Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-01-28

the straneest--,he widest. H. dreams
of making men unite, not only IN harmo-
ny, bat IN community, by dIyesling them
at ouce OF all selfish motive, and all
moral principle. He dreams that, by
sqveefing all moral accountability from
his code, he can change men on whom
the dread oil future punisf and the
hope of future rewards have hau no et-
iect, into upright and honest aud good
men. He dreams tina. by iniuslng into
his disciples disbelief OF, and utter con-
tempt Tor, the doctrines OF christianity, he
can engage them to a close and unwa-
vering observance OF all its practical pre-
cepts, SO far as they relate 10 the inter-
course between man and man. Precepts
too, which he had never known but tor
the introduction OF that system OF reli-
gioD which he seeks 10 destroy He
dreams, in short, OF governing and con-
trolling and directing circumstance
so as TO pIoduce losl such an effect as he
pioases which /" circumstances" ac-
CordiDg to his notion, have governed aud
controlled and directed the whole human
race, hitherto, with an irtesis able pow
Ell! Thus he dreams OF governing that
which governs mankind
| have been not little amused at the
dreams oil certain editors ia'ey. OBJ
serve that you, Messieurs Editors, have
taken notice OF some OF them, and shall
therefore only me ton a few other dreams
t,,I Ia, IL. nd
Judge Of Israeli q pass that dream,
however, has been visited by dream OF
shaking the confidence oil the people IN
the Presiden, of the United States, by
making his appointment OF Rufus King,
ambassador 10 Greag britain, unpopular.
With this intention he roundy charged
Mr.. King, with having proposed an invi-
tation to German Prince TO assume the
crown OF America Aud he reilel sted
the charge; and il vas echoed back from
the western bank oil the Mississippi, and
the changes have been rung on all the
bells which could be brought to sound
the Doles And 10 it is proven that The
charge is entirely false, and wi,hou. even
shadow OF foundation Other edi,ors
have been troubled by dreams OF like
nature, and truly they re troublesome
dreams, Tor they never find their accom-
piishment. There were many ndica-
tons OF the nightmare, tor tune, OF
which The well.earned fame of Mr.. Clay
seemed to be the cause: and lately Mr..
Barbour sits like an Incubus on the
breast OF MIR. Richie, while Mr.. South
ard has produced the most irigh'fui
dreams to whole class OF political drea.
mers inasmuch as he would not be drlv-
Gu from his dofy, DER provoked int
harshness by their denunciations.
Meanwhile Mr.. Adams, and MI. Gay.
aud Mr.. Barbour, and Mr., S0aihard--
and Mr.. Rush, too, l suppose-are
dreaming that they can shame all these
dreamers OF dreams into silence, by pur-
SUNG straight forward course, neither
turning TO the right hand nor to the Lett.
VAN dreams Though thou shouldst
bray fool in mortar, among wheat
with pestle, yet will not his .oo.ishness
depart from him"
And you Messrs. Editors, are dream.
CEo. pass youT VI ICditZWk
a competency and gaining man ny
your exertions in conducting a newspa-
per, which dreams, no doubt, you have
ere now INDUCED in: but you have
dreamed OF other things equally yisiona-
ry. Among the res, you have dreamed
of getting canal cut by the energies Of
state which has no energy; aud OF ex-
citing spirit OF public improvement,
nol only in the face of the country but
in the intellect of the rising generation.
Well; dream on. Perhaps one of
thousand may "come true;" and that
will be sufficient TO establish your repu-
tallon as true dreamers.
dream too. s'Tis my vocation,
Hal" pretend to be nothing else than
a dreamer, and have had the most deli
cious dream of amusing and inslructing
the public BY the publication Of my
dreams in the Spectator E" And | awoke,
and behold il was dream !"
DOWNS, (ENe. NOV. 8.