Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-08-07

tempts to overthrow the present structure Of
civil society," and to fill the place which it now
holds in the affections of mankind with his own
"damnabc inventions" We will tell them
who he is.--Born and educated among the Green
Mountains of Vermont, he early betrayed symp- |
toms of infidelity. From Deism to Atheism, the
transition was easy and natural, and after trav-
cling through the country as the companion of
the Infamous Fanny Wright, we next find him
established as the editor of an athcstcal journal
in the city of Utica. Becoming convinced how
ever from the prospects of starvation that were
staring him in the face, that the world was not
yet ripe for his internal doctrines, he apparently
became convinced Of the error of his ways, and
renouncing Atheism offered himself as candi-
date for the pastorshp of Unitarian church,
in Canton, Mass Being man of superior abil-
ties, and sincere in his professions of christian
ity, he was duly ordained, and remained in Cam
ton several years in the discharge of his duties.
About this time, Ralph Waldo Emerson, to
whom we referred few days since as the lea
der of the transcendcntal school of philosophy
in this country, refused to administer the sacra-
mcnt to the members of the Church of which he
was the pastor, on the ground that the ceremony
of the Communion was unnecessary and ab-
surd. For this violent outrage on the feelings
of christian community, Emerson was of course
dismissed from his parochial charge, but not
without the sympathy of Brownson and others
of kindred nature 10 declared that Elmer.
son was only "m adrance Of the age" and that
in twenty years, christians generally would hold
the same sentiments! In consequence of the
promulgation of such opinions in society and
from the pulpit, Drownson was soon obliged to
to leave his parish, and we next find him the
ecturer'm free church in the city of Boston
and the editor Of the Boston Quarterly Review
In his vocation, astonishing as it may seem tc
The unsophisticated in this quarter, his sermons
were strong loco foco harangues, and denunca.
lions of the existing order of society; very sim
liar in fact, to the specimens of his doctrine.
which we have given in the extracts above quo
ted. This new style Of scrnonsing, however
put very little money in his purse, and he wa
, again almost upon the brink of starvation, wheI
. the steward of the Marine Hospital at Chelsea
died very opportunity for Mr.. Brownson, wh
was forthwith indicted into an office worth $40,
per annum.
Thus much for the man, and now for his doc
G trines.
1t will be seen by the extracts we have givel
that this modern philosophical Democrat con
1t tends for,
j. /. The destruction Of the system Of free labo
VI and wages;
is H. The overthrow Of the Church in all it
Il forms and scots;
III. The abolition of the laws relating to til
81 descent of property.
! That he and his deluded followers will us
their utmost endcavors to propagate their pei
. nicious hcrcsies, and that they will be aided i
their ne.arious work by the whole power Of tn
Government, no one can doubt And with tn
G. Van Buren, party who may be within the reac
~ of our voice, and who have yet, nothwithstan(
III ing their adhesion to the Destructives the be-
interests OF their country at heart, to say whet!
n erthey can longer support party whose Leaf
- ing men openly profess such sentiments as tho:
Oh view.
G. The Van Buren party in this city and vicn
l.. numbers, among its chief supporters, many gel
IS tlemen Of the old Federal party-men wi
were, in early life, indoctrinated with the p
tai litcal sentiments of Hamilton, Jay, Amcs, al
Mt Marshall ;and who are justly respected and e
re teemod for their benefactions to literary nstt
lie tons, for their liberal support of the respect
~. churches to which they belong, and for all Il
in private virtues which adorn and dignity the h
%; man character
Can men like these longer coun.cnancc
il. Administration which aims at overthrowing Il
ny whole of the present structure of society,"
-. abolishng the visible ordinances of religic
ay and reducing all the beautiful fabric which Il
fse collected wisdom OF five thousand years h
in been employed in rearing, into wild and unru
chaos! Can men who fought strcnuously again
O. the introduction OF French infdety, and Frcn
n Jacobnsm into this country, consent to gi
currency to a worse than French infidelity, a
ms to encourage worse than French Jacobinisl
az viii men who banishcd Voltaire and Dide
ST from their libraries, now permit their sons a
, 10 daughters to be contaminated by the pcrusa
C." such infamous articles as those contained in
en-; Boston Quarterly Review! 1t cannot be. A
be- therefore do we rejoice that this miscreant
be shown the cioyen foot thus early. Theref
,ln- do we rejoice that he has already broken grou
WI. in favor of anarchy, no laws no religion, no
,Ty strants, civil or moral. For so long as the \
Buren, leaders preserved the semblancc of
cts cency, there was still some excuse left for
ew better portion Of their adherents to remain fl
som, Now that they have thrown off the mask of
OF pocrisy, and stand revealed in all their hon
ITS, detormity, what father what husband, W
on Christian Of any denomination whatever,
ork longer continue tosupport them!
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mart We publish below Circular from the State Cen
Committee To the Wings of the Union. 1t exp
ouS and battles of those extensive and organized 81
lole mes Of misrepresentation and fraud, by which
o, parsans of TIE Administration are endeayollng Il
"'' tricNe s desperate fortunes. Its source claims
general attention and full reliance. To the Wins
a., this State itsassrancc needless. 70 pretend
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