The New York herald., 1865-01-11


Philadeph after they had been rejected by the govern
ment In New York; This Is the real meaning Of the
expressions, tho sense In which the defendant used
stood His whole articles are bitter and vindctive He
means everything in an unfavorable sense, and In
tends that It shall be SO understood. For these
aspersions there is not o particle Of justification in
the evidence. There were never any blankets sold
or received at Philadelphia after having been re-
ected New York The whole charge in that respect Is
a pure invention There was never any contract made
fairly executed Nothing OF the kind commonly known
a. shoddy was ever received by the government or
offered TO IT, The spsldng cloth was Of substantial
colorng some Of It; but the spotted parts left out
In the making up and the garments delivered 70 the
both in material and color But, says the Defendants
counsel with loud voice and great emphasis Here Is
s s IN ns nov
must be supplied Cannot honest men engage In supply
ing tf Must Weed and his friends have monopoly OF
When complaint was made TO Luther that secular airs
we're played In the churches, the great re.
all the good music. so we modestly ask, must the
devil alone supply the armyy Must our brave
soldiers be fed and clothed by hevesf No no, no. the
furnishing Of supplies 70 the army and navy on contracts
fairly obtained and fairly executed Is an honest and pa
trioc act parot and Ames and Ericsson, and Stewart
who leads battalion, digs in the trench, or mounts
the parapet ia storm Of fire and eaden hail The mayor
OF city, however ought not TO do H. say the gentlemen
Why nor II it be good thing and patriotic, why should
he refrain from III II he has something which the gov
erDment wants ought he to refuse it. or ought he 10 re-
sign before he lots the government have ir Must no
give up private business when he takes public Officer
Ii 1t not one Of the vices Of our times that SO
many Of those who hold Office have other business,
no other means Of LIVELIHOOD They live the public.
The Offices their parmony their trade is politics;
their traflc is in public employments Some OF ne
purest and best Of mayors have thought their public
Office and their private business quite compatible Mr
Havemeyer did abandon his sugar refinery Mr. Wes-
tervet did not give up his shpyad Mr. Tienann did not
assign over his paint Factory II successin n!echat
be chosen mayor for Two must his rm be dissolved
or must IL pursue different line Of business from
what it would have pursued If he had not been
elected But l have said enough on this subject,
and | viii say no more lest ! weary you.
Such gentlemen are The facts In relation 70 these
charges. The charges themselves are gross such as no
man could rest under without stain upon his name
What was the plaintiff do? Should he nf!ct personal
chastis nitaf That is the first impulse OF wronsed
man Just as IL the first impulse of my client when
the opening counsel Of the defendant charged him with
lie In the Harris letter to cleaye him Instantly TO the
floor. But the law forbade The Judge whatever no
thought Of the proyocation or the vengeance would have
been obliged punish it. So, II the plaintiff or his friends
had sought the defendant and broken every bone in bis
body they would have done to the defendant no wrong
but they would have violated the law and wronsed socie
ty civilized community cannot maintain itself II 1t
allows private vengeance for private wrongs Per
sonal revenge was therefore, not to be thought or
What, then, | repeat, was 70 be donef Would you
have the plaintiff content himself with reply
in the newspapersS That is papably insufficient.
There is Chinese proverb that lie will travel
round the world while truth is putting on s boots.
