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i u T H £ R E F L E C T O R PA L M Y R A : M A R C H W, 1831. We are perfectly willing to have our objects and motives strictly canvas- — ised and scrutinized, and sincerely it described as “ causing motion.”—^ As this word (excitement) appears to be coming into very general use, vve OUR CLOSETI —This number'hope that ail such as by their actions, hope that some of our modern lexico- closes the present series of our paper, either public or private, have a bear-jgraphers will be a little more particu- and although we have encountered ing on tlie morals or well-being of the.lar in their future examination of a many difficulties, we have rather rea son of exultation than otherwise. At a time when the brightest stars that ever eradiated the firmament of litera ture,—Hume, Gibbon, Franklin, Jef- community, will allow us (or who else may hereafter direct this paper) the same privilege. We subscribe to the doctrines of no particular sect or party; our object is ferson, and others—are doomed to ob-^dependence, anc^ s0 ^ar as practica- Plivion, and all solid learning reduced to the compass of a <c Sunday school ble, we shall endeavor to adhere to the maxim of the ever to be lamented Gen. tract,” by the short-sighted bigots ofjHamilton, that “ the liberty of the jjl the day, we are not vain enough to press consists in the right lo publish I on sul ance tj age asS rifiee | suppose that our weak efforts could uce a complete revolution in our 'mmonwealth of letters in the short ce of eighteen months . •We shall not attempt to excuse an nt want of method in many of written articles;—our ob- iefly been to elicit enquiry of the roost vital import er freeman, and to discour- in us lay,\xhe great sac- e, by too many of our ju- venile^aders, on the light tand ephe meral -floductions of the day: For nothig£$n our humble opinion is more c^rtaitf than that K n o w l e d g e is, and m u s t ier remain, the great palladium qfeoMf&pivil and religious liberty, and the better demonstration of this ailitnpcrtant principle, it is only * necessary to examine with care, the rise, progress, decline and fall of the states and empires of antiquity. A Thus far we have sedulously endea- w*ca u/ uai^m tQ truth Our statisti cal data has been oiarm fVoin, the best authorities within our reach, and a. notwitijstan. ig our lenity in adminis tering our censorial functions, we nev ertheless bajfe. the vanity to believe, vice and folly have not in fact, N i 'r* -j..., vy, <limimshea in our vicinity, they are Conspicuous. the truth with good motives , and f o r Justifiable ends, although reflect in on G o v e r n m e n t or in d ivid u a ls.” cr The publication of this paper, will be suspended for a short period, for the purpose of enabling our friends and patrons, to send us our dues. Pay ment may be made to the Post Mas ter in this village, or to A. Cole, Esq. and to such as have been heretofore appointed for that purpose elsewhere. We sincerely hope that wre shall find none (for their own sakes, as well as ours) willing to withhold the pittance; none need plead ignorance of our terms, as we have usually published them on the last page of our paper. If any have lost any particular num bers of this paper, and wish to procure them for binding or otherwise, they will be supplied gratis. A few complete sets of the present and last series may be had by application to B o r t l e ’s lu c k y L o t t e r y O f f i c e . E X C I T E M EN T .—In looking into cue (Worcester) for the def inition of this word, we nna that excites.” This appears to us e- qually explicit with Dr. Webster's ex planation of the term civilization , i e. the act of being civilized.” In look ing for the meaning of motive , we find, CfClACjPAy subject, which at this time po no ordinary interest; for much mis chief has already been done in the world from want of a thorough knowl edge of the true meaning of terms. At the moment we attempt to pen this most original article, the whole habitable globe is excited on tbe high presure principle, and it behooves ev ery true friend of humanity to stand by the “ safety valves,” otherwise a most dreadful explosion may soon be anticipated. Every violent and inor dinate passion appears to reign trium phant in the human breast;— u the love' of many waxcth cold,” while the demon of discord croaks his hide ous notes, and flaps his raven wings over the benighted children of men. In some parts of the old world, a lib e r a l ex c i t e m e n t is said to prevail, while the Crown and Mitre are cry ing havoc, and are attempting to u let slip the dogs of war,” among the no blest of the works of God. In our own devoted country the causes of ex citement are too numerous to mention. In one section of the union we hear the doctrine oinulifieatuni and disun ion— in another wx* observe 'he words u church and state,” in glaring capi tals about to be inscribed within the sacred halls of legislation—every where we hear the political warn ry of the devotee of party—the chinch go ing bell announces the late and early attendance of the fair, in a most in- '•Ipineht season of the year, on their m a t i n s and vctpors. We might con tinue a dark catalogue of ej'citcm r n t s , which in these la t t e r d a y s operate1 so powerfully on the,feve»i>h imagina tions of our fellow* citizens, until wo
