New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-09

Baton, foreman Of the Coroner'S Jury, pro.
cecled to arraign Davenport, aud read him the
following most gratu.to,,s and impertinent
lecture:
While the jury justify you and your mother in this
matter deem it proper TO sete that we feel that your
duet in this community has been very improper;
that yon have done act, in mari yng white woman
end living with her III house with others of your own
color that tends to excite the strong dsapproDation
citizens We feelhat although there is no law against
IT. it is very great imlropriety; and we feel
that your conduct in other respects among the
Community is such as to expose lou - In
ry that you are III Sn saro sp ne pro.ec
ZION which the substantial mel Of the town. such as are
this jury can afford and vii continue to a. ord to
the best Of our ability to every man In the
Of his liberty and property. Still yoL are exposed to
imminent danger by your course Of coLiucs-the TACT
of your carrying pistol and your keeping house
where persons Of both colors resort If you consult
YOUR own safety and the good of the community. You
will change your course of conduct. IL were yo
would go away from here. do not AS you to leave
Only the laws of the land divorce you But, for
your personal safety and for tho personal safety oil your
wife you should be very careful IN what you say ana
do Ii you remain here avoid having any words WITH
any one. We feel that you have bcon dong great
wrongs il the community. We Enow some OF them, and
while We discharge you and your lnolner rom az
blame in tie act, we wish yon 70 distinctly uLueIs.ana
that for soma OF your proceedings deserve severe
censure aud you had better change entirely your whole
course OF conduct and be careful hereafter not TO pro-
woke any one VI have any QUARREL Myndvcs to you.
as friend would be TO leave Grecpwieh. YctI wish
ii understood that while yon.yo IN Grcepwicn L shaIi
do everything in my power 10 protect You. 10 every
other man in tie possession Of your house; and any
one who comes from outside to assau you mnst take
the penalty What fearful and sudden penalty II has
been in this caSs AL see and II should be warning
10 the young mn OF Greenwich 30 snre naa you Take
DR.. Hoyt said that he nothing to add but 10 iniy
coincide with the remarks Mr. Button. He hoped the
prisoner would avoid quarrehng
Davenport-Why. sir 1 never had any quar-
rel with any OF them till they attackedm me-
Such proceedings viii be read in any civil
lied country or community with amazemnt.
Here has been gross, perilous. and utterly in
excusabla breach of the peace-a conspiracy to
commit burglary and 'felonious assault on
peaceful, inofensiyo family, who are certified to
have violated no law whatever. Fifteen or
twenty reckless young men are known to have
been partners in the crime. Yet not whisper
of rebuke or remonstrance is addressed to them
by these substantial men of tho town." on the
contrary, everything uttered tends to excuse
the criminals and inculpate only their innocent
Victims Was there ever moe atrocious In
element to outrage and felony7
Mr.. Buttons doctrines are worse, if possible,
than bis exhortations. The State OF Connec.
necticut has been by turns under tho rule OF
every party known to our country-Federal,
Democratic, Adams. Jackson, American, Repub-
lican, &c.-and not one Of them all has seen
fit to make the intermarriage Of persons of differ
ent colors legal ohense. This is a'iacl OF the
gravest moment. In this age Of bulky statute
books, and legislation on all manner.of habits,
be who obeys all the laws that can be trumped
up. ought to be commended as a model Of
loyal, exemplary behavior. But Dogberry
we should say, Button-gravely informs the
assailed that, though they have broken no law,
they have committed an impropriety"
they are exposed to Imminent dsngc-"-,hat
they have "been doing great wrongs" in get
ting married-and that, "a the fit penalty there
of, they-not the rowdies who so lavlessly,
wickedly assaled them-ought IN "leave
Greenwich" This, We infer, is by way Of
warning to the young men of Greenwich,
one of whom has been guilty of getting shot
though none of them is charged by ID. Button,
esq, with doing any wrong whatever though
he suggests that If they attempt to break into
peaceabe mans house with intent to abuse
and outrage his wife, they must "tske the
penalty"
DR.. James II. Hoyt-who runs the New
Haven Railroad and the Connecticut Democ-
racy-of course felt constrained to say ditto to
Button, adding his warning that Davenport
should "avod quarreling." Considering all
the circumstances, Shakespeare never pat into
the mouth of any Of his fools a remark so pre-
posterous as that. If he had, in Buttons
Esprit of kindness" counseled William Henry
to stop being niger and henceforth be White,
his exhortation would not have been more
exquistely absurd. We defy the production Of
his parallel.
cox ON COMPROMIsB.