New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-06-25

or m, Observer ihensaves. Gradrd bv public zen.
,imen he has occasionally admitted articles into his
paper avcring petitions for fght. Gus laws, am
SO hare hty 10 theirs. We remember in one in-
stance his ,nsertng an article on The sntI5ct, a
s1,nri-l-hut il We. not his o,ra, as 4 good aw,ei
of thi- ci,y can testify. We suppose, however, hei
would h, the last 10 accuse him 0; literary 'he'
Tor 50 sight cause es this but let that pns-
We admit that he has preached ana written WIN
much la'aHt on the Chains oi evcr' portion ei 'l'
Divine Law, while hi the same ilme, II his cor
.ricncc wcr. not scared. must have been conilnu-
ally nrcssiny home lie inquiry. I'kOu Tint M.iesf
ty b0ast Of he Laur through brcaiias Tie lar diS-
fgaorest rio,. Gcd2" Rom ii Il, % %
But doe. it therefore follow that the sdvo,ncv o;
n" Moral Law is corrup,ng in lis tendency J.
must be certainly So as d sshole or else the argu-
men, about the tendency Of proclsisnng sLrcih'
pat OF it, is altogether null and voiG. That Dir. J
engaged in no measures 10 promote helorm' mo-
named above, can BE ilDundantly proved.
An Elder % Church in BroooSiyn called on h!'i
WIKI his LADY about four years since 10 request his
90 rive an Address I'll The Annual Meeting OF trr
BROOKLYN Auxiliary. He decidedly refused, and
Indicated in plain terms his opfosinon 10 me chuS'
he iias repeatedly refused 10 publish "e!-"h''si'
irr;cles on the subject presented D.. nus pef7o"e.
friend. and not member OF the LADIES' Society @
this Civ has for wears received from him an ioia q
personal coun,enance or announcement Boz eveh
had !, been orherwsc-had he worn the eab OIL con
surnua,a hypocrisy 10 the last II would no more
have proved The principles OF this Association con
Irars TO the word IF God and corruPung IN 'hri
tendency. ,han his pcrycrse life proves ChTisiianii!
rseli In tie farce and lis professors ~ oahse! u
corruption from adherence 10 III molly doc,nnes.
|, would seem tina, the Observer, with the facts
elected might have found. had il been 80 disposed
other causes than The Moral Reform movement 'oi
In. sad detection The perusal OF By!on and "a
ccniious books when in ColIesi and aiter"afd'
visiting scenes OF temptation merely to gratiy n
IDLE curiosity, mixing uae of intoxicating drinks
and freuucntng tue third tier of the theatre have n
lem quite enough OF evil 10 corrupt any orninaf'
or extraordinary mind, without Introducing -hofa
Reform 10 the unnatural and unholy aiiiahce.
In Inc extrac; cnoted above in relation to = mora.
r. nro.i,n movements, II Is aiilrIiied that 'ie P'i
.;,iss on which thcy are based are opposed 10 sC!hG
nhii,.o,,hy. Now what are the prn ipls' on whic!'
fcv are based! Trey are all contained IN THIS 81
III. paracraph from our Constitution
society sha!! have for It's ohlectihe suppress
sion ofthe SIN in question: by using such means as are
sanctioned 10y the word of God To preventits desoiaf-
io5 progress aud 10 thjs ent pledge o1rselvesto
cultivate personal purity of heart and life 10 Teiral
from every thing having an improper tendency u
reading. conversation and department. and TO avc!d
nil indeiicacv and display in dress, although II ma'
IT,. soncti0ned by ttsh;on, a"d TO discoun'cnaics
tie same in ell who may come w,in The sphere "i
oar Influence We further pledge ourselves 10 DIS
courage. by p'eceat ard example, all PTaciic"'
which. in our view, exert g pefnicious influence
uoo, the mind in reference this Increasing sin
among which are reaGing works o: iic'lon attend
M theatres and other places OF pubic amusement
md entertaining company nj unreasonable hours
Being fully aware that the profgate Of either sex
IRE cquGip guilty i, the sight oil tod, 60!h snail he
utterly excluded from our society, until they mani
fes: genuine repentance, aud az the same tinic' II
such Shall come under our influence, we will evince
coward them the spirit OF our Master which, whiir
II hates the sin would rescue and save The SINNER.
