The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-31
EXTRA.

PASSION sUsDAY-A DAY Oh PASSION.
Yesterday, the holy Sabbath. designated
BY the Almighty for rest and recreation,
was, with It's tinted sky. q scarls. day
In the calendar Ct crime In at less. two OF
the cities II this Union. Yesterday. Pas.
sion Sunday, when the Christian church
ser onises on the sunsrings Of the Savior,
Him who preached peace on earth and
good will to men," was dsseorated By
hands, even during the hour Of divine
worship, that allowed red handed
passion In Its other meaning. in It's bassr
role to shed the blood Of their fellows In
the open city highways. In civilized Gin.
cinnati the slaughter Of oit'zens was
rampant In it's riotous spirit. Instead NJ
soothing sermons in the house Of the Lord,
stormy scenes upon the streets, whore
shotted guns we're doing the work Of death,
became the sscreligious substitute. In
Dallas, just as the last notes Of the organ
In the Episcop, II church near by were peal.
ing forth their praises TO Him
who hath said, thou shalt
not Kill, ;" the sharp cracks of the pistol, -
II In defiance Of the divine injunction and
in derision Of the sscred tones, told that OF
small avail had been the preceding prayer.
from sudden death, good Lord deliver
u.s." Our columns this morning reek with
the details Of the reckless roting, and our
readers must form for themselves their
own estimates OF the justification Of the
acts upon such part 'culsrs a. could be sup.
piled to us.
In the Cincinnati case, q mass Of
men discouraged and disguised
at conviction for only manslsughter Of an
individual who himself had made confess
ion of deliberate mYdsr," and feeling
outraged at the "oourse Of justice" In that
and other preceding similar Gases, under.
took Of themselves to assign the penalty
the law attaches 10 such crime. the author.
tiles interfere and mob violence relgns.
In Dallas We have another saddenins
illustration OF what the 'evered pulse OF
passion can and will do whea
that hip.pocket pest, the pistol,
is so convenient to crafty the glut that
goes rolling hot through the veins when the
red devil that turks In the glass inspires
the trigger finger. It is disheartening 10
think that men. whether In masses or -
whether In matters concerning
the common veal, or their own PERSONAL.
ties can neither learn to obey the laws
have created, nor to observe the
laws OF the Creator In exact conformity
with them.
We are not sitting In Judgment upon the
Justification or dsnunciation Of either Of
the participants in the occurrences
that have brought disrepute upon the
concerned. the courts In their
own good time will do that and will ASSESS
the true value Of the pleas that will be pre-
ssnted, but We cannot but lament aud
deeply deplore and sensure the COURSES that
masses Of men or man takes whom either
ends the existence OF . fellow.creature BY
constituting himself or themselves judge,
Jury aud executionsr. A purer. healthier
public sentiment must proclaim and insist
that IL is no part Of heroism or bravery
to thus destroy life. There IL too prevs.
lent an impression obtaining that the ma
who bears and forbesrs aud is Q little Pc.
tient aud prudent,is lacking In courage aud
ohivalry. The man who has the christian
courage to resist the promptings Of the
brutal part Of his nature, ana to wait till
his anger cools ere he strike q deadly blow,
save 10 self defence, II the oonqueror and
the hero. The sooner We appreciate this
truth the better. Aud tho sooner wo BAN
ish from our midst that dictionary Of the,
desperate. the pocket pistol, whose Alpha
and Omega 10 death, the better for body