They commenced by drawing vivid pictures of the outrages in which the original wrongs had been committed.

They spoke of ruined families, plundered mariners, and blasted hopes.

They presented minute arithmetical calculations to show that just forty times as much wrong had, in fact, been done, as this bond assumed; and that, as the case actually stood, Leaplow ought, in strict justice, to receive exactly forty times the amount of the money that was actually included in the instrument.

Turning from these interesting details, they next presented the question of honor.

Leapthrough, by attacking the Leaplow flag, and invading Leaplow rights, had made it principally a question of honor, and, in disposing of it, the principle of honor ought never to be lost sight of.