New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-26
Application of the Gag.

Prof NJ ClintOCk, OF Dickinson College, mas oeen
Publishing in the New-York Christian Advocate
and Journal a series of articles on the subject OF
Slavery. To those who know the Professor we
need say that his communications 81 far as puosheo
bear the Impress of sound scholarship independent
thought and Christian temper. He svowed in plan
but courteous language thorough hostility to Slavery
and lsbored show that is the duty of the Christian
Church in the United direct its influence, as
Church for the extrps,on of the system In his open
ing article he confessed although not himself an Adolf
ZIONIST that it mainly owing to Abolition efforts that
the public attention at North had at last been swsk
.ped and conc, utrated upon the subject, Thi. GER
,anly credt4ble to HE csndor If not to bis Intelligence
to his heart If not to his head.
The appearance of such series of articles In the Ad
vocse excited surprise in quarters in view oil the
weknow fact thst the senior Editor wsss Southerner
and that the paper had been somewhat notorious Tor US
advocacy Of precisely opposite views was thought
nv many that the withdrawal by the South from the
Methodist Church had worked favorable chang In the
policy If no, In the principles OF the Northern uiemoers
aud that heucefoh the subject of Slavery wVud be dis
GUESSED with irsnkness and independence. The Advo-
cate however still circulsies quite extensively AT the
South aud 1t appears that in that art of the coun
try the Professors articles working on the morbid sens
Utility of the people have crested much excitement
and alarm that the Editors In compliance with esrnes
entreates and vehement remoR strances' have beer
compelled by every cons Iteration duty discontinue
their publication The assurance that the Editors dc
do not sgree in sentiment with Profess Or MCntock bu
regard Abolitonism MS wholly evil snd mischieyous
were not sufficient qsiet the sgt ied OF lhos
over sensitive spoogsts for slsv cry nothing would
satisfy short of refusal to publish anything fathe
from HE PEN and 10 the Ed' tors with becoming hu
NIFTY, have yielded to their imperious demands Thu
does Slavery crack its long whip the heads OF Norf
err Editors exscting ervile compliance with lie de
mauds in the same sp ii with which it drives its blse
vsssas to their unreo a,sd toll
We make no spos Jsy for the and extravaganza
of the Abolonsc but the sen.tveness of the South
thus exhibited far convince us that the oonie
sions Of Prof MNlutoek J,h 20 be true Those VIII
have demanded ihSis gag be put in his mouth could nc
have been 80 dresdfuly frightenedby isl'ehood -"
have read that It those whoss deeds AZ
evil who love d rkues. rather than light while 10
righteous bold lion and all experience teaen'
US that men scious Of reetirude in good esn'
Heccr oaende 1T seeing their opinions subjected
the ordeal OFT discussion Prof MCintoeks oPinio
that the Abo onisis with al their faults had been u
ins,rP eLs Ct arousins the conscience OF the Nsuon
artounded surely ought not to hsve made such srun
mn, Those who are accustomed 10 sscroe the extreu
n.it,veness of the South and hsr growing tenseity
beh,lf of slavery merely to the uDto~srd influence
Ab,b,onism in awakening jeslousies which would OF
.r ..e have died out under the operation Of nstur
are extremely psrdast betrsying simplicity III
a shat which discovered Ia rnderton steepe the eau
| o, the eb5 and nOw OF the tide.