The Osceola times., 1882-12-02
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Cincinnati Commercial.

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Cincinnati Commercial
/ clip the following from the Cincin-
natl American, published March l3, 1881.
1t will be perceived that the reverend
gentleman was truly good enouuh not TO
hang, TO any considerable extent, on
princes favors." Talmage will please
take notice and 90 foot. Ingersoll may
move up head.
"REv. DR.. WILsoN-Our readers will
perceive by the proceedings of the state
legislature in another column, this clergy
man has been stopped from the further
exercise Of his professional duties in the
assembly Of the state, in consequence of
the publication of a certain pamphlet, Of
which he is the author, rejecting upon
the religious sentiments of Washington,
Jefferson and others of our most illustri-
Gus and distinguished patriots and states.
men. He says There have been seven
presidents of the United States, and of
each of them it may be said, He did that
which was evil in the sight of the Lord"
Speaking of Washington, he says: 1T is
probable that he would have attended
balls, theaters, and the card table had he
been disciple of Christ? Rousseau, an
avowed inhdel, has said more in honor of
Christ than is known to have been uttered
by Washington. He was a Shareholder,
which was doing evil in the sight of the
Lord His Sabbaths were not spent as
the 'fearers ofthe Lord employ that holy
day
"'His death is recorded by DR.. Ramsey,
is much more like a heather philosophers
than like that of a saint of God.
He was president Of the convention
that voted the name of the living God
out of the constitution. His influence was
great among the members of that body.
Had he taken part with DR.. Franklin
they could hardly have failed of success.
The conviction forces itself upon us, that
that act of national impiety was done
with the appreciation of Washington. 1t
is to his everlasting dishonor that he is
not known TO have opposed that insult
offered to the Lord God, who made him
so great and successful a captain.
"'Mr. jefferson afiirms that Washing
ton was a Deist; To be ashamed of fChrist,
which no one can reasonably doubt he
was, is infdel
1.-THE cabinet which Gen. Washington
chose indicates that he was not "fearer
of the Lord Mr. Hamilton, his secreta-
ry of the treasury, was an unChaste man,
4 .j,n.1 H.. l,,.l IL, IaHnr,g,, IL.
retary of state was an avowad ipfidel,
who Knocked at everything sacred. You
know men by their society. Among the
members of the first cabinet ofthe federal
executive vital godliness would have
been Knocked as tanatiCism.'
'Of Mr.. Adams he says: He sealed his
Unitarianism at the communication table
of Dr Joseph Priestly, the Socinian, in
Philadelphia, while he was secretary of
state He had been a constant hearer
and admircr of Priestly for some time be-
fore he ratified at his sacrament the re-
fection of Messiahs Godhead.
"Of the third president of the United
States, the reverend doctor says
"Mr. jefferson, the successor of Mr..
Adams, was an avowed infdel and no.
toriously addicted to immortality To the
common decency of Adams or Washing.
tons department he had no pretensions,'
"Oi Madison he says:
For the honor of the country we may
hope he will not contrive to die on the
Fourth of July
"Of Mr.. Monroe:
"TIe lived and died like a second-ratc
Athenian philosopher
"Of Jackson he saws.
with that vehement, but honest, zeal
was it pleaded by many distinguished
men that Gen. Jackson ought to be con-
sidered disqualified for the office Of pres
ident because he was chargeable with
duelling and profane swearing. But they
affirmed that he had repented and re-
formed
"Of Clay;
"IIow often has i; been reiterated that
Mr. Clay's fondness for the card table,
etc, untitled him for the presidents
chair"
"He then attacks several members of
the legi stature, among whom Mr.. Myers
from this city, comes in for a small share"
The reverend gentleman became "too
too truly good" for that wicked legislature,
and he received the grand bounce" o.
b. Y.