American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-10-26
From the Geneva Palladium.
The Deru fairly uoted Oat Of Penn Tunn

LIE DtCtt garry cOteu Out ~ SHH- ~ uitH.
Fashionable as it has lately become to aposta,ize
from FORMER faith, and to desert from friends. vel
we must confess we were considerably surprised tc
learn a-iew days since thar hi, Satanic Majesty
was fairly voted out OF his most layorite residence
and that too by those, who judging Tom their for
professions and past conduct. might be con-
sdered By him and the world at arge, his best and
warmest friends.
On sunday the 26th july, jury Of inquest was
held al Penn Yam, upon the body Of young wo
man. whose death occasioled by opium, taken
with the intenion OF committing suicide. The jury
being collected and empanneed, and having be
come satisfied of her frlonious intent both by con.
elusive testimony and ocular demonstration, the
District Attorney at and by the request Of the Jury
drew up tn inqusliion in the old established legal
form, commencing with "fWhsreas. A. b. not
having the fear of God before her eyes, and being
in,tigatPa BY the dera Sc. Sc Bu, upon he
reading of this instrument, new and unexpected
difficulty arose. Many Of the jury wishing 10 show
to The world, that they had completely Invested
themselves Of the snperstItinus notions they had
i,nhbed from education, refused to sign paper
containing recognition OF the existence Of The
Dvyil-@ no, as they alleged, Was a mere magi
ny being, the offspring Of superstition and crrduly.
Yet some oil the Jury retained so much Of wha'
their opponents termed, The old PRESBYTERIAN super
s'nians they had received from their mo'hers thar
they insisted upon the obnoxious words being
tanned Hee then arose debate Of considerable
length, and which vas srenuously sustained 90 both
sides.
FIRST one objected 10 the instrument on The
ground that there no Ueru at GH.-Anothet
refused to sign it, because he bad always been taught
10 believe in plurality # Urriis. Then arose
learned gentleman IN bob wig, who opined, tbet
although he believed there vas devil, vel. mas
much as it had been omerly decided by Jury o.
said village, that to consttl hsbitual drunka,d
man must be drunk more than half his time
therefore lac believed it unf4ir 10 charge the devil
with the insgation oil this cIne, ina,much IS il
had moi been proved 70 his satisfaction hat his Sa
taoc Majssiy dwell more than hall his time 10
Penn Yam although good and sufficient proof was
offered showing th- reves Sc vas The case Lastly
arose little gentleman, the pruiundity of whose
knowledge and the depth of ehuse learning mus.
however be measured IN reverse ratio from the
shortncss d his stature and observed thu he re-
krziisd 70 say, thu. he could co ncide with liz
veg lea'ned gentleman who had preceded him
that he must he under Tie disagree eabe NECESSITY
q considering all heir arguments a. he result o.
trles dehp end parali'y,-as mere pr.tence tai
SMELL iiiend tom metittd censure, and he devil
from the apprehension lie 50 Justly rnerited--and
ior he part be aust agree with the old adage oil
K" Give he devil his jue.'
Thus learneti!y AID witiiy was the debate banded
10 and iro. through neatly the whole Of Ssndsy |
and the question was only decided al last By vote
when appeared that there we'e Is for expuneing
Or expeiing The devil, AID : for retaining him.