INTERVIEWS
THE BIBLE AND A FUTURE LIFE
MRS. VAN COTT, THE REVIVALIST
EUROPEAN TRIP AND GREENBACK QUESTION
THE PRE-MILLENNIAL CONFERENCE.
THE SOLID SOUTH AND RESUMPTION.
THE SUNDAY LAWS OF PITTSBURG.*
POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS.
POLITICS AND GEN. GRANT
POLITICS, RELIGION AND THOMAS PAINE.
REPLY TO CHICAGO CRITICS.
THE REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
INGERSOLL AND BEECHER.*
POLITICAL.
RELIGION IN POLITICS.
MIRACLES AND IMMORTALITY.
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
MR. BEECHER, MOSES AND THE NEGRO.
HADES, DELAWARE AND FREETHOUGHT.
A REPLY TO THE REV. MR. LANSING.*
BEACONSFIELD, LENT AND REVIVALS.
ANSWERING THE NEW YORK MINISTERS.*
GUITEAU AND HIS CRIME.*
DISTRICT SUFFRAGE.
FUNERAL OF JOHN G. MILLS AND IMMORTALITY.*
STAR ROUTE AND POLITICS.*
THE INTERVIEWER.
POLITICS AND PROHIBITION.
THE REPUBLICAN DEFEAT IN OHIO.
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
JUSTICE HARLAN AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
POLITICS AND THEOLOGY.
MORALITY AND IMMORTALITY.
POLITICS, MORMONISM AND MR. BEECHER
FREE TRADE AND CHRISTIANITY.
THE OATH QUESTION.
WENDELL PHILLIPS, FITZ JOHN PORTER AND BISMARCK.
GENERAL SUBJECTS.
REPLY TO KANSAS CITY CLERGY.
SWEARING AND AFFIRMING.
REPLY TO A BUFFALO CRITIC.
BLASPHEMY.*
POLITICS AND BRITISH COLUMBIA.
INGERSOLL CATECHISED.
BLAINE'S DEFEAT.
BLAINE'S DEFEAT.
PLAGIARISM AND POLITICS.
RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE.
CLEVELAND AND HIS CABINET.
RELIGION, PROHIBITION, AND GEN. GRANT.
HELL OR SHEOL AND OTHER SUBJECTS.
INTERVIEWING, POLITICS AND SPIRITUALISM.
MY BELIEF.
SOME LIVE TOPICS.
THE PRESIDENT AND SENATE.
ATHEISM AND CITIZENSHIP.
THE LABOR QUESTION.
RAILROADS AND POLITICS.
PROHIBITION.
HENRY GEORGE AND LABOR.
LABOR QUESTION AND SOCIALISM.
HENRY GEORGE AND SOCIALISM.
REPLY TO THE REV. B. F. MORSE.*
INGERSOLL ON McGLYNN.
TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO ANARCHISTS.
THE STAGE AND THE PULPIT.
ROSCOE CONKLING.
THE CHURCH AND THE STAGE.
PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE.
LABOR, AND TARIFF REFORM.
CLEVELAND AND THURMAN.
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM OF 1888.
JAMES G. BLAINE AND POLITICS.
THE MILLS BILL.
SOCIETY AND ITS CRIMINALS*
WOMAN'S RIGHT TO DIVORCE.
SECULARISM.
SUMMER RECREATION—MR. GLADSTONE.
PROHIBITION.
ROBERT ELSMERE.
WORKING GIRLS.
PROTECTION FOR AMERICAN ACTORS.
LIBERALS AND LIBERALISM.
POPE LEO XIII.
THE SACREDNESS OF THE SABBATH.
THE WEST AND SOUTH.
THE WESTMINSTER CREED AND OTHER SUBJECTS.
SHAKESPEARE AND BACON.
GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY, AND PRESBYTERIANISM.
CREEDS.
THE TENDENCY OF MODERN THOUGHT.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE, HORSE RACING, AND MONEY.
MISSIONARIES.
MY BELIEF AND UNBELIEF.*
MUST RELIGION GO?
WORD PAINTING AND COLLEGE EDUCATION.
PERSONAL MAGNETISM AND THE SUNDAY QUESTION.
AUTHORS.
INEBRIETY.*
MIRACLES, THEOSOPHY AND SPIRITUALISM.
TOLSTOY AND LITERATURE.
WOMAN IN POLITICS.
SPIRITUALISM.
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
WOMAN.
