The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-06

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perhaps, to apologize To the writer amt
receiver for giving publicity tn letter
winch was intended for private pcrusal on
W aud Mt amy other time than the present
we should not have published il /; hut as
we thnk II cannot but have u beneficial
Influence IN checking aud ailaying the spi.
ri Of intolerance which has recently been
exhibited, with renovated fury, by those
rom whom better spirit was expected,
we have overcome al, scruples IN The sub
ieei, aud have inserted II eutlre with only
a dtda6 for a town NAMED in II.
Bosi. PIT
From President ADAMS 10 Dr. BAN
CROFT, ef Worcester.
| Qaincb jan. Il, 1928.
DEAR Sui thank you for your kind
letter of the 50th December, aud above all
Tor the gift OF a precious volume-li is a
cham of diamonds set in links of gold. |
have never read or heard Il volume of ser.
mons better calculated or adapted To the
age and country IN which il VAS written.
How different from the sermons heard
and read IN the town of Worcester from
the year 1898 to 1913. As my DESTINY ia
HE has been somewhat unconinolL must
beg pardon for indolgng III IL lutte rgo-
tIsm. | may say was born aud bred IN
the centre OF Theological and Ecclcsiasli
cal controversy. \ sermon Of Alr. Bryant,
minister of the parish who lived ON the
spot nuw part pf the farm on which /
hive, occasiohed the controversy between
him and Nr. Miles, Mr.. Porter, Mr.. Bass.
and many others il broke out like the
eruption ut II Volcano, and hlazed with por-
tentoas aspect for may Years. The death
ot DIR. Miller, the Episcopal Minsler OF
This town, produced the controversy be-
twcrn DIR. Ma, new aud Mr.. Apthorp, who
were both 50 connected with TN, town,
that they might almost be considered M
habhants OF II. may say that my eyes
opened upon books al controversy between
The parties Of Mr.. Buckmnsttr, and Mr..
Miller II become acquainted with Dyer,
DooIllle, and Baldwin, thlee notahe dis
putanls. Alr. M'Carty, though II Calvin
isl, was not bgot, but the town of Wor-
cester was a scene of disputes all the time
! was there. When left, | entered into
IA scene of other dispatatlons at the blr,
aud not long afterwards dlsputations of Il.
mother kind in politics. In later time, |
have lived with Alhcist,, Deats, Scep-
ties with ardnals, Archhishops, 'lonns,
| Frlars of the Roman Catholic persuasion j;
with Archbishops, Bishops, Deans, and
Priests OF the Church of England 3; with
Farmer, Price, Prieslly, kippis, Recs, De-
ring, and Jebb With the English and
Scottish Clergy in Holland, aud especially
with DIR. Maclean at the Hague. | have
couver3rd freely with most Of the sect5 IN
America, and have not been wholly mat
tentiyr To The writings aud reasonings of
all these denominations of Christians and
| Philosophers You may well suppose
then, that have had controversy enough,
but after nil declare 10 you that your
twenty -nlnr sermons have expressed the
result of al my reading, experience, and re
Il ctlon in il manner more satisfactory 10 me
| than | could have done IN the best days of
my strength.
'Thc most affective circumstances that
have Witnessed IN the lot of humanity,
are The narrow views, Inc unsoclal hu-
nors, tine iAstidous scorn, and repu-
Vctcmper II all denominations excepting
onr.
cannot conclude this letter without
mcadicanis for the contributions 10 the
funds of Missionary societies, called on a
gentleman in iiaserhil and requested hls
charity-Thr gentleman declined subscrl-
bmg,,but added, that there are in and ahOu
the town of -, nine tlergymen, mi
nisters OF nine Congregations, not one q
| whom lives on terms of clyllity with any
other, will admit none other into his pulpit
nor be permitted to 20 into the pulpit o
any other. Now if YOU will raise fund
10 conrcn these nine Clergymen TO Chris
haaiig, | will contribute as much rs any
other man. | al, WITH great ''a'1','l, YOU
frlcn,;, JOHN ADAMS"
--oCG-
The public will receive with graduation
the intelligence that the Iabors of the &c
lrbraied NuTIs, of Santa Fr de Begota
who, with Cadas and othcrs,) was pat Ia
death by the Spanish General Morlllo
have been preserved, and are now deepest
ted in the Botanic Garden at Madrid, il
the car" Of Professor Casca. The pant'
were collected in all parts of New Gtena
da, Venezuela, aud the countries ad accent
The drawings amount to 1000 IN number
IeXecuted by the South Americans chiefly
who draw with great taste and elegance.
They were colourcd on the spot from The
fresh flowers. Il in the most beautiful style
being brilliant, and unrlsailed except by
nature. The collection contains hundreds
of plants, before unknown in Europe a
moug them. all the varieties OF the Ctlln.
chona, or febrifugebark.
General Morilio put to death the lntercs-
thug Nuts, aud many others, whose Ia
boIs were, IN 40 respect, connected WIN
the resolution but he thought they were
dangerous men, BECAUSE THEY COULD
READ AND WRITE. The drawings were
packed up in cases, which it was snpPo-
s.h Mnrilln hid destrnNrd. hnt he sent