Litchfield enquirer., 1829-06-11

no place, where he thought such discus- sion could have been conducted in so much order and quietness. All the weapons, badges and guards, that sustained it, were the invisible ones of opinion. Nor did Mir. Owen fail to remark upon it, as the harbinger of the general and speedy pre- valence of his opinions, that had he de- clared the same sentiments 50 years ago in any part of Christendom, he would have been torn in pieces. Truth is, our industrious people gave up eight days to their curiosity, and desire to understand the art of chopping logic, and reviewing the several systems of skepticism. They returned with tenfold zest to their hand- saws and trowels, aware that bushel of words would not buy single article in the market, and to their pews, as usual, on the Sabbath, fully impressed, that to live in clover, with ample range of the social system for eighty days, was a poor sub- stitute for the hope of happy immortali- ty, in the eternal regions of the living. Meanwhile we are to have the whole de- bate from the press, and therefore we have found it necessary, only to touch upon the
 
 MT Campbell at times discovered some impatience, that MT. Owen could in no way be brought to grapple with him in a metaphysical wrestling match of words. The philosopher keeping steadily in view his great purpose, to bring his social system fully within the apprehension of the peo- pie, never left the fortifcation of his twelve rules for moment. When the debate terminated on the eighth day, it had become too dark in the evening toI read, after MT. Owen had made his last remarks. Mir. Campbell desired the whole congregation to be seated: every one in al moment sat down in profound stiffness. You,' said he, who are willing to testify that you bore the gratuitous viliiication off your religion, not from indifference or scepticism, ,but from the christian precept to be patient and forbearing under indignity, yeu who prize the christian religion, either from belief in it, or, reverence for its influences, be pleased to rise.' Instantly, as by. one electric movement, almost every person sprang erect. 'Gentlemen,' he All again were seated in almost breath less expectation. You,' said he, who are friendly to Mir. Ovens system be good e. nough to rise.' 1t was almost with a shiv- CT, that we saw three or four rise from the mass to this enviable notoriety. The people resumed their character as sove- reigns, for a moment. A loud and instant clapping and stamping raised sulfocating dust to the roof of the church. The in- vincible good temper ofMr. Owen, was net overcome even by this. He smiled, bowed, called it a pretty maneuvre, and seemed little perplexed at this turn taken upon him, by one who perfectly knew the kentucky management of the people. We lIumbly trust, that the result will be, that the empire of bigotry in this quarter will be shaken to it's centre that the two extremes of .Calvinism and Atheism will be alike rejected by the sober good sense of the people, and that the intellectual pendulum will settle in its vibrations to the permanent point of reasonable and lib- eral christianity.
 For the rest, every one remembers the employment which Milton assigns, as q re- creation on their sulphur hills, to the spir- its in prison. It was these same inscru- tabie mysteries of fate, fixed fate, and chance aud the origin of evil, that involved them in mazes of wordy dispute, that rem dered confusion worse confounded. Ev- cry thinking person must have felt the true character and import of such discussion before such an assembly. Whoever wish- to know the utmost that the human mind can achieve upon the subject brought into discussion before this audience, would choose to sit down in his closet with Locke and Butler, and Samuel Clarke and Paley before him. But Mir. Campbell left on the far greater portion of the audience an impression of him, of his talents and pow CTS, and his victory over his antagonist, almost as favorable as he could have desi- red. n s aa7 s4e - 78-
 4 bold advent,rer.- other day, an African, on the plantation of MT. Jencks, at the head of North River, accidentally discovered four Tigers of pretty terrific size, (entirely so to those who are ac- quainted with the ferceess of those ani- mals) and immediately went in pursuit, armed with an old sword. Two of them made off into the forest and the other two ascended a tree and Cuffee after them, but was obliged to retreat. In a second at- tempt one of the Tigers was dislodged and battle commenced. Cuffee yielded the swordi in front and three or four dogs made