, 1879-05-02

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ROCHELLE, ILL.,, April No." America" In
yesterdays TRIBUNE "has stolen Tic livery Of
Heaven to scrvs tho Devil I'M
would suggest Bln1ttto" for hts nom Dc
plume. set this cloak even would cast halo Of
responsibility nboIt hin.
TlIese italian nut1aws combine at least atnRo
md discrimination with their wIckcdncss; but
le would Lu il ha1ltlitto, ntpl Ia yet a-foo!
IN throwing dirt al the tlcrua1Is, tc, poor
idiot, is not awars now he bcstnirches Ills own
soM couNtryu,on.
III cha'npIonIn, the cause Of "cycry truo
hnuriran f.otlcr," these must blush ut the
1assur,lty insult; ami lite woman WHO bore him
will curse him fnr his snaness.
Yes, will 0u charitable, lnd cuuslder Ills
ents&le lle rhapsodis of n mailman.
headlng sucll Il letter in 'f,E TRIBUNE mtlst
arouse the Indignation Of every Intelligent
rga'icr, but tlIs philosopher will seek thr cauHe
Of such sentiments an'i lind them In madness.
Weara all maI.-rnad In the extent that we
arc not omntscient. Stevens was mad slrs.
Young was mad. "Amcriya II II mad,-all differ
tug unly In degree vi sanity.
Looking UPON crime Ahi sin as disease,
Whlett may be tracgt through clla!n nj causes
mil ELECTS, unit! re find sta source entirely
beyond tic control Of The indlviduat The abgur
of tim ph!lusopher van!shes, null charity md
compassion fur the poor sinner alone rcmalns.
There Is 10 effect Without a cause. WHAT arc
the causes fur the contc'npttb'e character mil
cowatdlec vi Stevens and "An,rrIra"f Same
CAUSES an,i conditions would make like towards
out VI all Of us. TrAcu thrm back, ono by one,
anil the conclusion Ia inevitable.
Whit was tIe causeof the shooting1 jealousy
mn. rownsdlce. As you say III your EDITORIAL
lie l,at ,.,t strength tn Icayu the wife wlIoln
he regarded guilty, hut cnntented limsclt with
ill-trratliE amI llra!!ly killing her" Win. Was
The Gauge Of h's wca1;nessi Ills miud, d,-cflarac-
| ter. What caused th!s weakness VI ctiarAgterl
Ills modu of lite. surroundings. conditions,
parcntnge, nsnl prenatal circumstances. Is llle
narcnt rc*poi,s,'le for the child or tllc child for
! the parentl
Why lid rLcodore TiItnn forgive Ills guilty
but unfortunate wifel isecausu i,c is Il trne
hero, one u Sntnre's few ,lobltmen, lie Is In
dccd n philosopher, anti places tic eatscs Of
rrmc without rontrol Of the Individual
| fnnl uct1 Gould te, MI things being rqua ilaye
c!,uscn the contrary untl remained stIulg t,ltl
yrtuous mnnt You might as we'll say that
twice twn nsc four alld twice two ts,ay l'e i've
t'scly opposte: That q "No1" incarnate may
lie n "satan." anI b ''sntan" incaruaie muy
Do "GoI."
NJ! ,hcre Is no choice. Yes! apparently, but
result of our clIoiee, whatever ihc tina, rcsolu
tlu1, TO do an act the motives preceding the ac'
aosolute!y force anu make necessary 'lr net.
I Docs this lessen res0ulas!ball1yt NJ. Society
muet protect Itself. Ii man eAtiaDgcrs tht
welfare Of n community he must bc nude hartn
!css. AIiu tho state IN its wisdom ,nny Hecitlt
t.n. hanging Ii necessary for The preservation d
,,engr, or rs n preventive nnd warning TO Iii,
vicious and the mad.
It innY bt necessary, and entirely conafstcn
with this doctrine, To shoot 1inl down OIL tll'
sput, like t'cast of prcy or tnad dog.
4 law prohibiting! the carrying VI weapons, n
you suggest, would b. Il rrcat step ngains
ten,pDrarr or cn,ot!unat iunatlcs committing
| nIurtlCr.
Regarding criminals rs insane, It teaches us Il
extend charity tUwarls these uuEortnlatcs, .t!,t
to reform our tustituttons Of punishment Il
tarmony With the true character Of their in
| mates.
WHO. nov, tint las spark Of maatool With,
11!a breAst, can tuuk upun tic hastc'l life {
AHEel, who fell t,ccal,sc u causes, purllnps IL
hcritcd, ''buril in hln.," suffering Tor the sin
DI Ills forefatfers back IN tho Third and fourt
gcnorationl
"A,nesicn would superscle law BY lunac
liberated of restraint. passEun rlln wiki, delivt
Justice Into thu elutehes ut Nh fufurfatcl tnui
. | anI Hays every trllc American would 81
:. . "Amcn." It's iatse+ nnd every "true Ame
! lean wftl thulS me for 1cnnuncing the sc.t
.. ncnt az Infamous and lie: II i were tru
our ii1r, l1lHrty. Mml the saeretlncts u[ ~
! homes would bu sac1IAcetl to Il iJcastiY rabbi
and the entire tltstntegrattull Ut suclety woul
ba the result.
Again llu Hays: "Erery Pri,ssfan {Gcrmal
hols!s woman only tn Eratify Ills brast1y desire
! md ito Ills work AMI bidding US lIe ,nay dictate.
! WhO Is thn american t!At dare subscribe |.
name to such u sentinchtf
uTTO WEITaTEtN.