The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-12
For the Pilot.
RAPOLOGY.


You are the second individual that has
published newspaper within her limits,
We look to you for intelligence of gen.
eral nature, and to your contributions
for something to amuse and instruct.
Many have doubted your success, but be-
fore Inc is the forty-frst number of the
first volume of the Pilot, and from the
catalogue of advertisements. as we'll as
he general appearance of the paper, |
should think your prospects good. The
plymouth Journal" survived but for
day as it were, wing in politics, it died
in time to be buried by the proper polit-
ical party in 1915. l am informed since
that day the County has been democratic.
trust she will SO remain, always select
ing men Cor office who are honest, tenn
pesate in all things, (tetotallers.) and
prompt in the discharge of their official
deties. hope your paper will be read
by every family in the County. and that
all who read will pay for value received.
This is truly al age of improvement aud
wonde.s. wonder at the drunkenness
of any man holding an important office.
Science is outrid.ng the storms Of igno-
rance, arrogance and superstition, I'm
provement. knowledge and aiiluence is
the order Of the day. Our new County
is By no means behind-her County seat
is. fast mproving-many buildings being
erected, some OF which are valua ble--a
good Court House, new Prison. two new
Churches, Telegrap pin Office well conduct
ed, Steam Saw Mill of the best quality,
new Grist Mill. Slaughter Yard, two Tan
neries, Mechanic Shops of all kinds, two
Hotels we'll kept, and stores in album
dance, seem to indicate enterprise of the
real Yankee kind, saying nothing of liq-
uor doggeries, as never like 10 speah Of
them unless | have time and space TO
fully describe not only the houses but so
their inmates.
At the County Seat you have stated
meetings of Churches, local Ministers OF
the Gospel of ability, good school (as
am nformed) and above all universal
good health. For many years have been
! a resident of the Western country, (for-
merly Jerseyman.) and | know Of nc
place more inviting to the industrious
than this. May all 60 on in their pros.
perity, regard each others rights, feelings
and opinions, and obey the commands o,
Him, who presiIeS over the dcstinies OF
all.
| find in the Pilot an article styled
'.RapolOgy"--a new subject to write upon
and | should suppose difficult one tC
handle. FroG the ideas advanced by the
writer (Hoosier,) | conclude his pen wa;
not moved by spirit" lie says, hi:
design is not TO tell what the Rdpper:
are, but what they are not--states tina
the Spirits" say "all after death are
happy Sin state of felicity" Mr.
Editor, believe this does not agree will
the statements of other wrters upon Thu
subject. learn from them that the Spir
its communicate, that all are not in th,
same degree of happiness, and the com
munications from George Washington
and DR.. Franklin as published in the Co
yington papers, strongly urge upon ever,
one the necessity and importance of lead
ing Cody life, prepare for death &c
! also learn that the com punication
through the medium now in Plymouth
referred to by the writer. declare, tina
all are not equally happy. That our Spiri
communicated that its brother was hay
pier than he, &c. infer from the Ian
guage of the writer that he has neve
heard the ''Rars." if SO, hope he will
hear, and investigate candidly befor
condemning, before pronouncing it
''Humbug," thereby declaring the medi
um all impostor, because of declaring TO
truth that which she knows TO be false
and without any hesitation, bringing int
question her veracity, and thereby char
acter which is worth .nore TO any lad
than the wealth of all Hoosiers comb
ned. But if | recOllect Alright, Chris
was rebuked. prosecuted, slandered an
finally died in the arms of an enemy. Tn
, writer gives his opinion founded on quo
tatiOns from the Bible, that ''Spirilua
Rappings" are impossible because G
mans mortality. The dead know nc
any thing" &c. and yet | conclude tn
writer believes the narration of ever
miracle ever wrought, believes the &C
count given of the fiery furnace. the Ii
on's den, Jonah and the whale, Sampson
and the foxes. &c. and yet cannot for on
moment believe of spiritual revelation
nor give credit enough to it to invest
$ gate the subject. There now exists Athe
lists, ln!idels. Universalists, Mormons
Millerites, Christians. and thousan
different sects entertaining as many di
= ferent opinions Ill relation to futurlty
;. and yet forsoosh it is impossible or 4
I least unreasonable that we should hay
spirits come and teach us the truth ;
this day. | am taught nothing is in
possible with God" and reason says fu