Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-11
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o operate as "A beacon 10 those whose
course is IN the torturous channel, where
passions ebb aud flow withou, a regula.
tor.
We are not astonished al the result.
Let who wi have been the murderer,
the &C: was evidently the
Of the lrrmer violation Of the laws Of
God and man, and naturally a conse.
quence, toD. We need not stop here 20
prove or Illustrate the truth OF this as.
Sert!on. Those ~conyerSlnt with the
affairs Of Ii Q, nave learned TO discover
the intimate connection bet ween one
crime and anOthcr-5etweeu the contin
ued provocatI0n by crime, and the v;si
tation of the vengeance Of the provoked
upon the aggressor ifthe visitation is
not always visible it is frequently be
cause art conceals the end, or the world
overlookS the connection. lfit is not
always made, ii is, perhaps, because the
lniamy Is not repeated, 10 lead to Disco
very, or the Injuries flies away from the
chance OF revenge, that he may not find
himself involved IN guilt. as well as in
misf1r une.
These open violations Of the avs Of
The land, IN the attack upon the person,
and sometimes IN the taking of the life
OF a human being, are growing more
and more frequent, and it Nigh: be worth
me enquiry of the man of thought and
leisure, what IS the cause ofthe ~frequen-
cy! The personal attack, wrong as it is,
and most TO b. censured, is rarely with
out a real or an imaginary cause. A
man seldom strikes another, without:
thinking, az least, That he is r~esentinr
some injury. The murder OF Curlies
was, prubIbly, the illegal visitation Of
an injured huS band, or the vengeance Of
a slightcned woman.
In the latter instance, the law could
not have aided her because the injury
itself arose from unlawful acts. In the
former, the law is armed with powers
tn revenge; but the haste Of injured feel
ings, and the misconcepiion as to the
true qualities Of honor, would prevent an
appeal TO that law.
1t cannot be denied that the courts oil
justice Of our land are, in some States.
stripped Of considerable portion oftheir
teIrors, by the new tenure by which the
Judges hold their office, aud the imputa.
tons which such circumstances have LED
some to cast upon the m.tives Of their de.
c%isions.
But tho crime TO which we have refer.
red above, Is not the only n which has,
nj late, multiplied The instances of VIC.
Ience, and brought the citizen 10 an,ici.
pate the Of u law which, while it
might slightly punish the offender a.
galnst his peace. would afford his wounds
very lille redress.
The open profigacy Of a portion oil
The press-the direct attack which il
makes upon the character of citizens
us unguarded false statements Of what,i
true, wouli destroy the character OF any
man, and It's total inability to repair the
INJURY, are attendant sources Of violence
and outrage. Very few men can com.
mand enough good sense, to sit still un-
der a continued attack, and trust TO their
W general character, and to the insip.
n~lflcance, or known viciousness Of the as
saIler. They are injured at the time, and
they naturally seek for vengeance IL the
time. The delay Of the law is violated.
and justi e outraged by the injured. The
iIeedom OF the press, properly guaran-
iced, TO discuss the character and claims
OF a candida'e for public office, or the
conduct of the public officer is abused to
the qualification of persona dislike, TO
miserable jealousy to reprehensive envy
oil imaginary success, or sometimes 10
the degraded; morbid appetite Of praise
Tor smartneSs-a desire 10 be considered
as having said something 10 be talked Of
The dirty pellet thrown against the mar
BILE facade, is al Ways conspicuous.
The public, who laments and condemns
the violence which springs from both
kinds OF vices TO which we allude, i.
much TO blame for the encouragement
which II gives TO the preparation of such
crimes. TO the former, in toleratinp
the company Of the offender; TO the lat.
ter, IN PatrOnizing his disorganizin
course, and even smiling a species ofap.
prevail, at his libels until those libels or
attacks reach themselves or their own
family.
Let those who mourn over the VIC.
'ence produced, check or at least, disap.
prove Of, the evil caus >. IL is IN VAIN
that the yiItuous complain Of the viola
ton OF the law, when they by their con-
tinuance Of approval give a law superior
TO legislative cnuctmonts, to
the evils that 1ie the certain cause Of the
effects deplored.-U. s.. Gazette.
ANECDOTE-A gentleman Of this
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