The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-06-14

Judge USDtRwOOD. ~ Ui,e.iug the niteo
States Circuit Court vt Riclnnond. on he
9th Instant made more brutal and savage
assault upon the people Of Virginia than he
made IN the opening of his Court at Nor-
q folk The following Is d part Of. his charge
to the grand jury at Richmond
'-GESTLEMEN oY THE GRAND JURY--I am
happy 10 meet You again. and 10 know that
you are still living, notwithstanding as
saults that have been made upon you. Lit
tie need 10 be said In addition 10 the in
structions given at Norfolk, Your last
session has made you historical. and, trust
efforts which have been made to intimidate
you and to impede the course of Justice viii
not make you less faithful and earnest in
the discharge OF your public duties. We
ought not TO be surprised that the treason-
able and licentious press Of this state, and
city. should vince and rage and become
furious when treason and licentiousness are
exposed and arranged for trial and pun
ishment, nor should we be surprised at the
enormity and desperation exhibited when
we remember that this city has long been
the center and seat OF the greatest traffic in
human beings that has ever disgraced the
world--a traffic which has annually em-
ployed many hundreds of moral monsters
and many millions of capital, subsidizing
the press, pnlpit and politics of the state,
men for its participation In this great crime
than all the cities along the coasts of Sene-
gambia, Upper and Lower Guinea, Congo,
Ioango. Angola, and Benguela combined"
To this the Chicago Times, considering
that USpERwooD Is a Yankee importation
from New Hampshire, most appropriately
adds. that if the simple fact that the habit
of small portion of the people of Rich
mond to buy and sell negroes made the en-
tire population as reckless, licentious and
vilainous as UNDERWOOD AYERS what must
have been the condition of society in New
England when the Puritans were actively
engaged in the slave trade, and when In
dams ~ well as negroes were held as
slaves? UNDERWOOD had better resign his
judgeship and engage as editor ON an abo-
lition newspaper. BRowNLow is well
stricken In years and would probably like
an assistant. tnI
The correspondent of the New York
World is less historical but quite as face
tious. It will get into history, however:
The sixteen jurors being all impanneled,
the Judge commenced TO read. in n clear,
bnt trembling voice, his charge TO them
and such CHARGE 1t fairly out-under-
the assemblage, during the delivery of this
wonderful written document were some
thing worthy OF the pencil Of a Hogarth.
Every sign OF mirth. from the half incredu-
lous smile TO the fully appreciative broad
grin, were there visible. Learned lawyers
sat listening with lifted eyebrows and
mouths agape with establishment; the
wicked press gang punched each other
hilariously in the ribs as each successive
popgun came booming against the press
gentlemen sat pleasantly staring ut each
other. evidently trying 20 discover a like
ness bet%cen them and The snv@G,s Of Mo-
zambiqne aHd Stne%umbil. The whole
thing -iutolerphlu WI gar ira dinsnltiifg q4
twl.-Was Ear 700 risn ra1N x ifA i4Aer, Jf
one porNadin. fccl. " wis i1crejuhly dnl
astonislment, mingled with pity for the
exhibitor.