Year: 1859

away and the Court was about adiourninp. /
did think that in the discharge of my duty as
Counsel for the. Government, it might be proper
for me TO make a motion, that by giving some
reasonable security they might be released frsm
custody again Again your Honor overtuled
me- and SAID they could 20 out as before upon
their personal recognzanccs And again
submitted without complaint


But do say that when these gentlemen, be-
scechng a favor, stand here and put tie
question of grace upon the ground tn t
your Honor IS wrong, that the clerk is
wrong and that / am always wrong and
they re always right that they do not exactly
occupy the. supphant and respectable attitude
which they claim TO your Honor that they do.
And do think that it is my duty and my right
10 object, to protest, and to claim that these
men now occupy position where they ought
TO be required to give security, aud | think the
amount | stated was a reasonable amount |
have no disposition TO ask your Honor TO de.
mand Of them unreasonable bail but do feel
It my imperious duty to ask and to demand that
these persons occupy the position of other per
sons indicted for crime, and a portion Of them
already convicted upon fair aud impartial trial.
aud do this in no bad spirit. Much as | have
been abused and charged with all manner of
unworthy motives, / have not taken any one
WOlIlu
eUeH look like unkindess, severity or unfair.
ness, and if any word or look, or tone, or man.
ner of mine has conveyed to any of you diff.
terent impression, beg that | may be excused
here, by these gentlemen, and by your Honor.
Now | do hope that these gentlemen will not
leave, without motion, asking your Honor
that these defendants may 90 upon their own
recognizances And whether the record be true
or false, no harm is done by it to the defen-
dants


Ma. RIDDLE. do not wish TO press my mo.
ton, your Honor, bot / wish 10 set myself
right on a point raised by the gentleman.


lHE CoURr. Mr. Riddle, there is no motion
before the Court, and further remarks are quite
unnecessary.


MR. RIDDLE May not correct the error OF
the gentleman by which am placed in a false
position


The COURT There is no motion before G
Court, Mr. Ridde further remarks are unne
cessary.


MIR. RlDDLE.-l understand your Honor then
to deny me the privilege Of making an expla-
nation


The CouRr.-Further remarks are quite uu.
necessary sir.


! SO far as regards the correction of the Jour.
nal entry ! certainly will not allow il To stand
for moment, if did not believe it to be cor.
rect, and until am satisfied that il is not cor.
rect certainly shall direct no amendment of it..
| My own recollection accords with it differ
from that of the Counsel There has been no
disposition on the part Of the Court to opprcss
or give pain 70 these defendants Nothing
conld be further from our wishes, or more re.
pugnant to our feelings, and until some of them
were convicted we were willing they should 90
at large on their own recognzances, and if
there is any misapprehension upon either side,
It is meTolmatter Of Panctaiio to adhere to
it,


Mr. RDDLE.-There is another matter that
wish to speak Of your Honor 1t was intima-
ted TO your Honor this morning that the coun,
sci Tor the defence might be disposed after some
consultation to make motion in the case of
Langston. | have to say to your Honor that
no motion will be made that Mr. Langston is
prepared to receive his sentence at the earliest
eonXf9gennsqilt lth9R IS S6'enTt ont ntiI when will the
other cases be continued your Honor
The CoURT.-Unul the July term, sir. The
! Court has now been in session some two months,
and approhend that the defendants will not be
particularly incommoded by so brief a delay


Mr. RIDnLE II shall take the liberty of say.
ing, your Honor, il permitted 10 say nothing
else, that the counsel for these defendants do
not yet stand before this Court in the attitud,
of beggarsi


Judge BELDEN and the CouRT at once b,
no means, certainly not, sir
Mr.. RIDDLE. The District Attorney took
pains so to represent it,


Judge BELDEN,-Oh, no sir, meant no such
thing,


Court adjournol to this morning at
o'clock.