New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-02
COMMENTS OF TIRE PRESS.

COMMENTS OF TIRE PRESS.
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The voice Of the law pet 70 DC head upon the
true chsrscrr, as before tie j-s,ee OF th- sad OF
the terrible TRANSACTION WHICH toe day before yes
terdsy stained the S4bbath OF the National hetrup-
OILS With passionate blood psssooa'es shet, aud made
legi, ator OF II UuiOp Sworn u cInness sis1nD,
sei.Iesfsslni the slayer " his feOsnaa. We could
have wished = await tbst voice bvJrs dealing VITA
the iacts 81 the dreadful scTy az tbry come - as Nom
the most authsrto sOurces Of public stslgeuee. r,
by strange anomaly 10 the oeyeopbeot OF oar lris-
prudence, The right OF passing formally Upon aly
que stion Of guit VI oIOceLce II oar tribunals Is -t
rtseIyed to those sho nave teit- er formed nor ex
pes ed opinou npJr The subi.c- b-fOfe them sco
We 100 too sell the power Il the Press NO. - i-ei
tbst every printed ~or1 ssnt forth on such theme
! must n4-.Oe tire CiClo II nen hted, sCcurdiUs 20
the laF, 10 discharge the laws most sob mo otl;-
Bot one az least, OF tie journals o N-S fUrk hss
made haste 10 stan the zeal Of Gaia np0o q fore
head o, tust relresf rtstIve Of NeT Y ok sho nov
hes pTsOTed ~ tie Fe1sr1l City, end tbs S,h Slch
f.rocy Of hate and SOON ss makes cA.nsT, llster
uteIshce Of the teniine EFT 81 NJ poohc Absolutely
dne not more to Hr. SEX le- baO l. Ne York hers
The City Of Ner-York Is rot pFepsreo, WITH TIE
ErfEirg Post, 70 interpret the fearful dsed soic1 na7
bssjsd Ibe career OF a. least two ID Dles instantly
ard finally by the light If that past history Of the
CHEF actor il gedy, shich has been Invoked 20
prove Mr. lee colo olCOded sassssil, SUI as coul'
paIi,n. Hr. Blterw0rta, psadei s15 decay ol nur-
Ger. There ere features in tae pc.1rs winch t1at
sesie on Ps,psJvEcs avenue presec's % ne, 81 ssd
beyond al sords 81 iD6siielY pregnant Win ttoi'
sa d varieties Of suffering sud 81 shaDs-.a - tley
sEouil temper IL. Il Jcstics b=rse ADD :, eDc5
utterly the dscordsnt Try of parry passions and u pO
li,iosl amnesty. Behlcd the slayer aud - sia-
behind the erfins, pTCsHste wHs-the Innocent faces
OF young CHILDREN "OIss tAaD orphaned, o. et-I VI
La ne az fOIeOYdaiLe1 % tho e0deT merc'es ~ az
inbuau rOtoltty plead Sike fJf the sln er aaf tbs
sDred sgaiDst. Justice nnst leave them dee It'e
epolgi Hjastice, DGt mienper,ts iisn'S,
will take from tnem al that makes LIE wJTtn tee
having. For heir sskes tee, It bo3)ues Us q De a,
leBs 10 alter thar tie la1 ~ cTaE1IUs lL!@ny no
the men Nth whore fate ei' fotJIe ID 10 ire Jcany
bouud up. il ia not even peCessaTy - assume TIE
guilt q NJ. KY 10 hs i3tsIcOuTse with Mrs. ckle,
in order 10 maze W besi',le IL piol1dntl9s NJ
SiCkrs q vii fol murderer II j. be ned AMPLY thh
M Siches, oc tie evidence o. couie,son Fn'ca s
believed 10 be fall ard s,1csre, imagined hu'ei $
" dl,bopoJsI' nan, exposed % al tie cJn.Imsly
which s,ciey AWsgds 10 the outraged h0sOznd wloss
wrongs pIeieIds e ts sud Zoo bsd - +t1e
mftIy which To- Ks IN the ruiz OF doWsstj cobllence
sud peace, We aft ri tin al the paist,pn Shich
the cns'omaIy sJmpatmes OF maDAiAl eieLi u ueh
nhdCtI-G by such lilE'iOn.
FO. the lsDiercy 9th whio1 men 10 sl couHtfs,
The mOss OWNED have aisay' lOosei u0ou W.
uoe den, by tho LdTed hue band 0DO0 tie FOOL or The
T, pUteG pOuer # his bone, expresses nOt the nagn
tu1e 81 the CRIME its H. bat the severi'y Of the ri-
iIfcts upon hnnan ,OI D. alsoce, ed the "zt ss;e.
