Tia: Was rrGren hy Mr.. Hanna. WIN tcs:fat
tha: no met Mr. Pollard, snd thst t!s. ssp'
:ie,nan a,,ai.iel t. hiin tina. he (P.) Ssi o'
tho ground, nll ,ba. 4, duel had actually been
fought Il fega.d 70 tie published corrs5pcl.'
dencs, Ls did nos consider that ss eYlIetr:
but Ito niussmens CT Mr.. Hanna Mar I'll ths
wa4 required. Tho Attorney, however, viii
On this suf i'cs. desired to give nc.:"7 TIA! h.
had latisrac:nry evidence that The e1rie"Ion
dsrse Was published ~ Mr. Pollard. a-h u's
h, wmIi in.r9Gncs Lis proof nt tho Piocs
ti,n,. f'uo Attorney he'd nothing t" ia vii
,;h.t tsssei hei3.e The Mayor Of kichm1Dd.
At ta= cohcIus.oa L! Mr. Yduns'= remarks
{ tho Coart ndJouroet, reser7ins its to:,sien i
regard 81 tts cate Of Dr.. reticplas I'll MGu