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October 6, 1841
Jeffersonian Republican
Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, Milford, Monroe County, Pike County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
A letter draws a parallel between the uncertain trial of McLeod for the Caroline incident and the pre-Revolutionary acquittal of British soldiers in Boston, defended by John Adams, urging a fair trial despite public exasperation.
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An Old McLeod Case.
A venerable and most respected friend has addressed the following letter to us, stating a case in the Revolutionary history of the country, which exhibits features analogous to that of McLeod. We unite with our correspondent in hoping that the trial of this person will be conducted with unprejudiced intelligence:
Gentlemen: It is yet uncertain whether McLeod will be acquitted. There may be contradictory evidence as to the material fact of his being present at the taking and burning of the Caroline. Whatever may be the result of the testimony adduced, I hope the Court and Jury will remember the celebrated case of the British soldiers who, before the Revolution, fired upon the mob in Boston: they were indicted and tried for murder, but in consequence of the able defence of the great patriot, John Adams, the Court and Jury acquitted them on the ground of their having been mere instruments, obliged to obey the orders of their commanders. This is an American case exactly in point. I hope there will be found a John Adams among the counsel of the prisoner, and a Judge equally learned, and a Jury equally just as those of Massachusetts on the occasion above mentioned. The times were then disastrous, and the minds of the people much more exasperated than they can be at the present moment, even on the frontiers of the British Provinces.
[Philadelphia National Gazette.]
A venerable and most respected friend has addressed the following letter to us, stating a case in the Revolutionary history of the country, which exhibits features analogous to that of McLeod. We unite with our correspondent in hoping that the trial of this person will be conducted with unprejudiced intelligence:
Gentlemen: It is yet uncertain whether McLeod will be acquitted. There may be contradictory evidence as to the material fact of his being present at the taking and burning of the Caroline. Whatever may be the result of the testimony adduced, I hope the Court and Jury will remember the celebrated case of the British soldiers who, before the Revolution, fired upon the mob in Boston: they were indicted and tried for murder, but in consequence of the able defence of the great patriot, John Adams, the Court and Jury acquitted them on the ground of their having been mere instruments, obliged to obey the orders of their commanders. This is an American case exactly in point. I hope there will be found a John Adams among the counsel of the prisoner, and a Judge equally learned, and a Jury equally just as those of Massachusetts on the occasion above mentioned. The times were then disastrous, and the minds of the people much more exasperated than they can be at the present moment, even on the frontiers of the British Provinces.
[Philadelphia National Gazette.]
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Mcleod Trial
Boston Soldiers
John Adams Defense
Revolutionary Case
Fair Acquittal
What entities or persons were involved?
Mcleod
John Adams
Where did it happen?
Boston, Massachusetts
Story Details
Key Persons
Mcleod
John Adams
Location
Boston, Massachusetts
Event Date
Before The Revolution
Story Details
A correspondent hopes McLeod's trial for the Caroline will be fair like the acquittal of British soldiers who fired on a Boston mob, defended by John Adams as obeying orders, despite then-exasperated times.