New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-16

-. IA. I,uyrnl If Commcrcc has or some
w ,.or;rg uo running fire ON the preach
nmc"., and r.l. ous writing OF Rev HENRY
HF' ;,..,,,,,r ,s,.l, reference to Slavery The
wah' ~ Ne nod in the last isdcpeHdeat
.oat perceive that the Journal MAKES any DC
- headwsy as -
adeo r1,y JOuRN u OF COMMERCE.
one griry, nee OF the Journal 81 Com
1pefs ,n;se uonpinscs US. Itseems, when the
uerre 'n s. VS. eogage6 for TIE fndepend-
G. out.f,he Edit. announced the TACT giving
sn' E's IL the wn,ar, and saying also, that "he
me nA- srter the dUOra corps, and therefore
docs =" s,e be responsible for the sentiments Of
WI x~radtnf than me IndepcHdcRf will be- re-
ne ..nir Tor what"ver hc may see iit 10 utter
rer known slgnaH'e'
o'., eve. for a serss OF weeks, standing no.
heso kept jl. beneath the Editors names
essroo the PEI sous name and title OF this STAR
-, whose orbit the Journal has become as
S's,us "a il il were one VI those wandering
-, not very honolt,lv spoken Of elsewhere. In
'.Erlt of attention the Journal fell into blunder
~. asual for that statistical journal. Thereupon,
~ Editors of the Ia@p.q3cHt, vita some alacrity,
Sse,sred themselves 90 responsible ior that star.
o,,sy fits cutg0i gs o. ilconlugs. The J0H5R0i.
,tthsl gives the Eitors sharp lecture Tor Pr'nt
inc a cores pondent. articles among editorials IA
sStorisi type. TIE Joyed has got on the weak
eide oil our vanity h,r-, aAd il t were not Ilr 50 me
,orrnles about COMPANY We should SIDE wIin IT,
IN, II while a-ransi q ilr the pulpit whas tn'n5
il sbsD rreacb ami wnag things II sha. hIIi s'u 81
for religious papers what suDJec's suey 'i
handle and what sides they SHAH take the """r""
would also send its fireman up 70 our r.. 49,
md tell the copposio-s what type to set the star
.,.;ces in-whether loaded or solld-and TO tcach
s c,reman what part OF the paper 10 put them lnto
!, .onN be doing a kndness 10 the paper with
oat stepping aside from the general business which
il has lately taken in hand.
Nv the way, Has the Journal the Nep- York
O6,s,,er Of April az That spsper not long ago
was Of aised by the Journal enough to ruin the
yeputation Of any less respectable paper. for the
coarse it took on the Slavery question. Since that
the Journal gave US the weghty lecture on med
ding with politics By introducing AutiSavery po-
ltics matters into Religious Press.
If a religious paper will take sides with the
Journal Of Commerce abuse Free Sellers, inyelgh
against Abolitionists. as the New York ODserrer OF
the eth ult did, in gond round terms, that is moi
meddng with politics II another paper INTRO
duces the subjects Only taking the otner side'
that il medding with politics
Take another case. 1t is q question about which
the community are much divided whether Daniel
w ebster has betrayed the cause OF freedom by his
late course. DR.. Lansing took one side, andthought
he had For that the Journal gave him broad
side, and gave all ministers tnat preacneu OF pray
Cd about Slavery another. About that time
laudatory letter was written from Boston to Daniel
Webster. thanking him for his course. The VEN
cradle Dr. Woods, late President OF Andover
Theological Seminary, and Rev. Moses Stuart of
the same, signed the political document There
upon the Journal sets forth the fact with inward
and outward rejoicings and points us to the ex-
ample for rebuke and amendment. 1t seems then,
that wrong preaching is preaching as the Journal
of Commerce don't preach; and right preaching is
preaching as it does preach that meddling with
politics. signifies the taking ground opposed TO the
Journal on the Slavery question-whereas II Min
ster or Editor will but back up the Journal they
are discreet and religious! This is but new read
ing Of the old maxim: q" Orthodoxy is MY dory
is YOUR dory."
On the whole we thank the Journal for opening
A subject needing discussion not a lttle,-the
rights and duties Of the pulpit, to which we shall
Is soon as the crowd of anniversary week matter
will allow, give serious attention If in attempt
ng to limit its privileges and to pare it down to a
nsrrowness, the Journal of Commerce
but serves to give il greater vigor and scope it will
not be the first time that false prophet blessed
whom he was sent to curse.