Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-06-09
THEOLOGICAL DUEL.


THEOLOGICAL DUEL.
Mr.. Rober, Owen, well known for his new
views OF society and repeated attempts 10 es'
,abii.h and sus ain. both in Europe and Amer
lca, his peculiar social system, recently pub,
listed. in .he newspapers al New Orleans, an
address to the clergy of that city proposing to
meet hem with 4 view 10 public di>cussicn,
and of, ring 10 prove, Shat all the religions OF
the world have been founded on the ignorance
of mankind; that they are directly opposed TO
the never changing laws Of our nature; that
they have been and are the real source Of vice,
disunion and misery Of every description; that
they are now the real bar TO the formation oil a
society of virtue, Of intelligence, OF charity IN
It's most extended sense, and OF sincerity and
Kindness among the whole human family; and
that they can be no longer maintained e1ctp'
through h. ignorance Of the mass oil the PEG.
pie, and the tyranny oil the few over that mass -
No no ice, we believe, was taken OF this AFRO.
cant challenge, by any Of those 10 whom 1t was
address d, but the Rev. Alexander Campbell,
Of Virginia, has taken up the glove, and IN the
Ia,, number Of his Christian B.plist makes
the following proposition: -,
"Now, BE il known 10 Mr.. Owen, and all
whom i, may concern, that !, RELYING on the
at thor. The reasonableness, and the rxceHency
of the Christian rel gion, will engage 10 meet
This date, at.any place equi-dis.anl flom NV
Harmony 'and' bethany, such IS Cincinnati,
Ohio or Lexington, X; and will then AID there
undertake 10 show that Nj. Owen is utterly in
competent 10 prove the positions he has as
sumed, in a public debatc b fore all who may
lease 10 attend, to be moderated or controlled
by proper tribunal, AID 10 be conducted in
perfect good order from day 10 day, until the
parties, or the indicators, or the congreCa-
ton, O: a ma GRITTY Of Them are satisfied, as may
afterwards be agreed upon. propose, more
over that competent stenographer, perfectly
disuteresed, shall be employed to take down
the speeches on the occasion, that for his trou-
bic he shall have the exclusive right OF print,
ing and distributing sad debate throughout
the United Sta es-and thus give all who feel
DESTROYS to hear or read, whether Mr.. Owen,
with all his arguments, benevolence, and sin.
Certify, is able to do what he has propnposed.
After stating these prominent items, leave ev-
cry thing else open to negotiation or private
arrangement.
Cobbeits Letter TO The Bor0ushmongers.
KExslNoroN, April l4.-Onr :" best possible
pubic Instructor" as wise Brother Brougham
alled it, assured US al the close Of the war, thai
France was crippled for ages and ages to come,
and that wsshouId have plenty OF time, where
an for that Sinking Fund, which Brother Gren.
lille has, heard, found ont to be OF no USE, TO
pay eff all the debts contra ted by the war
This best and most beasly pubic instructor,
odd us lies, i; now seems; Tor we know tlll well
that the Debt has incrs ased instead Of decrcas-
ed. since the peace; we know that France has
ss,~Ally oAale acouanest OF Spain; we are pref
" well assute ed that she now contemplates FUR
ther conquesrs injurious 10 us, though II Is on
ly nine wears since we were in actual posses
sion of Paris; we know that she is now adding
so 900 men 10 her army; ii has been publicly
s. lated, that she has been spending for some
years past 5000 ,oool. sterling year upon her
navy; and her official accounts inform US, that
she already hasa navy 10 the following amount:
81 Ships Of the line from "a to ll8 guns
eao h; % Frigates Of the first class g. guns each;
IS Friga,es Of the second class, a. guns each;
l8 Three ma,ted Corvets, of "a TO 26 guns;
Is Large Briggs, % carronades each % Small
rr Briggs, I6 to 18 guns each; S Schooners, l
carronades each; le Sehonners, IA oarronades
each: go small vessels, Oh average Of eight guns
each.
So that here we have feet carrying total
Of guns 1856 Add TO this feet that Of Amer
lea, which, in case Of war with F,ance mus, be
added to it, unless we, by abandoning the right
IF search, suffer the commerce of France TO be
projected b, the neutral ships Of America; add
his American force TO thai Of France and in
roduce American. seamen and officers to be
mixed with those of the French, let this be
done, and we shall soon see an accoun, OF the
consequences. Deprived OF the right of search,
he French need care no more tor our Meet
than for the Guls and Mother Carey's ch ckens,
he operations Of which latter we would in
some measure initiate, for they are everlasting
y skimmiEg about over the waves, and no man
aver saw them make prize OF any sort No
more glorious work in prize Courts, no more