The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-05-18

CINCINNATI, wEDNEsDAY, MAY IS.
Our National Charities--The Tract
Society.

Inc prlnclpal business OF our great
public charities-Bible Societies, Tract
Societies, and the like-is to provide for a
parcel of lazy reverends, who live high
and transact business in a truly loose
and clerical manner. In the collection
and in the disbursement of the means to
carry on their operations, the processes
are equally wasteful and undigniied.
Ofensively-begging agents usurp the pull
pits Of lhe obsequious local clergy, and
pocket half the proceeds of their impor-
tunity. The name Of God is prostituted
to the most common and unclean of pur-
poses. The child who, under the inAu-
ence of the pious but credulous Sunday
school teacher, grudgingly pays over its
little pence to snatch some poor heather
infant from its idolatrous course, aud
dreadful future, would be surprised if
told, by some malicious informer, that
possibly one cent of the aggregate dime
might find its way into the DESIGNATED
channel Somewhere from ten to twenty
FIVE per cent OF the sums collected by
these concerns-for there accrue, not
merely private profits, but private steal
ings to these suffers in the Lords camp,
by which results are varied-are expen-
ded according to the programme; the
rest is consumed in the subsistence de-
partment. These things are matters of
documentary testimony-kept out of the
sight of the "world," as much as posi-
Bile, of course A little was done, year
ago, by the New York Independent to-
ward exhibiting this holy iuiquity; but
not much. There was danger that by
too great truth-telling, the salt of the
earth might be scandalized, and lose it
SAVIOR in the esteem of the licked Then
what would become of lost mankind
Our great national charitable societies
have been holding their annual meeting
in New York-vulgarly ANNIVERSARIES
occasions when, it is said, more than ONT
of the local institutions of that city ar
largely patronized. The proceedings are
as usual-speeches, resolutions--repeti
ton of the annual twaddle and misrepre
sentations great promises, and great ex
aggeration in describing performances
The event of the week, however, is thu
refusal of the Tract Society to publish
anti-slavery matter The shepherds o
that concern desire no subdivision O
their flock by territorial boundaries; theil
noble ambition being to shear the whole
EVERY leven wether tods; every tod
yields pound and odd shilling the
more wethers, the more tods; the NOR
tods, the more money; the more money
the more creature comforts, is rul
which, to know, needs neither seminar
nor word of inspiration
Slavery is a social, not a religious ma
ter. As religious corporation--its pre-
posed end being to teach religion, not t
revolutionize society-it has nothing t
do with the domestic relations. If tn
Tract Society had acted upon this princi
pie its motive would have been as unas
sailable as its determination was judicious
Probably through a cowardly motive,
has done right-no thanks, nor ever
credit to it for SO doing. The measure
was not carried without difficulty as wei
as misbehavior by the litigants. 9TH,
weapons" says the Times, "were carnal
and the temper devilish" Reverend gen
tlemen behaved like bullies and talkeC
like blackguards Men were howle,
down, and shufled down, and pulled dowr
the speakers in opposition were inter;uE
ted, and hustled, the gag was put on an
the measure carried amid general iIl-ten
per and misbehavior