The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-26


States SO extremely ignorant as to swallow sucn
an absurdity. At first it was pretended thst
Kaine belonged to political club, and that it vas
for this offence he soaght, and not for the 81
tempt to commit murder, which was only fabricated
in order to get hold Of him But this was abandon
ed too improbable; for while the government. had
thousands Of political club men in the city of Dab
lin, and every city, to try il they wished to do so,
it very unlikely that they would take the trou-
bic and incur the expense of sending the United
States for an obscure peasant of the county of West
meath. The British government have not tried any
persons for belonging to political clubs; if they did,
they would have to try half the country. The OBJ
ject Of THE fabrication was TO get up excitement
among the Irish exiles who have emigrated to this
country. and among all who sympathiSed with the
cause. This reason being found SO very leaky that
it would not hold water, the denagogues fell back
upon the general question Of the wrongs of Ireland.
since the conquest, and they urge this as asthca-
tion for the murder OF any individual belonging to toe
dominant class. We have sympathy with the
landlords of Ireland, and we have often expressed
views upon the subject. We have denounced
the political system by which the oppression
of the great body Of the people is perpetnated. Bat
we also detest cowardly assassnations; and so far
from redress for the grievances Of the country being
ever achieved by these pdiv idual murders, liberty
is retarded, and the chains of the unfortunate pea
sanity are only riveted the faster. The man who
palliate murder, under any pretence, must have
very obtuse moral sense of right and wrong. and
is a very dangerous member of society Such prin-
ciples would disOrgAnize and cut up every commu-
nifty by the rootsand this is exactly the drift and
&c al ohi nc he re
the socialists for the last few years. both in the
United States and Europe. Thank God, however,
this community is not as yet impregnated to any
great extent with these anarehical and perlous
doctrines.
What is the offence for which Kaine is charged!
For coming up to man, and in cold blood firing
loaded pistol at him while in the act Of stopping TO
pick--up paper, which the assassin had thrown
down for the purpose Of getting his victim into that
position. He did not kill but only wounded him,
though, according to the witnesses he pursued him
with a second pistol to finish the job. II is said
that the murder out of the possession of and
but KANE cannot even plead the extenuating crcum-
stance that he the elected sufferer he was only
the hired assassin, if we are to believe the uncontro-
verted testimony We do not wish to PREJUDICE the
unfortunate prisoners but sufficient Yrima facie case
has beenmade out to send him to trial before jury of
his own countrymen II is said that the whole story
bears on its face an air Of improbabiIty. If so,
then there is every reason to believe he will be ac
Quilted and for his sake he ought to be sent back
to have his character cleared instead of remaining
here under cloud of suspicion, and the impu,ation
of murder crushing him to the earth.
As long as we have treaties, let them be observed
This case comes clearly under the Ashburton treaty.
and any hesitation to deliver up the prisoner win
justify the British in retaliating and violating their
treaties with US. These instruments to be binding
must be reciprocal. Suppose a foul murder were
committed in our city tomorrow, and the assassin
escaped in British steamer to England, the British
authorities would be justified in refusing to surren-
der him, if our courts and government refused to
deliver up Kaine. If the case against him were
fabricated sham case, like that Of the Irish sol.
der, Welsh, we would be the very last to
take the position we do. II will be reooected
by our readers, that on that occasion we took the
side Of the accused, and the event showed that we
were right. Welsh deserted from the British army
at st. John, New Brunswick, and, under pretence
of his stealing a jackknife and some keys, he
was demanded by the military authorities and the
British consul, in virtue of the Ashburton treaty.
The charge was shown to be trumpery one, the
real object being to get deserter back The COM
missioner refused to surrender him, and the whole
community applauded the decision. Where was
Greeley and the other sympathisers them Did they
do say anything to restore the captive to liberty
No; the Presidential election at that time too
distant to be affected by speeches to Buneombe;
but now the time approaches, and even the case of
man charged to commit murder is pressed into the
service. But it will not do. The fugitive from JUS
tice will be delivered up-the laws Of Congress and
the treaties of the republic will be carried into
execution and the political knaves and demagogues
who have been ranting in Tammany Hall. will be
taught that they cannot bear down law and order
and the public opinion Of the country.
THE FREE Soil NATIONAL CONVENTION AT
PITTsBrRG.-Th convention, which is to meet on
the 18th August, is receiving good deal of atten-
tion from the free sellers throughout the Northern
States. We estimate there are about twenty 'or
thirty delegates already elected from New York
and New England, to the assembly there but we
suppose il will contain hundred delegates of
all kinds in the Northern States, besides vast num-
Der of outside participants in these nominations and
doctrines. According to the letter of Senator Chase
il is to be continuation Of the Buffalo movement
of 1913. The probability is that John P. Hale, of
New Hampshire, will be the principal candidate for
the Presidency before this convention for we under
stand that Mr. Chase and Others decline The plat
form will however, be somewhat enlarged beyond the
size Of the Buffalo one. The Buffalo platform en-
braces anti-savery, low postages, and some few
other small items but, according to present APP
pcarances, all the isms and Wild notions Of the day
will be embraced IN the Pittsburg PLATFORM
which will probably contain more peculiar princi
pies and ideas than that Of any platform Of any par
~ in this country ever published. The proceedings
and the nominations Of the convention will be n
curiosity when properly written.
THE TWENTY FIFTH ANIMAL FAIR or THE AaE-
McAs SsTTryTE.-This fair will be held at Castle
Garden in October, for the exhibition of specimens
in the various Departments Of Agriculture com.