, 1869-06-07


cur government 10 pursue arc almost identical.
A plcn for the WhipplnE-Post.
IL the Iiitor ar TIE chia17a T51bnHs:
The aptnor Of "The Recrcations Of aCount1y
Pa1sou " has m ingenious eSsay on "The Art Of
Putting Things" IN which be shows, With such
ceaEneas - carries conviction upon its face, TINT
nu;titudea Of es7prs, ptet1dlces and absu1d
opinions have had Ihelr birth and continue 10 ex-
tst aud exert widespread influence, simply In
consequence Of having been At nrst put before the
world with plauAlb!e appearance. peraaps BY
some interested pasty, Ia such form as 10 give
them totally different aspect nom what they
would present examined \ little more closely.
This Is not only tue OF roa1y opinions which hate
prevailed tn the world 20 long thBt they have be-
cone established principles and are accepted n
sight without qucstton-shough they would often
be found 70 wear q dubious look u closely cxAn-
tned-but the incidents Of daily Afe the posssouA,
actions snd words Of persons Of parties are COL
ttnuhlly put before ns In srch a manner ~ to give
uA totally false Impressions which seezn OF no I'M
portance In the oaae Of any individual; ous, whca
the Ercat ualss Of individuals bccolne possessed
with the idea, 1t assumes the dignity Of popular
opinion, the most powerful Of all engines for The
accomplishment Of good or evil.
ttmaJ eeem perhaps 70 most readers Of this
present writing startling exposition, when they
reflections Is the recent ouse1J which has been
ralsel throughout the Iand Against that much
abused Institution, the whirping.post- The Stase
OF Delaware has been held up to the feosn 2nt
contempt OF the Christian world for retaining the
use OF this instrument Of punishment, and the
dictionary has been ransackel 10 Ind terms oi
sufficient strength to stgAtlzc It's bacbarits - It
desesyea ThuanthzoplssA have grown pathetic
oFee supposed cases Of cztu'~
nails, Who might hare been
rcforzaed by wlso and humane treatment but have
been driven to desperate recNcssneAs By sha1ne-
less exposure, which has cut them OF from III pos
lhlity Of improvement By putting stamp Of tn =
fanny upon them which renders their return to
hopesu courses IN itnpossihllty. This Is ono my
| Of putting the Gaze, which has afScry plA1sfble
| look, and wherever possibility ol reform extsts
! there can be no question Of the expedlcncy- TO
| put tho question On no higher gEoa1ds-os eo-
| ucayorl1g 10 eec1re It. But no enc can read tha
daily record Of crime without being convinced
that there very large class Of peoplo.1ho psac-
tice Il ST Scientifically and scientifically, and who
1egasd tne achievement Of any act Of teacherJ
which nures 70 the Qualification Of thelr o1n sat-
did lust Of cupldlty, no matter who NAY BE- the
victim, OF however much suffering NAY be caused
By II, a triumph Of which 70 be proud Society
Is infested and sornentcd hJ ver7nia IN the form Of
| sN!ude.s, p!tkpockets, seducers, DC, whose act1
F'e'N >NAA ~ ~ - @4A@a''Ao!s " S%+s se48N VI
| nonost p'ty, anohess os saane, aa Won OF lat
ue6nakc, while they hATe not the shield Of Ire
| snon.ih!lity which those animals might plead
The direct and incidental su6c1tnTs Of tnnocen!
| victims Of their c1ueluca sfe such ~ no man CAL
realize in the aggregate, and, indeed, tt Is onl,
when brought home to tho individual sense b.
aciuA e4pet.euee W ains.e eaae tas1 AnJ oa'
- ~ - " "AHs H. a41aA oe' ~.
4els euuesas ~ Asouna us'--ene oio~s "nles
r,.s =. ~ t1s eaa' asa ~ -, sI
u1ue'e4 ~ .le aonue, aaa w onaisaalS
,nn11 ~ ssnra .ns ~. c,rs :. ,.nrsd 'ps usa.
sucha see&su. *uu las esnae - pso'eo upo'
na,-e0e e8'ae Nsen ocn8 o. saen
sAaa1e ~ proves nun !ost 70
esdloaH ieeunaa q -nooaAo1s5'-ano n
Qaesuoa a1asesupe nnH ne ANAL DC pou
sneo. tiof ne not worm me 1eeaas oi seFen2s
s'en sense4ace oeloasea W u, "ntco II zoe
aost out no" saau nc oe - Ue&ted asto gaAs'
SOCIETY aeatnss ais 1u1uIe oepfeoanonA Com
mon sense hou!a sa5 expose Nun 70 The ooloqu
Haiea u 1ost1J MS dne--soa1e hlm notorious
k1nee ne oeaermlned 70 wage var against b
ieuoN-nen, dept1ve him Of the secresE which
aa safeguard. and Les them Know htm By HSh
aaa WAL tnes nafe 70 expect from hin, 50 th11
Al least, tney NAY De upon theif g1Asd To til
eod let his pnnlsamens oe pahUe-she whipping
p,ost she pn1o1y, the chaio-gang, whatever wa
viii be tf11J punishment to ntn api force nir
to 21&nu1o III courses, OF lc4Ye MS county 70
hts cornnJn gpod! To tan Of moral suaz.o
With Sucn beast n n aheurd a. with the antnal
which na7e been named. Take The ease fecost
Cd In this mornmzp papef fscd s,r,tlar oeoes corr
| I'D daily, Of the poor nan 1x1nd1rd out Of his 4
month"; eafnruzs bv the ecountrr1 MN imr.,se
upon him BY epploy.uE him 10 GETTY h.a ya1ts.
The BOO. fellow IN hls innocence and iennrxnr,
| belisy1nR him Ia ha 4 cent,ernan vh,en with HI,
Is synonymous with = rich MAI, eontdes III h
| ability to help htn7r and exchanges bis $50 for
piece OF worthless paper. Now, sappose II
rtaPesfzsos Of this deed Is TO be auEt
and the es1u,e proved upon htno- tn
"hr7tns-post, forsooth, s TOO a0el and ID,
taroos punishment tor hin. Hs must Be abr
up oct Of ssht Of the world, and wei fed II
csEed for, and praJed oreT, and preached TO for
few tuo2lhs, I'LL the world has forgotten him, Al
then turned loose 70 practise his s1.auies agat,
TIE cruelty he taficts U2on his Victim II nj
thought Of Unless peEhaps us good Joke bet ii
idea o. disturbing the akin NJ gentleman Of b!
; fascinating exterior Is TOO shocking for The dc
lc0se uftFta o3 the COMMUNITY. The WhtppnS
post, the piloEy, the stocks and the chain gzu
! laathsc7sc system cf moral suAs!un has not get
reduced tic Catalogue Of crime Is to justify II
| claiming uncon nd.ttoru xupertnr1tv ar N
| rr1ntshr..nt ~ da.th !. "a = s,.s:,.o, l.. >.
sse.se+.. 49, ~ 80 ~ .e .s"s.1.. ~ =.
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