New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-02
prof. Bu.h and the y. Y. Observer.

10 M E1iier % Iee Ir'e.he'
The enormous injustice o; the y T. Observer IN
refusing admission TO the following communicated,
oompes me % solicit the favor OF ITS insertion Il
the Tn5one Ths. paper has recently published
sewers. srtces from the pens OF FFct Lewis ard OF the
Editor assAns ;rsn Of ny statement; II regard to
A. Davis and bis lectarss 70 one Of which wss allow
ed 70 answer simply and solely a. am persuaded Tor
the reason hat lad obtained pledge beforehand 70
this eject tho-sh my reply was iurned over 20 the lt
page probably bses--e .his tie nearest possible
step 70 trslas no Bet il was Inserted ara CRATE
f t re popr sosr-, ior the opportunity thus Afforded
to this TREMENDOUS ssr5- to hl IN the public more
sridulously than Z could otherwise vel have done In
tie paper OF the a6a ult Prot L returns to the charge
in volaninous trade Of reary three columns in which
while he say. nothing 10 hvsdase M statement Of the
fats in regard u young Bsyis-the only point de-
bate he makes entrely new ls.ue and PUSHES down.
from the Alpine he!shts orthodoxy in avalanche Of
wrath and lo-lc asalnstte lasvp,nrai character Of
tt.se Developments. distinctly Al. ming a. the same
time ny own Enforcement Of The 1is0Ite ruL oi hat
ever DAVIS has given ionh Now o. r0thlng can D.
more utterly ass Than tf- charge. requested 90 the
Editor % allow RE % NEE by producing positive doca-
meniary proof % the cOurary md also ~ correct GER
tam statements equally Ease relative % several point
10 tie lectures Of Nr D. assured him hat vas viii
ing o waive al slus.0n b VARIOUS personal reflections
offensive and il1ecorous nataTc, winch Justly called
for reply and 10 cOnlne myself strictly 10 of
frcf-as well knew thst tie admission Ct anything Ike
fair binder would be hopeless, - not comportng
with the Inc Of policy Wch the Editor had ~
adopt ia his crushing crsde against my present opin-
ions and LAHORE Ny sppeaucn was met With the reply
that hac already occupied more space taan had lIn
"a 10 all good account ID the way " TciutAi0n and mat
N. columns OF the Observer were not 70 be made the
vehicle OF circulating such heeses as was now engaged
10 prOpacang and this too though the Editor had pre-
vOusly assured me- that be never refused 10 correct
wrong or false sud that 10 man should ever
have cause 10 complain II 81 -sfc being done him. IN
this way IN The columns Of the y l. Ooserver such -
the Editor and the case before us affords be own
cou,rnentsrv upon Il OF the harmony between the two
the public vii be able % Judge also OF the r1safC
purify OF religions journal which can lend iisti as
Inc organ Of downright fasehocds and SANDERS ami yet
refuse the privilege Of repy-lts columns being too
holy 10 be polluted hy the truth necessary 90 correct the
published untluih Yours. &C. GLO BUSH
F. 81 notice 10 this weeks Observer another article
headed science Of flumbue in which old pamphlet
containing some Of uagiss earlier and cruder Ncsnec
sayincs mixed Up with the slecuisons Of M smith
the writer, Is duly psraicd and yictimi1ed Notwth.
standing the obvious attempt 10 involve me n some way
In the lr0ssip 0i that pr0ducu0 nave nothing o 40
with have said nothing about ii-and, To- Tact care
nothing about L. AT nay assertions nave respect 10 en-
tley another work as % which felfaet not slnaoe
vi what have uttered aud Low do not scrupe 10 say
again that whether be- scientific positions be lninscsy
true false q; viii be- found tl ritc q ne crcAmsi9nce.
ia Nhich has 6sc pr9c-led the greatest lnsitctua
wonder the world seen As 20 tn chatsc OF
credulty dupcry &C this gOes for absolutely nothing
with me- as l0ng the chacrse remains unsccrited Tor
the production d. one particle Of proof from any guar
ter that the young man has obtained his information
from books OF that il has been furnished him BY
those who have Not single objection can De ul sed
aainsi the clsm made for BIS disclosures out Whai IL
founded On their rrori jycrfdib aud this. probably
In many minds could be overcome BY the posinFe
testimony Of twelve lesiOns ot angels but Hue'neI
be OF can be OF not is wholly Immaieriai win me-
have studed the evidence and know cannot De gam
saved and .hs ell about which feel any concern As
to the Observers prefer 10 publish my retracon Mntn
ind o.t how basely have been deceived. viii en-
gsee u avail myse Of IL the mouent the Editor Or tIoi
Lewis vii! produce the highest trace oi erieeRee-uo
pYesnpios-ihat Davis has ever read one scienuhc oi
pbio,outic treatise in his life that be has ever picked
~ ~ s,ray fragment those subjects from any author
or that he has been furnished with sentence OF what
he Las recently uttered from any human source VIII
I - C,l,.,.rv.r meet me on this ground g. 4.