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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Short studies of American authors 23 11 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Women and Men 18 4 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, John Greenleaf Whittier 4 0 Browse Search
Mary Thacher Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson: the story of his life 4 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Margaret Fuller Ossoli 3 1 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Carlyle's laugh and other surprises 3 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 25. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 2 2 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: September 3, 1863., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 2 0 Browse Search
Matthew Arnold, Civilization in the United States: First and Last Impressions of America. 1 1 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: September 3, 1863., [Electronic resource], Evacuation of Knoxville. (search)
ore a magistrate in defence of his client. --Mr. J. H. Gilmer discussed at length, yesterday, the proposition before the Mayor, "Whether counsel for a party, on his trial before the Mayor has the right to be heard in his defence, in argument, on the merits of the case?" Mr. Gilmer's argument was full, and at too great length for us to do more than hint at the points raised and elaborately considered. Starting, with the proposition, that the case reported in 5th Grattan, Page 664, (Howells. The Commonwealth.) was in no sense authority on this point. The question adjudicated in that case was a collateral one--whether counsel had a right to discuss before a Judge, trying a criminal cause, the admissibility on evidence, or the propriety of the Judge ruling out certain improper questions as to the chastity of a female whereas for the purpose of assailing her credibility. The issue there was purely collateral. It did not touch and could not affect the merits of the issue-- "gui