The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-28

vote for Seward and his pretcnsions as New
York candidate for the Presidency, and involv-
ing the endorsement by his State of his platform,
which requires the determination Of slavery
from the Southern States to prevent the estab-
lishment of slavery in the North. Our mer-
chants, our farmers, our mechanics, our manu-
facturers our banking and railroad men, and our
industrial people Of all classes, should thus con-
slider the consequences which are likely to follow
the nomination Of Seward for the Presidency,
before they cast vote next Tuesday which
may contribute to bring him and his hideous
revolutionary principles into the field.
! The LAST HORRIBLE TRAGEpY-SocIAL DE-
MOBILIZATION OF OUR PEoPLE-We are again
| compelled to perform one of the most painful
duties of the public journalist and to lay before
our readers the particulars Of one of the most
shocking murders that has ever stained the crimi-
nal calendar. On Tuesday evening, boy of
nineteen years attempted the killing of his whole
family, and subsequently committed suicide.
The father, who was the first object of the muir
derer's fury, is man of wealth and good social
| position, and it cannot be pleaded in mitigation
of the crime that the fratricide had not had pro-
per opportunities for mental and moral discipline.
1t may be truly said that no one can contem-
plate such a tragedy as that above alluded to
without shudder; but that is not enough. We
wonder and grow sick at heart on reading about
the results of our own criminal negligence.
| Within the past few years crimes against the
person and property of respectable citi-
zens have multiplied in far greater ra-
ito than that of the increase of popu-
alton, and yet no efforts are made to stay
| the crimson flood. The courts of Justice
are paralyzed Murderers receive the great
est consideration, and are entitled, appa-
rently, to any number Of trials they may ask for.
| If jury cannot agree the criminal is generally
allowed to 90 Free in order to save troubles or if
he is convicted, supplementary proceedings are
resorted TO in order to weary out the prosecuting
officers. The lower order of offenders are thus
taught TO look upon the criminal law rs broad
avenue through which clever attorney can
easily drive coach and four, and there is no
stay to the hand that draws the knife or shoots
the pistol. If magistrate-and there is one
has the courage to do his duty, and the inteli-
gence to understand it, his efforts are neu-
| tralized by the intrigues Of politicians or the
| inefficicncy Of the code. The truth is that all
| these horrible atrocities spring from the rapid
political and social Generalization Of our people.
| They see the rulers of the land, men whom they
have been taught TO look up TO as the wisest and
the best, sheltering and defending the most
atrocious blackguards and the blacklist criminals
They sec high federal and State officers consort-
ing with thieves. bullies. pimps and pickpockets.
which latter gentry are well aware that through
the argument Of the fist, revolver or bowie knife,
they hold in their hands the tenure of Office for
their patrons. So long rs they can pack primary
meetings and brow beat timd voters they
enjoy an nviolable sanctuary and run no risk
of being punished for their crimes. howsoever
fragrant they may be. The political DULLES may
have their fights unmolcstcd aud il they happen
to kill some one there is always power behind
the law stronger than the law itself Neither
arc their employers bit better than the tools
with which they work. We see leading poll
| ticians selling out Congressional districts ~
| coolly as the butcher divides an OK, bargaining
| for 80 many thousands of voters a. If they were
slaves on the auction block. Again. in the nomina
| ton of Hcrrick for Congress We see man placed
before the people a candidate to represent
them in The national councils after having been
indicted for bribery. and the price Of his vote rs
| an Alderman fixed on the records Of the Court
| of Sessions al one hundred dollars. lie
will lie worthy successor in the sliding
scale Of Matteson, whose price accord
| ing to all accounts, was one thousand
| dollars. half score Of officials are called
upon to plead in the Sessions to indictments
| charging them with wholesale robbery of the
| city funds, and public confidence in our elected
rulers Is entirely demolished. The pulpit itself
| shares in the general Generalization. and the
parsons preach the worship Of the almighty dol
lar rather than that Of the Almighty God.
| When the shepherds go astray, what can be
expected Of the Sheep In the reply to this per
tinent inquiry can be found the causes Of the
| rapid social Generalization which brings about
such shocking tragedies Is that which We this
day record.
ORGANIZATION on THE TAXPAYERS Party
| A NEW FEATURE N THE CHARTER EIEcrloNs-
| The tax paying interests are at length waking
up. To sense Of oppression are succeeding
practical measures Of relief II was all very
well 10 strive indirectly 10 check the ma-admin-
istration Of city affairs, but the evil was Of too
great magnitude 10 be arrested by palliativcs.
| The remedy to BE- effective, should BE- radical and
this truth the tax payers have at last recognized.
We were the 6rst to point OUT the quarter from
whence this remedy was to be applied. We en-
dcavorcd to impress upon the general body Of
tax payers the fact that there was no special
providence for their relief, and that If they de-
! sired TO lighten their burdens they must in the