Year: 1865

war which shall not shake the very foundations Of the
nations The war upon the battle Geld WILL In few
mouths, be The Of ideas hes b,t juss begun
When the cannons cease 70 roar and the bells Of
liberty peace which Is . despotism, sPeace In which
ali is lost which free hold most dear The charge
which his Honor S give ,ds9 y1u vSoa n De ~sor


have issued and your verdict will IN ~ p
far vastsr than the Issue Of any battle And strange y
rions march OF sherman the rout Of Hood tho vast pre-


pAratons before Wilmington were not solo 70 ovet .ne


mind from ne ss % e %s'So Soasst Convictions
OF tho people Somehow other they feel nat TINS "a
much 70 do with their future righs II has even excea
the attention OF religious people, 90 muoa 90 = 20


attention In their churohea Lot me road word:-Ino
corruption In high plaoes'-


Mr. Field objected 70 the reading from . newspaper
upon the trial saying that Il breach Of proprey


Mr. Pienepont and NJ. Evarta claimed tnas -
allowable to read the article - an hus.son o. .s


he was presenting OF public interests involved In ~


The Court ruled that II could not b permitted % resd
by counsel Il was not permissible 70 attempt TO gve
weight to il by reading from religious periodical
bstWesn he Court and myself because Il just easy
for me 70 remember Il a. 70 read t. But was aocus
stating you and the Court that DO not intend 70 %


terrupted again By tho counsel unless no expec~ ms V
Mr. Field shall interrupt whenever think Il !.
my duty and the gentleman may take biz own course
do not ask any favor whatever.


Mr. Perrepont-Iti IL not question Of favor, but Of
M. FieId-If have right TO interrupt shall
Mr.. Perrepont-Allow mo to ask you gentlemen,
10 not little strange that when I am beginning tne
cause and two counsel the other side are 70 follow
me- with full sweep and liberty TO ssy whatever they
please and personally abusive to me and 70 my


undertake to interrupt me in this argument and break


the course Of my speech What s the cause OF all this


hdgetting earnesneH about this matter You WI. a,s


why the counsel Is 80 very irritable about IT, when


he has every opportunity TO heap any amount Of


until he has fair opportunity. do not agree with Su


psrvso Blunt who told you under oath that ne thought


70 soe asssnd u.sa' to the claims Of the rich be-
eve that the poor have rights, and that the people


all have rights which should be respected The plain


ts the other day In presence called atten


tion the World newspaper and stated that that paper
was used for the same libel, and handed up copy Of


that Is used as the counsel stated and damages
are laid at $50 OO0the same In this suit so that
his libel suits almost as fast as he did out Of his
contracts with the government or out Of his Marposa
stock out Of his fraud In the gun matter upon the
CITY As 10 the character which s the capital In these


libel suits it will be left for You to state how much
there 10 Of It. In his dealings in Mariposa stock II


af wsss psGss' he nas mad. and
Some men do not act without motive. What is
he motive in these libel susG Very likely personal
hatred has some little touch in It but the great motive


will prove your entire satisfaction, Is the love OF
money II should state 10 you that there had beon


Are in that during this trial. you would not think
worth while for to bring witness upon the stand


10 swear to you that he had coal put In that stove
O0lleVe
Men act from motive; and where see mans actions
we have right TO judge Of his motives The motive
say, to makemoney The motive II suing she news


Ia TO make money and not to punish the newspaper or
Mr. Weed for having violated the law Is not that plain


in the criminal courtf The criminal court is open 70
any man who has been beed and the State at MS own


NJ hss sa a Of az
victed OF libel the Of the State punish him for II
Why IL II not for the sake Of money dd ssy bring
And why bring the libel suit against the World laying
the damages a $50 600 mores VIII any man answer me
exposing Mr. Opdyke's sscres contracts with our govern
ment exposing his doings in the Marposa stock for
and for exposing this gun claim upon the CITY, which wa


got through In an illegal way, and for vastly Illegal
ad The World sued and
damages laid there at $4,000 more. Lot these
suits prevail and then tell me how much Of civil liberty
the people have LEFT. Let No man can longer
speak but in cautious whispers Of the frauds and
coruptions Of men in Office No newspaper dare
publish word Of IL No exposure can be made. The
press is muzzled The voice Of truth is hushed.
Corruption and fraud hold up the terror Of the Court
70 any man who dsres breathe a, 2 word against them
aside the claims OF the poor 70 attend 70 the clas Of the
rich Ia realized. Justice and liberty have departed and
US pause for moment and how much OF civil liberty
is left since this OF ours commenced Let us see
how much Of that would remain TO after you should
have determined that the frauds and corruptons Of


In public place cannot be exposed for fear Of libel suit
and the verdict Of jury Henry d. Slower was upon
the stand-a who has lived here for many
years, attending 10 his business; q man OF as
good character any in this court ROOM and yet
Henry D. Slower was let out Of Fort Lafayette few
weeks ago where he had been imprisoned dve months
and four days without the shadow Of crime; his busi
begin life anew and now, the government finding that
he has been wronged, trying 70 repair his wrongs by
employing him sgsin and giving him all the contracts
liberty is not growing very vigorously just Give
verdict which muzxss the press, and prevents the
NJ hiatt nxuIlx
put again Next spring you win that the dear
old tree Is dead You may water j. with your tears or
more Eternal vigilance is the price OF liberty Let
US recall Henry d. Stoyer's tale II is Of but
trfing sadness compared with many which the walls
Of that fort may tell; but his will do for =
free country where hear much OF liberty Mr p
proceeded to recapulae Mr. stover's account OF his
upon the stand You have seen the attempts made TO
biacken his character for crimes which he


mitted and he was asked II he had been In Fort La


aye,te az though he had been there for infamous
crime when he has shown you that he has been restored
20 the confidence OF the government and had been lei
constantly going since this civil commenced Mr
p alluded to the Of Mr. Necton, who lay In the
~ the unborn child) Yet when innocent
man, by mistake OF the government, has
@ ,Soops Ss wes on and paxaond from Ss%
Orleans, who never knew him. and who knew no living
soui in the city, called here 70 aid in blasting his
character These are the results Of civil war These are
not the faults Of the These necessities
growing Of the state Of Affairs in which They
grow Of the underngs, subordinates low who,
from desire of exercising arbitrary power are perpetu
ally trying undermine and destroy their fellow men


There a Of you who Ia not liable 70 be put
In Fort Lafayette as WAS Henry ID. Slower You may
be engaged In some trade, and with whose In
terests you come In conflict may 90 and give
false evidence againa yor, and then you may
be placed in the same situation that slower was II
behooves you that personal liberty he not ell taken
away Ifyou give such verdict that these things
not be- exposed through the public press n you thus
muzzle and hush forever the pubcpres then ber
ties are not worth srawthey have departed In the
progress Of Mr.. stovers testimony you heard him men
lion Mr Henderson, who is Of the editors OF the
Eveninc fost man Of high erous character, and
Of the most moral devout and best men that lived
In this city = man some ffty.two years old with
character untarnished He was navy agent In this city


INT proceeded 10 give the details OF his prosecution by
the government Mr. Weed supposed that he was
great error be will from this time forward, In
public and private, do everything in his power 70
uphold him as innocent This grows out of civil


do allow All our libcrties % be