New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-13


must sfy ] think you are ~ pushing lls mHfter
rather hard % vote him out without sivirg hn
your reasons 90 rs % allow him r chance % -s-r
il no. If he can And ~ 20 any b.ame 5r the si,y-
ness resting on him, a. 50 sure bot yhat be- cen
for ! can say I think much OF this tack q-f bush
ness or Of its having any thing % DO IN bringing
the trouble wouldn't give much lor al The he p
the master or any body else ever cot that vey.
Now Won may think as you re n mind o. but
never thought the old boy was half 90 much % p
crittcr rs he's cracked Up 70 be. aid d0n 9 boz
lieve he = any great scratch at ciphern himself
neither. much less TO teach It 70 others.
The sensiblities Of the good Deacon received 4
very visible shock from this strange and irrevereut
speech AZ 10 was deemed and bis jealous snp-
porter whom we have mentioned rs taking the
Iced In motions tins far made, was 50 mucl out
ragged d. his feelings. either by the sentiments a.
the speaker. or the opposition they implied % his
plans that he rose aud said he thought the young
man ought % De- rebukcd Tor such loose discourse
In meeting like this where folks had 90 much
reason to be solemn " I wonder II he believes
continued the zsalOt, warming up. what the
Scripture saws about the power Of sorcerers get
ting unlawful help b. do Whist other folks couldn't
dot And should Ike TO ask him where be thinks
the help comes from, when young John Mugrdge
that the master had got along 80 unnatural
fast in figures cid hard sum in his sleep. I want
70 know too, what he thinks about widow Mar
Wins boy being taken sicS-in mercy, perhnqs-
the very next week after the master put him 20
ciohcrirr And then / wish he tell us what
makes the whole school look 80 biue and CHASTITY
If there ant anything wrong in the masters do
ings. And / call on the master himself % say
whether be can deny that he understands the black
art"
Locke could hardly bring himself 70 reply 10 this
ridiculous charge. or even 20 answer the particular
question that he hsd been thus publicly called on
10 answer. lie did So however, by briefly stating
that he knew Of no such art. He hal heard, in
deed that the faculty OF ioreteirg events, fortunes
and the ike was supposed % be attainabe D.!
figures And he rec0liected. rs he commenced
arithmetic when mere boy. indulsing a sort OF
vague expectation that be should come across ms
art II he went far enough. But the farther he nd
vanced. the more old be- see the impossibity Of &C.
curing any such faculty by the Figures, which,
more peculiarly than any other science discard d
all supposti0ns and had to DO only with certain re
monstrable facts. And now. having studied or ex
smined as he believed nearly all OF that science
that had been published, he was folly prepared t'
say that the belief in the faculty in question was
wholly delusion.
q don't blame him for denying IT, said the 50.
perstitious spokesman before named. think !
should II was wicked enough TO tRmper with SIGH
forbidden things. But shOuldhke % hear Deacon
Gilchrist the Moderator's views on this subject
The Moderator, after sundry hens and ha~s'
by way OF getting his apparatus OF speech IN mo-
ton, assumed look Of wise solemnity' and %
served.
1T appears to me- my beloved friends, chat
there 3 an awful responsibility on us. Duty IL
duty. DO think 50. | DO Mt know, nor want 70
much about the hidden things OF figures, except
they are thought % he the Instruments that Sa in
works by sometimes. We know there were sof'
cerers and workers n hidden my steries m the DAY
Of the Apostles and rhe Scnpter says they sha. be
multiplied in the after days which now Is. once
| read book bv q great aud deep Divine We eony
| most forgot his name, but think u was WoOhl d
Marther. or some SIGH uncommon crissen name
| who had seen. with his own eyes, great deal o
the awful doings ci Satan Aud he speaks Of ths
| strange looks Of those that were builetcd b. tie
adversary and the divers maladies aud sore Owls
that befell those who were Ted by bis eniissarie
| into unlawful ways And | do think my friends
| there = something very mysterious IN TINS ere
| school. do think we nave seen token Of dis
pleasure that seems % say 60 us, in loud voice
| YEA the voice oi many thunders-C0Me 0Ht' ana
| b. separate from him nat bungeth me crH pPoi
| you.
This speech was triamphantly echoed by rev era
oftbe Deacon's supporters. as az unansweia0le ar
eumcut ior the measure they were 50 intent on car
| ryinP There were others. however WHO were 81
obtuse ns not % perceive the force OF the argument
! or the igstce fits application. Among these were
! the intended victim OF this ombination. and hl
newly found friend the tall fellow. whose speech
| had SO scandazed his opponents both OF whom
| made reply 10 the oracular speech Of our moderi
| solomon--the one by denying both premises an'
conclusions and The other by droly asking pardon
Of the old boz the Deacon, or any OF their trends
1.-The had moderated or offended them IN his iorme
speech and b. ooutendng that the master haf
| cleared himself 10 bis mind OF the charge
ciphering his scholars into ievers and their psrent
| into fidgets These replies led to good deal o
! scattering debate in which nearly all, by speech
| word thrown n or other manifestation, partc.
4 -. l-fflf To- ornnu
| were strictly three parties in the assembly hrst
the Deaoon's trained followers, who, uumborin.
about one third OF the district, were Tor bfeaAln
| up the school for reasons before gwen second
| another portion, of about the same number Wn
had been induced 10 come into the plan Of the ior
mer through their secret fears that some contasiou
disease was about to break out in the school wh'c
their children would be more likely 70 take, n "a
school continued; and last, the other third who be
Heved the master in no way chargeaoie Tor IN
condition Of the school, which they wished Nigh
be still continued
The Deacons party, perceivirg by TINS tine
that they could safely count on strength enough G
carry their measure clamored more loudly inm
ever sor decision Of the question. Locke CAV
himself up as lost, aud few minutes more would
indeed have been decisive Of lis doom, but for m
unexpected arrival OF new parsonage. Tins wa
Bunker who having reached home only few hour
before had not heard Whist was In tram tiii M
| evening was cuusilcfaDiy toFhhceui "h'" "''
dentally leaning something OF the iacts ne cam
rost haste 70 the scene Of action. This arrival ver
visiblv disconnected the Deacon's party, and IN
duceda dead pause in their proceedings, durin
which the former marched boldly mp TO Locke, an
ave him one Of those hearty and cordial shakes
, the hand. which send assurance 10 the despondin
heart. and are more gratefully felt on some emei
, .,.roiss than a thousand expressed pledges O
J friendship. ON others. After being introduced
r Dr Lincala Budker, taking conspicuous stan
6 bes,re the company. Immediately demanded On
obi.ct of the Meeting and. by series OF sharp an
ro1d Questions addressed first % one rhen another
soan sscce e7cd In drawing OFT he whole trutf
5 with All that nsd uanspired.
90 ve miserable thinkers g. he exclaimed, q
soor as he had satisfied himself OF the true situ'
To- nj affairs what. 10 the name OF common sense
, IND have nut 20 OF 20 such nonsense and ioly a
,tis Three decent Efforts tor a correct idea shout
/. nave told YOU thst the master would not be csugt
,ssching. Tor nothing. 50 valuable secret rs N
I, block art If that arr is al you suppose 1t 70 b
! WHY. by ioretelng the rise IN The markets, or IN
lky u1rnbero fths ticket that's 70 draw the higne'
80 in he next lottery, he can make an ind,
: aao05ent fortune in SIX months, II he viii keep h
! .ecret 10 himself; bat II he goes and imparts th
: f.cntv 10 Others hey viii set away all biz chance
f,r spch lpck. and bis art won't be worth iarthn
,, - -. NJ Won b,lieve he would do such fOl