Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-27

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Of .upererogaon TO speak of the violation Of the laws
the manner in which Justice is hood power
that wealth exercises it, and the farce of the sta
tutes which are inflicted upon poor sinner,
and now perverted for rich one and we should
altogether have ceased raise voices upon the sub
iect but for the imperative call Of duty which demands
Of us public capacity upon all occasions whether
successful not raise voices against wrong
maintain, far right.
These remarks make in consequence e the
details of infamous outrage perpetrated in Nashville,
which coy from the Union, Of that cityan offence
of the blacklist character is perpetraedthe Of JUS
tice is upted to strike the ofender-but the arm is
said-he blow is suspended, and it is believed that
when the does fall it will fall powerlessly and the
object whom il should punish will have escaped from
beneath il We glad the with which
the editor of the Union has treated the ect
step towards recying the wrong If the press did its
duty invariably in Of this kind. they would he
Of such frequent 1t is press which is de-
void of moral courage and honesty which fosters and
encourages crime-and which robs justice Of lis sting
plucking il out. The press panders 10 the passions
of the rich often, who are Its supporters, and
when they do wrong and turn aside the arm q the
law, this corrupt aud wicked press dare call
down the righteous indignation of the people upon
those who have presumed 10 trihe with justice
The NAL administration OF the law will continue yet
FOR time 1t will continue until all the presses, the
majority of the presses Of this Union free and indie
pendent-saves party clique, and bound to no
set ofmen by personal obligatrn Then the majesty OF
the laws will be maintained they ought to be- invo-
late and woe be to that man who in his public capacity
attempts 10 pervert their tenor.
Talk. then, no more efthe manner in which justice is
Il nj a; L by ia naeen IN ct redress. As
well might you attempt to stop the Of the mighty
Mississippi by dammng up of its tributary streams.
Go to the fountain hcad-go the sourcego the
ten wicked and corrupt press-make that do its duty.
Watch il when il surs crime-when it supports
crime and abandon il worse than worthless. The
following is the article alluded to:-
On Thursday night the 9th inst, most cruel out
rage of RAPE and other injury wasperpetrated IN this
place on the person OF little girl about eleven years
old: the particulars forbear 10 mention, the in
dividua charged with the outrage IS IN custody, and
the case has yet 10 undergo an examination
The individual charged with the offence was con
veyed 10 the court house Saturday for examina ton,
where defence set up by counsel, and appeal
made TO delay the examination until the 20hlnst and
although the appeal was unsatisfactory, and evidently
in the opinion of nearly all present, intended only TO
procrastnae time, still 10 the general surprise OF all
the delay was granted
From the REGULARITY Of this, and many other
cases of almost black character, which have been
opinion wantonly procrasfinated, allowing time
ard opportunity to such abomnabls wreches 10 es-
cape punishment defiance of all law, moral or CIVIL
and public sentiment, besides we deem il due to JUS
tice, to morality and TO the community to make these
brief remarks.
The case under consideration, we venture to say,
has scarcely parallel and although the wounded,
bleeding sacrifice, lay PROSTATE at the feet of the
court ready seal the conviction Of the abomlnable
wretch who had thus blehted all her earthly hopes,
and robbed her Of all that makes life desirable and
although from the injury she had received, there
strong probability that death might debar her of an
ether opportunity, still the blow suspended, as
tito battle the law that further means of escape from
punishment might be provided for.
How many offences of the most Infamous char
acter are almost daily perperaed IN our town and
when, in the opinion of larger portion of the CON-
nunty have the offenders been justly punished, we
believe that our records cannot show single instance
Ii appears, that il matters net how dark the deed,
how black the offence may be, the guilty perpetrators
are provided in some wayor ether with the means OF
escape from punishment.
We do hope that, for the virtue, morality and re-
spectability of town, public officers will pur-
sue rigid, prompt and efficient examination in
TO the many henous offences which do almost daily
transpire Until they do so, have no hope that
crime, however black, can ever be suppressed.