Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, January 27, 1820, Image 4
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FROM A BOSTON
OirPlmtfM We fondly woo'd
^ My $. X
x _ Awl startled, thou didst fcy forever.
? ? * -< j* " -'y *r **
Aw *%l deeply sorrow'd o'tr
But wtlder, swfeeler, than before,
to Thy ?ratle tlioagh di?unt beam'd agairf
ng warm in wine, .
Hi my/oer'd Mpt
wfbe*n?y'? shrine v
p'd thy swoe^ to tip.
nWK?^?U W^A"Wrt?i*ffl
' ?? ?-.*?! altj' , . * ~f '? . ? I
[turn me trow thy lovely fonn, .
Thy jvy?wakiK>wn, thy t*eeti untasted.
fhen fire tl^ee well, dec?Wul shade !,
$!?8p5 #** whkh f 1 **?
I'oof jndly jferi* they with***!*- j
And all the?.
Msceilmeaus,
en ?ftbeaundalmceting
aSi
we of
tfie occasion.
?#*dalk? ?
ue of ?*o*r liter*
Vttt, VPO ?fierfMs saw the sftme
iiiSrali
extract frm tht ^UUk'.'r^^
,? Although I'ktte not had t)>6
honor either of, proposing or second -
fog: any of yout iioaohitiona, still,
as a native of that country so pant
edly alfoded to fo your report, 1
Wpe 1 tt?y l? todolpd in l?w ob
servations. The cr'wis in which \?e
art placed i*, I hope, a sufficient
apology in itself for any artrusion-^
Shut *,fiod such apology & rendered
more thorwMMfeesMry by the courte
Fsy of Ihfo rtcetrilon. ? Indeed my
lJ9 id, when We see ftm.os which are
avcry day arising? <when we see Idea
pM?97 ?PVl> ?vow?l ? wten w?l
see ttir Scriptim? hih1j\< idimly ri<H*J
oiled ? when Id tMa Christian Moti-]
nrchj the den of the republican ami
tbedetet yawns for the unuaty in.
your most public tb?>nm? bi;?rr- when .
mnrt? are ostentatiously opened,;
^ybcro the moral poison maj be pur*l
chnse?l, w| roue subtle venom eniOTs
the yery jwoU-wben infidelity has
hecotne an article of commerce; and
punnVperdition ^ may j>e cheapened
at the stall of every pedlar? to friend
of society should continue silent ? it
ia no longer a question of political
ipriijbdjEe? of sectariai
? ortKological disco
become a question, whether Chris
tianity itself shall stand, or wbethev
we shall let g? the firm andior of
flfer faith, and drift without chart, or
Mm, or compass, bio the shoreless
ocean of impiety and blood ! I des
pise as much as auy man, the whine]
of bigotry-*! will go as hr as a^y
man for rational liberty, but I will
not dijjMse my God to deify Hie infi
del, or tear in piedes the charter of)
the State, and ^rope for a coustitu
t ion amongst the tburky pigeon holes
of every ttoedkss, lawless, infuria
ted regicide. - When I saw the other
Lord, the chief bacchanal
of their or^iesr-rttat man with whom
the Apostles were cleats,, and* ttt]
Prophets liars, and Jesirat aq impos
tor, on his memorabfc trMf wither
ing boor after Hour with the most
horrif} blas|ii*mies? surrounded by
the votaries of every* and the}
heads of eferfy faith-? the
CMMan
RiW-^
tif i- ?
