New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-17
DIR. BELLOWSS LECTURES on PAUPERISM
AND CRIME.

AND CRIME.
To the EdtOyef The y. \. Tribune
SIR: tbipk it public duty to call attention to the
deception and ncompetency of the reporter who pre-
tends to give abstracts of two of my recent lectures
in your columns. In THE TRIBUNE of Tuesday, Feb.
g. appeared the following paragraph
The lecture Of the Rev Dr. Bellows Clinton Hail Pau
persm and Crime, well attended Dr. Bellows urged
the importance OF free schools free public Lectures on interesting
and popular subjects entertainments Of al instructive character
&C. best of removing the paupenn ignorance
which exist in midst 20 such an alarm
ing present time He contended ths. the establish
ment Of proper places OF and instruction would 10
eli the and benevolent and other expert
yet tried for that purpose His remarks were listened to
with close attention"
The only line of truth in this account is that which
says that "urged the importance OF free schools"
said nothing about free public lectures, and not word
about public amusements. Possibly, the reporter may
have been present ten minutes at the lecture Of which
he presumes to give all account, but he could have
manufactured his report just as well without having
entered the room. His noticeis not only utterly empty
of what did say, but full of what did not say, as
s limits allowed.
The injury which such fictitious reports may do-an
injury all the greater when the report is weilmeant
and in sympathy with the assumed views OF the lec-
turer-s illustrated in the made Of this very para
graph by DIR. Tying. At the public meeting IN the
Academy of Music for the reception OF the Hon. Nea!
Dow, that perfect gentleman and humble Christian re-
ferred to the fact that clergyman was lecturng on
Pauperism and Crime in this city at this time VINO
proposed public amuseInents ss reneoy ior paupef
m and fe condensed his criticism of the preposerous
idea into coutemptuous and highly dramatic, ran
Had that cautious and meek divine been acquainted
with the character of your reports he would nave nst
assured himself Of the correctness OF n %at S hS haH
been spared the melancholy duty OF venting his hoiy
derison.
Here is your reporters second attempt:
LECTURE BY Dr. BELLows-The Rev Dr. BeI9w. Si DEW,
cred the fifth Of the Of Lowell Lectures on h
and Crime, Clinton Hall last evening He SAID nay oy 'ps
social statistics q ws %s psas enabled % % Ed.
ate with comparative certainty how much crime ass person
Ike erpd Hence knowing conditions which eadP these
results were able TO apply the Rops wee the re-
spensty which such knowledge imposed upon u.s. Ine ec
ter state his views in regard TO the pes. mean.
sewersee comfortable well ventilated dwellings, sound moral
training and hteec recreation wee emneny ecso'% % IN
The prevention paupersn and crime The last lecture OF e
viii be delivered the same place on Thursday evening
next"
given in this notice. The first dozen lines are not
false but they supply hint of the purpose OF the
lecture, which was, by careful analysis ol na.i"I
nature ard human society, to exhibit the oIgis ~ VI
ton and un6iscplined passions os the non-workins
cass. The ast eight lines positively false as
the lecturer went on" to do no such thing as tney
represent having stopped precisely where the reporter
commences his impudent guess Work. -n.
If it be any comfort to HuE TRIBUSE TO know una.
it is not alone in practcing this Kind of imposition on
the public credulity, will refer to the report M u
the same lecture in 1he Ne%-l"T" tunes - '-'
morning. The Times says:
TIE Rev DR. Bellows delivered another bis Lowell ecIuo @ b
Clinton Hall last evening The was i" .r u . sH
creature ehscterzed by universal wants He no. ?py wants
and receives but wants and takes when be can ye s
lent in labor o IL. Pcdues and demands nIas /. in
possible whsn otherwise vice is the result"
This paragraph which nobody could suppose 20 ore re-
fer TO the same lecture begins with an anlaDe hos
hocd. The lectureroom was not han iuh o. Ids
not been from the beginning of the course
and teachers the cergymen and fathers OF tne on5
persons supposed to be interested IN soc,al sSit sSit
having more serious engagements than hs'ehns ~
treatment Of the most pressing and difcun o 70
cal subjects, by person Of whose eompe's;an'y ySnv
speak thCughtfuly honestly soberiy upon ~ Ey
nineteen years OF public life in New-f naa s' 90
pledges. OF the hedge-podge contained IN .ne he
naming few lines Of this curiosity, u. hat hot The
imagined 10 mean anything it means just VIVA. tue :.
lecturer did NOT. The ascption Of sucn
bin is very nearly lbeous. Crime, the i.f.a,e ro
said, Is impossible, when otherwise VICE s 'i'' ~
suit - This is raving madness! .s.nanv
Its not in defense of my OwnOpnion, anu ~. rc
specisl constituencies TO MISREPRESENTATION that com
ent upon these reports-in which evidently nV.uhs
but kindness to ME is intended-but ID "aln . nubiic
IuDnc OF the false pretenel0ns OF poi IT.
press which in reporting what it is thought tne RuS'e
dese to be informed upon, affects hdeny wnlsi
delusive and may be dangerous to priVae i'p''''''
| and public sentiment. .a.o;ur, o- I'm.
reliable persons, in this responsible Office ' serious
Injustice to the community, and great onsnss & a ba
those public men who ask no paTonase, ranorts
press but only either entire neglect OF coi'''
| Of their public performances. .s,er;.v in
Allow me- in correction Of any seeming an!sr. =.
these lines 10 give you a recent eXpeneI%o % ~ ,o ,be
ing, which may smase your reader Al VI yasiow oue
application of religion to the daiy cSnrse Of SER
mon: " You may take wmans life II you peaiv s7y
to illustrate this necessity. " Manili,, 500 gy
of eight years old to his mother on Terarp1s 1 Wa
irdeed Teped he as.oni.hed psren:, Why do you
ask such question = a Beclusei IannIt' iaJ yns &
mni,t.r .aid 40. Dom. Won remember he 'Ad, loa