Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-28
McGARRAHANC CASE
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u ne REFuEtioIS Of SATURDAY, morning End tho
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q the Honss d Representatives wrote Aisior to The
tho Hon. u n Woodbridge, o. which tho following IL
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seldom be allowed ~ the Land once which VIII further
have bsen Tcgusst,sd y Hon. Fredsr,eE X, WOOD.
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'VoD respectfully, Ewp, huPHERsoS,
W.T. orro, Asstsss. Of ths ia,ssi5Sr'
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filed With tho ipbAnt reports o. cannon and With
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tniicd 5tAiss supreme Oogrt IN the celebrated Nc.
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not - HstlaJ 10 his eanei1sIonsI" ''1''
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know, business with Nj Miller lawyer, and see
bench ior t6S purposo Of mailing an inquiry q lin N
EeoreuPe TO some private business that Interested
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and had taken his scat ~ The ode Of me on tho beach
and that conduct In reference to tho other
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soHIs sId e SssS ST me "A TIE bench SaSG
rot meet 1t with the proper asvoriiy, but did not,
because in my old age ! Do not hfe that Kind o.
different manner II Il occurs again while have lie
liberty 10 sit here, It will DO dealt with In ven differ.
ont manner assure you all do not speah o. In
Sos q yog Eill permit me, We win waive TIL. thing
NJ M'gt iI5 was only gong to remark that my
Gle was % avoid repsylon Of this matter IN tire Ia
ture, and to let all that tho libel began in tho rl
Mr. Wilson. object 10 Mr., MorriCt's going on.
Your Homer has said that I9a viii hear nothinE
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and honorable man u libes this ease il contisn.
Ing Of tho beginning libel call II TO the attention Of
stopped pending the iri 81 the casa and tSS oontsnS
Of court eoon,idorsd when the tidal Z over.
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have t2ld you hoG 4. and 4 want e tsIl yon AGAIN
and ~ ON With tie Srd5Si conduct 81 lie slse Bui
when the case z through With, and the iqy have dis
proper 70 10 done, and ypp shall then b heard.
Mr.. Mcrrick. II you wish to comment on It, guntlo
mon, lot II 20 In evidence.
Nj Moofe, am willing
Justice DIN. u you win proceed nov, Judge Moore,
Mr. Moore NJ; Wilson VIII opou tho case, your
Honor, for the defendant -.
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have occasion 20 thank for the patient and alton.
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shall not detalp yoa long; sslli content my;sii
have 5esI sie dftns hIs tisi and AID 700 bon.
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newspaper 10 very considerable srtont. thla issue
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that question You 1lltAEe nswspAPen and read them
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mInyin which il Is published and IN other eoinmSni
al GSua So nsd ss ana SSsn
larry those residing q the capital may bo supposed 20
sIpeUt hat aS now 1T u iddon To iso meTs
publication q news, shall dsnounoS and endeSyor
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shall bs conducted with ndePendenoe. with snerlJ
public service be allowed TO inuro private indyiduSls
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the public have any ooncorn,
cvodng which was the subject Of tho eommenji for
the publication Of which tho defendant Is suedy We're
SpPsS,ion Of Whatever you NAY plsSso to eaii IL "eL
10 ei %, and q demand trs@ A. iedePendsHt lo
closure o. al The information as to T. mert Of which
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tlnE Otis defendant in the face at the tune these pub
What rcrs t6sss faotsi Tho plaintiffs claim wa.
pending before Congress- Il related 10 the dispusition
SarsSt adaiSistrs AZ o4 The public law Z Sosd e
hs conduct e pablo otShoers and y related g ths
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one that i was not ioi the Rst time before t the pub
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decision IN three Of Tho tribunals q The State "a Dali
sion iR The supreme court o. t6e Unitsd states on
.aSSst Of and EIs SSSf ACTON
EysYthnE about Il that could DO known was known
Il sIsisd IN one form or another in the psbiie doea
mens before Congress and in the records o. the iu
What dldho de' Having Eouc 10 these authentic
souIeeS i2r bis INFORMATION as to this eAi what did
, viii road his libOlous ulterAneesi A
We have seldom seen moro interesting ptNoa ol
yIlllny than this Interesting from It's bungSS com
mC1comont and Interesting from the refined nature q
IL he shape u Gomez he sis" has aumeS
o. polished claude Daysl, 10 tho shape q kodar
rnhah ana inc unseen supporters who work IN his
That f. ths publication which vas made on the lst
e charged In this declaration, there wa this language
SIN, former articles upon tho subject Of tho McG
swndie or claim A NJ iTieads choose TO cali H.
ahe mind that is claim not only wOrthisss but t6a,
II bad its birth 70 freud and crown up IN crime"
esass Of action e these eases and oF their publication
Z | the damage OF HhNu u demanded
Now, gentlemen, you will observe In the first place In
regard To this language that has reference 70
| that was then pending before Congress.
| 10 has reference 70 certain Application that was
then being made by MclATfAhan 10 Congress for the
purpose u obtaining from Congress To0f, aud ali lhe
plAntn said Of Il IN substance was, that IT, the claim
hhAd its birth In fraud and had grown up In crime y
That h the language and that Language, a. have
said had reference to tho claim, 70 the application
the In Congress- and does not by any iAlF rulo o.
grammar Or construction, roller to the plLlnh himself
| or 10 his character.
II 1 ONLY ~ no alsEelian that accompanies these
words, sot out Ia tho dooaTaton that they made
u point and refer 10 the plaintiff McGaIrRhAh That
u say MI MArtAgh, 10 his newspaper doclArol that
tho claims Of hcATrAhAn had Its birth In fraud and
grown up In crime" The meaning u that Is Vpry
plain Hat the plaintiff does not choose To accept the
meaning that Is Obvious the face 81 tho publication
and TopOTtA IL hls declaration that MlrtAEh 10
say that he, hcuArrAhan, had committed . crime,
lilo effects this BY means Of what IA called innn-
end0-a wonderful contriVAheo Of art, By which the
pleadsT, Ia suit his purposes and 10 got RHad
cause u action make an unfortunate editor moan
anything tho pleadoT chooses 10 vIito down.
shall contend, however, gentlemen AZ tho Jufy, that
II il for yun, and not for hoGarrAhNn or his counsel 10
say what tho real meaning Of the defendant Wasi and
SAY uAl you but consider the meaning accorded u
those words pOTy0rAlnn NJ the language used.
say that fum all tho evidence In this case, as no
shall 10 state ~ you II u evident that this
language land II Ia tho 0n fair cOnhl TuetiOn that u
uf.SaIl,lO Il M lat this nv