The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-17
Abolition OF the Liberty Of the Press-sup-
preston OF the New York Lancet.

We have TO announce the strange fact to the pub
tic, that the New YORK LANCET established tor the
purpose of aiding and assisting in the advancement
OF medical science, has been suppressed by an or
der of the Court of Chancery. The third number,
containing lis usual quantity and kind OF matter,
was ready for publication Saur day last, but we
have been informed by authority that 1t IT should be
published the publisher is liable 10 an immediate at
tachment and imprisonment, for contempt of an
injunction issued the instance of DIR. Mott, by the
Vice Chancellor of New York. Tomorrow is set
dewn for a final decision, at which time it will be
determined whether this injunction on the press
shall be final and conclusive.
This event is probably the first thing of the kind
that ever took place in the United States since the
revolution of l776, and the establishment of the
present form of government in l7s7.
The immediate cause of this abolition of the liberty
OF the press, is the pretex forth by DR.. Mott the
Professor of Surgery in The University Medical
School, that the New YoRK LANCET undertook to
give very favorable notices of his Lectures without
his consent or appreciation, and contrary to his nte-
rests and wishes. In the despotic governments OF
the old world, in Austria, Prussia and Turkey, the
censorship OF the press established by the govern
ment, which wields the sword of the state. for the
purpose OF protecting itself against the efforts of The
people to become free and to escape bondage.
In New York, free city in free country, like
species OF censorship enforced at the instance OF
a medical professor, who wields faculty like so
many slaves, for the purpose OF suppressng the in
culc,.ion of that species of knowledge that con.
duces TO human health and human comfort. And
this monstrous-thls unheard. of-this atrocious at
tempt to abolish the freedom OF the press in mat
ers of mere science, is made in the face of the
very regulations OF the same faculty, giving gene
raj invitation to the medical public to hear them
IN the face of tie constitution of this State, which
expressly authorizes everything to be published that
Is the TRUTH" and is published with good mo-
6ves and for justifiable ends"-and in the face of
the constr tution of the United States, which ex-
pressly provides tha no law shall be made restrain
ing the liberty OF speech or and of the press.
Tomorrow we shall enter into an analysis of this
singular question at lepgh-and shew up TO the
world the atrocieus iAsolence of medical faculty.
who first by resolution invites the medical profession
atlarge to hear their lectures grautously and vet
have audacity, not only to refuse Abundance to Dr.
Houston, who has their written order to attend
them-bu 10 give their support to professor en-.
gagged in suppressing medical periodical INTENDED
10 AID and assist the advancement OF the profession
throughout the world. We shall make out a case
sufficiently strong for the Legislature to investigate,
and to repeal the charter of the University. For the
present, the New YoRK LANCET stands suppressed
till TO morrow.