The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-27

ever, that the party limited By he . u just that de-
gre. o. Ssa.nGs q his rsh which the law gives him. and
hot iyoW ne bwn passions and desires II 10 the right
q Creditor 10 have his debt paid 70 him by his debtor,
but docs not follow tina. he has the right TO take the law
bis debtor. The law limits the resorts which man has
for the defence and maintenance Of his rights The Inst
on the great doctrine Of self defence. Self deisnns,,
against whatf Did the principle Of self defence
apply to past Transaction in any sense9 Such
vocation and stood upon the right which the injured
husband bad 10 protect himself IN the future Once the
injury 10 contaminated against man hin rights OF self de-
fence ended The law Of self defence never therefore,
applies 70 past TRANSACTION and can never be COMPOUNDED
ae b 81 sd ssS % was nO
to STOW that there actual danger but that the party
supposed there was TO extend that principle to this case
10 would follow that whether the adultery was ever COM
United or not provided the injured husband supposed IL
was, then, II he sailed out and shot me person
who he supposed had injured him he would 10 iusti
ned That, said the Dstrict Attorney could no. be law
society could not exist any such basis, and human
inevitable consequence from this where the prOsecu-
ton cando go into the antecedents of party
throughout the whole course OF his lie be may have
proved himself totally regardless Of the calls of duty aud
Of my associate though do not mean 70 apsIv
to this case, he may have been bred in brothels,
nay that ne may have offered ns own wife for price 70
given in evidence before the Court and jury out that.
under these circumstances, although he may have COM
mtted act Of homicide, he is to be justified the
ground Of suspicion All these doctrines these abomna
tonr flow necessarily from the doctrine Of sofdeence,
as sought 10 be applied case. On this point SELF
defence he would refer his Honor the OF the People
against Shorter, Barbour, 400
Appeals Of New York, reported In I'd Cnmstock.
Tho District Attorney would refer 10 "a Comssock TO see
how far overruled the in Barbour he referred 70
hese authorities and also the OF the People against
Doe, LIST NaDning's Michigan Reports. Was there, he
asked, any danger of bodily harm to Daniel sickIes
Of The homicidep If not, he pu. il to his Honor
and the jury the principle Of self defence could not
apply. Nay more, II Mr. sickles believed that Mr. Key
was then there proceeding his house for the pa
pose Of committing felony much less misdemeanor, the
of self d defence s nee sond not apply as
announced by this Court and sustained by this jury
the doors Of the people Of this District would have 70 DO
closed Standing here said he not as public prose-
Pile Of this District denounce doctrine that the proec
found in the husbands or the brothers revolver.
1t may do for other countries, for other cnes and for
other religions, where the law OF force applied
man Ia carried out in all is violence and wrong But in
Christian community, where woman is ennObled, and
dignihed and elevated by Christian law and CHRISTIAN
TO be found in the woman's own virtue and 10
character. Stronger than bars and bolts, the fash
Of woman's virtue Is as quick as Gods lightning,
and Far moro efectua liz it for
sencpg seducers jewellers in righteousness thar De-
ringer revolver. Every pure woman, necessarily and
by the gift OF God in Christian communities, carries that
weapon along with her There is seducer villain,
not from whence he comes, or how he may have
trained himself in the Of seduction who he
showing Of that weapon for one solitary instant thank
u,otccon than The nisto or the bo vie knife sa ;nSse
would he their fate X Il were NOT TO- n were 40 one
half Of this whole community would not use weapon and
shirt Of vrtne which God had imnanted in The wornan
heart tells her, If by the flash Of lightning, what
the intentions towards her of man, whether honorable
or ELECTROMAGNETIC and she has Int 10 se for one momenf
this gift which God In his benevoence and bounty has
IN death Int in shamr n the nronoser every offer that
would imply The slightest touch Of contamination or Of
;rsrjt a. 10 found ayarywhnra n 1. al.
cIe NJ o,orv which adorne the female b,c~
and sheds jits blessed and happv Trh, alite
o,ncor ~ ,he se tno".b Tho hnshara nov S %
distant seas Sar away from home With his nyotseng
@ 7, - h eaiv 40 resis. e aoan. nS ~ %
t v su.' ,h dyo 81 - s,, Hnu ~ TO
under the ruiss whether Of rlendhn or Of rid wak
INTO the house o. purity Tor tho purpose o. deing
The Law of rorcc sor the purnoso Of nrotsc, ssts
honor, that moment YOU sacnce female female honor honor:
ennobme NOBILITY IN and Of isse and unless ~
anu The " the Wora Sas sow Sy Sa ~ or
true Go back as far az Won please and tracs n;s.rv
examine all eTas and all peopIes~and / saw '''i tSat
il stands out on the pages Of history at all times and
throughout each Of is ustres the dxed and re-
TO the yndeation OF her own virtue and wherever man
has kept the contamlpang hand OF violence from her
Der purity God ennobed and self yndicaed The rrsas
God Of heaven has laid his hand With consecys
zion on the fair head Of virtue. and whsn
the yirtuous woman ceascs 10 be her own and
her own GUARDIAN by force Of the power which God has
given 10 her she and her virtue both sink ino .e dst
and in its stead rises The crest Of murder ana
and OF wrong and or debaucherv The jcarnef ren.le,
man mn Stsntonl said mat yhen Tho iau, d,e. ~
or cannot give rcdress n is ,eS N ran,,ai r,eh,
n il mot necessarv TO rebnt this postion athonsn We
think n conld he sccessfnv II cerainv cuas NC r;oht
on ven0eance In fourth book or RlscLaione nae .no
doctrine on which the defence secms n rest 10 r,,y
poded by this commeptator The theory Of Law "a no.
contradctcd that every man ia IN a..
laws NJ society shch are made in behaSS ~ a";o .o
The Law pupishes murder but II is said 4 does NOT
" punish adu itery: and therefore a man NAV say s
rernitied N INV oyiona rights ror nnnehng vbaro r.
does not inaict mnishment 1bis s man;rsssiv an sn
surdv According 10 The 6rst theory n ia Mans St1 -
acouieece in such laws az are postve,v made THe,c
ia \ poeitive iaw Of This commuptu WITH yasarJ a. a
der and according To ali rational theory shs nr;sona
has assented or Ia supnosed 10 have assentd N has
actment he ia prohibited from committinv ,nnylar snd
although the law might not have speca: punishent fn
adultery he is not therefore nrvileced to ennnv .nch
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