The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-07-24

O vain mani" to what lengths will it
not carry its votaries, and how many
poor, deluded wretches fali victims to
the fatal delurenent. a melancholy in
stance is given. We grew up to man.
hood with the one, great, fond hope that
some day, no matter how distant, our
name would be among; the lucky ones
entitled to the kigh honor of sitting on
the reserved seats as jurymen !; to listen
to the thunderings of the bar and bench ;
to drink in the persuasive, honied ac-
cents addressed to the Intelligent" ju-
~. This was our hearts desire. At
length it came, and Eureka was our cry.
The July Term of the honorable district
Court for ,Newberry, South Carolina,
which sat on the Sd, claimed us, and we
had the high privilege to 'sot,' which We
did. Alas, alas, the reality fell far short
of theanticipation, and the fall was heavy /;
il came too on the first day, sad to, say.
-Four, long, weary days We sot, it was in
fly time too, but while we sot and unused
orer law and evidence, and brushed away
| the industrious but annoying fies, it was
consoling to think that by a stronger
and higher law, that of nature, ."that
though there are soma in June and some
July, ,twas August that brought the
blue:tailed dy!" Happy thought full
Of consolation; exempt from the fierce
attacks of the blue-tail fly, We -sotl te.
cause there was no remedy: And long
viii this epoch in our life be remember
ed; never, never more do We wish, to take
q 'posish' so honorable again Tell US
not Of Intelligent" jurors. The reverse
was the thought of the eloquent bar, and
the honorable bench was no better, for
between the effort on one side Of throw
ing sand in our eyes, aud the other of
persuading us that the moon was made
of green cheese; this intelligent juror
nearly lost his identity, and quite lost
his patience We.sre not as We were,
and time only win recover as of the 1aw
zon our BRAIN and all from being on, the
jury. The three days devoted; to the in
terests: Of freedmen and their imaginary
wrongs, assaults and batteries larcenies,
trespasses, in which lies, chickens, pigs,
and perfect deluges of eloquenes; inter
mingled, brought Us to the conviction that
We had got into the. wrong pew, ana paid
too dear for the whistle, aud the honor
able, the district court, vas no more nor
less than big Bureau, a FIRST, rate farce,
and that this ambitious juror. had seen
the elephant. But the fourth, and the
big dayt The preceding days we're as no.
thing to this. The case now on hand,
The State VS.. Nuisance, excited an in.
terest never before seem; the. court was
crowded defendant, like six horse team
in a mud hole, eager and Inpatient
to rush at The breach, with twenty.fonr
Witnesses, pleadhi own cause, and es.
Ftabtish his Innocence; prosecution cool,
conscious, satisfied, clear case. 1t vas
Inspiring. intelligent jury woke up, the
innensisysof the issue Was refreshing,
+ this juror expected TO get Sthe worth Of
his money at last, aud did to . very aims
tied extent. Case opened, defendaEt
ditte'with brigade Of witnesses. charged
Jury, eloquent feeling, telling, ,compli'
nentary,; State, follows, two lengths
ahead Judge gives Law, and jury yer.
Ediet of guilty. The supremacy: Of the
fiaw Was sustained, tho honor and dignity
of the distric. and State aforesaid vindi.
Gated, theeauisance proven, and this in
| uocene juror made to suffer in the, loss
Of the defendant as q subscriber We
,are nc. o.longet q candidate for, the high
/ honor Of sitting on jury. We wash
our hands of 1t - - x -. = =
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