The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-20

~ on. wort. The cfrn,ne e. OF er circumstance. ho.v
have aeany power Of caaugine them, aud pla
lc,ng onr.slsts under y new %sfriesI
Bui ~, 10 sa,er nos deeply into the pre-.
found Of the serrti $, ITEM. | shrll opiy add ont
VOID. r ,pi ctag The fundamental IDEAS Of MS
philosophy.
H. long aud familiar Discussions Of Thea,
points Win me he slated, thai i was bs phiipa-
opiy not 10 20 n step mrther az ftnsouiog, nrgu.
mont. bellef oi p%raciicrI fulrs Of action, than
was war; Hnted by demons , alton und fnef.
here ~, according % itiu no practical Use In
any th,Dg thu Is VI doubtful speculation. Give
US, he says. observation. Give Us lnct - Give
w. ground upon which 10 go. But we cannot Nd.
vaace slep Ifon theory aud htpoiffsis. Ills
~ lions opinions seemed 10 me 10 involve Aihe.
ism quite as bere ami re- oi,i,g - any ] md ever
heard ! auunced ifom the ,upit. Matter nc.
cctding 10 him has ee' = sitrnni ant. Mi he eief
mi, aud ,he,c, Is p,oDnnly, nothing bm ,na,isf
10 the Universe. As . matter ~ tact there IL
confusion mud mysirry ~ The Universe. which
h. c.med 10 lhinh, there could not haze beer
apon the supppsitlob OF he eAistnnee ana goy.
sfnmrnl Of an infinitely wise, intelligent, aud
bcnpvo EN- Creator. Our conyei1ais ,tirnIiJy
lssi no longer, than from niennent 90 morn-nl.
We shall exist hereafter, ~ acha,, ed ofeah-
ia ton aud combination, not IN conscious idtu-
thy. We may be, or We may no be, %sentitns
W. iitI NF tthttbt "HH'h wv pubsrhks
may 20 INTO more lite aud happiness than we
nos enjoy, in other forms nnd in other animals
But rs 81 can have 40 possible personal interest
in any eAisirnce beyond ou own co sc,ous ,ueii-
iity, this ~ Ia ull intent y denial VI intufs errs=
fence, and u tnll a,imissisn of the snnihiialiou oil
conscious intiiceInti neing.
He was informed, that no community had ~
isied or, !, was btI,yed. could esisi without al.
m,ning ~,eligion, ~ u boud OF uni n--thal man
WAS coasliiul.d by nature a religious being
that IL Wa IN much II par Of hrs euisiiutiun 4,
have reference 10 n 600 aud a future en aiencs
IA II Is for sumo animals 10 ts | ihe a,,, lur o.
Tiers 10 ,no>e IN thu " ateis, ood others To walk
II the earth, aud ib,t vi, community, IN nb-
ring all rriig, MS be ief, \ all re " ons tie..
had departed rom III, erpe,iefcr VI all io,mer
attempts OF the KIND. 10 this he ftpiied, by
dew ng that man posse ses THIS religious me
stinct. lie supp ,srs al religion 10 be the re
sui Of snpeisiltious fear, aud hn,nnn %esoiis,u
and vanity lie aiiitn,s, thai IN eyeIy form, re
lyon mas been he enciny Of human improve
III 'at, eaJu,,ncnt and soel-ty. such are the ~
vowed sentiments Nj, Uaen ~ "a PHILOSOPHER
n1di suikes one with s%u'lt'se, that with such
; nli,neots ~ his mouth, he comes iofwn,d
~ tho promoter oi vhiue and The iuforpe, Yf
spc,riy This system - 10 rtnoVhte The unI=
srtse- remove all stlGshnnss, and wee rnd
estpre Il millennium uad the gollIeu aga to tie
Grid.
That the world is jnsi on the poise 10 come OF
var I" his system appears e. he his brm eonvic-
non. With the dndaubiihR convection Of mn a.
posiIe, and n martyr, every thug assumes, ia
rs view. ar aspect. as taVor,Dg his syslsm
lie declares, tina when hr his, Droached u, his
II tends aii entpesiiy diSsuHdrd han from ~ hut
iai he ~as determined ~ embark has antrls
Gtrtnn. HE ..,,.taI,au his hgaitI .uJ tI..,.
sary, his life IN the cause--lha, he bad beeu
oons,u NIL, happy in The conselu usDess, that he
wa intending To - omote ~. intelligence, virtue
od happiness at his leilow brlngs--ihai he had
asprrIenced lar l,s oppos,llon, Than he espec.
td, g. had mad, muth more rapid ltugress in
,l,ilu,ing III. opinions, lhanil he had hoped L. ihnI
rom hrs infant schools, fro, the other agents
which he had put IN operation, and IRON nm ~.
der o things Ia society, Peculiarly favorable
Ia the reception Oi ms syfir0i. he expected, THAI
there ~Gg soon TO be a gttat aba general CONVEX
non IN il. 10 nj tin, could 40, Only teps,
thai TO me- every inipg IN society spoke u dife,-
en-, lat guage, that amidsf the immense improve
meni, aud changes oi the present day, ] snw
q afiy increasing avar,e. aud selGshnrss, ~ a
melancholy hppendagr Ia that i,upt osemem-&
that ] saw no haiJuigei 10 his Millennium, "a
etpt ~ The old IN" fbnt thf dirkesf TIM in me
,ight, is hai, ahach immediately p,cctdes mo
damn.
You will no, need IN be told, tia, these are
but some OF The outlines If a irs Of the subjects
We di.russed ON tnis 10. journey together.
Our a. augmentation had one feature ~ least wors
Thy oi praise. II ~ps tna, ked aeitlir, with bois,
lerousneBs on tempe U,oo every subject, ssye
his peculmi views, touching the social syst, ia
u man could be more ingenious, " acute
With seniir cnis upon religion. apparently, the
nuaI IFpaIx and tterttats Thai can pHIr. tho