New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-01


.,a e,.Binr meeting with his family and friends
~. oa..sle.. efforts Of al to make him amends
u,oald richly reoompense him " years Of unrner'
tied suffering
"A scky sympathy with criminals = 'e'y
proDerly reproved BY norslistS. Prof Webster has
hitherto experienced very little sympathy Oh a1F
kind Ifhe were now 70 DC sentenced % perpet1-
a. i,on5sonuent. he rould receive none. But The
moment he is doomed 10 the gaIows, the coniern
| ,lstioa OF ms revolving fate VII eface from zen
thousand hearts the sslutary horror o. ms crime -
PITY will usurp the place Of detsststion, and e
who Las lived a villain VII be enabled u die De-
RI with more tears shed for rs tate than IA. for
scores n true and faithful men. Such are some
small portion Of the mora. uischies wrought By -
gsliows-
80 Ola hang your sympathy says ? champ o
Of choki n- II s always snsc.ing after sconndre's
and cut tl.roais The course Of Justice cannot Dc
turned aside tor thai
Why, thou antedlavian owl i s NJ more
our sympathy than yop, sympa;hy Your sort Of
people vii pity aud cry for Or webster as much
as ours They used TO 10 Il long before there wss
snv anti Gsows party rs you can easily sst'siy
Yourself If you viii There alw9 has been moe
Or 'ess sympathy manifested for persons doomed
to violent deaths, ia spite Of their hsCrast crimes
The foot Of the gallowstrce has long been IA
nous place for gin-drinknr, swearing, qaarclHg
and tear shedding It viii be 50 still, even though
every enemy Of Hanging were 10 keep his eyes
and his clay unmoisteue5
We. believing Prot Webster guilty, We can
not regret his conviction His closing attempt To
cover his guilt by impeachng the fidelity or tie
competency Of bis counsel deepens our deteststion
Of bis character HIS defenders bad done their
whole duty, though NC think Nj Gohior opening
Of his case a very poor one, bad as that case was
Mr. Mcnick's summing up could hardly have been
better But the Professor s case vas past surgorJ
after bis own performances IN that line. And, ln
spite Of tho revolving consequences we rejoice that
it ha. been proved that learning, talent, social 20
sitioD cannot shield caIprt from the laws yiei-
lance and It's penates--that these exist alike for
the eminent and the lOwy. We presume he VII
not be hardened nor will his sentence be COMMITTED
Brooklyn The w higs OF our sister City have
nominated-For Mayor, JAMES = T. STRASAHAN.
for Supervisors SETH Low, NICHOLAS X. VAS
BRUsr. WILLIAM S. DrLIIsGHAM, WILLIAM Mac
DONALD, WILLIAM sgAvAS.
We knew Mr.. Strsnahan a Member Of tie
Wing Assembly Of ls37-s wherein. though quite
a Young man. he was industrious, capable and es
teemed We believe he VIII wOrthiiy preside
over the Municipal affairs or Brooklyn, and trust
his election il not doubtful The candidates for
Supervisors are well known and respected
ALBAsY-The Wings Of this City on Saturday
unanimously placed in nomination Mayor FRIEND
HUMPHREY decliningl the following Charter
Ticket
Foy Mayor ...THURLOW WEED
Justice. PARKER SARGENT,
Assessoy ......... CYRUS J. Woodruff.
Svperintendsnh. .GroRGE HERBERT,
NATHAN KINGSLEY
Mr. WEED was in this City at the time, aud IN
stnntly declined the nomination by Telegraph. as
he bad told those who asked the use Of his name
that be must do. We wish he could be induced to
reconsider this decision The Office is not deslra
BILE one for him. if any Office could be- but We should
like to announce the popular vote if he were the
Wing candidate
ONO FREE SOIL Judge Joseph Il. swan OF