, 1844-01-13
TFor the Radical.

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thou indeed abused? Nay brother, (foI
now suspect thou art not a sister,, ]
only intended 10 rebuke thee, as the as
sailant of an article Of my faith, without
feelings of personal ~unkindness toward
thee on that account, be thou whatsoever
thou mayest'
But thou hast not granted my request
Thou didst not furnish any part of the
arguments by which a doctrine of the
protestant fathers was shown 10 be
positively absurd, "andinstead of prove
ing thyself the mighty giant in theology
with whose fearful odds | had expected
TO contend, thou hast convinced me that
am only 10 have the honor OF graphing
with a pigmy.
Peradventure l have failed TO d:scoy-
er profundity in thy learning, beauty in
thy dictiOn, point on force in thy argu-
meut, from the 'imbecility ofmy mind"
''the dulness of my apprehension or
because | "haint studied logic" (shades
of Johnson and Webster be merciful.)
.'Haint" hot dear ga" studied orthog-
raphy and grammar in thy time? Surely
if my enquiry is not more pertinent and
BETTING than thine its language is equal
ly chaste and elegant.
Thou hast told ne what was not the
object ofthy first notice, but thou vouch-
safest not to inform me what uGs its de-
sign.
"Tis good TO see ones thoughts in
print. A scribble a scribbler altho'
there's nothing int" Doth the violence
here done to the poets language make It
apply to thy case?
Thou sayest moreover that none but a
''knave or hypocrite would ask an ex-
planation"-nevertheless thou professest
TO "love and respect me as a man ofhon-
est Intentions" Verify friend "a" if
thy "breath is not hot and cold at the
same time" it has the convenient fcul-
ty of changeing its temperature more
suddenly than the weather in our yaria-
bic climate.
Thou wilt condesccnd to discuss this
question, on a correct understanding Of
which Armenians believe that the saliva
ton of millions of immortal souls de-
pend, ProrjdedI will conduct it on NV
part with ~'civility and common courte-
sy,' which means, according TO your own
example that l am &c use no term more
vulgar than "knave' or "hypocrite," and
no phrases less refined and delicate than
'take spasoms, ''all a great fool, ''hate-
full doctrine" sc, sc.
But a truce with pleasantly. The
subject is two grave. And as you have
not complied with the conditions, on
which agreed to discuss the question, |
am at liberty to let it rest here Still, |
an ready to meet the issue. And | here
promise 10 conduct the dispute in the
spirit of christian kindness, with a view
solely to the development of truth, on
condition that you will DO likewise, and
forbear to drag in matter e~xtraneous or
foreign 10 the subject of predestination,
and likewise refrain from using more
than ten times as many words as are nee
essary TO convey your meaning.
To examine in detail that portion Of
your present verbose communication,
which you consider TO be argument a
gainst me, would be an arduous under
taking. You have so much that is for
eign 10 the subject-so little method or
order of arrangement-your arguments
are so hackneyed-so commonplace-so
supericial-yOu might have saved your
self the trouble of telling us that no re-
spectacle Minister'S sentiments had.been
adopted by you.
Could you expect me seriously to no
tice your declaration that if the reforma-
ton was in accordance with an eternal
decree, it would have taken place, even
though all the men in the universe had
folded their arms in silent apathy? As
well might you say that seedtime and
harvest would continue in accordance
with the divine promise and decree, even
though the rains, and dews, and summer
suns, should cease to revisit this mun
3,no c,Lara God works hy means