Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-08-09

IL may not be generally known that the tax
payers have this year ninety days longer in
which 10 pay their taxes than they had last year
before the additional five per cent, for den-
anency is required to be added. Last year the
Eve per cent added on the st of September,
and the tickets put into the hands of township
collectors this will not be done this year until
the ist of December.
MASS MEETING AT August CouRT.-There will
he mass meeting Of the Conservatives of Au-
eusta county and the city of Staunton. Mon
day. 27th-the day Of our County Court.
Gen. james L Kemper and Col. Robert E.
Withers, the electors at large; Moses Walton,
ESQ., District Elector; Shelton T Leake, and
H. H. Riddlebarger, Esqrs., members of the State
Committee for this district are expected to be
present and address the meeting.
The meeting is called fol the purpose of organ
izing for the campaign, and of choosing Super
intendents, Committees, &C., and it is hoped
there will be full attendance.
The argument in the case of the Common
wealth ys. Charles G. Carson, which was COM
mencca before our last issue, was closed about
mid day on Saturday last and the case given to
the jury who Immediately retired and late in the
evening returned and the foreman reported that
they had not been able tc agree, there being IL
TO L. and it was soon ascertained that the IL
were for acquittal. Judge Hendren re-committed
shena to the custody of the Sheriff and adjourned
the Couft until A. NJ =, Monday, at which time
the following paper sent by the jury to the
Judge:
May 1t please -Four Honor:
Your jury in the case CT Commonwealth Us
Carson are very anxious to arrive at a correct
verdict and have used every effort to bring about
the desired result, but unless it is competent for
your Hopep to decide point of difference, it
will be utterly impossible for US to agree.
The point is this In view Of all the threats
nroduced in evidence by sundry witnesses was
Carson justi6able in believing that Ciinebell in
tended great bodily harm in calling to him, and
demanding a settlement with him, then and
there. in the presence of Miss Rosa Graham, i'm
medatety dismounting, the distance between
the parties being about twenty-f.ur feet? In
other words, will the jury be justifable in giving
Carson the benefit Of the doubt and be acquitted
of a violation of their oaths in SO doing?
T. +. pUGH, Foreman.
To Hon. J. N. Hsndlen.
To this the Judge replied, substantially as fol-
lows:
ssThe prisoner is entitled to the benefit of eve.
ry rational doubt of lis guilt. His guilt mus
be established to the satisfaction of the jury sc
clearly as to exclude every reasonable snpposi
ton of his innocence. If, therefore, upon the
whole a rational doubt Of his guilt inter
pose itself in the minds of the jury in the way o.
any given conclusion Of guilt, the jury mustre
ject such conclusion. This benefit Of the ration
al doubt OF the prisoners guilt inures to him,
not of the mercy of the jury OF the mercy o.
court, but is accorded to him by the humanity
and mercy of the law of the land, and is, there
fore, his lawful right"
In short time thereafter the jury returned
and rend cred their verdict of mot guilty"
Upon the hearing of the verdict, number ii
the Court House were unable TO control theil
feelings and gave vent to them in shouts, which
were speedily suppressed ard the prisonel' dis
charge from custody ordered
There have been differences of opinion ON thi
exciting case and in some cases amounting t.
bitterness, we learn, but we counsel federation O
opinion. 1t would be singular world if ever
body agreed on every question There is a dill
ference in the construction Of every lndlVldua
BY his maker, and a difference in every shln
animate and inanilnate in the world, ana llef
must necessarily be differences OF opinion to cal
ry out the Divine plan. Hence 1t Is but 10 0
expected that in such case men look at is fFol
different stand points, and as we value our owl
right to think, reflect and entertain opinions, W
must tolerate the same right in others, and let
spirit of charity prevail and all acrmony cease
as no set Ct peighbors can agree exactly on an
subject, and yet tlere is no reason why the
should be imbittered thereby