New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-06

their knees in their closets lie feared II the counsel
who opened for the defense had made such prepare
ton for s opening there mus: have squsted close by
his ear iempter in the form n T. W. That opening
was marked BY the same yndicve malice that dictated
these libest even more outrageous. Inc cohnsei
had spoken Of this tho beginning Of revolution
Who was TO be the Robespeire, The Mnra the Dant3n'
The Intended victims he supposed were MessFs Opdyke
Ketchum, Hoy Field, Godwi and Greeley. Mr.. Weed
struck at these because he hated them; they were
in bis way How many would follow The defendant IN
nrh az well to see
r. e. Fields preaching sobreiy and good ortrr III iegs
latiye bodies. The speaker wond not follow the
example set BY the defendants counsel and re-
sort TO personal abuse. NJ. Weeds character
was rot on trial But he would soy this; that tho com
munity would hardly select such u man 10 mGke war
upon what his counsel had affected denonnce: they
ould first demand tnat hc should clear himself Of mp'
atons which ia the common speech OF men MAKE lin
the very type of tho character which he has So Doy
attempted and msesbly failed to Tx upon this PLAZA
til. Mg. Weed had sought 10 thrust his persoua AMI
mosities into great public dGeoiions AID had nsed Tue
leading papers Of the state to grsty personal spieon
the plaintiffs counsel In opening Tie case as Os.ns
characterized with want Of rarn' stnGsS II ne (Mr
EDotD had appeared TO exhibit OF carnes'nesss
and cony lotion II his own fault AID pct that 81 MS
client II better commit that fault than 10 make
au exhibition Of forensic ground aud lofty rambling. IL
must be- \ miserable cause which conipeicd hWyes
md gen;lem1n 10 descend so far rs 10 repeat thc
slang Of such a man Charles Mcneil, 10 say that Mr
Opdyko had spurned the ladder by which he had chmoed
\ from tho lowest Wdtks Oi nv w Hhh tNiN'N ~
defendant had ever dared TO blaek.n TIE name
Of George Opdyke The defendant knew that MI Wy
dyke bad risen by energy. capacity and in,egry 20
wealth ard public respect Whore do we hnh the rep
rescutaiyes vi the class from nch tie ecntleinans
ellen, sprung Were thcy the creatures 81 tue .ess.
tive lobby and the municipal halls who Lad been throng
Ing this court during me tFlnI' IomhE ga! 2! ,a!
vultures are gathered together" The plaintiff had
been charged with motives Of ayar'ee ~ tAs p0ecu
ton Every successful thrifty man iscn!ed avariclols
4 III 1nQr al "a
sun against JhGrlov Weed for love OF money! lie
largest verdict would than compensate nm ior
the pens labor and loss Of time involved N such s1t
IL IL idle IA talk Of araclons motives IN ruch suit 10
rcasonhbc'Dcn ~ idle 10 quote Samuel Eoyers on Use
execution u young women IN l'h, or De i"cquevnic
on Louis Philippe. Mr. Opdlse comes here 20 ,Ec bar
Of public Justice TO yindicae hs character nc may
thank Sod that he has done 1t compleieiy ana Aio"
that for that object he will eherTiuly pay OIL that tbe
duty has cost IN money he has patiently eorue al u
has brought Of renewed insult and that no viii not
touch dollar OF the largest verdict voc can give NM
He does not need Ar. Weeds money there are Cher
ii!es in this city that DO MI Yp!ke Aasw .ne wa r.
grapple. He knew tbe facts-jusi what he had done
ana designed-the men he dealt witA-ihe whole case
10 you think he would have come here, invited these
spread the map OF bis whole NE before you u
be had known that he had nothing to ichT rom INC
t.uh, and tia, jury could aoi DO made 20 oehe'e
he' >,
The defendant complains tia; lie is not indicted II
ia A strange complaint from HIN. II .o had been on
tral IS criuirs be would long since have been con.
a cd flF u
~ III hn, bovv ,rncb arm no libeler nav for
ana Iase NV pg n Nv" ,Io, "a yo,, and moi 70
leave II the Cont, IL would have been icit on
criminal prosecution. The gentlemen on tho other
side in their hearts 10 not complain Of TINS Their
lo,e lei. ,rpose IA 10 prevail OF Won 20 give small
verdict for n few hundred or few tnp'and donar.'
and 10 use that 10 blast toe IL th,y deAe and hate
They look ION n small verdict TO say that George
ogyk, worth noiains i ,ho Il wls, s9s
- \ =, .boro a ,o ,ri,le~y Of netting
VS. t N H. - 30 ,-er,a srd ,.,,r Il Tor puother
nan ~, ~, 80 III g. u tEc
=, 10. " -, e., 81 ~. -.:,,,I 90, Ibers Mr.
LIS sla WEI ~ m .ne i','.c ma ,,a No could
". ,.',ss ThS ,Iain,io baS always Intended 20 ba
h,p ,.i,oes- and H.. ofro,l nh. ,sue uryilp - 70
- $500 AZ, Wei c,ulJ nave told Won on oath
- =, - n r.. c.or ,r,I;c. NJ. rno,i,es were bog
- a., 1,yii. d,,x In,nol'eh him Ur could have
ho,E,LS %, Pnos ~; ~ 81. 90 o.. a. tho ,rntL
'si'nu w vL;ch lei If,a IN beIcvs Oadyk,
=. had Uc s,s S~clincd 10 attempt IT, 1.-The could not
Yon viii zee the iairne;s to~sts- of bidding his coun
.e com nsin Of The couus. dragged iu md rad %
,o, letter Of Mr. Opdyke sdIro, soG t. senator Hsr
ms o A. over the manner IN which that letter vas
cd 20 won nader The apology which has been
uad, Cor IL Dut vby VIZ, IL used n, oil II Ia Oh it,
go r.ni, % nreyion. a,tack A newspaper attack
m s.I cas his client and mine newspsuor
nnSi.ts There is MOI a psrtrIe OF evidence connect.
',, The On nsel ~. rirc ina, name 20 Ma client He 10
49,, r odor lilo d,a NOT mn blish these things 10 give
"o,,,,,etv ,o new.nauer 4, enlIy,t pel!,!eal cam.
nai,n oy IN grar,E tho morbid public craYinr for
Isdc, IL Wa. moi Ia the he AZ OF poitcs feuds or In
di.charce OF whit editors sometimes call their duty
H. ent d.IlLer.,rly and OF malice rs nv other IN al
mis- M snd borrowed co'ua after ccluul of tins news
nnner IN sery, his mso iou. purposes. But what IL the
fh II Ia fir, thai the pIa nj "A Ind Inc de money out
~ c.,.rnm.n, con,rn,ts rorr,ptlv and dishonesty
- n,@oo.asI Io as ,, tbe vnrious Ubes ard his
80 - Tho lao an ,sc,,i 10 them Tho rrlo required
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