The New York herald., 1870-08-14
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE"

The Nathan Murder-TAe European war--Pro
c'apiation OF Modern Nebuchadnczznr.
Prime DOune-rhe Obseaujes Of John Real
The Ocean Yacht Race.
We have received the following letter, written in
lady's handwriting. proposing sweeping change IL
| the detective cOrps:-
| TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
From the length OF time IN discovering the muir
derer OF the late Mr. Nathan there Is unnistakabIs
DunginG, ana II may be allowed to do so would
tives'' employed. thereon and the raising OF 9
new new f force Si. Of men without I, experience nee
| right man would soon find himself in the right
| place. ana people would have the satisfaction OF
Knowing that law was Justice. IL Is evident they
| know, but for reasons best known To themselves
keep quiet. They cannot III years wipe out the stain
that viii upon such knowledge concealed,
aud they must know that IL poor man commits
such "a crime he would soon be pounced upon and
There must be some sure means taken to slft that
dreadful murder. Truly, 1t Is a lee country If such
things can pass. LOVER OF JUSTICE.
Another correspondent ventlates his ideas on the
subject rs follows:--
The statement OF the newsbOy IN the Nathan mur-
der that he had seen man come far as the stoop
and STOP hesitate for q moment. ana then ascend
TO the top Of The soop and pick up paper, as II the
man knew that lt had lain there, seems strange as
an error in hs statement? have strong suspicion
10 believe that the murder done by hireiing Of
I. ~
little Interested, when take In consideration that
certain papers are missing, which looks suspicious.
and perhaps would be OF much Importance could
they be iUunt.. As Tor the robbery O the jewclry,
consider that as pothIng more than cloah to cover
up the more important Object! aad TO make i appear
that done by some burglar or sneak THIEF, anu
to avoid every suspicion Oh Tie guilty parties.
IMPARTIAL JUSTICE.
From another correspondent we have received
two letters. ridcullng the idea OF officer Man.
gam examining twice in the course OF the night the
door OF every house on his beat and the other de-
Tending the reputation OF the Nathan family. We
give the latter:
Is IT RIGHT TO ROB THE NATHAN CHILDREN OF
THEIR INHERITANCE?
NEW YORK, August 7, 1870
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Surely there Is not being so vile In this commu
nifty as to hatbor for one instant the thought OF de-
privng the Nathan children OF their dead fathers
wealth. And yet are there some who would deprive
them Of what they value far more than MS wealth
| their dead iather's good name. Have they not
right to that inherranceY Is not that right conceded
TO all children? Have these people II trust for the
honor OF humanity they are iew), who are ever
ready TO flch good names and blacken repuatCns
reflected that they are insulting the memory OF the
| dead by slandering one whom IN his life he held
| dear-his own loved and LOVING sonY man,
wnOm IN life al men respected, in death whose
| memory ali good men delight TO honor, one who
struggled through laborlous life for virtue and
honor VINO sought and obtained the title or a true
gentleman, who practised justice, goodness and
truth, and whose CHEZ fame rests on his wide and
universal charity to strangers TO his blood is 1t natu
raj to suppose that, less charitable TO mis- own chill
| dren he dld not wish them to inherit his own un-
tarDlshed name? Is 1t just 10 assume that man OF
unbemishei honor spotless reputation and high In
| tellectua attanmenls, should struggle only to
amass wealth 10 leave his children, without any
or heed whether they inherit his good name or not
And what evidence Is there that one OF those chill
dren, Washington Nathan has forfeited his title to
| that portion OF his just inheritance? Because he
came home at twelve O'Clock, a few minutes after
TO bid his father good nightP' Because
there Is doubt as to who saw door
| open clOsedf Because there must always
be somebody as scapegoat and he is the available
| somebOdyY Or because some sensational Iews-
paper article asserted last week that probably there
first only an alteration, that II increased, that
probably vile epltheis were used, that II ended in
threats, blows and finally murderY Are the writers
OF these articles conver5lnG with the manners and
habits OF good society," do they speak nom experi.
| ence when they assert as natural thing vile cpl
| thets threats blows and murder between gentlemen
fond father and respectful, loving son-vile cpl
Ihels and threats on the one hand and parricide
on the other Is there any lady or gentleman who
ever had the honor or the pleasure of the late Mr..
| Nathan's acquaintance who will come forward and
say that they believe he man capable of using
gentleman acquainted with Mr.. Washington Nathan
| who, from his or her knowledge OF him. will state
having been disrespect1ul to his father OF having
murdered himY Because there may or may moi
arise an unfortunate concentration Of circumstance
IS there sufficient shadow OF a reason, moral o.
legal, to take from one OF Mr.. Nathan's children
name that he took pride in making beloved
light could his dead lips but speak to tell us) IL
| leaving them as their dearest heirloom? Is it no
the deepest insult to the dead to suppose for mo
| ment that he reared SO unnatural son-sO debaset
| man as parrcidc Is pronounced by the world
Have sensaiionaisiS Journalists and credulous peo
| pie rejected that IN dlsnheriting Washington
| Nathan OF MS fathers good name-a name that, II
virtue OF being his son and OF having forfeited b.
! nothing, he has right to inbeft--they disgrac
through him his brothers and sisters and are virtu
ally r0bbing the Nathan children OF their inheritance
FLEDA.
Another communication on the same subject is
foows:--
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In your sarcastic editorial on the Nathan murde
this morning you say, 1.-THE blood OF the victim whic
was daubed and dashed ana be sprinklcd on the Wa
where the dying man IN his awful agony OF terro
and death struggling mad been throttied and despei
atey pressed aud held against 1t, might not we ar
told have left one little stain or spot upon the cloth
ing OF the assassn." confess see nothing strang
IN this for the following reasOn:-I believe that tn
second blow, delivered Immediately after, killed Mi
Nathan without staining the assassns clothes in tn
natna sure S EGnt tnS On
wounds on the murdered man, but | believe tn
| assassin knew that the blow OF the 'dog'' had don
It's work aud that he inflicted the other wounds
afterwards for the very purpose OF making 1t appea
that there had oeen bloody struggle, and hi
clothes must have been stained. 1t seems to me h
could easily have done this way, and most likely did
| W. II. PHILLIPS.
A resident of Wilmington, De complains tha
the Mayor Of that city gave permit to fire guns ir
honor OF the Prussian victory, ana desires to know
the HERALD's opinion OF such conduct, though h
| thinks the HERALD does side with the Prussans.
| An uncharitable mocker commends to the Empe
of the French the pOetical reflection OF the pick
| pocket who was caught in stealing cheap handker
| CHIEF, VIZ. -
When think OF what am,
| Compared 70 what ! was,
fear I've thrown myself away
Without sufficient cause.
German citizen, who boasts Of having given
| the single negative vote al the meeting OF Germans
| in Steinway Hall on the proposition to support the
Prussan in the war; writes long letter. from
| which make The following eXtracts:A
NEW YORK, August o. 1870.
| To EDITOR OF THE iERALo:-