STRIKES, EXPANSION AND OTHER SUBJECTS.
SUNDAY A DAY OF PLEASURE.
THE PARLIAMENT OF RELIGIONS.
CLEVELAND'S HAWAIIAN POLICY.
ORATORS AND ORATORY.*
CATHOLICISM AND PROTESTANTISM. THE POPE, THE A. P. A., AGNOSTICISM
WOMAN AND HER DOMAIN.
PROFESSOR SWING.
SENATOR SHERMAN AND HIS BOOK.*
REPLY TO THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS.
SPIRITUALISM.
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.
IS LIFE WORTH LIVING—CHRISTIAN SCIENCE AND POLITICS.
VIVISECTION.
DIVORCE.
MUSIC, NEWSPAPERS, LYNCHING AND ARBITRATION.
A VISIT TO SHAW'S GARDEN.
THE VENEZUELAN BOUNDARY DISCUSSION AND THE WHIPPING-POST.
COLONEL SHEPARD'S STAGE HORSES.*
A REPLY TO THE REV. L. A. BANKS.
CUBA—ZOLA AND THEOSOPHY.
HOW TO BECOME AN ORATOR.
JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG AND EXPANSION.
PSYCHICAL RESEARCH AND THE BIBLE.*
THIS CENTURY'S GLORIES.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND THE WHIPPING-POST.
EXPANSION AND TRUSTS.*
DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME IX.
AN ADDRESS TO THE COLORED PEOPLE.
SPEECH AT INDIANAPOLIS.
CENTENNIAL ORATION.
BANGOR SPEECH.
COOPER UNION SPEECH, NEW YORK.
INDIANAPOLIS SPEECH.
CHICAGO SPEECH.
EIGHT TO SEVEN ADDRESS.
HARD TIMES AND THE WAY OUT.
SUFFRAGE ADDRESS.
WALL STREET SPEECH.
BROOKLYN SPEECH.
ADDRESS TO THE 86TH ILLINOIS REGIMENT.
DECORATION DAY ORATION.
DECORATION DAY ADDRESS.
RATIFICATION SPEECH.
REUNION ADDRESS.
THE CHICAGO AND NEW YORK GOLD SPEECH.
AN ADDRESS TO THE COLORED PEOPLE.(1867.)Slavery and its Justification by Law and Religion—Its DestructiveInfluence upon Nations—Inauguration of the Modern Slave Trade by thePortuguese Gonzales—Planted upon American Soil—The Abolitionists,Clarkson, Wilberforce, and Others—The Struggle in England—Pioneersin San Domingo, Oge and Chevannes—Early Op-posers of Slavery inAmerica—William Lloyd Garrison—Wendell Phillips, Charles Sumner, JohnBrown—The Fugitive Slave Law—The Emancipation Proclamation—Dread ofEducation in the South—Advice to the Colored People.INDIANAPOLIS SPEECH.(1868.)Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus—Precedent Established by theRevolutionary Fathers—Committees of Safety appointed by theContinental Congress—Arrest of Disaffected Persons in Pennsylvaniaand Delaware—Interference with Elections—Resolution of ContinentalCongress with respect to Citizens who Opposed the sending of Deputiesto the Convention of New York—Penalty for refusing to take ContinentalMoney or Pray for the American Cause—Habeas Corpus Suspended during theRevolution—Interference with Freedom of the Press—Negroes Freed andallowed to Fight in the Continental Army—Crispus Attacks—An AbolitionDocument issued by Andrew Jackson—Majority rule—Slavery and theRebellion—Tribute to General Grant.SPEECH NOMINATING BLAINE.(1876.)Note descriptive of the Occasion—Demand of the Republicans of theUnited States—Resumption—The Plumed Knight.CENTENNIAL ORATION.(1876.)One Hundred Years ago, our Fathers retired the Gods from Politics—TheDeclaration of Independence—Meaning of the Declaration—The Old Ideaof the Source of Political Power—Our Fathers Educated by theirSurroundings—The Puritans—Universal Religious Toleration declared bythe Catholics of Maryland—Roger Williams—Not All of our Fathers infavor of Independence—Fortunate Difference in Religious Views—SecularGovernment—Authority derived from the People—The Declaration andthe Beginning of the War—What they Fought For—Slavery—Results ofa Hundred Years of Freedom—The Declaration Carried out in Letter andSpirit.BANGOR SPEECH.(1876.)The Hayes Campaign—Reasons for Voting the Republican Ticket—Abolitionof Slavery—Preservation of the Union—Reasons for Not Trusting theDemocratic Party—Record of the Republican Party—Democrats Assistedthe South—Paper Money—Enfranchisement of the Negroes—Samuel J.Tilden—His Essay on Finance.COOPER UNION SPEECH, NEW YORK.COOPER UNION SPEECH, NEW YORK.