New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-07

legislative team would b able b advsccs O. Ia
urder such cIcunstaccsa We uust a!so coesa,
TIE utter iupssibilisy Of at~ed ~ 10 pubse duts,
whih ho''d up In j,il. sl,eit Il nsy. upon ~
o'fer hard, be urged ttI CocgressiooI sss.,.;,,
are st ssrt TO prison, but arc admitted a b,a
upon tie essiess te ms b. the accom- a attn. a.
sspilsmao'y magistrates Of wsstisgt,n But ~
suayity Of these e,nvenit ut officers viii ~.
serve the Hon Joseph McKibbeo, tie new r..
sentative Fl, Callfc,nis, whoss SHOOTING .,,,,.s.
ip Perr sYlvsnis have been chronicled. aad wio n
there he az lSw left il that Sat-. VIII uo., o.,.
taibiy be ,ent 10 the P,nientisy for long,, =.
rod Of time than that during which tie TAir. an.
Congress vii exist.
Our readers ae familiar With tie story. M.
Kibbns belis7ipg that bis eeAf and dumb s,,,,
had been seducsd by her own bfcthef-in.,sw, le,s
AGO avowed his intention Of shooting the besr,,s,
wherever and wherever he might meet Inn h
did meet him in railway carriage and hasa
aw,y mer.ily. His bro,her, at the other ed 4
the carriage, ives firing also st the commoo To-.
While that person in torn was using his osn psll
40 that for while il seemed quite probable IL
these in proximity wOud be cent upon . vsu d.
ferent journey from that which they we're coutsa.
plating ard that the story which the Oys'edess
NJ. AIrowsmitb sent TO The Losdos Tim . n ~
e. sry become true enc. In this way, Mr. Ne
K,bbeu eel. brated his election to the Nsa,oL
Councils. and prepared hmself to enter up'ahs
public duties.
The plea Of cturie, 10 defense Of Mr.. M.KibbtA
viii be that bis wrongs were enormous and ana.
dursble-tlat bis fee was an incestuous beast d
only for death-tbat any brother almost wou4ssw
done Che HE under he circumstapces, AID thstAs
who would not ave, Sc tee honor OF bis fsmih
would Justly by al the woah be sc,Fned a. orssea.
These sophistries will cheat many nov 20 they
have many before. To them it psy bs answered
that our il iuries are part Of the necessary and
philosophical discipline Of life and are endured By
the wise with patience. AL reveoge ispalsf', but
the revenge which seeks to crafty itself OF -
expense of the law is, Of course, criminal saa
ALTOGETHER irexcusable. We are merely uttenag
tru,ms, fer which we ash pardon, when We ~
that if every man is TO be bis IN avsnger. society
must dissolve into its original elements. There u
law enough in Penpsylvania to punish this ur.
natural seducer. Why, instead Of taking jasses
into biz own kapds, did not Mr.. McKibben ct
warrant from the nearest mssistra.el We DO not
admit that any ndisrity, however great, can jasSfS
q resort to illegal violence; bot We kaoE ~
sometimes in the hot blood Of sudden ARRAY
blows may be struck which are worthy Of exteaas.
ton. In this csse, however, Ne. McKlbbeo hsl
been broodiIg over bis wrorg for long time; h
deliberately received to commit IN leder, aud west
prepared for that purpose. A fine person indeed
to male laws for the Republic.
Moreover, it appears that Mr.. McKibben was d
the habit Of carrying loaded pistols upon his person
smother qualification for Congressional service
the beauty of which we but dmly recognize HAs
had been without those wesp ne when 10 eucoan-
tered bis brother 10 law, the afffsy would not have
taken place at all. or would not have been % ~
riour. It appears that Mr.. McKbbsn did NJ
expect to meet his foe; 90 that the phtols wsss
probably part of bis every day gear. Togo about
thus sccoutred may be necessary in California, a.
though we do not believe il; but is not necessary,
but very dsr gerous, TO d. 80 in Washington. We
therefore sdviie the Hon. Mr. McKibbeo, should
be 60 to Washington, to leave his armory behud
him.