Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01
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upon me steadily | was surprised 10 st
q great change Of gravity fallen upon NJ
face. and ] WOULD have almost Thought ne
you aro either very simple or exc
tralnsly the reverse, and ! see must
deal with you more cOnidcnuelly' sefH
lc "Lhis Is political ease an yes AZ
BalfOur, whether wo like u or no thg
case Is political. and / iremhle when
think what issues may depend from IT,
no politicnl case. need scarce tell a
young man Of your cducutiuni We np-
proach with very different thunRhla
from one which rs criminal only. shlus
p0puli suprcmn lex ~ % maxim rusetpi
bic OF great abuse but it has thnl luite
which we iind elsewhere only 10 the
laws of naturc ] mean 1t hns the iofcr
of necessity. ] will open TINS OUT 10
you, III you viii allow me. 40 more
length You would have me believe
"Iinder your pardon. my lord, I would
have you 90 believe nothing hnt TINT
which l can prove said J.
"ruti tue young gentleman. Hllu
he. che not $50 prngmuucnt ana suffer- y
man who might boo Your inthef ul h
was nothing mure) Go employ his own im-
perfect language. and express hiH own
poor thoughts. even when they nave lne
misfortune NOT 60 coincide win ,iI
Baliours You would have me 20 hy
lrye Brcck innocent would thihh
This Of little account, the more so ns we
capnot catch our man. But The matter
of Brooks innocence shoots beyond IT.
self Once admitted 10 would destroy
the whole prcsumpuOns 0t our chAe
against another aud very diIriehb
criminal. 70 muu grown old Boo treason,
nlrpadv twice in nrmg ngninst hi9 King,
and aIrcndy twice forgiven; iomculrr
OF discomfort and lwhOovor may have
hrrd the shOO The unmistnkuhn urginul
Of the decd in question. need not tell
you that / mean james stewart
"Aud ] can just say plnnly mat ihc ~
n0couce of Alan and OF james is WIint
ana here 90 declare iu private to your
iordship, aud what / am prepared 70
establish at the triul by my testimony
said /.
go which I con only answer by equal
pniunoss. MIR. BnllOur,' Huid ne, thhi
Ola Clint c0Hpl your testimony VIII not hc
called Dos mr and ! desire sou to With
hold t altogether
'You are nt tho hand of Justice iu
ellis country I cried, "md you pro-
posse tO me- % crime.
~ am a man nursing with both hnnds
ihc interests of This country, hr re-
piled. "unl ! press ON You political me-
cessity. Patriotism Is not always moral
iu the formal scusc. You might bc Elod
uf &C. I think. 10 is your own protrctiuui
the facts are heavy against You, and, it
] am still trying 60 except from "a very
dangerous place, it Is iu part oi course
because ] am not iusensihlr To- your hon.
esty in coming here, iu part because Of
pilrigs letter. but in part, and in chief
part because j regard iu ths muttur my
political duty first and my judicial duty
nnly second For the Same rcuspn /
repeat 10 20 you in The mme frank words
~ do not want your testimony,
~ dcsirc not to bc thought to make q
repartec whom ! express Ouly the ulniu
Hon0c OF our position said J. but il
Your lordHhip lam. mo- need of iny tcs-
tmOny ! believe the other side would be-
extremely blythe TO get IT,
"pwstunWangc arose ana began 90
pace To and fro Va the room. YOU are
not $50 young lac suid. "hut what you
must remember very clearly the year
10 aud the shock thnt went about the
country j read in pilrlg' letter thnt
y0u are sound 100 Kirk mud state Who
saved thpm in that fatal ycnri / do not
refer 90 big royal mghncss aud his ram
rudR which were extremely useful iu
saved aud The fed won before over
Cumberland came upon DrummOsslc.
Who saved it1 ! repeat who sDycd
the Protestant religion and the whole
frame of our civil instiWtnnsf The
lMtc Lord President Cullolon. for one;
lc played n MANS part. md small thanks
he got for % Gwen ua ] whom You src
before YOU, strniniug every ucrvc in the
Same service look for mo- reward beyond
tho conscience of my dutlcH done. After
Che president, who olsci Nou know the
answer us wen Ds ] do; 'hs partly "a
scandal. and you glnEccu 80 it yourselt
nnd j rcproyCd yop for ID wh'u Won first
came iu. IL was thc duke ana 'he gront
clan OF Campbell Now here il % Camp
hell inully murdered, and that in the
kings service. Tho duke aud | are
Highlundorr. But we are lllghlouders
civilized and y ignot go with the meat
mass of our cling and families. They
have stlll savage virtues and defects.
uhUy arc still harhndnns like thcso
kteWlrts; only the Cnmphclls were bar
bariana on the right side and tho Stow
ARTS were harhnrinus on the wronR
Now bo you the judge, The Camphells
expect vengeance, III thcy do not get 70
If this man James escape there will
be trouble with the Camphells That
means disturbance iW the Highlands
which IRE unCnsy, and very far from he
lng disarmod. The disuming is u
inrce."
II can bear you out "a thntg' said i.
Disturbance IN the Highlands makes
the hour of our old WatchMl en-
envy pursued his lordship, holding oul
finger ms he pacedi and ! give YOU my
word we may have 40 auniu with an,
Camphells on The other side no pro
tect Tho life o. thig man Stewart whicl
ferent counts u not ou this-do You pro
pose % plunge your country in war, {,
icopardi1e tho faith of your fathers nnt
Go expQeo She lives and fortunes of how
many thousand irnorent persansY 1hps,
are considerations that weigh with me
and that ! hope win weigh no less witt
Yourself, Mr. Baliour, as n lover of you
country, good government. aud roligiOu
truth"
You denl with me very frankly and
shank You for 70, said Il ~ win try %,
my slide 90 be 40 less honest beleV,
Eoue policy 60 be sound | hclioVc thes,
dveN duties may lic upon your lOrdshp
I believe You may have laid them ol
your conscience whom you took the oath
Of Che hgh Office which YOU hold Bn
Tor mo WIN ann iiiss plnin man -o
scarce a m0n vet the plain ,mties mus
suffice. J can think 81 hut TWO THINGS
81 q p0Or soul In tile immediate and nn
lust danger of n shameful dcnth. mud o.
the cries and tears of ha wife that stll
Jingle Ia nay head. | cannot see bpvon,
my lord. Ms the way that / ann mado
" The cnuntry h,s 10 feN IL has 10 am
Aud ! pray God, If tliis he willfnl Mind
ness, TINT he may onlighleR me befor,
toe lateN
lie hgd heard me motionless, aud stoo,
"a 9 while longer
This is an unexpected obstacle 'sayl
be- aloud, hut b. himself
fsnN low Y Your lordshlp Ia dispose o
it wighN, said he, 'you know
ths, you might sleep IN inil
ely lord ! have slept ID wors,
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