821 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:THOMAS COOPERClose all the avenues of information and throw a veil over the grossest misconduct of our periodical rulers?After offering these preliminary remarks, I shall give an account of the paper on which I…
818 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:786 X¥. AMERICAN STATE TRIALSIf my motives were to publish a foul and infamous libel on the character of the President, to incite hatred and contempt against him among the people of this country…
817 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:THOMAS COOPERThe confidence of the people, so necessary for conducting public business, was in direct opposition to the duties of a good citizen. Mischiefs of this kind were to be dreaded in proportion to…
820 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:788 ZX. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.Alluded to in the indictment, you will reverence as you ought the sacred obligation of the oath you have taken.Gentlemen of the jury, I acknowledge, as freely as any of…
819 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:THOMAS COOPERThe other too little influence on the measures of government. One is friendly, the other hostile, to a standing army and a permanent navy. One believes they are necessary to repel invasions and…
812 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:Dr. Priestley exerted his influence in dispersing this very address, which he must have known was the offspring of disappointment and revenge.The address is as cunning and insidious a production as ever appeared in…
816 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:It was with great regret that it was observed that anyone with a moderate ability to write believed they had the right to attack and undermine the authorities and officers appointed by the people…
815 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:THOMAS COOPERA case too little known, but of which the people ought to be fully apprised before the election, and they shall be.Most assuredly, had these transactions taken place in August 1797, then President…
814 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:Is this the letter of a man or not? I do not appeal to the cowardly propagator of anonymous falsehoods, but to the public. What is there in it of vanity or servility? Do…
813 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:THOMAS COOPERDr. Priestley had a conversation with me, urging me to ensure that Mr. Adams did not misunderstand my political views. As a result of this conversation, Dr. Priestley wrote the following letter, not…
811 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:THOMAS COOPERThe case of Jonathan Robbins is a melancholy example of presidential overreach. As President of the United States, an individual interfered to influence the decisions of a court of justice—a stretch of authority…
810 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:### The TrialIn the United States Circuit Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800.**Hon. Samuel Chase,****Hon. Richard Peters,**JudgesApril 11An indictment had been found against Thomas Cooper under the Sedition Act, which made it a crime to be…
809 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:Thomas CooperThomas Cooper was once asked if he was the same editor attacking the President who had previously sought office from the very man he now criticized. Cooper confirmed that he was indeed the…
808 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:James Priestley suggested to him to apply for the position. Objections were raised that he was not a native and did not share the President's political views. Dr. Priestley considered such objections insignificant. He…
805 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:THE EXECUTIONDelargo committed suicide in Salem Jail before the trial. After the conviction, Da Soto, the first mate, was pardoned through the intercession of Mrs. David Lee Child, the wife of the counsel. A…
804 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:The Clerk: Jurors, look upon the prisoner; prisoner, look upon the jurors. How say you, gentlemen, is the prisoner at the bar, Pedro Gibert, guilty or not guilty?The Foreman: Guilty.The same verdict was pronounced…
806 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:The Trial of Thomas Cooper for Seditious Libel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800The NarrativeThomas Cooper was an Englishman who had inherited a good fortune. He was trained as a lawyer but spent more time experimenting with…
807 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:Thomas Cooper drifted into metaphysics, and from metaphysics, he transitioned to politics. In politics, he became so unpopular in England that he emigrated to the United States. Here, he began practicing law. Despite being…
800 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:768 &X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALSThe trial here was conducted with reference to certain suggestions and questions regarding whether money had been divided among the crew of the Curlew. This question was clear and understandable…
799 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:PEDRO GIBERT AND OTHERSLet them look at the conduct of Capt. Trotter. He was an officer of the British navy stationed on the coast of Africa, with directions to use his efforts in suppressing…
802 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:American State TrialsAs the American passed by the sufferers, the Spaniard stopped and saved them. However, the prisoner's guilt must outweigh all these considerations. We cannot dispense mercy; that is the attribute of a…
803 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:PEDRO GIBERT AND OTHERSFor years, more than one or two of the Southern States resisted. Congress could do no more than it did at the time of the formation of the Constitution. They wished…
801 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:PEDRO GIBERT AND OTHERSThe crime attempted to be destroyed by fire was obvious. The individuals, whoever they were, after committing the robbery, had resolved to consummate their crime by sacrificing every member of the…
797 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:Many things, said Judge Story, had been brought into the present case which he regretted. However, the counsel for the defense had undoubtedly done right in omitting nothing that might have occurred to their…
798 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:766 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALSHow could we support our claims to property, or claims of any other kind, but by human testimony? The only purpose for which these cases ought ever to be called…
795 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:PEDRO GIBERT AND OTHERSPreviously, it was said that he could not read, yet he contradicted that assertion by reading in court. This circumstance would be one of the strongest proofs that he had testified…
796 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:764 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALSThe gallantry with which they, upon all occasions, risked their lives in behalf of the general weal.November 24.JUDGE STORY'S CHARGEJudge Story:Gentlemen, this important and protracted case is now, I hope,…
794 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:At the time she was taken, what became of them after they left the vessel? They sought refuge among the negroes and in the forest. How different was the conduct of the Portuguese, who…
793 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:PEDRO GIBERT AND OTHERSThe mate of the Mexican vessel and Perez both recount that the pirates took some spars, butter, and fowls from them. Perez observed this while in the maintop of the schooner.…
788 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document
Here is the translated text as follows:The labors involved in this case have been unprecedented. We can find no parallel to them in the history of judicial proceedings in this country. None of us have yet broken down under the…