The New York Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1856, Page 2

reek ih »S ryy “, hh bias, wi ve Ink iDqutry), Dat upen investigation th eut, ad upos te vestigation before band every inst. deghumete business transaction with apless be acied under the advice, WD (oo #id of some Otber Competent ie i tl woold all bave exploded = the imatant, had it not s@ero for the wterpositon Oller persons; and evea ‘with the aid of othere, we bave never heard of his suc- ver ceeding in an affair ot importance in unless tt was mere chance or ac’ metpoenen ¢ very wondertu! volved large expenditures and oo! Moneteiy disastrous to those who Mircotly interested whb bim ; but a ey . ning or f wo rbouid endeavor to to your of tbem. We heve onl, time, in this connection, $0 a few of them There was & steam laundry oa mans i Panama, to wash the dirty linen of em! ‘amd from California. Several thousands were ‘a this emierprise, and the whole concern spor te rust and tota! rum. He nad dgured out bis au averege of $600 per day, but it turmed ous was abou! ibe average of the inssce Next we ‘ind bim erectipg upon the ruins of speculation a stock company calied “* fb Dim bev ing certificates of stock, T pow beld ia my basd; Dut this was » very face that I beiteve he never found any one saplous epough to entertain ii for we bave & bevk which be crested an: Ferwers’ and Merchaute’ Bank of Georgetown, @nder the eye of tne President of the United Staves, a tbe other cign!taries domestic and foreign, at tagtop aexcmbdied, 1 will venture to say was all eles In (be way of successful banking were never easily surmounted. Without jroubliug bimeeif at mer'geges on lands where “ the wid fox pursues his ‘amecared,’’ or about any ctber such suiabic bank wis, he a: once ordered Ddilis to be struck off, them up : signed thy m with the pames of two latives as preeitent aad cashier, aod for a time them freely, until a screw became loose in bis facilities of Fedem ption,and bo was arrested and indicted under the ad- winuwtration of the lamented Brunt and bis then as:istant, who is wow the learned Diztriot Attorney here present. ‘Tho aobdle-hea ted Biunt saw Hunswgton, and after a while br came !mpreeed with the abeurdity 0” the whole Ahing, snc vo convinced of an absence of real intent to defraud, that he finally placed the papers (with the sanc: Men of ihe Court undoubwedly) into thas mysterious om bole whi L now and then mercifuliy catches 8 a- ‘que taowetmeut A cage sometimes occurs When the Court deuoie tbe propriety cf @ conviction or an acquittal, or even of a mole pros ui, but prefers by akimd ul grade, h® wel! iempered mercy, 10 let the charge rem woerely, A tew years’ experience in ® public prosecator’s cffice bas wught me that the exer cise Of 8 sound discre'ion m these matters ts the only of that time-honored maxim, Josice shoul. be tempered with mercy.’”’ Phe commu- nity were apprved of this eilsir by flaming accounts of ‘ms ridict'ous vankicg operation; and ome woulu suppose shat tho Wall street gentry bad had erovgh of Mr Hua fngton. Poor Brunt never dreamed wat he would re- @ume butinese again here for there stoo 1 the indictment, and there stood the cu prit with a ruined cbaracter and Dinskd repuiation, But Le cid resume, and weat on sean feeling in the simplicity of bis own heart ant amid Cher iow of Dis own celuced wiad that he pad done nothing wrong POY your omnl ¢Mlag! he, 1 HOW preven zo0 vith ove of te Bile of is Rou Taatene ‘You wil! perceive that the Oleg up and pames are all in ope banawriting Next he went to te Fate of Maine to got s charter of a bank from une Legislature, then im crution, Ke bad a vagce impression that his late oa wade taking was cot prectsely regalsr, and now be purp wed to i-galiz* a Dank which sbould passers ine vome fay virtue whiem evaracicrized the other, He found the assem ied wisdom there ospmed to granting Dank cbariers, but were very lavien of favors in the way Of grapiing mapuiacturiog charters. It then occurred to hie: bat be wight got @ Ol passed ostensibly for saci ae ¥, but wih o section engrafted upon (* giving im king peiviieges. He drew up sacl a bill Simself aad rosa od paar (although be was an entire Wravger emoug them), apd fixed upom @ site fer ‘arberiog cperaions. uacer the charter, at Lewkion Falls upon the Lite Apdrcscogeia River, which eupnooioun utle wna given to th? act of incorperation. He brow bt an authenticated copy of tht rome: able charter bck with bim to Wal street, friends were eu isted and advanced tueir moans readily for tbo purpore of putting the Livle Androscoggin Com pacy on & firm feotng. It created o sensation, and was @eovcied by many who knew of tt. Bank bills were en ved, Certilcaics of itork were prepa ed gai ready wo dseued; Dut, alas! De sebiimary Lopes were doomed. The Losion banks avsceia'ed & gether, declared it to be the scheme of » madmen. soc wentto the Lesisisture and ha Mt repoaicd. It may bo, before the trial is over, that we sbait be able to pres. nt you Wi.D sprcimens of the Delis asc cortiicates of tock im tals wlestriogs ineututton also. Wb the expiration of the Andrracoggin, Han tingiom went cow, ana be was literally an object of cha- rity among his ‘riends, The very pessoos wae had ul fered by ban were moved .o pity, apd he was sisted with small sumsot money, from time to time. and to Nevember 1653 he was aiced with suficient to take Dim to California, and there bs wont: and after Bere uct! the spring of 1856, wi at hide vetu; Dec apd found tbat bis Habilities on accou former Wall sreet operaiions amounted to the haod tome sum of socut one hundred aud forty thouraad dol- lars. Is Secomes my duty, gentiemen, te iaform pou ia fis connection tbat ibe Dulk of thus large inde dtsdness Brew out of at variety of forceries which he bad com, mitted op diferent oocasions. uader very similar vit com. tances to those under which be commitied the s0- whee of iorgeries for wich he now stands charyed upoa ‘the twenty-ecven incictments, on one of woieh he & pow andergolcg & tris!, whee not oly bis jiberty ie tmvoived, but his Itte: for the punishment imposed by the marie convictions o& this number of charges wou) consign bim io an imprisonment exceeding aa or diary lite of three score ond tet youre, and an imprison. mer t whica hit delicate coustituiion. and highly nervous aad seasitive temqroemnens could not withstand for a single year. to order to \lartrate the theory of tals de fence, apd ( give yous clearer idea or ise impulses whieb actusied end