...drama of guilt and treason, this man Is !o be called the principal offender, while he by whom he *u thus plunged in misery is comparatively innocent ,...! Is this reason? Is it law? Is it humanity? Sir, wither the human heart nor the human understanding will k*ra perveraion so monstrous and absurd! so...

...Blennerhassett could be hanged as the arch-traitor while Burr, the mastermind of the plot, would be set free. "Sir, neither the human heart nor the human understanding will bear a perversion so monstrous and absurd," declared Wirt. "Let Aaron Burr then not shrink from the high destination which he has courted, and...

...grand drama of guilt and treason, this man is to be called the principal offender, while he [Burr], by whom he was thus plunged in misery, is comparatively innocent, a mere accessory!" "Is this reason?" Wirt dramatically asked. "Is it law? Is it humanity?" 89 Two other arguments followed before Luther...

...by whom he was thus plunged and steeped in misery, is comparatively innocent — a mere accessory. Sir, neither the human heart, nor the human understanding,...so shocking to the soul ; so revolting to reason." Some two hundred miles below Wheeling, we reach the S|feV^: — -lk""^ borough of Pomeroy, the capital...

...offender, while he by whem he was thus plunged in misery is eomparatively innoeent, — a mere aeeessory * Is this reason ? Is it law ? Is it humanity ? Sir, neither the buman heart nor the human understanding will bear a perversion so monstrous and absurd ! so sheeking...