The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-08-15
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SCENE IN coun1.
Expressions Of pleasure at the escape of The
homicide.
From the Irish American

From the Irish American.
we confess We psrtake largely of the in
dignation which is felt by the noble one
truthful Of the land, Of every condition 81
society, from New York to the Rocky Noun
tains, and from Maine to California, apains,
the result Of the two trials which have taker
place in the case of Herbert for the murde,
OF Heating. The question arises. were MOI
these two trials two ridiculous farces n
the rowdy legislator had shot, under simila,
circumstances, Negro or an Esquimaux
would he not have been found guilty Of muir.
| der?
! Herbert is Democratic Member of Con-
gress from the State Of California--one OF
those foul things vom,ted forth from the
ruihanisn OF rum-holes and the stuiing OF
ballot-boxes, and he is, or appears to be,
sustained by his party. They sympathize
with him, and rejoice ut his deliverence from
the vengeance Of the law.
For the Democratic party this is a most
serious case. The principles Of that party
nave always been, and still continue to be.
our principles; but if its members uphold
thc murderer, and halloo Mt his acQuittal.
Win these men, whatever our opinion may
oe OF their avowed principles them
We 60 no longer.
Aou w u-u lFlbn son OF
BIB p'--said the refined and Hon. Mr..
Herbert, get me my breakfast p'-and,
then, when then scufiae ensued, this Honoru-
BILE Member Of Congress-this grave leoisla.
tor pulls out his revolver, and, bccAuee he
reeking from the stews Of an infamous Bag.
MO the night before, could not Instantly
crafty the appetite Of the brute. shoots
poor Thomas keatinge, the Irish waiter.
through the heart, killing him on the spot.
With blood dripping from HE vagabond
hand, with his revolver coolly returned into
his side coat pocket, he walks into the hall
OF legislation, and votes his Democratic vote
TO sustain the party which has the honor Of
his membership.
What we said on former occasion we re-
peat now; his fellow members could not
constitutionally, expel him, because the great
charter of our rights and liberties laws Il
down that NJ man should be pronounced
guilty till he is proved to be SO: but now
that the two farces Of trials have taken place.
and that no honest or intelligent man ia tho
community has arrived ut any conclusion
save that they hare been farces, il behooyes
the honor and dignity Of the lower House
OF Congress to cut the rotten branch away,
and kick it out from its deliberations.
" y want w iinpress shts point upon the
House and the party. The Democrats have
. small but clear majority in the House:
II Herbert be not expelled--expelled, be-
cause, though the law has technically shield
Cd him, he Is VIGOROUSLY u rowdy, a ruff an.
end homicide-if, We say, the majority, be-
ing Democratic, fail to remove him ignomin-
ioasly from amongst them, thereupon the
suggestion starts itself-how are We to dis
tingush between principles aud men,?
Strongly, emphatically, earnestly, and
most sincerely do We recommend Messrs. Blu
chanan and Breckenridge, and their friends
and supporters, to repudiate this scoundrel
IN the most umlstaknble form; or we shall
be obliged, in the exercise OF o solemn duty.
to advise those who believe in US, either NOT
to vote at all IN the approaching Presidential
election, or to cast their votes for the enc.
my.
AN open foe may prove curse;
but pretended friend is worse''
AT the foot of the capitol--mmediately
beneath the statue OF George Washington
within pistol-shot of the White House-un-
der the very eye OF the President the Cabi.
net attentive auditors-in the very midst OF
the assembled representatives of this great
Nation--this great, free, independent and
glorious kepublic--Justics is crucified. Mar
der is permitted to stalk abroad. Even Mr. |
Butler, Tor whom Mr.. Brooks committed |
one OF the most atrocious and murderous
assaults on record, took his seat. ia omen
court, BY the side Of the man. killer. and for
him exhibited sympathy at which every
high minded being who witnessed il. or
read OF il, must have blushed with honest in |
iignation.