The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-07-16
EVANSVILLE, ND WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY IS
CBe 9ailg Journal,
Eron. the cineinnati commercial ot soturdar.

From the Cincinnati Commercial of Saturday.
The prisoner occupies seat in the dock
and is occasionally cheered By the conversation
distinguished friends--[[ Islegraphic dispatch
Who is this prisoner under trial, upon whom
Isympathy is lavished in this way, and. wha
did he do that he is on trial? The man 4
Herbert, Representative in the House of Rep
IresentatiVes from the State of California anf
late delegate to the Cincinnati Democrati,
National Convention, and he has committed
no crime of consequence-he only killed an
lrishman one morning, thus diverting himsel
III fashionable style. There never would have
been much fuss about it had not the Irish be.
come exasperated, and given s gns of rebellion
at critical time when their votes were in de.
mand. To save them to the party it was
found necessary to go through with the forms
OF trial, and while the prisoner is bored by
the necessity that exists to sit, as matter OF
form, in the dock, his distinguished friends occa-
sionally cheer him with their conversation.
and the telegraphic reporter, partaking of the
good cheer thus impaired, spreads the glad
tidings. No doubt but Mr.. Herbert is CHEEKY
his spirits are high-he is ready to yell with
qualification. He sees crowd Of those whom
he les "d-d Irish sons of BIS" anx-
lously regarding the progress of the trial aud
amuses himself to think of their greenness in
taking any trouble about the matter. They
don't know the ropes. They have no dlstin-
gulshed friends to cheer them, or to inform
them. Some of them may even imagine as
Herbert is being tried under an indictment Tor
murder in the first degree, that there is a
chance to see him pull hemp. Ridiculous
Why you innocent fellows, with the rich
brogue SO sweet just before an election. do you
suppose his distinguished friends would allow
that?
1t would interfere with their digestion to
see gentleman, an Honorable gentleman.
hung for merely killing id Irishman
Did not Heating hold the position of a niggerf
wasn't ne a poor man who abored humbiy to
earn bread and plain cloths for himself and his
wife and children? and what business had he
to pretend that he was a man, and resent an
insult as if he had been gentleman? Why
didn't he say "p.ease, sir, excuse me-" when
he was called ''d-d Irish son Of a b-h?'-l
Where did he learn that it become poor man |
10 resent, as an insupportable insult, filthy |
SANDER on his mother, she being only an Irish |
woman? Really this Irishman was putting on |
airs. LIST us imagine what those distinguish |
ed friends of the honorable gentleman. who
sits in the prisoners dock, horribly bored with
the fornality Of trial, can say to him that is |
IF good cheer. Imagine them in the attire OF
gentlemen, with gutta percha canes In their
hands, and pistols in their breast pockets, ell
bowling their way through crowd of id
IrisA,' with their noses turned up at the often
sive atmosphere made by the collection OF
who cannot afford to change their
linen every day, and with courtly bow and
delicious smile, blending sympathy and dignity
eintellectuality shining through
the brandy bloom of last nights debauch-ad-
dressing the prisoner:
Distinguished triend-Good morning, Mr.
Herbert. Permit me to inquire if your health
is good to-day, sir? This is a very disagreea-I
bic business my friend.
Prisoner-It's an internal bore, sir. 1t is
to have to be cooped up mere Pm
getting tired of it, sir. These fellows with
hair on their teeth must be conciliated, how
ever, just now. They must think it's all right.
It is all right but it's bore.
Distinguished friend-lLeans over, puts his
,loved hand up to his mouth, smiles know
ngly, and whispers)-For the good of the
cause, my friend, for the good of the cause
1t is your duty, as party man, to be patient
Not a id Irishman would vote for Bu-
:hanan, if we did not put you to some inconven-
ence, make chance to say that you were
airly tried and acquitted, you know. They'd
'ay we were no better than the Know Moth
ngs Cheer up, my friend, you are in no dan
yer. What's one id Irishman, anyhow,
low-a- days, when so many of them come over
n every ship? l must go up to the Capitol,
md see that those id Abolitionists DON'T
make anything on the controversy about the
Bro oks and Sumner affair.
Prisoner-I wish l could be there to take a
land To be penned up here in this way is 5
IN internal bore.
Distinguished friend-Well, well, l know
t. We must bear these little vexations with
;omposure. Keep stiff upper lip. Well
lttend to the Brooks case. / wish you very
sir, and a speedy release. exit dis
,nguished friend, holding perfumed hand
zerchief to his red nose.) i
But did any distinguished friends crowd
around poor Heating as he died, and console
aim with honeyed phrases-or tell him that
lis poor wife and children should not suffer
when he was gone forever? Did any one in
oroadcioth and fine linen stand there, and
hink that beneath the white apron of the
waiter, now blackened with powder and red
with blood, a true mans heart was ceasing to
heart of man who loved his wife
n her course dress, and was proud of his rag
ged children? Who is the distinguished llem-
ocratic legislator who stood, if any one did,
and seeing that red stain on the floor, consid-
cred that brothers blood had been poured
out there, and recalled the words of Jelferson:
"All men are born free and equal?" Or, look
upon another picture. This ID Irish son
Of b-h," is carried home to his wife. dead.
And she, though poor irish woman, appears
not to ha unfortad She is a poor creature