The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-20
QUEEN ELIzABErH AND QUEEN
MARY.

rest, has appeared IN sh0 y ss'''s''ss ~ -
IN which the writer takes ground decidedly IN
favor of . Old Bsss,' in the affair OF her hav-
inc authorised the public executionerto chop
off the block Go use the phrase ofthe hatiers)
Of the nearest relation she had living. We
presume the arguments used are pretty mucl,
the same with those employed by Mrs. Hutch
erson, who defends the act on the ground that
il was necessary for the safety Of the Profess
tant religion. We have not seen the Review,
but such we understand to be the tenor of the
argument. b
Now, let us examine the morality to say no.
thing OF the mercy, Of such an argument as
this. Queen Mary had been confined in Foih-
eringay castle fornineteen years. She had fallen
into the power Of her relative, who was jealous
OF her for many reasons for her superior beau
", irst Of all-for the fact that she was the
next heir to the crown Of England--and for the
reason that she was Roman Catholic. She
had, before, been confined 10 the castle Of Loch-
leven by her own rebellious subjects. She bud
escaped from confnement-hadr raised an army
-had been defeated-had, at the invitation of
the emissaries of her near relation, Elizabeth,
thrown herself under her protection. The con.
sequence had been a confinement of nineteen
years. She went in at twenty -eight, the most
beautiful woman in all Europe; she was led
tothe block at forty-seven, a prematurely old
woman, broken in health and spirits, and as
grey as person Of eighty ought TO be. The
pretext for putting her to death was the con-
spiracy Of Babbington, who was young man,
a Catholic, and had resolved, if he could, to re-
lease her by force, and carry her back to Scot
land or to France. 1t was never proved that
she had any communication with the couspira-
tors, but even if she had had, she could hardly
have been blamed. She was voted, however,
BY &prleigh to be dangerous to the peace Of
theTrealm, for, he insisted that, as long as she
lived. the Catholics would never be quiet, and
so it was determined to put her to Death
There are morality and religion for you! If a
person is considered dangerous person, even
though he may have done nothing, he must be
put 10 death.
Dantoa has always been called "a man of
blood" He was one of that terrible riumvi-
rate who ruled France during the Reign of
Ferror," and who left their names TO the exc
Grafton of posterity. When the unfortunate
Louis XVI was in confinement, and it was said
that the Austrians were approaching to re-
lease him, he at once recommended the death
of the king. We see but very little difference
between the conduct Of Danton, and that of
Queen Elizabeth. Each acted on the princi-
pie of expedieDcy.
But what possible right could Elizabeth
have TO try Mary much less put her to deathf
She had come into her kingdom, as fugitive
in distress-she had thrown herself upon her
hospitality-she had been confined within her
dominions. All this was not only base butil-
legal. Under such circumstances Mary cer-
tainly was not amenable to the laws of Eng.
land. She was sovereign as we'll as Eliza
beth, aud could moi, therefore, be the subject of
the punishment ofhertrbunals. Wehave never
doubted that Mary was accessory to the MUIR
der Of her husband, and we can hardly find it
in our hearts TO blame her for il, much as wa
detest murder. We think, indeed, it would be
no great harm to blow UP every such dangerous
fool asDarnley was. H ar
Reribution seems to have come in the latter
days. The old beldame, Elizabeth, ntdown
to the grave relinquishing her grasp upon that
sceptre of which she was SO jealous, and from
that day to this, il has been welded BY de.
scendant of the unfortunate Mary. Such is
Queen Victoria, iE whose hands il renoses a.
present. 81
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MURDER IN LoUDoUN.-On Monday the 18th
inst, VIM. Logerbeam was killed by James
Wiley in the upper part of Loudoun coun,v
ppe. "a - Avupoun county
1ea' '' " 'n .ney oo'h lesioed.-
II appears there was difficulty existing be-
tween these Two persons, from a cause un-
knswn. and that Logerbeam went TO the woods
wha,s WIZ. .. :, -, e.. ~ ''s
"n''o ''"e, vas a. "o's' 'o' .no purpose Of
between them. Wiley struck J.oyerhs,n, -,