The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-19
YORK HERALD.


Tx SoMERs CAsK-CoLrs, Cars AND CowHipEs
-MApSEss AIL.-lt will be recolecied few weeks
ago. when we undertook 10 express very guarded
and liberal opinion the Somers' case, that The
"Courier and Enquirer fired up like steamboat
lust going 10 explode, denounced the expression OF
that opnon-and threatened every and the
who'll world with being driven out Of the city with
cswhides, who dared TO touch the inierdcted SUBJ
ject
Since that time, Tor some cause or other, the same
Courier has been graciousy pleased to take of this
awful interdct from the world at large, but 1t still
continues lis operations on the wretch OF the He
raid, in the following curious announcement
The 1890, commenting article Of Monday in
relation the OF the Somers after various charges
proceeds to say
We not therefore, been surprised at the course
taken by the Courier and Enquirer in the case captain
Mckenzie, which has been Of open bravado ana as
sumption from the rsthe least demonstration OF which
his grave assertion that who dared call IN
question Captain McKenzies conduct ought to be cow
hided out OF the city !"
Now the Courier said any such thing In our alb
sence one OF our associates commenting the Herald
upon the commander OF the Somera did use some
such language relation to the editor Of that notorious
sheet but we are quite that nothing has ap
peared columns questioning the right Of every in
dvdua to his opinion in relation to this important trans
action.
Stripping this piece of qualification, of 81 did and
| didn't" did and didn't"-it admits the fact Of
such decree-and such being the authority by
which we are ordered to shut our mouth-stop the
pen-and cease 10 think, we are compelled to let
Others speak, and under that Interpretation shall
begin with the following article, out of fifty on file,
from different newspapers Of town and country
From the Philadelphia Chroniclel
THE SoMEks CouRr OF ENeUIRy AND THE TESTIMONY
of Enquiry has been required to whether he be-
eved that the somers could have been brought to the
LoIs Al l;,ac
WELL and Small been spared Even the apprentices few
of whom had been to sea before and incapable OF
forming any correct judgment upon the subject have
been Intercepted the manner and the Of
the whole to this query WILL no doubt be relied on as
pesrsto u.s. however that every soul board
ced in the belief that would have been unsafe 10 proceed
with the prisoners to the United States; that then
the necessity Of the case far from being mall out The
true question s-coud the brig been taken into the
nearest port with safety with the prisoners alive! for it
United States not appears that there
port into which the vessel might have been navigated
The evidence is, that the brig was within twentyour
hours sail of st. Thomas and going before fair wind
this is Of itself very important fact Let us consider too
that there board at the time
Officers, petty officers, and seamen "a
Ordinary seamen and landsmen Is
Apprentices, "a
OF this number, there was engaged suspected to
be engaged in the mutiny officer, landsman, one
sailing masters mate four ordinary seamen, and eight ap
neers fifteen. N>'
Only four of the above were brought home in irons
and eight others confined after the arrival of brig
at New York rest OF the there to
the American flag,
Officers, and petty officers each armed with cut.
lass and two loaded pistols each, ~ |
Ordinary Sc amen and landsmen, 10 |
Apprentices Sc |
In view OF this amount of evidence, will any man. in
his pretend to doubt that ninetyeght and
boys twentytwo OF whom were armed with cutiass and
ven or fifteen prisoners in irons for the space Of twenty
four hours until they could make the nearest port Ger
.any mo one can doubt y WIN any snow Oh reason or
York, If necessary.
These being evidence before the country every
man is at liberty to form opinion upon them, and any
one who will take the trouble to weigh all the circum
stances OF the case capable of forming correct
cluson the subject any OF the witnesses who have
testified before the Court Of Enquiry. Such opinion
can only be formed the burden Of proof adduced
and that the facts of which that made up the
property OF the world the of judgment of those
who were frightened without cause open to anmad
version. There several instances record where
vessels and lives been rescued from the violence of
muneers by the Of mind and courage Of their
Captains and the criminals handed to justice where
chances against such result were much greater than
in the present For Commander who has ninety
eight true men and boys to stand by him and arms 10
cessty against three prisoners in irons ten times
that number without arms is prePoserous in the ex-
treme.
This is only small specimen. The newspaper
MeRen.ie No matter what may be the opinion of
the Court OF Enquiry-no matter what may be the
decision of the government, the country, and, we
believe Congress, totally against the necessity OF
those awful executions. There is only one way in
which Captain Mckenzie can be justified, and in
that way he can be effectualy saved Captain
Mckenzie and his officers acted at the time under
species Of insanity, produced by panic, vivid ina.
sDJ Of he all w IN.
gether.
Read over carefully his hurried narrative, and
who will doubt his perfect insanity, His horrd ex-
ecution of the three men-his piping down to din
ner, while these three human bodies were dangling
at the yard arm-the awful dinner talk, full of hor.
rors, laughing and blood-the piping up again to cut
the dead bodies down-the horrid funeral service
under the blue sky of heaven-the mingling cheers
OF the crew to the American flag and the banner of
the Cross-to the United States and 10 God Almgh. |
fy-the closing scene Of his lecture on atheism, and
his recommendation of his nephew to fill the warm
shoes OF the young man just executed-form to-
sether one OF the most awful examples of human |
intellect run mad-of human imagination in a state |
Of insanity, that the world saw.
We justify poor Mckenzie completely-we would
not harm a hair of his head. He is as innocent as
the new born child of any cool deliberate offence.
He acted under the impulse Of species Of insanity
which is produced in persons of strong imagination
by the tastes, education, and morbid spirit of the
age. Look around us, and see what scenes of alb
soue madness, in all departments of life, are TAX
ing place. Observation-Disclosures rierism-mate
Observation-Disclosures Mormonism-pa-
m-literature--morals -fnance--philosophy
-politlcs-religi on-every thing is running riot
perfectly wild Spencer reads the pirate works. has
his Imagination fired, and wants to sail Red
Rover. Mckenzie is fired with the idea of being
patriot of the old Roman order, and hence gives
about 1OOboys in short cruise, 1000 colts, cats, or
cowhides, and hangs up three individuals without
trial or evidence, merely to enforce order and pre-
serve discipline. Madness all-madness all Poor
Mckenzie is as much TO be pitled as poor Spencer
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