New-York daily tribune., 1858-06-26

iLhdebce howing from IT vonid make pirssy on the
sea- boory anlt and dangerous distn bsncs 90 t,s
IaLd comparatively rare. AID here LEI ne say thst
such poi would be calsd 10 no evl work T thx
if il possbly were, it would lot obey the call Even
the n,v,lccks obsy such call; fJr the war system
reqriies the obecenCe, and wOud p-ri-h without L.
In the preseoce OF poloe-.hus combining the
moral with TIE physical ard makcg of these eIe-
mtn's Of power sll The greater oy toe combinaiion
quit would tr. mbe as it never before hao uenbled;
petitence and reformation amOog criminals you'll be-
come common and seductors fun tae paths Of ioso-
cehee t. q LIE Of crine comparatively uncommon N0
sefd laNless, drunken aud protsbe scldsry 10 kln.
sas 10 Z aintan the supremacy o. tie lass- Against
TIE Mornons We send men far more hcentons sad
priucip,ed tbsD the SOrmons thensa yes. How uGch
be ter had II batn 81 ssnd those who bg the v.uss
ID their be6rs, than by the Arms 10 their hands
would compel the respect, not 70 cay the submission
also of Their foesi
TIE W. rid is yet TO make trial of the iayincible
might of armed bands, that are also virtnous b.ods.
CTtEweus arD,iss were an experiment Ia tnls dGec-
tor iul CT ercourR cement 10 more thoroaeh one.
Mere brute force bot exces the anger, and fr, nly
asU the cont mot derIsoD, OF those A. sast sao
4 Is employed. But lei i. b. welded by men of aigh
moral character, and it will be more likely 10 reach
the reason thsn to provoke the rage Of tie enemy s,d
instead of beng despised it will ,lgsYs comm Aad
spec.: and often, as sresoy been iouDsted, H vi
be submitted 10 when bu for the'r character Is would
be resisted. How comparatively feeble and urfesrsd
uut be those base armed Uep, 10 whoc, grog dealt
out az swil is to swine and w60 bear, on rather do
rat e, the degradation Of submitting their back. 70
the LASH
Ire Courtroom, and msn On trial for capital Of.
fsnse How solemn the jadges, Jurors counsel, Wit
nesses spectatcIsl And sill greater the solsmnty
when the is clted But no such soesln scenes
a. II ESQ would there De IT. in-tead Ot Choosing men Of
Intelligence inte y and espectsbty todispose OF the
on prt his fate had been put unto the hsnos oi such
wick "a and th ese al0res ssake up the nses of
sr army WhOdoes not see how disnonored would bsthe
majesty of the laws I'd how wasted taeir mOfA ntu-
,pce ere tie execution Of the decree OF the Court 10
ba Ms IN druutFn other da-
based persons Bat, in poot Of fact, unfpesksb.y
gre s.er such eshonor, and ursPeak.'ly .sdder b
such waste when persons OF this scripnon are 10
trusted wnh the high duty of quelllng some feArial
disturb bal ce on land OF driving some Prsteshp from
the sea- As in effect have already sad, the taxing
of human life, when necessary 70 taAe u, 70 DO
clsssed net with toe most degraded, but VITO tne
most hoi ored cai1ss. II s Work nj Tor tne nsnus
no, e the ignorsn and viciou-, aud base, but aloud
fr the hsrds Of the intelligent and yituous, and es
tened the day will sulely co ne when the breaking
up Of nest OF pirates VIII be reSar.ed 40 no sss
so.uu work than hat in the Court ruom And ct the
osllsws to which hsve edvsrtsd; aud wnen as IN
eieent upright and respectable men viii De required
10 do the one as to do the other. Progress Is making
in these tllas. Time Was, ana not loog ago. shso O.
vile person as hous it, and most bt TO be the sI-
eoptoutr OF his brother Aa Infamous character was
then thought ~ be the appropriate one 'of the nsn
man. Bat happy change has taken ACC No tnls rs-
spect. The solemn duty IS now coInitted 70 me
hands of high executive officer, and lie stamped Win
all HE privsie and official IesOe cCabh ty.'
