New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-04

means inconsistent with public gocd-that he mas
the law in his way. And in that case, after con-
,jderiug all ths, yen and others have written on the
subject see 10 escape from the social necessity Of
eoustrnining him 10 do right by operating gu ms
fear or dread of the penalties oil dong wrong
That first fable in the old Webster's Spelllng-booh
(which | fear was not favorIte IN the SCHOOLS
wherein you studied the fable Of the "old man
who found rude boy on one OF Ills trees stealing
" snnles and was obliged, after testing the efhcacy
Of words and rrass" to "try what virtue there Is
:. in stones expresses truth which the world is
not likely 10 ougrow in our day 1t Is easy talking
Of punishment-that is, privation Of pleasure or
infection of pain-as very clumsy and Ineffective
mode of counteracting or eradicatlng EVIL tendeh-
cies-but, since see very clearly that God mas not
vet discarded it, / much doubt whether you or
will be able so to oil the machinery of this peryerse
world that it may here be dispensed with Make
YOUR own disciples as freely good as you will or
can: but do not ask the world pending the coDclu-
sion of your experiment, to abolish all lts barriers
against the debased passions of those who have
said. with Miltons Satan, Evil, be thou my
good"
VIII I see nothing else that requires notice in
your last-since Mr. Redpath speaks for himself IN
another place-but its Pharisac assumptions OF
moral and intellectual superiority and these shall
pass over as lightly possible. Ofthe two esteem
your open nsoence less offensive than your patron
izing Alterations of condescension and halfway
compliment Your complaints of I" wantOn insult,
g.. adj IN " remember
YOU before accused me at once of "srtlhce" and
talking stupidity" and that your whole former
letter was-as that herewith printed is-instinct
with assumptions of transcendent superiority in
every moral and intellectual quality courage and
honesty included. Let il pass. i am so wonted
to being told that l used to be an exceedingly
clever fellow (to Wit, when l grinding the
teller's AK but that have of late unaccountably
and most inconsistency forfeited that character
(to wit, ceased to turn the grndstone, or turned it
unavailably for him) that take that sort of thing
as coolly as the most accustomed experienced eel
ever came up to be skinned If you have, in this
discussion, evinced more courtesy, suayity, good
breeding, &c. than l. our readers will perceive it,
and credit you accordingly-but none the more be-
cause you tell them, almost in so many words, that
you are very superior being to myself and that
your plane of thought is nconceivably higher than
mine 1t is not quite in accordance with the die
tates Of that inferior and efiete civilization to which
l. in my utter spiritual restitution and disability"
adhere. that the victor in a determined struggle
should sing the praises of his unparalleled exploit
and call mankind to witness his performance OF the
scap-dance; but in your - Kingdom of God, "
which you say is even now ready and bursting to
" be openly inaugurated upon EARTH" infer that
all this is bravely altered. 1t will probably be some
time before my eyes can gaze undazzled on the in
effable glores of that kingdom; meantime, / re-
main, very calmly, yours,
Eep York. April 2s 1859. HORACE GREELEY.