governed him in the commission of the ‘orgeries with wuich be pow tance charged. it be comes neowsary that we should make known to you @ome of ibe |) acme features woich cnaracterized his pre ‘Yous acte of 2simuar nature Toe instances were au merour, and the persons who fullered are many. As mearasiheve bee able to Clvcover these Warractions were trated upon those who are repu- led w be shrewd business mev. and some of them are Very respeotadie and cccapy peaitions of hign social etancing Woe are pot yet fully sstwtled of the propriety of diotosing Whew names at this time, and we refrain from cotng it for the present from motives of dolicacy. Neveriheires, wo rbail bo guided by circumstances, imate, provided the necersity overcome their reluctance, ; | i ga # i i 1 li i : i : i 4 bee ae a files Me Es 38 :j Hy ti a ef? ul aH aE ile ‘eiaton with bim npon friendly terme. euch intercourse, lp eeme instances. amounting to « brotherly inumacy. It Ubey thonld hertiate ty ec what ve seen latterly of thie man's cmecer and compreheneipg what 1 have Giacovered dor- ing the short perios which bas been allotted me for ta- ‘veatigation, | peree:re naught that is very singular or ‘D thi» seemingly aoomalons and mysterious con- their part. If any of them abould be within the of my voice | earnestly beseech of them to poa tter ib (his Counestion, and to atep for 4 like men. should they be called. I ‘whether, when (bey discovered their jose 1D their dis overies Dy dotmands 0: expians- srenge being, they were not impressed Coubte wbich ly Tipe@ed inio @ deen seated oo2- Cderics B Gunvweter. to fact and in truth, Hil i i i HI 45) fi i i exe | ta the language of ome of the wit- ‘whom it #ili be cur privilege to preseat to you, must be creny.”’ But it is quite probable they eTpriexiow merety in a conventional, ane pot - im Unie caregory I think #o late prosecuting atorue7, to whom When you shall come to kno you #li) Gnd in the conduct Of these men a key Jock the hidden recersos im the beart as HAE e@ tits HE PAH jet itty hd 17 ates fi Hi : Hi ‘him, ae on him the same child ike etmplicity, the same eney quiet, plauatble, wiontng ways; ard thoy umbesitating!y be'd ont to him am open hand. He seemed Giecharge from all thetr cletma, and pear! hia other creditors, tn the = ny varied and painfo! ex. matrimonial Rife. Bot with ail bis fail- ‘and misfortones, aod with all ber angusen and wat- Serlogs on, ssconat ot thom, and accompanied witnal by F iraneedesssmone se srnore Indictmen* in the whieh were made to her com . fonate an’ oon. aie friends. They now bave t)» children living the misfortones of the family hare bena in a mo wo We & yg hewband pad iether, as will be s YORK BBRALB, SATU i g i 3 Est i ; which the state of b ze propor of very frequen would live in comfort ard cod 10 precpnaane eojusted wi rently tn the city or t Aime Of bis arrest three 8} d the cicse there was @ denial of the bave for the firet the materiais of whi t . s Ce id 5 g 5 el =a F i the recerd shows, if 5 poyment wes on forged invtri housebold articles, personal a prcat varity of Other parchases BF i cency to the desiruction bis reech which excited his curiosity, even to the destruction of a valuable rosewood piano, to see whether evidence of LS ‘w commit orime to gratify perbaps, to gratify ie? Wita such an friends at @ distance, abd while sbe was gone out bis bousehold im Tbhirty-pinth street, am up another very elegantly, snd enurely dteproporti: to what appeared to de his means, and had it ready gyeat surprise to bis wife on her return. And when «! retorbed be took her into tt and presented it to her with Like @ prudent, sensible wo- 4 remonstrated with him for agance Sbe told him he could not afford it, but be replied that he could, and e: attainment of luzuricus ease, by saying thata Mr. Belden (of whom you will bear a great deal more anon,) had beiped bim mto business; and he warmly congratuiated her, and went throvgh with » variety of silly antics on eccovnt of the joy which be felt tm being able, like the Whittington of old, to cispense favors acd make every- This was at No 100 Eaet cond street, apdone would suppose that ail giPge vould there be satisfied. But in the course ‘Or two or tbree months he bired upon slong lease and fied up with imperial splendor ancther Bouse in same block with the d toa genthman who bad sullered heavily by some of thore old jorgeries, and wis was done by way of showing bis gratitude end appreciation of thi man’s Kihdnets in joing io ie release wi put it ip bis power to resuwe opel wonderful this certetp, thie real, thw permapent prorpe- motives of delicacy on the part iy retured, and the defendaat pon moved into it himself, end when gave away bis ‘Stablisbrent, or threw ii away im tom for SOUS pur pore, oF be le po object in reterence to tt, or he thing else, i cannot tel what, w confused on that subject. but some of he icarned gentle- - men on the otber sive bi gations {p tbat . uarter make you believe that there where in that locality. converted tpto forgeries; that he had no appreciation whatever of the ruin and Diy Detell bimsel! ard fami y; that be made no tion to accumulate or save any family. nctwrbetandip: jon againet a failure in thar be even made no penres of bis defenre Le bas since bia arrest rent to several sofiered by bim. soliciting money to a! ence; that when first arrested on the only detected. be was bailed in $20,000. with two of leged Victims as svreties, one of whom was Charlier Belcep, and was svifered to go at largo tora day wich out making any cilort whatever to escapa, but eps ap appornimen: to meet these two alieged victins at the Louse of one of them in the evehing following hie arrert, aud there, in efict, admitted that nearly all tae commerc ai paper which he had deltvered to tnem were forgeries, and wep* with them over this stave of tage; ‘hat tbe next morning, when at large, and not under ar rest, be wade a voluntary eseignment to these two al leged victime, gicing them atl bis property end effects, to the exclusion of all otber perrous; that ols connection with all the otber forgerios was soon afterwards made kDown to the police authorities, and upon @ re-arreat be was committed to prison, where be bas since remained, cheerfui and contdent that be wii! no; be punishet. he defendant wil! be punishea or not. it te for sou to s6)—Ddut bis counsel! pelleve, ‘that there was no guilly riminuliy reegonsivie. wes not until a number of days alier bie arrest that ave adopied was suggested tous. He Was wecred by my ansociste that there wag pe hove for pim, apa teat Mi bc could do w deavor 1d piace Lum in ‘ace which must mevita sort e i 3 ze be was solicited to make provia- other like misfortune; stim for cefraying the @ hind of ebiidizh delight event of bis exposure: that general tendeney to commit crime from boyhood, its That mania 4 vo be established in the a fesoge © be a apby, (& most ping @ related biography, (: pain 14 - veh J 3 nomina:on coming E wapia, whether ii be of acy wibin the defzition given by scientific writers or not, howing {ts causes if peed be; but they shoula ce wich the hiatory of this prisoner from his ebildhood, with his education, and all these details. 