Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-10-23


conversation acct icn!ally turned upon fomc Of the
effects likely 10 be predac by the revolution in
France. Mr.. ID. hcfcupon oblsryed, that,--
whatever i'll effects the French revolution mlghf
have, i, would, he hoped, have good ones more
than fuahcienr to counter. balance the bsd. A.
mong the doctrines offered he cohfdcred as being
far from the leaf important, the tendency it
would have TO open tae seyes Of thsfe, who had
long been prief ridden, and made the dupes Of
prieR craft, in that once creduioes and blinded
nation. He was NOT without hopes that the be.
nign effects would be felt by neighbsring nations,
aud eyensby his own dear country, America"
was about to make iome reply; but his msgi.
nation was toofar heated to allow him moments
time to liten ; 70 without further ceremony he
putinto my hands pamphlets. 1ayiag al the
fame time, -" read this atsentiseiy; and, lay ing
aide all prejudice, judge of its contents laifly
and capdtdly..h Without locking even At the ii.
tic page Of the phamphlet, put i, intooh,y peck
ct, and foon after wens TO my lodgings. After
what had already paGca, / was not mach far
sprifed on examining the contents OF the pam
phles, 1osfnd that il was one which had been
pablif!ca in France, and was calculated TO ose'-
throw alltelgion and order in fociety. 1t bad
been reprinted in America, q thinG in the city
of New York. and had aaumed an elegant En-
Gin dsefs. The title of the phhnPblet cannot
perfectly recollccs--i think a part of it was
Z" Natural sReafca, as opfoted 70 Supcnava-
tai" 1t was written with the true fpirlt which
adpated the execraolc dupont, when, in the Hail
of the Freech National Convention, lie exc.Aim.
ed--"3hsye IS no Gaa, Sxf Libe,11; reAGsbei,
tat The Cssf,tsGox." In a wosd, the w,i,ef
wholly denies he being Of a God. In a ttlors
t'n. ! returned the book TO him, end, had he
xnotaoheited my opinionreipe tting it, heuid have
left bin without making any remarks. On my
giving firm, unqualified, and decided opinion
agaiuttit he appeared TO be conGde ably agitat.
ed, ard with warmth cxclaimed--"l was appre.
henilve that you were one of thofc who have been
nlinded and deluded by the prieas, thofe pets of
| fociety: but whatever they, and all the ,h.olo-
gifts on the face Of The earth, may or can FAY TO
the contrary, j firmly believe, and ubqoaliaedly
| sfeTt, 'ehat THERE Is NO GOD! His fon,
q fine lsd'of sboot Eve years old, was at this
time fitting beeween his tathar's knees, and hear
iug him talk rather more warmly than ulaa,
wss noticing particularly what be (aid. nhear.
tuS NIs ~. lay, = tEciS ~ ITO NJou, pcISClV.
ed that the little boy difcoveed comfortable fur.
prize. After looking iho5i time asdfaaly 10
bis fathers face, he very ianocenty exclaimed
"Why, papa, Il there be no God, who made
the wsrtd thrni" Then farnng up and running
towards The door; ~ will" iaia he, ]" go 10
and ak my dear mamma" !" No, my dsar,''
faid his father, % you need not an, your man
ma; 60 into the yard aud play: l viii tell you
all about it another time" He kept his word;
and am fure the Chrftian reader wll not be
difplesfed to learn in the fesue, that / Fhortly
atter found him cafefuliy ihttr6tting this fame
fon in the great leading doctrines of the chrltian
religion. Mr.. D. has become atnan of exehn.
plsry piesy; and, IS far sswe may be allowed
to judge from appearances. a dincere tChritian.
I have hesEd him acknowledge, thar the above
mentioned -!hofs qusRicn Of his fon was the FRI
crcumRancc which srrefed him in his mad ca.
reef. The Ton thus became tie feceefsfui preach
or to his dcrdcj parent.
6l5asy, Assaf no, ISoy.