, 1876-03-31

MAJ l.n Ia {txG t1A
sinoaa us sas' IN nv 1ie,ycha name i inr lilo last
Li,rec nr four montha sssocialiug in this councc-
inn for ~" nrnns. ~ hr,mrinn punishnont to
I;,nsn c.im,naI. nj ia rsa m Icmorntzod man
I;tc A. Wnmtoi, III that h,a mural senso has
hccomn M oal"us' aud all Of l.is sonse
n sustice las lit lin what shall wo Ray Of
rann y, H." t'ni,msn and Hush. who havo spent
III H. nr IIvn. among Tho clesn that arc cAlfeh
h. ~, v.ias etnr,n t,eriurors aud khieyee and
W m % for whom there ia no forglys-
= asa sit,,or in tis world OF the world to come,
nns yst j,a han tho aulncity TO turn with tos
ira ts,'drrness 10 thcHe men, pal,1msn nnh 1saB,
~ III Iii tt,er mainly and subory NV fricml |
~ =. na,, NM hesyen that holds she cherubu as lor-
inriv Gn,hrnccs tbee.' Gcntpnlop, lila argument |
IL iiiko tho celebrated instrument called tho |
hoomnrnnv. Every tlenuncintion THAT lie hna !
mom ,l.s he " css souealers and perj,,rsrs, cotca
hack with irrcslsltbio force upon tho heala OF |
lis clients, pahin,an and Rush. They haYe hcen
for tho last tlye eiy or eovpn yGarn dIssillora.
Thoy hayo been running in thi, Hing. They
hsyo Associated CLOCK by towl Oh torins Of tho
most familiar intimacy with tloBo mon. and oven
dawn to this very trinl, to tho very hour now
that you arc sitting in this box. Or. Isuah sts
ht Tho eit,ow Of s attorney and insists by CROSS
AZ animation bv vAy OF ro!rchhug tho recollcc-
tiou OF Nr. Ford. that ho MAS, aid Ia, aud Ia 10
bo, bis petponal bosom friond"
wnAr WAS Tits DREADFUL RNAcrmINr-
wher thc rnnntrs wna ifn,oyorished bY war, and
y ts1 w.a mt m nico},oi and whisky. Dlscuise
It sa nnono would. II could not be llonlcl that
thcro w.a n proat deal Of Tho doubtful character
ahnnt ft,c msn,,fa facture of n.cohol Il had bepn
~, ,,nt"r ,hn han, Ind the Uoyernment taxed It,
~ r. ti..,en tv.s iona n tho ,lIstilInr WIN aold
~ , t;tunrn birh onouch to coyo, tho tax, There
WA M infatny about t.: It was a perfectly nat
,,r.i nonaiaient thing. Tho tofopYe OF these
man Wan subtle. secret attetnpt to Justify
thnmBoyes. aud to attach tho Govern
n1enA IL wns the popularity OF tIlneo
whisky men to ilavo their reputation MI right,
but they vcro not 10 particular ~ to their chnr-
Ter, but thoY guarded tholr reputation with !.
jealous oyo, They observed, III short, the old
SPARTAN maxim that Il WAS NOT sln ~ steAl, but
a terrible oronso to be caught at IT, What had
be for any .lissilior not to choat The dovorn-
mont? Didn't that tncl0lo those defandsnts2
Mr. DaugB than spoke Of
THE sE,zuuRs.
Thosc In Nav had resulted in getting u tho
tnoks nf fnur houser, and The ey,douce al theea
furr hai bcnn tho means Of securing October
indic,,nents and otnc5s following, Judge
lIanca had heard OF stealing tho Ivory Of hoavon
20 nerye thc doyil iu, hut ho thought this do
fnuse UNA the most notable example no bad over
scen. Thoy had attacked tho Government they
,'sl ,ofcnticd the whlskr-,hleycs, tbny had come
in 10 beast Of purity Of characier aud to t'efond
stealing. Tho functions Of Government would
ccaso IT the Jury were to accept tho oonstrt.c-
LlQu TQiou MI. OAQAic tlAGIeA ~ kAo
OF tho case. Suppose Dolkuap Should 20
back Gu his confession. and tay lio
WAS an innocent man. md air, Storrs shon!d
dotcud nOlknnp. ard snY tho question was one
| OF trauscendent imnortnnce-tho question Of
admitting the Testimony Of accomphees. lls
mlIut adiuco evidence Of due roputntlnn nyeii
| from Tho best Of mon, eyon Including Dabcook.
But tho question was: shonld ho bo convicted
| by tho Testimony OF tlo craven. Hly'isofcu
MazaL? The truth was. these thieves could
never bo caughs and punished, except on a!!eh
testimony aud Congress- had paBteti law pro
vtdins for It, with tho proTiso that tho owl
| dcnco OF lufotmora shonla not be used against
thenlsoivos Why, according to Mr. ssorte, sleso
| dctondansa were under tue Hamo temptation us
the other dlstillera thoy were ~ tue a. satno
eondom.,atio; act af,fosdng e., g 10 MF' NJ S.ofeT
coobinG great temptation, and tho uoyofhment
Was attacked for what was termed ~ intatnovs
rsocoed'nEs. Ihe gu waya ', o. s'ow, hones.
to wealth, aud Of oil thoBo WHO had pursued
those shortcuts tho whlsay.thtoyea stood IN tho
| van, They controlled politics. made and unniado
Congressman, GQyeTNCrh, ana oth0f Ofccfa. anu