it for gain. We might look upon him with some respect
if, in a manly style, he insisted on his right to
liberate them. But he avowedly steals for gain. He lies
about it, besides. Even a jury of abolitionists would
have no sympathy for such a man. Try him anyhow, by the
word of God--by the rules of common honesty--he would be
convicted, anyhow. He is presented to the world at large
as a rogue and a common thief and liar. There can be no
other conception of him. He did it for dishonest gain.

"The prisoner must be convicted. He cannot escape. There
can be no manner of doubt as to his guilt. I am at a
loss, without appearing absurd in my own eyes, to
conceive what kind of a defence can be made.

"I have not the least sort of feeling against the wretch
himself,--I desire a conviction from principle. I have
heard doctrines asserted on this trial that strike
directly at the rights and liberty of southern citizens.
I have heard counsel seeking to establish principles
that strike directly at the security of southern
property. I feel no desire that this man, as a man,
should be convicted; but I do desire that all persons
inclined to infringe on our rights of property should
know that there is a law hero to punish them, and I am
happy that the law has been so clearly laid down by the
court. Let it be known from Maine to Texas, to earth's
widest limits, that we have officers and juries to
execute that law, no matter by whom it may be violated!