1 pvggest 3 for your Honor’s convenience, becauge time is riani to usall. Let them begin depee whicd will justify attribatiog @ particular mania to causes, and then ebow those causes. Take, for instance, the stealing mania. The way in which that defence is usvaily ¢# ablished, is by proving that the peraoi sistibly on all occasions MW imting other peopl body ubont him bappy. . we are told, of; a the physical taguity of ap Propercy to themselves, with out apy apparent object, by hiding it away in corners. showing the exiztenes of a very extraordinary course of conduct. aod then showing ail the faci mr cessary to prove ‘Vbat it is @ mania. becasse )¢ may be aiiributsd ‘van utter ape neibility to we gatlt of the particular transaction, a ae‘ermination 10 commit crime rr gardkes of consequen oer; or it may be attributed to tbat action of the mind which # so irresistible that conscience, every hing, a overborbe.and (herejore the party haying not « conscious. bess OF right and wrong, is not crimically liable = But it seems (0 me that when we bave roe we Qught pot to rave tn tho firet insiance an elaborate y Of the prisoner. urt admitted the question, and the examination ‘of the witpess was rerumed:— Bis carly education was fometbing better than we Shovid denominace a commen schvol education; to fin- tebed bis education in an academy, and had aii the ad ges that uvcer those circumstances Le could have .nera! mora! tratning / ane from his carllétt inmmcy fi!) Bige OF toy age; the discase drat developed iteelt in the neck apd back part of the brag, aud ultimately commaincated to the inside of the head; bence bis early trataing was o! ‘8 mild character, for bis erratic disp: to bis discare; be was ‘onai to be exceedingly seasitive, nervous, iragctblo and impulsive: those traits of obarac ter were carly developed, and parental authority waz not extenced to check them in early bis diseased physica! condition; af bie qifort was made by his parents to corr ton {o do that which bad ations and reach this rity. But the gift, fr Gintiewer, wheth of this wdividual w: manuer Mit wt commons, or he had ¢ did or did pot do some- hen or bOW. xy mind ie al te 0 op ence of that sort ing their investi. fi], no doubt, underiake to something wrong some- lovly know what they Umated op this bead, and their intimetions he gone the more to convince me toa: the peculiar theory of cur defence, which [sm now presenting, is the true eaiready, in the course of this trial, been made acquaiukd eomewhet of the defen- cant s style of living. His dwelling was more like a ‘wares than Iiko the habitation of It as literally loaded down with the most costiy furpitcre that the Belters could produce, and with the most exquisite ana recherche mantel and etegere orremen's that ibe Tilenys apd the Hanghwouts gould ‘v port tren all abe ends of the earth, aud withthe most ingenious and expensive ovlinazy articles and Devsehola kepé for sate, aad with the st clegant drapery and id the richest of all things else whica the Dt pabob and splendid epeudthriit could elf upon the mercy of the Court with some measure ecees, but be -howed an entire want of appreciation of his advice, snd biinoly assured us that he nad done 1o be popisned, and that he re bing for which Ho wae so confident of bis guilt, that we sought for #01 strange concoct, spd, without any or om apy of bis friends, but trom s remark made by ‘one of the prosecuting witnesses to the who committed the cefenden: to prison, and by Wat ms gitirete iwcidcatally end without avy particula’ yepeated to we This witne-s remarked Ww the that be thought Buntingtoun wae crazy; but he probably did not meun it {a the legal rense: nevertheless, it bad its Gentlemen, you b storehouse of cost! a was aterbuted eonturvances tbat the Berr' Maocy. on account of 08k porgeos yirrors, the we Leceme convinced that be was ss clearly Bot so countable for whet be-bad done as if be bad been a chiid Bot yet arrived at years of discretion. We sa) inftaence of that {nsan! ich is commonly called monomanis; that in partioular ect cbar,e4 he was afiscted by a morbid iuen of tbe mied whicd exct respormbuiiy. Thie te exbibit cauliour babit of forgery, without any sctual or sane de sigh to defraud or fa jose, and w. Cautions scopted for concealm ‘Bot In strict ag 20rdadoe with moral principle, but it reemed to be dithoult to impress him with a senso of moral obligstion, after the age of eight years be was kept clote!y in school and remained vpder the parental roof. be ba’ ai! the mental and moral owing bis parents were tubseqeenty be sested me ta my business and re mained at Rome vou! his maportty: in all bis subsequent scare at bome be did not vary materially from the ae bis early cotldbood, in bie mental aac Oiled with ricb eitver plate and so..¢ gold spoons. robe war uoparalicied in qoantity amd ficecess erial; bis purcheses of precious jewels and their se were worthy of the Czar of eli the Russiss, acd Way indiscriminately with f sand ibe equipages were ght be poi ip rivalry, for speed and bow, witb these wet Delong to royalty. Ho +plen Old antroal to ove of bis aueged vietln im from crimimal n his reckless and in adie of communicating ‘Sby Of the ordinary The motive being ex ithe object, Lat of ao The defentsnt always sup; tended thai be would, mect bis obligations and scoumovlate wealh; but bis acts, without his belog aro Of It, ceceerarily prevented either of these resulis. another Page of thie * asions, pe legal propositions Deuring Upon the question of icean! tated and will be elaborately ar gued by wy learned arsociate, Gentlemen, we would at of mocoantability ip the teription given wora! disposition, Q Wil you stete something with fen of bis amily, te toiluenoe ender which chsrecter ws Caristiane, © was trained aud brought up iu ss maintencd s far position