New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-02
FROM BOSTON.
. Of Tie Il. i. Tribune

cOsrespOodenes Of The n y Tribune.
BoSToS, Jan. 81, 1861.
Wei teIe we are, as says the clown in the circus,
and IN site Of the events of the past week, we still
live We began that week in peaceful spirit-went
10 hear Henry Ward Beeehers lecture upon Lying
Thought instruction on that subject needed
tlsn at present WHO lies a-daysT sid friend
whom we EXPORTED TO 60 and hear hm lhe thug 10
gone out Of fashion; do We lot all talk about the
beauty Of truth suppose We understand it. Photo
graphs can't le--ieegrans wont lienew spdpers dare
Lot be. Fie the subject il obso.ete." 30 ~ hear
Beecber and you will learn that everybody lies, aud
Won yourseh among tho number. You cannot take
this amiss from hinthe pungeut impertinence Of bis
demonstration tie deep uncOn aud startling pahos Of
bis mEnrer, and the literal accuracy Of his Illus
trttion do not allow il. There is getting off lie
takes III The very act 1t is clear asthe traditional
reellt OF two and two that you and lie daily. Nay,
tfere nnitesmal process Of fsfc aton constant
u going in hives and Intentions by WHICH as by
slow sure oxygen the granite Of aggregate integrity
Is continually undermined. deep warning be gave
Is not 10 degrade the law of truth to justify depsr-
ture from il. "Dont pu; The law uuder YOU said he
to toflen youT fall" Ard we instantly thought that
tince We most fall ii fai better TO fall holding 40
the law hands tie MagdeeD holds her Of
precious ointment, 70 that, trying to save 1t, it may
finally save u.s. From this lecture We went forth as
with q inspiration, TO begin career OF trath-
funtss. The next day We were extreniely careful
IN our statements. 9 How does this bonnet become
nef' asked friend. "yey ILL.," said we.
Whats tie natter with III" ut looks TOO Young"
That person will not ask advice sgan, very soon
take IT, che never meant 10. "Do you think / spoil
my ehildIen7" yes" Do you see anything re.
naIkable in that eldest boy Of miner Nothing but
As want Of manners" We began To thi.4 We rnigtt
learn IN time, TO lie this exercise Of new p-eroga
tive but when we saw tho horror-srickea faees that
nedh US, We wondered whether we had str. Myth Of
Hlnd remaining, at time of lifs TO dwell in soil.
taoe ana be martyr Yet Beesher had given the
torscienees Of his auditors pretty thorough shaking,
hno tney began to try conclusions with him. Mr. A..
the confidential banker said it would never do for him ~
zen l ne knew, or all lie meant 10 do, and there were
plenty d impertinent people to get tall him if thsv
could Silence would not answer, a. il WA often a
clear asstnt or dissent-it was mere windov.nane
wst let The nqusve right into the score, Of vour
nirc, he only loeAed through il. Miss For,aaIina
hssh fron Conte and Louis Napoleon, syerred tina,
mere was 10 such real thing as truth and no definite
neht and wrong. What was useful and geIl.mean,
was night, deceit ~ much as ANYTHING elsa
SSf "sL there any moral power in the empirical
called truth, 70 compel It's recognition AT
'sef COST Ths very martyrs had suffered, partly
ssA A'ps " reward, partly through fear Of stsrnsl