(1876.)All Citizens Stockholders in the United States of America—TheDemocratic Party a Hungry Organization—Political PartiesContrasted—The Fugitive Slave Law a Disgrace to Hell in its PalmiestDays—Feelings of the Democracy Hurt on the Subject of Religion—Defenceof Slavery in a Resolution of the Presbyterians, South—State of theUnion at the Time the Republican Party was Born—Jacob Thompson—TheNational Debt—Protection of Citizens Abroad—Tammany Hall: Its Relationto the Penitentiary—The Democratic Party of New York City—"WhatHands!"—Free Schools.INDIANAPOLIS SPEECH.(1876.)Address to the Veteran Soldiers of the Rebellion—Objections tothe Democratic Party—The Men who have been Democrats—Why I am aRepublican—Free Labor and Free Thought—A Vision of War—DemocraticSlander of the Greenback—Shall the People who Saved the Country RuleIt?—On Finance—Government Cannot Create Money—The Greenback Dollara Mortgage upon the Country—Guarantees that the Debt will be Paid-'TheThoroughbred and the Mule—The Column of July, Paris—The MisleadingGuide Board, the Dismantled Mill, and the Place where there had been aHotel,CHICAGO SPEECH.(1876.)The Plea of "Let Bygones be Bygones"—Passport of the DemocraticParty—Right of the General Government to send Troops into SouthernStates for the Protection of Colored People—Abram S. Hewitt'sCongratulatory Letter to the Negroes—The Demand for Inflation of theCurrency—Record of Rutherford B. Hayes—Contrasted with Samuel J.Tilden—Merits of the Republican Party—Negro and Southern White—TheSuperior Man—"No Nation founded upon Injustice can Permanently Stand."EIGHT TO SEVEN ADDRESS.(1877.)On the Electoral Commission—Reminiscences of the Hayes-Tilden Camp—Constitution of the Electoral College—Characteristics of the Members—Frauds at the Ballot Box Poisoning the Fountain of Power—ReformsSuggested—Elections too Frequent—The Professional Office-seeker—ALetter on Civil Service Reform—Young Men Advised against GovernmentClerkships—Too Many Legislators and too Much Legislation—Defect in theConstitution as to the Mode of Electing a President—Protection ofCitizens by State and General Governments—The Dual Government in SouthCarolina—Ex-Rebel Key in the President's Cabinet—Implacables andBourbons South and North—"I extend to you each and all the Olive Branchof Peace."HARD TIMES AND THE WAY OUT.(1878.)Capital and Labor—What is a Capitalist?—The Idle and the IndustriousArtisans—No Conflict between Capital and Labor—A Period of Inflationand Speculation—Life and Fire Insurance Agents—Business done onCredit—The Crash, Failure, and Bankruptcy—Fall in the Price of RealEstate a Form of Resumption—Coming back to Reality—Definitions ofMoney Examined—Not Gold and Silver but Intelligent Labor the Measureof Value—Government cannot by Law Create Wealth—A Bill of Fare nota Dinner—Fiat Money—American Honor Pledged to the Maintenance of theGreenbacks—The Cry against Holders of Bonds—Criminals and Vagabonds tobe supported—Duty of Government to Facilitate Enterprise—More Men mustCultivate the Soil—Government Aid for the Overcoming of Obstacles tooGreat for Individual Enterprise—The Palace Builders the Friends ofLabor—Extravagance the best Form of Charity—Useless to Boost a Manwho is not Climbing—The Reasonable Price for Labor—The Vagrant and hisstrange and winding Path—What to tell the Working Men.SUFFRAGE ADDRESS.(1880.)The Right to Vote—All Women who desire the Suffrage should haveIt—Shall the People of the District of Columbia Manage their OwnAffairs—Their Right to a Representative in Congress and an ElectoralVote—Anomalous State of Affairs at the Capital of the Republic—Not theWealthy and Educated alone should Govern—The Poor as Trustworthy as theRich—Strict Registration Laws Needed.WALL STREET SPEECH.(1880.)Obligation of New York to Protect the Best Interests of theCountry—Treason and Forgery of the Democratic Party in its Appeal toSword and Pen—The One Republican in the Penitentiary of Maine—TheDoctrine of State Sovereignty—Protection for American Brain andMuscle—Hancock on the Tariff—A Forgery (the Morey letter) Committedand upheld—The Character of James A. Garfield.BROOKLYN SPEECH.(1880.)Introduced by Henry Ward Beecher (note)—Some PatrioticDemocrats—Freedom of Speech North and South—An Honest Ballot—ADDRESS TO THE 86TH ILLINOIS REGIMENT.DECORATION DAY ORATION.DECORATION DAY ADDRESS.RATIFICATION SPEECH.REUNION ADDRESS.THE CHICAGO AND NEW YORK GOLD SPEECH.
