Indiana Palladium, Volume 4, Number 23, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 14 June 1828 — Page 2

FOR THE PALLADIUM.

A writer under the. head of infidelity has made an attack upon the author o

i letter to the editor of the Correspond

enf a paper whose avowed object is the

dissemination ol lioerai principles. v noill pramine w ith Fidelius the

(; I Li -. numbers of the Correspondent, will dis cover that they are devoted to the pro

motion of liberal feelings, of correct and manly reasoning that they endeavor to

strip religion oi the mantle or superstition, which has so long enveloped her,

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3i!l lO CAillUll HCI III "r I i'- ....... . 7 al beau tv, pure and bright as a sparkling

gem. But when reason is called on 10 give her assistance to enlighten a man in That pure undefiled religion which descended from above to show him his path, teach him his duty to his fellow mm, to soften his heart to the miseries of bis fellow creatures- that moment the

cry of Infidelity! Deism! Atheism! is sounded to the four winds of heaven rhe standard of persecution is unfurled, and ail her subjects are summoned to her aid in opposing and crushing those who believe too little, or believe too much

t he sacred invaluable right of speech and conscience is virtually taken-away. Has not every man in community a right, a sacred right, to liberty of opinion? The Roman government, the most enlightened, extensive and civilized of antiquity, gave the most unlimited toleration in religion; it was reserved for Christians to

proscribe, persecute and destroy those

who did not believe their creed. A few

vears since and this mild Fidelius would

have invoked (he aid of the hellish in

quisition with its infernal tortures for my

destruction; but now he appeals to pub

lic prejudice to destroy my character,

for having written that letter. But 1

appeal to reason, I appeal to the good sense of every man in community, to the numbers of the Correspondent themselves, to the judgment of every candid man. Have 1 attempted to sap the foundation of the temple of truth? Have

1 attempted to loosen the moral obligations of man to man, or of man to ids God? Have I insulted or cast any stigma on the citizens of Lawrenceburgh, by asserting that they were an enlighten

ed people, who would give ear to rea?on,j

and before giving implicit confidence to any system would examine the base on which it was founded? There is a principle of right and wrong in human actions, a rectitude of conduct necessary to form a virtuous man: are these new

PUBLIC MEETING. At a meeting of a number of respectable citizens of Crosby township, convened and held at the house of Doct. George Little, in New-Haven, on Saturday the 31st May. 1828, Mr. Jonas Haven was

called to the chair, and. John Scudder

and John F. Palmer were appointed Se

cretaries:- when on motion, Dr. George

L. Murdock explained the object of the

meeting, and the following resolutions

were adopted unanimously, to wit:

Resolved, That while we deprecate

the necessity that imposes on ns the duty

of arraying our opinions in political hos-

il 1 1 y to those of a large and respectable

portion of our fellow citizens, with whom

it has heretofore been our happiness to

move in harmony, we unhesitatingly,

rom a decent respect lor them and their

opinions, hereby set iorth ihe reasons

why we have determined to support

INFIDELITY. Under this head I made a few remarks about two Weeks since, in which 1 incurred the displeasure of some of our worthy citizens who profess to be Deists. 1 have since seen an article under the

same head, taken from the National Philanthropist and copied into the Christian's Advocate and Journal, (a respectable paper printed in New York,) which 1 herewith oiler as a precious n'wrcea to those who claim to be engaged in the

dissemination of liberal primroses. 1 wish

it to be understood that this is my part

ing benediction with the Correspondent, and that nothing shall induce me to en

ter into a religious controversy with an j

man. r idelius.

From the National Philanthropist.

ological" members of this club respond by a clap of the hands, stamping with their feet, and a loud laugh such as maybe heard at a theatre, and learned at the scenes of drunken profanity, and midnight revelling, to which infidelity ultimately leads its votaries. All this may be seen on the holy sabbath, in the city of New-York, within a few yards of the temple - of justice, and

within the sound of the bells which ring their church-going" melody from those 'hundred spires which pierce the sky" in this '"London of America." Thus far the laws of our city are inadequate to suppress this heaven provoking conspiracy, and hitherto the wrath of God, the vengeance of heaven have

delayed, but in the language of inspired

iL. r tvt vi , Jnrophecv, the time is at hand, when "In the city of New-ork it would fc0 iash at their calamity, and seem that a systematic etlort is to be , w, rnmpfh" "Hp

