New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-04
COMMENTS OF THE RELIGIOUS PRESS.

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rwould seem ~ i. the National Capital had bseo,
the ps AZ Winter the scene OF memorable eruption
of fashionable vifkedpess. Shame npon shame, fail
sfter FL, the dazzling stars OF gay society reel ard
plunge from then gddy spheres into the depths o. 10
smy Repeated crimes, IN sic g'e sc $500 involving
esch the cesolaou Of family IN the degr ,datioa OF
tie brightest ornament, have fixed their loa'hsome
nin upon the person OF foreign hoertine, who holds
nv oipo matte iauk oue Of the highest positions 10
Warrington society. Lesser heroes emulate his 81
tsuic co, quests Lust hes hsd It's carnival; and now
a; the III hi OF the obscene reye Revenge stalks 10
10 end z scepe in deluge II blood Il Is ume 10
speak cut The polite ard not half-dspleased lsn-
guage OF the ressp,per Jerkinses, and the sl.con-
csshpc delcacy habi nal TO the religious press with
rels,ion 10 such subjects, are all out OF psce when
uubridlei RIGHTEOUSNESS thus assumes public char
acter. and fsunts alo in ns;ions aud even intoTna'
toral dnpay. ,
The murder Of Philip Barton Key by Daniel f.
Sckles in the streets 81 Washington on Sunday hter-
noCn in reyerge for The seduction Of the wife Oh tue
latter hiss given a needed, aud II may be hoped, a
sautaIy and SOLDERING shock 10 the int cston OF the
deyotets os vanity and pleasure. The fate OF the
yourg end adula;ed beauty whose thousotess career
hss sptd to such terrible conclusion, must surely De
a long remembered warning 10 ter own vain sister
hood. The yet more fearful and bloody end OF the
successful hber,ine must surely tell upon tue nerves
of men who may Hereafter be cispOied TO reach forth
TO the forbidden aud 70 peIlOus fruit. The hand oil
Providence is terrible, yet IN mercy.
Suffice It TO record that gay intimacy OF long
standing such ss fashionable society gicbedly and
cruelty counter ances had reached rs natural tsrnna-
ton IN the complete niielty and degradation OF the
idolzed yourg wife of Mr.. Cklss An anonymous
letter waIred him OF the fact, and possessed hun 0.
cue to the detection of the secret which we're used
with sad success Confronted at once with the charge
and its proofs, the miserable victim oil vanity aud NO
ertLi yielded to her fate, add msde iull confession
The husband dtmsrded her seddng-ring, and direced
her TO seId st once 10 her parents IN New.fork 10
take her away. Or Sunday afternoon seeing IRON the
window the destroyer Of his peace passing IN The very
A.. al hfoh tha nj hart
u,r in ont had lust discoso, Mr. SCkles sent out bic
friend Mr.. Bnerworth, If the Assay Once IN New
York to detain Key in conversation shie he Oiled ms
pockets with pistols snd rushed after 70 gut his re-
verge. OveItaking Key, he announced his murder
ous business ard commenced firing, while his friend,
Mr.. Bulerwor'b, stood quietly looking on Three
shoots took eftect; fourth and fifth missed nrei
and then ~ band Of a man-Dot Mr.. Bntterw0rth-
arrested the bl ody work. bat Mr. Key was already
diving and 10 a few minutes passed to his account.
S,ckles took the arm Of Battsrg0rth, walked to the
Attorney Generals office, delivered himself up, ana
II ia already co.Giently alleged that Sckles will
never be indicted and ths. common opinion Ia Wash.
ipgton justIies his conduct Indications OF the spult
Of the press point 10 tne same direction In our para
disc Of uobs, too true, It u all but Impossible 10 Drng
gentleman 10 trial fer anything he may DO and
We can scarcely lock Tor such miracle OF Jusace
az the pul istmeGt Of Mr. Sckes under the clrcum-
press Of the country will not this & ne be deoauched
sympathe,icaly in the orgies Of Revenge, and made
10 DO before that bloody idol In the name of Cbris
tiarity we owe protect a. sinst the current sympa
tby with men Of blood. We must not uphold them by
the faihiest ex,enuation, in any circumstances. Mr.
S,kes has grstihed his passions bat he has executed
10 Justice though had been bis province to do
IT, in thus Furnishing one party to mutual crime.
The lame and impotent inequality Of human severity
in such dtprives 1t Of even the lurid judicial
sublmty which imposes on the Judgment of man
kidd and leaves 1t base Indulgence vi selfish, brutal
rage. "turseG be their anger, FOR II ives neToei ana
their wrath, for it was cruel"