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Robert Dale Owen, addressed 10 Benjamin
Ferris, whom we know TO be one ofthe best
ofmen. Mr.. F. wrote a letter in which he
charged atheism on Owen and conductors,
and Owen, in his answer TO this allegation
says:
81 have so repeatedly and so explicitly re-
piled to this same imputation, that think
no regular reader of the Enquirer can now
be in doubt on the subject. However, for
your satisfaction, | will repeat here what ]
said on a similar occasion before. w con
fess an ignorance ofall superhuman beings
and superhuman phenomena whatever. We
affirm and deny nothing regarding them, for
the same reason that we affirm and deny
nothing regarding sthe inhabitants of the
moon. They may exist, and if we had 9th
er and more accurate senses than we have,
perhaps we might discover whether they do
or not; as it is, we never saw them, know
nothing of them, therefore never speak of
them, and conceive it useless even TO ina
CINE their existence. Men may name us as
the please"
We never met with a more heaven-deny-
ing avowal. 1t almost causes the blood TO
curdle in our hearts, 10 read\the atroclous
paragraph. Owen can see, can no nothing
of a Supreme Power from the vast, and COM
plicated, and sublime machinery of the uni
verse! In the mighty volume of creation, he
discovers no traces Of a Great First Cause!
What inconceivabie blindness, what deplor-
able insensibility must be his, who sees moth
ing but chance on earth and in heaven!-
The fool hath said in bis heart there is no
Godi'
Another allegation contained in the let
ter of Mr.. Ferris is that Owen 81 Co., did
not believe that they were accountable to
any superhuman power. In reply TO this,
Owen says. i know nothing of any other
accountability bat that Of man to n is
a man who makes such an unblushing avow-
al of his utter disbelief in any other than
HUMAN accountability, worthy TO be trusted
when his human interest prompts him 10 do
wrong and he can do it without fear OF ex-
posure3 Mr.. Owen, for aught we know to
the contrary, is in private life, entirely well
behaved but, if he is SO, it is in spite OF his
convictions, not because they enjoin integ-
rity. Ifa man believe mere IN human ac-
countabili,y, what is to prevent him from
the preparation Of murder; or tlleti, or ar
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son, or any other crime2 Ifhe commits the
crime privately, without the knowledge of
man, what becomes of the accountabilily?-
If such infdelity were universal, the
virtues would speedily take wing for their
native home in heaven, and leave this planet
dark indeed.
Owen represents himself TO have been
quite religious in his early years. He tired
hard 10 preserve his religion, but could not.
Ia the Free Enquirer, of August %, 1880,
ne says: Through fears, prejudices, antipa-
thies, and early feelings, conviction forced
her unaided way--and | became a sceptic.'
A little further on, he adds: 81 surrendered
my religion TO the irresistible force of con-
~viction, and TO nothing else Again, in the
eanA ss4so4a he eaus. tNTr on;nions haca
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old oman. While We wur chattin' away as
nice as relations, | could hear Betsy maxim
things stand round above. The floor was
only looselboards kivered over wide joice, and
every step made 'em shake and rattle like a
small hurricane. OLD Tom smoked away
and the young ones at the table would hold
a spoonful of mush TO thur mouths and look
at my straps, and then look at each other
and Singer, till at last the old man seed 'em.
"WelI by gun %flints,' says he, 'ef you amt
maxim a josey-
"Jest at that moment, somethin' gin way
above. and may | die, eff Betsy, without any
thin on yearlh on her but one of these starn
cushions, didn't drop rite through the floor,
and sot herself. cushion and all cochunk fat
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see a maple
ind? 1t warn't

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ne could jest lick any,
thin that said boo, in them diggins, out-swar
satan, and was cross as a she bar, with cubs.
He had a little hankerin' in favor of the fel-
lers in town, too, fur they gin him presents
of powder to hunt with, and he was precious
fond OF usin' his shootin' iron. l detarmin-
ed anyhow, TO ask his darier, Betsy, TO be my
partner at the Nettle Bottom Ball.
swell, my sister, Marth, made me a bran
new pair OF buckskin trowsers to go in, and
rlle my pictur, eff she didn't put stirrups TO
'em TO keep 'em down. She saio, straps
wur the fashion and | should ware 'em. |
jest felt with 'em on as eff had somethin'
~pressin' on me down-all my joints wur so,
tight together, but Marth insisted, and |
knew | could soon dance 'em off, so | gin in,
and started off TO the branch for Betsey Jones.
