The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-23

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teey. summers the only daughter of most estl-
wable parents, whose pet and hope she was
in returning to her fathers mansion from
neighbours, listening to the birds and echong
their music IN her heart, gathering flowers,
whose violet and pink she rivalled in her eye
and cheek, was made the subject of deed of
unutterable shame by negro slave, who had
the selfish humanity to murder her after hay
ing, by his own foul crime, rendered death
blessing. That human devil" was taken, aud,
in face of open day, contrary to the law Of
the land, was made to suffer an antepast of
those fires to which the earthly flames consigned
him.
The press in general. being edited by men,
was content to publish the fact, without wound
ing the law by justifyiDg, or human nature by
denOuncing, it. Not so the New York Tribune.
The text was one which it could not fail to inn
prove, in it's own peculiar way. The whole
South, and her system Of servitude, was can
vassed and settled in an editorial on the 18th
ult., ending thus
slavery be right it is right lynch la~ and ALL To sus
tain the to sustain the other also The buraers
Is the 1 we regard
with horror, and not its tools and victims
A contemporary, venturing decent and pro
per renonstrance against such false and wicked
logic, was rebuffed in an editorial commencing
thus:-"The Courier and Enquirer has enlist
ed under the banner Of the Boohoos''-quite a
mild specimen Of the livery of Billingsgase,
with which the Tribune invests it's English on
(Southern) State occasions.
On the 18th inst. the Tribune published the
thrilling account (already given in the HERALD)
of the lynching Of Mayberry, in Wisconsin, on
his way to the Jail from the court house, where
life, on o conviction Of murder. To refresh the
memory Of our readers we reproduce an ex
tractlS the account, as published
At thu hour sitting in Office, which is but
short distance from and commands view Of the JAIL
We we're then startled BY the cry Of "Hang him !!
hang him % when, stepping to the window we saw
rounded by the n,urated mob. A rush was msde for
the jail the door OF which WAS bsrrcaded ct once BY
ocers though resisting the popuaes with ali the snsr
~ they possesed and protecting the prisoner 10 the
ntmost Of their power were borne down and
ed The prisoner then almost alone but he defend
ed himself with superhuman strength Ro fought with
the utmost desperation, and possessing most ashstc
chat before him A blow, however, with q bludgsop
from behind feed him TO the ground, and he pow
erless. rope was then ps.sed round his neck aud
seized by the crowd and down Court strss.
The prisoner though dragging in the dust caught tbs
rope with hands, and thus prevented strangulston
atorce. Arrived in from OF office desperate effort
again made by the officers and citizens to rsscne
BIN The rope was cut thrse times by Mr.. O-rn Gurn
sey who exhibited the moot determined bravery bis
behalf but often was he thrust aside and the rope rs
adjusted.
ed a~crowd OF between three and four Thousand per-
sgayed TO and fro In the centre was tbs doomed
prisoner lying the grouno-above him stood frsuds
begging and struggling for his hfewh!le far greater
number were intent upon his death. This state Of
thing lasted about ten minutes, and looked from
window the hops predetermined that the friends of
law and order might yet prevail But it was vain
hope. apg biml' rose louder than before, end rush
with the prisoner made to the cluster Of trees
the pobho square the rope re.adjusted upon his Nook
The frs time in our life the bosr bio spestaso Of hui.
man being hanging by the Ieck until hs waa dead met
our view.
Now, motatis mutandis, apply the logic Of
the Tribune 10 this case, and the result is the
following beautiful reasoning Here is q re-
gular hanging by lynch law crowd. II free
soilism be right, it is right, lynch law and all
To sustain the one, is to sustain the other;" or,
if you choose, put freedom in place of f-ee-
soilism, and the logic is equally conclusive.
But the honesty and fairness of the Tribune
stand in the same favorable light as its logic.
II lynching we're its abhorrence-had it been
desirous Of Signalling such adherence, ire
spective Of the latitude Of the crime--surely
rcver better occasion offered one, too, where
it enjoyed an opportunity OF administering a
rebukc 70 some Of lite own readers, who were
doubtless among the guilty ohenders--an OPP
portunity not enjoyed in the other case. More
over, the Wisconsin, lyoching was peculiarly
fragrant, for the murder was not an extraordinlry
one and then the prisoner had actually been
convicted and bis due meaeure Of punishment
awarded By the proper dispenser Of justice.
II Say berry had only been a negro a1d his
lyncbng in the South, the Tribune surely
would have had something by way Of note or
comment to urge before its beloved brethren on
the occasion. But as is was, its entire sermo-
niziDg was this--no more -
sosBlss 4 MuaDzaER.
The following Is detailed aseoun. os the iynceing OF
IL Wisconsin, mentioned 10 thu Tribune Gdsr the
telegraph, head We dnd II 10 he Jaaesv.ile Standard
Erba Of Neerssdey.
But perhaps it may be unvittingIy Supposed
that the Tribune was the more particularly
exercised over the Alabama case, on account Of
the mode Of the arbitrary punishment. Same
color, ind, ed, may he found for such uppo-i-
ton in the editorial Of june lltb, in which it
speaks Of the burning, as
One Of those ewrply barbarous panshusnts which
must sse place so log0 hln1rsd thousand pso
III claim u owa foar li1as cn@t.es an cattle
ADliabe Tridaae1 tender hearted, forbear-
iDg, merciful Ty,bUnei What pity to expose
tbe Inherent rottenness Of 50 much pbosphores-
cent slime! Bus we let Il speak for isseli, n an
editorial of The alst ingt., italicisipg the last
lew lines, as illustrative OF its heavenly miad-
edness in tempefing justice with mercy
rsn on the New YORK Central Rsuroal was partial.
IL tbr OF tie track uin. 3etsrs Last Syracuse,
u ccpfelnepce az the dsp OF rail- Ths eny inssr
con, uetor and tso three others seriously
j1reo reward o. tive ttolsspd dollars ia offered for