The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-20
NEW YORK HERALD.
New York, Sunday, August go, Is43.

can be afforded to the CITIZEN nor are our Courts so
constituted TO afford redress for injuries which
may be received, either in person or in reputation.
Now the laws delays and the evasion of lust re-
trbuton for outrages committed. may possibly lead
TO refusal TO recognize the judicial authorities and
the constituted tribunals. Human endurance may
be exhausted, and no adequated legal provi-
sion being made Tor redress OF wrongs or pro.
lection from aggression, her social proves or
deadly instruments, may take the place Of courts,
judges, and civil officers. How many recent
instances have there been to show that we are
inevitably huryng to sucha state Of society. The
law has been invoked to protect the innocent and
punish the guilty, and after long endurance, great
sacrifices, and the solemn mockery of trials, the
lawless aggresor remains unscahed 10 indulge in
cruel mockery of the bootess invocation of the
blind goddessby his victim.
All this is calculated to produce a state
of society deeply be depored, but it is one into
which circumstances are hurrying u.s. Men with the
power to avenge their wrongs will not incur fruit
lessly the expense and endure unnecessarily the vex
atoms of an appeal to the laws; and hence we are
arrived at a new era of society when each man be.
comes the avenger of his own injuries. We had
an illustration in point yesterday. Thompeons
the following notices
We have placed to the Hamilton Bank 10 this State.
This banks account with the Comptroller stands thus -
S Issued '...''.'....' ...$ eS6S
One bond and mortgage, on Buffalo lots for. II 600
From the fact that the Comptroller never would grant
but 50 400 on this mortgage infer that 10 doubtful in
value title Besides, Judgments have been obtained
oer. Last though least. this hank scontroled by
those who slammd and Rogerd the Northampton Bank.
The Mr. Rogers here alluded to, instead of ap-
peang to the laws to correct the direct and nsidi
Gus libel thus published, called upon Mr.. Thompson
for ON explanation, but we are told he received no
satisfactory reply. Mr. Thompson, however, by
some agency, found himself upon his back, and his
eyes "pinked" most exquisitely. Whether Mr..
Rogers was the immediate and active agent In the
transaction Is matter for inference but this we
know, that he voluntarily presented himself at the
Police office TO answer any charge that might be
preferred against him, and as no accusation was
made, he was allowed TO depart.
Thus we begin Justices are now voted obsolete,
Recorders will become graet novelties as Giraffes
and to seek tor recovery In court of law, will be
treated as an antique process which should be class
ed with high heeled shoes and hair powder.
The ELEcrloNs.-From Tennessee we have com.
pete returns and the result is the triumphant cleo
ton ofGov Jones (Whs) by a majority of 4,204
votes.
The following are the members of Congress
elecled:-
Why. Loco/oeo
w. T. sEsTER, A. JOHNSON
wv. DIcKINsoS w BLACKWELL
H PEYroN, A. CULLoM
J.B AsHE, g. w JONES,
MILTON BRowr, A.V BRowE,
Although the Wing candidate in the Sd district
was defeated, the Wing majority for Governor in
the district is GIG votes. In the State Legislature,
the Senate stands IA Wings to IL Locoiocos, and
the House of Representatives is composed Of 40
Wings and 80 Locofocos making majority of
onoint ballot, which of course secures the election
oftwo Wing Senators in Congress.
In Indiana the Wing candidate for the Governor
ship, appears to have been defeated. Intwenty.four
counties the gain of Whitcomb e. F.) over Bigger
(W com-ared with the vote Of 1910, is s. llS votes
The wings have also lost majority of the Con-
gressonal Districts, but the Legislature is still
involved in doubt. From Alabama we learn that
in the first Congressional District all the returns have
been received. The result is the election OF Deett
CIV by majority of92 In the second di strict the
few returns received are favorable to Belser a.
that there is little doubt of his success In the
third district Lea (W.) has made run against
Dixon H Lewis, beating him n votes in his own
county. Lewis, however, had majority Of 500 in
Coosa county, which doubtless secures his election
Only one precinct in Greene county, in the fourth
district had been heard from. No returns from the
remaining two districts. For the Legislature, the
returns as far as received show the election of ii
Wings and Is Locofocos-last year the same coun-
ties stood lS Wings and ID Locos. Wing gain one.
The Locofoco mojority in the Legislature last year
was 81
The Louisville Journal says the delegation in
Congress from Kentucky will be as follows Wings
John White, Garret Davis Willis Green, w. p
Thompson, and Grider-5. Locofocos-J. w.
Tibbails, Judge French, L. Boyd, Stone, and Cald-
wells.
The returns do not vary the result previously pub
lished
ANOTHER SHOCKING ACCIDENT ON A RAILROAD
The catalogue of crimes-for crimes they are-com,
united on railroads, is daily increasing magnitude
and yet they passvely observed and forgot
ten from the public mind, and the companies are
permitted TO sport on with human destiny. The
last case which has come to our knowledge occur
red yesterday morning on the railroad near Plain
field, New Jersey. II is thus described in q COM
munication:-
mechanic named Staats, and who resided in
BoundbroGk, N. j., whilst riding in the cars near
Planheld. on Saturday morning. was Instant kill
ed by the rail running W through the bottom of the
car, and thus pierced his throat, coming out at the
back OF the neck The conductor who was sitting
beside the unforturat young man at the lime,
sprang out OF the way uninjured The rails on this
road are fl It and should be fastened down similar to
he Phi ladelphla road, by iron astenings instead OF
spikes Hal this been the case, the accident could
not have occurred :"
The criminal negligence which results fatally in
so many instances should be treated as all homi-
cldesegay can be treated, and the Directors should
atleas be indicted for manslaughter and thus the
question Of the degree Of crininaty which attaches
10 them would be shown 20 the world Many Rail.