New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-12
FROM BOSTON.
corre.pondepee Of The n. Y. Tribune


blame them With those who truly respect, and with
those who openly DEFY the moral law, we know well
enough how TO deal But you must know that it re-
oures yery positive test to bring out real goodness
and badness az ssch These neutral shades and tnts OF
character these eonseences kept close and never
,lated by good thorough breath Of repentance these
wise conservative brethren who are AFRAID Of bengtoo
Just too honest too cOurageoushow bard s 10 trea
of them. They will not defrand, yet VIII they
give the hand to any amount of yiliany In thoee
who do-they will not lie, but they sanction
lying-their minds are intelligent their aouons
seIseess-their private lives are decent but Their pup
lie deeds are odous-their very good behavior seems
but mask under which they most Dafey deuor'il
ize the community. The good Lord divided mankind
into two simple categories the sheep and the goats
but how shall we class these mongrels who keep up M
woody an appearance as possible and mue the cloven
footl Could they but once allow thenselves faible
what a comfort TO them, and what good TO all !!
Could Messrs. Everett Win rop, and the rest OF that
sk-sy ckng Fororn hope-,ould they but lay hand on
heart and say: Gentlemen, we have been mistaken,
or If the expression be not too far from Blair, bam
boozed The South wants no compromise, will have
none. 1t Ia doing what il has always meant TO do
aud unmaskng batteries long built in secret IL
always knew this-the Republicans have long known
it-even we ourselves have at last found 1t out
and must henceforth act accordingly. How pleasant
would it be thus 10 make clean breast. But you see
they cannot do it. They have got to wear that leaden
cloak of nfallbty even if conscience heat IT TO tor
ture point The most wretched Of criminals need not
and ofenest does not die uncoBfessed way Is opened
for him at last TO heave the black burden from bis
heart and 10 look upon the sum and skies with honest
eyes once before he Dies But for these there Is no
such way-they lack the q nervous manhoodto acknowi
edge an error and one wonders what new ground they
will take now that the whole South has become
morass under their feet, quakng 'og, in which mo-
ralty, long houndersg, lies Gead drowned at last.
Should they follow further the ignis fauus OF ts i'm
pudeut pretensions, one fears that they will
wet their nice sockings, AID contract the rheu-
matism to which their age makes them peculiarly
liable We said that there tests which bring out
the good or evil which riu men, and these tests how
ever unyelcome are precious 10 the con munity. 80
uueh latent d-honesty and scliisbness hang in the
moral Air we breatheit ID in blindness that Provi-
d1re appons the crisis by which these things appear
are recognized and dismissed TO eternal vprobation.
20 much good slso lies deep and unsusre ted in mems
hearts. Tie enemy encroachss VIII you do this
Is only not quite ieht-will you do that it il but
Z" a little worse than the other" Getting holder, he
ur,es. "You must do this-i is q little beyond the
other things but having consented TO than, you can
- -, ,efosc this" And the man stands still and
cries: mo, BY the God that made me, will do moth
% inc more and now see the inllmy Of the first ,eps
" ,on he'd me 70 ,ale" Let us hope that many honest
bcar,. will turn thus uron their betrayers.
Well YOU see, we have ayr ed to send Commission
- ia | haa
been 70 temperate polite and just with us that We owe
II every amenity in return. The theory II that We
should send blind dumb ereatnres, who Will be san-
der,d and beg pardon, who viii be bullitd ana seg
pardon sill more, who will be Kicked and cursed and
s,orned A. and then beg PARDON most OF all Ana dnh
ycu wish tie South Joy of the men we have sent
There's John Zaccbeus Goodnch-u he prove n''
himself true man, shame on the Berkshire hills that
bore him. there's ineopni0S uo II'u
hath no tougher bow IN all HIS Armory' lheie "ohA
Forbef-n he trade ava! our HsLN 'u'u '''''''''
then let the Milton lie ihraoi,s oe,o"e Au"
nglorous Milton iorey.l' anu Ns i"'aGS' i''' ","s
10 him. And Allen OF Noree''ei' a"' "" "
Boston, ana tue resi- why we! ~ q" u"' "'" ,''"
not your usual sof SEM "'H WIN V''o "io "
hhn' he o'her' anu "o' ~ VIM -
great charge S LAID upon yo" 'nu 'he IA " "'
are IN your hand lou are going 70 ','o'o ""o nH'o
ui,ted Tor our blood 10 tno'e VINO ioo "iu
our mos' peaceful 'i'@ehS' 'FA'eis anVns mem W
vote given according TO our country! n'"'' ,no'o
who have Pnhdered our treasury anu u'sno'"eu Uui
hng to the intent tH"t te "no'e continent
gwen up TO me RUE o. IllS"' anu 'A' yOu'
niihe should DC ih'An'u " '''Ai -
Der whai they nave oone, 'er".no'' """' ~
threatened, ana give ho' Oa'n O''Oi' u'o"' NV U'''
MES Of FOULS unborn Of mndS ahu'uuen 'Le M your
keeping. whole race aye, TWO f"o"e' 'ooa W you