, 1862-03-22
The Times and the Young Mems As.
sOcfatfou.

Editors Chicago Tribune:
Tie Times Of this morning deyotes half
column to the action Of the Lecture Commit
tee Of the Young Men Association, in cngag
ing Wendell Phillips of Boston, to lecture IN
Chicago. It is characteristic il the very out
set, stating that it is announced that the
second lecture will be son the War, and How
to End il" whereas, the simple announcement
is that it will be Son the War" After quoting
various Passages of some former lecture Of
Mr. Phillips, and characterizing them as ':thc
rankest treason" "as rank treason as has
been enacted south Of Mason and Dixou's
1ine,'' thus showing it's inability to discrimi-
nate between rash words and the most for
midab1c and desperate conspiracy and levying
e war , the zsn,ex graselyy asks, rs the
sonable organization?' and concludes, more
| solemnly still, by saying:
! We trust it will appear that the Young Mems
| Association has acted haetily and nnadvtsealy
II sfs is acfion e It las aeted aa DE-
Hbetately and adyised1y- it must be set down
nEd 1t will be our duty to publish it, as treason
It is refreshing to hear the Chicago Times de-
nounce treason! Wouldn't it be well for that
| patriotic sheet to lur1 one auathcna at treason
| south Of Mason & Dixon's line? The Com
mittec take pleasure in saying that they have
dencc-in connection with other associations
in the west-with Mr. Phillips for months
past, with the full intent Of inducing hin to
lecture in Chicago; but they confess that they
have not t'acted adyisedIy'' if By the term,
the Times means consultation with anybody
beyond the members Of their organization.
MI. Phillips has recently 1ectured in Wash
| iugton, and was listened to there by the mem
bers Of the Administration most energetic In
putting down the rebellion. IT bis action was
such as to brand him as traitor, why was he
not arrested by the Government and thrown
into prison? It occurs to ME that the Times,
in dcnouncing Mr.. Phillips as traitor, indi-
: rcct]y charges the Administration with con-
nivance at treason. It is a fortunate circum-
stance that the Times is too small an affair to
entlt1e Its pFopfietors to Fort Warren notori-
t5 tiones Is 'ne 1'"'sS . 'feas0oa0ls 0fsan'za'
In reply to the 1fmes's question, may be
permitted to say TINT the Young Mems Asso.
citation was not, I think, organized for treason.
able purposes: Treason was not in fashion in
1871. There is nothing in the constitution OF
bylaws indicating reasonable purposes, but
there is nothing limiting the Lecture Commit.
( tee in their choice Of lecturers.
, I beg that the Times will not, however, ss sci
Z down. and feel it a duty to 'tpublish the Asso
ciation as reasonable organization Such
dtnunciation, from such literary and patri
otic source, might utterly crush out an associ
alton which has really been Of great benefit tt
the city, and principally through the in1u.
ence Of Of twenty courses Of first class lee
). | tures.
! Briefly to answer the Times (which has NJ
particular right to criticise SO stupidity AMI
bera Of the Association, (which hav
| right at all times to know the reasons for tn
acts Of their agents Or servants), may say tha
:. Mr.. Phillips has been engaged or account q
his known ability and widespread reputation
= as an elegant and highly accomplished scholar
: speaker and lecturer, and not because of hi
:. peculiar sentiments Us 4 politician. It is as
sumed BY the Cotnnittce that the Chicag
l. public desire to hare Mr.. Phillips, aud tha
C has been, in the minds Of the Committee, sui
lectures before the Association. C.H
IS CHICAGO, March 81, 1862.