, 1859-03-04
More of the slches. Key Tragedy.

NC AuQ IN o1t aAaA fsGuAuE ecA14Aukon Ano1A
aphca devo'ed % u NJ :::--~-: in NAshing
ton. One Of them-the Iona State Democrat-
the editor Of which appears to have N intinste
knowledge Of slckles' history, hss the follow
ing:
Sick}es' career has beer NJ varied, i! not as
fomantic, sa that Of a hero OF q norel His early
youth vas spent in riot and dehauchery among
the vile women and vile men Of Church street,
New York For years after he bad grown 10
mans eslate, he VAS known as the *tiover'f Of
cue Of New fork'A most noted courtezans. He
waB, however. always known to possess abilities
Of no common order, and IN cnurBe Of t!mb be-
came y lawyer and politician. The Demoera-
cy Of New York city elected him to the State
Legislature, where he Was conspicuous tor hia
inteuaperance snd bis ahrcwdntse, hia vces aud
hta sagacity. He then devoied himself 70 the
practice Of his profession and 70 politics By
aurns, and consequently made hstle advance
mint in either.
Had b. gwen to the Law the entire deyotion OF
Ls apt mud fertile intellect, be would have gained
IN euyiahe position al the bar- His 1ecklessness
Of chasae!er, however, weighed Ike mill stone
round lts neck. and be took advantage Of an nc
auaintance with tha American Minister at the
Ceurt ot ST. james, to Introduce to the first cir
cies Ut Londo1-the female whose caralter SER
rknfe he had uotosjou5ly been. Ag1in, In order to
cifcumseat rival factlon OF the Democracy, he
u
package Of ballots which had been Deposited
tdere lor safe keeping, His pessonal standing az
1nan md u politician fell to the lowest grade !:
and tAcugh bc succeeded in getting nomination
for Tie State Senate, lie WIS ignominiously
. beaten in Democratic district On the cleo
Aon Of Gtn. piesce, when AE. Buchanan Was
named for the Mission to England, &F. Sickles
was rendered the appointment oi Secretary Of
Legation. Shortly before bis departure for
England BE- married Z Nina Teresa Ba2ioli, the
daughter OF an old Italian music teacher Of New
York. Between old Madame Bagioli end Nj.
Sieklts there e1iated q very peculiar relation,
and miechievous people Infatuated 4hst the old
lady paid aickles' hoard at fashionable hotel.
Mrs Teresa, though a well aressed and good
locking lady, was not conspicuous for beauty
nor remarkable for accomplishments
From the time Of h,a going to England. Mr.
Siclies' fortunes have been constantly on tho
mead.
The ke~ Toek Eo<aing Po.s, In reply 10 =
whining apology tor sickles in the Times Of
that city, sars:
Aud what sre the notiyes By which the Tim<s
eeeka To justify this act of bloodshedf The 'con-
tunely '-shnt is the phrase used BY the 7imes
which society heaps on the man whose wife il
faishleet, u one Of them. There IL no such con-
tunnely, either in this or in other csaea Of tho
kiod. Sickles has uot been made the mark oi
any contumely on account Of the infdelitieA oi
his wife, except 70 fur u shey might b. occa.
eiooed By his Own fsuit; and even then it would
not take The shape Of contame!y, but Of sober
censurc. Bns If there Were any contumey to..be
apprebended, Sickles IL not the man 10 cara Tor
IL he han long borne Tho contempt Of tho bet
ter part Of the community. with perfect equA-
nimltY and complseency. Al he had To appre.
bend was, perhaps, an ooessioned Joke Of hla
ribsld companiona; and that certAinly was 4
wEesahed reason tor deliberately taking shs lile
Of fellow-cresture.
There il yet another reason given bY the 7Yme.
Why tho assassination OF Key was not a murder
egsu If he we're Nholy gniitless. Slck]es, il
feens, ''inagtned" that bis "domestc peace"
was ruined. How much domeat1c peace there wa.
to ruin. will be tbs natural inquiry OF those wht
know what the personal character Of f!cl1es In!
been. Il that were to be the sole measure o
Keys guilt, be wou!d hare, We suspect, little t;
answer for. But, however this may be, It Is Ger
tain that the m4n who makes no ec1uple to iagad
and destroy the domestic peace Of othcrs-h
who. In hls oEn practice, regatds adultery as
Joke, and the matrimonial bond IS no barrie
against the utmost caprice Of 1icentiousncss- -ha
little right to complain when the mischief ~hlcl
he carries without scruple into other families En-
ters his owl, and certainly be has no excuse What
ever for azcnging such nj injury hg the death {
him who adopts hls own principles of morality
and takes example from bis oTn practice
Tbs Albany Eeen,ng Slat<sm4n, speaking {
thia affair, says:
The career Of the individual who % pou
pou4Iy enEtt4 the character of the "fu{ute
husband" in this domestic turmoil, il fannilia
to our citi1ens, u indeed it i known to The pet
Die Of tho entire 6tate He haa I epatatinn q
manhood. II there IL I moral rico With xhic
hs is not conrersaut-prncticAlly famiiiAr-v
think it nau3t be indeed modern. Thosa who u
familiar with tbs ibertlus career which hr