New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-11

a.!-S''" 49, gri,, vhc lrIrv must be supplied.
Caryot honest men engage in supplying 10 Must WeeI
aud his friends haze a mrAoPoS 6o,, ~ Mn
/ ccIgrlant was made 20 Luther ina. secular a.
were played ia the churches TIE gca' leloIner Iephcu
that the devil must not have All the boou Iuee. w "e
modestlv ask must the devil alone supply inc arm!
Must onr brave soldiers DC fed and clothed 10y thieves
No no no Tic furnishing Of supplies 20 the army and
navy on contracts fairly ohtaned ano iay 80 r u
an honest and patriotic act faTIott. ana AmeS, aho
Ericsson and Stewart and StGlges are eipcrs OF ther
country as truly lie who leads battalion. OF uRs "a
the trench, mounts the paIapct IN soim OF hLe ana
lon Zen lol The MAYER o: o city, however ought not
70 DO it, say the gentlemen why nott II II De a good
thing and patriotic, why should he refrain ioI1 it II
he has something which the Government wants ought le
10 refuse Il, ought he TO resign before he lets tie
Government have t' Must he give up private business
when he takes public officer is tnot one %! De Wees
of times thai many OF those who hold Office have
other business, no other means OF livelihood lEey
live on the public.
The Offices ere their patrirony their trade is politics;
their traffic is in public employments. Some OF the
purct and best OF mayors have thought their pnbc
office and their private business quite compatible Mr..
Havomeyer did not abandon his sugar TefueIy; MI.
Westeryelt did not give lis shipyaid; Mr. IielaAn
did not assign over bis pairs factory II successful
merchant be chosen Mayor fer two years must MS ir
be dissolved must 1t pursue different Inc OF bnsi'
ness nom what IL would have pursued he had no' DeS
eleoteGi But have said enough ON this subject aid
viii say 10 lest weary you. Such, Gentlemen,
The facts IN relation 10 these charges ne charges
themselves gross such man could vest nnder
without stain upon his name. What was tho pam
tiff TO dor Should he infc. personal chas tisemenli
Tnat is the first impulse Of WTonged num- Jus' as u
the first impulse Of my client Wien me opening
counsel Of the defendant charged him wish lle
in the Harris letter. to eleaye him instantly TO ne
floor. But the law forbade. The Judge whatever ne
thought Of the pToyOCatiOn or tho veneeaice W"un
have been obliged to punish IT, So if The plaintiff or !s
fiid had sought the defendant and brokecyery bone
in bis sody they would have done to the GcendaH no
wrong, bat they would have violated the law and
wTonged society civilized community cannot InSll'
tain Itself II 1t allows private vengeance 10. Pnmo
wrongs. Personal revenge was, therefore lot 10 y,
thought Of What, then, repeat. was 10 De uo1ef
WOnd You have the plaintiff content himself VAIN
reply in the newspapers That is papa9y lnsnlc!,ht;
the world, while tuth is putting Oh It's boots Non can
follow tie libel with contraGiction mo hn the
newspapers in which It is published. Many persons
Will read one and not see the other. some al neleVe
one III dsbelieve The other contradiction IT, thcre
FORE insufficient What then, repeat agnin was tae
Iant 10 do; He constrained Ia take the redress
which the law him, such as II was Whether IL was
perfect oI imperfect That the dictate "a Tie llN-
our law, your law. the law Of the land. lie Lad Two
courscs omen 10 him one to prefer Indictment TIE
other to bring civil action. His first design ~ 10 90
both There reasons, however, when maze MN
finally decide in the first instance 10 The latef. Oae
was that in criminal persecution The deiendaI cOGG
not BE- witness. and calnOr might DC raised thDt ne
wished 10 shut the DEFENDANT mouth There are otbef
reasons winch any one acquainted with our political ~
t0ry and who has seen what has Dteh roIS oman tns
Court room will readily understand The civil acton
Is undoubtedly imperfect fentdv; nut ~ is tAc
best the law affords. Tho only repdraii0n when IL
oors 10 the plaintiff the only punishment II t1geatens
10 the defendant is in pecuniary damages, l., altef
Passing npon tie truth or ialseho0d Of the
charges, the jury could themselves tx the meas.
