The world's orators : comprising the great orations of the world's history, with introductory essays, biographical sketches and critical notes . er at the bar, whoselife and death are in the balance, that he shouldbe judged rigidly by the evidence and the law. I In Behalf of James Hadfield 71 have made no appeal to your passions—you haveno right to exercise them. This is not even a casein which, if the prisoner be found guilty, the royalmercy should be counselled to interfere. He iseither an accountable being, or not he was unconscious of the mischief he was en-gaged in, the law
The world's orators : comprising the great orations of the world's history, with introductory essays, biographical sketches and critical notes . er at the bar, whoselife and death are in the balance, that he shouldbe judged rigidly by the evidence and the law. I In Behalf of James Hadfield 71 have made no appeal to your passions—you haveno right to exercise them. This is not even a casein which, if the prisoner be found guilty, the royalmercy should be counselled to interfere. He iseither an accountable being, or not he was unconscious of the mischief he was en-gaged in, the law is a corollary, and he is notguilty. But if, when the evidence closes, youthink he was conscious, and maliciously meditatedthe treason he is charged with, it is impossible toconceive a crime more vile and detestable; and Ishould consider the Kings life to be ill attendedto, indeed, if not protected by the full vigor of thelaws, which are watchful over the security of themeanest of his subjects. It is a most importantconsideration, both as it regards the prisoner andthe community of which he is a member. Gentle-men, I leave it with GEORGE CANNING George Canning, celebrated alike as statesman and orator,was born in London in 1770. When he was eight years oldhe was taken into the household of a wealthy uncle, where hewas brought into the society of such men as Burke, Fox,Sheridan, and other leading men. He was educated at Etonand Oxford, and distinguished himself at both schools. In1793, through the influence of Pitt, Canning was returned toParliament as member for the borough of Newport, and atonce ardently and ably espoused the cause of which Pitt wasthe leader. He proved himself a great debater, even in thegalaxy of that time, but was somewhat tainted with blindpartisanship. In 1807 he was given the position of Secretaryof Foreign Affairs, and in this office showed wonderful execu-tive ability. An unfortunate dispute with Lord Castlereaghin 1809, terminating in a duel,
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