Often spoken OF are the intsIiisent and eentemsny
bearing Of the Policemen OF Loodon, wnere, oy the
yay ., rson ard property mai safer nan 10 PROB
ab any other part Of the world. But uncommon
uen are required for the pocs OF city 90 and mott
emphatlcslly are they required ior toe poce OF ma
tion. The bands Of men charged wltn the provcoou
of the lives snd possession Of patton should be pre-
emipeutly characterized with vutue, highmindedneso
srd polite d,portmsbt How efee ual the pfc'ecuon
wbicn such would sfIord and at hoS little expsnse oil
Life TO either friend or Zoe! -.
at shoud be the yages Of such defenders Of their
fellow-meni Surely not the small p'y OF the soidief
though, considering his character snd canos, slss
su ali pay is quite large enough. Iher wages spou,d
be what men of their character and ta>h reeponsoe
and perous entitled to. Happy Tor our ps-
tiou in economical as well a. 10 esey other point
O. view, if standing army could be di,pscea by
police half as numerous provided this police were
such IS have described. Happy THE, even
though tie weges of the prs aie 10 eucn police wero
not lees than fifty dollsre month Tor the pohse
commend would be an Institution fOr preserving the
peace the world. Armss pnt L to eootlnnel hszMd.
Should our military ard " d sch0ols be abolsbsdi
So far from il they should be more numerously Ut.
tended. But ss 10 the proposed change hom an army
to police these SCHOOLS Toall no longer De an aP'
penosge to the war sysiem and would NO ioDssr ran
t,eir pupils for war, they would need 10 be greatly
mOdided. So should they be modified as 70 mest the
new demsId upon theu,-the rev dsmacd 70 sdacats
men for their pacss in armed police which should
exert An il lutrce a. Gordl as that vi AZ army and
navy is immoral; and as p,eseTVaive oil peace s1d
property snd life as sn army ahd HaVy ae oea'rae-
tive OF them.
| will ssy no more Of the proposed police. have
already SAID too much Of il to please taose who DO
not see with me tha, ucn police In prospect viii do
than sught else to reconcile tue nations to
the giving up Of ernies and tns its actual opert-
tions will DO more than an yht else TO gsrers.e zDt
var Influences sDd ~ iLcIease the blessings aad the
love Ut Peace.
Imuft not, however leave THE subject Of police
wi.hou: distinctly confessiGg that my postion-thst
indeed, aby postioa-iD behalf Of gastever armed
force s repugnsnt TO too doctrine of pon-resstsne'.
"Whst if IS 7" you sre prepared to excla,m. Toe
American Peace Society is neither Non Resistance
nor az Anti-NoU Re.isa ance Society It is simply 40
Anti-War Society," l giant IL. But elthough it Is
only On Anti War Society, that s no reason Why
should not keep uef awake to the fact that Donre-
sistsn, makes for war. Whsl, non.rsss snce make
for warp Even sO-psradoxioal, nay. ludeI0Us a.
n eY he the idea "Bnt ho~ isths possibe" First,
becsDse it witbholds fIom cooperating slth our and
other Pesce socies many Of the best Of earth. SEQ
ord because is tendency is TO relieve many Of ther
obit ctions u var.
ILst fhe doctrine of nonresistsnce rstesd Of help
ipg, greatly hiDc.Is the efforts " suppress 10
tie necessary effect Of its making human life ssso
utely inviolable in all cucumstances. IL places %
the same level the taking OF life 10 the unnecss.ay
and wicked strife OF war; and the taIag Of in ths
Deccs. ary ard righteous work OF breaking up rex
Of pirates. But nine of those woo oppose th
spll believe that there Instances in which the
tsb ing of life IL juetfabe. IT, therefore, they can b
persuaded by the ron resis.aDts that it no Torss
20 kill on the battle fields OF than in these in
ststcssor 10 say tie least hat life is equally inv
greet danger that they Will yeld their objsetous 70
war and be recODced 10 the taking of life IN ar also
slow TO spesk sssinst Iesis Anee; for 10 the
first place / love the pure minded men and ~omel
who have embraced the doctrine; and 10 the second
plsce have often been d=epIy Impressed by the IN
genie ard strong srgpmsLts sde 10 its favor Nsv
sItbeess l am Compelled TO tbiak the docline fass,
and not only false bu. pernicious.
Bu it s saic that Jtsus CHRIS; q non-resistaut
admit that He practiced non.resistsDce daring bic