The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-01-16
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Alu~fanpsrall.lea .a The bssleTy % esisass .
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x.as. Basius pleaded guilty g ii.e g.
a..aasas uyou sAieb he wss rsisae1, As
tus..a ia, kis sfisocr.iis eouasctioes, be
wealthy iricna., ahd Bis fame - oosHmeF.
xsaI ssrsle,, vsrs 81 pouerlets % save hin
tsou she geasliy a : broksa law Isefy
s6.al was made ~ men # fnusaea aaa
w~alh 10 heep hirn iron The doors of BAT
,tl.aa 10 Which many men less guilty bit
hes wealihy. have goae without &c otlse
TEA d 8 single roioc. Bot ibe's siou'
islL And The great lorger il now siaii-
-asiax ihs jnslies Of the lsw aDd she in
,rgri,y u ia ministers, in the gafb Of a
~onvhf.
lAa such naa as ku'ehaa can be
Lre.sgia 10 Punishment, Is certainly 81
LoBnr 10 our coas,s Of justice. That such
.6oa, shcula be made 10 relieve bin from
ths oasequences o. III, acts, We consider
ssy ding bat honorable 10 m0a oi tho'e
~k0 SIRE engaged ia the attempt II e
she solicitation Of public sentiment shiel'
.. b. coming altogether too powerful, and
wl.leA, II no, checked, will yet bring 'l,e
lau ,alo disrepuie, and society into snar-
chy.
t,sfofe Kelehum was sentenced, a great
vaon was made TO secure tie iutelIcfsnee
ol the Governor. Recorder Hoffman SO
80 Yielded bis own views 20 Those Of tlse
,.fi.oar,'s counsel and friends, rs 10 per-
,nii delay Of The sentence cor that pnr.
lose, An immense number u letters and
,.stisnshials were procured, and several
psomiacn. gentlemen Of New York visited
Albany, and laid them before the Cover.
ngr. but this attempt 10 save youns
kslcham from even the disgrace Of asel-
trnee. did not suceeed. Gov. Fentou re-
fased 10 interfere and the Recorder pHss-
I'd sentence upon him, 10 words which DC.
serve 10 be written in lutiers Of gqal, and
remain forever, over the doors oflhe Grim
iaal courts Of that great commercial city.
Afirr the sentence was pronounced, u
vs.. proposed 10 have Ketehum d tanned
10 Mes York by the sheriff, with the hope
af.ecei,ins a pardon. When the fact be-
came known TO Gov. Fenion, be annolnced
thai he had no intention Of interfering nj
Irtarn,, and did not wish 70 give She least
Rround for the expectation Of such inter-
lereacs Mt any future time. This dispell-
I'd .very hope; and The aristocratic erimi.
nal ~, obliged TO enter the cell u con-
,i9 as we'll as submit! tolhe ipdionnY Of a
Sen:e,ec.
W. 10 not suppose that any one believes
thai ii Keichum had been any other Than
,hr son Of a millionaire, these distinguished
srtiIsmrn would have been so anxious to
strand between him and the law. IL the
city Of New York, within the past year,
many young men have committed the same
crime under the influence Of temptations
tar more powerful than those 10 which
Kttcl,um yielded but these distinguished
xrntIrmen we're not then 50 sensitive to The
grief Of friends, and the utter ruin Of a
young mans prospects by the depreciation
Of : term in States prison, i
There Ia an arislocracy in our midst,ioo
powerful for our safety; an ar'siocraey
wl.ich has ruined republics, and which
wmx vel ruin our own. There arc men in
whose eyes Ketchum's wealth makes
Keschums crime look very small. They
~.isA o. feel that the influence Of wealth
and position can turn aside The judgemen'
81 the law; that these ministers of justice
who send men 10 prison cells from tene
meaGs and cottages, cannot invade the
counting rooms and palaces Of the upper
elasa The aristocTa,ie circle 10 whici
Kelcham moved are not pleased 70 hays
- 6ns a representative Of their societl
y,aaeed on footing Of equality with les
no,orioas criminals, in that abode wher'
crime has made all equal. This ftei'nt
aai portion Is an excuse for crime shoul'
sOs he suffered to 60 anrebuked. II
Vel COZ citizens to remember that whel
wsallh can successfully stand betNce'
srip;aAl. and Justice, The republic Is al a
eel Well did Recorder Hoffman SAY
~l is my duty 50 to administer the ia'
that all men may feel and know that non
are b,yead either iis protection or Its pow
sr.
II Is lie glory Of our couniryihas wh''
sman'. poverty cannot keep him down
SPITE 81 his merits, mans wealth eaHn'
k..n L;,a az, In spitr Of lis crimes. On