New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-01

Among the most CONSISTENT philosoPaers AT
present engsged in the support and defense o'
Human slavery. we must certainly rsnk that Illus
trious patriot John Mitchell. the lr!shnan, who u
s, present grinding in the ,lsveholiers NIL AZ
KIoxy.Ie, and who vii De transferred, when his
owrers are ready, 70 the nil 8. Washington, IN
which the grinding viii b. worse and the pay
proportionstely better Those who are Dot over
u!ce in iheir moral notions, who Ike 70 behold
per7ersion perfect. snd who find 4 fascination II
TIE utter wreck Of humanity VII be enraptured
TO learn thst Nr. john Mitchell hss reached the
lowest depth Of mental degrads:Ior, and IS now
sbou, the mos. beautifully uoisome individual con-
nected with the American Press. In his way
which is not very fragrant way-he Ia now posi-
tiyelv accomplished We do not think that sny
future ohenses Of his can be ranker or smell higher
than that which he has now committed. He
"a laUdsbly ambitious 70 sink; but We think
ths, bi, ambition should, and, IN tie nature Of
things. must. row rest satisfied. When msn
honestly believes and, Of course, Mr. John
Mitchell I, honest-in man-sieaGpg snd KID
nsppinc. I, is exceedingly creditsble for him
10 have the moral coursge TO svow Dis belief plump.
u ard plainly, ihout circumlccution or e1'enua-
ton. llama villain. said the 1nsh actor IN the
barn. with knit brow snd general trucueni physl-
ognory. That. fact" exclaimed some ad-
miring critic in the suditsrium. lyon lie re-
sporded tee indignant histrion. But Mr. John
does not 90 answer when hi. frank avows meets
with similar response H PIT. on his 7wee..st
smile. makes his best bow, and banily knosl
edge. ,hs, he is villain and proud Of hs yillsny-
traitor and proud of his treason-a kiinapper
ard proud Of his kidusPpipg. His brazen bcldI'ss
i. the most delicious thing of the kind which has
ever come to our knowledge, except taroagh the
psces of Jonathan Wild rAe Great, Psal Cliff
ford. or the Newsste Calendar. He makes u.
think Of the old Border Ruffsn Of Scotland who
.se rautinsly. .se dsntingy," danced around the
esllows.ree. We are indebted 70 him in this pro-
saic tine for lew sensation. A champion Of
Irish Emancipation, transmogr6ed ilto " nis-
"gerdriying Yankee" and still yearning for new
gangs and fresh "nisgeTs,' is al object for any
travelling rns.ssorie, aud cannot be eAzed upon
without awe, aud other sensations toe numerous.
sid too peculiar to be mentioned.
We DO lot know that our reader. viii be .. all
surprised when they learn thAt Ills Irish patriot
has plainly svowed himself me Champion Of the
African Slaye-Trade. He is more Southern than
the extTeme.t Southern soldier of Slavery; and
Ike most converts of tie kind, he makes 81 ass Of
him.elf in syowing his conversion. Southern gen
tlenien VITO hsye heretofore delgded themselves
into the belief that they were tOleraby faithful TO
the Institution. sre ectured with immense severity
by TIL. Iri.h brave snd are reminded b5 him, with
more vigor than mcdesty of their duties. They sre
told in fact, that they lsck 'pluch. which is, we
sEppo.e. the most mortal Insult which can be
offered 10 Your genuine Souihrou; that until they
come out boldly for Piracy-that is, for WHIST the
civilized world has sgreed TO consider Piracy
they are set Of Wooden Spoons talk.
0g much. j. is true, sbon. Chiyalry, bu:
without ole particle Of ehi5aly in their
competition. Such frankness il delightful to Us
but the iiesl mODger: Of the South who have done
their best 10 te bad ard have honorsby struggled to
be models Of inhumaniiy, may III nk it a little IN.
kind and altogether undeseryed. Tor our own
part although South Carolina has small love for ss,
we vii not stand calmly by aId hear her thus SIAN
dered without SAY ing good word in her defense.
We say plainly 10 John Mitchell, thsr he does the
stakeholder. gross Injustice. We DO not believe
ihst they lsck relish for piracy. On the COZ.
trsry, we believe they would engage in it with
commendable slscrity if they though. It would
pay expenses. They probably understand their
own business quite ss well as Mr. John Mitchell
ulder.tsnds it; and II they are satisfied that 8
given course Of scton vii not be profitable, they
cannot b expected 70 engage n il simply 70 CRAFTY
tim.
Mr. Mitchell propoands his theory oi negro in-
portStion in 3 gay. rollicang, humorous spirit, in
which The blood ihirsiiness Of the Thug il agree
ably dashed with tie overfowing humor of the
Hiberuiso. H s especially funny abou. lie King
Of A.hanise, who has lct Of ' fine, chesp fellows:
FOR sale, snd proposes, IN his light wsy, TO pa-
"ilo1ize the Kirg cf Ashsntee" lie plants him.
self upon h@l ne esls the human-fesh Platform,
snd glcsts and ssgles over his horrible theories,
s. We may imagine tie King of DahOmey dl.tirg
with rapture be puts the eapshesfsSun 70 one of
his an liable pyramids. Well Is il 20 be merry and
wise: and il rnsy ncl be We'll 10 be homes. sad true:
but We suppose ihs. We must 10. blame The poor
Exile Of Erin for being merry and otherSise. II
man must est the bread Of dependence We cam
lot blame him ior salving It with the nArmAlade OF
nerrinent.
ROBERT OWN is dead. His age much el.