TALES OF CHARACTER x COUNTRY.

 NO. IF.

Circumstantial Evidence.
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CONCLUDED FROM OUR LAST.

 After the usual fornlalities, the Prisoner was required to plead guilty or not guilty He looked at his wife, and she, in a low voice, which made the rough and inartifcial language of the Delawares sound like mu- sic, translated to. him the request of the Court. His answer was one cold and quiet word, which was translated by his wife mot guilty. The little evidence against him was gone thro' with, and, rather thro' tho innate dislike of the people to an Indian, thai thai; fer iorr ;s which offered, fe was about being committed for trial, 10 the next term of the Circuit Court, which was to be held in about three months.

 Squire Grant, the presiding justice, had just risen to pronounce the sentence, when young, intelligent looking lawyer arose, and requested the leave of the Court to say a few words before the prisoner should be committed. He went on to say, that in his judgment, there was not sufficient evidence to authorize the commitment of tle prison CT. He urged the Court not to act upon prejudice and dislike, where they ought to require stern facts, and some show,at least, of evidence. He reminded the Court that there was not evidence enough to convict him, and that neither could there be--for when would one Indian offer evidence