JohnQuincy Adams in preference toi , i V . Vi 1 T 7 , that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh,

uv"",,,v-v - ' mm c n m H thorn in rtonsion

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DEARBORN COUNTY. Manchester, Muy 28, 1S2S. rp hiThv oivpn. .hut the dele-

ery Sunday morning and afternoon lor cs of ;Manchesterb w iU mect at Manthe avowed purpose of prolanmg the:-,u.gtcr ln:s on ljc 3rd Saturday in June SnShnth fi tin I it-ii liv nrnlri t. umirc ' . . . , . "

.... . J r T " ' at 1U o'clock, A. to make a nomina-

any other person for president of the

United States. Resolved, That we will support Mr. Adams because his talents both natural and acquired better lit him to discharge the duties of president, with honor and profit to his country That we have confi

dence in his sound republican principle,

man. A club, caned oy a misnomer,

"The Free Press Association," has been formed, which, among other ''laboured

deed- of hard earned infamv," meet ev-

Washington and his successors, every

one of whom appointed him to some important trust, which he fulfilled with the highest approbation of his country and of thoee who appointed him That the

duties in which, through a period of

more than thirty years, he has been engaged have been such as pre-eminently to qualify him for the high and important dutie3 of that office whereof he is the present incumbent That his unexceptionable moral character, and uniform attachment to the policy of internal improvement and domestic manufactures, without which we can never as a nation become truely independent, render him a much morn sure and suitable candidare for the chief nwcris'raai tan General Jackson; of whose like qualifications in any eminent degree we possess no evidence whatever.

Resolved, That while we chcerfulh

accord to Gen. Jackson all merited praise for his military services and tal

ents, we cannot believe him qualified for

that high and responsible office to which he aspires That admitting his military talents would justify us in supporting him for the presidency, there are traits in his character and conduct which in-

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istant with matter when animated? Areir- : a u i " c .1 1 '

thev conuned to one spot, or one peop e ' M tt c .uj; . .t . , j-rr . 1 , 1 , years a matter or public record, that he Da they differ m the po.ar snows, or Ihe 'di( tontl.a (o t& or,f.rs of e nrnJ zone; the burning desert of An,. dcn army of T(;nne5fee bta.or the cold barren regions of S.ber.n? lars a)d n vioj;li'on ,o c Are they not equally recogmaed among an(J ofhis COHl)(rv officftr and Cnnmanj, Mahometans, Pagans, the lw-hcm , lhe flddThat he absolved

A 5T ' r ' the legislature of one of the states of

or l ie ijranu JLama.f i iiey uave ever tt, - r . i --v, ..... r iu i- Jthis Union, (Louisiana,) by a mihtar

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because he enjoyed the confidence 0 ch they caU "odc to nature; by re- (ioa for representative in said town; Massachusetts, tit , - . j 1: tailinst V ojtaire and riiinc s vulsrar nb-l 1 . ,-. .1.,,., a h,;.. ...nIK.-,rlo liio.l

PRE SIDE ATM L ELtn-, The 10th prcsidental term expiring with the 120th congress on the 3d of March ensuing,a choice of the electors, and of president and vice-president, must be made in the present year. The law of congress of 1792 provides, that the choice of electors of president and vice-

president, must be made within 34 days preceding the first Wednesday of December. And the constitution requires the electors to meet in their respective states on said first Wednesday of December, to vote by ballot separately for a president and vice president ot the U. States, one of whom at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves. This year the first Wednesday of December, falls on the third day of the month, consequently the choice of electors mu3t be made, on or after the 31st of October, and before the first Wednesday of December. "According to the laws now in force, (and at present there is no probability of their being changed) the ensuing choice of the electors will be made in the several states of the Union, in the following manner: By General Ticket, (18 States.)

iNew-Hampslnre,

u liu- nn(j ; :5 ttirir lntv nnrl thpir rpnl

aldry in the form of lectures delivered jwish to announce (lle people's candidate

iiuiiiaiuuLKpuipii, inti wmcii unintluenccd hv nreiudice, bv flattery.

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ages of mankind. All admit that the

sun is the fountain of light and heat; that from it all the planets which revolve around it derive their light and heat.

But when it is asked of what the sun its-!

self is composed, then none agree. Some think it a ball of fire, others cold and desolate: there is no criterion bv which to form a judgment. All agree that there is a vital principle in nature, which rmn i i n r l rr. - f f :? 'ill 4 In n it? ir V I r li

1.11.113 uiiu uiniiiaia an miliar, tvuiv.it pervades creation the soul of the material world. But when the moral attributes of this vital part of nature are given, all disagree; some make this immaterial principle subject to like passions and sensations with man; others all passionless and pure no two sects have similar ideas.