Q>e .men raust.M^at A* their piefcr
bid' their learning, whuiu he hid
purpo^elycoUeited to war his infidel
ridicule ?tf ? all they rev*re?c?d-^,
when I saw him raise the Holy Dir.
hie in <m e hand, and the Age oil
Reason in the other, 'tt.it Were ct?M
(Von tips tlie
wrumuume, nir me Te-pnmuciion
?je rih#W4ilaspSi^y'of l^theirs?
ould iiot help exclaiming ' InfiUn
fl man? if all your jim practicable
tfmdness could be reafeed, what
would you give us in excMe '
?hme?^pSdd^
WiESiatBistJIeH
wm
{hi very trial of that
Ml the leaaLv iuntala ?
j?rt<sMr
I Would
i. hot
hot
&L
1 Ike power.
?*ipln?bth6r
1 Would eve,
evidence orl
ed 5 and as our ci
wodhTgve it ifc no
blest triumph > Iria- ettiteftee,, and
iordj Ite fete Iwf thw?half-inlifel,
" ft n matters vety lit
i&f^Uat of the thou
-corrupted. He baa
? v~! .?* i 1
jk.< totted The fresh blood of fofltnCT?
it baa tlipheartened the )a|t hope of
age; if his .urn aocouM ont?<dr
f illation be correct, hundreds oil
thousands must be this instant t?int-|
? <1 with Mie4rifrtlUi<ia venom, whoae
Atiqg die* not *ilh the destruction cif
the body ftoagjn^ not because
tbe jjestitencto smites not *t once that
its latatijy lir les s certain? tomgine4
hot hfcaase the lower order* are the
earliest * ictftnw, that tlwp more e le vat
ert wilt #Mlbr ifp the i|| turn; the
most mortal chttne?A l*?uts at the
extteft.etie*, ami you trtay depend
upon it nothing .but time w<t apathy
are Wanting to c Imnge thia healthful
land intM a' charnel-house where mur
der, anarchy, and prostitution, and
I the whole liell I jrood of the conse
'crated and the noble.* My lord, I
ain the more indignant at these dr
signs, . because thev&re sought to h<
concealed in the disguise of liberty
It is the duty of , every real friend tu
liberty to tear tier ;mask from the
fiend who has usurped it. No, No,
this is "not our island OocUless, hear
ing the ? mountain freshness, on her
cheeky and scattering the valley's
bounty from her . hand, known by
the light* that herald her fair pre
sence, the peaceful virtees .that at
tend herpath. and the long blase of
glory that lingers in her tram ? it is a
demon^ speaking fair indeed-? tempt
ing our faith with airy^; hopes apd
visionary realms, but even within
the ttmnp of its mantl^, hiding
the Moody symbol of Kfe purpow.
Hear not its sophistry: guard your
cbikl agaipst it; draw round your
homes, the consecrated circle, which
it ilare not entep; You will find an
amulet in the religion of yotfr coun
try } Hi^the great *iound raised by
the Almighty fur ttie jmitection of
humanity ?it stands bet ween you
and the law of buna* pa**k*ifi ? ai^d,
W* uteiieve me, iFybtt wait lamely
by while it is basely ondevtnined,!
the fiery deluge will roll on, befi^e
which all that you hold dear, or
venerable* or sacred, will wither
in)o?she*. Believe no one whotaMs
you that the friends of freedefc ate
now, or ever were, the- enemies of
religitm^. They know. too well that
rebellion l^pinst God caqnot prove
the basis of, government for man, and
that the loftiest structcfre impiety can
raise is but the Babel monument of
{Is impotence, anil ita prhta, mock
ing the. builders with a moment's
strength and then covering them with
Inevitable contusion. Qo yon want
an example ?'oifly * look to France.
The microscopic vision of yoqr rab*
Me blasphemers has not sight En
ough to contemplate the - mighty
minds which qommenp^d her revo
lutMMu The wjt-rrth^' sage-*~jthe
"itorr^the hero? the whole
fi^tktbek frea
4W^
e
?H
they
natural con
their
vd deities
siiffokifl
POTi
tin brothel, and the
xtinguwhetl the flame
Tbev crowdfd th?
m
a'safera
lugeufft
rest on.
lha ^-e*eoitioi*tT*>#Tto
*hS ?wb- victim of lo
? y OX . vm ftmred^-no
reel
:lcfi
r?*#y*?
Sfassf
but tore
see at last that in every banquet ti
their trinjapfc 4# Almighty's Tea,
TUT ~ ttiul
IJrof
>w idtftater.: My Lord, IW**
nhjurt tlie *Uar, the throne* and the
..r^JTT f*'S. b"v ?
