Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-24

read those decislons IN
NJ, Wilson. The articles referrod.to ihem.
hr. Merrick. Certainly, theariiclaI Mt arc
copied do. but lot the gontloineu hlIow, Il
editorlnh, II they want 10 lesson the damaecs
for which be legitlmAtely liable for thtl1ilbcl-
ous edltorlals, ~ claiming that he derived a
bollcf IN the verify Of what he offered IN
Information from some reaponaiblc sodfce, let
them put him In connection with lho source
\, S ;hsy AZ, rllefe We thu soprcc fH Fhch
II Z not enough that he simple nriielc 4.
publlshed In = paper sotncNhcfc, nharring
|fllrectly or Indirectly lmpruper eondnri nloI,
An indlyldual totastlfy another party N pub
Hehlng the came thing. II be Il 10 have BRO
tootlon from tho preElona puhlloatloa ~ must
show that he derived hls Information md 10
y, ron ed ihAs pefilfnlA sonrca: There may
:. hgAlp, your lIonsr, n tliis decid0E Of the
buprefne Court Il v b put In cvidenro BY
way OF mitigation Of damaRca IN Ia 1clnt
malice, hecuupe referred 70 M dc nfilclc IA
Nj. wilson now lntlmatca, thsn' 4 a|,nn ask
Abe leneM Of pnttlng In evidence, by Way Of
rebutung tnet fentfttni --an tho oiner artl-
70 ah5w thai although there alooodd {idSci,
ton, based upon the records In timeS past,
which later proof had alFept from o. iace al
The Earth, that there stood Other 4 eiIelSs giy-
ing him corrnet information, that he oueht 10
haEe rad aad ought 70 hnvo known. fdr il IL
nov q ellsedea ieet 10 All parties That that
as ssaS IN, IN the ga q Howard based upon
NJ. wiisdn, Ktcase mo; IL b not shc ESD
OF Howard, but 81 u Wallace. : n
Mr.. Merriek. take thom ali toVctBer.
That these papefs arc 20 longer valid ,iapers;
that toFyely Ind found rs, way into Ihls
e,,slness q nc investigation Of The New IdrA
fiining company hyou want thnse reports
give me Mt. Wlleon'a rcpOft A. chalrman Of
the Judiciary eommilieo, nat lresilernan
whom these articles say Wns kept ont N thc
tNolnet bccante be Attempted 10 .lndlratc
and detend lhis claim. Give ne the other
proceedings In Congress that have Nc, iied Ana
Ia.cthm II &c further proof lial has been
1a snS , n ss so1 hse = &c. ss t
llcc. harc a dgbt 70 il : N u,sr hat IA 4
right 70 tlie demand they INV make. 4 hhye
not one word to agy against that denand Il
my aoquiesce N de rigllf 4 claini.i ~
itMr. Wilson. We nave nB obIecii1,l ~ d
nr, N9oTo. " lQnr Honor please. / am
~ " ~ lantp.ised q my learned and elo-
qucnt friend being aroused AZ this partIcnlar
point q tho Investigation In thk csse. II i
coming 70 tho depth, % the Foundation OF Inc
controversy, ~ The issues are made m In Inc
identlcnl case We arc trying, = -
befnre lIecuf 70 che latter branch 81 NV
learned 9fother'p speech, In whlch he intro
un ss, q new proposition II Will say how pal
panie Ill y ma, your Hon9f' elndIcaiion, When
you would hcaf him. How psipnlde iror'
henors hrat impreyiplf wa corrcci.
there cotift OF y itify upon Earth. who
would not attach Aatlintinction or dliIerencs
In reference 70 the malice with, which a Iibcl
q pnbheanon was uttered IN II appcafcd
that thcre was no foundation for M None
whateye.. That \ Eas purely q fabrication
proper TO publish IL X f8'lrT 81
lake the publlsher Of tle libel. say, ia
that aspoeh md then review him alrain, no.
pcnilng an article containing a etatpment IN
uiat nc. Supreme Court Of the United
s,s.ee had decided n certain why, OF that ans
other ludlcial tribunal had decided another
way. Your Honor certainly would authorize
ihry 70 say fhnt upon q question of malice
they bad erhsht 10 tako Into uonsld,f alton
whether the words publlshed were wantonly
mallciops or supported by authorltvals8
But supposc that Il BE- true that me state.
meots Contained 10 tlinbe articles aro,truo. nj
| " thenl that this eolehrnted (ioinez claim
Has conceived In sln and brought forth in
lhlgultyi would anybody be reap1nsillle foI
telling the world That ID was 40, Whether NJ
had seen the dcvleion OF the court or not,
Justice ON, The distinction u lust dis,
~ Tie testimony Is Admiaalblo al mn. n
Is admissible by way OF excuse ID mill.
gatlep q damages for publIshlng The
artcle. ~ Is not proof Of the fact Thai Il
was conceived in ain, or anything Of The Kind
Mr. Merrick.' ibid not argue ID IN tbai
aspect understood tho proposition 70 bc
Just ~ your Honor nov stkiaslf; aud II they
put Themselves upon the grouna ~ fllltiBch.
Ton, then nnques.iomAbly the book i not ad
n Ne Goo,., -. =. ~. -.
N isronrsI,,,,i A., ~ w strong exl,ressior
ia,t,,, y La.. ~ T., III NM nfoughi torth m 10.
H. ,pll .,se,.t.,s n " uurlAFilhly rcitorated
which wv cI,,,', ~ ono OF inc alleged nbeli
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