Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-06-11

perhaps ito ipeak technically TO the COCO
Dostor) may at LAT in a fit of the rabies
eanua-thc morbid yorscity of conaltu-
ton naturally weak, and fimulated by
the acfid galic juices OF ill concocted,
unaccultomed repletion, iwallow up the
whole bird itielf, entrails feathers and
all.
The Doctors letter feems TO be writ
ten from theheart, from the heart in Tome
parts, aiding and reciprocally aided by
the understanding; in others, milleading
an understanding, which we fhould fup-
pofe not eaGIy miAed. Certainly there
is an air OF fncerity pervades the whole;
with all thathe has faid of Tom PAINE,
we NUT heartily concur, and think that
mankind in particular, are largely In his
debt for it. And we rejoice TO Zee good
| men on beth fdes, joining hands to fling
that mifchievous man into that oblcurity,
il which alone he can become innoxlons
to mankind, or find that lalf refuge OF
| the wicked, procraNinated repentance.
In times ike theft, thoufand fubor-
ainate errors ought to be overlooked IN
the pe1ion who aiicloies one inherent
mater. yirtae. To him, who not only
| BY precept, but by open practical exam
| Die. endeavours TO alarm TO ienie OF
| their danger people on The verge OF De
ing fatally mifguided, TO rally them
round the Randard of Chrif, and TO rake
up the fparzs of true religion from lha
ahes that opprefs them, great Ietpett IS
! doe: For his noble expreilions refPeefing
| Mr.. PAINE and his principles, therefore,
W. declare DR.. BAKER has Cur snfe'gned
refpet9, and, I'VE conftfs it, our gratitude
TOO; and we hope the fentiments which
We thus express will rot be cbeaPened in
| his Ggh., though we offer few frlttuIes,
with refpet3 indeed, but with freedom
| ALTO, on the general combination of hi
letter; and though we fay that it alto.
! nifhes Us hew man of fuch psrfPicaiiiy as
his, could, while there appeared tucs
correspondence in their conduit, ieparatt
he motives Of Mr.. JErrEssoN from lhoit
/ of Mr.. PAINE, 70 Tar as to applaud the
! to,mer, while he july repfobated tn;
latter.
We are aware that there are many men,
good men too, and in other reipeets
wife. who will ak, what have the reli
eious opinions of any man to do with th'
A
people, or l4so lot peqappltal y waan ts;xsreie hi
will in a matter which concerns himiel
alones Now, without at all meaning tc
FAY that civil coercion fhould wage wal
with private opinion, we do NOT fcruple
aver,thar as opinion is proli6c-piolid.
indeed, 100 often, exactly in proportion
o the nalignity and pernicioulnels OF its
tendency, mems exerciGng bad opinions
does deeply concern the people drG, as
! It refpects The propagation of ihoie opini-
ons, and next, as it concerns the portion
OF conduct which the individual who ex
erciles thoie opinions, brings as his ihare
10 the common flock of iociety in which
he lives. Ifa man Deets Lion in the
toref, he cannot be fure that he will de-
vour him, though he has jue caufe TO fear
1t; The animal may, or may nor, be
hungry. five deal with an inhdel, we
cannot be fure, but we have jua realon to
! ffpea that he will injure US The OBJ
| jett may, or may not, be equal TO the
| TX, and he may !eel thar his character
would be impaired more than his interef
| advanced, by hurting us. But the appe-
| ute of the one, and the intereh Of the o.
| her, are the only laws or Prescriptions
on which we have TO depend for Our
fsfety.
The opinions Of any one individual,
| therefore, are of ooqfequence, more or
lef, to the fociesy in which he Lives
md this coniequencs increaies proPoFti-
cnabIy with the importance Of the per-
fen, the fiaiion he holds in life, his rank
IN public enimation, the confpIcuity Of