Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-11-23
The Boyd Cnse.

ture OF Y, on this case, that deserves no.
tice by me. Y seems to desire to know
who wrote the article signed G in tn,
CHRoNICLE of November 2. The oditoI
OF the CHRONICLE, and all others, anc
there are several, who know, have permis
sion from me to inform Y, or any Other
person, who wrote g. The writer of this
wrote that article, and he is willing to be
known as the auther of whatever he writes
and furnishes for publication. . ,t..
l have not written to defend Judge Nc.
Ilvaine, nor have l supposed he needed
any defence. I wrote to do justice to Mrs.
Boyd, and had no other object in view in
writing that article. .l.
The attempt of Y to disparage g needs
no remarks. There are those who in oral
and written discussions always resort to as
persions upon their opponents. However
this may be regarded, it is not argument.
Two oftthe daughters Of Mr.. BOYD were
witnesses on the trial. They were members
OF his family and were called for him, and
on his behalf fexamincd. Y complains that
y said OF these witnesses that they "were
friendly to Mr. Boyd and unfriendy to
Mrs. Boyd" and adds ''ergo these witness
es could not testify truly" Is that q fair
lnferenceP If so, then was very unfor
tunate in the use Of words to express nv
meaning. L supposed the reader would
understand me to mean that these witness
es would not be likely to withhold any
thing to favor Mrs. Boyd, or to prejudice
Mr.. Boyd. This supposed when wrote
| fbn 0rfiala and Ill;
legitimate inference from the words used:
Y inquiries where did the writer learn
this fact2" Meaning that these witnesses
were unfrendly to Mrs: Boyd. WAS il
in the evidence?" think Mr.. Boyd when
he said to Mrs. Boyd in his letter to her o
September 6, 1864, he wrote you have lost
With the girls" he meant TO convey the idea
to her that the girls were unlriendly TO her.
There was other evidence in the case tend
ing to show this fact. Y calls all tho wit
nesses Of Mrs. Boyd 'verx. willing wit
nesses." Ergo, what Mr.. Y?
He has the word clergyman" printed
in italics. Ergo, what?
He says down to tho moment of Mrs.
Boyd's leaving the home of her husband
the Judge announces Mr.. Boyd as fault.
less and his wife in the wrong. And this
for twenty days thereafter"
1t Y heard the opinion of the Court, or
has not treacherous memory, then what?
Did the Judge announce 'Mr. Boyd
faultless in his treatment of his sick wife
and his sick boy, at Morristowu, in Novem
Der, 1861, which an aged learned, and ex.
perienoedi physician, who, with many others.
witnessed the treatment, said to Mr.. Boyd
at the time was little less than murder"
and IN which opinion, most, If not all the
others present cOncurred? ...
says 1t lis not true thar all the dues-
tons raised by the petition and cross peti-
ton ID this case we're decided in favor of
Mrs. Boyd" TO prove that this is not true
he proceeds to state, not what was, or was
not decided, but what he claims was, and
what was not proven This is equivalent to
an admission that what he said was not
true, was truo. .. ,...... ...
AS the statement that &c seems to think"
that the denial by Mrs. Boyd oil. o, state
ment made by Eleanor Boyd sweeps away
the last evidence of turptude in this wo-
man., have to say that there is not one
word in tho article signed G, showing what
q thought Of tho effect of that denial, As
there was not the first evidence of ''turpi
tude in this woman" there would not be
no last evidence" of it. .,,
As to whether there was evidence of the
use of unbecoming words by Mrs Boyd. =
lfthere was any, why not give US the words,
and let US Judge whether they are unbecom-
ing or not?
=. Y treats Mrs Boyd, her witnesses, the
Court and all who defend her as wholly un-
deserving of credit, and whose opinions, as
has been said by another, are not worth a
farthing." Ho treats Mrs. Boyd as a mis-
guided, maddcned, beguled woman
Charges her with ''unparalled and yet un-
explained conduct" with dark compile
lty, and "lncontinent yielding and general
delinquency" He treats her witnesses as
TOOLS
q is denounced as proud, double dealing,
mean and cowardly, as stupid or base, for
having written an article in favor of Mrs.
Boyd. - y.
The Judge who tried the case is charged
with being vain and o5sequous with seek.
ing Tor reasons to sustain foregone con-
culsion," with 'incoherent, utterenoes,"
and vague aud uncertain thoughts" with |
"obedience to the behests of the partisan"
with suffering under. the "stings of inward
thought" with "obduracy," and his de-
cision as being Unprecedented lin the
history OF civil jurisprudence. On the
other hand, he tells US that Mr.. Boyd has
"a mind unskilled in deception" whose
conduct savored "of wisdom, prudonce and
Christianity"
Of, tho two principal witnesses, the
Of Mr., Boyd, he says mo more
upright, intelligent or fair minded witnesses
ever went upon the witness stand, nor any
one who did more honor to tho heart in
giving testimony 10 court Of justice. -
Again he says OF the eldest of these daugh-
went upon tho witness stand"
Thus Y goes on dashing "damnation
round the land" on alrhe deems the friends
Of Mrs. Boyd, and superative praise upon
her enemies.
mention these things to show that Y
on this subject is perfect fanatic and the
victim of bitter prejudice, and that his
unreasonable, ranting and dogmas for
credit. n. 8. @.
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