%bxM mpon ths ttnU,
fell from tbe brow of|
j?"rd>
constitution Ibt , ibe bloody tkwel of
ihift revoluthwaiy pantonine. I [ira
ftr my God, to the imptmu* democra
cy of their pantheon? I will hot de
<mi my king, for ibe'WiricaltKjnal
ityof their pandematflim. * 1 must
Mv anme better authority than the
Fleet strevt temple, before 1 forego
ibn nrifH i|<li8 which 1 imbibed in ?$
youth, and to wMcb I look forward
|aa the ebMolfttitai of my tup} those
WfWtecting pritfeiples whwbat mice
guard* aiffl con?ecratfe<iian<i aweeten
the aociai intercourse. which give life
tfepfnaaa* and |Shf bnpeT^hich
sacred shelter of rational morality.
Neither Mr. Paine hot Mr. Palmar,
or all the venom breathing brood,
^>all swindle from me the book
;* hsre 1 have learned these precept*:
?In despite of all their scoff end
Kcarn, and menacing, 1 say, of the
sacred, volume tl?y would obliter
ate. it is a book of fact9, as well
authenticated a?fcny heathen history
^a book of miracles, incoutestably
avouched ? a book of prophecy, con
firmed 4>y past as well as present
fulfilment? a book of poetry, pure
and natural, and elevated eveij to
inspiration? a !>ook of morals, such
as human wisdom jiever framed for
the u?rfe<;tion of hnttian happiness.
My Lord, I will abide by Hie pre
cepts, admire the beauty, revere
>he mysteries, and, as far as in me
lies, practise the mandates of this
sacred volume r and should the ridi
cule of earth, and ,the, blasphemy of
belt assail me, ,X shall OTjsole my
self by the oonlempUtioVVf those
;bl&sed spirits, who, :in the- same
hoty caused liave toiled^ and shone,
and suffered. In the 4 goodly fel
lowship of the Saints' ? in the 'f no
ble anwy of Ike J&lar&rs'-~4a Ihe
tietro ue aw ticanea, anil my <i& ill
ness illuminated, at least my (*re
tensioifless sulunission may be excus
ed : If I eft w ith Jthe Luminaries 1
have chosen fur my gukk, 1 confess
myself captivated by l|fc loveliness
of their aberrations. If tHSy err, it
is in an heavenly Tegiou ? if tliey
wander, it is in Ifo folds of light~
if they aspire, it is at all events a
glorious daring; and Bather than
sink with infidelity into the dutf, i
am content to cheat myself with
jheir visiou of eternity. It may <h*
deed be nothing but delusion, but
then left with file disciples of t>bi
losojihy and of virtue? ;*ith men
wholiave drunk dtfep at the fountain
of human knowledge, but whodis
solved m the
Uion in the di a
con, the
of thftfr salva
I err wiih Ba
lettt of nature,
.1 the. learning of the
. , iOBt 'iw-csciiait of the
?p jeel Ins ignorance. I err with
mUmit .... It
ool:
soarinlr
of Jd* #r?U_
Locke, whoae
taught him to ac, .
wattn.Joveof genuine!
uevw cbijted into rebell
ftfor* " I err *M? Hm
star-like spirit, soothing mmk hmi
< lark, .ess of the sphere, too soon toj
re-ascend to the, home of k
I err %itl?f,Fqi?klln, tye
ttK>' world, ISp playma
lao>k^?!nn> ?L!1 ? ? - 1
| Jecfrtc touch Atrillud ttrou.
hemisphere. With men . Iil_.
|;<^jL%4i,Si|8half' ra?alo lit
V J I dtflCft those errors
'^death-bed <jf a
*[jW> ? *
tint <*>
evert for the
Peine, or ?? delirious ?*.?hooo
difficult to say,
? j ^r*T^" " \???uvi?^ ?w
whether their tencte 4re more ludic
rous, 0* more detestable. They
?'ill not obey the Kitigor the PrfnCe,
or the Parliament, or the Cnostitu-I
tion, but Ibey will ob
Tliey will not believe
lets ? in Mohb ? in
Christ-*-hnt they believe Tom
With no government bat confusion,
and no creed bat scepticism, I be
llieve, ib my sou I, they would abjure
the one if it became W^Runate, and
rebel against the Other if it was once
eMablWbed ? Holding, my Lord,
[opinions such as these, I
nyself culpable, if ? ? .
