Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-01

~ PISonai attack IN any individual. 1st-It must be
oFous tn every one, that such an ESSAY was called
Tor by the prevalence OF the custom il condemns
9oe Oh my acquaintance declare that they have been
wishing TO see such publication for wears. The ex-
tiVagancc OF many Of the euioc-es pronounced in our
papers ON the dead is truly remarkable They are
frequently praised for virtues the verv onpoe oftbe
wees IN which they INDUCED while living; and tisa
common error with writers of obituary notices to es
tabiist claim in behalf of tho dsceosed for nm on
trance INTO the society of the blessed OF, ground ut
cly shverve of the first principles Of Christ;anity
fe most popular writer Of plays in our language
That IN the course of Justice, uone ofns
/ Sha" sec salvation; wye do pray mercyr
We would scarcely imagine that there we're ~. nor
one OF the fundamental doctrines Of our holv rcr,;
~ g now o,'cG 90 we see the dead at eas; in their
SW'ogies admitted TO heaven on the score Of ius,ic
rus IS very common thing we believe il is I'm.
no%SteI mat eEtravagant euogies are never credn1
ana on t'at account we have supposed that ha-. ,5
oI Coz great deal OF ljury. II has grown into ~,
verD 'iat man must die, 10 get good name a,, WE
think 1t an amabe trait i, human na,,ra -
es q man 20 rclent towards his bitterest enemy y-,
ne 'S "ea4 at ms ec and which r n,;ers nc M h., m
~, % T"F nature, unwilling to disclose the
mes or u dgaH Their frlilt;es tro7, ther l,oo4
ABODE. Yet when lavish ON thr,, ,vt,.,,..,~.,,
Ghcomiums, we do The dead Injustice we 1S,t.
| y r VS. u'ey had any, appear The murc
Getormed-and their ;aings the more fncz,usobl bS,
"e pe'"E conirasted with the virtues fo- which they
az rl"Seu' Justice To the dead, r, uuived tina, fbis
custom should be satisfied; and it Wa 70 be ,r,ctr5
t"at some org sooner or later vui4 undertake. The
task OF putting down. We l'-r fore, ,,,~I,. ,g..
= desl-e - 49,, ;.lic good IS sugirii -
s1coun Tor the publishing of the remarks Preshy-
9~s % o @so"p mS tn T PFodnc'o" to any "yd
@dly-l take i; for granted that none of the deceos
60 INDIVIDUALS supposed 20 be injured by Presbyter
mru any enemies VIII" can be suspected of having
"tNIeh MS structures on Obituary Notices. Il masses
DS'iei That they should have had such an enemy
ney ''ia not associate much with professedlv re-
"6'ouS' feaiiE doubt whether Presbyter was ever
acquai ted with any Of them. The ubiec,ionobIa
nifty. This seems to be admitted T'br ,yr+nrs GU IL
he
Icism--oHc O them signed himself Anti Jsorot;c
from his sna,r @ we may shrewdly guess
ence of pr iudce Tbe o,l r'0e unner me niin-
this nro,ue1ia5 f OF 'ne fan,"ic must ascribe
ne would only regard its author with ntv mr. cn,t.
Ne, fey sentences further he asserts in effect thai man
what ' b ms D1 o ry %i such crime ama'iciam> no
tae peace OF so,ia'y" iias Are we drown
,7'H H', i' oaI ae = i lorger land o! trcedon5
ured os aen out Of he eon ,,ysG injected S ny
3t H. D'and Afe "ac whose minds have been blen
~" ny ''.s'u zen. 10 be rFssecuted an,nag the same
witches once were IN New England: If we admit that Pres
5s, i iana'c Tue spirit of American liberty requires
Ws'e 'gn, nave been fesbyteIs motives be pun
nnIy the mind thai niosophy which teaches that
be n,orallv a,,tv - MS intentions were pure, ne cannot
di 5-- a sy with one Of p,ssv,e,s ,,cn.or.
,yaIroI, 60, , S' never produced a wretch who could
deres syn5nbie 1 SO PecnaTy calling for the
sy,1ff a me persons sugI'~- ,f-.g rr:arr
lives that we canuoI i,n."n me- yoi such b!anecss
s FEELINGS '"ai motive could they have in doiag ~ Nonc
4rIy-.The R o,r,,i,;.,,.,,.,
a o"d h |ta" psfs'" %n ssnsby
heir htni., Or gid so,e 90 "J y accidenay fall
dire, their attention TO the obn5xjo" e.f'y II TO them
Woo Their frn2s and comu'i, the very with which Pg
Dyet 's been charged, Did he then excite ,r"
stances entertain The ormiom a 'i' GGnm
most sc @ ntgIrnCf ' !indsnG friends "he persons
never have the peace of ,I,ir nin would