Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-08-12


PIP. 4.-Quarto.
publication bearing this title made its appear
ance before the public last Saturday, aud it becomes
us to say, that any man who has proper regard
for modern Christianity, or for the dignity of that
cause which originated in the birth, crucifxion and
resurrection OF Jesus Christ, must lament that the
publication in question ever dawned upon the
world.
We rather unwilling to say any thing about
this publication, for two reasons the first OF which
is that the public may suppose we are disposed to
engage in polemIcal disputes-the other is, that we
are afraid those connected in it, mny think that we
are disposed to blight the prospects before them,
and that we are actuaed by feelings ofJealousy. We
protest, howeve r, that nothing like this operates
us, and that do not incline to intermeddle with
any mans religion, to do aught that may tend to
injure cotemporaneous prints. But without more
ado, we shall say that the getting up of such
print, is dsgraceful to those engaged in it, and that
it is calculated to bring into disrepute that very
doctrine which it preends to advocate, and to es-
tablish yet frmer basis, that which it opposes
That it should have found its way into the world
is matter of regret, and we hope, for the credit of
the town. it will get out of it. This is saying
more than we could have wished to say, but since
the thing is so completely vile, and well cacula-
ted to bring the Christian Religion into disrepute,
particularly that branch oft, which teaches men
the necessity of repentance and forgiveness, we
find ourselves compelled to peak thus plainly, and
we shall not be deferred from utterng our senti.
ments.
The publication was foisted upon the world in
| unexpected moment, and although we do not know
that it has created any particular excitement but
It has gained an unanimous expression of contempt,
both for the isyustiny impiety breathed through
its columns. and for the laxity OF talent it disco
vers we shall proceed to make some extracts from
commumty;-aher asking if such obscenity is to be
,ndulged. The professed intention Of the aiders
of the Anti Universalist-for we will not profane
the vocation by applying TO them the term of edi-
tors-is to excite feud and to wage of perse-
cuton and determination against the society ofpeo-
pie called Universalsts, and thus they commence:
ut is the general opinion that people are bad
enough already, without having Universalsm
preached to them"
This scandalous imputation, is enough Of itself
to display the motives of the principal, his aiders
and abettors, OF the paper in alusion, and tells in
language not to be misunderstood, that he and
they wosld visit all who do not agree with !nen.
with fire brand and sword, and in the funess Of
tence bears with it so much hypocrisy, vulsarty,
and infamy, that we will not dwell longer up
on it.
The next extract we shall make, is from letter
paper, by member of the Church and Society of
Unversalists in this town, but which in fact was
written by the aiders themselves, and addressed to
themselves, with a hope of fulfilling their base de-
signs.
There is one word in it, which, for the sake Of
decency, we omit, and which, if we were to insert,
we should expect our patrons would withdraw their
support. What it is, all can conjecture, without
any aid from US, and we hope to be forgiven, for
suffering its associated words, to be copied the
face of our paper
zone Of the consequences that will probably
follow your attempt, will be, to make many among
us feel very unpleasantly especially those who
are accustomed to the use Of blasphemous Ian
guage those that accustomed to steal, and lie,
and get drunk; and last, though not least those who
are in the practice of ******* and adultery; and
you know there are some of US who would be
sidered as among the first in our town, who do
these things"
We now ask The public if such ohscenity is to be
allowed to 60 before the world, and if such publ
cations are TO be tolerated in land Of civilization
of religion-of morality. Carlile has been pros
ecuted for publishing Pane's Age Of Reason, u
work, though it be calculated to subvert modern
Christianity, possesses the redeemng merit Of con-
tanning some talent. Numerous Booksellers have
been prosecuted for publishing the works of Le
land, and the obscenity of Rochester; and shall this
vile thing. called the Anti. Unversalist, which in
all that is vulgar obscene, and corrupting, "out
Herods Herod," which has no pretensons to litera-
ry merit, he ndulsed' We hope not, and certain
y do expect, that the uardians Of the public
veal, will adopt steps to suppress it, and to inflict
upon the conductor of it, the punishment he merits.
But we proceed to another extract, which is un-
parslelled in the annals Of impiety:
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