, 1842-10-15

is the ingenious writer" referred to in
the chapter, who had compared the
"three prominent faculties of the mind
to the mechanism of a watch" But /
did not claim the sentiment as my o,un,
Blu respectfully awarded it to another
"To err is human !; To forgive, divine
My motive for not specifying the name
OF MI. Paine, was simply this:-In all
Christian communities his name is never
received as authority for any proposition
however wise, or v~irtuous; and chris
tan parents, from the earliest dawn Of
feeling and intellect-from the moment Q
child a lisp the name of that great and
good man, teach them to associate there
with every idea which is infamous and
execrable; and all this too, by person:
entirely Ignorant Of the real character @
that distinguished Philosopher and illus.
trious Philanthropist. But, to his fame,
will yet be "erected a Monument more
lasting than brass"-while his defamers,
''the paltry crew OF scribblers. who bask
for a time in the sunshine of popular IA
vor, are doomed to rot and perish in
merited oblivion"
Mr.. Jno. NJ. Luckett, a gentleman of
integrity and ofliterary attainments, (now
a resident of Lincoln county, and q sub
scrlber to the Radical, and who copied
the first series of my work, l feel well
assured, perfectly recollects, that the
foregoing was the reason assigned to him
for using TIE words ingenious physiolo-
gical writer" instead of Thomas Paine.
Unfortunately however, for Christian
readers, Mr.. Paine coupled with his pro-
position a theological application, and ad-
ministered dose SO repugnant and pow
erful, to the believers of Joseph's miracu-
lous dream, that the patients never yet,
nor eve can be resuscitated-and,
"Hinc ihe lacryme."
After writing the chapter published
in the Radical, | gave, with a few ~altera-
tons, the same application. not in the
chapter itself, but in a note attached
thereto, and in that form the editor of
the Radical is aware, it was sent TO him.
This is the sum total, "the head and
front" of my plagiarism; and agreeably
to the logic of our Reviewer, ifsome mo-
dern historian were to write a history of
the United States, and were to say, that
General Arnold was willing to sacrifice
his country for gold, he would alike be
guilty Of plagiarism, because some ante
rior historian had said the same.
Our learned Reviewer has been pleas
ed 10 couple with my chapter, Hell and
Brimstone,' and has placed these words
in Inverted commas, as if it was a literal
quotation from the communication. Now
| beg leave 10 inform our critic, that the
word birthstone" is not TO be found in
that communication, and that it is an arti-
Gle for which | have no use either medi-
%cinally, or otherwise; and that | humbly
submit IFS benign and salutary properties
10 him and to such others as preach hell,
fire, ~dalnnation, melted lead and "Brim-
~Stone," to the Deist and the Iniidel, and
who fatten and luxuriate in the mire Of
their own creation. Our Reviewer has
been kind enough TO admonish me, "to be
calm and dignified, and not SO easily ruff
fled by the frothy and reckless illusions
Of the pedantic pe%ttifogger." But this
wholesome advice has ~arriven at least
twenty years too late. 1t is true, that
the time has beer, when my temper
would have been rufied by his wanton'
puerile and jejune illusions; but age and
experience have tempered and fortified
my discretion, and his spointless arrows
fall harmless at my feet" He has re-
specially reciprocated the favour offered
to him from Horace. now present him
with another from the same prolific lore,
which if duly appreciated will be OF SER
vice to him, should he again attempt to
put on the livery and assume the piano.
ply of the critic-"M sutor ultra cripi-
DAM"
Mr.. Editor: l here close the subject
indefinitely. For the last three weeks
the columns of your paper have been
,eeming with matter calculated TO engen-
der feelings of personal animosity and
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