Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-10

Like aud moor and monntslu the imr.,,a,
| ronqueror STROBE without thonrht. VIVA, Is
sue at THIS day a land OF less Crime, b,ssnse
81 more int llisthce, than ANY ia tine world
MnttrNtr her name il mentioLed literature
| nails "a ; wherever hes people tread ,em3.
rauce aed indu,,ry ati,s, then presence,
pi,mesai PIE y eoasecra,,s hef church peace
| ard tHs,, meet upon her plains, ani the
taui.t which her genius aud h-t he,ois,D has
woi.. intei twiGrd with the palm isa. II an
immaculate morality. Let Scotland then. ye,
II ,he stood alone. prove the adv sntas-S Of an
| eoucdiea peasantty aud should the scept,c
awake Eoi az her voice, may the spir,i OF Bm,ms
pass across his slnnlber, aud buIsi upvu h,n ,n
| The blaze Of ITS REPUTATION.
| But feel | am injnring the cause OF Tins
INSTITUTION wheu view q sithes IN The light
OF temporal policy or Of temporal fame. 80.
Yes, thonyh i AIN convinced that the most
permanent foundations Of people prosperity
are oniy 10 We iaia in the popular civn'ixatlon
-'nough am onsinced that cr,me de- eases.
aad industry advances in exact proportion to
70. progress of knowledge, stiii 1 .cAuow-
ieuse IN your ambition much nober object.
eonParison VI winch The fame and wealth
anu uiSuities of this world are bnt as fhe
rsi.0oS 8 gem that spdrkles and disappears-
Oh! You are right when lighiia. up the torch
OF knowledge 10 invoke no flame but that Of
heaven 10 iiiume u. The t.his OF earth are
transient aud uucertaiu-vapoi that only
dazzie to misiead, and shine the brixhte.t OF,
| Tue eve OF their extinction hut the beam of
heaven is steady and eternal-it enters the
eou.-t expands aud rarifies aud lifts n TO
region where human vanity has no voice and
hanian spienuours are but darkuess You are
eKni In making the Bible the pr ys,ner OF the
thIant-place II la his hand by day-pl ,ce il on
NE pillow ny night. Full Of elIrous thoughts
| anu glowing images. Il will iuspite The fancy
full OF the noble sentiment and v,r,nou, nrs.
eePt, II Will form the principles--fuii of ioIy
zeal and heavenly Inspiration il will guild. ex,
all, ana purify the faith aud il is wise ph,Io.
sOpby which associates IL wi, h thar season ,uosa
/ q Yer in
When the daring infidei interposes its myste.
| r'es, IN order TO rob those children Of ,is
| morals. ask him. What is this world but
| mysteryf Who can tell how nature nsr,nrms
her simplest operationsl ASK h.m H. teii von
| now tue flower acquires its perfume ,be ca.
| gle his vision, or the comet its respltndeuce
Ask h,n 10 tell You how those glorious plan.
.s, 'oH aroand us IN their lucid circle, or how
| .hat miraculous order is manifested which
| holus throughout creation, even from the mi,
| nutest worm that groveis IN the dust. nm IN
the pin'on that plays amid the lightning
an "es sns ars my.'eres. and yet we Sc. them
who, IN his own good time. will teach ne ,h,ir
solution. Meanwhile. amid the bi-ot's CAD,
ann the poiemick's railing, suffer those little
G II..s en-. 10 come unto the Lord. They will
o's.s you with their lips, ia their lives and i'm
| their ueaths-'lis God TO whom Won have
turned them will bless you-the country IN
whicii YOU nave restored them will bless Won
ana should your own little one ever mourn
| deed' ana surely, surely sever them from the
PeTiS OF their orphanagc. In the dscL,r.e
men OF tnis sacred duty which you have thus
.o" 0.y uhdertaktn, listen not to the i'm
uu,auoh uI any unworthy motive remember
tha' canmny is the shadow of merit and ,Ia,
,m""sh u ever follows, itnever overtakes ~
were the solitary charge which hostility has
""us "h u eve % trne, II i, IN IN, m.Dd np, ser
N"u' circumstances, not crime but a yirfua
lou u'e no weapon but the bloodie.H yosoeI-
you "sstme no armour but the uakedness of
futh and in good cause, aud with an
earnest convicti"n. wonld rather court than
sVoid TINS accusation of pIosely,ism Tho
foreign, and pious potentate WIN mad. ,hs
cuarse should be the very last TO utterif for
debased, ash admit aud DE- piore tlla, the i,;si
peasant politically is. sti u he and his prede.
