New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-17


"s the sum OF all villsnies," is, nevertheless.
thus devoted 70 the support Of 9 system OF cruelty
ard practical hestbesismi Whence /. it, mat
sociey mainly supported BY tina contsbusions
Of Nortserb Christians, (its income the last year
from oopA,iops and lesacies Was Sl56, 033 IS, of
which the Slave States ard Territories con
tributSd only SD 65J 400 carefully expurs>tes
from L. Eosish reprints every sentence shst eau,
in sn5 degree, be dis,astefui 70 slsve-breeisrs,
slave traders, or slave c,'chers'
TIE answer 70 these usssions Is to be fouad
IL tie Constitution OF tbe Society Toe III enbers
who assemble At the annual meeting no1io.ly
elect Board If thittysl1 Directors. The aanu-
a. meeting IL a pro niscu0us multitude. collected
to hear sbs eches. A. the conclusion OF see exsr-
cises, AID amid the han aud buSsie Of departure.
q lis, Of Directors Tor the ensuing YEAR, previ-
ously prepared, 10 proposed for adoption. No
ballot. are given, no scrutiny Is msds OF the per-
tors present entitled t. vote. To the list pro-
posed 8 unanimous "Aye"'is responded. ss q
u.stter % cou Sc. t. give color OF nationality
20 the Society. these Directors are selected from
different r,rts OF the Union; from Msine TO Lou
i.isra and even Cslifofui. Twelve form .
quorum, a6d this quorum is, Of course, saxon fro
Thu CITY and vicinity, ana represents the CONNER
cL influence Of the Metropolis. The Directors
hse nothing 70 90 directly with the selection Of
hsoss and usc;s to be published. ont indirectly
shey render the press IS much subseryiolt 70
Slavery as if II we're under TIE superyisi0a Of rae
New York Uu,an Safety COmuittee
BY the Consntu,ion. tbs Dirsc soss sppoat
more sosn six; and each member o this Co unit
tee hss an .bsoluts, unqualified veto 90 every
tract proposed for publication. L,ttsrly IA We
sli know, the Pro- Slavery policy OF the SJc,sey.
sid the ofica decisrstion Of the Secretary thai
it, pretsht policy would not Dc changed. have az
cited much pabic sa'msdverslon. snd the ss,ts
zion Is increasing II complaint is made to any
Of .le Directors or other Officer, Of rhe S,cisty,
they may tell you .hs. they are not responsible
for The is.ues of the press; nay that even toe
Society cannot control it. The whole resp0nsi-
bl,y reefs with the Publishing Committee. Ap-
peal 10 the Committee, ana each may tell you
tba, be i. only one Of ak and each of the other
Eve has a veto Cd any tract that he may re,Om.
meEd. But it go happens that taese six are all
DortbtrD clergymeb, and it was possible that the
pressure Of public opinion, if aot the monitons OF
conscience, might induce them to sanction some
tract indicating mild dsselt from the righteous
Dess of debarIing millions from access 10 the Bible
aud those laws which, BY refusing ~ acknowl-
eoge their marriage relations, virtually condemn
them to concubinsgs Here was danger 20 be
guarded against and a most efectusl expsdiens
for this purpose has been adopted. List year
the Rev NEHEMIAH ADAMS, ID. D., Of Boston,
the well known spolosiss Of Slavery, was placed
OIL she Publishing Committee. Slavery, in the
person Of this gentleman, now keeps watch and
ward over the press of tho American Trsc. Soci-
ely with a. unSleeplns vigilance IS 1t could have
exercised had the editor Of T's N,v- York Herald,
or even of The Ntp- York Oba,uer been appointed
its sentinel!