The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-06
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In our Yesterdays issue we complained OF the
New York Euening Post for publishing para.
graph headed "Another Murder in Tennessee. .
Our attention having thus been directed to this
subject, we Immediately found fertile field. We
cannot take up paper from any city in the North
without observing most deplorable laity OF pab-
lie land, Of course, also Of pryate) morals. Thus,
for instance, we are told that within the past Tear
three clerks employed in the Boston PostoEhce
hsve been detocteo in purlsining money from let
ters passing through their hands, that two Of them
were tried convictod--and pardoned; and that
tho third, rho had been operating for some
months, and was caught in tho act, !" is now held
for trie; but that cit is considered almost useless
to attempt to convict snee at the instance OF
.ninent citizens, the pacdoning power is SO freely
exercised" So also With the much-yaHnted Bos-
ton police cone Of the latter was indicted for
robbery short time since, but gave bail OF
course he was not 10 be found when the csse came
up for trial During chs past week two mon Of the
Boston police were in the act of robbing a grocery
store. ssThcy had made q most judicious selection
Of the groceries therein and, for the lack ofa kas-
kct, had packed their plunder in largo handlers
chiefs. The case was reported, and the grocer
testified that tho groceries wero his, but that the
handkorchiefs were not. It is said the officers in
question are still on duty"
From these little episodes in Boston life, says
the Baltimore Gazette it win be noted with satia-
faction TINT the excellent example set to their fol
low-citizens during the late war by Messrs. Bur-
1rn and BANKS, and by many other Massachusetts
officers Of lesser Degree is bearing it's appropriate
fruit. It was squivalent to liberal education to
discover that stars and should2r-straps imprsg-
mated the wearers with 80 much virtue that it
leavened all Imaginable vices into enc grand mass
Of moral eonglomerate, and that what would haye
been highly criminal III civilians less loyal End,
therefore, more serupulous in observing the pre-
cepts of tho .Decalogus, was in men holding rnll-
tary commissions not only strictly honest, but
eminertly praiseworthy.
We can very Woll imagine 20 ineffable satsfac-
ton witt which BUTLER SUI ,Ts tho pictures ON
hiS walls: ;BANKs cotton bale Of unusual dimenr
sions; this Massachusetts, Colonel q aervice Of
plate; that Massachusetts, Captain piano whose
musis was once heard i'll drawing-rooms thou
sand miles away; and wo can readily depict to our
selves the sanctimonious face With which certain
Presbyterian clergyman ut the North administers
the Sacrament from stolen vessels Of silver that
were first sanctiaed to holy uses in South Caro-
lima. Those jewels diamonds of the first water;
the rings that load the fingers of Massachusetts
women; the clock on the mantel-piece; tho mirror
that reflects it; the carpet on the foor the books
THAT line yonder shelves; the group OF statuary in
yonder niche; the innum erabe articles of ut'Tu
that are to be seen in various Northern house.
holds-what ore these but precious things Of
which officers Of Massachusetts regiments
despoiled the Egyptians Of the South, after being
taught, by prscopt and example, that it Was their
pious duty to deck their wives and garnlsh shelr
dwellings, with whaterer was worth taking when
they could take it with impunity from those who
were weak and defoncoless?
Girls are whipped at school in that same picus
extra civilized city; not merely little girls, but
grown up young ladies not unfIequently But
then thoy arc white, belong to tho "less worthy
color, and therefore cannot find any Of the philan-
threpes to take their part. Niger whipping lH
the only subject that can rouse them from thor
natural Phiegmatic equanimity.
Has any one over heard Of q master, mistress,
or overseer whipping q four-year old negro child
to death2 We have lived in this slave country
great many years without having heard OF such
case Yet, here is ono JOEL L1NDsLa1, ne beg his
pardon, the Rev. JOEL L1NDsLHr of Shelby, Or
leans county, Now York, who, few days ago.
was sentenced to ths ponitentiary at Auburn for
tho space Of four years snd three months, for the
srime Of manslaushtcr in the second degree. The
papers contain the full particulars, glast!y and
Lox., howl
four years old, who mas literally whipped to death
by his own father, and tho said father a clergy
nlan-at least he has tho Reverend prefix to his
name.
We Will not sully our columns with description
OF the revolving scene presented by the hanGiworf
If this unnatural father. This almost incredible
piece OF cruelty was perpetrated upon tho child
because he would not say his prayers or would not
say them as the pious father had wished and Iii
rected. We are not of those who are disposed to
take up libel and publish it, just because it's SUBJ
ject is q minister Of tho gospel; but in consider