American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-11-22
MR. OWEN TO THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED
STATES.
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return with fixed determination to exert all my powers
for your benefit and through you tor that OF me world at
large . ,,
erprze in the quality and cheapness of your SOIL in the
extent and variety Of your climate in your liberaon in
mart from the preidices Of the old WORLD but more par
cnarly in the freedom of your government you amply
the means to secure Immediately the most impor
an private and national benefits to yourselves ahu 10 your
postery, and give them to other nations sun more IN
want of them.
is true YOU have derived many advantages from your
European ancestors, but it is equally true that you have
transplanted very portion OF their errors and preu
dces cannoy the eore, ENJOY 10 eir iu ea eht e
benefits which refer, until these errors OF me od ~od
shall have been removed.
The greatest and most lamenabe Of these are the no.
tons that human has been formed as 10 be able
to believe and esbeeye and 10 love and hate, pleasure,
and thai there can be merit cmerit in believing or dis
believing, and in loving or hating
These false notions the origin of eyi, and the rea
ca Sc Of all sin and misery among mankind yet they are
received and continued in direct opposition TO every TACT
known to the human race
Ey ry may easily ascertain Tor hllseH lhat hey are
errors Of the imagination.
Let any one endeavor by his will alone, compe
hmst To believe what he dsbelieves or has been taught
sincere chtsian endeayor, with all his power, to com
pei himself to believe hat Mahome was true prophet
deyo jew that Jesus vas the true Messiah and only
son of God or a conscientious Musselnan, that Mafomet
was cheat and impostor Or again, le' any one en-
desvor to dislike ha which by his nature or education he
has been made to like. -
This fairly honestly WIZ oe
fcent 10 convince every one, that belief and disbelief
love and hatred not under the control OF The VIII. II
is therefore irrational in the extreme 10 MAINTAIN, that man
can be accountable for either, and most uJust and mum.
Gus to force any such absurdity INTO the infant mind
Yet all religions and laws have been hitherto founded on
this error Hence their OF hence the present
irrational state olhc human mind in part OF the world
and hence nearly all the evils except those OF climate
which affict the inhabitants of the y States
When these shall have been removed there will
be no obstacle to great improvements education, rapid
adj in vail
ton Of wealth. and the arrangement and government OF
society for the well being and happiness OF the inhabitants
of every state in the union.
But This change cannot be effected until ety shall be
remodelled principles in strict accordance with our
nature until shall be taught the facts upon which
these principles founded viz that infant form
ed any par Of tsef-that no two infants aikeha
infants from birth gradually formed into he characters
which they afterwards become by the circumstances ~c
around them acting upon the peculiar combination Of
faculties, qualities and propenstes which has been given
to each infant at birth.
knowledge of these facts will dcveopc die real nature
of man. and show the Importance and necessity OF well
directing which shall form the charac
tiers Of the next and future generations, and which may
mat erlally amend those Of the prescnt
Having devoted many years % acquire knowledge OF
the influence Of The various circumstances by which men
have been hitherto formed aid governed aud in applying
this knowledge Practice am induced TO think that the
experience thus obtained, III enable me 10 explain to the
world the Of the influence of circumstances through
knowledge of uhch society may be in future
ged and governed that it shall almost always produce hap
cannot he expected. that subject so comprehensive
in PRACTICE and SO new the world should be readily
dersood, by verbal written explanation except by
few superior minds. have therefore, had amodel Formed,
explanatory Of the proposed under the
influence Of which the character and CONDITION OF each in
dyidua and of society," cannot fail to be entirely changed
and incidentally improved.
This model bring present to the general govern.
ment Of the United States, that the individual government
Of each state may have an OPP htany OF obtaining copy
of and that all, If they choose, may be equally benehted
should the plan be found to comprise all the extraordinary
advantages which long experience has taegh me to think
| it possesses.
The model and all the knowledge which experience has
impaired the various subjects connected with it
freely give without the expectation of any return You
posses nothing which desire to obtain, except your goot
will and kind Ieelngs and these cannot avoid giving
f circumstances shall be created produce them; aud
not you cannot besow them. Your wealth, places ant
honours could not it'll views either value or accept
Your praises would be praises to and the rncpe
which entertain Lead me to estimate future fame less thai
an infants rattle come to you with fixed dc'ermina
ton to make pecuhary gain in your countryl come
you therefore, with sordid, with any interested
motive, unless be 10 desire 10 many OF my tel
low creatures enjoy the happiness which believe 'hl
change of your system will produce. you do no, maxi
the change cannot the slightest degree, blame any
YOU but shall attribute the want Of OF my view
to the deficiency of power in myself TO explain them
such to make it appear to be your interest
adopt them-Al ask is that you will fully and honct
. examine the subject. Your friend, ROB. OWEN.
In addition TO the ordinary duties of an Executiv
Magistrate, the Constitution OF New Jersey devolye
on the Governor OF that State the responsible du,e
Of Chancellor of the State. making udcious selec
ton of person for the Office very important Go,
Williamson is said to possess in q high degree III
qualifications Tor the station, which he has filled 10
several years with great respect. Nat. Intel.