New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-27

II is encouraging to notice that three new
weekly religious newspapers have recently been
started in Rchmond-onc in the interest of the
New School Pre,byterians. another representing
the Old School. and third which will DO a
Methodist Episcopal organ. Two at least OF
these paper, Will be editoraly controlled by
Doctor. of Divinity, and all of them By clergy
men. II they are to be even measurably like
the old-fasLioncd religious newspapers Of the
South ~ say nothing Of a few at the North,
their death. however carly, cannot be considered
untimely. Secular newspapers which fan
wicked passions and resoutely stand in the
way Of human progress are bad enough; but
when 10 this mischief is added scctarian infu-
ence, the damage to good ethics is still more
decided.
There are two courses for religious
editor in the South now to pursue. He
may refuse to accept the fate which
has oyeriaken iayorite institution-he
may still plant himself on what is absurdly and
irreverently called the Bible Doctrine Of
Slavery-hc may split hairs and twist texts and
make tho worse appear the better reason-he
may go on patching and darning the old cloak
with which he would iain cover the old niquity
and he may in this way do unreasonable harm
by persuading his parishionerS that they have
been hardly dealt with and are in some sort
martyrs worthy Of the worlds sympathy. On
the other hand, he may look at events in the
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cence when resistance Is no longer possible-he
may urge the duty Of treating the freedmen
fairly and kindly and scnSibly. We do not ask
much Of him-only "a he has undertaken to DO
the moral guide of certain classes, We do ask
him lot TO forget the golden rule of doing
az he would be done by. Happily, through
much tribulation, the Slave States have now
arrived at a point at which tho commoncst kind
of Free Discussion is no longer intolerable TO
the public mind-Southern society must think
with freedom, debate with boldness and act
with decision, or must accept anarchy and even
something less endurable. The men who at
this moment should come forward to rescue
States which they profess to love, are the think
ing, writing, talking men-the best educated
c,ss-cditors, lawyers, preachers, scholars.
We want 10 see them advancing resolutciy to
the great work. We have no wish TO irritate
them by unnecessary interference, and we would
gladly leave to them the work Of social recon
struc,ion. What their hands find to do, let
them do it with all their might
The Black Man as mono should know bet.
ter than Southern ministers, is natvcly
religious-if he had not been, there would
have been woe and waiting long ago in all the
Southern STATES. II, while he was ill-fcd, ILL.,
paid illclothcd, and in-trcated generally, the
Church could keep him from undertaking by
fire and massacre the arrangement Of his so great
injuries, what may she not do with him when
hideous wrong shall no longer exasperato his
sensitive nature when he shall DO well.fed.
wei. paid wel-clothed, and we!l.treated gen
orally. And that she may hotter prepare his
mind and heart TO receive her montions, it is
her duty to see that his angry passions are not
needlessly aggravated, and tina. he is not driven
to deceit and crime by the common and baser
wants of his nature. That is her work, not
solely and exclusively, but partly hers, and she
must answer to God and her own conscience
for the way in which she does it. We
do not look at the subject from her
standpoint, but, a. politicians, We none
tho Less recognise hor duty and feel tho