New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-05

It would seem, particularly adapted TO prove very
fragrant to evangelical nsstrIs:
What Christian indulge himself In the habit Of
usng tobacco q habit which besumbs the moral
sense as web o. polutes the body that temple which
is designed for the indweng OF the Spirit Of Truth
How lopg the sacred affairs Of God to be polluted
with this unhaowed offering, and the garments Of the
priesthood TO remain uncleansed from s delements
Verify, the American Tract Society is "pecu-
liar institution" 1t wages q vigorous and often
ruthless warfare against the occupations smuse-
ments and habits Of untold nuli.udes of eyangel-
cal Christians; yet it cannot lin finger, or utter
a whisper against the atrocities of little band Of
shareholders, not because they are not immoral,
but because the constitution requires that al they
publish shall be calculated to receive the spproba-
ton Of all who belong to evangelical denominations
But we forget: Messrs. Knox and Hallock aver
that "the idea that the Society has been silent as
to the evils of Slavery be entertained by DO one
who has read its publications" Pity it IT, that we
not informed what evils Of Slavery have excited
the indignation of the Society, and when its long
silence was broken. II the Society has rebuked
any Of these evils, did violate the fundamental
principle" or did they discover evils which evan
gelical Shareholders consent should be reproved
Such discovery Is too curious and interesting to
be withheld from the public. We may get hint
Of the evils Of Slavery, on which the Society has
been and IT, and intends to be silent, from the ma
ture Of its alterations in its reprints.
/. NATHER's ESSAYS This book, we are told was
reprinted from an English edition. Now, the edition
copied contained the following: 90 that the souls Of
"Our slaves were more regarded by usl That We
rrigl tUixya att nj
"souls Of our slaves. How can we pretend to Chris,
"tianity when do no more TO ChristisniIe
slaves" The Societys edition in this passage sub.
stitutes servants for slaves"
2. GURsEY on THE HABITUAL EXERCISE OF THE
LOVE- or Con. In the English edition We have: "If
" this love had always prevailed among protesting
" Christians, where would have been the sword of tho
Crusader! Where the African slave trsdei Where
"the odious system which permits to man property in
" his felow-men and converts rational beings into
the reprint Z" If this love had always prevailed among
"professiDg Christians where would have been the
"sword Of the Crusader Where the tortures Of the
"Inquisition7 Where every system of oppression
and wrong by which he who has the power revels in
"luxury and at the expense of his fellow. ?"
1t is admitted that this alteration made at 81 the
suggestion" Of the Committeethat is at their dcta-
ton and IA the condition of republication.
3. MEMOIRS OF MARY LUsDIE DUvcAY.-It seems
the author "intrusted this work to the committee
to be abridged at their discretion" This discretion
was exercised by expunging various Anti Slavery
timents together with poeticsl address to George
Cancelled, with Others: 1--WE have been lately much
interested in the emancipation Of slaves. never
heard eloquence more overpOwering than that of
"GeOrge Thompson. l am most thankful that he has
been raised up. o that the measure TO be pro
posed in Parliament may be effectiver The au-
thor we are told was "anxous her daughters views
on Slavery should fully appear but a. this could not
be, che consented that the book should be published
by the Society in it's present musted form, rather
than be wholly suppressed.
4. MAHsos, by the Rev. John Harris. Speaking Of
cove,eusness, the author says ats history is the his
"tory Of Slavery and oppression in all ages" In the
SOcetys edition, the word Slavery" in this sentence
Is expun ged.-p. 70.
In how many more instances foreign books have
been mutilated to please evangelical shareholders,
can only be ascertained by aborious investigation
The more we examine the practical application
Of the " fundamental principle" to particular
immOralites," the more strange and eccentric does
il appear. The American Tract Society has, it
seems full liberty to rebuke evangelical Christians
For sending children to dancing -scbool-bu not for
sending them TO auction
For reading noyels-but not for preventing multi
tudes from reading the Bible.
For eOvetOusness In general-but not for compelling
Others 10 labor for them without wages.
For trading in intoxicating iquoTsbut not for trad
ing in the bodies and souls Of their fellow men,
of their fellow Christians
For attending horse-races-but not for driving men
and women under the lash to the cotton and sugar
feds
For drinking wine-but no; for robbing Million,
all civil and religions freedom
For wearing costly apparel-but not for rendering
vast population legally incapable of owning single
garment.
For visiting the circus-but not for srnihiating, by
law, the marriage relation.
For smoking and chewing tobacco-but not for up
holding, vindicstng and extending a system Of CON
pulsory ignorance and degradation and OF nnpsral
leled injurtce and cruelty.
1t is now time to turn to painful example Of
human frailty, as exhibited in the last apology.
In that document the Rev. Messrs. Knox and
and Hallock assure the public that The e1eeH,ir,
aFetrs Of The SOCIETY. a. individuals h0re sym
patty nth SlGrery." As this averment is part OF
the defense made in behalf of the Society for the
silence of il. tracts sgsns. Slavery, i: surely is
meant ~ be understood that Of the officers Of
the Society and especially none OF the publishing
committee have any sympathy with Slavery. If
all the officers but one were ultra Abolitionlsts,
yet if that one belonged to the publishing commit
tee, and sympathized with Slavery, then as he
would have a veto on every tract, the publications
would be as silent about this giant Sin they now
are.
One of the colleagues of the Rev. DR.. Knox 10
the publishing committee is the Rev. DR.. Nathan
iel Adams. Ths Boston Divine is the author of q
book entitled "A South-Sde View of Slavery
TIE book has been extensively noticed and reviewed