The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1836-02-08
THE INDICTMENTS.

criminal business of the session. The principal indi-
yiduals that may be brought before this body during
The present week are Benjamin III. Day and Moses
Beach, Of the Sun, and James Watson Webb, of the
Courier & Enquirer first for being accessory
the breaking open Of sealed package, and using
the contents thereof their propery-the latter
for violating the law justly enacted to prevent that
species of murder aHd violence which is pepetrsted
under the ironcal name of an affair of honor" The
punishment conviction for the former offence is 800
kne or enc months inprisonment-or the latter seren
years in tie States Prison.
From the agitation of the Sun on Saturday, il is
probable its editors will be indicted to-day or tenor
row. bat this opinion is coupled with the eefhat the
States Prison offence may escape entirely. We do not,
however, credit any supposIon of the kind present
Il is true the offence of Day s. Beach is highly penal
one in a commercial and civilized community where
so much of the intercourse Of society be sact
ed under the saoredness of seal. But the crime of
Day may be Justly attributed to his long association
With Fanny Wright, and the influence of her immoral
doctrines over a weak mind. OF late he has exhibited
symptoms of amendment. He has purchased the works
of the Rev. Robert Hail. and promises hereafter to act
il he cannot believe, Christian. This circumstance
ought to be taken in mitigation of his offence.
In relation TO the extraordinary conduct exhibited by
James Watson Webb, towards Mr.. Hamilton Wilkes,
few words only necessary. If the express law of
the State be openly violated with mpuny, would be
better to burn the book once and scatter its
ashes 10 the four winds of heaven. For years previous
20 1923, murders by dozens had been committed at
Hsboker, until voice loud as the rushing of many
waters up high heaven itself, calling npon its
slumberng bolt down upon the heads of those
voators of the sacred law" whose sheddeth blood by
maa shall his blood be she'd" We never will believe
that the greater offender shall be permitted go
whpt Of justice, and the lesser suffer the penalty
We will not believe that the paluy thief shall be in
dicted convicted and punished while the who de-
lberalely plans a murder-an honorable murder-(Oh!
what perverson of language -shal be permitted to
to escape and large. We will believe that
the laws of a virtuous, moral, and Christian people
are intended punish poor ragged, hungry, uned
wreIcbcs.-and not him who boast of his presses
and steam engines his extensive circulation and in
auence, and his S52726 from the United States Bank
II such could be the of justice voice would
come down from heaven itself crying" shame, shame,
shame your laws"-the spirit of the poor murdered
Graham would cry forth from his dreary tomb" shame
shame on your laws''-the dim ghosts Of the hume.
Gus victims whose blood has criinsoned the sandy
shores of Hoboken would cry outs shame shame
shame on your aws"-the very echoes reverbersting
from Weehawken heights across the Hudson, into the
Grand Jury Room, would be-" shame shame on your
laws!" Shame-shame" Shame-shamel"
No, no, we will not believe that in this moral and
Chrstitn community, violence, force, brutality and
passion that leads crime, escape the law, until
at least the fact has been verified before our eyes, and
established by the decision of Grand Jury.
IMPORTANT To House. KEEPERs.-We called last
week the house of Messrs Lockwood & Andrew on
the OF Fulton and Broadway, to their
beautiful and useful Kitchen Ranges.