Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-25
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A MISERABLE FRAUD EXPOSED.
A CARD
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A MISERABLE FRAUD EXPOSED.
A CARD.
- wAsHnsrox crrY, Aug. IS, 1856
Finding our names appended to printed
document, publishedin this city for the benefit
of tho Republican party in the present political
canvas, headed "THa KrLLIna OF THOMAS
KEArIxa.-AH ApDRKss PROM IRIsHxEN OF
WAsHIHeroH CITY 70 rHE CrrIzExs OF TIE
UNITED SrAfIs," We desire TO make known
the fact that some Of rs have not signed 1t, and
that all Of rs disspprovs, disavow, and deny
its political statements. ssfhoss Of us who did
sign it were induced SO to do by misrepresen-
tstions of its purport and contents on the part
Of an individual who, in asking our signatures
to It, assured rs that it was only to be history
Of the killing of Thomas Heating, and Of the
circumstances Of the imprisonment, trials and
final acquittal Of Philemon T. Herbert, the
psrpetrator Of that act, designed as q precursor
of the publication Of the speech Of Mr.. Pres
ton delivered On the last trial of Herbert,
printed in advance of the publication Of that
| speech, go that the distant public might have
reliable key to his argument. Ia
While we shall never cease to believe that
the acquittal of Herbert wa, brought about
by a prostitution Of the law and justice, We
regard that as the work Of individuals-not Of
the Democratic party, or the present Demo
cratic national Admin istration the Criminal
Court of the District of Columbia being amen
able not to the President, but to Congress only,
through impeachment.
We pronounce false the statement Of the
aforesaid document intimating that the Score
tary Of State Mr.. Marcy-sought to screen
the accused, by lending bis influence to pre-
vent Mr. Dubois, the Netherlands Minister,
from testifying in the case that gentleman's
Government having expressly forbid him from
testifying under circumstances wherein he
would be compelled to submit himself to the
usual cress-sxamination, the only system of
giving testimony known to our laws, and Mr.
Dubois having asked permission Of his Gov
eminent to testify in that way at the sugges.
tion and solicitation of Secretary Marcy.
We have further to aver, that the Democratic
party of this city are as united in condemna-
ton of those individuals to whose improper
conduct to that end the acquittal of the &C
cused is attributed, as il is possible for men
to be on such a subject. Far more so thu
their political opponents, of whom eleven
were on the jury; the LEGAL law here allowing
the accused the benefit Of thirty-six peremp
tory challenges, and the judge having permit
ted persons VIGOROUSLY sympathising with the
accused to sit upon the jury, eleven Of whom /,
We repeat, were as hostile to the Democratic
party as they are to the Irish.
We are humble men, hut we respect our.
selves and our rights which have been out
ragged by those unknown to US, who have un.
de-taken for political effect to use our names
as We have explained above. We have to ask
those conducting journals of all parties who
respect the truth, to spread before their read.
ers this brief card. ta
PATRICK NJ HEATING, CHARLES Orrsy
II B. GARDINER, JAMES QUINN,
DANIEL SHEA, JERR II RIoRDAN,
FETER NASHVILLE, JOHN GREEN,
JOHN ESRIGHr, JOIN ROACH,
WIN ROACH, JOIN HEATING,
EDMUND ROACH, EDWARD CONAN.
PATRICK BRANAGAN, DAVID Roach
WIN. SeHERAGER. IL