The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1839-12-06
Er the Democrat.

the complexion ofyou last weeks pa
per, that the ,oouM be Christians invite
another exhorta,ion from me, though the
invitation reaches me 10 cerv QucE-
tiondJe shape Of courtesy; such as "
exhibited by the tiger when the fatal ar
row has reached somc sensitive point.
/ will submit my first exhortation to
the critical eye Of the most Jastid'Ous
Christians, and feel assured oftheir
decided appreciation Of its sentiments.
The scepiic responds to them- the Ee-
ry barbarian respects them as sacred.
Citizen says, "He appears,just at this
time TO have an unconscious regard for
The religious world Tell me, Citizen,
are those sentiments Out OF season,
Just ut this time p lndeed, l would
think this the happy moment, as a Just
rebuke ef his low, scurrilous, and un-
charitable effort at wltticism; and wheth
er profess Christianity or not, should
those sentiments of Charity be less a.
vallabIe. If the veriest 6end from the
regions Of tormenis propagated them,
arc they less orthodox, ana must they
be rejected on that accounll 1t is said
that old Satan can quote Scripture; ah!
Citizen where does your principle
lead you? You must then reject the
Scripture, Ell! but enough Of his nom
sense on that point.
The respectable and worthy members
of tho different Churches in hIs section
of the uneyard, as we'll as The intelli"
gen. professors Of Religion, have
subscribed cheerfulIy TO the sentiments
of my first communication, they respond
with some warmth to their merits, and
say they we're loudly called for just at
this time
> Who then is this "Ciiizen' araying
himself against the intelligence. The
reepec;ab,l,y, the honest and sincere
' professors Of Christianity. Where
was this low, contemplate, abusive aut
labored production concoctsd ! As
have lived amongst Yankees, Messrt
: Editors, | supposed may guess, and i
wrong the club. the beautiful speci.
mems OF whltew sshed Christianity car
> -stcp forth in their own defence, and re-
deem themselves from this iuckless shot
they no doubt can b0rrO'o little chari
" from their more exalted and worthy
members, who are unhappily associated
with them in the same Christian fold
aud extend ii TO this poor Lover o
Char ty,' who pilles their degraded con-
di,ion; who would endeavor to elevate
,her minds above the grovelling view
j. and low ntrigues, with which they ar
'' trammelIed aud this Lover would b.
10 willing to atone in foil for any mn
e kind elabs which were necessary t
I'd hing nbou: this reforma,on in their mo
. al constitution - Dul | must grcss.
i'd Well 10 the point; my readers mus
fecl anxious. believe it was parti
concocted about small grease spo, o
u, Factory Street, where low intrigue
in ripe reader, 90 not go ahead Of me;
.ir lear you are in the den before me. SloI
or | will not proceed with my stor,
t., lwcl', ! will give the club; when ! sa
'e, Iclub, | mean, Messrs Editors, the WI
II H., ters'and,hose who sat in council upo
Pto the communication when il was submit
re- ted, including the wireworkers behir
'S' the scene, 90 well as all the actors, vi
ne y. Frs, Scene opens on Factory sI
~ curtain rsss. when appears lag
and eoDfedcra'cs, followed by the se
want man COley, who must bark wh
aud chere it is the pleasure Of his so
on errign masters TO hiss him.
for (SGene chsngee 10 perspectiye.)
as rs Appearance Of a council, manuscrlp
NV p'esented, some erasious, some n,erl
Of ming. some italicisine, with fendi'
l. laughs and significant glances ircm, Il
nc ma profound pseudo- historian, who can
IL i. tail events upon events, (of ancien, al
spt modern days. which never existed, e
md cept in his own ephemeral and grove
ge- ling mind, assisted by his Gdgsty adjuu'
the the each acting alternately lackey to II
70 otheT.-"
iiIe could represent more Of the cha
air acters in the play, viz, the attendan
Is, ,h,, InenIals, &c.; but time will not perm
,rs' o Some of these creatures have be
Ter. hanging on the skrts of community,
some years 80 nuisances; they have {
u uo> tached themselves TO the Church,
:" rather became Professors, in order
Use, Hgive them some character: hut some
ga itnem arc NOTICES al their ttade, or tn
'lng would have taken three or four cos,s
Ia %sd whitewash, to give q good fDioh, II
n to tho hypocrite might be acted more 81
that iiesrlu.Iy. Enough Of these cant ng hyI
crites.
re- re, "Citizen' says, "Try bow mind W
w., w. own business works. lie had read
zen, b gentleman who procured for himt
hey not only reputation, but gr at wealth,
such a course Poor Contemp,ib