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frs- The Supreme Court was yesterday engaged
throughout its session with the case of j. Fenimore
Cooper vs. Greeley & AfcEirath for various alleged
bels in our report of our former trial by Fenimore
at Ballston. This suit was brought few months
after the Ballston trial, but has been kept from
issue by demurrer to our peadings inter-
posed on behalf of the plain,if-whlch demur-
rer is now occupying the attention of the Su-
prcme Court. The case opened on behalf
o.. the plaintiff by MIR. RICHARD COOPER. who pre-
sented the grounds of demurrer with his usual con-
cseuess and ability. He was replied to on his
points by Mr. A. b. CoNeER Of the New-York Bar,
with directness, cogency and precision which we
are sure must have elected the warmest admiration
Of the large and most capable legal auditory. Mr..
Couser is yet young man, and so cons,iutoually
averse to notoriety, that We he must have
been heard with surprise well as pleasure by
many Of his seniors at the Bar. Though much OF
HE argument inevitably technical and verbal
1t in part devoid of interest to the impartial
hearer. The view he presented of the cors tuition
al questions involved in the law of libel al the close
Of hlspeech, struck us as being equally novel and
forcbe.


The closing argument for the defence, by Hon.
WIN. H. SEWARD, covered entirely different





i; ia and as it has been, and Of the reason and
rghtulness of that series of adjudica,ions In thus
State which have resulted ESQ it seems TO us) in
making nearly every uneomplimentary expression
or opinion libel, and every alleged libel incapable
of being legally defended. where the essence of the
defence is denial of the libeous character of the
words charged. We shall say nothing OF the abil.
ity of this argument, as we have report Of it in
preparation, which we hope 10 publish BY Saturday
at tarthest. 1t will commend itself TO all who feel
an interest in the mutual relations of Law and Lib
erty. Gov Seward will conclude his argument
this morning, after which Mr.. r. Cooper will close
the argument on behalf OF the plaintiff,


What may be our fortune in the action now so
nearly in train of adjustment it may no, become us
TO predict; but we feel a gratifying assurance tha,
the general subject Of the Law of Libel will have
been so presented to our highest State Tribunal
and so reviewed and illustrated there, as to ensure
a decrease Of litigation hereafter.