Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-05-03

We copy below an editorial frum III,
NoriI -'re,f, an Ei.STa@f Lsr,rrs. lie is
Ia,hcr f, we're On Dr. De Wolfe, bot from
what VI. have heard and seen Of him here. We
al. inclined TO the opinion that he deserve
much tha; the -No5k crest says Of him: NOR
specially in relation To the promalsation 81
his iniidel notions
ItineTant Lectures.
Tor the past week. cycning lectures have
been delivered at the Court House by pro-
f,>>or' of ,mpIo@y. Tau'hcoiogy. and all
kiudr,d "l.,gi,s. : piriii>m. frce-lOveism, and
all tia. kindred i>ln-. Who served up in tech.
nir;.l and ,ol,rabls fluent terms, dosss TO sui.
ihc most drpra,.d taste. propositions the
most il!"gical, nni-nahl. aud contradictory,
and ,lruii. H., most unsul s,aniial and dan
,-rrous. not only Ia the wcli-lsing and good
oder Of society. hut To The present happinc--
and future safety oi human souls brought ur,-
der conviction Nv the assumed plausibiii'y Of
hi lnsinas.
Th- professor STYLES himself doctor &.
II. DE Wolfe. 1T Philadelphia" and provides
palulors Suggestions To all tn re domestic,
ply >ical. ard ranhristic 'ceentriciiits WHO
seek the utmost extent If the AREA of free
dom in religions opinions and. jealous of the
attributes accorded to Divinity, aspire to be-
gods themselves. Ia a well-read iuidel or
atheist. it must be- refreshing to listen TO the
doctor" who will bring to his mind-with-
OF, credi,s-the most cxtaiic cxaggeraiions
and vagarics Of all his favor,e Authors Of any
age We have always participated in a
sort Of national. patriotic graiiud" to the
memory Of Tom Paine on account of his zeal
in our frs national struggle, and could not,
on "Wednesday evening. but feel that he was
Sighted in favor OF some of til" more vigorous
and still more damnally seditious writer's Of
mcrrurial France.
We shall not in this article quarrel with
De Wolfe on account Of his opinions. He
has right to them as we have to ours.
Suffice il that we differ IN tate on almost eve
nv topic touching the relations of man to soci-
ETY., the coniugal responsibilities and bonds,
the Bible Con, His Son, and His Prophets.
Without doubt the Doctors spcculaiions on
rhrcnoo@v and the best course for a man to
pursue to promote health are tolcrably inter-
csting and instructive, although from what
we have heard we could find objections to
many sentiments. which, ingcniously thrown
in, are imperccpibly impressed upon the
mind of the nearer, to his dctrimcnt. We
are told that several of his chronological vic
tins have compared charts, and find pre-
dominance of good traits, and Il similarity in
general disposition before undiscovered, and
truly marvellous. The lecturer has read n
great deal of argument on his tavorite hobby,
and has made himself familiar with cnoug h
of the useful in natures laws-as laid down
hy medical wrtcrs-to commend lis lectures,
if he could only separate and deal in natural
facts, without interarding them with foreign
matters, for the purpose of dcriding what
Christian nations deem sacred. We would
not deprive him Of any right. Freedom of
thought and speech are sacred but these are
sacred to all alike-audicnce as well as lrctur-
cr \ man has 40 right to induce the atten-
ton of IN audience, composed of all creeds
and opinions, irrespective of age, sex or con-
dition, assembled cXpcctant of Il scientific ex-
PLANTATION of Bible miracles, in order that he
may insult their every sense of sacred justice.
lie has no yighf to willuly and maliciously
pcrvcrt and nanglc texts OF Scripture to i'm
press upon the unintclligcnt or undiscrminn-
ting mind LIE, without first giving the COM
munity chance to avoid the temptation. If
it be announced that an iniidcl will speak,
people who desire will attend prepared to
hear what an intidcl has to say many, con-
scious of their inability to answer his sopll-
isms, would keep aloof; children would be
kept at home, and not be allowed to listen to
blasphcmy. and imbibe ideas which stultify
the teachings of their parents. We look upon
such means to procure audiences as covert
work of the devil, and the instruments en-.
ploycd as anything but advantageous to hu-
manity in any of its phases. This game Of
camor for free speech, that Righteousness,
blasphemy and calu,nny may dcsccrate the
sacred feelings of an audience who would not
Willingly hear it, is the greatest curse ever
attendant on the right, and its pursuit will
make that Fright" wrong.
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The NEws.-Fort Wright. reported to have
been captured on the 10Th, was not taken on
tho 22nd, but it was being b0mbarletl, and