New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-15
THE WEED LIBEL SUIT.
suFFEyE touRr-p.sr Iu.-n,o H.

Edwards PieuejoDi opened lie ces, GA tshalfc; %,
defendant Tie said, Nay please the court. gente
men ofthe juy begin TO feel Ike nsmst. that there
Is o special Providence IN the fs 81 sparrow AM
thst we ere eGoh ba. lagle s,ous floating down tho
great liver Of time, horne Icy rs resistlcss coFreu
without TIC shget choice part TO tie $50 Q,
The bank open ghich We nay be thrown, that there
dc inv thai shoi share our sgds rough hsv them a.
wes n have never struggled 10 avoid the Trial Of
oaIse have s,riye With all The powers OF sk "a vii.
which possessed 10 avoid fhs trial; had loped Il
never you'd ho brought on; had soughJ through tht
friends u he oiposirs counsel or The opposing part!
rather aided by my r-sooaie (Nr. Evart) 20 ayo. tt'
pn6lia scandal, e disgraeeili exhibition q public
mon which this trial Ea,t needs present before tis
community. car client Mr. weed said IT was pub
~ duty; DO I'D &c. rhgink rom IL vc did; until
began 10 f,ei tlotr was coward IN ny Own e6coEi
yoa ard .his eommanity AID 70 90 my
part toward exhibiting The most sturendoR
ffards and ihe most outrageous corrnptions
that have over been exhibited before any crined com
munlty. In In. progress OF every nstion the TINE
Always comes when the e0rruptons among men IN nigh
places became go glazing and 50 outrageous hat ihe!
cannot avcoue esr0srre Such wes the history OF Eng
sud after The grett soaih Sea Bubble exploded. And
undertake 10 SOY IL sou hero to-day that never di
Lord Manifold 1T npen trie in which we're involved
~, great ami Dsh conssqnences e. ere 70 ioioW tho
trial Q. this Cage From this time II vii receive q
pubic nc,oreiy end importance which has never bee1
equaod the history Of tb.s nater. lie counsel "ho
Ill u1 not rNerStdtD fs nppft0hc'
h. oyerste IL. ii impossible 10 rsyeht this till
10 prevent the Rebellion tie fn! Of ur sumter
We had reached safe ofcOrrpption IN 'bepubc ncmiu'
traiion Of affairs in t0s oLy ~ taat degreo that t
o0ul be hTne longer. and something mus o,Cn the
and exhibit II before the world. Tho something al.
wayp does happ,p. IL arises out 81 the passion and
hereds cid seltshnes Of the very actors Themselves.
;his In Ir4s there was great revolution III
France The king driven fIol his throne aid not
one of hs children ever yet returned Just before shel
outbreak DE Tccqusvin3 rose il tf Chamber CT Dcpu'
IL. yfth ..fI li.3 81 dc.
Of tho Iis'ing corruption Of public and private
moyfl lie stated II as his couy lotion that u would re-
suit IN reyoletion In avery short time tor ihs ae
days the Ming driven from his throne odd Franco
plated her crimes IN The blood Of 1900 OF her soma
We shall eIhibi 10 you on this 'rtsl state OF cour
ton which venture % predict will b. The beginning vi
a revocation beTc God grant thst Il Gsy DO blOodoss
boheye fhAt ID viii be. 1ou VIII see AL exhibition oi
corroP,lon In public morals tegi:Iins here 70 CO!
whirh VII! end in "a chsnVt-whicb Is the beginning II
an end and which COR people win say they not viii
iDe longer tolerate. Gentlemen, when tie eminent
counsel who opened this cnso was addressing yor l
looked into his lear honest truthful coSneSsce and
saw The trviror OF the confusion aud he rifI2Sr be
tween his conscience and his client ii. never should
have been bronsh. intJ hs trial by this plaintiff There
Was 40 soN IN Ms voice; there naRi ets 10 his
eJe Bope II eyapathy IN biz face which In right
cous earsc would hove every bes'ing heart IN
that seat But he tiled 20 lash himself hto belief
that there was sos .stss 10 p sso.ei tstsIoIe -, "
statements which he said bad been made by Nj Weed.
