New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-17
icnornn ,he .ntaote th.t peril and mischief are to

and ignoring the antdote that peril and MISCHIEF are 10
be spprehended
Mr. Andrews We think should be satisfied With en-
crossing tEothrds Of the space opening and closing the
srrunert and inserting just much as he thinks tit Of
the structures Of his antagonist. Yet be seems Ill
at ease even with these advantages and takes care
to advise the reader in his Introductory Chapter
that Horace Greeley is not Philosopher-the farthes
from il in the world be has no grasp. never
sees down into the center Of has no logical
mind. Mr. Greeley is q ogo.------Mr Greeley
ia Unfair tricky and mean.----he Is practically dis
honest in an eminen, degree" &c, &c. Our On'y
reply to all this is that Mr.. Andrews is very fairly
hbited in his writings and especially in this pamphlet
The cear-sighted reader will find him clever, acute
dslecticaly agile and logically sharp and so far he
ressn from bis understanding rather than bis baser
appetites, well worth perusing and needing. This
pamphlet does much credit TO his intellect but 81 the
expense Of his moral nature.
We are content to rest the argument on ten
pages against his fifty sixty. 1t would be easy to
OvertuTn some Of bis later positions not directly
sidered in our part of the pamphlet; but those who
comprehend the principles there indicated easily
apply them to the dissipation Of the as we'll as
the older sophisms of Mr.. A He makes misstate-
meDts Of facts With regard TO the treatment of his
tices while in our hands but they do affect the
main question, We let them pass.
Mr. Andrews makes long and loud complaint Of our
recreancy the principle of Free Discussion and 70
our Own avement that the Marriage question ought TO
be and should be discussed searchingly-such
discussion being necessary, in our judgment, to vindi
cate the Divine basis Of the Family against the sOphs
tries with which it has been assaied and certain to
- a.. Al. IL
Tribune discredted all this by refusing print ny two
last essays
We answer-Whie we hold firmly the right Of Free
Speech on all topics of human interest we did
and never can admit the right Of volunteer correspond
ents determine for US bow much space in columns
we can afford TO devote 10 the discussion of any conro
verted topic Mr. Andrews edged into the discussion
between Mr James and The Obserrer, and gave him
a hearing, indicating, by brief comment, our own
view of the right Of the question. Mr.. Andrews re-
sponded setting forth quite fully and squarey his anti
Marriage doctrines. to which more briefly but with
equal plainness Of speech rejoined There we closed
the controversy in our columns Mr. Andrewss articles
having extended TO length beyond that Of all our COM
ments thereon. He afterward wrote us two articles.
one in reply to our last the other in savage criticism of
Mr. James (RhO had in no manner sought or pro-
yoked collision with him)-whish articles declined
to print-because !. They embodied expressions aud
ayowas at wAr-we thought needlessy wantonly at
with the public Of morality and decency; ,.
They seemed to to any new light the sub
ect but 10 be essentially repetition of ideas already
advanced and sentiments already proclaimed through
our columns by Mr. A. Now, tenacious as We are of
the right of Free Discussion think the right Of the
subscribers TO newspaper not to be bored beyond en-
durance with the reiteration of offensive and immoral
sOphistres is also TO be asserted and maintained Ii
holds prominent place in our idea Of The Sovereign
" Of the Indvidual-Mr Andrews not being the only
Individual but each subscriber 20 The Tribune having
some humble pretensions to that designation. Our
patrons generally take journal for News, and no.
with the intent of being lectured upon any theory
abstraction whatever 1t is very rarely that can
find room-in view Of the just demand that the News
shall have preference Of all speculatOns-or essay
from our own pen of equal length with the shortest Of
the three sent us by Mr. A. and which he beratss
for not printing indicating that he should have been al
lowed space for gear Of continuous discussion
in conflict with the first minds of the country" But
enough Of this.