The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-09-08

'A"o oA"iA "iiiFiuS dG CtTIdlu points
within certain minutes of time.
4th. That the "whole arrangementn
in regard to these trains was bad.n
But, what is that more insubordi-
nation in the camp? Surely there is
something wrong. Somebody moves
that the words" In the Providence of
God"-be stricken out of the preamble,
and the words" By the gross mis-
management Of those having in charge
the Providence and Worcester Railroad
Corporation" "-be inserted in their stead.
The suggestion was even received with
enthusiastic applause. Mr.. Barstow,
MIR. Burgess and others opposed the
amendment-Mr. Barstow declaring
that if it should be made he should with
draw from the meeting, as he believed
it would be tantamount to denial, by
the meeting,of the overruling Providence
of God. The discussion was WARMLY
sustained for sometime, when the Rev.
Chairman suddenly recollected that he
had a previous engagement and, on
pulling out his watch, he found that the
time had nearly arrived; he therefore
resigned the chair Rev. Edwin NJ
Stone took the chair. After some far
ther discussion the question was taken
on the motion to strike out the obiec-
tionable language, and carried in the
affirmative, whereupon Messrs. Barstow,
Burgess and others left the hall, and the
preamble was amended to read as fol-
lows -
Whereas, by the gross mismanagement
of those having in charge the Providence
and Worcester Railroad corporation, a
large number of our friends and fellow
citizens have" &c.
The third and fourth resolutions were
also amended to read
Resolred, That in the management of
the means of public conveyance, the
safety of the passengers should be the
first object to be secured, and that any
increased peril of human life is an
outrage against the better feelings Of
humanity and violation of the law Of
God" .....
Resolred, That in the opinion of this
meeting, it is the duty of the stock
holders of the various railroads termin-
ating in this city, to instruct the Direct
ors of these several lines to make them
as secure from peril to human life, as
the present state of science renders
practicable.
Now, we would ask, Is it not appa-
rent to the most superficial observer,
from the course of the soi-distant leaders
of this meeting, that it was the intention
to make the meeting endorse the con-
duct Of the railroad management, or at
any rate release them from all blame
and responsibility? Rey. Francis Way
land, D. D., is, no doubt very learned
man, or he would not hold the station
which he does in one of the first Univer-
sites in the country and he must be a
very I" orthodox" man, or he would not
have license to doctor the divinity
whenever it should get oat of order. Or,
perhaps he don't doctor the divinity, but
simply administers divinity to those who
are too ignorant to be permitted to take
it for themselves, in the same manner as
M. DPS administer drugs to those who
require them. We may be presump-
tous, but we should just like to ask il
the divinity that charges God with such
a reckless and blundering piece of work
as the collision on the Providence anG
Worcester Railroad does not need {
little dOctoring' 1t seems to us thai
Ipreambles like these would not be ex
actly orthodox
Whereas, in the Providence of God
John Smith sat on a keg Of powder anC
applied match to it, by the explosion
of which he was blown sky high, an(
when he came down he was considerabl,
burned and otherwise somewhat injured
Or
Whereas, in the Providence of God
Tom Jones, with strong piece of rope
tied ffty-six pound weight to his necl
and jumped into the river where tn
wafer Wac Gonna foot ~ 1apt In