New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-27
ARE NEWsPAPERs NUGsANCRas

ARE NEwsPAPKRs NUTsANCEst
i, is the opinion of the Rev. Mr.. Stubbs,
publicly expressed in the Protestant Episcopal
Convention. that "a newspaper Is nuisance,
and tha, any diocese would be model one
which did not have any Bold end uncom-
promising as this dogma may seem in this age
anu country of multitudinous publication, SO
far from being fresh original and, M We may
say, S,ubbsian. ii is veritable antique, with
the appropriate ancient AMI fsh.like smell and
has been entertained and avowed by many
priests, potcntaics and philosopher under
mary circumstances, IN many forms, and IN
many countries. Tastes differ; aid there arc
no doubt some persons residing within hearing
Of The Rev. Mr.. Stuhbfs church.going bell who
consider him. in the depray.ty Of their hearts.
10 be nuisance. We are not sure that some Of
his associates in the Convention did not
entertain the same unchari'able feelings
II We were asked to state candidly
our opinion, We should be forced to say that
we do no. regard the Church in America o. su.
premely blest in having secured the rninisira-
ton and the cooperation Of Mr.. Stubs. We
mean nothing personal, and nothing unkind;
but we should not, we frankly OVID, consider II
privilege 10 sit under him, aud TO listen 10 his
model sermons. And, il he would like 10 know
our reason fog this, we may as well ray frankly
that. with TO wish to speak i'll of his heart We
have profound contempt for his head, and for
Al. or 9th ha le Reyareui mr.
otherwise who does not see that, with all their
/ faults and sho..comings-and We acknowledge
them 20 be many-newspapers, in the main,
are eminently useful in disseminating intelli-
gence, in stimulating thought, and in shaping
correct public opinion. As there are good and
bad newspapers, so there are good and bad cler-
gymen but, though We may have had occasion
to censure the latter sometimes for the grossest
immortality, we have .never gone out Of our
way to make a wholesale and indiscrminate
onslaught upon the whole Church which had
the misfortune to number them among its min
listers. We have never said that the Diocese Of
New-York or the Diocese Of Philadelphia would
be better off without q Bishop. We have never
spoken disrespectfully Of the Reverend Stubbs
lleceuse the Reverend Jones was caught trip
ping and was deposed from the priesthood. We
never made it the occasion Of leading articles
against prelacy that the Right Reverend Polk
put of his lawn sleeves and put on epaulettes,
and swoJl in hand, rode at the head of his
marauding regiments. We do not even now
advise Stubbs's congregation to dismiss him.
Perhaps il would be of small use if We did. A
church satisfied with Mr. Stubs isn't at oil
likely to subscribe for our newspaper, norior any
newspaper whatsoever.
The view Of journalism entertained by the
Rov. Mr. Stubs is good, sound, Old Domin-
ion piece of opinion, which was aired long ago
III Congress by Henry A. Wise, who thanked
God that there were no newspapers in his diocese
we mean his district. We believe that he
rather than else objected TO school.houses also,
and held the sentiments of Mr.. John Cade in
regard to reading and writing. Whether he was
equally hostile to pulpits, we do not knOw-but
he might have been, unless he were fortunate
enough to secure the services OF the Rev. Mr..
Stubbs, from whose lips nothing dangerous nor
disorganzing could possibly fall. This silly
affectation of undertaking public education and
its necessary instruments, was legitimate re.
suit of the aristocratic notions engendered by
Slavery. II was fashionable among the
upper classes" Of the South, and
their nice.minded sympathizers at the
, North, to undervalue popular education, and
TO assert that It tended to "agraranisni," and
f inGdelity,l and public disorders. Whatever
served to elevate the masses was hateful in the
sight of those who would have doomed the
masses to perpetual ignorance-to hopeless
t bondage and unquestioning submission. Itwas
the natural custom of those who hated all free
dom, except their own, to denounce freedom o.
! thought and Of speech as dangerous to order and
religion and law. They were men ont Of thcil