The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-11-23
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rrsees the fs~a ~ ssiisls, ogsrt expi4sl7a
So crimes u,... a. a. a,vous galio3s was ne
object Of more ismininc tears aud nasculine
than . prolonged eouste ofNell do1oe
would have secured 70 him. neyoAd Hve,y
wish that be might b hung il do season, 1nd
with all proper forms Of Lao, ~ have, per6enai.i
y, felt little interest in him, up 70 che prsssns
time, whom pcrusal Of lis Last Writings
aud 1.-THE Statement" Of his sister, Sarah E. Lit
ties, has begotten disposition to say something
about The actors In the Listlss tragedy. OF the
tive pamphlets just mentioned, We need oaly
at the Last Writing" 10 . verbose, win
~, declamatory attempt Of braEgart 70 keep
bis courage to the sticking point and die game.
The statement Of Nrs. Littlss il . quiet deen-
mene, with strong internal evidence sfsruthfnl-
ness
they stand now in tho light Of these documents.
aud Of the evidence the trials, are to this Of
feet: Stout, smart criminal, but rather UNI
lucky, A expert in forgery, burglar and in
cendiary, after spending some months in New
York jail, was released, again arrested for
crime committed in Pennsylvania, confined II
jail for period Of nine months, and at the age
Of seventeen years was thence transferred 70
the State Prison where he passed four and .
half ysars in solitary confinement. After grad
uating at this institution, he came to Rochester
and joined his family, except bis father, who
was ct the time az innAte Of the State prison at
Auburn.
During his imprisonment, his sister Sarah, a
good looking and plsasant.tempsred girl, had
married Charles w. Titles, having first, in obe-
diencs to an honorable and honest impulse, told
him Of the heavy disgrscs which attached TO her
family. Tie marriage was unhappy, ewing 70
the drunken and liesntious character Of Littlss.
When Stout came home he found that the tive
had separated, and that his sister proposed
divsrcs. Ascertaining that Sarah had told Lit
ties Of the past career Of himself, Stout became
alarmed lest Titles in some quarrelseme me-
ment would let out the secret Of his early crimes,
and so ruin his own chances of success in life.
To prevent this he brought about partial
reconciliation between the unhappy couple, and
made himself the friend aud adviser OF Titles.
For some time things progressed smoothly, and
the secret seemed safe, but Littles soea became
jealous Of Sarah, and . new quarrel, with new
danger Of exposure seemed imminent. He then
resolved to act on the principle that dead men
tell no tales. He encouraged the Jealousy Of
Littiss, and with . bAscness unparalleled, offer
cred to produce to him the evidence OF his sis
tsr's guilt. To the sister no presented another
face. He talked to her of the causeless suspi-
cions OF her husband, and, at last, after repeat
ed failures. induced her to 60 to Falls Field on
the fatal night, there to confront Titles and
laugh him out of his Jealousy.
Hesitating, fsaIful, relsnting, with doubt in
her heart, she went down the lane leading to
the Field-destinsd to become a secoms Acsl-
damA-and saw her brother and husband follow
her steps. Reaching rock in the field she
took seat upon il, and waited long minutes
for their coming. No sound, no footstsp was
there, until she heard the voice Of her brother
calling her to come. She sought him out in the
darkness, and found him standing BY the corpse
OF her husband. Full of untold and indsscIib-
able horror, she fed to the fence and bowed
herself down beside it in an agony of grief.
leaving to the murderer the task Of disposing Of
the body OF his victim He dragged it to the
cliff, and fell with it upon the rocks beneath
Stunned at first, and inssnsibls, he at last reviy
ed and called for aid.
She CROPPED her way towards him, bush gave
way, ana she, TOO, tell down beside the slayer
and his victim. AZ she recovered from the
shock, which had shattered her wrist, Ira said
to her, GOOD God, Sarah, have you, too. fall
en-? The way OF the transgressor is hard!' He
was also injured, an arm broken, and she with
womany iortitude, nursed and cared tor the
weak wretch who had selfshly involved her in
this fearful catastrophe. At last the work Of
horror was over, and the two fed homeward
together-she with q soul possessed of terror,
weeping for the dishonored head which, now
crushed and bleeding, had often lain upon her
breast, asking with sobs ii there will ever be an
other happy day-he cursng the fate which bad
rendered his detection probable, and lamcntng
only that he had not carried out other and ear
lier plans for the murder.
u al Al -
conceal his own past crimes and their punish
ment, could falsiiy his sisters honor, and max
her the unwilling accessory to the murder of
her husband who knew that secret--he was the
man owl whom pious ladies wept, whose hair
they begged as treasures and mementoes Of one
who might have been, they thought good and
great, but who was in reality only a vulgar,
commonplace scoundrsl, ripe for the gallows.-
Buffalo Advertiser.
A Most Pertinent Lien, end significant Arr
We observe an article in the Richmond En-
qurer SO very pertinent to the attitude of poll
tics at this moment, that We copy a lengthy OK.
tract from il into our editorial columns -
"But, while .counselling unity and harmony
Virginia is not unmindful OF the great questions
that are yet unsettled with regard to slavery ia
the Territories. Virginia sees that though the
Constitution recognizes, and the Supreme Court
sustains, her right to carry slaves into Terri
tory, yet she also remembers that Judge Doug
las so pointedy brought to light in Illinois, that
this right may be rendered null and void by
the non action of the Territorial Legislature
While Virginia recognises no power that can
compel Territorial Legislature to enact those
laws necessary to protect the constitutional
rights Of Shareholders yet she does hold that
Congress has the right, and is in duty bound, to
protect slavery in the Territories until the PEG.
pie OF the Territory, when on the eve OF FORM
ing State Government, may decide the question
finally for the future State.
"This question is one above the platforms of
parties, and must be met and decided, constitu.
,isnally in favor Of protection, or unconstitu.
tionally against it. 1t cannot aud must not DO
compromised; if the Cincinnati platform does
not provide for this question it must be made
10 meet this Issue.
"This question Of projection to slavery In
the Territories will have to be met and the
South will demand her constitutional rights /;
these rights are recognized in the Constitution,
asserted in the Ksnsas-NebrssKa bill, admitted
by the Cincinnati, platform, and have been
sanctioned and adjudcatsd by the Supreme
Court: and, with this array Of authority, the
South will demand the legislation necessary to
render valid the rights 80 amply recognized by
the party, the country, the Congress, the Su-
prsms Court, and the Constitution.
"The right to reclaim fugitive slaves was
given by the Constitution; the Northern States
refused to lsgslats for the practical enforcement
of this constitutional right, and Congress was
compelled to provide the legislation necessary
to the usefulness of this provision. So is it with
regard TO slavery in the Territories. There is
no power to coercs 4 territorial legislature to
DO it's constitutional duty, and Congress must
supply the legislation withheld by the derelict
Territory.
Intervention for protection is a fnnda-
mental principle with the South, and wiser
nor better remark never fell from Governor
Wise than tho following extract from his Illinois
letter.
""Protection, in the Territories and every
where, to all rights and persons and of proper.
ty, in accordance with the rights of the States
and of the Constitution and laws Of the Union.
Here then may be found Virginia's declaration
with regard to slavery in the Territories. To
this she is consttutionally entitled. She asks
NO more she will take no less"
We had supposed, if the English language
were designed to express and not to conceal
ideas, that the position of Judge Douglas on
the points suggested by the Enquirer was per.
fectIy well ascertained. Ii be has been EN-
phatic in announcing his position on any ques-