The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-11-21
I.YNCHpURG, NOVEMBER q, lsss
roa Tn vIRotNIAs.

IemnaiOFs fnuOe OF htld1h sFt NC WI
s,ders the mode ~ which It's rndeness vas
ferelled by the Doctor, a mournim proui
that his zeal in defence ol his IN Biological
fsnets Is not always temperate, and regrets
IN see him drpaJsing 81 Tar trefn the RIA
nifty that marked his prior communications.
lie supposes the Doctor To be fnoder ut
making assertions than producing proof,
and srems determined tn be more than
even with him, by making an assertion so
very SILLY and unintelig,ble, AS neither to
admit of proof or contradiction. For few
who have read the works Of HIadrhrsh
and Cloves will probably possess sGihelent
sagacity TO discover what Is meant by the
malignant blasphemles of ihe Que, or the
arid mysticism OF the other"--nnless in'
deed Argent should happea to he a jew or
Unitarian, either of which sects might pro-
badly designate by slDilsF eplthrts the he
lief of St. PauI's assertion, that IN the
Lord Jesus CHRIST d~slleth the fallness uf
the Godhead bodily"
The QUESTION, whether these gentlemen
have siienced their opponents 0r not, !
conceive 10 be Of very lutte importance.
Fortunately m stguInrH ~ no proof NJ
truth. The faet vas menu foned incidentally
BY the Doctor, not for the sake ofbulldiug
any assumption of proof upon 1t, but for
the purpose nfinyiiing his readers to era
mine works which had wrought SO strong
a conviction upon his own mind. He has
not called upon Condemnator to prov.
negative, but, ON the contrary, required of
hun to name The author by whom ekher
Clowe's pamphiet on the Trinity or Hind
niarsh's Seal on the Lips, &c. have been
answered, which isa fact that may be easily
ascertained, even with such knowledge
of The title pages ofbooks as CuReenmatOr
may he supposed To possess.
Ii the priesthood of any particular PEG
pie possessed sulhcien, ianuencu over the
minds of the laily to indnce them ~ think
that their eternal salvation depended upon
beliertng thai the appearance of the moon
IN the heavens is triangular, aud that ii WAS
unlawful and woold De extremely DANCE
rous foe them either 10 look out al the
moon, or to listen to any arguments On the
subject, lest ther faith should lail them, !
know OF M means Ia convince them OF their
error, II this prohibition BIZ rigdly adhered
10; neither de know how m,n who will
persist In re,iling the works OF Baron Swe-
sic lborg aud of his followers, without read
ing them, and comparing them with tbs
DC lnrs, are to hr convinced that his
theological system is supported both by
Ieielallun and common SENSE"
Argent Is moi ANXIOUS 10 enter the list.
With Or. Cabell or his friends This
suppose accounts for the fact that however
eager beth he and Condemnation may br
10 say unpleasant things To him. yet uelthei
ut them have ventured 10 metdc with a
single argument he has used, whilst the,
eagerly seize upon an assertion which
without the least injury To his causc, might
be withdrawn, not as incorrect, hui as toe
unimportant TO those who Judge for them,
selves, to mtrif the least attention.
CHlTiCUS.
a.sOe...
ron THE yIRGISIAS.
g al is The gG Of ,nfusTy-Hi hdrdeuee
fingers d.o& me faudy spring piihout HIN
summer icers an arid ieds;e and sur7y pinttr
chetred BY him, sits at the ,oeiat fire, aud hear
the eaciaded tsmPest IDLY rare along
Agriculture rs the foundation of Manu-
faetures, since the productions of natur.
are the materials Of art. Under the wigr
of monarcis, the labor of lhe industrious
was necessarily employed in the service o
the rich la their dress, their tables, THEN
houses and thdr fWuiture, the favorites o
fortune united every refinement of conve
J,lenoe, Of elegance aud splendor- whatcv-
er could sooihe their pride or crafty ihcil
Senses. Such refnements undcrthe odious
name of Luxury, have been severely cen,
sured by moralists of rvery age ard II
might be conducive to the virtue, as wei
as the happiness of mankind, If all posses,
sed the necessaries and none the suPertiui.
lies of life, But in the present imrerfci
state OF society, luxury, though il may pro,
coed from vice or folly, seems to be the
only means that can correct the uneQua
distribution OF property.
The diigent mechanic and skilful artist
who have obtained no sharv IN the division
Of the earth, receive IA voluntary tax from
the possessors of lands, ard the latter are
prompted, by sense of Interest, To Improve
those estates with hose produce they may
purchase additional pleasures. The vaus
oil money has been settled by general con
sent 10 express oar wants aud our property
as letters were invented to express our
ideas, and both these institutions, by giving
a more active energy to the powers and
passions OF human nature, have contributed
10 lnuiil'Iy the objects they were intended
to represent. The use Of gold and silyes
10 in great measure faclitious; but il
would be Impossible to enumerate the i'm.
portant and various services which agri.
culture and all the arts have received from
iron, when tempered and fashioned by the
operation Of Gre and the dexterous hand
of man. Money is the most unrersal ex.
citement, iron the most powerful instru-
rnent, Of human industry, and il is very
difficult 10 conceive by what means PEG
pie, neither actuated by the one, nor Sc
couded b. the other, could emerge from a
state OF barbarisnl. If We contemplate
aayage nations in INV part of the glohc. 4