New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-22

There is not in this world a sadder specIa-
cle than that which is presented BY seedy'
secondhand clergyman, who has been turned
out Of his pulpit, writing letters 10 the
newspapers in defense of Slavery upon Shem-
Ham.and. Japheth principles. 10 is aston
i.bng, considering what poor h8nre such
people cut, that they will continue TO cu' II.
But they never learn anything, aud stl stick
TO notions which were antiquated bali CEN
tury ago. For instance, here IS the rev.
4" Biblius'-for SO lie signs Understanding 10
The Boston Courier, after the interrosatiVe
Socratic fashion of Bishop Berkeley and d.
Lord TO INQUIRE "wheiher Slavery, as va
" rety of human government, does ho1 slano
L" immutaby in the will Of God, during the
% presep. distracted and probationary state OF
A." the earth and man"-wbich seems to us
very much like asking whether, while we con-
tinuo to sin, we shall not remain wicked. The
reverend writer is of the opinion that Congress
should initiate no emancipation measures De-
cause they would interfere with " The pre-
L" dicted blessing. Of Shem, the enlargement o'
"a lambeth. and the restrain. of the lcentlous
" Ham. for the better conservation Oh the
world. otherwise liable to revert to The state
" Of Babel" The reader need mt laugh. We
say that all this is before US printed IN serious
black aud white. Here is actually nan wno
in the nineteenth century is afraid OF new
Tower of Babel Why doesn't he go further
Why does Mt be predict that Emancipation
will be followed, maugre the rainbow, oy
another GOOD or by PIosue OF bous ana
blains
This threat of polyglo. confusion is alarming.
We shall be found, some fine morning, talking
Chinese TO our neighbor who understands only
Choctaw. Both the great dictionaries VIII De-
come worthless. The whole world Will be given
ND TO lunatlc jabber. And all because oil
Emancipation But worse will follow. Shem
VIII be- swindled out Of his "pfedicted bless
"ipes." Javheth will be ensmsled, and not
enlarged" The icentons llanr VIII DFeSk
loose. and cut all sorts Of unscriptural eaperi.
The prospect is unspeakably dreadful. Inc
writer 10 whom we are abiding thinks that
" study would doubtless have prevented the civil
" war" But it is never too late 10 mend.
Let us all beg, buy or borrow dictionaries and
go al il Congress IL always purchasing this
thing OF that--seeds, pictures, and patent plows
and why should Mt it invest million or So
in these plcnteous times, in lcxcons and chres-
tomatbiesl Isn't it evident, that if we are 10
be saved, it must be, not by Major-Gsnerols,
but b. Professors Of Hebrew The next Pres
ident of the United States should certainly be
good Maronlte.
At any rate, something should be done.
The earth has Mt been in such perous con-
dltion since the war of the Ttans. Divine
Providence is in dangerous way; and it Is
certainly odd tlat our only safeguard agains.
1.-THE premature catastrophe of nations should
be communications in The Boston Courier.
Let us all 90 at our "Aleph- Gimmel al
once Ii We don't, who knows what mis-
chief may be done, when Ham gets good
opportunity TO break Shem's head We do
not think that we shall hereafter support any
man for President who is MT well up in his
Hebrew. points aud all. 1t VIII not do to
have Providence thNarted IN this loose way.
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