too. down Ms wofjr 10 said ,his libel sGbstan; 10
SoSd ..i his soa for gain Whine OILERS burned With
patriotism: = hssrtiess tAUnderrr Of his country
thief swindisr who had pat $500 s'cy into hif go
eountry, fsse 70 his frend.; trader in public Office
Thee al his ldentcs, words Now let us see II Their
| il aDythng 10 warrant them viii read tie hoei'
from the original paper. Counsel hero resd the por
lions that were pub sbe in the report YESTERDAY, with
a few additional paraprapbs) M Weed in biz answer
se' mp that be believes these 'nss arc rus ana toss
Of the attack made upon him nbout The Cata'ine.
slanor which M OnAyke made bscaGs- bis po'it;ca,
oneny would NOT help sim 70 place oa' o. which he
that these statements In tie article complained a are
not only Substantially but perfectly true. then Orr VII
nesses VIII fsll far short o! Their written s'lnoNy
terdsy moved the CoGr iog tho rtg't 70 open and
ro-e The burden being npon rs, aud tho other side
opposed g. claiming that they cad Me rsht to show ex
press malice and giving tie Court 70 understand that
tbey intended 20 prove H. Tie Court decided fa, they
should bsvs the opportunity. Have they shown par.
ticc Of eyrress maiice You viii see that this case 10
one Of malice and that the plaintiff Is moved ia ths
mater BY two passions VII: malice and ara-tce. We
have learned Ia the progress o, th's trial thot M Up
dyke persisted Ia bringing II Oh ~ spite OF every god
friend who told him he was on idiot in 20 doing. we
finally 90. 1t TIE reason OF bis peTsstency He Think
he c,n &c, uoncy 81 the detedaat and willing TO
risk his reputation or the sske Of money SO said QUO
,s sD woe Tot viii sns" said tsat psrfncr mat
tb. pssxion OF syarico las 20 taken possss'
sion of hlia ,hAt he has even lee las ova
two million dusrs and bod gone boarding house %
save money" Ihe sesvor owns not only that these
charges we're provoked BY the false accusation In regard
to the CstaSe Win wscI ~ was r,.ysd oTSI , s' ~
o.her charges brougAt by Mr. O2dy2e to tie injury OF
the attendant Tie acquaintance OF !hses two mon
commenced ia this way Mr.. Opd,ts. hasng made
80, elected "a the Legislature Me- opdyse afoio nom
humble beginning, IA Eew.5etoey Mr. We'll a!eo
FIR 'I nH" .ss. .nHfS t sss s
enoe between tboD Mr.. Weed st iota!ns his he'iDSs
u affection and irdness towtId tie class from which
10 sIsurg while NJ. Opd,ke hicks away With scosn tho
ladder by which he ssendet. At first be vass Demo.
era,. bl, siterwsri teS.ne Hsgnb.i~An He soosht
tho ac9aaintapce Of Mr. Weed. He mriisd bis desire
Of u.oney.msklng with whei he did. Hn 6ousH to
AZ uYnate Il BY the swea OF other meas brown 6Td
b, the use Of bis capital 10 intrsd,esd BIZ to
repeel the usury law. Mr.. Weed saw ". 0pdysc.
end tod BIN Il wa not ris,t. NJ: Opiyks
nste speeeh Ia fsvor OF II, eHd nrgvt II tsroDgh
tie OF liny tas Is wonl b. bter Ios The
pci peopo bse the resut Would Ia tb6t c fsis OF
Interest YOU'D Inl below seven per ccai. III thN II
So" said slfsoi ei!Versmita up tsn. "asa rh,
aont n o., hslow per cent whom tcrs Ia no In "
~ prevent You taking let.f IL fnsre AM political
ths, IL Is ouy fh. money lender who wants the thing
done unless |. he sonebcdy WHO hiss been hun5uegtj
and deceived. Opdyks QasrIeed With Weed Ia regard
10 tie matter. Weed came oot snd dsaousoej Oh. pro'
posed engage. Then there appeared yon article IN
~. Ifsrnie written q, was founi. ty Opdyke. Weed
w,s a, tbs Ast0f House; Opdyke osno and excused
himself FOR having published tho article and wsnssi
col,r Thea the, taksd oonfdontisly sbou tho nan.
gen 81 political Affairs. and ho~ % csse moDeJ for
IL po,icei canvass. Mex morning that private Goa
yorl ofn appeared in l1s Herald. Again Ogeyte ei.
oused himself TO Weed But Weed SAID III have 70
more TO do viii th,t tsiior" epd be rs'ss sSr :"
mont spp:ehelipg foreign recognition Of the kste,.
sen; A,rAblsLop Hughes and Th1riow Weod as