The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-09-28

| iuslly dsserssined % ascertain he facts
10 he rae. and also he siews In regard
10 VofsiFr's sriliaa. These sss e0nl.la-
ed IN he following lrsssr.
Y0uss, 6Lr..
Q,iaey. I5sh Jaas. isll
REs'D SIN: In snsuer 10 your irquniss
in your lsief 81 he i4lh inst. cl,serlul-
|, siate-isl. That arysr published or
q. ade smansi4lion Of Voliare's Psslesa-
phieal Dislonsr, ID. Tist Inessr rad
ihstwerk. and an therefore unable 70 give
IN opiaion Of us merits; 81. That never
ssw The bonk mentioned by yon. - pur~
porting 10 be . irsnslaiian 81 Noltsifr's
Philosophical Dictionary. by John Qaln-
~ Adam: Alb, That have heard Of :
person. . stranger q me. bearing that
name. hui know noi how he came BY u.
nor 10 sha, iamily he belongs.
lhsse read extracts from Noliaife's
philosophical Dictionary. and others Of
his writings infected With intidell,y, but
! hsss slso read and SEEN performed on
The sisgshis iragediss Of Zaife, Allure ard
Mahnmei. and Rhsye read Ais epic poem
the HenrisJe. have read Of bis writ
ings. 10 v hich he complains iha. he had
been accused ofisrshginas pfepen,,ies. and.
appeals TO these ,rsgedies and epic poem
a. proDf of his orthodoxy. lie boosts that
when The tragedy Of Zaire was 6rst per
lornsd, il was called The Christian irsge-
dy. III ihs tragedy 0f A'zire Spanish
yiceroy is nusdrsed BY a Peruvian Iadi>
IN. and whfn The assassin 10 bfsnght be-
fore him. as he Is dying. he says
Lean now The difference between thy gods
and mine
Thy gods command thee 10 revenge aad muir
der;
AID mlne, whsn thou has stabbed me 10 the
heart,
Command me both 10 pity and prgiye ,heer'
IN his IIeSfiads he glorifss Henry ne
Fonrih ksr having been converted BY .
vision, in which his ancestor. 81. Lo#is,
proves 10 him the truth OF Che doctrine Of
Observation-Disclosures and he dediraled his
tragedy Of Mahone, 10 Pope Benedict The
xly,h. ASSUMING him thatin exposing tie
impos,or Of false relgiop. tlitre was no
person TO whom sls aork cssld with so
much propiiely DO de.lealed a. 10 he
head Of The liue religion; . compliment
fT which The sovereign pon,iiT rewarded
him. as a iIue and lssfsAlal son OF the ksly
chusch. with his palerRal aud apostolic
snedmtion.
Nov il the infdel .Hejghbor OF The Rev.
Mr.. Hubbard declared ina, he would have
lno,lariher confidence in ME. if | had been
blowing hot and coil, by publishing
translation Of Vo,tsire's Philosophical
sentiments and opinions. how could lie
have any confidence in Vulta,rs himself
such an adepssn The arr Of blowing hot
and cold, thsHe wroe with The same
pensAis Philosophical Dictionary and bis
Henrisde. bis Zaiie, his A.zife and his
Mahomet--Low could The infidel Justify
himself Tor recommending 10 his friend
the word Of such weathercock in Eell-
gious opinions ia Vol,aire. and Jet pro-
fess TO withdraw all his confidence 10 me
for my supposed Inconsistency in pub
I,shing the iridel trash OF Vollaire. and
yet asoSing religious s.ntiments for
myself
The truth is that Vultaire was lively.
sarcasticsl, disingenuons. prfjud,ced. e.
natical tlisbellever in Christianity, ready
to assume the mask of religion. or 10 cast
i. away, just as il suited his interest or
his humor; intent above all things upon
making himself name. and fattering
himself That his easiest way 10 do it was
by dem.,lishing The Christian religion.
Ineser thought bis Philosophical Die,inn-
ary worth reading, and l read his Bible
only 10 despiss it.
hare read also his Maid of Orleans,
and dsspised him also for that--iniahous
fur its perverson OF all moral principle,
and all decency. 1's Unjust ce to one Of
the brightest characters IN human history
is it's most crying SIN. A Frenchmsn Who
can think or spe Of Joan Of Arc with
out reyereece. must have heart colder
than the everlasting ice OF the poles.
You are al berty. sir, 10 mike such
use Of this letter as you think proper. /
atn certainly mt ambitious Of the reputs-
ton Of spending my time in transla'ing
or in publishing VolsIre's Philosophical
Dictionary.
-
There are ry few tramsome ese
writings hsvt reroiled With more disgust
and horror; of hts infidelty and dlssolnta
mora's have had more than sutieii;
and il | have ever derived any benefit
from them. it has only been by that pros
cess which extracts healing medicine from
the deadlies. Of poisons.
an, very res, .ecfully and thankful
w, dear sir. ysnl ebedien, servant, IT,. /
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
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