New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-09

Amysterious philosopher of Massachusetts some
where has remarked, that consistency Is the vice
:. Of little minds" If this aphorlsm Is to be ac'
cepted, then We may suppose that MIR. Jshn
Mitchels intellect is of gigantic proportions, and
that his brain is by several ounces heavier than
that of Webster or that of Cuyier was found to
be. For of all the notorious men OF race notori-
ously cratic Patriot Mitchell has turned the most
bewildering flip flaps. As political artist, he
may be said like some celebrated painters, to have
changed his manner; and his last manner is pre-
cisely the opposite of his first. The denouncer OF
English tyranny-the champion of Irish liberty
the prosecuted for liberty's sake-the man who
nearly run bis valuable neck into hempen cravat
in his esgerness to defend the rights of his country
is about to start newspaper somewhere at the
South, solely devoted to apologies for oppression,
TO vudications oftyranny, to eulogiums on Slavery
New light has broken upon the soul OF John lie
has been permitted by a bengnant Providence in
these latter days. to behold the errors OF his early
career, and to recognize the exceeding beauty
Of broad plantations well stocked with broad
backed "niggers' Since bis conversion,
John has grown in ProSlayey grace with
facility truly marvellous. Since he made
bis 6rst startling declaration Of his yearnins for
one plantation and one gang of fat field hands, John
bas advanced his pretensions, and now expresses
desire for rO plantations and t,ro gangs OF adpose
chattels This is all very WELL While one is wish
ing it is just as cheap and great deal more fas-
cnating to wish largely, and moderation in this
- baan haa N
Characteristic. At the same time, we advise the
neighbours of this aspiring patriot to be ON the
alert One of George the Firsts Dutch mistresses,
being hustled by London mob, called out from her
ca1rsge: Don't hurt US, good peoples; we come
for all your goots ." "Yes, hang you, and for all
our cbattels, too" was the reply. DIR. Mitchell
may succeed in convincing the Shareholders who
stand sadly in need Of smart champions, that he
tas come for their good; but if he continues to eK.
bibt such an overweeniDg propensity for all their
chattels," they may not only consider him too ex.
pensiye to be INDUCED in but they may also hsrbor
suspicion Of his disinterestedness which would be
painful. They may insist upon the rule that
"bafs fair
Mr.. Mitchell, if We may judge by his Prospectus,
has entered upon bis Lew duties with cOmmendabe
spirit. 1t is always pleasant to witness the fresh
zeal of these nOyices 1t is seldom that they stick
at anything. They do not amply go the whole
hog, but whole herd Of whole hogs. Shareholders,
born and bred in the midst of Slavery and who
have heretofore supposed themselves to be pretty
enthusiastic advocates of the institution, stand
sghast at their own moderation when they listen to
men who come among them, and who volunteer to
assist them. When the visual orbs Of such are
purged Of any remaining film Of free notions, and
the John Nitchels see Slavery (as they say for
themselves, they always discover more beautiful
things in il than were ever dreamed OF by the
Shareholder To tell the truth, they generally
oyerdo the matter, and are more rapturOus than is
absolutely necessary. When they say, as JOhndOes,
that Slavery is the finest institution in the world
that It is vastly more proInOtive than Freedom Of
the prosperity of State-that it is the beet thing
for the master and the beat thing for the slave
why, they talk hyperbolical nonsense, and are re-
gaIded by Southern men who hear them with pro-
found contempt. Those who have had the best
and most extended opportunities of study the IN
sttution know that such talk is mere babble and
bo.h. The man who is listened to with the great
eat respect is he who while he sees no remedy for
the evil admits that it is an evil. Therefore, We
coDjsre Patio. John, by all his hopes Of seat in
Congress- BY his love of many plantations by his
peculiar passion for corpulent negrees-by all these
We coDjure him to moderate his raptures Other
wise, people will be apt to call him an Old Hum.
bug.
Mitchell had better say nothing more of the re-
opening Of the African Slave-Trade. Ifone people
10 60 TO Africa for slaves why may not another
people 90 TO lrela I'd for the same commodity We
hope We shall not offend bis Hibernian sensblities
by the question but how would he Ike IT, If a
French ship should CRY of from the coast OF Ire.
land, ard into Slavery, select assortment Of his
aunts, unc.es, coe.ns-in fact the cream Of the
Nlitches family But the Africans are black, and
The Irisbmen are white, when they are not reTy
dirty. True enough; but color has not heretofore
saved tie Irish people from the most terrible OPP
precision, as, We think J. N. viii admit. We sup
pose that a certain Town-Msjor Srr-John may
rave heard Of him logged white backs with a.
much gastc John will fog the black ones when he
has go, them. But the Africans are shiftess aud
det rsded. Well, We have hes,d it just intimated
.si ne ITshmen aye not, sitter all models d
smal ,nes, ard pIuderce. Bat ten, African. eau
ls,p themselves. We s.oui tke t. Anew Ion