New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-30

The Rev. MIR. KallOch's case Is not only famous
at home, but it has also attracted the attention
and been subjected to the criticism of foreign jour-
nails among which lie NOrd newspaper, printed in
Belgium, is pleased to consider the verdict as
"evidence of the Inherent corruption and hypoc-
"rsy of New. England Society," Enlarging with
yirtuOus indignation upon this opinion lie Nord
exclaims in kind of feeble imitation of the dough
durnals in this country: How well it becomes
the New. England States after this to stigmatize
the Institutions of the South and especially what
I" they term their immortality" This sapient redec-
ton we find copied with great gustO into the
Southern newspapers, and they evidently regard it
as one Of those pondefous and telling denonstra-
tions which are the end of controversy. We should
be lost in anszement at the faulty thus displayed,
did We not remember the ancient prorerb respect
ing drowning man and straw Writers with no
sOulder cause to defend than that Of Slavery, may
be pardOned for TesOrtiDg to the cheap and easy
if not legitimate logic of recrimination; but even
this poverty stricken method of controversy would
be more respectable if little attention should be
psid to the comparison of similar things, and
slight care bestowed upon the collection of facts
even in limited degree gernane to each other
As it is, we are not merely puzzled, in this case
to know what the delinquencies of preacher
have to do with the inquites corruptions and
crueltes Of Slavery, but our embarrassment extends
to all the details of Northern crime, which the
Scrbes and Pharisees Of "the institution goat with
uncbsritable rapture. We cannot comprehend the
wrong headed stupidity which persits in asserting
that negro bondage is the aggregate of all the
equities because there are burgares in New-fork,
and criminal conversations in Boston, and Occa
sional murders in Maine or in Ohio.
Up to this time it has been universally admitted
by the ethical that two wrongs do not make right;
and the style of discussion which has found such
favor with our Southern friends has been thought
worther of petulant schoolgirls than of political
philosophers. Its general adoption would be fol
lowed by curious results, albeit none OF them, We
fear. would tend to promote human progress or
lead to the discovery and establishment OF truth.
If we are 10 wait until all those who feel called
to IebuSe q wrong themselves immaculate; II
bad institutions are to remain until only holy hands
are available for their removal; il foies are TO
hsunt themselves unrebuked except by those who
State are to be considered sufficient set OIL and
balance Of the crimes of another, We may 60 on
foreve; keeping a strict ACCOMPLISHMENT OF each
Others fobles and fraties, with but smau chaoce
Of Kidding ourselves of either. Strict morality
admits Of no such compromise sin Is such IL IL
be solitary and alone; and although hundred
others may keep il company, they cannot keep II III
rouuteparce. Though the North were sunk 10 that
low level Of pauperism. felony, insanity ana lceh-
tousness, 10 which the passionate men OF tne
South consider it already reduced, and though
throughout all our borders and IN all our
TRANSACTIONS crime were the rule and hon
esty the exception, how could the pniiah
thropist regard such lamentable condition oil hu-
man affairs except as an aggravatlon oil the over
shsdowing iuiquity Of human bondage, since mat
crime Of crimes would but tend to diminish the
sum total of good already so sadly curta'led, and
the chance of a general and happy restoration
And 90 We say that if every Northern merchant
should prove 10 be insolvent, and every Northern
clergy man incOntinent, our lapse into oaroarism
would not by one jet extenuate the barbarism OF
the South. Taking this view Of the queshon-and
| it is one which casustry cannot disturb-we shall
enter into no defense of the North against the null
| titudinous ISLANDERS which have been heaped upon
| IT, In making up our estimate Of Slavery, we de-
cline to take into account matters utterly foreign
| 10 the subject.
| There is. however, class Of Grimes which are
| the natural offspring OF Slavery, and which it s
L "a III