AN ADDRESS TO THE COLORED PEOPLE.
(1867.)Slavery and its Justification by Law and Religion—Its DestructiveInfluence upon Nations—Inauguration of the Modern Slave Trade by thePortuguese Gonzales—Planted upon American Soil—The Abolitionists,Clarkson, Wilberforce, and Others—The Struggle in England—Pioneersin San Domingo, Oge and Chevannes—Early Op-posers of Slavery inAmerica—William Lloyd Garrison—Wendell Phillips, Charles Sumner, JohnBrown—The Fugitive Slave Law—The Emancipation Proclamation—Dread ofEducation in the South—Advice to the Colored People.
INDIANAPOLIS SPEECH.
(1868.)Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus—Precedent Established by theRevolutionary Fathers—Committees of Safety appointed by theContinental Congress—Arrest of Disaffected Persons in Pennsylvaniaand Delaware—Interference with Elections—Resolution of ContinentalCongress with respect to Citizens who Opposed the sending of Deputiesto the Convention of New York—Penalty for refusing to take ContinentalMoney or Pray for the American Cause—Habeas Corpus Suspended during theRevolution—Interference with Freedom of the Press—Negroes Freed andallowed to Fight in the Continental Army—Crispus Attacks—An AbolitionDocument issued by Andrew Jackson—Majority rule—Slavery and theRebellion—Tribute to General Grant.SPEECH NOMINATING BLAINE.(1876.)Note descriptive of the Occasion—Demand of the Republicans of theUnited States—Resumption—The Plumed Knight.
CENTENNIAL ORATION.
(1876.)One Hundred Years ago, our Fathers retired the Gods from Politics—TheDeclaration of Independence—Meaning of the Declaration—The Old Ideaof the Source of Political Power—Our Fathers Educated by theirSurroundings—The Puritans—Universal Religious Toleration declared bythe Catholics of Maryland—Roger Williams—Not All of our Fathers infavor of Independence—Fortunate Difference in Religious Views—SecularGovernment—Authority derived from the People—The Declaration andthe Beginning of the War—What they Fought For—Slavery—Results ofa Hundred Years of Freedom—The Declaration Carried out in Letter andSpirit.
BANGOR SPEECH.
(1876.)The Hayes Campaign—Reasons for Voting the Republican Ticket—Abolitionof Slavery—Preservation of the Union—Reasons for Not Trusting theDemocratic Party—Record of the Republican Party—Democrats Assistedthe South—Paper Money—Enfranchisement of the Negroes—Samuel J.Tilden—His Essay on Finance.
COOPER UNION SPEECH, NEW YORK.
COOPER UNION SPEECH, NEW YORK.(1876.)All Citizens Stockholders in the United States of America—TheDemocratic Party a Hungry Organization—Political PartiesContrasted—The Fugitive Slave Law a Disgrace to Hell in its PalmiestDays—Feelings of the Democracy Hurt on the Subject of Religion—Defenceof Slavery in a Resolution of the Presbyterians, South—State of theUnion at the Time the Republican Party was Born—Jacob Thompson—TheNational Debt—Protection of Citizens Abroad—Tammany Hall: Its Relationto the Penitentiary—The Democratic Party of New York City—"WhatHands!"—Free Schools.
INDIANAPOLIS SPEECH.
(1876.)Address to the Veteran Soldiers of the Rebellion—Objections tothe Democratic Party—The Men who have been Democrats—Why I am aRepublican—Free Labor and Free Thought—A Vision of War—DemocraticSlander of the Greenback—Shall the People who Saved the Country RuleIt?—On Finance—Government Cannot Create Money—The Greenback Dollara Mortgage upon the Country—Guarantees that the Debt will be Paid-'TheThoroughbred and the Mule—The Column of July, Paris—The MisleadingGuide Board, the Dismantled Mill, and the Place where there had been aHotel,
CHICAGO SPEECH.
