New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-15

The Tobacco question, which we have hitherto
such grave Importance that we are more anxious
that our eide Of it shall be clearly understood. Let
US endeavOr to define it Enthusiastically.
1t 10 not be it understood, question Of political
rule but of educational discipline. Whether the
State should or should not interdict the sale and
use Of " the weed" is quite another matter. We
are all aware that there are vicious acts and habits
thar could not be suppressed by law without
trenchiDg on the DOMAIN Of persos6 sights. But
il il SO with the government of seminary Of
lsarnipgi
Suppose student or applicant for Academy or
College instruction were notorieusly, avowedly
lewd liver and profane swearer and these facts
were brought to the Yotice Of the Faculty-couh
they blamelessly receive him tn OF retain him in
association with their presumptively uncorrupted
pupils If they did, would not the rights of those
pupils and their parents be violated If yes why
does not the principle cover the case of the to.
baccO.cbewerf
Ask the veriest slave of the paper or plug
"Would you prefer that your con should become
such as you arel" and if be be not utterly de.
PRAYED by bis vile habit, he will promptly answer,
mo; | with my son should let tobacco alone"
There is really no disputeas t. the vicious character
of the tobacco consuming habit though we are not
50 well agreed as to the enormity of that habit.
Now, suppose it were known to College Fac
uliy that student were licentious, rbald or pro-
fame, and he, ON being INTERCEPTED, should say:
~ have don. wrong: was beset by temptation
and overcome; deeply regret it, and will earnestly
epdesvOr to shun temptation and live purely here
after;" we would say, Let that youth remain on
pr, baton until the sincerity Of Lis professions Of
penltepce shall have been fully tested. We have
no faith in severe puni.hments for casual fraty.
But tobacco che wing forms habit, aud Que Of the
yer, barde.tto break. 1t far easier tO give up
Alcoholic Stimulants than Tobacco as has been
sbur 0sutly proved by experience Now, suppose
a youth uestionsd by the Faculty of his College
as 10 bis alleged use of Tcbacco-one Of the most
contagious as we'll as most pernicous If all phys-
cal habits aud be responds: 1T is true that
have used Tobacco; but viii uever use it again."
there is no doubt that be should be allowed to re-
main even though it should appear that be had
thereafter once or twice yielded to temptation
But suppose him to respond "Ye', do use To-
baeco whenever and as choose to do sO''-can
there be any doubt that he ought to be required to
choose betw cen his vicious habit and his college
position, What is education worth If it il to be
b,I ded with sbe growth abd nurture Ut undoubted
v,ce1 How many adult tobacco users would gladly
pa. largely to be freed from their injurious habit
How absurd to call one educated who knows 10
better than to corrupt and defame bis own consti'
tuition, Is not the diploma given to slave Of vice
fraud on the community
We hold that College Faculty have no moral
right to allow one of their pupils to persist in the
ca'ly prscnce Of any known and palpable vice, and
that the habitus use of tobacco, unless there be
tdcsl use Of it falls clearly within this category.
Ii VT are ~Iopg LII tits let that be shown BY GEAR