New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-03
let IT'S CONCILIATF!

| Blair Seyln0urlteS 10 TepIcochC Ihe oouth
! as a profound and sincere penltent, hXed III the
schoolboy's blubbering resolution of Never III
do so any more" To be sure, 1t Is somewhat
hard to get together any trustworthy evidence
of this sick and sorry frame OF mind, the SICK
ness being, as a general rule, much more evil
dent than the sorrow; and, therefore, we are
not astonished to find the peripatetic Pendle
ton, while at Hartford, taking refuge some
times in Scrptural and sometimes in senti-
mental generalities. Speaking critically, we
| shOuld say that Mr. PendletOn succeeded best
in his mastery use Of the domestic relations.
| He shrewdly remembered that most OF his
| auditors If not all of them, must have mothers
or fathers, or at some perlO of their lives pos
sessed those blessings; and taking an ingenious
advantage of this fact, he works up papa and
"mamma" with the most tender dexterlty.
Figuring the Rebels as dsobedent children
as so many Prodigal Sons, in fact-he cries IN
a voice of amiable authority Let this country
land this Government open wide its arms to
" receive them, and they will throw themselves
" as upon the breast of living mother and be
" the most obcdient children of us all y THIS
is exactly in the "COme, Billy, and be kissed
style of the nursery; but when Billy Is n hu-
Klux Kansman bearded and beltcd and SIX
feet high with a passion for pistols and
weakness for whisky, with a heart full or
wrath against "niggersi and mouth full OF
oaths against Yankees, the difficulty OF Undue
ing this enthusiastic creature to throw
himself upon the breast of loving
mother will be at once apparent. THIS
difficulty the context of Mr. Pendleton's speech
soon proves that he himself fully appreciates;
for he goes. on to show that Billy must he
soothed and smOothed, and patted and per-
shaded, until he melts into an agony OF com
junction and comes like n good boy to the
maternal font. Here he drops the mother and
falls back upon the father, with rather mis-
cellaneOus collection of other relatives and
" friends a father" says Mr.. Pendleton,
'concliates his dsobedent child. man con-
ciliates his wife. Members of political organ
"izations conciate each other. Members OF
church organizations cOncliate each other
" Members of business associations cOncilatc
each other and as there is truth in our holy
religion, it was God Himself who gave
Ills Son that He might conciliate us
"all to Himself. [Checrs.T Good taste,
we think, should have led Mr. Pendlcton
to refrain from his last instance pretty and
| plOQS us We ,,pInlt IL 10 Dt' 80 We i'"u biN''
fine and Philadelphia sentences, we could mt
help regrettng that they should be uttered IN
Connecticut where they are not wanted, in
stead of being promulgated in Texas or Ionis-
lana or Mississippi, where they are very much
wanted indeed, and where the son still exhibits
nm unfortunate reluctance 10 come to the
bosom of his ailcctionate mother. II Nh Pen
dleton cannot personally visit those distracted
a mis- ni
he might find leisure to write to some of the
leading murdercrs and most distinguished in
cendiaries of the South West pointing ont that
the bosom still waits for them, and entrcat-
ing them no longer to delay their lilial en-
braces. Possibly, if they had no particularly
interesting and seductive assassination i'll
hand, they might avail themselves of his
suggestion, especially if he offered these Prod
igal Sons plenty of good roast veal, with
rings for their fingers and shoes for their feet,
and robes to cover their nakedncss. We have
not the slightest objection TO the trial of
philanthr0pic experiments like these, II 1t
pleascs Mr. Pcndlcton to engage in them, al
though we should mourn to hear that he had
been shot by n particularly contumacous
Prodigal, with no desire to kiss his mother,
but with an incpTessible hankcrinG for Mr..
Pendcton's carpct-bag. OF what use Is 1t for
him to waste the rhetoric of his persuasion
npon Connecticut democrats r. They feel no
wrath against the South; no superiluous hatred
of the Rebels agitates their magnanimOus souls.
There is little need of preaching Cancellation 20
those who have never harborcd any luminosity.
| Albert Pike and Gen. y. b. Forrest and Wade
! Hampton, and men of like kidney, are
the recusants who, being still in the gall of
| bitterness and the bond of iniquty, refuse TO
be lecOnciled to "mOther n-these are the
"dlsobedient children" who are still in need
! of MI Pcndleton's cOaXing and caressing.
| The Connecticut Democracy, like Barkls, is
exceedingly willing" The tough reprobates
are Howell Cobb, Henry A. Wise, Robert
| Toombs, Admiral Semmes-these are the
naughty boys swhO still pout and scOwl, and
even swear. and will not come to the bosom"
and taste the incDable sweets Of reconciliation
! In fact, if they are to be judged by their
| speeches, they have not yet entirely recovered
from their old mOnOmana for matrcide. Does
Mr. Pendleton suppose that a few fine speeches
made in Connecticut will physic these sullen
young gentlemen into frst-rate filial loyalty 7
Can he prove to us that any substantial good
would be effected though we should bate our
breath and whisper our humblcness9 If he
can, we beg him to go about the business
| Immediately.
The report of the Controller Of the State of
| Tennessee made to the Legislature in COM