(1876.)The Plea of "Let Bygones be Bygones"—Passport of the DemocraticParty—Right of the General Government to send Troops into SouthernStates for the Protection of Colored People—Abram S. Hewitt'sCongratulatory Letter to the Negroes—The Demand for Inflation of theCurrency—Record of Rutherford B. Hayes—Contrasted with Samuel J.Tilden—Merits of the Republican Party—Negro and Southern White—TheSuperior Man—"No Nation founded upon Injustice can Permanently Stand."
EIGHT TO SEVEN ADDRESS.
(1877.)On the Electoral Commission—Reminiscences of the Hayes-Tilden Camp—Constitution of the Electoral College—Characteristics of the Members—Frauds at the Ballot Box Poisoning the Fountain of Power—ReformsSuggested—Elections too Frequent—The Professional Office-seeker—ALetter on Civil Service Reform—Young Men Advised against GovernmentClerkships—Too Many Legislators and too Much Legislation—Defect in theConstitution as to the Mode of Electing a President—Protection ofCitizens by State and General Governments—The Dual Government in SouthCarolina—Ex-Rebel Key in the President's Cabinet—Implacables andBourbons South and North—"I extend to you each and all the Olive Branchof Peace."
HARD TIMES AND THE WAY OUT.
(1878.)Capital and Labor—What is a Capitalist?—The Idle and the IndustriousArtisans—No Conflict between Capital and Labor—A Period of Inflationand Speculation—Life and Fire Insurance Agents—Business done onCredit—The Crash, Failure, and Bankruptcy—Fall in the Price of RealEstate a Form of Resumption—Coming back to Reality—Definitions ofMoney Examined—Not Gold and Silver but Intelligent Labor the Measureof Value—Government cannot by Law Create Wealth—A Bill of Fare nota Dinner—Fiat Money—American Honor Pledged to the Maintenance of theGreenbacks—The Cry against Holders of Bonds—Criminals and Vagabonds tobe supported—Duty of Government to Facilitate Enterprise—More Men mustCultivate the Soil—Government Aid for the Overcoming of Obstacles tooGreat for Individual Enterprise—The Palace Builders the Friends ofLabor—Extravagance the best Form of Charity—Useless to Boost a Manwho is not Climbing—The Reasonable Price for Labor—The Vagrant and hisstrange and winding Path—What to tell the Working Men.
SUFFRAGE ADDRESS.
(1880.)The Right to Vote—All Women who desire the Suffrage should haveIt—Shall the People of the District of Columbia Manage their OwnAffairs—Their Right to a Representative in Congress and an ElectoralVote—Anomalous State of Affairs at the Capital of the Republic—Not theWealthy and Educated alone should Govern—The Poor as Trustworthy as theRich—Strict Registration Laws Needed.
WALL STREET SPEECH.
(1880.)Obligation of New York to Protect the Best Interests of theCountry—Treason and Forgery of the Democratic Party in its Appeal toSword and Pen—The One Republican in the Penitentiary of Maine—TheDoctrine of State Sovereignty—Protection for American Brain andMuscle—Hancock on the Tariff—A Forgery (the Morey letter) Committedand upheld—The Character of James A. Garfield.
BROOKLYN SPEECH.
(1880.)Introduced by Henry Ward Beecher (note)—Some PatrioticDemocrats—Freedom of Speech North and South—An Honest Ballot—
ADDRESS TO THE 86TH ILLINOIS REGIMENT.
DECORATION DAY ORATION.
DECORATION DAY ADDRESS.
RATIFICATION SPEECH.
REUNION ADDRESS.
THE CHICAGO AND NEW YORK GOLD SPEECH.
DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME X.
ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE MUNN TRIAL.
CLOSING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE FIRST STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
OPENING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE SECOND STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
CLOSING ADDRESS IN SECOND STAR ROUTE TRIAL
ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE DAVIS WILL CASE.
ARGUMENT BEFORE THE VICE-CHANCELLOR IN THE RUSSELL CASE.
ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE MUNN TRIAL.Demoralization caused by Alcohol—Note from the ChicagoTimes—Prejudice—Review of the Testimony of Jacob Rehm—PerjuryCharacterized—The Defendant and the Offence Charged (p. 21)—Testimonyof Golsen Reviewed—Rehm's Testimony before the Grand Jury—GoodCharacter (p. 29)—Suspicion not Evidence.CLOSING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE FIRST STAR ROUTE TRIAL.CLOSING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE FIRST STAR ROUTE TRIAL.Note from the WashingtonCapital—The Assertion Denied that we area Demoralized Country and that our Country is Distinguished amongthe Nations only for Corruption—Duties of Jurors and Duties ofLawyers—Section under which the Indictment is Found—Cases cited toShow that Overt Acts charged and also the Crime itself must be Provedas Described—Routes upon which Indictments are Based and Overt ActsCharged (pp. 54-76)—Routes on which the Making of False Claims isAlleged—Authorities on Proofs of Conspiracy (pp. 91-94)—Examinationof the Evidence against Stephen W. and John W. Dorsey (pp. 96-117)—TheCorpus Delicti in a Case of Conspiracy and the Acts Necessary to be Donein Order to Establish Conspiracy (pp. 120-123)—Testimony of Walshand the Confession of Rerdell—Extravagance in Mail Carrying (p.128)—Productiveness of Mail Routes (p. 131)—Hypothesis of Guilt andLaw of Evidence—Dangerous Influence of Suspicion—Terrorizing theJury—The Woman at Her Husband's Side.OPENING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE SECOND STAR ROUTE TRIAL.Juries the Bulwark of Civil Liberty—Suspicion Not Evidence—BriefStatement of the Case—John M. Peck, John W. Dorsey, Stephen W. Dorsey,John R. Miner, Mr. (A. E. ) Boone (p.p. 150-156)—The ClendenningBonds—Miner's, Peck's, and Dorsey's Bids—Why they Bid on CheapRoutes—Number of Routes upon which there are Indictments—TheArrangement between Stephen W. Dorsey and John R. Miner—Appearanceof Mr. Vaile in the Contracts—Partnership Formed—The RoutesDivided—Senator Dorsey's Course after Getting the Routes—His Routesturned over to James W. Bosler—Profits of the Business (p. 181)—ThePetitions for More Mails—Productive and Unproductive Post-offices—Menwho Add to the Wealth of the World—Where the Idea of the Productivenessof Post routes was Hatched—Cost of Letters to Recipients in 1843—TheOverland Mail (p. 190)—Loss in Distributing the Mail in the Districtof Columbia and Other Territories—Post-office the only Evidenceof National Beneficence—Profit and Loss of Mail Carrying—OrdersAntedated, and Why—Routes Increased and Expedited—Additional Bonds forAdditional Trips—The Charge that Pay was Received when the Mail wasnot Carried—Fining on Shares—Subcontracts for Less than the OriginalContracts—Pay on Discontinued Routes—Alleged False Affidavits—Rightof Petition—Reviewing the Ground.CLOSING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE SECOND STAR ROUTE TRIAL.Scheme of the Indictment—Story of the Case—What Constitutes FraudulentBidding—How a Conspiracy Must be Proved—The Hypothesis of Guilt andLaw of Evidence—Conversation Unsatisfactory Evidence—Fallibility ofMemory—Proposition to Produce Mr. Dorsey's Books—Interruption of theCourt to Decide that Primary Evidence, having Once been Refused, can notafterwards be Introduced to Contradict Secondary Evidence—A Defendantmay not be Presumed into the Penitentiary—A Decision by JusticeField—The Right of Petition—Was there a Conspiracy?—Dorsey'sBenevolence (p. 250)—The Chico Springs Letter—Evidence of MooreReviewed—Mr. Ker's Defective Memory—The Informer System—Testimonyof Rerdell Reviewed—His Letter to Dorsey (p. 304)—The Affidavit ofRerdell and Dorsey—Petitions for Faster Time—Uncertainty RegardingHandwriting—Government Should be Incapable of Deceit—Rerdell'swithdrawal of the Plea of Not Guilty (p. 362)—Informers, their Immunityand Evidence—Nailing Down the Lid of Rerdell's Coffin—Mistakes ofMessrs. Ker and Merrick and the Court—Letter of H. M. Vaile to theSixth Auditor—Miner's Letter to Carey—Miner, Peck & Co. to Frank A.Tuttle—Answering Points Raised by Mr. Bliss (396 et seq.)