The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-13

ENe Gu1fUvis SWAg 81 AAnOP an the KteAl0
TyrannaCades.
The crew Of socialists and philosophers hose
organ is the New York Tribune, are info ding
their theory of murder in language cslcu,a ted
to startle aud disgust. They consider that the
private murder Of tyrants is quite justi6atle,
and that tyrannicide could not be rendered up
under the international compacts which exist
among nationa Thus We are told, in Ian
cuage that would do honor to the reign Of
terror under Robespierre that Allsop is Innocent
of any crime under which his extradition could
be conceded by this country, and the whole doc
trine OF blood IL enuncisted In the following
terms
Colonel Al.op Is -. FreoohmAa; it Is not even
necessary 10 the csss That nc should ever have been IN
attempt against Louis Napoleoo the se0teace Of
death " winch he douey cbnoxieus-drs, - traitor 20
As see orGer o. the Csreouar devotd 70 death by the
oath iAxeu By hum bis initiation into TIA: order, 20
condiy 70 the French republic, therefore an
outlaw who forfeited his life 70 the outraged oo0stu
zion nd In AZ nicA no ha scieay phs.d and
obey. SeS~o,e u doaii pronounced oo lam 5y the
proper riOuna, 10 The very dsy VI the coup ta y. exc
cution Is yet suspended but It has never beso revoked
This covers the whole case, and revives in all
its freshness the age Of Marst and the ever wei
guillotine, in the midst of Christian, u moral
and tn organized republic. We cannot
but suppose, from the language here put
forth aid the feeling displayed, that the
persons whose views are thus expressed
have already selected an agent and
an executoner to proceed to Europe to carry
into effect the sentence not yet executed upon
the Emperor 10y Orsini and his associates,
Our amiable and bloody minded contemporary
is mistaken in charging Us with Juggling on the
question The distinction between homicide in
the course OF revolution, and homicide in the
shape of private assassination, appears plain
enough to common understandings; and it is
perfectly simple that while the law and its min
listers refuse to class the former among the
crimes for which mao may be demanded I'M
der an extrsdition treaty, 1t would be prepos-
ferrous to grant like exemption to the common
assassin. If, for instance. the Emperor were to-
day to demand Of us the extradition of Monsieur
Caussidiere, who We believe now pursucs tue
comparatively inotfensive calling Of wine mer-
chant in this city, on the ground that he was sc
cessory to the death of various persons in lS4S
should Of course reruse to surrender him, in the
teeth Of any quantity Of evidence and ship loads
OF afidavits; simply because in l848 France
was in revolution aud Caussidiere and his
party were at open war with the other pre-
tender. to power. We are bound to treat the
| deaths Of those who died in that revolution as
| no more murders than deaths on field of bat
| tie. But if Napoleon were to demand Of us the
extradition Of Thomas Allsop, either on charge
Of being concerned in al attempt to murder
him, or as an accomplice in the homicide Of six
or eight private individuals who were killed in
the Rue Lepelletier by the bursting of the bombs
Git must be noticed that there are two distinct
crimes, and that If the facts are as alleged, ALI
sop is liable to prosecution for both)-where is
the law, where the principle on which we could
refuse to give him up? We are told that Allsop
is probably sorry for the people his bombs kill
ed. Very likely; but his post norton sympathy
don't do the dead men asy good, nor does it
lessen his crime. Most murderers after the
deed is done, are sorry for It, But it is not the
fashion to let them of on that account
There need be no apprehension. in the event
of proceedings being taken for the extradtion of
Allsop. that any right will be violated or any
undue concession made to the Emperor Of the
French. Should il be found that Allsopis here,
NJ de Sartges, the French Minister, may apply
personally to Mr. Cass for his extradition ac-
companying the application with record Of
the preliminary proceedings in France, which
must make out prima facie case Of guilt. On
this the President would issue his warrant to the
United States Marshal Of the district where All
sop might be, bidding him apprehend the fugi-
tive and carry him before United States Com
missioner. 4 hearing would be had before the
latter, and every opportunity given to the
| friends Of the prisoner to sift the evidence on
which he was arrested. II they failed to do 80,
the United States Commissioner would then rem
der judgment, In the shape Of report to the
President, to the effect that the prisoner was
fit subject for extradiiion, and the President
would accordingly issue bis warrant, under
which the prisoner would be conveyed abroad
Such is the usual course Of proceeding, and o
single glance will show how admirably it is con-
structed for the protection Of the innocent.
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THE FRAUDS IN TIE FINANCE DEPARTMENT
INVESTIGATION ny rHE JONI COMMITTEE on AC-
corNTs.-The Joint Committee on Accounts are
progressing with their work Of investigation
into the frauds in the Finance Department
They are in permanent occupation of room IL,
In the basement Of the City Hall, where they
will continue their labors until the arduous task
they have undertaken is accomplished II is