New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-22
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, MAY %.
The journal Of Commerce. and 'The Inde-
PENDENT

The journal Of Commerce. and THE Inde-
pendent
To ae ESnor II The Trsbvssi
Many Of your readers are aware that 'or sever"
weeks the Journal Of Commerce has had an active
controversy with The IHdependet, Of this CITY, up
on the rights and duties Of the Pulpit. The burden
Gifts extracts were from the articles contributed oy
myself Before replying at length to the Journal
waited until it had fully disclosed its views Az
length, on May lltb, l stated in The IHdepeHdcrt
that as econ as the Anniversaries were past
should take up the positions Of the Journal o. CON
,ne-cs in earnest After that announcement-vlz'
On May l7th-the Journal 81 Commerce having tne
announcement before it that had reply in hand
land the only formal reply which had made to its
attacks on the star . articles, made the following
offer
Now we think it as important that the readers
Of that paper SHOULD hear both sides as those OF
the JorTnel of Commerce. II, therefore, The IL t.
zen9ent will copy our three articles headed Pol
tics and the Pulpit making together about live col-
umus. we will copy its replies 10 an equal or great
er Notwithstanding If desired, the Anti Slavery
speech of the star II editor.
Or
"If The Independent viii publish the communl.
cation referred 70 in the annexed letter, we will
allow Mr.. Beecher an equal space in oar columns
for any remarks be may see ft 10 make in reply 70
ANYTHING which we have said or not said II the
manuscript Of Il e communication 10 The IndeTsHd
ent should chance to have been lost or mislaid at
that Office, we will be happy to furnish copy
On the return to the City of the Editor OF the
Journal, | addressed him the following note;
Mr. HALLooK-Dsa, ST.: Il was not until Friday even
II that yorr very proper Offer for pup
Hesaous Surprising you In Eew-Haven on Saturday and
Sunday, this morning u the earliest moment 70 "a,cn
eould expfets prompt acceptance OF your ODER There
viii appear this weeks IadrenSent Formal reply 70 zoe
nsnv sst repy nv the which msnuoned
ard you essire by additional natter within reasonable
bounds tts you may inaeaie you "A recP'0es'e "
he Arrangement Ia contaminated, need TO know II
this afternoon. WIN you drop me line lhrsugh Mr. Bow.
en- 10 10 that effect should hpk necessary to ask
any willingness Than that you have frankly expressed
cent xbAl had been already written and published
Win 81 pc sou rts',s5 yery
Brooklyn, Monday morning, May 20
This was the reply:
EEw-YoRx Monday, May 20 1850.
REV. AND DEAR Sir: Ny offer you will perceive by re-
ferring 10 IL related TO articles already written.
Very respectfully yours, r,,,ocv
Rev Henry w Beecher
then wrote:
NEw.YoRK MAY 90 1850.
Mr. HALLocK-Deor Sir: regret thst mscsnstrued
Offer wh Oh by fresh reading, MAJ 70 DO c4reuy
worded In middle Of controversy where the respond
ent distinctly stated, beoye your offer see Independent OF
May lI-your ofsr being dated May ~ thai his formal
reply be offered propose publishing the past
matter without any provision for the future does not seem
either pertinent or worth consideration But we
will pub h your articles this subject pas and 70 come
II will publish articles past and 10 come In otner
words, II you willing to give your readers the benefit
Of views they appear will favor our readers WIN
your views. Iets than this seems not worth speaking
about am with sentiments Of respect truly yours
(SignedO W. BEECHER.
To which the final note was received as follows;
NEw.YoRK, May 20, 1850.
REV. AND DEAR SIR: think It would hardly be prudent
In me to agree to publish Ia nv very crowded columns
all that you wTie the subject OF "Poucs and me
Pulpit" NY proposition confined 10 the past and 10
that should wsh to limit IL The Independent EdiiorA
Including yourself have written, | believe, MY per cent
more on the subject have and 1t to me that the
offer place side By eide before our respe cye readers
is fair one leaving the future TO the hings ofitseL
GERARD HALLOCK.
Rev H. w BEEcHBR.
Instead Of so per cent. more matter than the
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