—Evidenceregarding the Payment of Money by Dorsey to Brady—A. E. Boone'sTestimony Reviewed—Secrecy of Contractors Regarding the Amount of theirBids—Boone's Partnership Agreement with Dorsey—Explanation of Bidsin Different Names—Omission of Instructions from Proposals (p.450)—Accusation that Senator Mitchell was the Paid Agent ofthe Defendants—Alleged Sneers at Things held Sacred—What is aConspiracy?—The Theory that there was a Conspiracy—Dorsey's AllegedInterest—The Two Affidavits in Evidence—Inquiry of General Miles—Whythe Defendant's Books were not Produced—Tames W. Bosler's TestimonyRead (p. 500)—The Court shown to be Mistaken Regarding a DecisionPreviously Made (pp. 496-502)—No Logic in Abuse—Charges against JohnW. Miner—Testimony of A. W. Moore Reviewed-The Verdict Predicted—TheDefendants in the Case—What is left for the Jury to Say—Remarks ofMessrs. Henkle and Davidge—The Verdict.ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE DAVIS WILL CASE.Note from the AnacondaStandard—Senator Sander's Warning to the JuryNot to be Enticed by Sinners—Evidence, based on Quality of Handwriting,that Davis did not Write the Will—Evidence of the Spelling—Assertionthat the Will was Forged—Peculiarities of Eddy's Handwriting—Holesin Sconce's Signature and Reputation—His Memory—Business Sagacityof Davis—His Alleged Children—Date of his Death—Testimony of Mr.Knight—Ink used in Writing the Will—Expert Evidence—Speechlessnessof John A. Davis—Eddy's Failure to take the Stand—Testimony ofCarruthers—Relatives of Sconce—Mary Ann Davis's Connections—TheFamily Tree—The Signature of the Will—What the Evidence Shows—Dutyand Opportunity of the Jury.ARGUMENT BEFORE THE VICE-CHANCELLOR IN THE RUSSELL CASE.Antenuptial Waiving of Dower by Women—A Case from Illinois—At WhatAge Men and Women Cease to Feel the Tender Flame—Russell's Bargain withMrs. Russell—Antenuptial Contract and Parole Agreement—Definitionof "Liberal Provision "—The Woman not Bound by a Contract Made inIgnorance of the Facts—Contract Destroyed by Deception.
ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE MUNN TRIAL.
Demoralization caused by Alcohol—Note from the ChicagoTimes—Prejudice—Review of the Testimony of Jacob Rehm—PerjuryCharacterized—The Defendant and the Offence Charged (p. 21)—Testimonyof Golsen Reviewed—Rehm's Testimony before the Grand Jury—GoodCharacter (p. 29)—Suspicion not Evidence.
CLOSING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE FIRST STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
CLOSING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE FIRST STAR ROUTE TRIAL.Note from the WashingtonCapital—The Assertion Denied that we area Demoralized Country and that our Country is Distinguished amongthe Nations only for Corruption—Duties of Jurors and Duties ofLawyers—Section under which the Indictment is Found—Cases cited toShow that Overt Acts charged and also the Crime itself must be Provedas Described—Routes upon which Indictments are Based and Overt ActsCharged (pp. 54-76)—Routes on which the Making of False Claims isAlleged—Authorities on Proofs of Conspiracy (pp. 91-94)—Examinationof the Evidence against Stephen W. and John W. Dorsey (pp. 96-117)—TheCorpus Delicti in a Case of Conspiracy and the Acts Necessary to be Donein Order to Establish Conspiracy (pp. 120-123)—Testimony of Walshand the Confession of Rerdell—Extravagance in Mail Carrying (p.128)—Productiveness of Mail Routes (p. 131)—Hypothesis of Guilt andLaw of Evidence—Dangerous Influence of Suspicion—Terrorizing theJury—The Woman at Her Husband's Side.
