The New York herald., 1875-07-02

OF Dover, tue adFAncef1ent or EDUCATION, the fall
o. tyranny, the One mag that mas stood sTl mas
been this great Brooklyn scandal. Is IL now the
last remaining remnant OF the past generation
Maier. We turn back 10 the earlier years ana
tuiuE Of the contests mat TOOK place IN TINS court
room: OF the ,mpetuOsitY OF Shearman, tne lnyec-
tive Of Porter the satre OF EVarts, the crushing
eiOquence OF Beach, ihe keen, tortunng rhetoric
Fullerton and the bitterness on Morris. Wo
look back upon these strlies, may it please Your
Honor, AS when we grow old we think OF the
school slrles AZ the academy or the renc0uniers
ia cue debating clubs; OF our httle quarrels for
precedsnce az school, All angry feeling has passed
away. Out Of these striles has come tDat harmony
50 beautifully described by my religious Drother
Morris, harmony winch comeslrom fhat peace OF
the Lord Wuch passeth all understandings We
was simply great hanucnauon. the scales
have fallen nom our eyes. II may refer Your
Honor 70 that beautiful epic, so familiar to US all,
the illiad OF hrooklyn, IA tWenty,eur BOOKS, writ
ten by tue kgnr Rev. Samuel WlkesOn 40 would
De eKpresslng 70 Your honor tne ieellng winch
we, the plaintiffs, nave on behalf o. this trial.
The passage to Which refer Your Honor Is IN
Book H., describing the interview between rheO-
dorus ana Henrcus, after he connlot on The
heights OF rort Greene and winch Is lamihar;-
The. burning sun shone DER Brooklynia's heights
Hudsona's waters n he'd their slyery sheen,
Nnlle Mannahatta, bathed IN pearly mists,
Looked like gem OF many moving tiuts
Then armed win wfiih--his features terrible;
wrath on Ms brow aud terror IN mis- eve,
man OF war-born Tor tue strife came TheoGorns
Judge Nelson did not think General PTyor'e
reading was exactly accurate, Dnt u would not
be worth while TO continue the quotation.
General Pryor was IN the nands OF the court"
cAHPETEH's GREAT PICTURE OF PEACE.
Chief Justice Nelson said that before deciding
upon the point presented by his earned rlend Mr..
Evarts, he would like 70 announce tnat ne haG
Communication from Frank Carpenter. asking the
Court 10 present 60 the city OF Brooklyn On MS be-
naf hs nne picture OF the "Apotneos u.s."
General Tracy arose aud said mat IL had been
mis- 10 tenton, as soon as the Court would permit
him. 10 carry out the Instructions he mad received
from MS venerable friend, Mr. Carpenter, III reier-
enco to TINS picture. AS Your Honor wlll remem-
nor A. nuyta fhA rlV M la
was actively mentioned as witness against the
defendant Alter mis- adm on 10 plymouth
church. ms conversion and his election to- the
Office OF deacon, ne was inspired TO pant picture
giving expression 10 his change ol heart on tnls
work he n2s been engaged Tor sixteen years
During thIStime he has painted during the day
and supported himself by lecturing AT the Bethel
chapel ana exporting he people e. serY night, llv-
ing on the humble Contributions " the followers.
Thls picture il forty ieet Dy twenty, and contains
fesze portraits OF the principal ors TINS trial
on one side OF II you observe large pa plrty OBJ
5cured by murKy clouds OF flame and/,ire. Into
this pit were desceGd ding various forms drawn
with Danteesque Vlgor. The artst mas taken an
Illustration from the nineteenth cant0 OF the iIn-
mortal poem OF Dante, where the Eighth Borgia Is
described. AS Your Honor Is so familiar VITA this
poem you VIII remember tnab IN TINS c3nJO there
are the fires in Whch the spirits OF the evil conn
sellers burn, wnere Ulysses ana Dlomed are tor
menLed. and where they move backward and for
ward IN restless ecstacy ana everlasting name.
