The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-17

meantime, as the mystery is out, let all hands |
involved come forward with their facts and
transactions in the business, and fill up the
blanks in this most curious, complicated, for
midable and unfortunate flibustering conspira-
cy. What next?
GEORGE LAW STILL AIIvE-A few weeks
ago some of the broken-winded organs OF the
democracy, such as the EUening Post, the
Albany Atlas, the Washington Sentinel and
others of that ilk, finished off George Law, ex-
ecuted him, guillotined him and buried him
under mountain Of ridicule and sarcasm, wind
ing all up with this inscription on his tomb:
"Here lies the live hoax" We thought it was
all up with poor old George, but it seems that
he has got pretty hard head; for, judging from
the attacks making upon him from other quar-
ters, it would appear that he is still alive and
kicking, and still AZ good candidate for the
Presidency as he was the morning after the
Pennsy lvania nomination.
A silly paper in Washington, which calls
itself Know Nothing organ-and God knows
it knows but little-pitches into George Law in
great style, denouncing him with terrific vehe-
mence, and all these denunciations are copied
with great gusto into the Seward organs of this
metropolis. This foolish Washington organ, it
seems, picked up little gossip, and probably
manufactured it itself, during the recent sttings
Of the Know Nothing Convention in Philadel.
phia, and fancies that it can extinguish
by it the nomination of George Law, which has
given it such umbrage. We should imagine
that if our contemporary expects to get the
printing Of the next Congress, it win be neces-
sary for it to exhibit little more tact aud dis
erection than it has shown upon this occasion.
Joining heart and hand with the Seward men in
this State will not help it much. The defeat Of
the American party, in the recent contest in
Virginia, may, in q great degree, be attri-
buted to this Washington organ Nothing
could exceed the folly, the emptiness, the
stupidity, and the want of Judgment and
tact which it displayed throughout the whole OF
that contest. If the Know Nothings had not
had the misfortune to have such an organ, it is
certain that the democracy woald have had q
less brilliant chance of electing Wise. Think of
these hints before the mex. session Of Congress
comes round.
the bellicose propensities of the church mill
tant is now exhibiting in one of the stores in
Broadway, in the form of q huge tin sword,
which is intended as an appropriate testi-
monial to one of our fashionable preachers
This reverend gentleman, in the excess of his
zeal in favor of the new liquor law, declared,
it seems, from the pulpit, short time since,
that sooner than that one violation of it should
be permitted, he would prefer to see a thou
sand lives lost, and that, if necessary, he
would himself grid on the sword to assist in
carrying it out. Some admirers of these chart
table and Christian sentiments have accord
ingly determined to afford this clerical Goliath
an opportunity Of gratifying his martial tastes
by presenting him with tin bilbo of extraor-
binary dimensions
The jest is good one, but the occasion for it
suggests reflections of very different charac-
ter. Surely the religion which inculcates
peace and good will to all men is not to be re-
conciled with such teachings as these. Out of
the overlooking love and charity which
marked all the actions and precepts of
our Divine Redeemer we can fnd no
thing which can serve as a text for
such savage philanthropy. Christ did not
seek to diffuse the light Of truth by sacrificing
to its affairs hOlOcausts OF victims. When,
therefore, we find men who profess themselves
to be the instruments of his holy mission ap-
pealiDg to all the worst passions and tendencies
of mankind, for the furtherance of doubtful
objects, we repudiate them as unworthy and
unfaithful servants Of their Divine Master, and
as teachers whose lessons are injurious to reli-
gion and dangerous to the peace and we'll
being of the community.
But were these rabid outbursts always the
result Of sincerity and enthusiasm, some CON-
ton Of those who utter them We are afraid,
however, that in but too many instances they
are attributable rather to that craving after
nOtoriety and novelty which form the mutual
attraction Of what are called fashionable
preachers and fashionable congregations, and
which in its turn gives birth to SO many new
schisms and sects. From interference in the
pulpit with political reforms to the orr
gination Of new religious dogmas inconsistent
with the teachings of Scripture, the step is an
easy one, and on this account we always regard
pet preachers with more or less suspicion.
Their doctrines, to be generally palatable,
cannot be altogether orthodox When we find
them, however, carrying their love of singu.
lsrity so far as to attempt to revive the perse-
cutting spirit Of the middle ages, and to preach
q crusade Of fire and sword against all who
differ with them in their views it becomes the
duty of the press to point out the evil tendency
Of their example, and to hold their conduct up
to the reprobasion Of the community.
STEALING Coon NAME-We notice In cur exchanges
advertisements Of various bands OF negro singers ca