Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-03-31
From the Washington Globe.
MR. OWENS LECTUR

made deep impression of intense interest
on his audience, and which is not likely
they will ever forget.
The time has arrived, in the due course
of nature, for "truth without mystery,
mixture Of error, or fear Of man." to be
proclaimed to the world for the permanent
benefit of all nations and people.
The most important truths for man TO
learn and act upon are
l. That the population of the world is
now in a low state of physical, mental,
moral, and practical bondage.
2. That the discovery has been made
by which mankind may be relieved from
this bondage.
3. That the removal Of this bondage
may now be made without injury in mind,
person, or property, to any man, woman
or child
a. That il may be removed now, with
great and lasting benefit, from the whole
human family Of man.
5. That the cause Of this bondage lies
deep in ancient errors, and for which none
living can be righteously blamed.
6. That the removal of these errors will
withdraw all sin and misery from human
society, except the sorrow and pain which
may arise from accidents, disease, and
death but the evils and sufierings which
will naturally arise from these causes will
be so reduced, in another and greatly
superior state Of human existence, that they
will be but minimum only Of deduction
from the general happiness Of all.
7. That the errors which have produced,
and which now produce, the sin and misery
of the world, arc the three fundamental
misconceptions which our early ancestors
made respecting human pomCrs and faculties,
and which lamen,able mistake they have
transmitted to US. their children, even at
this day.
8. That our early ancestors knew not
how 10 investigate facts, so as accurately
to ascertain the laws Of nature, but were
governed by the changing and uncertain
influences Of their imagnallons.
8. That these negotiations led them
10 mistake surface appearances and first
impressions for substantial and permanent
realities; and to retain and Stoutly maintain
them for thousands OF years. Sach we're
their first impressions with regard 20 the
universe, while for unnumJercd thous ,nds
al years they believed that the earth was
its centre, ;hat il WAS fiat, and fixed IN one
position, aud that the sun moved daily
around IT, And the man who promulgated
the opposing truths would have been burned
alive, had he refused to retract in public,
what he was compelled TO know in the
secret of his mind was tue.
10. That in like manner our ancestors
imagined that each individual makes him
self what he becomes nj maturity that he
decides by an independent faculty, or will
OF his own creating, what he shall think,
believe or djsbclievc, aud that by the same
faculty Of power, At his own control, he
can create his own feelings, and like or
dislike. love or hate persons and things,
regardless Of the influences which their
qualities may mako upon his own nature
or organization.
IL. That these misconceptions Of the
imaglnatons of our inexperienced ancestors
ure now the cause Of the suierngs of The
human race, except those naturally pro-
ceeding, ms previously stated, from disease,
accidents, and death.
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ture Of error, and fear of man." demon
slrates, from the facts hourly existing
around all, that these fundamental notions
of our ancestors are mere imaginations
arising from first or surface appearances,
and cannot withstand the test of inveStiga-
ton by the intelligent and experienced.
10. That from these three imaginations
6 hovc aln-a anapofnd tho
governments, tarS, religions, ciaSSifcatiOns,
and institutions known through the pas, his
tory Of our race, even to the present hour.
IA That these three imaginatlons of our
ancestors have alone brought sin end mis-
cry into the world, and created and main
tanned all the inferior and evil qualities
which have hitherto tormented man thro'
all the changes of society which he has yet
made TO obtain relief from them.
Is. That the new suti'rages which have
been created under every change and form
Of society, soon instigated the sufferers 10
desire and effect some new mode OF change,
in the vain hope that this new change
would remove or relieve their Affections Of
body and mind. Hence the varied govern
ments, religions, laws and institutions of
past ages, and their utter failure to pro-
duce virtue, or goodness, and happiness TO
any portion OF our race.
10. That, under all these changes. the
physical, mental, and moral evils of the
human race have been continued without
inlermission.
II. That it could not be otherwise, &C
cording to the laws of nature. so long as
these changes emana;ed solely from the
three fundamental erroneous imagInations
OF our ancestors; because they are the on
ly cause OF lalsehood, division, ignorance,
poverty, envy, hatred. malice, deceit, eal-
ousy, ambition, contests, conflicts. wars,
superstitions. massacres spiritual and world
ly pride, with the total want Of charity and
kindness-all Of which are, through these
melancholy misconceptions of our ances-
tors, made TO peryade the human race TO-
day the same as in all former times. The
misinlormed and superstitious attribute these
perpetual failures to make men reasonable
and rational beings, enjoying the natural
happiness OF their existence, 10 man being
bad by nature, instead of their own igno-
rlnce af of his nature