The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-24


In the b,A Amu,oss. nh able paper pub
lish~l in New York. devoted 10 tho welfare o
the Irish la America. We tind the following ar
ticlc, which ~ commend To our Irish fficml
In Mnnesota. An attempt has bcn mad,
h~v TO make pol'tical capital for tho Rcpubli
eaa caa~r, out Of the killing Of kkArISo BY
ilrSnsnr, and the article, coming from tho
so1rce II 'so@. Is very opportunc;
Et11ioN vAors
A good DIAL Of political capital has Msu
made, or attempted to hc made. out Of the muir.
de- Of poor koatlng, by the wir.pullcrs of the
"Rrpuhlicsn" movement Immediately aflcr
the arrest Of Herbert, and whcn he was under
rule Of hail 10 answer fnr his crime lcforr the
laws ot hts roantry, . motion was made IN the
lloa~ OF Representatives To iorcstall the action
OF the Judiciary hy inS,tuiing an inquiry into
the circumstances cf the cn~. aud passing
judgnmn, upon the calprit, by cxpelling him
from their body. The promp,en OF this mo.
tion knew well that Il would lr rejected they
knew that tho House could no, Tor n moment
entertain II without branding iwlf with the IN,
dellible disgrHr II having viosiei tho mosi
sacred principles Of tho Constitution, and 40
ing beyond the orlinanocs passed. by themselves
aud their predecessors In the Legislature. But
they calculated that they would rap tho benc.
III of the ntsciou prctrnsc oi lib~raity. and
sympathy iH the murdered man. IN ihc voics
Of such OF h,s countrymcn ~ would In induced
10 belcvc that they were sintcrc III their ,Ic.
mand Tor the punishmcn, Of thc slayer. llcncc
their organs have since kept the matter hcfom
'oc rys =" 'hr'r 'f'sh. American ra'irrs. IN
tue iRh' mos. '"'on'o'r 10 Their own party,
ana apparently m%' h'scr'''tah' To Thur
"pponoH
'H' us "oa'yse 'h' 'a" ana ~v now us'nnds
upon W. own n'f'7' 'h"ePcnd'n' o' all ~rt'oh-
=" pr9ndhr'
Ono OF iho ufrt pf'nc'p'" OF Magma Char,a,
'he pasiS o' n,l CONSTITUTIONAL liberty, nnd The
H""Ru"ru =" ,h' '''' s," honof ana wc'n' stn'u
my OF tue ehfcn' ~ the r'gh' 10 frin' Wy ~
~ OF ms peers, 10 matter v hn' may bc al'"'rcd
against h'n' however great may TN mo cr'mc
OF which DC aceus~,, however docp the moral
"r'i'uue o' nus gn''t' hH conieinna'ion, while
h' "an's wi,hln ur power ~ tfe mw, can only
CONS 'r"m 'hss law its'I' ahm'n'stef,d through
'he agency o' M 1'p"'fM Jury 81 his ie''ow'
'i'ihep", nhu 'hc lhiges appo'n'ih 'or 'h's sI~'
rinl pnrP'~' bcyond thls, oil action, come
what quarter II may, y an nsurpation and
blow aimed at Tho pr'v'Ieeer ol 'he ci,i,en. "
the cn'ptit hai h'si from justice " he werr
beyond the reach ID authority. then public op'n'
Ion NIGH, les'iimaisly brand him as his crinc
deserved but being already within control Of
those who@ Province II IA TO take cognsanco
~ such ,nntfcrr, the Law and i's ministers were
alone competent To decide his late. and any In
tcfhfeno on tho part oi the Legislative body
could only l,c rgar'icsl m deprivation Of those
rights 20 which, ~ u ciiinn. he was entitled,
and instead ot answering 'hr purpo@c Tor which
Il wns o"'snsiby put forward, could only have
The ei'toi OF cr'ntihg spurious is'ling oi
COMMUNICATION Tor ono 10 whose caSe the com
mon order of luStioe hal been reversed