"When | a%rriv, the old fellar wur sittin'
smokin' arter his supper. and the younger
Jones' wur sittin' round the table takin' theirs.
A whappin' big pan Of mush stood rite in the
centre, and a large pan of milk beside it,
with lots of corn bread and butter. Betsy
was helpin' the youngsters, while old Mrs.
Jones sol by admirin' the family collection.
Old Tom took a hard star at me, and | kind
a shook, but the straps stood it, and | recoV-
cred myself and gin him as good as he sent,
and | wur near the door aud ready to break
if he show'd fight.
"What the thunder are you doin' in dis
gise,' says the old mamie swore dreadful
y-.are you comm down here TO steal?"
81 riled up al that. Says |. 'ef wur
comm fur SIGH purpose, you'd be the last I'd
liant up TO steal off on
"You'r right says he, sd make a hole to
light your innards, Ell you did, And the ole
savage chuckled. meant because he had
nothin' worth s%tealin', but his darter. but he
tho't twas cos | was afear'd on him.
swell, purity soon | gether'd up and tole
him what | cum down fur, and invited him tc
cum up and take a drink and see that al
went on rite. Betsy was in an awful way fu
fear he wouldn't consent. The old 'omat
here spoke in favor of the move, and ole
Tom thought Of the Ticker and gin in TO tht
measure. OFF bounced Betsy up a ladde
into the second story, and one of the small
gals with her, 10 help put on the fxups.
so, down in a cheer, and fell a takin' at TN
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would be this world if such scepticism as O.
wen maintains were suspended over earth
like a funeral pail, beyond which the cheer
ing stars Of Bethlehem, of hope, and immor-
tally could not be seen by the stricken and
fearful eye of grief.
We here close our extracts for the pre-
sent, moi because we have not marked others.
but because we think that we have proved
our position fully. We earnestly beg those
who profess 10 be Christians, in Ovens dis
trict and elsewhere, TO read the extracts We
have made from his writings, and then sup
port him for office If they can. If he has
changed his opinions, let him come forward
in an open and manly way, aud declare that
he has forsaken infdelity. But he cannot
do that. He is what he has heretofore been,
a heaven denying and heaven-defying inf
del. And, yet, such a man is selected by a
community protesting veneration for the
Christian religion a preference 10 a hundred
other men of the same political opinions, and
able 10 sustain them, as a Representative TO
CongressI How a Christian can vote for
Owen and then dare 10 lift his thoughts 10
that Being, whose existence Owen dlsbelleV-
es. we cannot understand. 1t is high treason
AGAINST Heaven in a Christian to vote for a
heaven-denying infdel. Such a mans tes-
timony is not receivable in a %courtof justice,
and shall he be placed in the more response
BILE situation o flegislator? In the name of
Christianity, in the name of conscience, JUS
tice, and propriety, we call upon all who rev.
erence Christianity to give an evidence of
that reverence by trying to keep the high
places of our country free from the contami-
nation of the pestilent professors o~fin6delity.
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MADE A S

A late London paper suggests the follow
ing proposition for settling the difficulties be-
tween this country and Great Britain, on the
supposition that war is inevitable. Ii would
be a saving of expense:
HFor the English Government TO undertake
to level Liverpool with the ground, on con-
dition that the United States Government
destroy New York! for England 10 Bonbard
Bristol! and America 10 burn down Balti.
more!-and so on with the cities on the
seaboard, until sufficient mutual injury has
been effected, after which the " Govern-
mems could settle The matters in dispute By
negotiation and treaty."
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Aeoot' DdiC OWOII, A1V~UIvOO ~ua.~s~~s~ =
Congress in Indiana, we have asserted that
he wrote a book calculated to promote pros
%titution and has openly avowed his disbelief
in the existence Of a Supreme Being. The
editor Of the Louisville Democrat has, very
foolishly, undertaken to defend Owen from
our accusations, and, in doing so, has shown
himself utterly ignorant 0 fmany ofhis friends
opinions. We shall now proceed to prove
our allegations against Owen, and, as we
shall very likely place the editor of the Dem
ecrat in a dilemma, he may extricate him
self from it when he can and in such away
as is agreeable to him.
We have before US files ofsThe Free En-
quirer,' published in New York, and 'The
New Harmony and Nashoba Gazette, or
Free Enquirer published at New Harmony,
Indiana. We have also a book entitled
MORAL Physiology; or, A Brief and Plain
Treatise on the Population Question; by R.
