The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-05-30
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A murder hes been commitoed. An Irishs
In. waiter at hotel in Washington
CIV. ! Ausband aad father, has been muir.
dsssd. Il the murderer At large, have hand.
hills besn posted offering reward for HE
isssctioa! The murderer is It large, bet
- reward has been offered for his arrest
Hs L I menber Of Congfe He sits qui.
ely 10 bic seat in the Council Halls OF tae
nation, and no one molests him. He Is an
sliearchiss. an spper-crast Democrat, The
nurasred man was an Irishman, common
waiter a Z hotel. The murderer sits in his
eat, the embodi2ent Of Southern aristocra-
q, end Of he spirit abroad Ia the land that
eives The lie TO the declaration, that all
nss ere born free and equal. He il honor
"a and courtsd, the rich, the prosd Mr..
Herbert representing the most auriierous
osass ia the Union. Do ali honor and re.
sPscs MIN. No. there is one. . poor wo-
naa, with child in her arms, who has r o
ssspect for the nan. "See," she said,
pointiag to the rich III. Herbert. "see, my
child, aters Is sk ~srdersr efyosr Jaaker."
why 10 be permitted to oil heret Why
i be DOT hurled from HE station and con-
sigDed to the gloom Of the prison! He is .
friend to the Administration. he il sanisd
for lhe performances Of work, for which this
deed proves his peculiar fitness But has
no effort been made 10 bring The marderei
- jas,ice. Yes, Mr.. Knowl,on. OF Maine
q Repubiicaa memsss, introduced a pre-
amble and resolution. setting forth the fact
that Philip T. Herbert killed Thomas Keat
ine, IN Irish waiter ., Willard's Hotel. ant
dsnaading that the Judiciary COMMITTEES
invessiease the matter. What was the re
salt. A dozen Pierce and Douglas Demo
csats sprung to their feet At once. flle'
with ire, and denounced the inquiry and th'
msver in fierce language, and demanded
tina, the Investigation be Immediately sup
stressed. A motion WAS made BY no
bloed to smother investigation IL carried
yess ~, aays 20. All Of the Pierce an
Douglas Democrats voted 70 screen thei
Nebraska brother from punishment for Kill
ing the mailman. Every man that vote
for The inves tigation, save three. were &c
psblicans.
Il no, the fact significant! Does il no
chow that the Republicans will not conniy
al crime, even in high places. In the Ian
suaye Of Democratic editor. aroused to il
airuation at the base and unprincipled cor
duct Of the leaders OF that party, this vote
asuikisg illustration oil the difference bs
tween parties The Republican member
Selieye in equal ris hts. justice, and human
nv, 10 all men. They voted 10 inges;igst
the circumstances OF TIE killing OF hrotae
man nv enc OF their own body, But d
sham Democrats representing party lnsa
up OF slavery. caste aud special privilege
voted against it. And wayi Because u
murdered msn was only laoorer. se
want, an Irishman. I, is true be was viii
and Democrat; but he was an underlins
AID poor. To be sure he LEFT wife an
two children TO mourn in poverty and M
ery his untimely end. But what matte
The murderer belongs to the upper cru
Democracy; be goes for slavery extensio
for oligarchy. And yet, with eringin
subsersiency to party, disrePutable to NJ
man nature. men will cling to the skeletc
of Democracy when the flesh and blos
have disappeared We have faith to b
lieve, however, that the repeated instsne'
Of the commission Of crime under the san
ton OF Democracy, will eventually dri'
from its fascinating embrace all Of the col
scieutious and upright men Of the party.