I here is nothing more delightful to

order. That he imprisoned a oatriotir

4 ' and aged citizen, and placed him in jeopardy of life for exercising in a peaceful

(manner the rights of an American citi

zen, through the means of the press, the great bulwark of American liberty .... . - s V ,

1 bat he suspended the writ of Habeas Corpus, which the constitution the great charter of our liberties, declares shall not be suspended but by law, and imprisoned a minister and an officer of justice for having issued the said writ That, against national- laws and the rights of all civilized nations, and contrary to the orders ofhis superiors, he did le vy war in Florida then the territory of a foreign state, and then and there did1 take the lives of sundry ofhis fellow

men without law to warrant -even the form of the act That he did against

pended a portrait of Tom Paine, their prophet and deity, together with a painting of Indians, women, and children, in a state of ''nature." In the morning they have a "scientific lecture," for you may be assured they are the "scientifics"' of our city. Indeed they openly declare that no ignorant or illiterate men will come from under the yoke of priestly domination into the "liberty of nature;" and of course the members of the "Free Press Association" will contain the "literarv and scientific." In the afternoon they have a "theological lecture," for you must know they are "theologians," having learned "at the feet of Gamaliel," via Seneca, Volney, Voltaire, Gibbon, Bolingbroke, Paine, and last, though not least, from the au

thor of that vile compend of blasphemy 'Kcce Homo," the author of which having been driven from his own free country by the tyranny of a "trial by jury," has found a refuse here from- the rigour

ol English law, and being out of the reach of British officers of justice, is v nding his pestiferous contagion in the character of high priest of this unti-pnest-iy association in the city of New-York, this monster being the principal lecturer and chief of the club. Already a periodical paper has Lecn published cn'lled '"The Correspondent," the few numbers of which already issued, are filled with the most flagrant abuse of the Bible and its Author, and loaded with sacrilegious ridicule of our holy religion,

the most of which is but a collection of

the vulgarity and obscenity which have been over and over castigated and refuted by Christian writer who were con

temporary with the misguided authors.

and these have long since urane to their

last account, most of them by their own hand, "unanomted, unannealed, with all their sins upon their heads." Only a few months has the existence of this association been known, and with all the zeal of a 'tract society" they have issued from the press and circulated two editions of the Aire of Reason, having

or by frowns, therefore

Rewired, That the individual who shall receive the approbation of a majority of the legal voters in said town to them presented, either written or verbal shall be their nomination: Provided however, no written approbation shall be received bearing date before the second Saturday in June. The delegates beg leave to ofler a few considerations which have influenced them thus to act: 1st

lOne of the delegates is down the river

and another refuses to serve 2d six or eight persons have been presented to their consideration, all of whom have their officious friends, in which case it is no easy matter to ascertain to a certainty the people's candidate. And it would be much more diflicult to convince a defeated aspirant that he had been fairly dealt by, which difficulty will be easily obv iated in tins way and in this way only . But should it be urged that this is to reduce it to a caucus decision at last, the) would ask how they are to ascertain the people's candidate? Must they not call on every man? And have they not done so? Can it make any odds whether they go to every man or whether every man should come to them? And does not every man in this case have an equal opportunity to use his influence ? Would not a

defeated aspirant feel more cheerful to support the successful candidate? Nay;!

would he not feel bound to do so when

8 votes.

15 do.

do. do. do. do. do.

4 S 7 8 28

Rhode Island,

Connecticut, Vermont, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia. Louisania, - North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama, Missouri, Kentucky,

By the Legislature, (2 States.) Delaware, - 3 do. South Carolina, - - 11 do. In Districts, (4 States.) Maine, 9 do. New-York, - - - 3G doMaryland, - - - 11 do. Tennessee, - 11 doTotal Votes, 261., Of these 131 are necessary to a choice by the Electoral Colleges.