D. Owen.' 1t is the second edition and was
published in New York, by Wright s. Owen,
1881. No one will deny the genuinehess
of these documents, whether he be as head
less as The editor ofthe Democrat or not.
We repeat that the great object of the
book called MORAL Physiology is to point
out the means by which intercourse between
the sexes can be INDUCED without liability
of offspring. Men may ridicule the idea
that a knowledge ofthese means will increase
prostitution, but every one feels that, if the
fear of consequences were removed, the
crime would be infinitely more common than
it now is. We have looked through the
book for the purpose of extracting passages
from II TO satisfy every one that its character
is infamous, and, though we have found
many which would enable US to do it, yet
they are SO horribly disgusting and filthy
that we cannot suily our pages and offend
the moral sense of The community by pub
fishing them. The book is in our possession,
however, and if any one doubts our estimate
of its character, we invite him TO call and
satisfy himself. If man, by furnishing ia
%cilities for the preparation of crime, what
we should like TO know, does he intend
Assure the lewd that they can crafty theiI
passions without any liability to exposure
and thousands will do so who are now restrain.
+ ed, only by the fear Of consequences. Phil
osoPhers Owen and Harney may think other
wise but every common man who knows any
/, thing Of human nature, thinks with as cha
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the fear of consequences exerts a most salu-
tary influence over the evil disposed. We
think that the gallows prevents murder, the
penitentiary theft, and The legal obligations
of matrimony prevent marriages for lust and
the common sense of mankind is all on one
side, while the sublime philosophers are on
the other.
Owens notions of the value of chastity in
woman are frequently stated in his 'Moral
Physiology but in The Free Enquirer we
find them less Extensively given, From that
paper of February %, 1899. page l42, we
make the following extract, written by MIR.
Owen himself:
SHOW happens it there is but one unpar-
donable vice, and one sacred virtue for wo-
L.--s-s :. .L.a L. .-n.. Ii MI
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CAUsEoFTHE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

When President Adams was minister at the
Court of 81. James, he often saw his countryman
Benjamin. West, the late President Of the Royal
Academy. Mr.. West always retained a strong
and unyielding affection for his native land. Mr..
West one day. asked Mr.. Adams if he should
like to take a walk with him, and see the cause
of the American Revolution. The minister hav-
ing known something of this matter, smiled at
the proposal, but told him that he should be 81 all
10 see the cause of that Revolution, and to take
a walk with his friend West any where. The
next morning he called according to agreement,
and took Mr.. Adams into Hyde-Park, to a spot
near the Serpentine River, where he gave him
the following narrative: ssThe King came 10 the
throne a young man, surrounded by fattering
courlers; one Of whose frequent topics it was, to
declaim against the meanness OF his place, which
was wholly unworthy a monarch of such a coun-
try as England.-They said that there was not a
sovereign in Europe who was lodged so poorly,
that his sorry, dingy, old brick place of st
James, looked like a stable, and that he ought to
build a palace suitable, to his kingdom. The
king was found OF architecture, and would there
ford more readily listen TO suggestions, which
were In fact all true. This spot that you Sc e
here was selected for the site, between this and
this point, which was marked out. The king ap.
piled to his ministers on the subject; they enqui
red what sum would be wanted by his Majesty,
who said that he would begin with q million
They stated the expenses OF the war, and the
poverty of the treasury, but that his MaJesty's
wishes should be taken into fall consideration
Sometime afterwards the king was informed tina
the wants OF the treasury were too urgent 10 ad
nit Of q supply from their present means, ou
that q revenue might be raised in America. q
supply all the kings wiOhes.-This suggestion
was followed up, and the king was in this wal
hrstled TO consider. and then 20 consent, TO thu
f-heme for taxing the coionies"-Tudor's Lii
Of Otis.
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FROM THE ST. LoUIs REvEILLE.
NETTLE BOTTOM BALL.
BY SOLITAIRE"

"Well, it are a fact, boys" said Jim Skies,
''that | promised TO tell you how | cum TO
git out in these Platte diggins, and | specu-
late you mout as well have it at onst, kase
its bin troublin' my conscience amazin' 10
keepit kiver'd up. The AFFAIR." raised iessy
in Netlle Bottom, and old Sam Stokes yell,
where he swar he'd 'chaw me up gives my
meat a slight ~sprinklin' of ager whenever L
think on it.
