Nebraska advertiser., 1859-03-31
Mr., sickIes Indicted.

A dispatch from Washington says:
''The Grand Jury to-day brought in a
presenfment against Mr.. Sickles for muir
der, and there is no doubt a true'b bill will
be found, when a day viii be set for the
trial. Whatever may have been their
proceedings relative to Mr.. Butterworth,
il was the understanding about the Court
House, that they viii take no further ac-
lion on the subject Of duplicating him as
accessory. From what has just transpir-
ed, the trial will furnish an amount of
scandal far exceeding what has already
been furnished the public, and bring rel
uctantly to the witness stand persons who
have not heretofore figured in newspa-
p9rs."
Let il come. The recent "bust ups and
consequent exposure to public gaze ofthe
manner some things arc carried on at the
National Capital, may have a salu;ary
effect in "~elevating the standard" of
Washington Circle" morals, and prove
4 lesson to imitators elsewhere.
Not a paper in the land but that con-
tains weekly something in regard to the
"Sickles tragedy" The EDITORIALS, espe-
cisIiy. are in the midst Of a harvest.
The following excellent extract we
take from AZ article in Frank Leslie
en- this subject. 1t contains a vas. amount
Of. good sense. There is a false state Of
Society, which irFedeemably consigns q
female to. eternal disgrace for a single
mis-sep, while the male continues to move
10 the supper circles, apparently as much
respected as before. And yet woman
must hold herself responsible in a great
degree for this very unjust feature in so.
ciety. Nine times in ten the eOnsunate
and we'll known libertine is the most po-
pular ladies man. in the town.
"To the mere superficial glance thi:
matter appears. only one Of prompt ven.
geance for a grievous wrong; but il i
Necessary 10 look deeper into this subject
ard 70 scan. the influences that have pro.
ducea OF fossered this awful catastrophe
ia seldom that such d deed, with it;
train q ~eorerpnning circumstances, is .
mere sporadic ebulhtion of Individual de.
praYity; it rather indicates some ;funda.
mental flaw in the constitution Of society
Which demands sharpand simple rene
dy.. We feel convinced that the cEre
lea with he ladies themselves. Theil
sex IS The victim, and the y~indication o.
their own honor rests IN theiroWn hands
4 true woman. should resent every insult
70 her sex as enc offered to herself; sht
should parake OF an esprit de corps sucf
as that which leads every h~igh-spiriteC
American TO consider disrespect to hi;
country as 90 insult. TO. himself. Will
the far ser, however, there is unfortuna.
tely no such nationality. ALothario MAJ
degrade the whole sex BY beuaying the
wife, the sister OF. the daughter Of hi:
friend, and may yet be received as. psua.
by other wives and sisters aud daughters
although Cognixant of his silIany !; nay, il
some eases it may be that be. is invested
with additional eclci: Now we are con.
vinced that nothing would have so grea
an effect upon the morals Of society. as {
determined stand made by woman her
self against countenance to-this foulest o
crimes. Such things. we know, must b
so long as human nature remains what j
IS, but let the sc0rn Of united womanhoot
be. the swift avenger of the dasterd'
crime, and va Will engage that the re,
medy.will prove more .effectual Rgains
such Infamous betrayals. than all Ink
; scafolds and penitentiaries III the Union
or al the a-ssassinalions IN 4 century"