The national Republican., 1866-06-12


The United States court for Virginia con-
! svened at Richmond yesterday, Judge Under
wood presiding On the assembling Of the
body in room Of the custom-house, fitted
up for the occasion, 1t was discovered that o
quorum OF jurymen were not present One
Mr.. james L. tipscomb, Of Richmond, being
unable 10 subscribe TO the test oath, was
necessarily excused from serving. Atlength,
after some delay, the requisite number OF
Jurors appeared and qualified, and Judge
Underwood delivered his charge. Among
( other things, he said:
1--WE ought not 70 bs surprised that the reasonable
and licsnsoas press Of this State and city should
svince rrgs and become furious whom treason and
fcsntiousnss are exposed and arraignsd for trial
and punished, nor should we be surprised at the
enmity and desperation exhibited whom we remem-
Der that this city has long been the centre and seat
. Of the greatest trafhc In human beings that has
over disgraced the world-a trafic which has
.nually employed hundreds Of moral monsters and
many millions Of capitslj subsidising the presss
pulpit and politics Of the State and rendering Rich
/mond more Infamous among men for the patticipa-
tion In this great crime than all the cities along
the coast Of senegambia, Upper and Lower Guinea,
Congo, Loango. Angola, and BeueEuels combined.
The wonder rather Is that 90 many traces Of
kindness, humanity and Christian civilization
should have survived such debasing and brutaliEng
influences, and let us thank God and take courage
thAt We more fortunate than the devoted eitiSl
VI antiquity. We count more than ted men
B who hare stood faithful among the faithless. The
complaints Of threatened violence and intimida.
tion, which have beon forwarded 70 me BY several
Of your number, for your late heroic and patriotic
actions, have been submitted 10 the highest legal
ma nh.sy, sa'nSii'os .s Of tne oovernment, ana ana
s,nno,t ~ III ,Ss oa,sss. ~ ~ ~. ~,
The President, whom treasonabie men astter and
favor, bat whom they will probably soon heartily
cprse 10 they did two years ago"
p qSIHethen alluded TO a congressional statute
which threatens with severe punishment any
attempt made to intimidate a Juror, and
added:
In sYe, v,i, thu, b.v, /, 4, vo,, nows, IA s,.ro,,.
Q wholssone restraint upon iicsntious tongues and
pens and upon . press which, as blind leader Of
the blind has been, and still is, one of the chief
easses o. past present and prospective eiemeney
xio.m. od na.,; aas T. n,s
aagrstion, and s.if.immolstion unpsra.li.d in spy
hssthsn country; the poverty, suffering, agony and
degradation which have given this city, Of almost
unequalled natural capabilities its bad eminsnce,
are legitimate fruit Of It's teachings Its pnblic
Ss Sna ~ sHysns iS yoa odn can Ss hoiS 70 eon,rone
b. s.ryiessbis and snf5cisnt 70 III ~ canss ~ ~
county and humanity.I But, geptiemeu, let US act
with moderation and discrimination; for though
Prostituted press Is one Of the greatest caamites,
iee ana yr'sous press s one Of the greatest pub.
ShIis s,ps tn' greatest ornament anu support Of
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woods trust, cannot do otherwise than shock