Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-08-02
HERBERr,s AcQuIrrAL.

| HERBERT's ACQUIrrAL
| If we are not greatly mistaken in our estimate
of the American character, the aoquittal of THU
man for the double murder of Heating and biz
wife has shocked the public mind throughout thu
entire country and so far as the public mind he,
the power to decide upon guilt or innocence, while
the man is declared free by the Court, he is
branded bloody murderer by society at large
The jury, it is true, has saved him from the dun
| geon the galows, but henccforth can he be look
cd upon bv honest men only n man with bloody
hands and polluted soul. The mark of Cain is
upon him, and wherever he goes society will point
! to it and hiss their maediction. The city and
State of his adoption revolt at his crime and warn
him against entering his foot upon their soil
There has been in the conduct of this trial
from Judge CRAwFoRp's charge to the Jury
throughout the whole ramifcation, deep and
damnng plot to cheat Justice, and the plot has
succeeded. Who does not shudder at this most
fearful contemplation Who feels safe in the
presence of such fact? Who knows when the
hand of the assassin may not strike him to the
earth? Let us not deceive ourselves --for has it
not been decided that killing man engaged in the
peaceful pursuits Of life is not murder-nay, is
not even man slaughter! Virtue has no protec-
ton in the midst of it's usefulness, and in the law
of the land there is no shield for humble worth.
! Let us be quiet, however, the forms of law are
something even when the spirit Of justice has
| departed.
FIRE.--A fire occurred in Upper Town yester-
day afternoon which consumed cottage frame
belonging to Nichols & Burky, and occupied by
Mr.. David Ferguson. The loss to the former gen.
t.emen is about $500. The furniture, we learn,
was all saved.
The Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company was
promptly on the ground, rendering such aid as
was deemed necessary to prevent the further
spread of the flames. Owing to the isolated po-
sition of the house no damage done to the
adjoining property.
DowN WITH THE Durcu.-Evcry day We sec new
exhibitions Of the anger of the Black Democracy
toward the Germans, for abandoning the party
in such large bodies and going over to Fremont
and Freedom. The indianapolis Sentinel, the cen.
trail organ of Buchanan in Indiana. lately declar-
ed that it wished ''the Dutch were all in Holland
and Holland in hell" Strange what change in
regard to them the avowal of independence and
free sentiments creates!
PHoScRIPTION OF FoREiGNERs.--The bill of Doug
lass which passed the Senate, prohibits foreign.
born citizens Of Kansas from exercising the riyht
of suffrage IN that Territory. No vote offered by
IA citizen OF foreign birth will be received, and
every Democrat in the Senate voted for that pro-
scription. With what grace en- hey rant about
Know Nothingism!
CS We would call the attention of oar lady
readers. especially to the advertisement of the
Penn Medical University of Philadelphia, found
in another column.
The medical education of women, is at pre>cn,
attracting large share OF public attention,
which it justly should.--This subject should be-
regarded as, what it really is, the leading reform
of the age.
Ladies should become acquainted with Phvso-
ogy. Anatomy and such other branches of Medical
Science, us relate to hvgienir laws; and, as far
as practical, b"comc qualified t. practice the heal
ing art, much "f the most important and profit
able part of which comes within her proper and
legitimate sphere.
t. > Commodore Stockton. in one of his letters,
saws:
''lf the South shall eject their cln,iiJ tie for
the Presidency, ana persist in extent linz Slavery
beyond The line Of 81 deg. 81 min. is ii beIiered
mat the FREE y ates wOnid rassirely submit No
Northern mao who resp C the rights of the Free
states VIII express an opinion 50 craven. !, for
one, would be unwilling TO submit, though am
not prepare! to in what manner my resistance
To such IA result would be excrted.'
Mr.. Fillmore has SAID that if the North does
not acquicScc III the extension Of Slavery north
OF So deg. 80 min, thr South ought to employ
forclble and extra constitutional means Of resis-
tance, Capt. STOCKTON has siid that if the South
insists upon ob:ruling Slavery north of SO deg.
80 min., the North ought to employ extra consti.
tutonal and forcible means of resistance.
The GERMANS OF DErRoIr-The Ger.
man voters i Detroit have formed society