The New York herald., 1865-01-07
OPDYKE-WEED. =
CLOSING OF JUDGE EMOTIS ADDRESS.
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TIE ARGUMENT OF R. EVARTs.
Vindicati0n OF the Liberty OF
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Photographic Picture Of Messrs.
Opdyke and Weed.
LAYING UP TREASURES In HEAVEN.
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GEN. FREMONT LIKE the SAMARITAN.
THE BEGINNING OF TIVE EwlsH SABBATH.
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Z SOME MEMORIES OF MEpaISfoPHELEs,
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SOME MEMORIES OF MEPaIsfoPHELEs,
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4 SOME MEMORIES OF MEPMSf0PHELES,
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On the opening Of tho court yossesAy morning every
available place was occupied Eyen tho seats reserved
for the reporters violently seized by carly worms
who had no right y them, except tAat being ipauesosd
BY the caccAes ISqssn they wero determined 70 GO.
into favored places, and y hold soq es sa all risks
Those people should understand that tho chairs around
the reporters table arc put there who come 10
tho court 10 work. and II thoy tho eloquent
addresses Of counsel shy sASud aes sitting rcon else
whore. ~~----,,,.~-.~-.--~.~--~--
According 70 the permission sraptedAy tho iesrpel
Judge to Mr. Emett Thursday evenias that learned
genemAn proceeded to close his address fos tho plain
tf Ho resumed his argument At the point whore he
left of the previous evening" reviewing the evidence
throughout and commenting lucidy the impor.
tant points In reference TO the matter that brought
sss M aohs and
70 them. There was claim there for the guns f
they had all been finished for delivery 10 the govern
ment They did not claim for the guns but when asked
for account they presented correct one with the
ceived from the government When they were claiming
from the city the value of the machinery and tools of the
factory-that is what II was worth 70 them-was
cessry for them to deduct anything from their
because these tools and machinery had been previously
used in the manufacture Of thousand gunsf II such
principle DO admitted then every manufacturer would
bound deduct from tho value Of his machinery every
time that he manufactured anything that In he
should lose bis property by any public violence, like
lose the value OF his machinery altogether Ho then ad
dressed the Court the points Of law involved In tn
showing that the libels had not been proved and
asking the Court charge the jury TO tho oeot that the
plaintiff entitled to verdict In conclusion he
an@ % hod
and said that no would leave the matter In
their hands, satisfied Of the result.
MR.. EvARTs' ADDRESS. g .tr
Mr.. Evarts then 70 speak. He said I'm bearing
my testimony in addition 70 that Of tho learned counsel
who accompanies me- we'll az the gentlemen on tho
sence with which you he jury) as citizens selected
from among those who represent this community havc
borne your part In this investigations as wo as 70 tho
patience, 1rmness mpartiaity and preponderance Of
good nature with which the learned judge
not Q member Of our immediate community
but forming part Of the magistracy Of the State,
has presided heightened investigation, in
tefesling TO- every pen in the whole communit n
inquiry whose narrative forms part Of tho history Of
tho whole community and OF the good morals and safety
Of the city confess feeling that what little do In
this is limited tho eiucdson and the production
truth and though the truth has boon produced In tho
original and simple forms Of evidence in fact and Of
right IL should be- II still remains the main material for
your contemplation your Judgment and your verdict
might drop the matter here leaving upon the address
OF my learned associate and that of my learned
opponent oven although am to DO followed by the
leader Of the bar But IL s not my judgment that
must control In this natter and though thore has
been time during the prosrcss Of this trial that
did not dSs sS as should have
pass-yet shall pursue the ordinary Of sdv0
in reference 70 tho ordinary government Of tho
mattor using all tho privileges that have In saying
this no disparagsment the very able and very
defence of his client made By my learned friend
whose has ~: an so,s saSs snS
less II did yours during It's delivery, for is ingenuity
fertility, thorough fsnhfalness and moro than all for
ossr his eos doSes with with LIS NOV merits
around cause vol as he for shielding client
though trust in this not very success
fully, IL facts, arguments and illustrations were
al the command OF every one as they his; The
making OF bricks without straw would not have been
felt have been inolerable evil as II ss his
the land or Egypt would this fact have existed
and have enjoyed honorable mention In provcrb ever
since Now In the OF this trial much time has
necessarily been CONSUMED The case for the defence In
the opened the 13th of December and closed on
the 22d. SIX days were thus occupied IN making the
proof cf the defendants case Our learned friends then
took up the matter commencing the I'D and closing
up the day before yesterday Now, think do not
err IN saying that although ihero has been apparently
occupation OF time, and spread Of evi.
