Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1859-03-10
The Late Washington TRAGEDY

occupied a large space of the newspa-
per journals Of the country since the oe-
currence. Numerous incidents and re-
miniseences in the past history of the
severalparties have been given to the
public, and moralizing enough to fill
many volumes. A great variety Of
opinions Of course are expressed, as to
the justifiableness of Mr.. Siekles in de-
liberatcly taking the life of Mr.. Key;
these opinions vary, according to the
standard of morals in the localities in
which they are expressed. In the me-
ridian of W ashington, the taking of life
is not of so much account; hence it is
said Washington society to a large ex-
tent iustifes the killing. AT the same
time, it has been shrewdly remarked,
that if the rule for taking life for such
offences were strictly applied in Wash
ington, that llcsntious city wonld suf-
fer an astonishing depletion of popula-
ton. If Siekles had led life of strict
propriety and moral rectitude, he would
Justly have been entitled to greater sym
pathy. SO too, had he been exempt
from licentious habits himself, his infu-
ence over his young wife, might have
proved a strong restraint to her way
wardnsss, and perhaps saved her from
disgrace. The preaching Of Paul, APP
plies with particular emphasis to Hon.
Daniel E. Sieklss. "Th0u that sdyeSt
a man should not commit adultery, dost
thou commit adultery %
Mr.. Siekles is entitled to all the re-
spect which is properly his due-noth-
ing more because he holds high po-
sition, moves i'll influential political cir
cles, he should not Therefore experience
different treatment at the hands of the
public, than the most lowly citizen
The testimony as to his habits and man.
ner Of life, ARE so overwhelming against
him, as to leave but little if any choice
between him and Mr.. Key, in point OF
libertinism.
We give only few extracts from the
almost numberless ones which have APP
peared in the public Press:
The New York Eoeni,ag Post says:
"The character of the husband too
often corrupts that Of the wife, particu-
larly at the impressible period of early
youth. Curses" it is said in the old
proverb, "come home to roost," and so.
it may be said with equal truth, do
adulteries Sickles was excluded from
decent society in this city long ago; and
it would be almost a miracle it, in the
school to which he took his young wife
with her character yet uniformed, she
should have preserved her innocedce.' u
From the Springfield (Mass.) Repu6-
lican:
''The social and political positions OF
all the parties will give to this occur
renee wide notoriety and much impor.
lance. Mr.. Sickles has never been re.
garded as n model Of all the domestic
virtues; and if his wife had acted upon
the principle that animated him, in this
matter, and on which he will rely for
acquittal, she would probably have kill
ed more than one woman before this
time. And why should she not equally
have indicated, by the revolver, the
purity Of her marriage bed?
The Iowa State Democrat, the editor
of which appears to have an intimate
knowledge of Siekles' history has the
following:
) "Sickles' career has been as varied
if not as romantic, as that of hero o
: novel. His early youth. was spent ii
: debauchery and riot among the vile wo
men and vile men of Church Street, n
Y. For years after he had grown t.
: mans estate, he was known as the ''lov
err" of one of New York's most notet
courtezans. He was, however, known
to possess abilities ofno common order
and in course Of time became a lawye,
and politician. The Democracy O
New York city elected him to the State
Legislature, where he was conspicuous
for his intenperanee and his shrewd
f ness, his vices and his sagacity. HI
then devoted himself to the practice O
his profession and to politics by turns
/, and consequently made little advance
ment in either. On the election of G en-
Pierce, when Mr.. Buchanan was named
for the Mission to England, Mr.. Sickles
was rendered the appointment of Seere
tary of Legation. Shortly before his
f departure for England he married {
Miss Teresa Bagioli, the daughter of al
old Italian music teacher Of New York
Between old Madame Bagioli and Mr.
Sickles there existed very peculiar re
lation, and mischievous people insinua
ted that the Cd lady paid Sickles' board
ct a fashionable hotel Miss Teresa
though well dressed and good looking
lady, was not conspicuous for beauty
nor remarkable for accomplishments.
The Albany Standard, which may be
called the organ of the extreme Hard
Shells of New York, remarks:
"The antecedents of Daniel E. Sick
les are such that morality, virtue and
common honesty are Incompatible with
his character. No man in this State
has been guilty of more depraved con-
duct and disreputable H0iso,a8 than has
he; no pan has ever SO openly out
ragged and trampled upon the rules OF
common decency than has Sickles.-
ears ago in this city, so openly profit
gate were his conduct and actions, that
he became the bye-word and reproach
of every respectable citizen. Courte
Fans of the most abandoned character,
i and notorious keepers of houses of i'll