New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-28


Anniversary in Boston. We confess to some initial
prejudice against the peculiarites Of this con-
glomeratiOn. No one could expect journal so
thoroughly National in it's instincts and sympathies
The TRIBUNE to relish purely sectional a
movement "Aid" for what To Christianize
the South. But is the South especially heather
On the contrary, is it not notorious that the South
las d far less proportion ofInfdety and mmeaSur-
ably less of Heterodoxy, than the North? Then
why this nyidious movement Is there not
clear implication therein that the South il far be-
hind the North in her religion, and THAT it is the
duty Of the North to evangelize her We can
understand it no otherwise.
"SOmhtra Aid, indeed; Is the Gospel se-,tiOn-
all Are Southern souls peculiarly precious pecu-
liary imperyious, or peculiarly needy DID the
Apostles and disciples ever embark in any such dis
pensatiOn or adaptation of the Gospel Have We
forgotten the warnings Of WashingtODs Farewell
Address If we Americans one people what
need can there be of such ope-sded efforts Is it
pretended that the American Home Missionary
Society and the kindred organizations systematically
neglect and disown the South? If nos. what need
of Southern Aid Society?
The least that could be expected of such move
ment would be silence and reserve with respect to
the Southern "raw." Yet instead Of this, We
find the anniversary running over with Slavery,
Slavery, nothing but Slavery, and this, if the
speakers may be understood to mean what they
say. Of an extremely offensive character. Thus
the Rex. John Todd, ID. d, is reported al main
a.: lnoi xut. kr,,th
sarcasm, &c, that I'VE may and ought to be OPP
"posed TO the erils of ihe South thai he was
"a strong Apti-Slavery man, &c.-aad even as
touching upon that stip SCOT sta poverty of
the south" And the Rev. Or. BsShuns as
founded bis audience BY the assertion baat /" he was
mot man who could ever speak a nerd in apO-
"ogy for the institution q Slavery" (This ac-
counts, doubtless, for the stubborn silence he has
ever maintained on the subject And he proceeded
to row up New England ON account Of her seventies
toward Indians, witches, Quakers, Baptists, &c,
in full view of the fact that it vas saveholdng not
Anti. Slavery, New England that cut all those highly
improper didoes.
THUS far We have borne testimony against the
maladrot and suicidal positions of the Southern
Ala OrdtOTsi Out VT arc tVoPNHh VI Ss<'
more serious error-that of gross misrepresenta-
ton Thus DR.. Todd is reported as expentiDe
bis strong logic to prove that ." it is nothing
but infdelity to Christ's command 10 refuse t.
| " give the Gospel to our Southern neighh0rs be-
cause thep are sinners And DR.. Bcthune, i'm
proved on this text by launching the assertion
| that
According to tie theory Of those who opposed tn,
Society the Gospel is net 10 be preached oi The S0HH
tlHc South is pnrgcd from san"
No, DIR. Beibune ignorant as You have KEEP
yourself of the progress Of the Slavery discussion
,ou cannot but know better than this. 1h'
theory you combat is this-1he gospel can ori!
he PREACHED 10 those ,rhO are uWipg 10 hear it
which implies, Of course that the preacher mus
be allowed To st forth the Gospclas he understand
it, suppose. Rev. Doctors that YOU were urge'
IL preach somcW leIc far the conversion and saliva
ton Of sinners, aud were willing to go, but thes
sinners should say 20 you, Yea come and preach
! gentlcmen but you must not say word abeV