New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-04

au;sy. unrcstrained advocates Of every conceiys-
bic wrong. reyclutionis.s socialists. and not 70 put
| 10 fine point upon t-Grahamites Are we not
under the ban Of TIE Journal Of Commerce, The
N. Y. Herald. The ~ Y. Obs,r-er and the other
religious phpets printed in this city Or what u'e
then even il we we're so inclined. wOuld it be for
| us to attempt the y6lt Of Mswworm7 or Of Joseph
Surfacel or Of AmiDadsb Sleek There ia no shop
large enough to furnish clothing for such big vol
| as We are. We should. to use 3 Yankee phrase
"stick out a feet" in nj directions. Our tieecy
friends Of The Courier may rest assured that we
are the old original wolf not caring much for NUT
ton. but with an undiminished dislike of quaekery,
cant and pstitudes, whether displayed BY plant
President or By tosd-eating and tuit-huntlns
newspapers.
But having moral or two Of the commoner sort
left We sbould Like to employ them. although they
are by no means Of the brilliant and nestmaole
varieties in the choice collection of The Courier.
We learn, with much humility from this typograh-
ical Gsmaliel, that we must not "obtruee" them
into the regions Of politics. Seeing that so
much of our connection with affairs is with political
affairs, this is rather hsrassing restriction That
is rather the direction in which it peases US to OBJ
trude. But The Courier is emphatic upon this
point, and We suppose that We must bow. 1t says
with automatic and impressive accuracy: "Poh-
- tics and Government are matters of expediency,
involving not merely consideration of the end to
be pursued, but of the relation between
- that end and the Means at command.
II is therefore az clear quill that morals have
nothing to DO with the means at command"
Therefore, although man may honestly and in his
heart of hearts believe Slavery or Free Trade to
be gross political evils, and for the sake of place
in the Custom.l1Ouse may support both, We have
no right to bring out that lonesome moral of ours
to which We sbove alluded, and shy it at hun. Or,
if some ardent gentleman may consider the election
of his candidate to be of vital necessity to the
welfare of the State, and having - the means at
command" may be seduced into double voting,
there is nothing moral or immoral about the affair
of which We can take cOgnizauce. Boilers are
universally to be considered conscientious. Of the
millions who voted at the last Presidential election
every man went to the polls with his bosom sur
charged with patriotism, and in all singleness OF
purpose and with the best conscience lid deposit
his vote.
Now although the adoption of this ethical view
would take a great deal Of interest out of our
columns it is consoatory to feel that it would have
similar effect upon those of The Boston Courier.
We do no know any paper which more habltualy
indulges in criticism of motives, which Is but
criticism of morals. We do not know any paper
in New gland which has so assiduOusy imputed
to leading Republicans selfshness, cupidity and
personal ambition. If The Courier, for the sake of
lecturng us, rleases to let its occupation CO. that is
its own concern and not ours. The Courier, in con-
cusiOD, says:
I'VE DO suppose that this TIE TRIBUNE will have
the slightest effect diminishing It's influence circulation Ot
the sod ministers pous descons and devout few
who subscribe to that journal and pin their faith upon its
sleeve. net one will drop IL not one will feel his or her conh
tence In II absted one j0."
There is no perceptibe change, thus far, in our
circulation. The name of the first person who
stops his TRIBUNE on account Of this "ex-
posure" shall be forwarded to The Courier for pub
licafioD.