Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-05-19


ven years, and the general character he has borne
and puac,iIiossly honorable. And however, un-
fortunately he may have been entrapped by the
designing, he will honorabIy aqu;, himself Of any
fraudulent Transactions charged upon him.
~Tho way in which he( S,;pp) went into toe pre-
passtioo Of medicines, and certain preparations
last water, during my absence from home, is one
great cause Of the failure. And 30 Ear as mcri,
OF denscrit may be chargeablc for the preparation
Of an article, for which am held up to The pub
lie IN somewhat responsible and degrading light.
he not being known in tho firm Of w. Lindsay e.
Co, Dr.. Stipp alone - entitled all the credit o.
the odium consequent. ] have ever given my
voice against Infringing on the rights OF others j"
Of thi. character. And I do most
positively and uneq";vocaIly declare that have
no personal knowledge u the composition Of any
prepared in tho establishment, other than that Of
my To0ic preparation toe general debility and
cure Of sg"e, chill and fever, &c., beyond those
druggist, and in the disPcnsatory Of the shops.
The brsgsdocio letter written by G. w. S.irp
to Giascoc and Harrison Of Cincinnati, which was
first published in the Cincinnati Gazette, The
signature Of w. Lindsay g. Co., and under the
heading Of 'Frankiy Admitted" or "AcknowI-
edged" and going tho round Of the state,
written without my knowledge or agency. As
the scusriIOus communication which over the late
6su's nssuo made its appearance in the Journal
week before last. The liberty taken by G. w. s.
10 write these communications oo6oGslhe late
Srm's name Of NV. Lindsay & ca otireIy
unWasrantablc.
For the Richmond Palladium.
MsssRs. EDEToRs.-ln your last paper noticed
some structures upon opinions said to have been
advanced in . littio book entitled acknowledge Of
one another in Future State" Having never
seen the book, shalt not attempt apology in
ito behalf Blu: there are some things in the CON-
munica,ion Of your correspondent, that wish to
notice.
with many, arc general reference book, To which
they turn 81! occasions foe corroborative tesii
mony." Who these ars that on ''aH occasions"
turn to tho Scriptures Tor proo our friend has not
seen TT to inform u.s. Had he limited the remark
10 religious matters, would have felt myself in
cIuded. But he proceeds to notice some individ-
uals and sccis, that hive appealed to them to sup
port their Eavorite bit doubtful theories. And
what would respectfully ask, does this prove
That tic Scriptures teach yihing and every
ihingf That they are q ''piabic," '.pl"st;c,"
"srnoRxED WITNESS ready 10 ssccar 20 anything"
Il tho writer soberi Has he reverence 70. this
suhjcctf No regard fos their Au,hor7 But they
may bo "impresscd!' and what writings may mott
Dues not this tacitly admit that If not compressed"
they will spsnk plain ssuihf And whose fault is
il if they arc impressedf The Lawyer when his
cause wants support, may ''impress" The Law;
but shalt we therefore exclude law from courts
Of Jussices Perhaps it may have occurred to
skrss
rorisss have cnjca voured to "imnrcss" and "eub-
orn" this witness, TO wit: tsry haUe seen and fet
tie importance IF its sessi~o.y. Hence this wit
ness has boon 'cross-ex,mined,' brow beaten, and
perverted Hence strenuous efforts have been
mado to gain, to silence, least .acsfralse''
its testimony. I, should be remembered, however.
tina, i, speaks and means just a. i did. Bat they
abound in Hypcrboles, Metaphors, etc. And what
writings, especially il poctical (as much Of tho
Bible is,) do not abound in ahesef But do they
therefore speak nonscnse3 Have not Homer,
Milton, Young, &c. used various "6gurcs Of
specchr' Must Jehovah speaking by his scr
wants and His be, for such . worthy cause,
impeachcd rs incompetent TO testify; and these
rrisings" be deemed unworthy y hear
ing On questions relating to a fxssvc state; and
reason be called TO the stand as better witness!
Well, what nos docs Z.fdelty ask Will not
EVEN she be satisfied when the Goddess Of Reason |
IS exalted 10 the temple Of Revelat;onf But lift
ssss be 80, will be all attention to Her oracle,
md most humby would we ask your corrcspon-
lent from whence (if not from the Bible forsooth)
Ie got his k.orledge Of a future state. How
:ame he TO know anything about the ''rcg;ons Of
about "sngcls," 'sancsi6cd souls' .nd
bliss they enjoy waen all admira-
ion and love Of human good cessesY' He must
rot feel offended At our freedom for wc confess
hat our feeble powers, after hearing the 'scasosa
lrness Of these things, half inclined to g. buck
. the Bible. We much need light, and indeed
80 dull are weC We almost indulge surmises that
'our correspondent was born in the dark we'll
y ourselves.-And then, while we think u il, We
would ask our friend whether Reason ever makes
my distinction between the Glove, thought, ha-
red, and memory" Of IN immortal spirit, and the
sers animal Passioss, between the attributes Of
~ immortal sosl and the isseiscss VI dog or eor?
he has found = book advaacins such gross ideas