Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-11-07

=. s.oi " s'.'s ie'ser' mat Mr.. Barlow i ;.
Eel.ous TO persuade til: world, that ha No.
undeservinS the reputation Of ar !; ;ss "s =
This solicaule is honorable to Chr;, len t''
and if the stigma has hcen unmsilv r,
upon MIR. Barlow's fame, the ser;on r', ~,
of his coantrymen will, upon subststFs r.;
epidrQce, with pleasure, assist in is r ."a'g!
al. 1t is proper, however, to brine son
facts to view, with which probably n, Cr
gore was not acquainted when he u,,, .'
his letsSr, ard (which would have conGrn's
his opinions beyond the power Of NODE ",l
means 70 shake. La the 5ear 1899, aIe,;A. ;.
was published in the newspapers ia he ed
States, purporsig to havebecn written /. !
MIR. Barlow, to one John Fellows Of M
York. This letter bears date Hambpr.b
May %, 1885," The following is a p,sss o.
from that letter -" Irsjoace at br,pyS,
ef sood sense o0er tile damnable imbostpr, r
CHRISTIAN mummery. Ihad no doubt i.
effect Of Paine's Age of Reason. It ,an,,
be casi'led at a while, but it must prers;
Though things as good have been Often
said, they never were said in SO good a way.
| am glad to see translation, and 50 pcol
one, of Bou'anger's Christianisme dyyo.
lee. 1t is remarkably correct and elrp,n,
| have nothad time to compare the WhG.
of the translation with the original but as
far as have compared It, ! never saw,
better one." g. | wish Mr.. Johnson wopId
go on, and give us the next volume. Il,
history Of that famous nl0uxtetGak caLtdS,
Paul. | should think these two work,
would give such a currency to the author
ia America, that the translator nishtbs er.
couraged to 60 on and complete his Who'll.
works. This letter has not hitherto
been publicly denied that we have seen. Il
MIR. Barlow will declare it to be forgcy,
we will publish his declaration. UaiIth.,
is some evidence to the contrary the pubic
have a right 10 consider it genuine. Ifg.
nuine, it requires no remarks to set both
the letter and its author before the world in
their true colors. Even Paine, low anddc.
PRAYED as he was, scarcely ever uttered
more base ard degenerate sentiments re-
speeding Christianity. Mr. Barlow mayr.
cognize here some other reasons than those
contained in his answer to Cregore, why
he is classed with in6dsls, and why ne Is
Stunned by bis viltuous and religious coua.
trymcn. No Christian could without sea-
dalizing his faith, associate with the revlkf
of his religion, and the seofer OF his D.
viour.
Instruction as we'll as entertainments
always 10 be expected from the pen OF 50
great a genius as Mr.. Barlow, oae piece
ofintelligencei is contained in il''s pampA'e'
not indeed immediately connected with a'
subject, but not for that reason the Iss'c'
rious. Mr.. Barlow, speaklngot the i'"I
ties under Hoses, says, Forty years "
mig ration were iudged necessary to SUI
press the habit Of using idols III Their "0,
ship; during which I rne their con''aa :
o,rcbes would render it at once lncoDNsn'
emit for the people to move their heavy g9 ,l,
and to conceal them in their baggage; s"'
the severity of military discipline mus' ts
rose their tents and their effects to 'nI y. I'M
qnent inspection OF their officers, .,r a
confident that these reasons Tor inc 'Ds ',;
of the Israelitss for forty years IN ''s q '" y
herncss, were never before dls lis, ~,
at leas, never siyea before. Inc eo'" m'n
idea has been, tia, the generation u ".Jp
who came out of Egypt, were apo. ,a,,gcrI
fsl, in the desart, as direct pan'snnEl ;oa =.
their frequent murmurins and 1e l,g sn,r
gainst God-thas none : OF them .s sneu b. in.
the Il promised land. But it seems; ! :, ,a.ir
Barlow, that they. were doomed to ny until
great heavy gods about the y. , au and in
thew were heartily tired Of the lon a,,,. And
this wav would grow sick OF ld0 ia s';;nats a,
if any of them should prove 50 , o,' Of forty
not to Weld at last, in the course "ssning and
years, some person might by ! ptt.y s.sostd
prying be able to discover t"s ~ hiring h
ayav W among their baggage, ana :o'. u'ms
offender to punishment. one s: tn e,ceopp,i