New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-02

impossible II is therefore evidently a case of
npdum pootum upon which al acton cannot b.
msintained. 1t is a. if the plaintiff had contrscted
to take care of the defendants COW, it being web
known to the plaintiff that the defendant had no
COW, and could not, 'or love or money, obtain a
cow. Moreover. the party contracting to perform
= certain act, although the ls~ does not require
imposs'hilities, ,hoIld yet have reasonable ground
for believing that he can perform ihs' which
La undertakes But, on the other hand,
VA, no, the presumption sufficiently 'Io-
leu.. that the defendant, who contracted 20 DC
saved for fifteen dollars Per annum, with his iamhy
,hroxn in. WAS past saving. The plaintiff, how
ever instead OF informing the defendant ot TINS
fact. a. !, Wa. clearl, bis duty 10 DO, as'cod to
nersorrn the service. He I'D 50 st his peril. The
r7,e Of cureot ,rppfor may 10 well enough IN horse
trade. but i will Tot spply In matters oil 'ucl 'as'
spiritual importance. Ii is clearly as Impossible
for Joseph Crsndon 70 make any contract for the
care Of bjs soul As II it would be for non eonpa'
m,nts 70 con,rsc. for instruction in the Greek IAN
eu.re and Ms.hemstcs The di'sentient juror
was certainly right, ard should receive some Iea-
the men without souls in the State Of Maine
In the DISCUSSION Of this case, We have conhned
ourselves strictly TO its merits. We have not un'
dertslen to decide whether under any clrcuin-
stances. clergyman hs' right to Interfere with
politics. This does indeed, present most delicate
question. We have noticed that it makes vast
difference upon which side OF political contest u
clergyman arrays himself. thus, IN this case, II
the Rev. Mr. Osgooi, instead OF attending the Re-
publican merting, hsd made good sound man
stealing. woman.hogsing and child-,elling speech
had plorifed james buchanan ~ Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob united-had descanted upon the
meaninp Of that unfortunate Greek word which
most people, not learned in such matters
think signifies saYe," AID had bologged his hear'
ers with Christian scquiescence ID the trouble
some iniqutie' OF the domestic instituton-the
feelings of Jose ph would not have been wounded.
On the contrary, Joseph would have been wonder
fully pleased Joseph would have come down with
the required dust with rapture, and would have
even added small voluntary bonus We haSe no.
tced that there is not in certain quarters any per-
son, or more properly parson, who IS Ia such l0ity
favor and so altogether beautiful, as your preacher
who assaults Anti Slavery men IS infdels, sinners
ard reprobates. snd who fngs a heavy shower Of
Greek and Hebrew exicons at whoeser dsres to
doubt the correctness OF his position. Such a man
is the preacher for Joseph's fifteen dollars Such
man he can now get cheap, the article having
fallen wofully and wonderfully in tho market. We
advise him, the said Joseph, until more orthodox
times STRIVE in Maine, to establish private con-
yenticlc in bis own front parlor or even in his own
| counting room. in which some solid and sound
eShorter may preach from years end to years end
! the tip-top Buchanan Christianity. Fifteen dol.
lars per annum We think would do the job.