The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-06-29

open encouragement and license 10 the worst
vices. the most disreputable immoraliiics,
and the most destructive principles.
The official organ oflhe administration de-
tends them both. One has been appointed 10
office, after having been rejected by the peo-
pie, and the other is the regular Van Buren,
candidate for Congress in Indiana. OF Mr.
moore, the Globe inquiries
Whence this concert OF abuse evelled at man,
than whom abier puRER :! and more aamstess,
was not TO be found in Congress J"
II also speaks OF his " acknowledged ability,
purity of life. and courtesy Of manners"
OfMr. OWEN the Globe says
Robert Dale Owen mentioned as the Democratic
candidate in the article we quote is man OF fine cha-
raeier aud ,alens-lhs son Of the distinguished cni-
grant Of the same name, so eccentric in some OF his
opinions"
OF Moore's purify" and Of Ovens '.Jfne
character there are many people to Judge,
and il they can reconcile those terms with the
known principles and habits of those men,
they can reconcile the most monstrous in
congrui,es.
We assure the Globe and our own readers
that we speak not Of these men on their indi-
viduai account-they are not worth the can
de---but we only speak Of them in the con-
nection Of their principles and characters with
the administration Of public affairs, and the
morals Of the country. We are sorry to see
them fostered by government. and the Chris
tian world observes the lamentatle fact with
pain aid displeasure.
If we were to address the Van Buren, par
ty, and these their ooadjutors. in the sincere
and sober language Of Christianity, we would
say in the words Of Bishop Watson Of the
last century
GENTLEMEN, Suppose the mighty work accom-
pished, the cross trampled upon, Christianity every
where prescribed, and The religion OF nature once
more become the religion OF Europe; what adyan-
tage will you have derived 10 your country, or 10
yourselves, from the exchanged know your an
swer you will have freed the world from The hypo-
crisy OF priests, and The tyranny Of superstition No:
you forget that Lycurgus, and Numa, and Odin and
Mango Copac and all the great Legislators OF ancient
and odern story have been Of opinion that The al.
fairs Of civil society could not well be conducted
without some religion you must oil necessity miro.
duce priesthood, with probably as much hypocrisy;
a religion with assuredly more superstition, than
that which you now reprobate with such indecent
and illgrounded contempt. But will tell you from
what you will have freed the world; you will have
freed it from It's adherence Of vice. and from every
incentive to virtue; you will with The religion, have
brought back the depraved morality Of Paganism;
you will have robbed mankind Of their firm assur-
ance of another lie, and thereby you will have des-
poed them of their PATIENCE Of their humility, of
their charity Of their chastity, of all those mild and
silent virtues, which (however despicable they may
appear in your eyes) are the only ones which meio
rate and sublime ur nature; which Paganism never
knew. which spring from Christianity alone, which
do or might constitute our comfort in tins life, and
without The possession Of which, another life, If
after all there should happen TO be one must (unlesS
miracle be exerled in the alteration OF our dispo-
sition) be more vicious and more miserable than
This is N