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Iase money from both the guilty and the innocent
where respectable depravity would purchase license
and mpunity for crime, and he who had most money
to lavish would be most secure while he who had
none would be inevitably ruined. II il the press
which is the sound, wholesome, and healthy con-
servator Of the public security, and Of the public
morals holds up the glass OF truth and publicity.
II puts infamy to the blush, and deeds OF darkness
seek in vain to hide themselves frcm its light. which
they hate and dread.


Yes! 1t IL the press which is now the onv con-
servative element in the administration of Justice.
The barwe would sayrather the criminal bar IL sunk
and degraded by set OF greedy harpies, who have
seized upon Its fu unctions men who, for gain and
profit, stoop to every kind of low art and trick to
assist the rogues and vagabonds of society to es
cape merlted Justice 1t isno longer an honorable
strife to shield the innocent, to protect the falsely
accused, to aid the unfortunate guilty from the ex.
cesses of excitement and hurried passion--but il il
a mart where crime 10 guaranteed, for a cert.,n
amount OF money, from conviction and punishment.
Look at some OF the late criminal cases look .t
the Baltimore trials IN the rape casesand there will
be seen who this "bar. is that makes this clsmor.
ous outoy against the press The fact is the press
would spoil this trade, and therefore this trade il
out against the press.


These men, who thus attack the press, are not
deserving to be classed with the bar. No houora-
Die member Of the bar would deny facts, deny the
law and set aside truths, for the consideration Of
any iee-much lees would he resort to an, to lies.
,oor'oery. 70 Unfair means. to get, perhaps, VII
la'n' penurer who would suit his purpose, put up
on jury, No-f facts are clear, he win no. deny
them u the law Is indubitsbe, he will bonss,Iv
acknowledge it-he will watch 10 a.. ~. - -
Justice Is done to his client, whom he !. c,n.a !.
aid, but he would scon to violate, by evil n..,.
the Justice of the law, the rights Of soce,y and -;
own duties to God and man Such honor,hl. 90
vlrtuous men are driven from criminal practice. bv
the arts and effrontery of base, venal and igno-
rant race of bold and daring pretenders who cour,
and follow the law, not as science, (which il il.
and the noblest OF all,) but a. a mere mercenarv
money-producing prostitute, which they abuse to
the vilest purposes. These men, who sell them.
selves to the base and vile work Of uprootina law