American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-07-15
For the Lancnstor Gazette,


Mr.. EDITOR: Your correspondent, who
over the 81 xnature Of Common Sense, re-
plies to Vox Populi, is evidently one OF
those who believe that there is something
in name;' for no sooner does be Sc the
words Vox Populi attached to communi-
cation than he imagines that the uniisd
voices of "the sovereign people Of the
earth" are ringing IN his ears, and he is
startled by the ominous sound! He reads
under the awful impression, thai conyen-
tons have been held and petitions signed.
and that some mighty genius has been cho
sen their representative to give formal ut
terauce to their thought, and wishes!!
But as he reads, he is wonderfully amazed
to find that the writer is nothing more nor
less than a single individual. fellow citi-
zens, common "laymsn" How won
derful the discovery, and what convincing
evidence this, Of Common Sense!l" 1t
is really strange, that after his eyes were
open to the truth, he SHOULD have given
the matter the least attention, and the more
so because his "commor sense" was so
much "perplexexed to discover even the
drift Of the voice Of the people" But.
great minds as we'll as small. will some
times forget themselves and be guilty OF
very glowing inconsistencies; and thus has
he noticed with nearly a whole column,
what he elegantly calls "the squeaking OF
an invited lsyman." But, when however,
he condescends TO notice the "squeak, "
we might at least, (ifttere i SO much IN
name) expect something to correspond
with his signature, viz: little "comn on
sense" We might for instance expect,
that instead of making Vox Populi COM
plain OF distressing death acknowledge in
certain clergymen," he would leave the
complaint in the note Of "your Fellow
Citizen" tUhere alone it was made, and We
might expect, that he coud find in said
noe something more than merely, as he
says, the suggestion that possibly the cler-
: gy might understand theology better thar
the sciences OF health" for it that was all
,Ohy pere tile clergy singled out, and the lag
men Who were associated Oith them, entirel!
ovsrlooked9 Above all, might we expect
th.t he would stick to the subject at thu
; head Of his article and point out the error
and mases of Yox Populi, which he tells u
are so "perplexing." But instead of tina
; he says quite a number of things whic'
have nothing to do with the subject, an
the ruth OF which is not denied. For in
stance. Vox has quite as much conidenc
in the learning and skin of physicians i
Lancaster as "Common Sense" and wit
: him he believes that the clergy who try I
teach them religion, ought also n turn b
willing to ask of them instruction in medi
cine. There is no doubt that. il Dir. Berst
: ler for instance, or some oae Of his worth
colleagues were ready to deliver a cours
Of lectures, and waited only for an invita-
ton, that invitation would soon be forth
: coming, and that too, with the name c
many a clergyman attached to 1t. So ais
Vox believes with Common Sense" tha
> the leading motive with Dr.. Banning i
his efforts is rot benevolence, but gain
0 and he has good reason SO to believe, be
: cause be has it from the Doctors own lips
. In that respect he is just like the physi
{ aicns they would soon cease to practice,
j the people should refuse to pay. And E
t naly, what is said Of ''itInerating doctor
e generally" is also in the main agreed tc
Q They ought not, unless previously known
: receive the confidence that is due TO ou
i we'll tried physicians. They are seldor
r so successful But as they are not matter
i of controversy we will leave them. M
i object iu the former communication wa
), simply to direct attention to the imperti
L nence Inconsistency of your Fellow citi
g gen in his published note to certain bighl
n respected clergymen and as his inconsisten
# cy still appears and if possible in more gla
ry colors, there is nothing further for m
+. TO DO.
!, BY the way, Mr.. Editor. you will muO
;, oblige me 10 correct one or two errors c
y the printer. He makIs me saw how bad
: ly the four fellows must feel; said poo
! fellows; and a few lines further down h
leavs out the words ''inVite them" withou
q which the sentence has no meaning.
v ought ,c read; why does he himself invir
: them TO meet and lecture on Episcopac
J. DC.
' Least Common Sense" shall make ar