The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-05
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Tho s.eLles aui Key tragedy Excitement in
New YORK. --sirkirs private character hsas the
hest--haure for tle goose, sauce Tor the gahder
The Navy Yard caUupupn-busiuess pros
poets &c., Sc,
NEw YoHK, March J., 1850,
ghe Ed,for Of Tho Caisaoman.
Al Gotham is talking about the murder
and seduction ease 10 vhiIh one Of the most
prominent members Of Congress from this
city was engaged Dan1 siekles, some ola
years since, married young and beautiful
girl, about 10 years Of age. The match
seemed unequal, for he was more than twice
% old as che shll they lived In apparent
sappness, and no one openly expressed
suspicion that any thing was wrong, On
Saturday Mr.. Siekles discovered that Phillip
Barton Key had dishonored him and destroy
ed his domestio peace, On Sunday be met
and assasinated the destroyer Of HE Vlfe's
honor, IN the street, You will no doubt get
oil the particulars Of this horrible and dis
graceful sll4ls fran ths aelEzpaperA. / need
not repeat them, The whole city is excited
about Il, and the general opinion suslaips
SIcklos. Il Il not at al likely that he will
be punished, lie II one Of tho most prom
nent partisaHs Of the sham democracy In
this city, and the intimate TREND Of the Pres
dent
There l. no doubt Of the guilt Of his wife,
but with all her erTora she IL far purcf than
he--a debaueheo and libeuiue. II the same
fate had been melted out 20 him, which he
measured out to Key, he would hate been
killed, Il possible, a lfadazen iimea. His
liceutious habits have long excluded him
from the better society Of this city.
Mr. ButterWoniI, the Superintendent Of
the u. 3. Assay office in this city, aided the
murder, By engaging Mr., Key in converse.
ton In the street, until Mr.. Siekles could get
ready 10 commit the murder The details
are brutal, and the characters Of al concerned
are such that Il Is hard to tell whom TO con.
demn most Siekes married a girl young
enough 70 be his daughter. lie set her an
example Of impuri,y Of life,--hc allowed her,
young and inexperienced as she was, to ride
and 30 TO concerts and balls with Key. a man
experienced In al 10, viles Of the libertne,
and then, when the natural result followed,
he murdered a man whose life, at the least.
was as free from guilt as his own.
You have probably read the results Of The
investigation Of the committee appointed by
Congress, to look into frauds committed in
connection with our Navy Yard, last fail, at
the time when the administration strained
every nerve 10 elect IT, candidates for Con-
/ grcss, from this city. A series Of frauds and
dishonest attempts to influence and bride yo-
tiers, duplicating. directly, President Buehan.
an, and his most seryiccable tool 1ouccy.
has been shown up so clearly, as To disgust
even Tummaay Hall You may think in the
country, 10 your unsoph'stieated notions Of
right and wrong, that this would be enough
to ruin the Democratic party in tho city; but
no. it Will be merely a nine days wonder, aud
then forgotten.
Business is rcviying- lnwly,-Preat importa,
tons are pouring in frem Europe. Let the
country now produce her creates, crops, aud
in one yeas. the ruins Of the punic though
still existing in many impoverished families
and broken down merchants, will no longer
stare us in the face. like the charrcd tmbcrs
aa4-EuiEed wall. and -scnrehed. Ahriyelled
shrubbery where the fire has destroyed a
once fair and beautiful mansion. !.