The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-08

The second extract refers TO the murder M q chNH
twelve years cd, Which was comnit:sd N Jersey =
band OF children. among whom were two Of seven
teen yea,s OF age. This Rbominsbla asssssinatioo-
perpetrated on the son Of . blind man TO whom -
murderers, who was wounded In The hand, to return
home and get . pair OF gtovcs-
The testimony showed, sald the Independent. or Jersey.
that several men and women wcro present a this dgu
out going TO his aid. One Charles Brequct being 70
preached b. the judge with not having gone to the is
ance Of the murdered child, excused himself by saying
hai he was twenty yards distant and that there wssS
young and strong man near the contestants.
In Jersey the custom Of taking bail for every offence
and the small amount OF ball exactcd, enables prisoner
to make his case last forever. This engenders In
mense number Of crimes, aud is the leprosy Of the
II this affair prosecuted like many others tho rnur
derers will enjoy impnniV
We have spared tho reader the interminahle inte-
rogatory to which M. do Montholon WAS subjected.
In reference TO the date OF his appointment and the
color of the wax with which his commission was
sealed. The whole in an extradition case against
thieves four with the stolen goods In their posses
sion. what sort Of justice can that be; which 4
lows the color of the Wax on public despatch 10
exercise influence on the value OF the evidences Of
the party to whom it was addressed, when he Is
summoned before the courtst We simply inquire
what guarantees can exist for private property,
State secrets. government dispatches. when Law.
yer "a open court, can "steal' this Is the word
used by pubic tunctionaIy-peper which have -
connection with the lawsuit? What can be expected
on courts IL which lawyer laughs tina face Of tie
Poefc prosecutor who calls him tAief1 And, last.
y, we ask, what can be the powers Of Judge who
30 poweress in his own court that he cannot pre-
yens aoepery ana can only raise fec,e voice u
Persons deeply attached TO mattors of form, and
imbued with sense Of their Importance may possi-
bly, be disposed 70 esteem all these facts, on Grounds
Of their own, III the general interests Of Justice But
1t must be remembered tnat in the very COUNTRY
where the Northern Railway robbers have been
dozen people S,sn gather together
themselves; men force open prison doors, ecize
men pronounced innocent by the ceu.ts.
and tear them in pieces; men fight AMI
gess, and the only notice taken Of such frasas is
laugh at me poor devil who got the worst of it.
1t was not, then, an exaggerated respect for forms
and laws which governed the examination of M. de
1t was On the contrary general and Thoroughly o.
meal contempt for equity, Justice and honor.
We should not AIlnde to the child murder In Jer-
sey, were 1t common case. Human passion exists
IN Jersey as elsewhere, and every people contains
pcpulacc. The striking point Of the Jersey case
was lite publicity; the people stood by, unmoved.
watching the death struggles Of the children a.
though they had been cocks or bull dogs; and 1t Was
actually some passers BY who were called to rescue
the wounded child from him. who deal. him the
fatal blow. Equally striking It Is to note that under
the much Wanted and little known English laws a
assassin may for few dollars evadc the penalty Of
his crime
There was time, lorg, long ago, when tho laws
and usages Of France were as barb rous as these.
Mems limbs were valued at regular tarin rate; It
cost 30 much 70 break arm, 70 much rib, 30
much to kill outright. Things are not managed
precisely thus in England, but law is 80 ex-
pensivc that unless o prosecutor have time
and money to waste, impunity Il tbs rule,
and conviction the exception. The jersey
paper which we have quoted gives, with name,
date and place, list of some ten or twelve robbie
rics or murders which, after having excited pubic
sentiment have al been forgotten, a. the murder Of
the blind mans son win probably be.
Such things could not happen In France. Ne
sooner has robbery or murder been committed
here than justice follows the track Of the criminal
| with admirable zeal, honesty and vehemence. Be
the sufferer poor rich the interest taken Is tbs
same.
, For France is emlnenty the most social and
moral country In the world. In no other country Is
there 80 high . sentiment Of justice. honesty and
rectitude. No deputy who sells hIs vote, no candi
date who buys his post. no judge who sells justice
would ever be sustained here. The murder OF .
child, In public and unpublished, would cause riot
| here, which no government could Withstand.
Let US net envy then the laws Of other countries.
None of them afford such guarantees for protection
agains. injustice and violence as our own. Happy
the nations which support and respect the lswa
These the true civilized nations, for The largest
part Of civilization Is voluntary submission to duty.
A. GRANIER DE CAssAoEAu,
Deputy In the Corps Legislshf.