cessors, AS tar as ia them lay, have Ief, lin,
iiilteratc, imbiuted. and debased-faiIen in
ms mental debaseniant even below the level
OF his political degradation. Bnt the ar.
eusauou uHtrne. You have not borrowed
ascenuancy Is not heard within your vail
Iou nave stndiousiy excluaed eveiy book ~
controversy You have rejected no ons ~,
account oil ma creed, aud you have Invited the
you nave introduced the Bible un.ootfed Inv
Si1gle pen of this world. You have aIIow.
eu Tue saints, the sages, aud the martyrs of
EnilslIanii>, TO unroll with their own HANDS
tue records OF their wisdom their ,anc,i,r
anu their fortitude. You have exnnnSad ,i.
comnebt whether OF couucil or synod. or
cohciav We, OF coDvOcation, and left The ..c,sd
nlston'4ns 10 tell In the phrase of an inspj,ed
eihphcfty, the miracles, the suffetin,, and |
the triumphs of the gospel. from The cn,,c GU"
tloh to the Cross +! Sir il this prodncs nrosr-
iytes. such conversion can have IL, orie,, !
only 10 the truth. In one sense, indeed, Won
10 profess 10 proseiytize, but il is from vice |
10 sirtn0-from idieuess TO inaustrx-,,om
Ignorance 10 knowledge-from sin TO salvation.
We on tnen, anu may prosperity attend ,ou.
"n,,r "mI" sour enemies are clamofous, be
So"r only answer this =" Behold fifty eight
neho'u niIy'eight thousand souls Introduced
TO their Redeemer % Proceed and nrosnsr
Lei tue sacred stream of your beneyoIrpce
mo ' on anu though momentary impediments
may oppose ITS progress, depend mon il ~
wiz soon surmount Ihem-ihe mouptain riIl
ahu lns iiVeis OF The valley will in time, and
s' IheIr urn, become tributary-tI,e roses of
-, Sor VIII oaoom upon It's banks the maids
u hds iertiliZed will be reflected ON lie sur
rare. and as IL giides along in the glory of The
sun Dsam, The sins of the people will becn,ro |
resenerais in it's baptism.
Missouri. Jan. lon the Jatb ;,s,a,.
john Is Duncan, aged 10 years, vent 10 the
house OF John Is. Stevens, in the connty of
Madison, Mn. win the pretence of purchas-
ing his tract of land, and Induced Sieyens In
go with him to examine. Ane, Jscn,;n,
Stevens Into the wood, hayin. his pun S,iS
HIM lie shot him thro' The bod,. but mo-, I,av.
ing completed his heilish purpose, liz flushed
ny rntiing ms throat. aud lett him dead aud
w.iteiins ~ his blood. He then sci off. 10
ret re.nrn 10 The house Of Steveus, aud met bis
s s'o aOout zen years OF age, With an axe in
MS hand, with which he dispatched lie lad.
aud then proceeded to the hnase aud Inform,
Ell MIS-. Stevens, in the presence of her Two
daughters, that Mr. Stevens was waiting for
h.r ~ The wood. and requested her attend
ance TO assist him in identifying a ceftaiu
corner OF his land. Mrs Stevens immediateiv
isfi the house with young child ~ her arms.
10 company with Duncan, 10 joip ber Inns.
oanu ~ soon az they had reached a couyen.
lent spot, The inhnnian butcher iusnltc,i her.
aud abnsed her body in most sLocLino man
ner' and murdered her by cutting her 1,rosr,