New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-06
THH PENDING ELECTION.

Core pcnderce OF The n l. Trtoh0
WASHINGTON, Mondsy. Aug. 4 1866
Lucifer, while traverrg over the earth With
Festus, fourd q crowd in the market place OF
c. un,ry town ard forthwith no raised hts hands in
the attitude Of a preacher, ind made pcs5ef.
He probably did it to try bis baud lttls 10 tho
ology, OF perhaps to see hor iupressibe tho peo-
ne were. Qbseri ing some Of them with q look OF
serious giatifcs on their faces, he turned t.
Ft.;us snd said: Really, 1 hope Ihaye not dons
al, good" Now if the devil wanted to try o
Young and upright mortal to see how much temp
tatiOn he would stand, or how corrupt he ocuid
make him in brief period, have no doubt h.
xOuld sentence him for four years-to Sing Sing
Prison with felons, do you tLinki No, Sir, 10
petty Office under Government at Washington
during the reign of Border. Ruffsn Democracy
like the present. 1t is impossible to conceive
community NJ utterly debsuched and degraded as
large share Of this is. Taking their cue from
their superiers from ihe President and Secretaries
Gown they uphold Rust and Extra Bily Smith,
applaud Crawl ford's judicial decisions, defend
Herbert thu murderer, and set down Bully Brooks
as the very pink of chyalry, patriotism, and gen
tlenSnly conduct would not have it understood
that every one Of the Government emyl0yees do
this, bat great majority do. Some few say moth
ing Ga the subject while now and then one with,
out the fesr Of Csmissal before his eyes shows an
honest Indignation against the 0utraees that are
drgraee to our nation. And the foremost man in
this are the Northern doughfaces. I know, Keu-
taekisas, MissOurians, LOuisanians and eve n some
from Virginia, who express themselves with mod.
eiateD, and even deprecata some Of the acbe Of
the Fierce -AtcbisOn tribe. While you onitiefss
Crawford and his Judicial sots, and the decsiDo of
h washington Jury, you may not be- ns learned in
legal and judicial lore as ths distinguished filnc.
toaary. You must know, that legal decisions 20
hE I.,ls.
precedent for his acts. Shakespeare wae learned
IA tae law, and gives good descriptions of!s suips
and quddites. In the mouth Of Lear fabulous
King It's true, and that King mad--he puts these
w0rds: Of course good and safe pre- eeedeat for
Judge Crawford:
"TtsOosh t.,t.,,d clothsi small vice. do spD,.si
And the suorg lance Of ta'tics hu rtiess bssska.
Arm 1t IN ra.' risny ''trsr ~: doth pioIce. T.
And hi. .sep''y Poli,sisn, seem
Bnt, had q humble irishman, perhsen yeor Keat-
'sg himself, in an aet Of positive. self defense
against murderOue assault-had lfs killed the
" Honorable Memb8E," tben-hear Lear again:
Lear-W Wbst art ms-i man may h0ss ibis world soss
without eye LoCh ~st thine ears ho justice
atot yen SIN pie thief ttak la thiue cnza pases
shieh is the justice wlsh the thief, Tou .s seen r,
'',: K SSs $se.i:1.s, ss5. :, a sit1 sssss'''
iee'-And the asesure run from Ito asri There. tt0A
aee" e''' ""'s' u 'D'H''''' a0s ""''d N
Yes. dog ia sAey ed in Office, and 40 is yillsia.
An ali-wse Providence may design that Iris
country shall 3rink the cup Of degradation 10 abe
bltterest drega. We may mob have arrived at hat
point yet IA surely as tho tiOths and Vnsaas
poured dow-4 Vn ancient Rows and plupdereJ and
DESTROYED it-as surely as t,s 6ery ehower rained
On sodom sSd Gomorrah-sa surely does ssarful
'etrbutloh Wait on any pssple who suffer their
rulers, or Istber who elect their rulers with the
avo"ed iarPose OF carrying slavery, Oppression
and wrclg through the uaoccupied aud sparsely-
settled portions Of ne american Continent.
Ne"-lork politician Of some exAinence-s
Soft low here il Washington, tolls me tao
Fremont party are con iaent too confident through.
out that State. He says the Democrats will give
the a harder fight itan they are dreaming OF.
"korewarned is fcsearmed" and we must not
'aespise our enessy" are good ,saAims. Asyou
Justly cay, the oA2ston is not eeing to be carried
without work. u will not, Lac the old lady's
stocking in a pashine, stand sp and knit itself.
The sooner the loversof Free6om In every district
make 10 thsir minds to organize sri act tho
better il W.4 be.