"You see, that wur a small Town called
Equality, in I%llinise, that some spectators
started near Neitle Bottom, cos thar wur a
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DECLINE OF CIrIEs.--While travellers
abroad lament over the declining giories OF
Amsterdam and Venice, they forget that we
have parallels on a smaller scale at home
The little port of Perth Amboy was once a
rival of New York. Newport seventy years
ago was the next seaport ofthe East. Alex
andria, in the District of Columbia, at one
time transacted moe business than BaitI-
more. jamestown, once SO important z place,
is now in ruins; aud the spot on which Roam
oke was built is not even known. $50 runs
the world away"
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Wyatt and three others 9ere taken on the
morning of tbs 7th, s%trippeds and one thou
sand lashes given TO the four, tarred and
feathered. and put into a canoe and etadrift
on the Mississippi river. Itmakes my blood
curdle and my flesh culver to think of the suf-
fering condition of these unfortunate men,
sci adrifi on the morning of the 7th of July,
with the broiling sun upon their mangled bo-
dies. Two died in about two hours after
they were set ahoat. Wyatt and another re-
manned with their hands and feet bound forty
hours, suffering more Ian tongue can tell or
pen describe, when they were picked up by
some slave negroes, who started with the two
survivors to their quarters. His companion
died before they arrived. Wyatt survives 10
tell the horrors of the Lyncher's lash. He
told me that several murders had been occas-
toned by-their unmerciful treatment to him,
and one innocent man hung! know his
statements TO be true. for | had known him
before 1885, and his truth in other particu-
lars cannot be doubted. He murdered his
seventh man, for which crime he will be exc
cuted. have another communication for
your paper, concerning the murderer andthe
world TO come.
Yours truly, J.sH. GREEN.
Auburn, April 10, 1915.
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Secretary Walker, it is asserted by The
Chicago Democrat, is in favor of the con-
struchon Of a ship canal by The General
Government, so that sloops Of war may be
enabled TO pass from the Lakes TO the Mis-
sissippi river,
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ITS grazing hinges, when the rev.
leman introduced me as an ac-
Of his who had travelled South
rs and thought that he (Wyahl
glad 10 converse with him. He
5 happy TO see me, and asked me
d. After a short discourse rela-
different classes Of men then i
It, asked what he followed in his
ough the South. He told me.
asked him how long he had
ged in that nefarious business?-
lelve or thirteen years. | asked
knew many gamblers? He said
asked him if he ever knew one by
Of Green? He said be did. +
name? He answered, John; said
N in 1892, 8, 4, and 5, and saw
2, IN ST. Louis. | asked him if
innate with Green? He said he
as one gambler knew another. I
favored him? He said ifIwould
e light, he would tell me. | did
aid | looked ike the man. | told
the man but | never knew him by
Wyatt. He said | did not; that
J not his real name.
J told me another, which was not
Ime, and asked me if did not hear
icing murdered near ST. Louis in
Sal, and of two men being arrest
led and convicted, one having a
granted him, the other being hung.
that | thought / had. He said he
an that had the new trial granted,
quilted; and said he, they hung
man; he was innocent; / am the
b; but they hung him and cleared
3 says |, you were undera diff
e still, at that time.' He SAID.
one of those names do you know
y real name you are familiar WITH
e. said be. Il knew in the year I6.
lmblers called you John, but Jona-
ur real name.' My curiosity was
:iled at the management Of the
But you may imagine The increase
he told me his real name. look
murderer, aud could scarcely be-
arvel. have pledged secrecy as
name until after his execution. I
I'd him on his first steps 10 viee;s
he became SO hardened. He told
ember the treatment lie had recei-
he Lyucher's lash at Vicksburgh.
my eyes could scarcely credit re-
ad known him in 1892, 8, 4, and
y part of '35, as a bar-keeper in
b. He was never a shrewd card
at that time was considered an in
1outh. The coffee-house he kept
| by North. who with four others
lted on the 4th of July, 1885, by
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A POOR EXCUSE.

HaH OOAA 1<A@ -
CThe Knickerbocker furnishes
EpistIe.i from ]. q. S.
friend. urging him TO enter at ono
state. He thinks it the soy
in creation.'0
Don't tell me you "havn't got |
That other things claim your
There's not The least reason or
In the wisest excuse you can
Don't tell me about 10th er fish.