crisia, I did not declare then^"**
5 iter of my country, I yet draw a
ne between patriotism an<lr.'i>ef?r<mjj
A warvn friend to liberty of con
wience, 1 will not confound tolera
tion, with i?fldelUyT>Vith , all Ha
inhigbit^ , I shall die in ?***;
wines *of the Christian faith) and
tvith all its 1 am contented 1<
IJiVe under the glorious safeguards of
the British constitution.^
~ 'Trorft the Connecticut Mirror. 4
WASHINGTON^ .
Every thing which relates to th*
life and actions of this great ami
:cood man, cannot fail to interest
^?very reader whose bosom is warmed
t>y American feelings. Of all men,
the name of Washington must be
the most dear to American, hearts ;
Mftd as the years roll away, instead
??f being lost in distance, the more
Srilliant do his virtues appear* a# J
rtn more sti-ongly convinced are we
of the true greatness of his cfytrrfcter*
?c There is a mournful' pleasure."
{says the eloquent Dr. Colder) in
recalling the actions, and reviving
the feelings of those who have gone
itefore. Time has effected cbafi|M
t?y his slow devastations, wTOli
**peak {o the heart ; and we cannot
bear the /roics of years departed,
without feeling our attention arrested,
and amid ti^e sus|iension of our em
ployments, giving reverence tothetes
timonyofiho$e?whi<se wisdom snatch
ed from thatrflde^roffighaodj re
mains upon record for dur instruc
tion." : ^
T lie following ink' iost ins; a need otc
of (he father of our Rq.uMick. \vc
Wf in BisSei's continuation of Hume 5
jflld we do oot Svtotlcct to haV met
with it in any other place. ' It jUus
fyUtein tho utosi foMhfo nwiter the
overrating baud of Providence, in*
directing the operations of * man's
mind, in momenta when lie is least
oF aft aware of'E jfhfs' curious
incident, from which if appears the
life of the hero was in imminent dan-"
took plart during eohte skirmish,
two previous to the feat
tlpM Brandy wine, and if detsih# _
n > letter from Major Fnrgusoti, "
w ho commanded a rile corps W ad- '
1 _ vi&' .a ' ' *? ? x - ?
PPMHI. question
tlie following account. 'vWc hu. m
lain long, when a rtbel ofBcer re
markable by a Hussar dress passed
towards our army within a'hfbdred
yrtd? ?f oor eight flank not peroeiv
i<% Mi ? tie Was followed by another
dressed in a dark craton and
mounted on
api
near t<* JKj
the jdea
made a
'j?p Ww*'
ytj'se-'
hat.?
shots to atOal
fire at them: but
mpMi I recalled (lie
hussar j in ~ w
jt A* . ? _A'^ j A. - 1 ? -_i ? '?
tioo, and made si?
leveling my piece jl
slowly cant ^ r?w'"
wis within
wil
It was In
out
.
fegilillP
, r.
t
Wholayinthe sane room
when 0<ie of our sot?
dressing tone of th?^ v
ofifertik CfW^in w d
in
HL,,.,
attend*!?
r 4.
M.
I nM know
not sorry that I
Moral Lemon in *?o?fa.
It is possible the inventor of tarda
had aworsl lesson in view. Let us
lSS5
jl UNv fllAU HKjAH*
[(that is the spirit) to play for dia
monds (that is money) may get in *
qttarrri which may introduce clubs
.that may occasion the necessity, of
bringing hmf.h to dig ngruve for
his carcase?"
Vmful IHtcotetiet. ! ?II is found
iby mixing lard with butter, sand with
?u&r, water w ith milk, arid brickbats
? iih cotton, that they will go much