Litchfield enquirer., 1859-05-05
From the Hartford Press.

From the Hartford Press.
 Sickles. guiltless and triumphant in court oi justce appears in entirely different light before the tribunal of public opinion. All evidence is ad
 missable there. If the universal rumor speaks the truth, Mrs. Sickles did not fnd in her acquaintance with Sickes before their legal marriage or in heI other home associations, the example calculated to ! make her an honest woman. Her fall is not so strange as would have been her preservation from ! contamination. Sickles has been most notorious libertine If he desired to live he had reason to e profoundly grateful that all men did not act upon his own creedunless the ministers to his lust were in all cases without avengers brotherless, father less and homeless outcasts. Sckles to-day stands better in society," than his disgraced wife though there IS not barroom in New York that will not
 laugh at the idea that he has been any more faithful than she to tn, 1T marriage VOWS. And in his con versation with Butterworth the fatal Sunday as detailed by the atter it is eyuent that his purpose to seek vengeance was decided, not so much by his keen sense of the wrong done him as ly the fact that its commission was so ncIoriously the street gossip. Butterworth urged sending the wife away privately and hushing up the affair." Sickies said that every negro knew it. 'Then," replied But terworth, "as man of honor, you need no advice from me" He whose own recold is sputless needs no nlurderous pistol to vindcate him.
 The whole world will say that Key met his inst deserts but than half of it will add that Sick les did also that the man who makes woman the prey of his lust whenever opportunity offers and gross desire prompts, receives only just retribu- ten when the rottenness invades his own household Mrs. Sicklcs, the chd-wic, surrounded by epicures in debauchery. deserves more pity to-day than her husband, taught, in manner that will embitter every day of his life, the misery that unbridled pas sion scatters abroad, and tormented by his unf.ing recolcctions of the speeches. agony and horror of Keys last moments.
 The public may possibIy excuse the homicide but they will be slow to follow the example of the Reys Haley and Sunderland of Washington. and the crowd that there, usual chcered the last notorie ty; the majority will not make a hero of him. The New York Herald is not incapable of giving good advice, as it shows in say ing this
 1.-The accused has reason to thank some lucky star that the result is what it is. There was ex- treme risk of its being far otherwise. Let him. therefore, rejoice but let him be cautious and let him be quiet. Let no indiscreet friend induce him to accept any foolish ovations Ills best friends will advise him to withdraw from public view and avoid all notoricty for the present. It will take some years for this matter to wear out of the public mind It has been la,nenable and disastrous affair all through. Let him, therefore, retire quietly and modestly from the public gaze until it is forgotten Let him take the opportunity of beginning fresh career Let him be born again, and lead d new life for the future. In order to carry out this idea his best and wisest course will be to start in some other State than this-to remove from former scenes and associations, that he may again his way to professional and even political distinction lie is not too old yet to begin new career. There is life of honor and happy old age before him if he will only now pursue the right course''
 The New Haven Register we'll remarks :-
 "The Jury have acquitted MT. Sickles of the murder of Mir Key-as every body seems to have supposed they would. They found him s' not gull ty'' of a deed which the whole world knew he had actually committed fo- the that men s pas sions are stronger than their judgment for the reason that every man takes selfish view of such an outrage-and knows, or fears, that such men as Key would slip through the meshes of the law, if left to its tender merces Hence. say the jury, tin their sympathy for the aecused,) he is not guilty he shall not be punished for taking life. Most peo- pie will rejoice at the verdict-because the deed sent scoundrel to his long account-but such ab- surd renditions have strong tendency to cast dis credit upon the Courts, and therefore it would be better that vericts should be found upon the facts and that the pardoning power should intervene for the prisoners benefit. in so strong case of public indignation at the crime and sympathy for the suf- ferer"