New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-16

JOHN q. WHITTIER writes in TIE hdgo
(Amesbury Mass.) his views of the present
danger Of our country and duty Of her loya
people, from which we quote as follows;
I'm spite Of all revelations Of the utterly bsrbaron
character Of Slavery and its drefu effect upon all con
nected with H. on the very point Of trusting Il
it's criminal defenders the tesk OF rctstabstns
the State governments OF the south leaving tho Tes
those WHO Ien we made hatred religion and murder
sacrament Tho nation needed ono more terrible les
son Ii h,s IN the murder Of It's beloved Chlei Mag
sirate and the a,emptc assassination OF us hohorec
prnc minister the two Of al Others prepared 20
farhesi 10 smooth the way Of defeated Rebellion back
allegiance
but half learned In tho pubic utter ,nces hear much
Of furnishing and hanging loading traitors fierce de
msnds for vengeance. and threats of The summary
chastisenent Of domestic synpathzers with treason.
a.. comparatively little 10 sgid Of the ACQUIRED cause
the prolific mother Of denominations, Slavery. Tho
Government is cxhorted TO remember that IL does not
bear the sword IA yanths Old Testament IL ransaoked
for texts OF Oriental hatred and examples OF the re
yenges Of semi DO barOus natiOhu Ne respects TIE
400 900 Of unmststaby loyal people Of the south The
patient long suffering, Kind hearted victims OF oppres
sononly here and there voice pleads for their en-.
dowment with tie rights Of citizenship which are
be accorded to the rank and file OF dsbaLded Rebels.
The Golden Rule 81 the Sermon the Mount Is not
pied them Much Is said Of executing Justice uJa
Rebels little Of justice 10 loyal black men. Hanging
few riuglC .dcrs II treason II seems 10 be supposed IL
all that Leeded to restore and rcestbsh the reyoe
States The negro Is "a be Iefi poweress In the hands
Of the white TRASH" who hate him with bitter
hatred. exceeding thu Of tho large Shareholders.
"In short four years Of terrible chastisenent-of
Gods unrnistakable judgments-hays not taught US
people their lesson which could scarcely BE- palmer
IL il had been written In letters u fire the sky WIZ
is it that we are 50 slow to learn. so unwilling to
fess that SLAVERY is the accused thing which whcts
the knife of murder and transforms men, with the
terror Of gentlemen aud Christians. into fends How
pfu Is our erutaon over the capture OF the wretched
Booth and his associates The great criminal. Of whom
he and they were but paltry irstrumeIts still STALKS
abroad in the pine woods Of Jersey where the state has
thrown around him her legislative sanction aud proiec
ton. He is in Iennsyvana ihrustng the blaek man
from pablo conveyaDces Wherever Gods children arc
de.pised nsuted and abused on account OF their color
ere Is the real sassn Of the President still at urge
do not wonder al the Indignation which has been
awakened by the iato outrage. for 1 have painful
shared IT, But let ~ IL thai Is rightly direce J.
The hanging OF score OF Southern traitors will not
restore Abraham Lincoln nor atone for the mighty loss
In wreaking revenge upon these miserable men, ne
mns TO Is that do not degrade ourselves ard do
dishOnOr to the sacred memory Of the dead We do
well 70 be angrvi and, II need be. LEI or wrath wax
seven times hotter until that which was murderer
from tho beginning Ia consumed from the face OF the
earth AS the people stand by the grave Of LINCOLN let
them ft their right hands 10 heaven and take solemn
wow upon se s.1 to sys 70 sleep 70 ,ner eyes nor
last shelter. and every man. black and white, stands
equa before the law.
In dealing with the guilty leaders and insg gators Of
Of passion Hatred tss NO place beside the calm and
awful dignity Of Justice. Human life 10 still very Ga.
cred thing; Christian forbearance and patience are
still virtues For my own part should be satisfied to
see the chiefs Of tho great treason 60 from among
US home es exlcd forever with the brand Of Cain on
their foIsheads carrying with them wherever they CO.
the avengng Nemesis OF conscience. We cannot take
lessons at this late day in their school Of barbarsm
we cannot sarve and torture them they have
and tormented our soldiers. Let them live. Perhaps
that it, after ALL the most terrible penalty For where
ever they hide themselves the story Of their guilt viii
pursue them-they can have rest peace save In
that deep repentance which, through the mercy Of
Is possible even for them.
have no disposition TO stand between these men
and Justice. II arrested they can have no claim ~
exemption from the liabilities Of criminals But II is
not simply question Of their deserts that is to be
sidersd to take into account our own reputa-
tion az Christian people, the wishes Of our best friends
abroad, and the humane instincts Of the age which
forbid all unnecessary severity. Happily we are not
called upon TO take counsel Of our fears Rabbincaj
writer's tell that evil spirits who are onoe bafed In
contest with human beings lose from thenceforth eli
power OF further mischief Tho defeated Rebels are In
the urecise condition Of these Jewish denons De.
prived Of Slavery they are wssps who have lost their
stings.
"Xs respects the misguided masses of tho South the
shattered and crippled remnants OF the armies OF
treason the drsolate wives. motbcrs and chsIJ,sn
mourning for dear ones who have fallen In vain ard
hopeless struggle 1t seems TO our duty s very plain
We must forgive their ost !s,assa ard welcome AID