Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-12

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for new trial but thought the Pfesbytcly
had done nothing worthy If cenSure. -.
Rev. Mr. said 1T the tlG>e OF The triai OF
Dr.. Baird there was kind OF paa'c, -agd
East Hanover Presbytery yielded 10 that pane
and to say the least, he thing was donc IN
haste HI thought that the dc!a'ea'ian vas 50
mixed up with the purchase ul Inc printing
press, which the Committee ct Publication
consented to, that DR.. Baird was not alone re.
sponsibIe.
Mr.. - said it was clear in his mind that
the action OF East Hanover PrcSbytery was
just and that their action was demanded, but
be thought there wcrejlrreenlarlIcs 10 tie pro-
oef RiP D., A,sfi Mn ii: cv1,peo before
him. it would be Impossible to acqu't the
too severe, but he admitted Irregularities in
the proceedings. As 10 Dr. Baird not being
present at his trial he having waived that
right, the speaker asked was not Lord Bacon
I convicted by the English House of Lords, On
bis own confession, aud that without his pres
cuce. lie could notcenSurc the Prcsbgtery Tor
their action but in order to give DR.. Baird
every opportunity to establish his Innocence.
he was 10 favor of 1cmanl!nG the case Irr .
new trial.
Rev. Mr. said he believed the action Of
the Presbytcry was unconstitutional, hesty, land
the sentence too severe, and ii II could be done,
he would prefer that the case Should be- tried
by commission of the Synod.
Rev. Mt was in favor Of sending tic
case back to East Hanover i'rtsbytcry. He did
not think DR.. Baird iotcudcd TO commit crime.
lie thought The sentence too :cvor2, and he
would not be willing to hr trittt aglin Is that
Presbytery.
Rev Mr. thought the s2neocc oush. to
be reversed in part. He did not thirk he would
like to be tried again by that PrcSbytoIy.
Rev. Mr. vas uoabic to see that tha sen.
tence was unjust, or that East Hanover tres.
bytcry deserved to be ccrsurcd.
Mr.-- thought the case ought 10 20 back
to the Prcsb7tcry fer new trial. The proceed
iues were TOO hasty and unconstitutional. BE
said the sentence ought to have been mi!der,
for be did not believe DR.. Baird was guilty ci
intentional crime lie could 20; sec that Dew
trial before the Presbytcry promised much for
Dr. Baird; he would therefore favor 2 commits
sion, but If the case was sent back to the Pes
bytery, it ought to be accompanied With soIDc
instructions. lie wished il to be understood
that he did not, in the slightest degree, i'm
peach the PreSbytery
! Mr. did not believe the verdict was
sustained by the evidence, and if DR.. Bard
had been guilty Of williu crime his confession
ought to have entitled him 10 S0mc mercy. Tie
{ayoro3 commission HIT # sort hack to thc
Prashrtcrv Int il he with instructions 10 b;joy
10 milder scnteDce.
Rev. Dr. thought the members we're in
Glued 10 give way to a sentimental feeling. liz
was 10 favor of recommittng the case for a
MN troll r,on;r;no , lnII and t,nrrruh inrrs
tiea,ion
"s Po. ,housht ,bcr, wos somn mis-.
o,nrohona;o, 90 - no sontsnoc nasssd nnon
n. Ro;rJ T. naa Nj Observation-Disclosures hnt
,oaroIr . sronons;o, tr,r, ihr ChnIrh
po A. ,bonnL, Esst U.,nr,r Prs
h,,o., Ia oooo;,tn5 , arcst hiu,,iar fl.
NV :y,r,,-;saJ ,bat IN hodv r,mn,srJ IF ,s
n,ann ,ner, hnrs os tho proshv,cro that triad Dr.
p3 oean a. 80 l't.a,;o ,,';o, - go
D1u en's. tbo, onmlI hc rrnrrurrd m
r,nn H. Paid yvoc cnntcrr.i IN ,,n.,., Ill Il
an Hlu, nnd bis n,vn ar f,ss;,n w,s n.nd tn
1920 liz nu;It n, 7ac IN r,y,r t,nwnr,r NJ
pio oo. ~, 49,,
I Pa, ''i d. ho,iev.l y. p,;rl ,p,s cu;l,r
e Nv o.;n,o ,l,oanJ nd AID NAT hol;,r, ho h,d
ransnt n of il r. the case w,s -rnf ha.k Le
hoI;cvod rho sentence would have 70 be- r,noat.
I'd hnt in ordnr 10 live DR. Baird cvrry on.
nortuni;v to establish his irpo,aDc,. h. vas
p wiI;uo ~ send thc casa hacl fer a new trial.
Rcv. Dr. said he was in favor Of giving
the accused every opportunity to suhstantia.e
every claim made in his appeal II iujusicc 10
| Dr. Raird had bncn committed he had no fear
of its rcnrtition. from The fac, that E4st Han.
| nra, p.osbr,.r1 Ln.,c ,h,l ITO ,,cu.n,t Ind rho
vi vi. S"s" :, ~ a.'l IT.,
rlgnt' aGu "oul1 eA!rc':c IT. U, afi.a'. ne
1elt perfect commence IN me lfesnyrr ana
was willing Tor the case 10 be tired by that
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Mr. thought that The Prcsbytcry had 10
right TO depriya DIR. Baird OF his rights Or to
tr1 him at thrir first meeting. The whoIc nrD
oeed;na wos uncons,itn,ionaI and d.nocrans
oeeuius ""' ~ 'N J; "
precedent. ne was 10 laV9r OF ScnulnE tie
case back, and desired the IrcsbytFTy To- !!Ye
| Or. Bard every opportunity 10 prove himself
an innocent man. 49,.
Kew. MF.-- thought TIC Scnterc' was Just
as the case stood before lrtSpStery, but 100
severe. ;.
| Rev. Dr. thought that the proceedings
OF Pfesbytery were irregular and uncous'lu'
tlona, and therefore UNJUST, and c'nadeicd Dr.