Your duty is done when you
And you will never relish the d
Unless you've a WOMAN to "f
You may dream of poefical fan
But the story may chance to
The best way OF sending ones
To posterity, Charles. is 10 N
And here | am willing to own
later soberly thinking upon
I'd very much rather be known
Through a beautiful! son, tia
Don't be frightened at queruloi
BY gossipping grumblers rela
Who argue that marriage a bo'
Because they've known PEG
Such fellows, if they had then
Because some ..bad bargains
Would propose as u sensible n
To lay an embargo on trade.
Then, Charles, bid your doubt
And dismiss oil fantastic alai
I'll be sworn you've a girl in
That You ought to have hai
Some beautiful maiden, God b
Unencumbered with pride o
0fevery true charm the posses
And given to no fault but u
To procrastinaiion be deaf!
"a caution which came froH
The scoundel's not only 'sthe 2
or Time,n but of Beauty ant
Then delay not a moment to v
A prize that is truly worth v
CeIibacy, Charles. is a sin,
And sadly prolific of sinnin
Isouid give ynn a bushels OF
For choosing the ~dUub'e
Ii agrees with all climates and
Though it NAV be adopted I
To ones parents It's GRATEFUL
Just think what a terrible tn
'TweulG have been. sir, for mt
If ours had neglected the ring!
Then there's the economy tcle
By political algebra sliown,)
II your wife has a ''griefn or a
Cne half, by the law. is your
And ae to the s'joys" by divisi(
They somehow are doubled,
Though / never could see the
Quite plain in the item OF oi
Remember-I do not pretend
There's anything ''peIfect"
But this I'll maintain to the Ell
Lies very %Ia-perfect withot
sTts not that there's ''poetry"
Gas doubtless there may be
Who know how TO find and to
But I'll warrant you s.excellI
Don't search for an s'angel" q
For suppose you succeed in
After all, the deuce would be i
For the match would be higl
The angels, il must be confess
In THIS world are rather unc
And allow me, dear Charles. t
You'll he better content witt
Then, Charles, be persuaded Il
For a sensible fellow like yc
It is high time TO think OF a be
And a board, and ''hxens"
Dent think about ''something
A poet almost Sin the sere!
"Major.-and not married
You should do 'snoIhing" ell
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AN EXCITING INTERVIEW IN THE
AUBURN STATES PRISON.

GREER, the Reformed Gambler, recently
made an excursion through the Auburn State
Prison. He gives the following account Of
his interview with a murderer:
son my return 10 the prison Office, | was
introduced 10 the chaplain, Rev. o. F. Nor
rill, which reverend gentlemen informed me
that a man by the name of WYATT, then con-
fined in one of the cells, for the murder Of
GORDON, on the 10th of March, in the Au-
burn State Prison. had confessed 10 him thai
he had lived a gambler several years in the
South and West, and he would like | should
call upon him. | accompanied him 10 the
cell OF the murderer. The door was thrown
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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-11-01
GOOD-FlRST RATE

An incident occurred on board steam.
boat some time ago. illustrative Of the ridn=
ulous pride and affection Of the would
fashionable, and The excruIAlngly polite
of HE world. At supper, lady sal dow u
to the table with something Of The 0ourI,n
and toss. .pC III. he ~. a"Evnrcrnp, 6I' all o."
ooard. An honest queer lonklng, but sc
leel yonng man, seated himself oPpoSn'
and not being in the mood Of waiting long,
helped himself 10 piece Of bread. aud "l'n
his own knife also took piece Of butter /,
keep it company, The lazy ~ immediate
Iy budIed up,& showed by her manner thai
something unusual had occurred;
w ailan! said she, 'wallsh, lake away
lhal bultah-lhal lule man has had h's
knife in ih'
She was obeytd. and the butter vanl,l.
ed 10 her grea. relief. The poor icIIo"
bIushed 10 his shirt collar and fell suRicleL,
embarrassed. Before tho supper was oV'r
his poIteness and laudabIe desire 10 relrlc,e
his error, prompted him to pass 'he lady "
plate of dried beet, nicely cut up. Shu
reached out her hand very politely and took
some on her plate with her fingers. J""''
Than instantly started up, and Huh a loud
voice cried nnl---
nNailer take away this smoked becIy
that rude woman had her fingers in it,!
twas now her luru 10 blush. She WIS
fairly done.