rrc of rcpnfition; ccud require the defendant
TO publish a reoantatou or fasten upon Inn stigma
that should not be misunderstood II would BE- mole con
with the ideas OF modern society by ihht Lac
not been DONE The awgycr has left no other means oI
repatriation than the amount OF damages. The plaintiff
seeks your verdict and large verdict, because that
alone will mark your of the injustice which he laa
suffered small verdict will signify that the piliniii
loo 1a.r wv hv -
whether lie has been wTonged or not II j. Tor that
reason ard that alone that lie seeks yeiDct when
the defendant shall feel The de!eudlnts counsel tells
you il Is avsrice that prompts this demand. IL II not
atarice; but proper seifrcspect They tboughi IT
very funny that he should give II 10 public charity TIE
fun probably N the idea that any Of Weeds money
should 20 TO a public charity. We tell yOn that not
dollar Of tue recovery shall he used for any pitate pIr
pose. Seeing, therefore that you can only express !or
sense of the wrong done 10 the plaintiff by the amount
Of the verdict the question arises what are TIE reasons
or principles 10y which that should be determined II
is not tie pecrnary loss which The piant may have
sustained by which you 20 judge. That may not DC
known 70 the plaintiff himself; II may ~ incapable 81
proof 1t s compensation for the dsquetude winch the
plaintiff has undergone, his mental suffering TIE iesscn
inc OF him in the public esteem ana the Injurious erect
Il NAV have upon his social aud political ToutlOs Inc
defense which has been up all the Authorities
agree agg-avatOn Of the original libel The record
OF attempted justification - The ceaest evidence oil
malice. But that little silent piece Of paper contains
such evidence how much does the oral Islander 81
conn e. contain H. Both the counsel have ind 1red ~
IT, far beyond their duty their privilege; but tho
opening speech OF the junior cOunsc was 20 gross IA
its language monstrous in It's pervesons, ko out
r0geOU IN Us abuse that for the sake oi the deendant
whom lnsuted for TIE sake OF The profession which
dshOIOred for the sake Of the court when conienneJ
for the sake OF the community when ~ oHchued' "
onght To be visited by your disple".uIe' 4hc
fcuties OF man. To be defense % the weak HspcGkcf
for the ignorant adviser 10 the doubtful uul"aIk
against power Interpreter Of the lave, helper 10
Justice Is Office and function for having which any
man feel himself exalted. The profession rich
to OyeIfowing IN its histories and It's traditions. Tie
greatest OF ali have illustrated it's annals. O'n
tors, philosophers statesmen have reaped It's olu
ents and borne its hOnOrs The Judiciary OF every free
country recruited rom lis ranks. The Chief Jusce
OF the United States Is second only 10 the ptfidcut
the Lord Chancellor Of England takes precedent Of all
the mobiles. Such is our profession. But II II IL TO be
perverted las been perverted here il must 0tc Its
character and its influence If there bc many whom
a fee can induce 10 rise in court OF Justice and under
cover of the privilege. yy party. my client has
been vied outside Of the evidence and the issuc then
only say that the 81 lawyer viii soon be by
word and Kissing, and vii! come TO he accounted
hosis huaaai 9enetis-an enemy - the human racef
only to be booted from the world. Who is Geo Opdykc
New. York merchant pIncunl 10 al his gagemcnts
the lie OF this mercantile c0mmnuity honor
whom reproacbed, dared 10 rcplOnch, til ne
yas set upon by thieves. ASK those who have dealt
with him ASK those who have wed with bin. IN prl.
yate life without san In every relation exemplary,
whether son, husband, father, friend. c@eu N
pubic life devoted 20 its duties. IRON the tine when
be took tie Office Of Mayor he gayo II al bis days aud
nights saving only three hours week tO his private
business. lie dehcd. resisted, ana 10 great extent
defeated. during his Moyoray The robbers about the
City Hall That is Ia, secret OF their hostility TO bin.
Mr.. Purdy tells you that be saved millions 20 the Ciy
Tres He resisted tho measure passed by the Com
mon Council for gylng or rather WaslHH ihIce niihs
for draft exemptions aud defeated III he re- stcd tie
Court House iOs and the Fort Ganscgoct job 90 long
resistance was possible Is such 10 he hunted
DOWN. Who is JlUrlOw Wecdt ! should NOT have
dragged his character into this trial If hi, counsel had
not done IT, Being here, nc must br treated LG de.