Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-28
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oAs righteousness tsndeth TO life. 90 be
that pursueth evil pursueth IL 70 his own
dsath."-PSorerb', IL, ~.
De Young pursued Kailoch with .
pistol and tried to kill him. giving a.
his reason that Kalloch. the evening be-
fore, had in q public speech vrongfully
and most cruelty insulted and abused
his poor old gray headed mother.
Young Kslloch pursued De Young with
Q pistol. just eight months aitsrwsrd.
and killed him. Various causes II A.
signed. but a. yet Kalloch has given no
reason whatever for his murderous act.
Now. pursuing the proverb farther in
logical sequence. who 10 to kill Kallochl
It 10 . wsll-known old Comstock
provsrb that he who. in deliberate de-
lance Of the law. goes forth with pistol
In hand. and for some real or fancisd
grievance kills his fellow man. places
himself In the category Of rufians and
dsspsradoss, and 10 n Of those Who
must die with their boots on;' conss-
qusntly young Kslloch must now b
clssssd a. such. Among q Comstook
outlaws and dsspsisdoes such violent,
open-handsd deeds have always been
committed In the heat Of passion. on
the spur Of the moment. and the perps-
traitor Of the bloody deed has invariably
proclaimed his sason for II. This man
Kalloeh. however. deliberately watching
his opportunity. attacks Q quiet and
unsuspectins citizen in his place Of
business. vipdictively pursues his re-
treating victim with one shot after the
other until. mercilsssly placing the pistol
almost into his very mouth. he COM
pletes the foul murder. runs like .
coward. and whom arrested coolly dis
claims to give any reason whatever for
the bloody deed.
It was in double defiance Of the Law
that young Kslloch did this murder-in
the deed itself. and in face Of the fact
that De Young's trial for the attack upon
his father was set for next Monday.
Why should Kalloch thus srrogats to
himself the functions OF justice. and
boldly prevent the law from having its
course {? Was he afraid that his father.
the chief magistrate OF the city. would
not have justice done him 2 After wait
ing eight months. he might at least have
had respect enough for the law to have
waited eight days longer. There might
perhaps have been some excuse for him
had hs killed Do Young Immediately
after that attack. and while his father
lay apparently at the point Of death, but
not at this late date. when his father Ii
fully able to fight his own battles.
When the journalist De Young made
that infamous attempt to assassinate the
elder Kslloch. giving him no more warn
ing or chance for his life than he himself
received at last In return. his fellow
journalists throughout the land joined
in unanimous condemnation OF the sow-
ardly act, and now no right-minded and
equitable man can consistently justify
his cowardly and unnecessary murder at
the hands Of Kalloch's son. Any
Yreacbey -ct1he gospel who deliberately
attempts to apologize for or justify this
murder. merely because its rsd-handed
perps,rator was also . clergyman. il not
only an inconsistent teacher Of the laws
Of God. but an abstting participant in
the crime itself. And what . wicked.
d~smorAlizing lesson does the light-psss-
ing over. or even gentle condemnation
OF. . bold, brutal crime thus teach to
the young a. well as the old.
II has been frequently and very justly
remarked that when . minister Of the
gospel. apreachsr Of religion does wrong.
goes astrsy from the path Of rectituds,
the newspapers mako . special point Of
publishing his moral delinquency and
making out his offending to be worse
than II committed by any one in the or.
binary walks Of life. This 10 perfectly
right and a. IL should be. for when u
teachers. those who set themselves up
n opponents OF the will and laws Of God.
examples OF Christian virtue and moral.
~, instructors and leaders in the ways OF
holiness and truth 60 sstrsy. the cher
ished affairs Of our faith arc rudely
thrown down. the dreamy. s~oul.woven
fabric Of our religious belief torn vio-
lently asunder and vs are left deeper in
the gloomy valley Of spiritual darkness
and doubt than ever.
And now what IL the true moral. and
what are the prominent teachings Of
this terrible tragedy Most c~onspicu-
Gus OF all. We see q famous preacher OF
the Gospel bearing the reputation OF a
iecherous. u~nprincipled hypocrite; m
inscriptions political and religious
dsmagogue wherever hs goes; . rsputa.
ton which has followed him for many
years. and still clings to him. We End
him . prominent ezpoundsr Of religion
in the ungodly city BY the Golden Gate.
and an incendiary leader Of communis-
tie ssitators; men disposed to deeds Of
violence and crime. We fnd his son
prominently walking in the tracks Of
the father and following his psrniciOus
example. We find the father. Chief
Magistrate Of the city. Who should be
the most rigid administrator and pro-
tector Of the laws, encouraging anarchy