The New York herald., 1865-01-07


proach, so that YOU should condemnation upon him
DS Of tsi suit has been ~ronssd or he would not
come OF justice and oner 70 the investigation
Of the jury and % sne discretion o. .ne counsel and 70
This s familiar suggestion In libel SUITS but has not
any foundation. The instances Of worthy men who
have soas ossn q asos | o's few sSs. yca
can lay your finger on them is the
hef court, with the chance Of getting up fog or
lhrong the Investigation under the forms Of law and
thus escaping under nominal II not real verdict in
their favor Mr. here referred 70 the action taken in
England 10 suppress the discussion OF the question
6ogging In the British navy, and 70 the language Of
Cor hbe only proves that the crime charged has really
eeen committed s perperator pposes the evidence 70
The court took recess for twenty minutea
The court having re- assembled
Mr.. EvARTs RESUMED HIS ADDRESS.
Gentlemen, ] am glad that . yeet has boon
given you from tho weariness greater than NINE, Of
hearing what have further TO say In this have
ssid to you and IL s confirmed By the observation and
~ the experience Of the most gallant champion of free
prcee In England Of the experienced statesmen
o. the word-Lord Broughan-who says that FAR from
slibel snit s on the contrary, only evidence Of
safe eronery, Specializing upon mpuny from exposure
css 4 sss Of he msa0s Of
ceang in advance OF trial of facts bearing the case
and finally Of its being In general and trans
acuons OF the nature imputed, never meant 70 be pub
hshed and meant 70 be explored Thus in neces
and natural traits as similarly protected from any
aadtcal investigation requires From these general
servatons, and from their pertinency and good
aes Ss1 Be no es than IN the
= there p grave suspicon, then 9 strong moral
evidence, then explicit and assured information that
ever degree OF vehemence or vulence may belong
70 them and az shall hereafter discover thrown
the public conduct OF public man Now naturally. ali
me veheence and vrulence Of the public press Is
penties and as made Of adecves instead Of non-sub
.tanves and facts that perhaps passes away without
demanding or requiring any punishment or any
severe sever resc But = vas precisely that there was no
epthets NO adecvesbut simple statement OF che OBJ
1ects and points In Mr. Opdykes public conduct opening
naDi that they were felt And then Inc chances were
70 be calculated between the easy erontery on the
one side and the successful exploration Of these charges
through evidence, on the other II could not rest,
trial shall heal eiasa scary iys Il. @ wounds 1on
Gesn win bc satisfied FOR his % dscOms.are % e s1S By
she same reasoning that addressed Sancho by
squire sancSo Pansa through one Of the erce
which the great Don got all the honor and Sancho all
the beating he consoled the squire in this wse-'The
reason 6ancho that thou feelest that pain all down thy
back 70 that the sticks with which thou beaten were
Of that exact length and he accounted for the squres
pain " that way Il was not vliacation, it was not
hood, but II was the unmasking Of q
NJ
ME- Now, presumng that all these things II provable
q m proved at an must come, as we say, from his
MS own bosom, and trusting TO the advantage
which comes from wary temperament and char
Scsss telling i MS own story he has brought into this
Tor law and finding he getting justice he desired
% 90 out as gently and as unscathed as he can,
witness the whole history Of that transaction but
In his own crclef In the private conferences the ar
ransemens plans schemes OF those concerned in itp
II you come TO the factory hall Wa
bsaEn anything about them but by taking his condentia
You g before The Supervisor before sSe or
before the full body what shall you find but the evidence
That they have committed themselves to the regularity
and proprety Of the transactions Of which they
thc sponsors In their public trust 70 the community
The intelligence and fidelity and accuracy and the sue
y 6 -vs hs.
Tor shs blankets and the clothing and 70 the operation Of
wSs,. ~ sas
these operations and the Of those Influences but
% % nis friends his confederstss M his partners his
~, where can You look for an elucidasion
bis political condantsf Who but the offending party
and those concurng with him In these public wrongs
NAL oe our witnessed Oh well might he feel assured
% strange justice and suppress the real ISSUE that
might come out with either dsagreeing Jury nomi.
nal verdict and claim that Mr. Weed had not proved
she charges This being his attitude, the question IT,
How have We met the exigcncy thus thrown upon Us,
What The charges are that We have made and what the
character Of that evidence what the result Of that proof
and all the several topics Of inquiry and what the nal
)udgment, as deciding between these two men now
handing before you At this bar invoking the law.
Whether public injury be redressed has been done
Now oon.dns he u1hss sO Of
sase your attention 70 one me Of shS cunning
"s sns oy ,1e S n are
statement the strong denunciaory and exaggeratory
language that has been applied BY learned opponent
hA.
ihe mouth Of M Weed language which he either did not
use at all or did not use as connecting with the inter
have attempted 70 give meaning 70 the spirit Of the
words and phrases 70 withdraw your attention from the
real substantial common sense every day natural es!i
which in truth and terms they present themselves
% you There are two articles-one Of the
ner. Both of these articles are replies by Mr
Weed 10 attacks In the press Of this city him These
appears from their phrases and contents which are
sufficiently fixed In your memory, TO the effect:
The heading Of the first article has nothing 70 do with
the case, but will appear from IL that Mr. opdyke
Mr Weed takes up his side controversy that has
been forced upon him by newspaper assaults and his
Is headed The New YORK Ess~se y fo Ssss -Soss Now
suppose one newspaper may attack another,
and We private people do not feel much In.
me In determining which gave the heaviest blows
and which received the severes injury That being the
ole Il proceeds 20 reply to the xrening Po which had
caod Mr.. Weed in the article which he replied this
fellow and In which they called him burglar and i'm
puted fraud to him In the OF the Cataline Now
gentlemen have enough to show you that this asper
sion on Mr Weed, coming from the Tribune and the
ErsniHg Ioa and coming from Opdykes communication
70 the public press, were all in the same nterest-a
the side Of the fghta helpers and hackers one
with another All appeared n one phalanx intended to
bear down upon Nr Weed single handed. They all
breathe through the quilalare Of the mind
and all are on the same side And therefore, while they
took the array against him. he disposes Of that whole
array and II Mr. Opdyke Is found IN the combination
against him. he must bear his share Of the attack Then
he goes on TO deal with the charges Of the Post,
which are in these words: THAT Mr.. Weeds dex.
terty In chartering the steamer Catalne for
of the war the admiration % all Wall street. He
reucd this charge not by epithets hut by statements
aud facby the statements OF all the persons that we're
actually concerned In that transaction That the whole
OF that matter and that ended the Catsline affair Then
Mr. Weed, In his article, goes 10 say That having
borne long enough the reproaches upon these
calumnics, take leave TO unmask Of my assal
ants That Is the attitude OF sclf-defence against
the attacks OF his opponents, aud any exposure