True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-06-24

this hydra. headed monster has been per-
mitled to "stalk about at MONDAY"
without rebuke or chastisement. AL
though society is made 10 feel its deadly,
damning influence. YET it raises not its
voice nor its arm against it. Although
the hearts Of wives, mothers and families
are crushed beneath its wreaking grasp,
they dare not openly murmur nor com
plain; but. with their hands upon their
mouths, are compelled to hide their grief
at their own fresides. Although the
poisonous cup is put to the lips of our
friends and neighbors, and they hurled,
from position of responsibility and hon
or, to degradation and ruin, yet we dare
not put forth our hand and dash that cup
aside. Now, why is this the case!--
Simply because Of fear Of giving Of
fence. A fear to stand by the side of
virtue and WELD an influence in Opposi-
ton to vice and wrong.
1t is true, at times a portion OF COM
munity will rise up and grid themselves
to war in defence of humanity; but it is
as the fitful flash darting from"the brow
of the storm, which only for an instant
lights up the iirmament, and then leaves
the darkness more hidous than before.
If every lover of right and virtue
would fearlessly avow and maintain
their principles-if if society would put
her foot upon this monster, as she has
done with evils that were meager, ,compar
ed with it-if every effort was put forth
that could in any way aid in "ferreting
out and bringing to justice" those who
deal out the poisonous draught to their
fellow men, then would homes, now dark
and cheerless, be lit up with smiles OF
Joy and love; and hearts, that now are
sad, would rejoice to see the waves Of
vice receding and the fountains of peace
and happiness gushing up in their stead.
Carol Free Press.
MORE OF THE WHITE MURDER.-We
learn from the Pittsburgh Dispatch Of
the 18th, that, on the day before, officer
A. J. Moon made information agains
Henry Fife, now in the Pittsburgh Jail,
charging him with having been engaged
with others in the murder of Samuel H,
White, of Washington County. AT the
time Fife and Charlotte Jones were con-
fined in the lookup, prior to their exami,
nation before Mayor Weaver, Officer
Moon chanced to overhear conversation
between them, which he at length consid
cred it imperative to divulge. During
this conversation Fife was distinctly
overheard TO coax Charlotte in any de
velopments she might make in that affair
to use Williams as shield to ward OF
suspicion from himself. A commitment
on the strength of this information, wa
lodged against him.
"This," The Dispatch, proceeds to say
"sfows our conjecture, published at thu
time Of Charlotte's statement before Squire
Clemens, to have been correct. Wha
she then alledged 10 have been done ant
said by Williams, was the act and speecl
of Fife. We have reason to know Lha
this will be shown to have been a part o
the plan of Charlotte and Fife concoctet
prior to the conversation in the lock up
and that Fife, fearful she might divu!g
the truth, was entreating her to adher'
to the original scheme. We may b.
permitted to say that whatever had beel
published in the Dispatch respecting lh'
developments pointing to the real actors
in that tragedy, is correct to the letter
and that on the trial of Fife, Stewart and
Charlotte Jones for the murder of Wilson
and his sister, the place and time. where
that murder was concocted, as we'll as
the use to which the money obtained was
to be applied, will appear in evidence.
-WaShinpfOn Trib.