The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-09

TO THE PEOPLE OE RALTL

TO THE PEOPLE OF BALTIMORE
FELLow-CITIzENs: A most foul murder has been
perpetrated in our midst A citizen of the high.
est standing, whose name was but another name
for honor usefulness and hopeful manhood has been
slam IN our streets in open day,by banded rufians
to whose black hearts and reeking hands this mon
strous deed was as chosen pastime The blood of
our murdered brother cries out to us from the
ground. II we be deaf to the appeal if We be such
soths or towards, that its mourniul notes fail to
wake our sluggish hearts to life and resolution
then are we partakers Of the crime and of the fou
and abiding disgrace. Not a week before the hnr-
rors OF last Wednesday, they were publicly an
nounced to take place on that dav even 10 tho
browning horrors of the butcAery of Kyle, which
was toretold by the image of the BLEEDING head
OF Retormer," upreared amidst flowers and
lights, and sauted by the plaudits of hundreds in
Monument Square. The dreadful and literal en-
acting with which this threat of the clubs was car
ried out is known to all the community
On Friday morning we laid on its last cold pillow
the ''bleeding head' of the brave and good man
whose slaughter was required to whet the sarara
appetites, and carry the plans of the ianzaries
to whom were committed our rights and destinies
for the day. Kyle, who may truly be said to have
represented the liberties of all in his own person
on that tragical occasion, fell for the offence of re-
fusing tamey to surrender those liberties at the
demand of the sanguinarY wretches who had come
in tulhlment of their mission and promise to seize
upon them and trample them under foot. Men
OF Baltimore there are persons among us, passing
apologies for the crime which has plunged an
estimable family in the deepest affection, and
disgraced our city for all the time that it
remains unavenged! But it is not with such az
these that we should stop to parley now. solemn
duty is upon us. Let no man 90 to his daily meals
or to his rest in tranquility till he has done all that
in him lies to bring at least the direct and actual
murderer to justice. We usethis expression be-
cause, though many are concerned in this terrible
crime, yet the greater number must, by the neces-
sity of the case, be allowed to escape the penal
judgments of men, though the al-penetratipg scru-
tiny of the Divine Eye looks now and forever upon
their guilty souls. There is one individual, how
ever whose rutfan hand sped the shot that laid our
brother low. This nameess wretch knew no pity
for the gallant man whom he and his bastard asso-
cates had hunted down till escape was impossible
The tears and supplications of the woman who
threw herself upon his arm and implored him not
to fire the fatal shot, woke no instinct of mercy or
humanity in hisrelentless breast but with horrible
mprecation he discharged his pistol at the head of
fellow citizens must hang upon the gallows-tree if
there be manhood in Baltimore!
The best and most effectual steps to secure this
end, vet to be considered. Let US lose no timo
about it. One thing seems obviously proper: that
large pecuniary reward should be offered for the
apprehe nsion, conviction and execution of the
murderer. Money can do much, though it cannot
40 all and something will remain for us to do after
wards me lower motives of interest need selfpro-
tecuon, as well as the higher ones of Justice, and
honest counsel to the cause here suggested The
murderer and his comrades are still at large their
rocking hands are ready to deal with any of ms at
the first convenient opportunity. Let us see to il
A REFORMFR