New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-25
a CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN
NEWSPAPER.

We have recently printed in these columns sew
ersl utices upon the newspaper press OF the South
and West, aud have amusod ourselves, If not our
readers, by little ofhand dissection OF What may
properly enough be termed the morbid anatomy Of
journalism. We have observed in these sheets al
most incredible ignorance and certain radical wees
which are more to be deplored than an innocent
disregard Of the rules of taste and Of grammar In
our researches, We are sorry to say that We have
found the secular papers, 10 the cheap qualities OF
good nature, common sense sud veraclty, far IN ad-
vance of those which are printed avowedly for the
promotion of the Christian Religion; and of all tue
sacred emissions which we have had the misfortune
to notice. We think that The 81. Ions Oh
serrer is the most curiOusly unenlghtened and
mirscuously illlterate. The Obserrer is the organ
OF the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, con
siderable organization, numbering many professors
in Kentucky Indiana aud Missouri. 1t was this
Cumberland Presbyterian Church which, when Its
treasurer died defsulter sold his negroes upon an
execution and then voted the money 10 the
cause of missions. Upon this pious vendue The
TRIBUNE made few comments, which have not
net wi b the appreciation of The 81. LOmS Ob'Trer,
We are sorry to say-whlch have, in fact excited
the choler Of that meek and lOwy publication 10
degree quite incompatible with conference. We
find indeed n the ran'ipole observations OF The
OJsarer al attempt at denial or an extenustion
Of to- facts upon which our remarks were based.
The u'ggers" we're sold. The Church took
Tie money The Church voted the cash TO the
missionary cause. We should have been glad to
have read plain refutaiion Of the whole tale, aad
should unquestionsbly have been gratitied 10 this
regsrd, If the facts had not been too patent to be
concealed BY the utmost prodigaty of falsehood; If
the Rev. Milton Bird, (Omu.tal name y who IS the
editor Of The Observer, had known that men
daci,y would only make matters worse, by giving
the children of SIN and shteousness al oppOrtu-
hits Of showing 10 an unch1rltsble world that some
Cumberland Presbyterisns TO the sol,ce of man
selling join the luxury Of lying Tn, O5ssrrr
leaving the matter Of the msn-yeudue as II ~as, We
are al leisure and liberty to luIuriate 70 iatnes-f
laughing VIII make one fat-upon the eI'raordina-
~ literary performance Of the Reverend Milton
Bird. who is jeaIou. of other birds, and declares
that our article manufactured al the suggestion
- Of some buzzard about Evansville" The actual
expression Of tie Rev. Nr. b. il cOar.er than this
but as We only print secular newsp,per, We can
not afford 10 be IS free in our speech as Cumber-
laid Presbyterian when be denounce. what be calls
"the in;ermeddlng Of ungodly men
Tn. reverend Bird, ,mYrimiI, remark, hat The
TRIBUNE i. Like al irritable hedgehog rolled I'D
" the wronz way, and pierced b. Il. o"n pricke."
Good-metsp borically ,1d soolosically good Iii.
then emph.tcsly stated By the gsutie Bid tha,
We deserve - b. .kinssd With h.ckle and
,rnear,d With iqgsiorts Probably And ye.
il would b. painful ". are thankful therefore,
When II, O5Irrer Of - LDgls-Ns were a. frat
fearful that Brother Bird would b. here imnedi-
siely with The bscss.srJ mp .-tasa.s AID huid -
hss the milky klSdn~.s - sbsSr7e. r Bg. We for
" bear 2" Only be 1o..st fer.ssr ne rnmedi-
stely cal, ,onsbodJ IN Ersssyils. Indiana, "a
"yolecat" Al.O "a tgzlus "a, a cynic"
Also yelloweJsd Agnes. ytis,si. crossed
upon "a yellow eyed bsrrsrs, r,,i bs treas
ure for a meatdering nshsssriA TAA Rsgsrend
MIIcn Bid after these :r.sias isdsigspses 10