...then his offence will be no more than the too common one of having suffered his own personal interests to prevail over his public duty in placing his voters...disgrace to his rank, and a traitor to his trust. Fine and imprisonment !" he continued ; "the man deserves a palace instead of a prison, who prevents...

...for that very reason I will bring him before the court ! " and then proceeded to ftigmatise him as " a shameless oppressor, a disgrace to his rank, and a traitor to his trust." We do not read that the newspapers thereupon pitched into Mr. Erskine, that his Associates at the bar...

...then his offence will be no more than the too common one of having suffered his own personal interests to prevail over his public duty, in placing his voters...a disgrace to his rank and a traitor to his trust. The effect of Erskine's speech was electrical, and threw everybody, judges and all, into "a trance...

...the evidence of their guilt, which has excited the abhorrence of the numerous audience that crowds this Court — if he keeps this injured man suspended,...disgrace to his rank, and a traitor to his trust.' The verdict was for the defendant, and Erskine's fortune was made. His speech on this occasion is pronounced...

...Court—if he keeps this injured man suspended, or dares to turn that suspension into a removal—I shall then not scruple to declare him an accomplice...disgrace to his rank, and a traitor to his trust.' The verdict was for the defendant, and Erskine's fortune was made. His speech on this occasion is pronounced...

...to turn that suspension into a removal, I shall then not scruple to declare him an accomplice in his guilt— a shameless oppressor — a disgrace to his rank — and a traitor to hii trust." In conclusion the learned counsel said : " If the seaman, who, while he exposes his bodv...