The tpure OF the nearest flame the artist with
happy grace has drawn IN the form oil the late
Henry Z. Bowen, wnile the other hgures are well
known TO Your Honor a. representing various
time VINO contributed largely to the Dotoriety at
tending this scandal. On the right Of this picture
Parldlso, tsat thlrd heaven Wnere arc
seen the spirits OF lovers. There, moving
P P the osSnsRqiS5ea Ri WITH %itaesses OF this ms case tss
Moultons ana Claims and Clevel2ndB and Brad
sh9ws aud Towards, while a ray Of heavenly
light, panreo with ali the skin OF the genius OF
Turner, bathes the ascending forms in colors OF
radiant hue In the centre we have what appears
20 be long, sweeping valley ana o hill. On this
hill Is figure RADIANT with light whca Is believed
b. some 60 be Moses, but which the autnor of the
picture has not yet been willing 10 name. Kneel-
ing It's Ieet, hand IN hand, are the distinguished
contestants, Horny Ward Beeeher ana Theodore
Tilton the pastor and assistant pastor OF Plym-
outh churcn. on one side, arrayed in robes
copied from the pre-Raphael;Se masters, we have
tae nguae Oh e9e lgns t ev s,, wikesGn @
liar ONCE ID performed on the other side OF the
picture by Mr.. Moulton: The remaining 1gures in
the group comprise Your Honor, the counsel
and members Of the jury, while IN tne back
ground we have lowering group Of angels whose
faces cannot be mistaken BY those VINO know Miss
Turner, Mrs Morse, AIRS. Ovlngron and others.
am lot critic OF art Ike my friend, Mr. Evarts
pat can say OF tnis picture that 1t has inspired
me with . hotter feeling toward the human race
and for one would be glad 10 see 1t hung upon
Beecher, modelled after tne Schiller and Goethe
statues at Weiner, stand side By SIDE
senator Fullerton rose with great difficulty, ON
account OF stOutness and seconded the motion Of
his learned esteemed and anecuonate friend, Mr..
Tracy, and IN doing so said that he took this pub
lie occasion 10 rejoice that the cloud that once
had lowered upon tneir affection had passed
away; that they were now bound together in
terms OF eternal amity and friendship, and that II
ever Mr. Tracy came to the North Pole lana he
would be received wltn an arctic welcome
Judge Nelson responded by saying that 10 az
forded him great pleasure TO accept the picture
OF Mr.: Carpenter, and on behalf OF the city OF
Brooklyn he thanked that gentleman Tor his IN
eQualled work OF art.
Mr. Carpenter arose and bowed his acknowl-
sdgments TO tue Judge and asked PERMISSION 10
address q few remarks TO the audience upon the
subject OF their souls.
Judge Nelson replied that 10 woud be more
proper after the court was over. and that Mr..
Carpenter might ana large audience on the
Court House steps.
that lie was one of those humble followers OF the
Lord VINO sought 10 preach his name where two
or three were met together, for IN his genera
Judge Nelson said he would be glad to hear
Mr. Carpenter lurther, but IL was not matter 10
come before the court.
Mr.. Shearman said that he thought the presen-
taH0n OF this great picture should not be allowed
70 pass by without still warmer testimonial
than the cold ackno wledgment OF the Judge, and
proposed as we are still waiting Tor the jury
that they should sing the beautiful hymn:-
Wen stand the storm; il won't be long;
Wen anchor by ma BY
Judge Nelson consented. The editor Of the
New York EIlGltsh0dR, now \ weekly sporting
journal rose and, standing on = chair, reao the
hymn with fervid, ringing voice. The audience
ioiued IN the chorus, and as Judge Morris re-
marked 10 our reporter, There has been iD0eed.
q time OF heavenly grace.n
letter was received by the Judge from Juror
Eenry Thyer, saying thar his daughter, wnOm ne
mad not seen since she was three years Old, had
Oeen married aud was present with his grand
child, whom she had n med Joseph Nelson Thyer.
after tne Judge, ana asked permission to have an
interview.
Cue Judge responded that he could not grant
this request without the consent oi Re counsel.
General Pryor thought he would be wiling tnas
the Juror should see his Erandcnld eve AL have
grandchndren,n he said. looking sylY around at
Mr. ShearmRn, who had lately been blessed with
grandson named lneodore Triton shearman,
As Byron says, "They are our little selves re-
formed In fner clay.n He would be 10Th, indeed,
TO interfere with any manifestation OF natural
Affection as he was not only grandfather but a
great grandfather. (Laughter.) IL would be un-
Becoming TO Offer any objection. He was Wiling
therefore, that the request Oh the juror should Dc
granted.
Mr.. Evarts said that he also was q greaterand-
father End he knew the emotions that nllad the
paternal heart as they see the extending line OF
pOsterity. But there was great principle tn-
yolved IN tnis. ON behalf OF the defendant he cOud
not consent 20 what might be an ill-limed prece-
dent VINO knows ont that there might be md
den point IN his EFFORT 20 bring the grandlat her
anu his grandcbild together, ana n we were 10
IA lnaflf hot .l.lo