The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-08-28
From the N. Y. Cour. and Enq.
Mc'DOWALL'S JOURNAL.

MCDOWALL'S JOUkNAL.
Our attention has lately been attracted
TO this Journal by the receipt of more
than one letter complaining Of its being
obtruded into the houses Of several re-
spectacle citizens, who, so far from being
subscribers. highly disapprove of its char
acter and contents. We have no Ian
guage to express our astonishment and
Indignation at the indecencies and cal
umnies here put forth under the holy
sanction of religion. The paper comes
hot from the region Of pollution-it is an
exaggerated commentary on tho infa-
nous "MAaDALEN REpoRr," and teens
with details equally contrary to truth,
and at war with decency. Under pre-
tencc Of reforming mankind, it excites
the imagination Of youth by the NEST
glowing pictures ofsensual debaucheries,
and we do not hesitate to give it as our
opinion, that not one Of those infamous
books which the prostltuted talent of
wicked men has obtruded on the world
for the sole purpose Of infaming the
passions, or indeed all Of them put to-
gethcr. are calculated to produce such
deep mischief as this journal Of corrup-
tion. 1t tends to blacken the charact ,r
OF human nature itself; to weaken all
confidence in our fellow creatures, and
to destroy all brotlerly affection between
man and man. II is full Of fanaticaI
prescriptions Of ali the innocent enjoy
ments Of social life Of fsrocious dcnnn-
Citations of every species uf allowable
recreation, and places them all on level
with the worst Offences against the laws
Of God and man. In short, its indecen-
cies are only to he parallelcd by its fero-
cious bigotry and savage intolerance.
!, That we may not be accused of intol-
erance ourselves, we will extract few
passages from this paper, at the risk of
making our readers blush at seeing such
indecent, and we do not hesitate to sny
false details, coming abrond under the
sacred mantle of religion. 1t is due to
the cause of true rational piety, to tho
sanctity Of truth, and tho character Of
our fellow citizens that these fiery and
malignant fanatics should be exposed
and the task sli; II be performed, at the
risk Of pollutiug our paper with shame
less falschoods aud indecent ribaldry.-
Let the reader sec aud judge for him
SELF
Here follows extracts from the "Jour-
nal"--the Editor then concludes with
the following jus, rcmarks:-
Yet this paper, thus recking from the
siews and saturated with details Of de-
bauchcry, deckcd out in the most glow
ing language that the overheated zeal of|
these fcrocious relormers can conceive
this paper clothed with every attribute
that can disgust and outrage a virtuous
minds particularly addressed to the
patronage Of the ladies Of Now-York Il
IL is, we arc told, thrust under the doors
Of respectable houses, and in all the va
rious ways that can be devised by over
heated zeal aud perverted ingenuity, OBJ
truded on the notice of our mothers,
wives, sisters, and daughters. They nre
addressed under the cndearing title of
Beloved Sisters in ycsus," in letters and
addresses filed with details such as we
have presented to the adherence of the
rcndcr.. Any publication coming abroad
under any other sanction than that Of
religion. containing one hundrcdth part
Of the libels and indecenccs of"McDow-
all's Journal, ,'hwould be prosecuted as a
nuisance, and its authors and publishers
made examples of nt the shrine Of public
morals and public dccorun,.
Fmaticism.-Tn another column viii
be found an article reviewing "McDow-
allie Journal, new periodical Of a most
a,rocious and disgusting character, re-
Gently published in New-York. As At
tempts have been mado to circulate the
snme paper in this city, it becomes the
duty of every honest press and honest
citizen 10 liz, up voice and condemn
such !amentable errors into which the
pirh Of Janatieism is hurrying its delud.
cd victims.
During the last six or eight months
ilis dcmon--this dark spirit-this more
than "Satan going about like roaring
lion, seeking whom he may dcvour, I" has
been rearing up its head in various forms
and shapes throughout the country. The
monster must bc met and pa, down. Al
few years a.o, under the plea of stpppine