Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-07-22

lu The tEPreSIdeui, aud thcrelre that las influence
WAS made 10 suucli.n uGdeiIy. / finally determined
" ascertain The iucrs M toe case nad also his views
10 regard 10 Nulnrre's Writings. These are conlai.
Ued IA The following letter:
YOU'D. sc. 10 ,EPu EMERSON
Rry'd Sir-in answer TO yolr ingu iries iu van,
letter The Ian Iusi.I chrcr:uiy sille-lsI thai
never published 80 made trarslrIlnn al Eutalrcs
Philosophical c.rvunr, ID, That never cead that
wort. and am there unable To give an upiuinn Of
lis merIs. 81. That / never saw The book menI,n
ned 10y yu1 as preparing u be Translation ui Vol.
iair1's PhIiuS 'rhIcol Dictionary, 10y John Quinc,
Adams. 4ih That have heard of person a sIran.
ger 4" me, bearing Tina name, buu knc Nv not how
he came 10y u, nor 10 what family he belongs
have read extracts from VultaIre's Phiosophicai
Dicionnry. and others ofhis wriIlngi infected with
inideIHy, bat have also real and seen perlor ned
on The Stage his Tragedies Of Ziir6. Alzre and Ma.
h"mci. aud have read h.s epic poem The HenrIaIr
have read OF ms Writings. IA which he complains
nat he hal been ace sci Of Irrel gIuus prpef,.
lies and up, ea!s 10 these tragedies aud epic puem
a. pruni of hls orthodoxy. lie bpass that when his
Tragedy Of ZaIre was Cirs performed. was called
The Christian tragedy. Ia The tragedy of lzire. a
Spanish Nceroy Is murdered by a Peruvian Indian.
a"d "hen The assassin Is brought be fore hun, as he
Is dying he says
Learn now The difference between thy gods and
mine
Aud mine when thou hast stabbed me to the heart
Comm1nd me both To ply and forgive thcer'
In ms lIenHade he gorfes Henry The Fourth FOR
having been converted by a vsion IN which his an.
cestOr, 81 Louis. proves 10 him The truth 81 The doc.
lime OF Iansnbs'antaUn: ard he dedicated his ira.
gedy Of Mnhomet TO Pope Benedict the XVIII, as.
surfing him That IN exposing the Inpusior Of a false
reiigiOnlherewas nc person 10 whom the work could
With 50 much prOprIoly be dedicated as TO the head
ui The true religion, compliment Tor which The
sovereign ponuf rewarded him. ns a true and C,ith.
nsOn Of holy church, with his paternal and apostle.
lie beuedicliOn,
Now Ifihe nfiel ncighbor Of the Rev Mr. Huh
bard declared that he would have no farther copb
dence IN ne, Il had been bpwing hot and cold
by Publishing a Translation Of Vultarres Pm los,pbi
cal Dictionary, aud yet protesting for myself religi.
nus sentiments and opinions ,hcN could he have INV
confidence ~ Ncitaire hImsef-such on adept IN
he art OF blowing bot and cold. by publishing 4,
translation d NOllaIres Philosophical clionnry and
yet protesting Ur myself religions sentiments md -
pnious. bow could lie have any confidence m Wi
iaife hsmsei-such an adept IN the art Of blowing
hot and cold. thot he wrote with the same non bis
Philo'ophIGal Dictionary, aud his Heurade, his
Lnire, ms Azure. aud his Mahomet how could Tho
nidel justify himself for re recommending 10 his friend
The work Of such weaIhercOc, ~ redgious upin
IONS as Voliare, und yet profess To Withdraw ali his
confidence "a me Tor my supposed Inconsistency IN
publishing the InGde Of VOltaire, and yet ay.
owing religious sentiments for myself
The Truth Is that FOiiaIre a lively, sarcastic.
a. disingenuou7. prcJudced. auuical dlsbeIever On
Christianity ready 90 assume the mask Of rclI giUr.
or in cast 90 away just as q suited his interest or
his humOr-Iuieul above all things IN making HIM.
self name aud aatterIng himself that his easiest
way 10 do 1t was by demo i.hng The Christian 70.
IigiJH. never thought his Philosophical Dcupna.
~ worth reading, nnd read hls Bible only TO des-
plse %.
have read also his Maid Of Orleans and deypi.
sed HIm aIsp iDr thnt--iniamJus Tor Iis pcrversiUu
ofall moral principle and oil decency, Us IuIustce
10 one Of The brightest characters 90 human history
Is no most crying SIN. French,lan who can think
Dr speak Of Joan Ct Arc without reverence must
have heart colderthau the everlasting ice Of the
piles
You are at liberty, sir. 70 make such use NJ this
'euor as you hiuk proper am certainly a,tsm