You follow tho libel with contradiction into ali
the newspapers in which 1t is published Many persons
one and dsbceve the other contradiction is there
FORE insufficient What then repeat again was the
plaintiff 10 doY he was constrained TO take .he reaiess
which the law gave him. such II was, whether II was
perfect OF Imperfect, That was the dictate OF the law
our law, your law, the law Of the land he had Two
courscs open him: TO prefer an Indictment tne
other to bring civil action. His first design was TO 90
both. There reasons, however, when made nm
finally decide in the instance for the latter One
was thai in criminal prosecution the defendant could
not be q Witness aud clamor might be raised that no
wished 10 the mouth There other rea
hirhap apv
hat has been going On IN ti room
will readily understand The action Is undoubtedly an
imperfect remedy but II is the best the law pfords
The only Tepsraton which offers 70 the painth the
only threatens TO the defendant s ia pecu
mary damages IT, after passing upon the truth or
fuecbood of the charges jury could themselves fix
the repsraon, could require the deiendant
10 publish recanation, or iasleh upon nam Stigma
that should be misunderstood It would DC more con-
sonsnt with the ideas Of modern society But that has
NOT been done The lawgver has left no oher means OF
reparation than the amount OF damages The plaintiff
seekf your verdict, and large verdict because that
alone will mark your Of injustice which be has
suffered small verdict Will signify that the plaintiff
has wronged but that IL Is Of little consequence
whether he has been wropged or not II is for that
reason that alone, that he feeks verdict which
demand II is not avarice; but proper self
rssps They thought & u on very funny my INA na' as ns
probably in the idea that any Of Weeds money
should 90 a public charity. We tell you that not
dollar Of the recovery shall be used for any private pur
pose Seeing therefore, that you only express your
Of the wrong done 10 the plaintiff by the amount Of
the verdict the question arises what are the reasons or
psnciples by which that should be determined IL Is
notthe IecuDary oss which the plantin may have sus-
,ained by which you are TO Judge. That may not be
known 20 The plaintiff himself; il may be incapable OF
proof II Is compensation for the dsquieude when the
planin Undergone his mental suffering, the lessen
Ing Of him in the public esteem ana me Injurious eiso.
may Rave upon hts social and political relations TITO
defence which has been set up Is as all the authorities
aerc. agprsvnton Of the original libel The record of
ap etismpted justification Is rhs eleaiest evidence OF
malice But II that little silent piece OF paper contains
sch evidence how much does the oral slandcr of
counsel contain IT, Both the counsel have INDUCED IN
y, far beyond their duty their privilege; but
opening speech OF The junior counsel was 80 gross
ageuus IN L. abuse hst for the sake Of the defendant
whom Il insued for the sake II the Profession which
Il dishor gred, for the sake of the court which Il
,cfgn.d for the rake oi the community which II Of
fcudra ought t. be visited by your displeasurc The
profession ~ the law Is OF the nobiest than can en-
ploy the faculties II man 70 be defence TO me weak,
Icakar Coz the Ignorant an adviser to the doubtful
buly ark ngeinsl power, Interpreter Of the laws \
helper T. justice, IS ofoe aud function for hnving
which any may feel himself exalted. Tho profes
0n y rich ef'0ring IN IL histories and its traG
tons lhg greatest OF all have illustrated its
panais Ofaors phllosopbers states men, have rcape
liz rmouents ard borne is honors The Judiciary Of
every free country Is recruited from it, ranks The Chief
Justice og the United states s second only to the Pres
dcnt the Lord Chancellor oi England takes precedent OF
an the ncblcs Such is profession But IL s 70 be
perverted az has been perverted here II must lose It's
character and ns influence. if there be many whom
Zee induce 70 rise u court or justice aud, under
o the pryege vilify party as my chent has been
ylhcd outside OF the evidences and the ssue, then
only say that the name OF lawyer will be bywod
aud hsa and will come "a be accounted hosf's h,nc
nj gere-is enemy 20 The human racent only to he
hooed from the world. Who rs George 0pdykey New
York merchant punctual 20 all his engagements honor
obe In ali bis dealings sensitive to that which Il the life
of this Inegegntle eoHnuaiiy mercantile honor-whom
ho man preached dared TO appfoacb til he set
upon BY there's Ask those who have dealt with him.
Ask those who have lived with him. In private life
without staD in every relation exemplary whether as
son, husband father, friend, czen IN public life de
voted 20 it's duties, From the time when he took the
office Of mayor he gave all his days and nights saving
only three hours y week TO his private business He
dened resisted, and 10 great extent defeated during
HE mayoraify, tho robbers about tbs City Hall.
That is the secret OF their hostility 10 him.
Mr. Purdy tolls YOU that be saved millions to the City
Treasury He resisted tho measure passed by the Com
Council for giving, rather wasting, three millions
for drsft exemptions and defeated ~ he resisted the
Court House Jobs the Fort Gansevoor job ~ long
resistance was possible Is such man to bc hunted
DOWN who IS Thuriow Weedf should not have drag
god his character into this trial II bis counsel had
done IL Being here he be treated he descrvce
acquiesce II do not dissent am bound therefore to