The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-12-14
N u NlBER 90.


their Creator has allotted to thelp2 ]. is
not unprecedented 'ha, any of these objecis
come within he constitutional powers of
Conqsese or any nf its laws. If Thorn
sonjan;sm IL ,nIi!Ied to the high sanction
which it claims it cnr have no protenslons
to--neither can il stand in need Of the
pTotection which the patent law affords.
| therefore fee' myself at liberty, aud
would hold any other person excusablc
FOR using any Divine Gift he may be so for
lunate to possess, withou. asking the
permission of Samuel Thomson.
Does the author ofthe "New System"
really possess the gift which he processes
to exercised We read of some who pos
sessed gifts to hea! the sick by some
miraculous or supernatural display Of
rower,-bu! | am unacquainted with any
instance OF such e gift to perform Extra
ordinary cures by System" Of ordinary
remedies. 1.-THE one under consideration
be such one, i, is fairly entitled to the
character it has assumed Of being "New
system"
Now the author Of this system does or
does not possess "a gift to heal the sick"
II lie does possess it then we have his
own declaration written by himself tina,
"No oNECAN LEARN THAT GIFT" and by
good consequence that he cannot COM
munica,o the knowledge or efficacy Of ii
TO others. Yet in the face of his own de-
ciara'ion, 'that no che can learn thal gift"
he makes merchandise of it and sells it.
and "agrees to give whenever applied to,
any Information that shall be necessary
to give complete understanding Of tho
eblaihin-. preparing and using al! such
vegetables as are made use of in said Sys-
lem; to all san as purchase the "righl"
He ia therefore subjee to The charge Of
swnding the ignorant and credu'ous oui
o: Their money, under the spccious pre-
tence of furnishing them with knowledge
which he knoss cannot be communicated
because "no one can learn tho, gift" In
so doing he abuses his gift, he profanes
Holy things. But if he does not possess
she gift, then he is chargeable with mpi-
Gus presumption, in making pretensens
to such gift when he does no, possess
i, for the wicked purpose Of obtaining the
peoples money by gross imposition and
fu,eho"d. Ills daring impiety He may
lake which horn Of the dilemma he choos.
eS.
In like manner the "adrocates' Of the
Botanic s. stem either do or they do not
believe tito he Of Heavenly Origin. IT
they do so believe, and if the 'GifL" can
not be communicated 10 olhers---from
whence have they learned in Either
they have Not learned il, or the S20, or
$500 "right" as the ease may be, is used
as permu and an order on ,he God Of
nature +" tc.'ow the "Gifl' upon the pur-
"hase" q! tho book. Will the Thomso-
MANS acknowledge their ignorance or will
they subscribe 10 this bIasphemous con-
sequence. az they do no, believe, why
do they sus'Gin him in propaga.ing his
iMrlops !re'e sions2 They become par
tee ~ cyi"ieig with the "palentee in VEN
dr. has 2y@ious and profane things. In
so u".." ley become his abellors and
render themselves amepable for his impi-
ETY. to God, aud his impos,ures on his fell
low man"
In the ex!gucts of the publication jus,
quoted we have plain view of the man
Thomsor's claims and pre,ensions, taken
from his own words; which has to my
mind clearly proved him liar and suin-
dlr. II we take the whole context of
the book New System Of Botanic Medi-
cine and Guide to Health, as evidence,
his utter disregard of truth forces itself SO
dill lily upon every investigating mind,
thai ! am only astonished how his tales
At" the cases related should for one mo-
men: be credited by any one. will
copy extracts from some of them as an
example % lis absHrdi.y "a, Page 25.) 81
sen. ,r DR.. Watts and DR.. Fuller who
were called roc, doe,ors.' "She had in
the whole Is OF the most shocking con-.
Yulsion fits that were seen by any oue'
present" "Afler the fits left her she was
entirely senseess, and was ravirg dislrac-
ted for three days and then became per-
feclly stupid and laid in tina. eondI'ion
three days, she then laughed three days
and cried three days; after which she
seemed to awake out Of a SLEEP"
"The spasms were so violent that they
Jared The nholo house" page 50 & 5
Mari "Itold her | could not tell whe,h-
er they were dying or whether i. was the
deadly effects of opium. gave them alI
Medicinc, the two children died in about
three holre. But Dir. Fulsoin grew bet
ter by ;aki's my Medicine. No,w,th-
standiiE all Misi" "lhe Dr. as was
info,nl made oath the, the three CHI,