The Litchfield County post., 1826-08-15

CITATION, July 4th, at New Harmony, the resi-.
dence Ofhis prOselytes, which is conspicuous.
" inserted in his Gazette, as a declaration Of
Mental Independence" forwhich the "decla-
ration of political Independence happily led
the way" We do not notice this discourse,
or Grafton, as presenting any thing new, or
interesting to our readers. 1t is not new, be-
cause Robert Owen is not the first man that
has published sentiments directly at war with
all our social institutions, civil or religious
He is not the first who has ridiculed and op-
posed those restraints which Christianity az
ercises, or those ties which render life dear
We could quote higher and more Inexperienced
authority than this same Robert Owen, to
show that " mental Independence" such as
he would inculcate, has before been advocated
on earth. 1t is doctrine, if not as old as
Creation, at least as old as the Fall of Adam.
The following extract embraces the sum of the
doctrines he inculcates, and is given in the ex-
act typographical style Of the original publica-
ton:
." / now DECLARE, to you, and to the
world, that Man, Mp to this hOaIr, has been,
IN all parts Of the earth, a slacc to a TRIM
TY Of the most noastrOus eUils that could be
combined to inJeict mental and physical evil
atpOa has Ohole race.
refer to PRIVATE, OR INDIVIDUAL
PRoPERTY-ABsURD AND IRRATIONAL SYs-
TENS OF RELIGIoN-and MARRIAGE, FoUN-
DED ON INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY CONFINED
WITH SOME ONE OF THESE IRRATIONAL sYs-
TENS OF RELIGIoN."
The entire destruction Of these three great
evils, "private property" Religion, and
/" Marriage" is earnestly recommended; and
they are sevcrally denounced as being the
only cause Of all the crime, and misery arri-
sing from crime, which can, be found in HUI
man society."-Surely our hero is counting
fame with vengeance.-Like other inadel
his name will be mentioned by
posterity as one who had laboured hard to
spread moral desolatiOn over the earth, and
died, having secured nothing to himself but
infamy..
1t is stated on the authority of the Mil
ledgeville (Ga.) Statesman, that on the cath
ult. the valiant Gov. Troup, issued an order
to the Surveyor General, directing him to
call out the Surveyors appointed by the le-
gislature of Ga. to commence the surveys Of
the Creek Lands on the 1st Of September
next, agreeably to the corrupt treaty of 1895,
which treaty has been abrogated by the Pres
ident and Senate of the United States
This is taking stand which we fear will be
with blood. So great is the excite
ment among the Indians that Little Prince,
Georgia man, keeps body guard to protect
him from his injured and incensed country
men; and Chilly M'Intosh, dreading that ven
geance which awaits his perfdy dares not
enter the Nation. Should Gov Troup per-
severe in his redoubtable undertaking, he may
secure to himself laurels, compared with
which those of Alexander and Cesar will be
mere parsley.
Two young men lately lost their lives in
in consequence Of descending
into well for the purpose Of cleaning it; and
two others who descended to their assistance
we're drawn ont apparently lifeless. We
mention this circumstance in order to repeat
what has thousand times been told, but
what thousands yet appear to be ignorant of, |
that wells should never be entered until the |
state of the atmosphere within is proved.
TO enter a well filed with gaseos air, is to
rush to instant death; and to enter deep
well, uncertain as to the state of its atmos-
phere, is madly to court danger. Ifa light
ed taper will burn near the water in a well,
It may be entered with safety; il it will not
thus burn, but is extinguished by the atmos-
phere within, the well should not be entered
before its air is purified.
The Boston Statesman, a violent anti-ad-
paper, according to the true
spirit of party distinctions, appears mad be-
cause the public at large have payed respect
to the memory of Adams and Jefferson. 1t
would have better suited the generous feel
ings of the patriotic editor had the country
been divided upon the solemn occasion, part
Iauding and part execrating the memory Of
the illustrious dead. He says, 1.-THE men
who stoned Jefferson are now building his
The editor of the Boston Pal
ladium, one who was intended by the remark
replies, that " this shows they did not carry
on the war till they had exhausted their ma