24 do. 5 do. 15 do. 9 do. 16 do. 5 do. 3 do. 3 do. 5 do. 3 do. 14 do.

he knew that the decision was according to the express and known will of the people ? But should it still be urged that some will pay no attention to it; it need only be said that if they would not write about one or two lines, which perhaps would secure the election of their friend, they certainly can have but little anxie

ty about it. These are a few of the considerations which have influenced the delegates, and it is hoped that they will

be satisfactory; at any rale they are unwilling to decide the question in any other way at this extremely jealous and ambitious time. And if after all they must

be censured they prefer that it should be

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the human mind, than the thousht that! : .7 .? V J . ' "b , -"u

u 1 ,,. , , iwiuiuui autfuuritie necessity, erase to when the cares of this world are past, . t y,. , , .. . I'be tried, sentenced seven of his own fM.

when anvin has fulfilled the great end ofj

his creation, that he will find a better

and happier world beyond the stars. The thot of annihilation is of all others the most dreadful. That these powers of reasoning and reflection, this brilliant imagination, these almost divine faculties of ours, are soon to perish with the clay they animate, is a thought not be endured. But to Fidelius I have to remark, that if he appeals to reason, if he wishes

to convince an intelligent community,

that I have misstated in my letter, of

that injury has accrued from the Cerres

pondent, I am willing to meet him; but the idle rant of bigotry and superstition

which he has made use of, and which

lias so lonsj been made use of, to blind

the eyes of the ignorant, is no more of

anv avail.

We have thrown off the shackles ofl

Catholic bigotry; this intelligent age needs not to be told that "if the doctrine of Christianity is a delusion it is a glorious one, Sc one which ought to be cherished." What, I would ask, can sweet water come from a bitter fountain any thing good from falsehood and delusion? It is a contradiction in terms. This world is not to be moralized by being deceived with superstition, any more than it could be enlightened by extinguishing the sun; whether delusive or

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and prejudice. ALFRED J.COTTON, ; S1LVANIUS BRIMH ALL.

Delegates.

History of the deg Jlpollo. The Grecian D.;g Apollo is now nearly six years old, and was bought when a pup of about

not, it is alike a subject which the eye of reason should examine. Aristides. Levity is often less foolish, and gravity less wise, than each of them appear.

low citizens who had bravely fought by his side; all which, and, we regret to add, much moro were matters of publicrecord years before Gen. Jackson wa among us ever thought of for the presidency. Resolved, That we deeply regret that any of our friends and neighbors, whom we esteem and whose patriotism we do not doubt, should have become so for deluded through the machinations of demagogues as to idolize such a man. Re so hed, Th e rt fo r e, t h a t e n t e r t a i n i n 2,

as we do, a most exalted opinion of the! a hundred or more epithets equally bias

prefaced it with short notices of "distin-l for action under the influence of genuine

guished deists," among whom are reck- Republicanism than that of partiality

oneu "'nenjainui irauklui 1 liovtas-J person, and Llias Ihcks" Jtho two forrheV no doubt introduced with a view of courting

nauuijcii .urn political auuiauon, anu ine latter is honoured by this notice to ensure the affection of the misguided and unwary youth of the Society of Friends. -A great number of small books and tracts containing even worse blasphemy, are al-

so in circulation, no ctoubl irorn me same source. One of these is entitled, by a most sacrilegious artifice, "i.s Ureal Jehovah, th ree in one, the God o f the Jews and Christians, zvith a correct likeness!" Having only had a passing glance of this vilest of the vile, I am unable, if my pen would consent, to copy exactly the" horrid atheism with which it abounds. My 1 . 4 ,1 J ,1 I I i . : ...

neaii. suuuueis wnen i record that it says of the great Jehovah we refuse to fol

low the blasphemies numbering over

Escape. Mr. Ramsay arrived at Baltimore, gives the following account of the escape of himself and others from a Brazilian Prison ship at Rio Janeiro. He says, the escape of himself and friends was planned and talked of some days previously to its execution, and

propositions were maue to the other prisoners to jein in it, but they declined.A paper was drawn up and s.gned by those engaged in Die enterprize, binding themselves to succour each other, in case of need, and stating that the signers were the only persons engaged in the plan. The arrangement was, to take possession of tba boat at the time it should be brought to receive the guard, whose daty it was during the night, to row round the ship. At the momeni the boat was brought alongside, by two boys, Mr. Almeida, (son of captain Al

meida, formerly of this place) asked hia companions if they were all ready, and being auswered in the affirmative, slipj ped down into her by means of a rope, and was followed by the other nine. They had pulled away from the ship the distance of about fifteen feet, when two Frenchmen, who were also prisoners.

jumped from the guard-ship into the: water, and were drawn into the boat. Owing, ns is supposed to the confusion that took place when their escape was first observed, ihe guard did not fire

