The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-04
FRllL OF JOHN II. SIRRiVT.
ADDRESS OF MR.. PlERREP0NT.
The Case 10 Continue for Some
Days Longer,


prosecution, and said he had yet had opportunity
70 address the jury, but his time had YEA
sH thai hath viii he give for his hsa This as
true to-day 1, was in the days of job and TO secure
HE he win give up his liberty resort 10 any measures,
give mp home and friends desert father and brother and
sster and mother; and be will commit perjury, and
jump the lfe TO TO save the life that now 49,
Jus feel interested In case just SO Tar
will they become imbued with the feelings OF their
client kr. Perrepont then referred TO the TACT mat
whse other counsel the jurors he was compare
Gvo stranger; but he cid not feel altogether like
stranger, and II be mot them in his own city or else
where he would meet them as friends He had como
INTO this case personal sacrdce for when the
commenced lie bad JcSi taken his seat in
tho New York Constitutional Convention, which
was now in session. He explained how he came into
tbe case upon the request Vi The Attorney general
and tho Secretary Of State. and he averred
that no other of the Cabinet knew OF MS re.
until be here and entered lDto the case
When Mr. Lincoln Was assassinated he (Mr. Perrcpon
sent here with a committee OF Now York citizens
70 attend his funera and when standing in the East
Teem, and mis- falling freely, he would have
considered himself derelc ct of duty he had resented
NJ that time any insult coming from an enemy OF his
country. He felt this solemn scene tina,
che funeral, and he would indulge now in no petty
NO, sas any upeson S or aSass upon e ~Ia ne
prisoner He did not know John II. snrratt, ex-
assassins OF the President. commenting on the ev-
aence he would make individual assertion; but his
gully. II he did not so convince them he neither
wauted expected verdict. He here for the
pose OF showing that Surratt a member of a
spiracy that resulted in the death OF Abraham Lincoln
BY the hand OF john Wilkes Booth He did not see why
Mrs surratt's name should be brought in. This effort
was not 10 try Mrs Surratt but the prisoner a.
abe bar He objected TO the condemnation OF
sue military commission that tried the consprators,
and he SAID that in coLdemning II they condemned
lie President OF the United States, who ordered the
mission and who signed The death warrant of the par
nos convicted He had the original paper signed by Mr.
johnson, even after the and OF one or the
denned was mentioned 10 him He tMr. Peneponp con-
demned the assertion that the government was all
rayed against this young man and denied it, 1t
monstrous 10 that the government was here 10 lap
up tie blood OF innocence Governments were instituted
for tie protection Of the governed and unless the law
gave protection. bow long would life or property
be saie3 We have been told that our government
has nothing of divinity which hedges 1t about. The
Bible says all governments OF God, and if there
divinity about this government ITS condemna is
All governments OF the people Of God When
TO the polls and elect President the voice
OF the people the voice OF God, and is ordained OF
Sod and hedged about with as dviu y as ever
surrounded the head OF any kins that rcgned on Eng
hands throne Rome the greatest OF governments
tumbled its when It failed recognize and
obey God and II will ever be so whenever people
cease 10 recognize government of God Let us
read from the Scriptures, old and new, 70
Ssd. j. is true God is God Of mercy :
but he says too though he is God Of mercy no will by
no means spare the guilty Inc counsel S On the other
have said let us have peace The question OF blood or
pssce is not now on trial Have You not had enough
ssssS ~ sav No have naa cnonrh or Tho nv dos
nos punish the man 1t Is their business 70 see II &C.
pon,shment and c,emencS with tho nowsr where ~
1ropery belongs Before proceeding 70 notice the tes
shai had been made upon The district attorney Has
anything been seen improper in the conduct Of the
district attorney and yet Of the counsel say If he
Nd acted A Mr. Darlington has acted he would expect
al women as they passed him 10 elevate the!
.o1 understand Ali thus outburst Mt the time
bus on reference to the Rebellion Record he found
ard mai accounted for the apuse ara,nst him now
ssered hat The Supreme Court declared This military
sourt Illegal He denied that there ver had been such
an opinion and he doubted would be But
he Would law aside M this outside and pass 10 the
socmn business Of asceranng the truth Of the evi.
aenco We will now come TO some facts about which
there Il no dispute He proposed 10 get FIRST at the
facts about which there WAS no debate and here LEI
one genera, Observation be- made ths, ali Of truth is in
perfect harmony with eyery other truth and every
jnsehood iuterposed docates II and breathes fasty N
every case No man ever violated law OF God even in
sn The smp,ss Isnsaeton o. life as IN IS in the greater
Now lei as come 10 one fixed truth in this case
,sss IN Tho Issis,or Of 81 lawrence Hail Montreal
Tbe mar The prisoner at The bar there is no dispute
s SAt ana s ns .Sf
house Of man named Porier0ed. and then two car.
INTO garages and were driven No different directions
well then he was fleeing either because he was in The
90 as moi done S
credit for the pope and Cardinal Aptoneli rave mn
This prisoner on sssSsn. 81 Tue 9,deou,rs's po Of
before anothe, wear Here The prisoner remained
ecucealed WHY concealed II sss because he
80 innocent or because he was ruiltv Which A
v~s ,he iury must determine What was going on
here Al that time The mother and other
were on trial and II was published daily 10 the world
There surra gas concealed and did be Dot know What
wss gong ons Boucher viii hear from his Pope and
BThopt before one year because the Catholic church
would never tolerate such crime this Well Surrat,
wac concealed until September then taken
seamer and introduced a. Met arty and the steamer
starts upon the sea for the Old World He 10 upon
sbe steamer thirty before be Amescan
detective s on board, aud be tells Mr. Willard that he
IA. done such things AZ would make him mr. Miard
stare He not keep his himself and he
went beh nd the Wheelhouse and talked 10 Mr. Willard
He uuburdeued h,s mind for relief when be aot on
she cne ocean he could no, help telling his secret and
he told IL Arrived ireland, he hesitaed whether
he should land in Ireland or in Engiapd and often
concluding land In England changed his mind
landed Ireland Before landing he takes lumber
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