pssslona OF toe human heat 1as !IG reidses 10
recognize EdDeIY "a an 'tteDsa CT the of't RTaVy,
because the law must zeal Dot with bOmao en- Il lCs,
but With huu6u iIteTerts uCt With The ir NaE1 eXpe-
relces Of The fGiSid0s ont with the external econ
Ul fpCit'y. l0FQn OciS trD1tE NlLH Tue VIC
tin Of this U1rBse, because meg know ia \ othefs
stIeI 9th ana wyukntas eTstsDc how teflby s1hTp
ia Tie ttIg OF vla.td faith, hos ms denug TIE prss
-. ten,e md org snucipa. On OF rh.t s5o9oiu' py
which the &CI.d % soon exchanges rs tst susD u
sympa'y s,,h such sufferer. Let lie cary career
MI Ches have been I'D. It nay, .et !; have teen
al toat The EUehiag POsi with prompt na.isnicg
would force upop belt the simple fac. - ners
b,f,1e US that in les hJors Of tire. the man,
husband and father, stfIyi for useta es aGi cue
GEES N The world has driven by the tlIy O pss-
sion iLTo set which, wtst1vrr SO l.gal .veot slsy
be, has fixed upon b. the stane u d=7ecrsivi
home ard II. blood o. q slaughtered sss11-te,
and hes bssted his catotr IN public snd 10 pm
forever. 10 compressor sitl nis preseot acd as
futoIe, bOE eByisoe 70 tue grave u Key! Toe deal
have tie 4 ing % terrible advtCtase. IIe, vAtl1
dogs ID. footsteps Of tie survivor srh '1ous4nj
rer0T1g rspcvr., mlcCEcept 0ns pr uiues, sJo le,
steadily aEsy tie searp outlines II tie dead maa
ialGups aga Lis crimes Public opinion il Tar mJ-e
ikc,y cCDdope too ths ttst CheDss ~ tie de-t
~hich stnrg TIE fvirs mas % s'u-ss, than . pass
City over the her1y which lad uaholy hsnjs upon
TIE ,sYcuti,s Of vengeance GnJ trsmpls0 the lsg
atde5 foot IL lie bot hgaI hoi1 the hoIIoT SAsn
wing d Il 6Tst VITA Ere.
Let " no- b. m,suDSe,s'cod We 30 TO. for,m'.
m.nt tdvyca'e The sigOtts Gesrat,.iO- ~ thti asn
test NGlCh lakss saDVIJlnAticH ts the law tie
pteue test Ct civilization and Of order. Tue msn
who, Incer ~hs eser proyocs;lcn, taxes The life Of
hs fellow man, is oil, n1eT 70 h forsven c.-
iZrr 10 lie cUInDe pded. The pa.s when GlOae
~n t1lrf8:i' gr HIS dead rrOves bun Dnsccl 20 the
:
10 coCrtry like this. Meo 60 10. thr1s away e..
r.tr T. Crafty their thirst Of hloS osjn2
Cf Any OTdlnary eIcIlsnen All t-us far, a. les-t,
Mr.. Sckles c,es-ly lie clein upon the iOr 3eadug
sctpcIiun Of tie pubic ldg men, t3st toe worst pea
Suvs OF the deed <hich ts dlne arr s1ch % the
Law est IeIther i,pCse LOT remove. Whatever may
become Of iGl TIE iIag dy which be hss ;las ne
cone Involved viii nsitLer MIKE 1se sytnger the
more E0r scUl'e'sE the le-e. ]; might have nap
peLsd III ;Ee e,ding parties al rhe story
coIe.ree, a any eye ard = say q1.rtr OF Re World.
II u &c true tast n The ac.cg f thu taal rc-re,
frisTd of Mr.. S.cslts p.syea the pS1 Of decOy -
murder sgd iOcs cal calmly shIir 1is frocgis1
psIiob thiOsi nis o~r rfe way 10 ;skine th.,
II tbs msn Nhom he oel,Ve1 o have Nro,ssd IN,
that iEdeed, al Dc .psCia fea:nss Of the Co
usndIg sGcn public r-prob,ti1a ss has rarely n-en
Csllsi even n ttese segereTG.- days IL " LCc
partisan pGstiOs hss 50 nsarped TIE high p!sse Of
Iain0.lsm, 8ni sav'se q ysm Il p!s,7d De s-Der-
out ideal Of civ >rc h0oor But til- We sD~ -
leleve. To .s-uns l. sStly wCl'd D. q cJnfess sl
tStr,mtes Of vulgar bAIharso pos-iose 10 the v-ry
lssrt If Alercsn c,Si-stiln. TIE ls,eAl intell-
eepce from sseington goes Ar tos ard r-n3ying the
giog, ds on va'cs this horrible charge has oson 81
READY mace, al sc sincerely Tast tas. the formal
tr4l % the sno- csse oitG1s.-y not lJn 20 BE- d.
f.Tet, !. may be dissPs,ed sltgcethsr.
Reply To THE ABOVE.
IN .r.n,ag Poe.
tn. ht--fOrk IsssS u t.is m'rrny seeks 70
justify the s.ssss,uoilor Ct Philip 3 ,rtOn ksy ~
cs.s, % labor-d article ms1e 40 p1ry Il assaults
Tie Etsr,ag Pos, for ia supposed nzhguity -.
~srj the st-sssr, ard partly OF sentimental rhspso-
d'ss on the greatness Of the wrong w-lca he hzi
suffered from tie usn be sde bis victim.
Against tie charge OF uaigrItY toward Sickles We
hope We have 70 occSslon u make any iJTmsl de- |
ferse. We have never, "a Our knosesge, received
airy vropg from lin which should awaken Snv re-
feDtn Ell nor conscious :1st anything which
have said OF hs crime " TIE ~. dictated ~
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