Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-11-25
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Nj. Editor-Suce any ua,ei. among your c!t-
izens. | have become acq tainted with Il certain
class OF them which are unlike any persons nave
ever known IN S! nznnia. They are meu, possess
ng not fixed principles, 10y which to regulate their
conduct and was 1t not that they often transact the
ordinary concerns OF Ii IN JudIcous manneI
as to obtain grea, possessions, should luige them
to be deficient in those important faculties OF the
mnd, which constitute IA sound intellect.
Perhaps, though !, an improper education may
be accused as the cause OF their derelicuon fron
hose everlasting principles ot rect.tude, which
adorn their possessors with all The s.aces wucn
inestimable IN the noble minded upright man-or
they may posse.s some obhqnty oi intellect, and
their reasoning faculties be unsound pati-
cuars, whilst the mind retains its integrity with
spect to other afars--or that nature, in order to
establish varieties has excluded from the brain, or
left undeveloped OF those organs which const-
tute the most important faculties.
TO satisfy my curiosity, and ascertain the truth
OF these conjectures, have studied, with unwea-
and on careful examination of the subject, by re-
peated dssectons have dscov cred that the of
moral faculty in some OF them, is not larger than
common-szed tobacco seed hilst the organ ol IL
centiousness constituted third part OF the BRAIN;
and III this class OF men, other organs, such as
sefishness, the organ OF acquiring wealth, the or
gan of tlattery and cunnlng OF faisehood and Deceit
with some others, have become of such im nense
size, as TO compress, and almost annhate those or
gans Of an opposite character-such as veracity,
friendship, benevoence, tenderness, pitt! morality,
and religion bu! whether these organs were orIsi-
nally formed with this vast disproporon OF paris,
very much doubted-and after variety 0l obser-
tions, and thorough investigation OF the subject,
have drawn the same conclusions which were iorm-
ed by my lavorite autnor-vIz. that any organ is
want of it. Hence 1t appears, that this particular
conformation OF the BRAN Is not much the iauit
of nature, as OF the person who owns it-conse-
quenty, all the demerit and blame attached to
meiul course OF lie, rests upon hIs own shoul
ders.
But before proceeding farther in my enquiries,
sought In vain TOR appropriate name for TINS siu
gular variety Of the human species. therefore lei,
of investigation and went in search of Mentor, who
kindly gave me their names, with a short sketch OF
their character.
lie informed me that among his people they are
called iiberiane', or free t,kers and are men, who,
as you have learned, destitute Of any fixed priu-
ciples, either moral, religious or even OF right or
wrong; and they glory SO mucn IN an unbounded
lcentiousuess that they dare, with open violence,
plaspheme the name ol the great God, and mock
at the worship III his holy temples.
The inspired writings of the Prophets and Apos.
ties, contained that best OF books, called the BIZ
ole, which has done more to break down the turbu-
lent passions of man, and 10 civilize the world than
all other books Of morality, is 10y them treated with
contempt, or made their jest book. But they are
so much despised amongst the better part Of our
population that their poisoned shafts pointed atre-
l,giou, fall harmless at our feet, and having but
limited influence, their highly reprehen'ible con-
duct, instead Of making prosely.es, procures for
,heu,selve. the contempt which they 90 richly me.
r,,. However, in another point Of view, they are
more to be dreaded in society, than the barbarian Of
the wilderness, or the savage beasts Of prey. Pos
.es,pg all the blsndishueais ofa polished, chester