ix were with young people ectable iamilies; be was permitteo sociations, nor did I know thas be en to mingle ia such soctety; his , bis parents fret and « biequently: all the reli We Ave accustomad to suPpoRE y B familea were conscientiously observed: there was Of mora! and religious tra'ning: to bis parcots be was very dutiful, respectial his pature, aed piculariy afectionste; be bad s mor end strict regard for bis patura! relations tn particu. lar, sod yet there was a disposition to do various thing» which be knew were coatrary to those inculcated upoa ; tbere was an trremstible penchant to destroy al: ything that came uncer bis Band, and althoug! must have known that severe chastisement would foliow that punianment never bad the elect of changing bis geatiemen ursery day dreain was realized; the pro- truly; be bad decor pberying cb ines of Trinity #50 +copd Whittirgion: and there is such a sim erity lv ght #ay be bad becciue 80 to the very etter, Abd Wheuce came ail tals splendor? rartcireetly acu ta part threagh the agency of Obaries Leiden and wher | speak of Coarles Delden I o! for |sicen is the older man, he is ty. wil be more ably bot have you determine efendani irom apy ove or two of bis ac shovid too much, haps, resemble echolastious, who Wougbt to convey 8 full idew of bis house froma specimen brick which be carried witb bim. view of the hove of this man’s Iife and acts toetthe ect van be dete: mined 4 many bave Weir eccen- @ idiosynorsmes of theaght; bat fanding sicne go but ali tle way to excuse Where te pecutarities of the mind, tbe subject of the power to distiugain: wrong 'n the commis: it ia from & connected | in bis education no lack , ‘bw:les Hi. Jantingdon through nis entire career to Wall street. And we think we shall be knew that Coarles hi. y belleve, that bis pencbant {Wil chong to him, and the: be It was Cbarles Heiden who persoadea Hontirgdon pot to go to California the Ih was Charles Pelden who porposrly, or onwittingly—I don’t care whick—beld out to jicnting- dom the temptation to commence and to follow up the Commission of the serics of forgeries with row stands chorged. Jt whetied Iortwgtov's diseased appetite for show and tplendor, by in itations to dine im company with hiv wealthy ‘acquaintances, and by femiltarly pat bir upon the sDouloer, a9 & kind of pet. and emitiog provel upon bis wa! career of extravagance aad prodi This Charles Belden, we beueve we ehai\ ve able , Kew that this poor being, who hed no mo peyed iriepds or pecuniary facilities #0 ahortiy before, had keptan secoust jn the Rank of the deporita, ior » period of only Bve months Test, amounting im ibe aggregate, and upoo the average, to the enormous scm ¢f over one milion per month. Mark, siotsiof five millions im Ove mocthe! And he EDow too that Hoptington kept very heavy eccounts in aod be ettber knew or had built op this large ied to handle there upwieldy sums tarough wumeniatty of forged or ictiiour eecerities, ascertain by « tolerably ac based upon the frequent renew ais of bis loans on wise margins, must rave reached tog the year to w of that spesies of sul epgeged tn ite to commit that act is irresistible and wscoatrollay’ Matter what amoun: of cu and no matter what motive vidwal, bis band 's guided by retiat, and the act it not bis o Wos't Bamlet wrong’d Laertes 1 Hamlet from bimse'' be Pot himee f Goes wi oug Laertes, et does i: ov: Hamniet der may accompany the act, ¥ bare soluated the indi power which he cannot Tlamlet i of the faction tat ea is poor Ham) From the time the mistaken provperity of the dofendant 80 yours old; an ancl» r0- 1g Man, Who came from Dub: Of rare talon and ely SAI ‘sonaliy )— was 0! aban’ under the advice of bis friends, after demon- mental aberration to do business, his Cisease continued to acquire more and more dominion over hen be ‘wan (0 years oid | think I iret made bis exq) resided for a time in my family. and became #9 mach to makootber provisions for Mer penchant: seqnwe tiveness reemed | iogredient in the compoand of his do. tnto the street, although every the most pitiaole and las and porbaye an bour alior ve We the same properiy p-u What ie your age, Mr. Huntington? A. Seventy cix, con menced. something overs year ago, he has slop stil coptinuca to sleep, sweety. With such a weight of @ ‘ged On sae , no nes, ipgvieh between the right an wrong jer beneath the enormity of im €n hig bed, wakefaily, noder « trou bied conscience, and world turn bi airy on ‘his piliow, ane heart crammed with remo-se. But @ cherity. and parsucd his bust ness aod fo lowed bis pleneures without « thonghs of The boobs tell us of bowicieal maniacs, who 10, from rome well cefped thuvgh ot and. even when killing hes been fol nd {i orte to conceal it, an acqaimal bas been orderea eplgbtened Courts, They tell ue also of those who bave a penchawt for theft. and steal whenever cocamioa ober, sad. even where the thurs rtolen wed im the graiideation of tome well dodned dorire wey bave been helt pot ncoocntable. They tell us of perjortes Committed to gratify well-defined motives of revenge, and yet, when |i appearet that the trath would oeerved the rame cod, aud the party war incapa bie, as @ general thing, of telling ihe truth #ben tt would ane Wor bis Interests beth rT then @ lie, he has been held to . and not responsible, urtepradeoce we find that if any mo tire. adequate or nut, was detected, it consigned the eu! Yo those de ys « barbarous notiv0 prevailed thet tbo victim of ineaaity thou!d be made a ‘There wae DO #ympathy for the Boch on instite jon as aD iarape asylam war not Nothing short of inssae prroxys mn or down right idiory would aval: as # defence. too, the regicide war visited with « when be would bare been hung if and divertmiaatiog ried forms bas been mate the subject of pa enhgntened tuveetigation. and of human eflurts metiorate the conditions ot those nofortnaste are ponecssed of uneourd minds; and ii {t cur intention to aid your juigment in the prosent case by the tertimeny of some of the ablest and moat ais- Ungutened imecioal men jo this counwy, who will be optctone, not ouly from personel maps0- Won of the defendant, sad from proofs cf the tacts { have wiready related, but ‘aisu {rom the addiuonal tact ve there bee bren Cerangemeot, in various forms, among bie ancestors, and it may ve that an erie to him, Gentlemen, | have, detatwed yon too long and | has lod me into an abuse of your paioace moueh (hat | hate ommtea which might have been said, and many tneevountable neta of