7 months old from a sailor beiordnr to Ior some moments, when three muskete

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"t'c uiscu.ugeu wnnoui eiieci. lie Says he Was not r.prf.iin uhnthr-r lti

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una citj luaueu wuii nan, as ne aiu

a vessel which had just arrived from

Greece, and betrayed early symptoms of

comnrehension .mil remlh'rlirm in so pv-

traordinary a degree that his master j ,10t hear lbe whistling of bullets. Tho was induced to try to what perfection a; Part? rtHVed directly for the shore, and dog might be brought by patience, gen-laS they were passing an English ship tlenessand perseverance. This experi-1 "cr0 ned nd asked who they,.were.

i x ut y iuiu unrui iney were ucncs lyrc-

ment wj.s made in London his hours of

instruction were from 12 till 2 in the

night, choosing this time for the meat

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an prisoners, making tf)nr escape, and

received three cheers. So soon as they

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advantage resulting from silence, being' eacnea Ule ,and they dispersed. Mu

able to make more progress in those two!11, ucceeaea m gelling to a I rench lio-

integrity, patriotism and political abili

ties of J . O: Adams our present nation

phemous and profane, and referring to

the chapter and verse in the Old Testa

al chief magistrate we will use all fairjent on which the accusations thev thus

ana honorable means to promote his re- bring against their Maker, are founded.

election to the presidency of these United Stales. Resolved, Further, that Doct. George L. Murdock, Charle3 Cove, .Tun. and IL zekiah Hunter be a committee appointed to meet the General Committee in this congressional district, at the house of Mr. Asher, Inn keeper, in Union township, Clermont county, on the fourteenth of June next. Resolved, That the proceedings of this

meeting be signed by the Chairman and Secretaries, and forwarded to some convenient press" for publication. JONAS HAVEN, Ch'n. John Scudder, ) c John F. Palmer, C claries.

The imports ol gold and silver million and coins into U. S . in 1 827, S,l 5 1 ,1 30.

Proposals are also issued for an edition

of "Ecce Homo," the infamous book before mentioned, and also lor a new Bible! to which last, I understand, 250 subscribers have been obtained. The meetings of this club are free for all, and are accordingly attended by a

mixed multitude, and th hearts of your

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j readers will shudder, when they learn

tnatimy or sixty ladies have so far divested themselves of the fear of God, the respect for their characters, and that

jewel which alone ornaments their sex,

as to attend these lectures, w here they are taught from this mock pulpit, in order to ridicule the Bible, that "they may learn chastity from Lot's daughters!!!"

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hours than in six during the bustle of bu-i lo wcn ne had heen directed; siuess his diet ws s strictly regular, butj wheie he 'as treated with great kindnet stinted on no occasion beaten, and! 11CS5 and renKl"lned unl'd the following never allowed to assoriafn wi;h nther!1)" n tne morning he went in search

dogs. This line of conduct was adopted .Ule S sniP Boston, but meeting for 15 months, at lhe expiration of which! nenU Almedia, who informed him

his

tor 15 months, at lhe expiration of which! liit'au "niema, wno iniormed him he

time he was exhibited in London, where;LOllia R01 et on board, he returned, for a considerable time he continued to4lnK'dia afterwards succeeded in getdraw crowds of admiring spectators, in- tll)g or board, and sailed in the Boston eluding most of the Royal family, the frnos Ayrcs. foreign Ambassadors, and nobility who 'he lad Pedrick, was among the numhaveinvariably allowed him to surpass b,cr vho escaped; also Fleeming, a any thing of the kind they have ever wit- Scotchman. Mr. R. after being disapnessed. After visiting some of the first Poil,lcd il gettng on board the Boston

cities in England he was last June bro't aPP,,cJ to an American merchant, who

to New York, where his abilities com-!assls,ea t,un Wlth clothm?, behaving

manded a salary of 200 dollars a week for five weeks at the American Museum.

At the exnirati m of this lime threr!l)assaSe ,i0ine :'n the London Packet.

fourths of Apptdlo was sold for 1 350 do!- Kamsay was captured in the Pamlars. He has since isiled Quebec, Mon-!Pr.Yro soe months since, with Captain

places, and

landed with nothing on except his shirt

and trou sers, and enabled him to get a

was last nt Washington. A 2d cron of meiions rr.av be had in :5

and all such vile obscenity; to the utter- where he had the patronage of mor-t ot! weeks by cuttings from the ends of bearancc of which the "scientific" and "the-' the members of Congress.-C.f. ???. shoots. They are to be stuck in pots.