The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-12

agency; but both Of them, by thus ac-
ceptng the situation, would give tho very
best evidence OF the genuincncss of their
conversion and the reality Of then re-
ligon.
No amount " singing, or praying or
preaching can possibly atone for the guilt
Of Sinking their duty in this matter. They
must not wait to have the facts screwed
out Of them, but must reveal them volun-
taiily aud directly, holding back nothing
whatever. ana leaving the consequences
TO take care of Themselves. such nn cxhi-
bition ON the part of IIARRINGToN and
NKrrLrsulp would give them a claim TO
public respect such as they can never earn
in any other way.
We'll, it was only the other day, ana just
after we had got the news of the regencra-
ton OF these two men, that u report came
from Washington that both of them had
actually made confession revealing tho
facts In the safe burglary conspiracy.
HARRlNaToN's confession, according to the
despatch, implicated some Of the high
officials OF Washington, and NETTLEsIIIP's
confession implicated lIARRINGToN. We
were of course filed with surprise and
satisfaction over this evidence of the
power OF religion. We did not obtain
the dates of the confessions, or the
dates upon which the two confcssors
were regenented, but assumed that the
confession followed hard upon the regen-
Grafton, and that the two things were close
ly related to each other. We pondcred
over the severe trial these men must have
undergone in giving such proof OF their
repentance, and saw them, III imagination
wrestling with their religion, TO see if they
might not be saved from so hard IN eN-
pericuce. But yet 1t was evident that, If
properly regcnerated. they could not
shirk duty without which all their show
OF religion would evidently be but sham
Of II. We desired that their confession
might prove to be such rs deserved to he
called thorough aud complete. and their
conversion such as to preclude all thought
OF duplcity or falsihcAtion in their pro-
ccedngs. Aud so we INDUCED 'hc belief
that thus the culprits, high and low, who
concoctcd or were in completely with the
safe-burglary conspiracy, might all be
| brought to account and to justice.
| But, after all, we have just cot stll an
other item of news, bad news. about this
| business from DICK HAERINGrON himself.
| IIARRINGroN gives us the disappointing
| information that he has made no contcs-
sion, and that il will bc impossible for
anybody to find any "more bottom facts
| than would wish the public 10 be inform
ed of for my own rcputdtiou.' He adds
| that If there was any conspiracy, il was
against him that ne has nothing to con-
fc.s, and that ne cant mplicate the guilty
parties. Thus lac rambles away in fash
| ion that shows us he Is the same old HAIR
WNGToS still-the same cunning. evil
| doer, and doublc-faced pretender. We see,
| therefore, that his alleged regeneration is
fraud, that his revIvalism is n cloak Of
hypocrisy, and that his preaching at DO
Yer is but wind. How shall nc cover him
| self, and where shall he fly. when the Jul
| dietary Committee of the House exposes
those bottom facts which will show how
ne sat check by jowl with other couspira-
| tors. and took II hand in the safe burglary
| itself; He will then, at least, find ont that
religion and deviltry are Incompatible.
We shall yet hope that Detective NET
TLEsHIp's regeneration is different from
the bogus kind of IlARHINGroN, and that
his confession contains all the evidence re-
gardng HARRINGroN which HARRINGTON
himself holds back. II so. NETTLE-nIP's
religion will secure him some respect,
While HAKRISGToN must 70 without.