The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-03
Kane o Duelist.

We have before US campaign doc
ument with the following title. "The
Hero Candidate" GA brief biographical
sketch of Major General Thomas Ia,
Kane, reform Candidate for Congress in
she nineteenth District of Pennsylvania. "
This document was issued by the
Lib -Rep-Dem. Committees Of Erie ooun-
ty, and is signed by one, D. W. Hutch,
inson Chairman &c. Although it is
signed as above stated it nevertheless has
the ear marks of another. Well, this
document is singular thing, and In Its
way. a real literary curiosity. The
"Hero" is truly an extra ordinary sort
of "critter', and might be worshiped
without the crime of Idolatary attaching
to the worshiper. He was the intimate
friend of, and constant visitor; at the
White House while Jackson was Presi
dent. He was an ardent and enthuslas
tic admirer of that warrior President,
but has quit admiring Warrior Presl'
dents, since lie has joined the Lib Rep
Dens' and has gone hunting for sea
in the Congress Of the United States
He tried to study law but found it lit
lie to heavy for him, preferring th'
the lighter fields Of thought, the "lero'
betook him to diplomacy as an attach
of legation at the court Of Louis Phil
lippe.
He comes to US from a long line
of ancestr nobility, and now holds (il
his trunk of course) the broad patent o
nobility, won by that long line of ance'
tral nobility, in the Courts of the world
and on "the fields of science and war.
This geographical sketch" says he was
and is now very fond of peace. AS
peace maker, and great humanitarian, h
was wonderfully exercised over the NOR
man affairs about the time they left MAJ
VOC for Salt Lake, aud brought his Herc'
lean powers of mind to bear on the matte
While in the interests of Joe Smith ar
his highly moral followers, he had son
difficulty with Albert Sidney Johnston
then a Brigad,er Gen in the U. s. arm
commanding the United States fore
sent to quiet this eminently pious bal
of polygamists who where very warli
and defiant in thier attitude toward t
government
The result of this difficulty was
challenge from Kane to Gen Johnst
to meet him in mortal combat.
page 5 of this typographical sketch"
the "Hsro" we read as follows to "
"During the progress of kane's n
gotiations a misunderstanding arc
between himself and Albert Sidn
Johnson then an officer in the regul
service, and subsequently Confedera
Major General who assumed to rega
him in the ignoble light of spy. I'll
insult was promptly resented by
challenge, but the tender of a satisfacto
apology by Johnston fortunately avert'
a hostile meeting"
Now the voters Of the 10Th district
PENNSYLVANIA are asked to vote for HI
who hesitated not to challenge fell
being to mortal combat when he supp
ed he was affronted. The good ser
however, Of brave man prevailed, "a
tien Johnston's apology "averted a b
tile meeting" The Congress of
United States, very few years sin
decided through its speaker Mr. Golf
that dueling was murder, yet Kane as
to be sent to a body who has thus
nouncsd upon an act he found his he
willing to engage in about fourteen yt
since. Mr.. Colfax's decision was n
highly approved, and all the people
Amen as the fact went out against
murderous relic Of Barbarism. But
may be said that Kane has passed
period of inclination, yet the "bicgra
ical sketch" contains no word of re'
on repentance for willingness to eng
in what christianity and civiliza
have properly pronounced mur
Voters beware