dence In support and dcfensc OF the plaintiff
Mr. opdyke, yet almost all Of u has been occupied Ia
overthrowing charges and difficulties which were not
made and did not present themselves will venture to
say II you will ako the names OF Biuut Farley,
Andrews, and Of the plaintiff, Mr. Opdyke from the list
of witnesses that have been before you during
the past fortnight you will have exhausted all that have
spoken to the case who shed any lgf upon 9 rcia
tons We cannot however conceal from ourselves that
there very great public and general interest c0ncen
trated this The citizens Of this vast city are
much In the habit Of ockng ~ courts from any
interest In the controversies that 10 on IN them
Nor they much attracted by any expectation or
qualification at the personal appearance OF conduct
OF counsel This public interest IL, d0ubtofs In n Ger.
dogree DO accouniodor by the conspicuous posi-
tons held by the plaintiff and the dcfcndanlmen NJ
different suppose In their nature and character AZ IN
their conduct and position before tho community any
two Of fellow citizens thai chance selection should
throw together The plaintiff, AZ you know has been
rich and prosperous tradcsnsn in midst and moro
lately from internixturc with the politics Of our
city and State became also known IN mark cd and promi.
nent oios famous and honorablo 20 be sure
OF late years In the betior days Of the history Of the
city; but ye, AZ Mayor for tho time, and such M he
was Of the greatest city OF this continent, he pre-.
senled himself, Of course, 10 considerable public
attention. 50, too, the defendants nsne is well
known-whosc course Of life, whose private character
and conduct aud whose public relations neither mat
tors OF obsoury nor oncerainty-n all Its traits and
aided somewhat In the public interest attached
TO the trial but there y much larger and decpcr point
interest altogether unconnectcd with the parties
concerned in the sut-unsonno octcd even with the par
tcular charges circumstances of the case II Isl deer
and sensitive thorough and nearly universal alarm on
the subject of tho corruption OF tho timna IL H.
has has been been, for several ,S ysar ana matter @ ,.es
has been and "a matter OF soiictuAe a
60 the possibility of the maintenance of the actua
Of trade and prosperity and prvtection, OF tn
population 10 live with tho reasonable hope cf rewar
and OF gain with that OF all the other interests OF tn
working. classes Of tho community Nay, more, ha
been and point OF the deepest anxiety, and al Oh
same time OF persistent, definite and fixed hope th
part OF the oonpraors against public virtue aud prvat
propricty, that the place had beon gained from whic
They could and command all the sources Of publ
influence all Che oans Of pubic scrutiny all the hope
Of pubcsafcty and all the susccns q The community
and a city 70 he sacked without fear Of exposnr
or punshmcDt would lie at their feet |
examining this matter u must be borne in min
that we have 20 deal with who has assumed 20 B
the corrcctor OF the morals OF the time; Of who he
forward 70 bring back the reign of justice, Of ec
nomy aud OF honesty in the ID nisraon OF the afai
OF the city; Of WHO prdcd himself that leayir
private for public afe he had stripped himself OF Q
doubtful contacts. Such indication, ~ such FORM
such person exissod al once aud naturally excited Il
fears Of the bad md the hopOs Of the go6 and from
time that this trial commenced until now ard until
Close " rs aparent that It's disclosures re argumcn'
IT'S evidence and everything connected with Il, has to
consider n by all tho thoughtful ell the honor il,c
the uSght Of this community a. t0nnug t)Ted6 grS