New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-10
THE TRIBUNE.
sDnrknegs VisibIe.'

We see with pleasure that article under his
ossd In last Wednesday, Tribune Is 10 become the
means Of instruction to the public, through the col
,pon. OF the Courier & Enquirer. as TO the precise
,eanipa attached by the writers who were the sub
sc, ,ha, article to their avorite stigma Of nfdel
,v The public will, in future. know exactly wha.
tbsy mean by the Of the term, and if excited 10
horror and aversion toward those to whom 1t is ap-
,lied II will not be in ignorance mist axe Sc
RES Of articles Is to be published which may easily
be read as in length they will generally not exceed
column There is promise OF clear and straight
forward statements, such as may be met IN chi
valrous' spirit: this is all that can be desired
Suitable opponents are challenged, and, indeed,
srs no longer 10 be permitted to skulk behind e-
male, who, however personal and abusive she might
be could not, especially on such questions as these
70 treated as proper and legitimate adversary.
We were not aware that the Bible, or the welfare
Of human beings were subjects improper for the con-
,dera,ion OF females, whether far or otherwise.
We had also supposed that, in the field OF litera-
ture the meeting was not between man and woman,
bpt between mind and mind. Personal illusions TO
private life should, indeed, be excluded from this
field, whether man meets man. or man meets woman.
On occasions where the theme is purely intellectual
we had supposed that in all civilized comm unitics,
the question was Is the mode Of treating the subject
noble the statement commanding, the tho ught just
or the reversed and that in either case mattered not
whether the mind from which such statement origi-
pa,ed was placed here on earth as man oras woman.
Even among the Hebrews-the only sufficient
,hori,y, we believe, with T I've find numerous
instances in which all such considerations We're set
ssde as not 10 The purpose on such an occasion.
Though, however, now informed that there
are minds 20 penetrated with the spirit of chivary
that they cannot regard woman as an adversary,
we should no, advise the band Of :" heroic philan
.hropists censured in the Courier x Enquirer for
seeking to protect themselves behind the veil and
paraso Of this mistaken Clornda, 10 regard them as
secure pauoply, the impossbility of assailing fe
male writer being expressed in the following pass
age:
-of course reply will be made to that very modest
idy who foolishy. and with much vanity suffered
herself to be thrust forward in argument for which
herself admits she has rei;her skill patience
Indeed shoush this mos ariabe representative OF the
school Of love and philanthropy and Of the spiritual
insight. quite al home in such very common Ian
susse 'monstrous, deiestsble horrible demo.
nac diabocal. &c yet she should know that The
proper discussion Of the question rashly ventured
upon requires something than this and that ia
Indeed quite different from doing up the slop
hteraure OF The Tribune. writing unmeanng rhapso-
dies ideas of Ole Bull repeating the
cant and drive OF the Harbinger about Dante erd beet
bowen prhsng the chsste crestions OF that most
chs,s and spiritual creature, George Sand"
Here we find our old acquaipts nee the word
'dsivel in no less impressive connection Than
when the drivelings Of depravity in maetactors
yere denounced.
We avail, with interest the future developments
uiT l. as to the nature and precise limits of inhdel-
!y. The tax of reading will no longer be too much
ior our patience as the articles are not TO exceed
ncolumn in length, and if feminine incapacity pre-
rent some readers from doing Justice TO the thoughts
We trust they will still be able to appreciate the dig
nifty and temper with which they may be expressed
and to transfer portion of the value received into
sop literature addressed to the use of the CON-
non reader.