The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-11-04

TO CONDENSATION.

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rpR rHE NfRaINGAN.
TO CONDENSATION.
SIN In your nnpertiHent communica-
fion in The Nirginian of the 3lsi al October,
YOU have presumed much il does not ST.
nify 10 the enlightened public aud the seek
.cri of ruth for its own sake, whether Was
the real author of my last and ihlrd letter
in answer 10 the Rev. Robert Hurt or not ;
the question is, whether the doctrines set
forth in thst letter are true. II you have
the capacity {. combat aud COMPUTE those
heavenly doctrines therein contained, from
scriptne and Ftas"n, winch doubt very
much, from the specimen you have gwen
Aander the signature III tondemnator, why
not, like an honest mar, come OUT larry
and COMPUTE them VI you can, III rational
way and under your real name As to the
proof you ask for relative IL Mr. Hind.
marsh aud Cloves, whose works on The
divine t,inity have siIenced aal opponents IN
England so far rs IL hath COME 10 my
knowie,lre, there has becn n0 answer 10
Robert Hindmarsll's seal on the ps,whlch
treats OF the sole divinity of the Lord ~ his
triuily either IN England or any other coun-
Thy aud il fails on YOU To prove that there
has been if you can.
And defy you, with all your arrogant
sclf-conceit, to COMPUTE what they have
written an this subject.
john l. CABELL.
Rural Retreat. Bedford County
la. .NopeRbsr Isl, I8s3 81.
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ron TuE yIRGINIAN.
When an .anony writer assumes a
signature That with exquisite proprcty, de
signales the very spirit of hecomposltons,
his candor may sometimes merit common.
dation,
Upon this scorc, Crticuq hegs have 10
congratulate Condelnnator for the word
Coadrmuator, he apprrhends, means one
who4eads not for the purpose OF Judging,
for which he may perhaps want sufficient
capacity hut Of condemnns.
Condemnatsr, upon the strength of 4
bare supposition, calls upon some author oi
u letter, which he says appeared IN the
Vueinlan above DR. j. l. Cdhell's slgnatur ,
for TIRE pi ool- of n fact asserted thcTrH.-
Now, il is evident, HAT When Il gentleman
thinks proper to insert letter or any oth-
err piece ot composition under his own 50
nature, that the letter or piece thus inserted,
thereby alone becomes his own, il 1t was
not before nor does II cosccrn Crilirus,
Condemnater, or any other Anonymous
writer, whether he wrote the whole or any
part of II himself, cor whether he was pleas
cd To avail himself oi the services of an
a,nanuensls the the letter or piecc insert
ed is in either case equally lls own, and hc
s,ione is responsible for H. To hazard any
suppnsltiun On such subject, in II public
print IL therefore pierre of imper,lnence
aud an ndlscrrton of which no man who
has any character 10 lose, would choose IL
make himself guilty, without assuming the
disguise Of anonymity. Should DR. Cabel
be properly called upon for the proofs oil
any fact asserted under his signature, ht
n,lll donbtlrss furnish such rs will, AT least
fuzzy warrant his belief of the truth of " hat
has been thus advanced.
But hithcilo, Condemnation rather APP,
pears IAN mtcrfagatur 1Iian in his uur
c.3ateie. f., tbs ne, however, amply
atunrS, a. hu pra,teds, by sweeping de,
gHati8tiua agdast the Doctors logic. Hi,
lettef, It seems, is the greoteSt tissue of 81
phistry that, for many days, has been We
sen together in so shoE n compass, but is n,
the sane tifnr OF 81 attenuated IA texture, as
10 need bot a small share of lmu good
sruse, aud a few moments ex mnaton. IL
remove It's cobweb veil, and leave it expo
SEED in all lis nakednrss and fnlly. Now, il
lam correct in my sHpposition and that an
Ihdpt not the least doubt, thiS small share OF
piaia good s,HSe, Gandrmnator does moi
either possess, or hcSe fec moments Of era
miRdiiOn he has mt bestowed upon the
subject Of Als condemnation. This. indred
would be, quite eat of character in con
demnator. ,He has, therefore, CHOSEN 10
consign this task 10 Mr. Hurt alone, and
thus 10 iiide his own light under hushel
whilst he, whimsically enough, charges the
Doctor, or his supposed scribe, with doing
50.
Whether Mr.. Hurt viii or will not detect
any errors IN the Doctor reasoning, or vii
think proper TO communicate any strctures
upon his letters to the public, will appear IN
dupt,ne. Neither Dr. Cabell nor Mr. Hurt
probably conceive their powers Of reason
Tag Ia he iaflIlible and Az am we'll per
saaded that they both lose the truth for its
owo sake, they will doubtless BIZ gratified
by receiving my communications tending
10 rectily errals ufo which either of them
may have fallen, or to throw any new lishl
on the highly interesting subject Of then
correspondence. Any thing that may ap
bear under their signature, or that of any
other individual who. from his standing il
society, or the modesty aud good seas- Of
his remarks, deserve their attentioa. would
doubtless be treated by either of them with
hsspect whilst they, "a the contrary, maJ