New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-10

deny that you are Calvinist; aud History
d" clearly AYERS that Calvin not only prompted bat
@ occurred the burning Of Michael Servetus for his
" beresjss at Geneva, OF which city and canton sad
Calvin was then virtual dictator. His letter il
extnnt exuIting over that execution and amrm-
ipg the right and duty OF putting sach hereucsss
- seryetus 10 death. Now, you cannot be allowed
TO pick and choose among Calyins doctrinss--
YOU must stand by them as whole TOR no
" doubtless understood bis own system. Being
"Cnlyini.t, you are necessarily believer in tho
" doctrine be exemplfed in the case OF servetus'
" though it may suit your present purpose TO deny
dit" And the prejudiced mob would inevitably
shout, L" That is denomination. He is proved
" being an admitted Calvinist, to be ready to burn
" men for heresy If be dare"
" But stop :" the accused would naturally say
= deny your right to make a creed for me, or to
{" draw from my actual faith conclusions which
" utterly protest. True, / hold generally to that
'.view Of the Divine Sovereignty and its conse-
"ouences which others have stamped with the
" name Of Calvin; but am not responsible Tor
"auy conclusions drawn from it by CALVIN or any
zone but myself Calvin is nothing to me- save In
L" 30 far as his formulas embody my own convicaons'
" which would have been much the same il Calvin
chad never existed If he justified persecution,
Z" bs WAS so far wrong and condemn him Am
no wise responsible for that, since was as mucn
ga Cslyinist as now before / ever heard the name
d" Of Seryetus. insist, therefore, that you prove
"your charge BY something have said or done.
and not BY your differences from what was said
demand he would be justified by reason and truth.
though condemned by ignorance, prejudice and
car ting hypocrisy.
There always have been receivers OF the
Free Love sophistry, and we think the preva-
lent pol teal doctrines of cur day which aihrm
that 1.-THE world is &C verped too much The best
government is that which governs leas,' &c,
tend ID increase and strengthen this school. Far
be il from us to intimate that believer In the
"Laissez Fare theory of government is me- essa-
ril, hostile to the maintenance and enforcement OF
the state of Indssoluble Marriage; we do not
doubt that many Free Traders are as hearty sup
porters Of the true doctrine as we are. we only
insist that, should We ever be converted to that
general idea of government which ignores Liquor
Prohibition, Uslry Restriction, Tariffs &c. We
sbould find II far more difficult to advocate and
Justify penal laws against Adultery and Seduction
than we now do. All men who read The TRIBUNE
do know that from its first appearance 40 journal
has been more heartily, actively, constantly, hos
tile to every theory or project tending to relax or
violate the law of IndissOuble Marriage and
Sexual Purity. 1t is not too much to
ssy that the existing law OF our State
recognizing and Furnishing Seduction as
crime would not have passed but for the earn
ct and emphatic advocacy of The TRIBUNE.
All projects to facilitate Divorces or gild Lcen-
tiousness have encountered its sternest oppo'i-
tion; and, if it's counsels were further heedods
the keeping of any house of designation or pros
titution would speedily be declared felony aud
punished accordingly. In short, this paper s
widely known and hated as the most strenuous
and unhinchng advocate OF what is stigmatizod
as "Compulsory Morality" and that character
il will maj ntain to the end. Its influence is felt
and dreaded BY all who live and amsss riches by
pandering to vicious appetite whether in tho
gorgeous drinking saloon, the sumptuous gaming
house or the more repuIsive bus not more psr-
nicious subterrsnean dens Of depravity. Right
we'll do its traducers know this and in seek
ing to identify it with sentiments which it alb
hors they are guilty of wrong-doing no wise less
reprebe Dsble than that of che conterfeiter. tho
peruIer or the moral assassin.