OPENING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE SECOND STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
Juries the Bulwark of Civil Liberty—Suspicion Not Evidence—BriefStatement of the Case—John M. Peck, John W. Dorsey, Stephen W. Dorsey,John R. Miner, Mr. (A. E. ) Boone (p.p. 150-156)—The ClendenningBonds—Miner's, Peck's, and Dorsey's Bids—Why they Bid on CheapRoutes—Number of Routes upon which there are Indictments—TheArrangement between Stephen W. Dorsey and John R. Miner—Appearanceof Mr. Vaile in the Contracts—Partnership Formed—The RoutesDivided—Senator Dorsey's Course after Getting the Routes—His Routesturned over to James W. Bosler—Profits of the Business (p. 181)—ThePetitions for More Mails—Productive and Unproductive Post-offices—Menwho Add to the Wealth of the World—Where the Idea of the Productivenessof Post routes was Hatched—Cost of Letters to Recipients in 1843—TheOverland Mail (p. 190)—Loss in Distributing the Mail in the Districtof Columbia and Other Territories—Post-office the only Evidenceof National Beneficence—Profit and Loss of Mail Carrying—OrdersAntedated, and Why—Routes Increased and Expedited—Additional Bonds forAdditional Trips—The Charge that Pay was Received when the Mail wasnot Carried—Fining on Shares—Subcontracts for Less than the OriginalContracts—Pay on Discontinued Routes—Alleged False Affidavits—Rightof Petition—Reviewing the Ground.CLOSING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE SECOND STAR ROUTE TRIAL.Scheme of the Indictment—Story of the Case—What Constitutes FraudulentBidding—How a Conspiracy Must be Proved—The Hypothesis of Guilt andLaw of Evidence—Conversation Unsatisfactory Evidence—Fallibility ofMemory—Proposition to Produce Mr. Dorsey's Books—Interruption of theCourt to Decide that Primary Evidence, having Once been Refused, can notafterwards be Introduced to Contradict Secondary Evidence—A Defendantmay not be Presumed into the Penitentiary—A Decision by JusticeField—The Right of Petition—Was there a Conspiracy?—Dorsey'sBenevolence (p. 250)—The Chico Springs Letter—Evidence of MooreReviewed—Mr. Ker's Defective Memory—The Informer System—Testimonyof Rerdell Reviewed—His Letter to Dorsey (p. 304)—The Affidavit ofRerdell and Dorsey—Petitions for Faster Time—Uncertainty RegardingHandwriting—Government Should be Incapable of Deceit—Rerdell'swithdrawal of the Plea of Not Guilty (p. 362)—Informers, their Immunityand Evidence—Nailing Down the Lid of Rerdell's Coffin—Mistakes ofMessrs. Ker and Merrick and the Court—Letter of H. M. Vaile to theSixth Auditor—Miner's Letter to Carey—Miner, Peck & Co. to Frank A.Tuttle—Answering Points Raised by Mr. Bliss (396 et seq.)—Evidenceregarding the Payment of Money by Dorsey to Brady—A. E. Boone'sTestimony Reviewed—Secrecy of Contractors Regarding the Amount of theirBids—Boone's Partnership Agreement with Dorsey—Explanation of Bidsin Different Names—Omission of Instructions from Proposals (p.450)—Accusation that Senator Mitchell was the Paid Agent ofthe Defendants—Alleged Sneers at Things held Sacred—What is aConspiracy?—The Theory that there was a Conspiracy—Dorsey's AllegedInterest—The Two Affidavits in Evidence—Inquiry of General Miles—Whythe Defendant's Books were not Produced—Tames W. Bosler's TestimonyRead (p. 500)—The Court shown to be Mistaken Regarding a DecisionPreviously Made (pp. 496-502)—No Logic in Abuse—Charges against JohnW. Miner—Testimony of A. W. Moore Reviewed-The Verdict Predicted—TheDefendants in the Case—What is left for the Jury to Say—Remarks ofMessrs. Henkle and Davidge—The Verdict.
ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE DAVIS WILL CASE.
Note from the AnacondaStandard—Senator Sander's Warning to the JuryNot to be Enticed by Sinners—Evidence, based on Quality of Handwriting,that Davis did not Write the Will—Evidence of the Spelling—Assertionthat the Will was Forged—Peculiarities of Eddy's Handwriting—Holesin Sconce's Signature and Reputation—His Memory—Business Sagacityof Davis—His Alleged Children—Date of his Death—Testimony of Mr.Knight—Ink used in Writing the Will—Expert Evidence—Speechlessnessof John A. Davis—Eddy's Failure to take the Stand—Testimony ofCarruthers—Relatives of Sconce—Mary Ann Davis's Connections—TheFamily Tree—The Signature of the Will—What the Evidence Shows—Dutyand Opportunity of the Jury.
ARGUMENT BEFORE THE VICE-CHANCELLOR IN THE RUSSELL CASE.
Antenuptial Waiving of Dower by Women—A Case from Illinois—At WhatAge Men and Women Cease to Feel the Tender Flame—Russell's Bargain withMrs. Russell—Antenuptial Contract and Parole Agreement—Definitionof "Liberal Provision "—The Woman not Bound by a Contract Made inIgnorance of the Facts—Contract Destroyed by Deception.