The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-28


other day, TO refer to the burning of Protestant BIZ
oles by infatuated Catholic Priests; and also to the
intolerant prescription of the same races of men
rom amongst whom his own ancestors had their
origin, by Parson Cheever, from the State of
Maine We had another individual thanking God,
al public dinner in this city, that the poison of for.
eign blood did not circulate in his veins and now
we have another outbreak of this anatical insanity
at Salem, which is thus described IN a Boston pa
per-
ELDER KNAPP IN SALEM-GREAr ExcIrEMENr.-The
Elder mas been lecturng night and day Salem for
veral weeks and has made quite excitement in
that peaceabe city few evenings since he gave notice
from the pulpit that he intended entire lee
ture TO the subject of Universasm and that he should
"break the back" of that doctrine Having assigned We'd
nesay evening for that purpose large audience assem-.
bled at Mechanics Hail. full of curiosity After the m
troductory services had been completed and collection
taken up deiray the expenses the Elder announced
mat IN consequence OF the incl of weather he
should defer "breakng the back doctrine of Unver
salism TO the next evening" when he should do it, fair
weather or foul
Many OF the audience being disappointed arose to de-
part and some confusion took place in the hall alay
which, several Kissed MIR. Knapp who in the pui.
p then reprimanded the audience very severely chag
ed the Universalsts with making the disturbance called
them fiery serpsnts and told of the congree alton
TO listen, and hear how they "hissed"
On Thursday evening an immense audience assembled
there was not place left all over the house.
every one male and female appeared to be the tpoe
OF expectation. The Elder delivered sermon of more
Than two hours in length in which he denounced Uni
versalism all over the United States in general hu So
lem, Marblehead Providence and Boston, in particular
lie called them by hattering and said III
robbers. murderers highwaymen ioafers and ragamnf
ms, were Universass and that their ranks were u of
righteousness and corruption He said they had OBJ
posed him wherever he preached and Kissed him from
place TO place like rsttle-snakes
He said the devils secretary was in the meeting
taking notes for printing and he hoped he would him
gently The sermon was one of the richest things ever
dehverei and we hope it will be printed in pamphlet
orm There during the ev ening
put on the whole as peaceable could be expected from
SO dense and mixed audience and in justice 10 the de-
nomination whose backs br KEN they behaved qui-
ton.
Here is the same identical spirit of bigoted hate,
which animated Paul before his conversion. and
which ibreathes nothing but slaughter and death
against all who differ from its unhappy subjects
The Catholic priests at Champlain-Parson Cheeyer
in New York-and the Rev, Elder Knapp at Salem,
are all animated by the same feelings, 1t is the
same spirit that kinded the flames of the auto da.e
that declared the Roman Catholic from all poti-
cal prlvileges-and that prosecuted the innocent
Quaker TO the death. One day it is Anti-Popery
the next is Presbyterian another it
is puINanical again il assumes the form of "mora
war"
But The manner IN which these fanatica out
breaks are met, is strkingy indicative of the rapid
progress OF the decisive struggle between liberalty
and intoerance-between charity and prejudice
between light and darkness. The world has be-
come too enlightened for bigotry TO flourish In
tolerance may exhibit his demon-visage, stained
with the blood OF patriots and martyrs-bgoted
may clank her chains, and shrek for the
return OF the horrors of the past but In every case
hey are sure to be driven back to their dens, fol-
owed by the detestation OF outraged humanity.
EGYPTIAN ANnoUlrIEs.-Mr. Glidden has COM
nenced his course of lectures at Boston on the An.
EQUITIES of Egypt, aud his Introductory has received
pretty severe castigation from the hands of Mr..
Tasistro, our readers will perceive from the an.
nexed article which we cut from the Boston Notion,
Of which Mr.. T. is editor. Mr. Tasistro, we NAV
remark, has travelled over the same ground, which
MIR. Glidden attempts to describe, and his criticisms
are therefore properly entitled to respectful atten-
ilon
The rising Importance of the investigation of the hero
glyphca literature and inscriptions OF the ancient Egyp
ans has been rapidly extending the interest in this sub
ect, from being confined to the learned and curious
throughout every rank of intellectual society 1t has
spread all over the continent OF Europe and only
occupies marked share of the attention of the studou
inquirer and antqua but engages the active enterprise
scientific expeditions and MANY intelligent pdiyid
uals OF different nations.
Having ourselves traversed considerable portion of
hat land where the desert and the garden may be
mingliDg their bloom and drsolation together
where the lovebower and the tomb stand side by side
and pleasure and death keep hourly watch upon each
il may well he supposed that we visited the Odeon on
Monday evening with slight degree of interest When
our readers are urth rmore informed that have had
the honor OF travelling in company with the distinguished
James Burton who in 1922 fairly established his claim
the discovery OF one OF the important memorials con-
nected with the explanation of herogly phic characters
and to whom Mr. Glddon never once alluded they may
perhaps infer that we are not altogether
with the subject When state lastly that we have in
our possession at this moment the original letters in which
the enthusiastic Champolion gives minute description
al his cries. and from which Mr. Giddon has
rived all the Information he pleased to favor his audi
tors with on Monday night, we trust be permitted
10 turn the white OF left eye without being deemed
either ill-naured or uDgenerous.
We listened to about half Mr. Gliddons introduce
ory lecture on Monday evening with considerable com
nosure for although his discourse unredeemed by
he slightest gimmer OF an rpnal idea, yet the matter
was well put together the drawings made good show
md but Tor certain air of petit maireship which strong
y reminded us OF French footman easy terms with
mis- Mistress he might have made impression the
at least But when he began boasting OF his
superior nteligencewhen he had the assurance to tell
his audience that the matter OF his discourse purely
original and that none but himself could be possessed Of
mach valuable nformation-and then in the very teeth
Of these assertions as if suddenly conscious of having
somewhat overasked the creduty of those around him.
he began to enter into acknow Judgment Of his whole
sale garsms in hopes fdeprecatng the wrath of the
critic, then confess that left the hall in no very
pleasing humor. He seemed indeed to be bent upon ma.
king assertions for the sake of contradcting them
Tor while at certain stage of the lecture he gravely
:
phics even in Europe at the present day he very
alter completely upset himself by observing that much
had been written about the matter within the last few
years that was almost impossible to avoid adopting the
opinions of others.
great portion OF the lecture occupied endeavor
ing to establish the claim OF Champoon the honor of
having FIRST discovered the Key TO Egyptian Herogyphics
rms TO say the least was very gratuitous insult to the
memory OF the lamened DR.. Young whom Champoon in
letter, which we shall publish in few days. acknow-
Lodges as the pioneer in those great discoveries which led
to his gigantic improvements That this is the uni
versal sentiments OF Europe may be acertaned by
sung the very curious observations critques sur Ia de-
couverte" de alphabet Hierog yphque OF Kalproths
aud LES collect ons d'autiques Egg pennee recuees
par VI, lie Chevaer de Pan;' works which in the
hands every European scholar, but which MIR. Gliddon
apparently never heard Of
The fact that the study of hierogyphics has been
~ common in England, since the publication of
Champolons complete grammar Of the Coptic language
In which he proves that this the language used in the
scripons on the ancient Egg ptian The
lndefatigabe individual has also compiled Coptico.
Egyptian Dictionary, contained in three quarto Volumes
and comprising the three distinct dialects the Thebaic
Memphitic, and Heptanomic every word he n as