Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-06-09

uadsd that be sees house O 6re, while the ~
erverted vision Of Others detects the falaev, and
10 one listens to his pi,ious cry. These visual
,allucinations difficult to cure; for "nooe are
% blind as those Who xiu not see.' |.
lam quite pleased with the figure to which s.
D. has automatically helped me, in endeavesing
70 palm upon me an attempt At evasion: my rea-
3ers," says he, "are now desired to notice it was
not the scriptures, but their pl'raseology-not the
viesess, but his cod, to which exceptions were
takes" This 10 the most accurate representa-
tion he has vet given Of my sentiment: it is truly |
not the rieness whom I objected; for his tessi-
mony is true and valuable; but do seriously OBJ |
iect to his coat being torn of and placed upon the
back Of some wietched suborned creature to give
false weight to bis testimony. Happily however
for christendom, the coat being in these cases
stretched out Of shape, leads to an easy detection
Of the imposition.
8. U. asks whether the question which contro-
verted in nv first essay, is metaphysical. IL II
possible tina, he can mako this enquiry in serious
nessf 1t is decidedly metaphy steal. l really did
not think, that intelligent an oPponet as sup
posed s. U. to be, would have put such question
with grave counteuance. Intelligent, however,
as no may be, in literature, when that intelligence
is used to exhibit his religious tenets, it is like
candle lighting up place
sFull Of pale fame ind chmeras huge"
In this dark cavern we see the Dirine Being rep
resented as being employed IN speaking to man"
in the various phraseologies Of Moses, Samuel,
Matthew, Paul, and other disiDeiy inspired men,
How ridiculous that religion be; how degra-
ding Of omnipotence; that can say scripture
pnraseoiogv is IIis and He has done his best IN
: using it! l beg tho reader to turn to the 4th
paragraph Of S. US last article, and mark the
contents Of the parenthesis
: As to nv having "made out no absurdities,"
} prefer leaving that to the decision Of those who
, may feel interest enough in this subject read
: these essays.
Were to expose all his misrepresentation
which nov believe to be riIfsi, should encroact
uore than am willing to, upon the space allotted
by the editors, to other matter. ! shall merely
, refer the reader to our past essays; by com2ar'
] sea Of which he may see s. US distortions AM
psrversions, and save me the trouble OF enume
:. rating them.
. have no objection at all to the respectable uni
j. h;phlv veracious witness IN question, apPearin'
+ hsfre a court OF learned and discrcet Judges
hut il is outrageous to drag him. whether he w'
. OF not, before a court Of ignoron: rdgam.ts"s, D.
J. whom his words will DO misjudged and u.s. test
= mony perverted.
% The pungency Of a few queries in my las
e communication, seems to have thrown >. U. mi
e a state Of violent excitement, if we may Judg
7; by the string Of ordinations and interrogation
II which he elects in rapid succession ! could NJ
u forbear being tckled as I fancicd him dancin
about ,,nder st,c eoading influence OF said querie
E. and crying out: "Amazing How whenf "herss
re have bruti6ed myself? But did not sayhc r.
-. bruti6ed himself; merely showed that TO kee
~ pace with his aoored profession, he msss Orusis
at humanity; be Consistent he mast reject Keaso
's, as an attribute Of man. l am glad to find, no
he ever that he has 20 far returned to sobriety
no Judgment, IA not to call in question the truth
49, nv statement, that Reason is paramount to
O. writings whatever.
IN Yes, 1 admit that my tutor my "suPcr
ny in knowledge;" but kept my Reason above
no dictaticn: when lie announced truth, kner it
lie so by my o,cn experience; or believed it to
so, by the crcdibilisy Of his testimony and the .
ture of things. Almost every figure 5. U. adv
ces by way Of illustration, is, for him, unluck
chosen.
see no improperly in his enjoying the !
OF the term AutnOf IN me10pnOTNOt Scuse,
l strenuosaDly contend that it is an indignity I
;. a shame to employ it as an args~e"fsm 6acc'
nam; or, as some one has whimscally transla
in it,"a knock 'em-down argument" s. U. Is moi
ded ignorant Of his class Of theolog;c write
the as not to know that they all acknowledge carl
, nd authors Of the Bible: 8. u. himself admits
in to be one.
,;ny He attempts to bring the poor printer un
ION my 'blow" at his inaccuracies Of language, *
But this shift will not do: the printer never m
the blunders which l am prepared to show, vi
.,,5,; over 8. U. shall call for them.
, h. havS taken no notice Of his charge Of inf
ring lily, because sos" accusa'o"' a'o "''e' "'y
S. nothing, and are worth nothing, because they
alur not rcdeemable by proofs. He has charged
enp it is true; that part Of the business is done;
ap lie, him finish it, by bringing forward his ev'de
icle, HIS charge, l admit, is very "erptie1:" let
at make his proof as much So
, the He talks very seriously about the evidence
hou, Christianity being attacked; and cries out o
oub, to the old song of poison being mingled with