, 1881-05-29
friend Vance, and don't think that that

ilds; frlend vance' and don't think that that
WOULD HAVE ALARM1SGLY SHOCKED TIM.
Gen. 1lu't2n herr: resumed the cross-ex-
animation. He 'leclnfed that the wori
f,';t1 "nl'lhsu On ths postaicard was hot pro-
Postmaster Sherman, Of AIiddlebure. W
Ha-. was next called by the prosccutiDn Tia
testiflGd that the pustalcarl was mailed in
s oee; n. ana tnat tile handwriting was like
nHto CHrfiilchacis, aud. In fact, that Carmichooj
bnd admitted that he hnd written II and nostod
Here Hers! the prosecution rested, aud the defense
declined to Introduce any witnesses Wher.n11,In
the argument commenced s"oo'4
United states District Attorney Lewis 1,ain-
tained that 1t WIS tho duty Of tho Commits sinner
to hold tho prisoner for rriul as to his ruit ict
jury decide. o0''7 Az
THIS rosTLrc.ARD IS coSrRApASD L1rE1sA-
TERE,
ana tho oIcnse was complete when Carmichael
oepos1tcd the Ih'stAl-card in the Post Oiicc
Nay. scott pronounced tho caEe despite its
amusing features Il very serious one 4 citi-
zcn oI 1rslnla tsls been dragged from, his home
10 answer Il criminal charge. The only witness
1or the prosecution Is, OIL Ills own confession II
vlolltnr OF ktw Tor he was forbidden by tho law
70 read that or any other posta-card, A CON-
1htitiilg 11ia:!strate has ITO right to place any
iGla"cc On his statements. Where is tho otrcnsr?
Ihere Is no attempt to be lcwd, Or ascivious or
where lie rightly to-day stands Wby. Il yen-
against Malone.
senator Morsan-Ycs. much stronger words;
ne c"llc:t him u scoundrel. Why in tho Wash
lngtnu Republican, have read epiinets on tho
lMle; 1Sasis' rate 9t tho Nation ir tnore j1s.lc
cent th!i1l TIE words OH this lostNl-car.l. More
over. Mlnonc Is Il SeuAtor of Virginia, and t4ls
private citizen hu3
RIGHT TO CRITIcISE HIS COURSE.
We arc not living under q despottsm, with the
Special Agents OF the Post Otfce Department
pTyInl- iat0 our private business The words it
IS true, are scurrl9us, but thht is not an offellso
nnder IN the amer amended statutes. This posta!-card
has been Illegally tnkeu from Senator Vince,
and u1alc the ba!e Of I, criminal charge ngai1lst
II free .EirRi'ifan: The card is Zebnon vances
property rs mitch o. his coat, and tho postal Of
1icInls might well luvc purloIned Que as tho
other. Tho words damned dog" aro not OBJ
scene. They arc merely intended
To CONVEY TIE HONEST OPINION
Of true virgininn Oh rccrennt Senator. He
IL right to say 81. especially to 4 friend. The
man who wrote this 1,ostal-cnrl Will live to SEQ
Why does this senator nim to make the Inv
suOtcriuEe for what he says Is insult, Instcud
Of honoraby Ind ninniu!!y cunning 10 the front?
The p.e'secu ton saould be dismissed, and dis
missed with \ yln
Senator Morgan appeared for his old friend.
the prisoner. This prosecution. be said, WIS Il
remarkable and dangerous one. nru should be
promptly suppressed. iIo WIS surry fur tho
poor devil ot L clcrk who had HE'D the inforina-
WIS Il hard nne. After Il few years service 1t
was difficult to rcgain ones manhood or wo,nnl,-
hno!. The Information says Carmichael has
committed al oLen:c aguillst O SonNtur, not
against Il private citizen. This has Il bud slnoll.
II Smells OF the actions tor ISLANDERS of great
men; Ut the alien :Hd sediton laws for tho pro-
1iOa VI men III authority that i'll the twilight Of
t'ur Republic we're stranXlcd To death by I'LL i'll
dsnant people. If senator Mahnv Is insulted
he his Il remedy In the State courts i'll action
for damages for SANDER
TIE rusTAI.-CAnD DOES NOT OFFEND
the moral sense or dccency IT IL man or woman,
and is not nctiuuable. If curuiichaei has
sIan'crc,l Mahonc. LET him appeal 10 the State
and Il good onc tt suppress the transmission
thrunsh III: n'u!ls Of dcprased licrnture. moral
calculated 10 vi1iatc the public. Should Il
morally c1nasculMtcd official lie permitted tu
make the laM II snbtrrtusc to defend himself
has committed :ilure o{fc,lsc than any of
he xreA: papers of The country. aNt Why. If the
not intiics the publishers Of these papers? Each
one his repeated the statement that Malone isa
damned u'y.
Gen. Hutton r,ntie All able plea fn behalf of
bis cit.nt. lIr pronol,ucrd Mr. CnrmjcbaeI as |
upright. pcnceable. honorable man us there WAS !
in the country. The trouble Is that ho is honest,
WILL CALL a SPADE 4 SPADE.
This must now br, rs tho Information would |
show. u prosecution in favor Of ScnAtor Muconc. |
II it is, let the information hc amended 50 to
violation Of the rights OF Senator Nahonc, ard I
against his dignity. This posrai-cnrtl does not |
tHlT4t tDe pubic MDIlli IL ubCS nNrt MnnUaC. +
but he has It he sees tit. personal satisfaction
Or recourse to the Suite courts. The criminal !
laws nrt made to project the public, nut to
Avcn1e ASSAULTS Oil individual character. II the
!',st- t>ee department uiuls to put stop to the
transmission OF offensive natter through the
mails. why dues It mt stop certain papers. the
New York Iftrli, for example, daily filled with
vile abuse Of the President ten times more in
Decent than tue words Of this postal-carl.
tyuir, tho WORT ''dasn11td'' IS not |
csprcally il applied to
Tho dog Is certainly not entitled
10 reverence. AS to MahOncs clniin
Tor reverence. YOU can come to aly conclusion
you please. This prosecution wls started in
yr.,nE. and 1t ought to he s'lutlched. AS to call
ing tahono tlutnned dug. t.l:tt Is IL matter Of
tuste. but IL is no violation Of the law.
District Attorney Lewis concluded tho argyll |
nent He said that he had
40 DESIRE To vISHICNTE SENATOR MA
HONE |
from the cpithets OF "dastard," "traitor,' or
damned dog" The defendant had right to
my whut he pleased uf Niuhoue, but he has no
-ight 10 send the Indecent expression Oh I,sstnl-
.Ard through the mails. lie has violated tho
tatute, and Should he irEI fur trut
United States Commissioner Fowler decided
hat the words damned dog were offensive to
he tine decncy of the public and he therefore
,cld Mr.. Carmichael to appear under s:y3 bonds
]efurc the United States Circuit Court, to con-
enc ut Alexandria on tie 9Th of July. The |
,ond was promptly filed.