the defentant that might have related to sory Of tle defewoe The prove, aa | havo stated them, li require the exeminaticn of « larg ot hope to procure the etiendanse of of them we have reason to believe, have ) and put beyond oar reach, throug! agency +f Charles Beldon, or some of bis cot fer Some of them are abernt on & vented themeelves from a mt ti apprehe anpens bere and te!! what they Know will pre, Tbe nature of the are no peculiar, th be siept sweetly, several otber bent ich, ae Grer as we can curate eomputati he followed there prec: twenty mil'iore antirgiom to take gentiemec, be permeates : ‘employ ment, ortonstbly ae a clerk, out im reaucy bie coodect,® man named Mar WweR'® aifoches Od te ove of tevee, We ebsll show you thet the ides tha: Charles Bol- den knew of theese forgeries, 's not so monstrous ae the Hore we take oor tend, and —. What was the con examined by Mr ease of which you have spoken, that the prisoner bad ta It was Of s scrofulous character; 1) was ? A. Weratusliy wore mk be had wot it since he Q Belnre the cirrase Cleappeared bad he exhibieed soz tendency to violence? A. lis wudency to bybited itself in the earlice: manifestauon of his mental Q Bow long did that perversion last? =A I remarked betore that those were the rulicg trai of bia charaover tp 9 bis majority. @, Will you atate some of the facts which you remem Der in which thet tet cevey exhibited iseli! obarge my memory with euch fects Q. War it in destroying turtivure; of what was it? A. Tk wee as likely to be formivore as anything else; when opportunity offered be would get some nails and drive them ony where. Q Do you remember anything cle beside thie wanton A. Nothing more than I have men- tioned, It seemed Impoembie to impress a sense of mora! Nation @ Will you mention any instances he exhfbitet this or to ¢o violence, besides tue de not know that | can, vir. {hd i exhibit lige a eny tendency to crime? A. Q earty? A. Well, sir, be was prone to take tings that did not belong to bim leapn™ answer the quettion definite. ly. bot I think in ebildhood. (Q. How long ¢id that Q Did tt continue as long as he remained with you? A Toannot say that I know of any overt not; waen he teen or nineteen years o'4 | trosted bim with of yusives?. with such directions aa (. Whee did it finally 4 oot with bis growib; and J was ten peare old ‘works op medica! \ due, and Pelien, Rpowing it to be Frit to ® je1on's Coom Teed, to Honuingcon to be pad, and m bas been pelt, qvestore asked or explanations ma‘e Tae circumstance whch led to Huntingeon’s detection was purely acct jeptal, and the Circovery wae made as much through Of cantion on the part of Belden ason toe pari of lean heer you sk. andican hear the secution argce—how came leiden to be canght’ ‘came Belden to be puch a heavy loser? The ans In the firet piace, he ia notoriously kno mort notoriously ic, waping usurer (quaily a well kuown to be victim to the law. -aniary penalty, io, us, And he ie lementy, a8 ao phiabed, an cunning, aad as appe rently ¢ecent, with 1) all, an any graduate, in the schoo! of money lenders over known. m4 per amnom Is 8 rate with which be i# familiar, and the defendant bere bas often paid him more than that, on ‘what purported to be the very best securities. And, if Coariee Belden te permitted to uneherk bot be eurprised 10 learn of bis boldiog out ~ eight per cent per minute,” whiok thew jesungly alfuded to im Wall street, until tt hae be come a by wort among the Initisted there. fhorefore, [ say, in the Gret piace, as an answer to your inquiry, that thi ceurer became a# reckiers in Ns gains as Hanting. Gon wae reckless in bis losses. Avaricouscess and eupidtiy, and the evil day came apon bim before be had pertected his preparations to mect tt. In the recond piace, be sappored be bad opened avenves of escane hoowteg thet Buntingdon wae meagerly sup plied with moneyed friencs aa1 financial facilites, he took cocasion, at an early day, to introduce and commend bim, in lofty terms, & revere! banks, bankers, and money 104 to be able to strip from Hantingdon, ich he should obtate in those quarters. not only fvificient 1 retmburse matelf, but euilicient to choke bie own capactous Cotters tiefaction to these other heavy lorers to know the first cause to which they oan trace and atiribute their Gentlemen, let oe look st the halt million now ‘out of the twen 7 militons of the forged paper I wih I bad (: ail bore, that you might tec ttt would fll a barket of renpectab too, whie ocoupy'ng the ion’ gost railroad forger, Robert Scncwer, Wo shall be ab @ to show you that rome of this that it bore the names of from the errand boy in his office to his from them up to your merchant princes, g phrases of the brokere, it wore written without an; t imitation. And that the whole of it was no that there was euch a #imilarity fm the lithogra phic blanks ased that {t's wonderfal how ap: fence could credit them foran intent We that be signed the names of firms with frequent inaccu- leaving out a name. aod eometimes put- in an exwaname, and sometines reversing the orier nomes, We shail show you that in the course | of bis career of forgery he has (requently signed names ‘when he might have obtained tho genuine sig- ores by ermply asking for them. We shail show you that he bas raised moneys on forged securition at the ; ueuriont rete of sixty per cent per annum, and even at @*-aie: retor, aad Dag leat out gugd moneys bimegif at driving of baile’ gviced a ther tendency to do wi sreditary teint je | étiving of nails? Be became bito ied ta hie ‘strens ‘and ‘ A, Leannot tay how Bumber of wit- lenders, and he bo ines, aad some have n> out of the meane w pendence. welt in any cther thing than crime and taking things? A. Ee did at some period daring his age. be so altered my fo my family record as to make bimect{ a now any other instance of his altering per? A ea not Know of any other. ever knew of the And it’ may be aaa wo oan hardly expect thats port porement would enable us to be Detter propares to go If you shall become satistied, gentlemen, ina: we under there disadvanteges, we oan only bope that y ji randidly weigh and liberally construe the testi mony shich we ball now proceed to offer, leract Hurtington was the firat witness put apon the ‘Ho was examined by Mr. Bryan. He toswiled a jo that ly cpon his word; he was not a truchtelll Yelltwo diferent tales to two ‘Gifterent pareses im there seemed to be no bly resson why he ‘You endeavored, We day 2s nn ore oo any ec lee which remember beside thoee twof’ A. None that waa at out 16; abou to atterd to the gale of ’ 0. per bore fictitious name: , of course, to check him in all these the fathor of the defendant; he was born ja Ge. nova. Ontario county, New York; he was born about 1921 of 1822; my business has been pretty much the manufsctore of cabinet ware; he remained with us til bie majority. 