New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-07
An EXTRAORDINARY NEWSPAPER.

We have. in our day. seen the queerest ana
most incomprehensible things in the shape OF
newspapers: but the enlightened State OF New
Jersey has produced something which Is odd
and pulling beyond all precedent. The par
ticular locality from which it comes Is Salem,
and it reioices in the mystic title OF Inc
National Transition Moonly Voice-and very
"moonlyr we must admit it to be. This sheet
is devoted to Scientific National Reconstruc-
L" tionn-a problem which has bothered brains III
much better order than those OF the conductor
of The MOOniy Voice appear to De. Inc
sample before us, kindly forwarded by the
publishers, opens with a copy OF verses en-
titled "Invokive; :" and this being woru
which we have never seen before, we INFER
that this Voice among other things, pro-
noses TO reform, strengthen, and greatly enrlch
the English language, with which the con-
ductor at present seems to be but Ill
satisfied But it is when we come to the
"Salutiven (the editor having previously ex-
claimed "We launch our bark upon the SURGE
"a nations polity to purge that this MONTH
" regeneratOr blooms out in all his imposing
strength. The "Salutive" begins with can
did confession that The Voice starts with
"list of only eleven volunteer SUBSCRIBERS,
making the income of the journal at present
al per annum; which we must own does not
seem To discourage the enterprlslng upsetter
of things in general in the least; for" says
The Voice. didn't William Lloyd Garrison
commence The Anti lacery Standard with
"sixY ~ The force of this illustration, it must be
allowed, is somewhat diminished by the fact
that Mr.. Garrison never commenced the pub
mn NJ oil
isn't of much consequence. The advantage OF
starting q newspaper with no subscribers at
all must be evident even to 1.-THE non-protes-
sional eye We now understand why me
Voice is always to be printed at the time or
the Full Moon" There couldn't be more
appropriate season.
It gives us pleasure to state that me
MoonIy Voice is to do gallant battle for
the ladies' The Editor says, in commenda-
bly chiyalrou, spirit-that is if he be man,
but we begin to suspect skirts" Inc COM
"mendations of our previous writings by
few progressive minds, chiefly females, and
" their condemnation by twice the number or
" old school masculine politicians, Is deemed
"sullicient encouragement for beginning the
qualification of this our first periodical" But
we are already distracted by doubts. That
The Voice is very profound voice-say Y
below-we do not deny but then its utterances
are Orphic or Delphic to degree; and as we
have been for long time beseeching our
militant women to try to be just little logical,
though they should perish in the attempt, we
cannot greet with entire approval a publication
the tendency Of which must be to middle the
womanish intellect more disastrousy than
ever. especially when The Voice dehantly
roars out: eve hold ourselves morally amena-
BILE to no Earthly authority"-a resolution
which, when adopted by others, has made
mess of many conventions and created extern
poraneous Bedams upon many platform.
People who declare themselves Gas this Jour-
nalist does) " only responsible to Natures Cod"
are very apt to kick up tremendous Robbery,
and to make long scolding speeches which
signify nothing.
The Voice has other characteristics which
fill us with an almost uncomfortable awe. 1t de-
clares war upon the Calendar, and should its
suggestions be carried out, considerable part
of The TRIBUNE ALMANAC will be good for
nothing. 1t falls foul of such innocent appel.
lations as "July,n "Marchn or December
and proclaims that it gives preference to the
American Indian Method of marking time by
"moons." 1t affects also the Quaker style of
numbering the months. In designating the
year it is more Catholic, for to the A. d. 1871
it adds the Jewish Year, 1881, and the United
States Year, 95 winding up its date with an
"&c.,n which it explains as including the Chi
nese year and call Others" which is really
very comprehensive. "You pays your dollar,
"and you takes your choice"
There is much more in this striking sheet
which is worthy Of attention, and notably the
passion which its author has conceived for the
number "Seven." He (or she) declares that
in this mystical NUMBER he (Or she) has
"found key which has enabled him Cor herr
"to open new volume in Natures Library"
and also ito reveal to the world the general
"pan of her nation creating processes, which
psychologists, Phrenologists, Animal-Physi-
"olOgists, Ethnologists, Biologists, and other
Scientists may carry out in their respective
departmental We expect to see a great
flocking 10 New jersey of all the "Gists" and
the "Ists,n bent up, sitting down humbly at
the feet of this great discoverer OF the Seven
"Diyne Attributes" of the ",Seven Grand
National Systems" Of the Seven Branch
"Races," Of the "Seven Animal Senses of
the "Seven Colors Of the Rainbow" of the
Seven This, That, and The Other. When
everything has been reduced 10 groups OF
"Seven,p we are promised Congress without
| guile.> All we have to add Is: 20 haste,
crimson morningl Bring on your Sevensw
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