Those of us Who are parents engage 10 watch o'nf
tho habits and manners ofnuf Children 10 g,vc then
suitable and timely destruction and warning, I"
sn-!d them, es far possible, rom iie coniae'l.
If evil example, and 10 make it subject OF sPec'ti
prayer TINT they may be kept from this Sdteiedy To-
eaer,sai denth'
we would rcsneciiully appeal 10 opponeis 10
show what ncrrs ii he principles here lad down,
oppressed tn sound PtuoSophy| What there l.
hnt would sanction association with The vie, Tor te
purpose oCtaking glass o.; vine. passing an Idle
nour What there Is opposed 10 common sense, 10
common reason. to the spirit OF The ago. or Tue con
rngnds 81 God We would ask further, had strIct
obedience 10 these principles marked the course q
}r. from bis carl, youth. would he have irIt The
anguish That now wings las heart, ard the hearts az
ais WORTHY friends That there Is any thing saving
IN rio bt PRINCIPLES unless ob-l ed, u"ue Will suppusc.
.lnt some ministers have fallen. who have for tiu.r
lr0nsssd adherence 10 ils principles, i tue. "Ehty
vent out from us that it uigOt be mace mnur-i
jhev were NOT of US" but the proportion Of the tel
ier Of this class. who were either our acknow!edg
r., npuoreIs. or utterly Indifferent in the matter, has
Teen nearly rs len In relation 10 ihi- thiug
ye kuuA whereof affirm, ana II required TO cite
names and iac,s, they III land.
That the Editors of Tie Observer are crimnalty
ignorant concerning The principles that lie ~ Tire
o; tori Reform Efforts, is manifest upon
The very face OF eIrstaiCments That they are equal
~ Ignorant with regard 10 the measures pursued, Is
also clear. Their assertion thar they seem 20 hnv-
bccn devised on certain principle iii homeopathic
Of disease is Il base siauder-too base,
too black 10 dete The pages OF Journal issued bS
Christian hands. It's unworthy oi men gifted viii
common sense. What are the remedies proposed
by this Society! Where ia there any analogy be-
tween Tie twol In the one case, The remedy 10 lie
efeciual must produce symptoms similar IN kind TO
the ,naa,lv to ha removed In the other. tho moral
mnav is to hc either prevented or healed by cleans
ing lh. heart, correcting hc lite, avoiding even Tie
appearance OF evil, AID taking the law OF God as
Iulr OF action.
Tie charge that the remedy devised by Moral
Re'ormers tends necessarily sMd universally 10 pro-
Iuce the evil deprecated, can be proved 10 be utterly
al variance with ruth, by the testimony Of thou-
sands OF living witnesses. Who are tho Witnesses
called 10 tie stand by the Observer no, the pure,
for then their testimony would inva'idac lie state
.mcut so confidently made II Is the corrupt the
,bcr purity, who are called on 10 impeach The char
octer Of rnultitudes now standing unsullied before
The world
Is ii to be supposed that paper woald be sup
ported or tolerated by Christian readers herlUes
and their abeuors do nothing 10 sustain itl-havne
for the space OF Ten years an average circulation OF
over 10000 copies per nonth, whose tendency was
universally and necessarily COZ rnptingl" What
n beautiful compliment the Observer hus paws 10
The judgment nns: moral honesty Of those oi whose
rnuti,es aud convictions of right il knows nothing
That III cause, like every other, has sometimes
had injudicous friends, whose conduct has occs-
stoned reproach-thst Inc early movements
prosecuted with great want OF experience, and I'M
der MANY disadvantages strue-but fUrthes- things
hose now labo,iDg in the enterprise III no way
responsible-and they tearlrssly challenge the most
searching Investigations by friend or ior into their
principles and measures; aud If they will not bear
The test. after berg candidiy and pra. eruly COM
pared with the Word o.! God, they are ready at once
20 abandon them.
As to dstais, they are never given in The form
irlp.ied By our accusers. Those published in This
number Of our paper are Just Specimens IN STYLE
AID language, OF whatw are SOMETIMES constrained
70 inser, Us a warning 10 the young and ignorant.
Oar accuscrs give us 10 understand, 10 tnclr paper