1 think im 1844. Q Whet was bis early education Mr, Hall objected to at school? A. I think till he Tput him into a wareroom 16 that you taught him A. it was about that age he firrt Jato jears my trade; if my views had been ved Wee he instrocted atthe Academy of Geneval A. @. Bew many children had abode with your A. Probably © Bove you known much about bis bi he ly ae history; personally very iitle, ‘This conetuded Mr. Huntington's examination. The hour for oc journment having arrived, the court atjourned till Fal’ | ext ten this (Saterday) morning. thet tho figpatores generally question. He remarked that it 4id rot matter whether he was educated in the English larguage, (he Latin lavgaage, of for the Btawe prison, for it bad noth ng to do with the case, ¢ clacorsion then ensued between the counsel, re- mist ibility ot thie question. id, thet In every ease of insanity. no mat- is gc neral or special there were pacticular ; and whether it was general or particular, be thooght that either might be mash affected by the sesociations of the indi his genere) conforin y to bim that ail those subjacts met he would have a Tear or ave,’ “me B early ecocation ard Te ameliorsted by whe warmth of hie aifction ie | Superter Court. Before Hon. Judge Stosson, EXPELL N@ A OOLOR?D CLERGYMAN FROM THE CITY CARS—-VERDIOT FOR THE DEFENDANTS. Dito. 19.—The. Rev J. W. Pennington vs. The Sixth Ave- nue Ratliroad Cumpany.—This case, which has been on trial for three days, was summed up this morning by Mr. Hutebipe for the defendants, who stated that the company were wiihpg to p'sce more cars for colored people en their road if required, and wou!d doubtless open all their cars for their accommodation {J tee jury rendered a ver- dict against them im this case. He cortended thas the de fendants were not bound to carry colored people {a all their cars. He referred to the constitution of tha United ‘conten: the defendants were uot justified in expelling Mr. Pea- — from the cars. the Judge, ts char the jury, eaid:—The question is whetber these eager as common carriers of pa:sen gers, admicting the! 0 oligation to transport oa their route all who app ‘thet purpose, if they bave the accom modation. ‘e ‘the usual fare, may or ‘cont with sucn ob! im, exclade by a gene ‘& distinct modation in all these cefendante, a8 common carriers of pass justified in ad and acting upon therule or ich they exelude colorec from all portions ime provide same description, in which, and in al! parts of which, they beve by the same regulation an equal right with the whites. It is a qnes- lion involving @ prisciple, 0] which, I believe, taere bes as yet been no adjud! . As an abstract osition it is ome of great ni . difficalty. e general rule of obligation adverted to fe pot dented by the defendants, Nor is it de- nid by tbe plaintifie that the commos carrier may lawfully exclude from bis conveyance dis- orderly persons, apd such as would by oer concn, ard, perbaps, such as womd by their notoriously b: character, give offence and di:comyort to the other pas nengers. ye, po - eg mens Lg Le aught that appears, this pti! aman eat respecta- it . Nor is the question caiterreeed © the circum. ance of the plainufl having been recei into te car by coprent of the conductor, or by his havirg paid his fare whilo compas reat ip the jnierior, with saca ecnsent, tn citber of which cases tt would not perhaps have been lawfu) to bavo excluded bin, unless he had acted disorderly, for it ls in evidence that the conducter’s custom was to direct a colored person og mounting ine car to pass through to the front p'acform, and there is noibing to sbow tbat he did not do it in the instance, aad ‘p respect to the fare there is no pretence that it was do mapdea or paid Nor ie it the quest'on if, whether the Platptifl, not being able to procure accommodation in one of tbe cars appropriated to colored people, had aright, elsewhere, to by reason of such want of acco! take bis seat ip thie pertiouiar car, for there is no pre- tence that be cou'd noi on this occasion have been ac commodaud im one of those cars, and the evidence is tbat be was exprestly told by the conductor tha Of those care was the second behind, and that be pressly refused t quit his seat, on the ground that he bad an ¢qual right with every one cise to remain ip that car in which he was tented. Bi question is really parrowed down ig: had ho the general right to sit in contrary. Yeu will perceive, gentiemen, that. ia view of the great number of this class of our population, this ts a very acricus question. The principle which it involves bas cqual spplication to hotel Keepers, omnibus proprie- tors apd all ovhers of that description. If it be true tbat ‘\bis company ts obliged, by force of law, to admit color. ed people i: to their cars, inédveriminately with the whites, T see no reason why a hotel keeper is no. equally bound to give any wnoccupied room in his house tos colored man wbo may spply for it. or to admit ovlored people to seata Ab tbe public table iuvlscruminately with the ior this lafter, however. there may wall be a doubt, thoagh the former consequence may be indisputable. A commun carrier bas upquestionably @ right to prescribe reasonable roles snd régulations for the management of big business, baving reference to the genera! accommodation and to bis own spterorte. per ib of otiz2as t> be cafried Is not tbeclute, It is subject to euch resconable reg\t!a'lons as the carrie? may prescrive.as above stated and & Pacseager who Telures to submit to @ restonable regulation aud may be required (o leave the conveyance, and, if ne re- sists, be compelled to leave tt. A common carrier is not obliged to oe & person as m passenger, (though he May, 80 far as is upexceptionadie, sed he may tender ins fare.) if the ob- Jeet and design ot the perasD io $0 intartove with wn peo judice their interests. It bas been said by one of the ‘most cistirguiehed juriets that an innkeeper |1 not bound ectertain and looge the agent of w rival bouse, whose ay Desiness there is to bis customers. Taore mutt ve tome limiatrn to general right of the citi- be general obiiga‘ion of thecarrier. The