New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-04

England. az exhibited II the YES. lnt-ss, ooltaern
AiTcs, Eilto..su sod tlus fsr in Austrls, iaioEfas
% ttst "Ergsrd has pgrs1sd tas abstract 10
"ite pisctoL. E,gaad has .oush: to ee7e'op
" the rorsl, we tie ms.sIla.. England b" con-
suited morbid sni il-di:e,.et conscience We
h.se frl. IL cur pockets. IA coon 81 George liI'
pursuing ST. sbs.rsctiOn, touched our pocAe's'
eve sepsr.ted. From tlis polut Of divergence
",hs two Civilizations tsve grown and waxed
"s.,org. England hss fallen into the hands OF the
"evsreeI:ai fanatics Of Exeter Eal, VITO have
"bi.he1 80 me Of tee fares. portions Of tie British
"eup:.e." "Whiis moral dalkne,s, Ignorance
and rsbe'Tous millions hsve accrued TO no email
"porton Of England. empire, hgLt, knoSiedge
and happiness have hcWtd uninserruptedly over
tbs, of tie American Urion. TIA. the develop
"nent Of fumsn knowledge ani civilization IS IN
"sep.Isbe from tie progress Of industry AID
"pa.ionsl wealth is demonstrated law.
Why should The Herald start back with slch
apparent horror at tie sgh. Of one of its oSn chill
dIeL' Dir. K;bou,n ia eyideI,ly n ap. scholar IN
the school Of this. journal. Instead of consulting
ceDsierce be e. in his pocket AID be makes other
people feel r tteir pockets lrstead of troubling
tmien With developing the moral, be has turned
hs whole st.ertion TO the material. Instead OF
puIsuir Whist The HTali ais sb.tisctons bother
ins himself with questions Of what is right, just
ed tororable, be has devoted himself entirely TO
the practcsl-builtirg Of railroads and securing oil
land crsuts TIE lOss Of lad worth ten or twelve
niiors Of dCIars the loss of business to tie State
~ n nd IN
al, to the stockholders in the La Cfosse and NIL
wsukee Railroad. was Tot to be risaed, so he
thought ard ssys, fer the mere approval of NOR
bid ccpscierce. VIA. would Be the satisfaction
of not bavirg bribed anybody, nor offered any
b,te- the comfort Of having clean hands, with the
Company bankrupt Milwaukee down, aud Chicago
quietly wslkii off with the land grant, to be en-
pIoyed-whst left Of it after paying the bribery
bils-to extend her railroads and iactease her bus
pessl Mr. Kilbcurn evidently holds with The
Hcro'd, that the progress Of wealth, no matter by
what means obtained, necessarily involves the pro-
eress Of light, knowledge and happicess, while to
consult ones conscience is highly dangerous oper-
atior, only worthy tf an Exeter Hall fanatic, aud
pretty certain TO End in having al the lard-grants
ard other picking, run away with by other less
scIuPulous people. If The Herald had the least
msnline.r, if, after persuadDg people to sell their
sorlsto the devil it did not Away stand ready pitch
fork IN hard, to shove them into the place of tor
ment instead Of taking Mr. KibOurn to task as a
man Of ga brszen countenance, aud an effrontery
(Which the most abardoned prohigate might envy"
it would rather bold him up as bright example OF
that devotion to the practical, and disregard of ab
s.ractons, by which American progress has been
obtained; and in that great gift of modest assurance
and stesdnees of face, under the most embarrassing
circumstances, aImcs! qualified to occupy the chief
editorial chair Of The Herald.