The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-27
The ISnyne Affair.

!. Grc the Sunday Mercury, July Is
We have purposely avoided saying anything about
this case until now, and should not now say any
thing about it but for the atIocious attempt that
was made by that mild as u moonbeam looking
rnnter, Greeley, and by other designing and reck-
les 6eruogcrues, ono evening last week, at Tam
many Hall, to excite the lrisl population of this
CITY 70 fearful RIO and bloodshed.
Now. what are the facts, in kriet, OF ibis case
The man, Thomas hatnc, 2 kant, attempts to
commit o murder homicide, or whatever e may
lie least offensive to call it, by shooting one James
Bale bis landlord. in Ireland, AMI woundiug him.
After the shooting. KANE makes his escape 10 this
country. and tho Br,tish government send a civil
officer usier him. ami ask our government to give
him up under the extraditiou clause Of the Ash
burton treaty, between the United States aud
Great Britain. by which both countries wer'
pledged 10 each other 10 render up to each
on VCuqBS aud proof, al murderers, forgers
and such like scol Adrels. The d mand was mad
for Eaiue. and The s8ry p,oCt furnished to the
United States Court, and one OF lis able judges
Betts--dCtid.d that the uon should be given up
But hy this time IN excitement hnd been created
on the SUI ect in tho minds OF Irish population,
and their sympathiee being enlisted. they opened
their hearts ana their pockets. ana raised ample
means to fee lawyers TO fight the matter to the
last. Then Il was removed TO another court, under
a suit Of hobc,s co,plS and pending action in that
court, that rampant egotist and paltry demagogue,
Greeley, gets up meeting in Iammany Han, NJ
which the lawyers engaged in the case attond, ara
rctndiary speeches are made, tending to excite o
breaches Of the peace and to bloodshed. The thing
is monstrous. To do this they attempt TO give
political turn to the matter. They would have
our Irish friends believe that kaines offence
was political, not socialthat it grew out OF the
oppression or misrule of the English govern
! ment. and not out Of tho depravity accident Of
kane's nature So they would excite large mass Of
our fellow citizens to ay against their govern
rocrt which is bound in honor to see that the OK
tradition clause of the Ashbdrton treaty is carried
| ont 10 the letter, and which, in this caso has
nIedcsd itself to see 1t carried ous, ard has so in
stue- ed It's officers in this city. Yet these dema-
eoenos for the sake o. a little miserable capital
yonld set our government At defiance, and fill this
city with riot confusion nudbloodshsd. The thing
| abomnable. :,
If this unfortunate man Kanc has been guilt,
OF an attempt to take the life OF fellow creature
| 10 matter whether that fellow creature was hi
landlord, or his pot companion, The crime Y th
same; ard, then, ifproof - furnished our courts
the fact, We are bousS to render him np TO tAe go
ycrnmont demanding him. And itwouid have poe
much better for him tho money That mas pee
wasted here in nero jaw and blather, had pee
handed him to procure able counsel TO defend MI
, on bis trial in Ireland The miserable dcmagogu'
he has met with hore prejldicing his case az
, damaging themselves-wb blythe by, il Of vei
; little con3equenco--tn the es in alton Of evcry 50
, ! sible man or good ci.izou in the coMaupjty,