White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-12-09

died the death be provoked. and sppsr-
entity courted. Tbs'reading public will
not soon obtain . fair history of the
affair. They will be made to believe
that Richardson wss an unodsnding saint.
and Mcfarland cold. blooded murderer.
AL the avenues of inform stion. with .
few rare exceptions. are prejodiced in
behalf Of Richardson. He Was the en-
ploycs or the boon companion of the
leading newspaper editors. the reporters.
sni the news agents. throughout the
country. From the moment he was
shot. this "ring" set to work to manu-
facturs public opinion sgsinss McFsr.
land, and will continue to do so until he
is hanged.
Never has there been Q more labored
attempt to make 9 sensation and manu-.
fscture public sentiment, than there hae
been in this case. Dispatches were daily
and almost hourly sent to the press. an
nouncing his condition. ss il he were .
benefactor of mankind. and his death
would cause the world to stand still. II
was said that the doctors had prescribed
absolute qniet and freedom fFom,sll ex-
ciiement. as necessary to bis safety. Yet
there poured in upon him messages Of
coincidence in sbowers-from Vice Pres
ident Colfsx. who is regarded as pat.
tern Of virtue and propriety; from news.
paper editors and correspondents all over
the country: from Pullmsn. whose sleep.
ing-cars had been we'll puffsd by Rich
srdson and from the clown, George
Francis Train-and these messages were
again telsgrsphsd to the press. as por-
tion of the daily news. DR.. Aver took
this means to advertise his Pectoral and
Pills and the only unaccountable cir
cunstance is. that Helmbold did not en-
brace the opportunity to give his Buchu
III. One or two "seeds" sent &C
counts of instances they knew, wherein
men had recovered from precisely similar
wounds, as il they would have any effect
on Richardson's case. To contribute to
the essential quiet, and allay excitement,
q m ockery of marriage was got up be-
tween Richardson and Mrs. Mcfarland.
which required the united services Of two
big-guna of the pnlpi,. no less persona
ges than Henry Ward Beesher and o
B. rockingham, encouraged and urged
on BY the ring of clsquers and msnufac-
turers Of public opinion. while the only
man " ho would have forbidden the bans
was helpless iu prison. And this scan
dslous affair was tslegraphed to the press,
Of course.
That Richardson was a man Of talent.
with many good qualities. no one will
deny and this unfortunate affair is to be
regretted. But there has miserable SEN
timent grown up. and is fostered and en-.
couraged by the press. that if man has
talent and genius. be may be allowed to
indulge in any amount Of vice and crime,
which must not be exposed. The talent
ed debauchee or libertine mny violate oil
the decencies Of life, or invade the most
sacred rights Of others. and the person
who undertakes to expose bim is booted
down and lashed mercilessls but when
the "wsyward genius" meets with mer-
tied punishment at the hands of one
whom he has wrongsd. he is held up to
the world as saint and martyr, while
the unfortunate mortal who has avenged.
bis own wrongs is execratcd as = brute
and murderer.
The funeral of Richardson was con.
Quoted on the same scale as the other
proceedings connected with the affair.
The worthy pair. rockingham and the
pulpit demsgogue, Bsechsr, officiated.
In bis remarks. Beecher declared that be
positively knew-what it was utterly i'm.
possible for him to know-that Richard
son was innocent of any wrong in his
connection with the McFarlands. This,
Of course. was part Of the game of fore
stalling public opinion. in order to make
it impossible to obtain jury that have
not already made up their minds to hang
Mcfarland. There is q declaration dis
tinctly made BY Christ at several differ
ent times. which Beecher did not quote on
this occasion for it does not tally with
Q transaction which he had so lately as.
sisted in consum ating. As Christ came
to superseds the Mosaic Dispensation. so
we suppose Bsecher thinks his mission is
to superseds Christ: therefore be did not
preach from this text from the immortal
Sermon on the Mount:
"Whosoever shall marry her that is divorc.
ed, committeth adultery"
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