The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-02
From the New Fork Evening Post, Feb. 2s.

From the New Fork Evening Post, Feb ISL
IhE ASSASSINATION AT WASHINGTON.
yesterday, while reverent voices in places of
PuoIc worship were pronouncing the PRAYER in
the Litany of the Episcopal church.
FROM battle and murder and sudden DEATH
Good Lord, deliver u.s.
dreadful homicide was committed at Washington
ny person who, to the discredit of this city, is
one OF Its representatives in Congress The wretch
ed man, Daniel Z. Sckles, has in his career reach
gu .ne stage OF assassination, and dipped his hands
III human piood. young man, hitherto one of his
associates Philip Barton Key, was, according to
an account from source not unfriendly to Sickes,
detained by friend ofthe assassin, in conversation,
at convenient spot until Sickles could have time
10 arm himself and prepare for putting him to death.
There is one incident related which gives to the
circumstances peculiar pathos. Key was unarm-
ed; he had no means of defence, and implored his
adversary not to XII him. The PRAYER for mercy
was unheeded: Sckles was armed with one ofthose
deadly instruments which carry several instantane-
Gus deaths; he fired three times in succession. and
two of the balls took fatal effect
The provocation, which Sickes alleees was the
criminal intimacy of Key with his wife. The friends
OF hey Is SAID, deny the charge; but the accounts
from ashlngton affirm that Mrs Sickles has fully
acknowledged her guilt. We SHOULD not wonder If
tllS were true Mrs. Sckles was married to her
husband at time when she was not vet out of her
grlhooa, and she Is even but TWENTY-FIVE
years OF age. The character of the husband too
often corrupts that Of the wife, particularly at the
said in the old proverb, icome home to roost;"
ana so, may be said with equal truth do adul-
tries. Slckles was excluded from decent society
III inns CITY long ago; and it would be almost a
miracle IL IN the school to which he took his Young
wife, with her character yet uniformed she should
have preserved her innocence
:, We DO not mean to extenuate the injury done by
hey to the man who so cooy took his life it is
one OF the greatest that one man commit against
another. But there states of social existence
In which mutual federation is the rule of conduct.
ana Sickies IN acquiring so perfectly the morals
should also have acquired the philosophy of the
class to which he belongs 1t iii became him. who
is so careless of his conduct to set on foot in
designations into the morals of Others and to avenge
false step with DEATH No matter how nearly the
offence touched him, he should have treated it as
he treated criminal intrgues of the same nature in
winch his own wife was not concerned as a trihng
matter, as pleasant jest thing to be passed
OH with sly allusion and knowing look, in short
as something which the adulterous intriguer was
welcome to chronicle among his trumphs.
Inc manslayer does not seem to have acted on
the prompting of any sudden impulse, but to have
Perpetrated the deed with entire generalization
lie is represented as talking of the "dshonor that
had been done him, term of strange sound when
uttered Dy such man. 1t is very likely that the
desire OF distinguishing himself by deed of start
ing theatrlcal effect had some place in his motives
The w ashington correspondents of the morning
papers seem DESTROYS of placing his conduct in a
nght winch VIII acquire for him the public sympa-
thy, and to divert that sympathy from the victim
of his crTe-the young man who was doubtless. as
hit to live as Sickes but who is
Gu, cut oil, even in the blossoms of his sin,
Unhouselled, unanointed, unaneed;
No reckoning made, and sent to his account
With all his imperfectons his head"
The New York News says: The known antece-
dents of Mr. Sickles in private life seem to leave
him little Justification for terrible an act as he has
been guilty Of
~ From the Ne,O York 7ribune.l
Inc !eiegraph Keeps assuring us that all Wash
lngton Justihes Mr.. Sickes killing of Mr.. Kew 1t
m nrrh IA,,h ! - IL
sure that public sentiment does not go the length
OF deciding that all the loose vers in that metrop-
OILS are to be dealt with thus summarily and san
guinarily If they should be, we apprehepd that
the Census at hand would show seriously dmin-
lshed population in the Federal CITY,
ROBERT WALSH.
me following sketch of the life of this distin-
gulshed gentleman is taken from the PHILADELPHIA
Bulletin
As a former ornament of the journalists profes-
sion in Philadelphia, Mr.. Walsh was highly esteem
ed here lie was born in Baltimore in 1884 making
ms age at his death seventy-fve. His father was
Irish, and his mother Pennsy lvanian who belong
ed to the Society of Friends. He was educated at
the Roman Catholic colleges in Baltimore and
Georgetown, was then sent abroad and returning at
the age OF twenty five, studied law married and set
tied here to practice his profession This he was
oDiiged to abandon in consequence of Deafness and
he became writer for the press, his earliest con-
tributions appearing in the Port Folio In 1871 he
undertook the first quarterly review in America
Ihe american Reuieo Of History and Politics. of
wnlch eight numbers were published, the contents
being nearly all from his own pen.
He also contributed to other literary publications
and wrote several political works. One of the
aDleSt OF these was issued in lSl9 and was called
San Appeal from the Judgments of Great Rritain
respecting the United States of America" IL was
an unanswerable vindication of his country from
the calumnies of British writers. For this work
he received vote Of thanks from the PENNSYLVANIA
Legislature, and number of copies were ordered
Mr.
OF this city, started the National Gazette and EN-,
fioyed Mr. Walsh as its editor. 1t was first tr-
weekly and afterwards a daily afternoon paper
leading object of Mr.. Fry's in starting it, was
the advocacy of the Missouri Compromise 1t was
greatly superior to any other journal of that time
was high-toned and dignitied, and especially notice
able Tor Its literary character.
The National Gazette declined, and in 1886 Mr.
walsh retired from it. He removed to Paris
where for a number of years he held the office of
United States Consul; On being superseded, he
remained in Paris and has ever since been the cor
respondent of the National hfeligencer and the
Journal Of Commerce. He was a pure and able
man, somewhat bigoted on political as well as re-
ligious questions but honest faithful and lova to
every cause that he espoused. His literary STYLE
was clear, strong and masculine, free from orna-
ment and surplus Of words, and, therefore. the
more relied upon and the more admired by Judi
cious people. '
Mr.. Walsh was man of delicate frame and fg
ure, with fine, intellectual face; and in CONVERSE
ton, in which he exceed, his manner was delight
ioi' ne married Hrst the daughter OF Gen. MOylau
an eminent lawyer of this city, and had by her a
large family OF children. His second wife was Mrs
St0cker, OF this city, whom he also survived
The Paris correspondent of the National Intelli-
gencer says:
Mr.. John Adams used to think him the bes.
American bellies tettres scholar. Various literary
performances distinguished their author as one Of
the most remarkable publicists of his time. He has
been living for a long time past, somewhat more
imam twenty-five years in this city, where his abode
mas been the habitual resort of distinguished men,
literary, scientific, and political. His absence will
be felt by them all, still perhaps by country
men, to whom he was always disposed to be a zeal
friend.
State Convention, to be composed of the men,
bers OF Bands of Music of Ohio appointed to be
neld IN Mansfield, on Thursday, May 26th The
festivities of the day will consist of grand parade
PLAYING for prizes, and grand concert by all the
Bandsmto close at night with a torch light process
sion. The competitors for prizes will consist, first
OF Bands that have been organized two years and
over; secondly, of Bands from one to two wears old
and thirdly, of Bands under a year old. The prizes
are to be cash, and superb flag will be presented
by the ladies to the best band, regardless of age