carrier lige, by a od ot = general obligor, to receive every person, waen by so dving be may seriously bis buswwers. And for the purpore of ‘actormiulog the reasopabiepers of ibe .egulation in question, the probable eGect upon ibe capital, busters and interests, of admit g biacks into their cars todiscriminately with the consideration. The question particular ‘the ex im reasonable and gor proper if the exclusion was virtac of s rule 0 regulation, then whether euch rule or regulation is proper Tost will be the fret question for you to pass upon: were the rules and Teguintions in question reasopable and propor under at) whe ciicurmetapees The company had a right to pre- seribe them, if they were reasopable, and po bas a right to violate them. It you shall be of ‘hat they were rensepable and proper, then, on thelr being made known to pialouifl, he was bound to have eubd- mitted to them. lt was bis duty to have left the car when requested fo to do. or to bave taken bis stand on the frept plaiform—the choice between the two ha’ deca given to him. On bis refusal to do so. tt was lawful for the cepductor to eject him, using only such force as migbt be neccesary for that purpose. If by reason of bis resistance injury occurs to bim, the company are not re tponsible. Ji the regulation was a rearovabie and proper ope, apd war made knswn to the plainuf, (of which no fice the evidence leaves no doubt.) the plainti’ was Dound to Dave submitted, and any injury ne may have rectived in resisting forms po grouna for a claim for Mf the force ured Jaw! fe determining tho quettion of thie my ty Jou must take aii the cireametances de- veloped in the case inv consideration, and tbe probable étlect upon the business and intoreeta of the company, trom allowing Diacke an equality as passengers with whites. I sball not embarrass you with any comments on thie question 00 far ag your eoutvel over it extends, it is one of those whieh call fer the special exercise of great ‘Wisdom, candor and fairners on the part of a jury, and ove in respect to which aay sdmixture of prejadice or yession in determin'ng the «vestion may tend seriously fo impair, on ebe wide or the other, the rights of these perties. This, however, you will bear in mind—vis: the bye ie not whether whe company furnish accomm Jaticn pulliclent for ull the colored people who may ap- ply, for there i# no pretence, as I hare aiready snid, that the plaintiff war obged to enter this car because he could not get accommodation in one of thove et apart to thetr eppecial use, Lut the question is simp, the rule by which the plaintul was, a a man excluded from this oar, war. under al) the cireumstances. \n thie case. and tbe question of reasonableness in the rule does not are. On thet point it is my duty 10 instruct you. Whichever wayI may rule on this question, ba ope which wil! probably be hereafter dis- the en) Tt is proper further to say that the pisinui? can bare Bo cisim for damages any vileste bave been ured to prevent bis re-entering the car after he was actually put outside and beyond it. His legal righte do got depend on any such attempt to redress bimeeif if be had 7 the car when ordered by the coudoctor to lesve tt, hie legal righ, to thie action would have been as ject af it pow is alter ali hie re. werance I! you shall find that thie was not a roatonabie plaintifi’s feelings, reputation and person. Put it ie per to remind you of what the piaintif"'s coanaol binuett ac mite, that the of this notion is not #0 much da 8 a8 to test the question In dispute, and the amount of damegs one Way Or the ober can have no efiect on that qveetion. 1 do net, however. by this remark, |: tend to Hmoit your dis sretion in this matter. ‘The Jury, after two hours’ deliberation, fourd @ verdict for the dejencanta. Mone Veseens Serzap sy tan Visors Avrno- TROR t/a. —Two echooners were seized under the tns,co tion lew at Norfolk, Va. on tbe 16th inst, One was the schooner ©. T, Ford, which had evaded the iaw on seve- rai occasions by heiling for Baltimore when bound for Delaware; the other waa the schooner Morning Lizht which apeboreé in Hampton Roads some éays ago. and reported being from James river, bound to Baltimore, tut wae overhauled on ark morning, at davbroar, vear Cape Henry, on her way to New York, and brought back to Norfolk. aval Intelligence A Nays! Gevoral Court Martial i# ordered to convene at the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, on the 6th of January, 185°, 10 be composed of the following officers —Captains —Win, J. MeOloney, President; Wm. H, Gardncr, Wm. W. McKean, Charles Lownder, Geo. N. Hollins,’ Jenn Marsten. Commanders—James 1 Lardner, William A. Hopter, Howry K. Thacher, Purser—Garrott R. Barry, Judge Av vocate, Gelli GNGHHT 7 dn Gat ilies lini The Hondures Inter-Qceantc Ratlway, LEYTER FROM DR. SCHERZEK, OF THE IMPERIAL Aca- DEMY OF VIENNA, TO BR. DON VICTOR HERBAN, ON BONDURAS AND THE PROPOSED HONDUKAS RAlL- Vinwva (Austria,) Aug. 17, 1866. To Doy Victor Herma, Minisvex PLeMvOTmYTIARY OF Tit Rarupiic of HonpUxas yaar THE Cover ov St, JaMms: Sin—You have done me the honor, in your letter of the: Sth inat., to ask from me some observations om the re- Pub‘ic of Honduras, of which | madea very thorough ex- amination, in the course of my recent travels in Osntra) America, under the auepi:es of the Imperial Academy oi ‘The principal queative when you pial ty Of’ conetrucing a railway across the lsth- mus of Central America, within tbe terril of Hondu- rey, trom Puerio Caballos on jhe Atlantic, to the Hay of Fonseca om the Paifc, ana ii the configeratioa of the country offers any insurmountable obsiacles to the exe- a Oe neal beep in re ia questi", Tam to have power to say, ‘batt Deve Guted ant csuines with caro ‘Uhe greater part Of the country which the proposed ratl- Woy will traverse, ana that iam convinced that there urmountable obstacie to the execution of the work. 5S moantain system of the country. iravels there, must evon arrive at the conclusion thas tho reat valleys of the rivers Uiugand Goascoran—the Gret + tream falling tito the Atiaptio, and the second fi ‘mto the Pacitic—-vil:r every faciiity for the execution ihe work proposed. Collectively jepgth of 160 Kogli-b inties; and the the country’ as tbe pons woere they cach opher, is bu: 2 406 feet. The thorough I f i Pave been publithed on the proposed railway by Mr. tquier, formerly Mfbister of the United States ta Cen- ‘ral America, and wofot are doubtless known ‘to you,, suegeried ees are by the high autboray of Fyzroy, RN., {a bie comaunicatian to Lora © ‘on this subject, renuer t\ neces*ary lor me vo ester inte details, and [ accordigly cow: wo saylag that, da my traves, i ties ee me werey Ig, these reports, and can testify to their Between Mexico and New Grausda there is no : postthoD, is 80 fm) . between the seas, as thas: afforded by the Jethmus Hoodaray; and whether we: look to the transport of parsengers or of merchandise, the rapla tranemission of the mails and of treasure be- tween the Atlantic States of the United Siates and Oalifor~ Bia, or between Kusope and australia, aad China—in ue ee ” gaging are most ports wi [orm the porn r of departure, on botn seas, pee Md conditions Be ‘avorable for the realiza~ oD ‘Yast enterprine, but more especialy that on: the Pacific. The Bay of Fonsecamay perbaps be consider- ed as the eafeat and most commodious port on the eatire: Western coast of Americs. Ali the navies of the world: be nes meet io that grand basin, to exchange, tor the be- eft of humanity, the dehcious products of the tropios;, agaizat tbe manvfsctures of Eu-opean civiliawion. The many materia! resou'ces of Honduras will contribute to faciiitate the construct! im of ti railway; the adjacent forests will supply necessary Umber; ani the rivers, vig sie ta the ri season for peepee Komea S ‘Wil eesily permis ot transpor. ox Of materiaisand of supplies, as well as of the pro- ducis of the soil. a Hut what gives most |ay tothe plateau of Hon- duras, apart ‘rom its fertility and its temperature of per.- petual spring, ts the salubrity of its climate, which allows colonists from northern regions to cultivate the soil ee their avocations without danger to their health. } Visited the greater part of North America, from Ca- a Luke Saperior to Louisiana and the Galf of Mexi- co, Bowbere found a territory which ofiere the came advaniages fo agriculture wilh the plateaus of Central America Commenc ng at an ele vati feet above the rea, Esropean ‘sgriculturists will find, throvgbout, @ climate perfictly salubrioas. The meteo- rolegical Observations wiih I made in diferent parts ortbe country, exiending over a period of twoyeats, and which I propese very soon to pabish, show atthe elevation of 3,000 feet, the thermo neter bars rarely falls Delow 60 degroes, and seldom rises above degrees of Fabr, The mesn temperature of the summer, or hot season, is from 69 degrees bo 76 dt of Fanr. The soi} of Hionduras, with few excep'ions, Is of such fertility as to require bO manuring in order to yie!d two or three crops @ ear, Tbe procucts of the torrid zone—suger ca2e, cotlee, cacao, cotfon, rice, tovacco, maize, yams, yucar, poiwtoes, &c.—may ve cullivated side side With the wheat, bariey, oats, rye, and Cereal graivs and useful plants of Europe. A climate ‘mits the em grant to labor aad follow canons for the entire your, With leva effort ten times the products whicd he could secure fold: end, copper asd tron yet wadeveloped, ro , copper rom yet un wwaiting the introduction of capital aad workmen Be Ly 5 * 8 f det eit essex tia: to civ lisaion, such as Coton, ‘without the pecessity 0: having reovu! pabdle iretivut.on of tlavery; and that may be cultivated by tree Iabor, th European colonies, wbicd uy be out the jeast danger to beatuh or risk to life. Ishoula trespass perbazs both on your time and ence were I to cuumeracthe many alvantages joged in emigration, industry or ree, wight eecure in the acmirebie countries isthmus, most especiativ if cevted to the «fa raiiway there, free fur alt nations. 5, plctureaque ana fertile beyos tut pow soliary for ack of ubsbitents, to ) ration, Honduras couit rot fall to atuact sccumulated capital, skit!l and intelligence ond (abe « superior posivon amongst the 8; be my you bave expressed your wish to give these to the public, (which, ( seu deem hom suflcient \erest you are welcome te 40 ) | regret that I am unad! sh this momest to present do aD adeqsnte tabloaa \his country, concerning w! Il might aad @ interesting details, [ut you will Gnd most of these im By work on “The States of marae, Hondarow sad from oa | He FE t i ef i i ay ei EE if esence power can prevent it One-balt of the city worth bea already beon sold by the original will be bid ip by the buyers. who will represent owners There ate wwenty ibree bondred lots itt é eae; nS ~e ie ronning ovt daily with pus one mist begin two of thre A umber of tree rotiers bi the Oity i Loe ela Yoet a company howe peteaaure 0 tore a on wea Fi ® ¢0i ve a town tow miles furtter ‘> ae bf next all 3o22 ae than can be count. e =A . Mr Renderson, of the Leavenworth Journal, leaveo bere In the morning for Washington City, He bears im- portent ¢eepatches from Gov. Geary. aera 4 Lawenven, . ! : Nothing new that 19 of public this vicinity since my i lends still continues at the fort. About the last of the + cppaaerceneeam ite a em ree at 6 sla. The bogus Territorial recently @ lected, meets in Lecompton carly next month. Gov. Geary is ex: pected to do all be can to have the She ince tate Lagialacure, elected by the ure, elect tame time in Topeka, Raeeweate be feceral troops, or bis Excell Gov. Geary, is not pected by many of our people overnor Roberts are both pow in Kansas, and early ; oi heng Will bo at Topeka, ready to act in their cial en 4 The pews of Gen. Whitheld’s House of Congress has just been received. It 1s that Gov. Geary will call a special election for to Congrers under an election law of his own, pa Ron ‘That will teat the strength of the in Kanes [from the St. Louts Republican, Deo, 16 tn hin city est evesiog. on. his way to Wasbiogion.” Te el enin lett Lacorypton om tbe ttn of December. Everything wae quiet 'n the Territory. Leavenworth land sales were pro- — but indivicuals threaten to file objections, al- loging that many of the “equatter claims” thet havo: ne im at the assessed price wore fraudulently « Governor Geary’s policy clicita general commendation, ‘The bands ‘of robbers’ heretotore the head of Bull Creek have been | if 5 Fy [ E i i ? is rid | Commisatoner and Marshal Jones were some time since the Governor to the sonthern part of the Terr’ ‘tory, with two companies of cavalry make arreris ant quell the reported distarbances In "hat fection, The object bed hol . fome twenty or ¢ mt near Connell Grove, whore lands bare recently Deon teoleaed within ihe altered boundaries of the Kansas Indian Reserve, bave appealed to the Governor to intercede, and prevont + them from being driven away from their caving at thig