learning, that soul, spirit, and ghost are so closely identified, that if they disbelieve the existence of one, they disbelieve the existence of all, and thereby insensibly convert themselves into

deists.

Your's &c.

ALLEN DAVENPORT.

TO MR. RICHARD CARLILE DORCHESTER GAOL.

DEAR SIR, August, 1825. We have another proof, that there are no "Innate Ideas"-so often asserted by believers, to prove that we have an accomplished soul from God. Man certainly differs not from other animals, other than in the ratio of knowledge acquired by learning.

I copy the following proof from the New Times, August 8, 1825.

"Paris, August 4.-A wild man has lately been found in the midst of the woods and Mountains of Hartzwald, in Bohemia who it is presumed, must have been there from his infancy- He appears to be about thirty years of age, but cannot articulate a single word. He bellows, or rather, he howls, his voice being like that of a Dog. He runs on all-fours, and the moment he perceives a human being clambers to the top of a tree like an ape jumping from branch to branch with surprising agility. When he sees a bird or other game, he pursues it, almost always with success. He has been brought to Prague but all attempts to tame him have been fruitless; indeed, he appears incapable of acquiring the habits of civilized life.-Constitutional."

I am, Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

AMICUS.

Note.-Christians! give us similar demonstrations about that phantom which you call a living and independent soul.

R. C.

COPY OF A LETTER SENT TO THE KING,

WINDSOR CASTLE.

SIR,

Dorchester Gaol, August 12, A. T. 1825. A. L. (to masons) 1.

I HAVE made great confusion among those masonic children, of which, you are, so worthily, the Grand Papa. I shall masonify masons, not only by teaching them what is morality, about which they talk without understanding; but by shewing them the real meaning of all their boasted secrets, about which they also talk without understanding. If a blue ribband were the proper thing for a man's shoe tie, I would ask the next from you, for this luminous labour of mine úpon masonry.

I am, Sir, your prisoner,

RICHARD CARLILE.

NOTE on the word Abraxes. Since sending my fifth letter to Williams, to the Press, in looking over a volume of Mackey's works, I find, that he thus defines the word Abraxes, a mystical word among Masons, adopted, by them they know not why, or, like their other mysteries, because it was mystical two or three thousand years ago. Abraxes is defined by mackey to be a compounded contraction of Abir-Axis, or, in relation to ancient astronomy, the Bull at the Pole, a position of the earth, with regard to the sun and other Planets, which occasioned great devastations upon different parts of the earth, by the 'direful rising and rushing of the waters. Mackey supposes the gems or stones which had the word Abraxes engraved upon them to have been mere mementoes of this direful season at certain parts of the earth, or tokens of reward to those persons who had invented the means by powerful structures, of resisting some of the effects of the waters. Whether correct or not, this is a reasonable definition. Every person, who can read and think, should read and think upon Mackey's books, R. C.

NEW RAVINGS.

THERE is a new sunday paper, up for a while, in London called the Palladium. But for meddling with me, it would have died without coming under my notice. It is evidently a paltry imitation of " John Bull," for the purpose of filching some of the profits of my old acquaintance, I might almost truly say, my old atheistical acquaintance; for Shackell was the man who first brought an atheistical book into my way and that book was queen Mab! This Palladium (of what?) has copied, with an alteration the notice which Shackell lately published as an advertisement of my god. Now, these dull dogs, if they be true to the Church, do not see, that my God is a plain undistorted extract from the Bible, and that all they can say against it is so much said against the Bible. This god and the masonry subject are the best hits that I have made since I have been in the gaol; as I can scarcely supply the demand for them. This new fellow, this mock bull says, the picture is more like a demon than a god! And what is a demon? What other picture would be a picture or a better picture, of a God? Tell me, and you shall have it in print. The etymological meaning of demon is god or intelligent spirit. But the pivot of this notice is, that this puling Palladium has for its motto, "DESTRUCTION TO PERSECUTORS. and then we read

"HORRIBLE BLASPHEMY!!”

"That obdurate and profane wretch, Carlile, is now exhibiting at the window of his Temple of Impiety, in Fleet Street, a Caricature of the most infamous and terrific kind. The subject is a hideous personification of the Almighty, composed, as appears by the passages in illustration of it, from the mysterious writings of the Apocalypse, taken in a literal sense. To describe more minutely this appalling outrage on the Deity, and on public decency would be too disgusting for ears of morality. That its object may not be mistaken, for the figure is more like that of a demon than the Divinity, an inscription is affixed to it, stating what the picture is meant to represent. At the top is written, "Jews and Christians behold your God-the great Jehovah, or Trinity in Unity;" and at the bottom of this most sacrilegious of mockeries "A God for a shilling." That such a horrid indignity to the Creator should have been suffered to remain exposed for a single day in the sentre of the metropolis, reflects no small portion of disgrace on the City Police. Such an offence against religion ought to call down upon the heads of its authors the very utmost severity of the law. Not only the printer and publisher, but the artist who could be guilty of so atrocious an abuse of his talents, in the execution of a design so monstrous and diabolical, should be prose

cuted, as well for the sake of example as for the purpose of appeasing the vengeance of the supreme.

Now, this description of the Jewish and Christian God is not only taken from the Apocalypse, but from the Psalms and the Prophet Habbakuk: so the authority is trebly good. "Indignity to the creator indeed! This creator never created any thing but mischief and wickedness for the animal world. How much ashamed these Jews and Christians are of their God, when we remove the veil of the sanctum tanctorum! We can make them angry and fill them with a persecuting spirit; but it is a most difficult task, their God cannot do it, to instruct them in any thing useful to themselves and others. R. C.

NOTICE.

We committed an error last week, in stating the price of Toulmin's "Eternity of the Universe" to be one shilling. It is considerably larger than the "Antiquity and Duration of the world," and should have been mentioned at eighteen pence. It was on sale at eighteen pence, before that notice appeared, and such must be the price. The two works for half a crown: as cheap a book, in point of worth, as was ever published. It is peculiarly suitable for those to read who have not begun to reason, as it does not shock a prejudice.

Printed and Published by R. CARLILE, 135, Fleet Street.-All Correspordences for "The Republican" to be left at the place of publication.

The Republican.

No. 8, VOL. 12.] LONDON, Friday, August 26, 1825. [PRICE 6d.

TO WILLIAM WILLIAMS, ESQ., M. P. PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF FREE MASONS FOR THE COUNTY OF DORSET.

LETTER VI.

(Continued from Page 216.)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE DEGREE OF GRAND ARCHITECT.

THIS Lodge is to be in the same state as in the preceding degree; with the exception, that there is no urn. A double triangle is to be formed on the drawing. Twenty seven lamps to be burning. A Jewel is worn by the brethren, pendant to a blue sash; a double triangle formed by a pair of compasses and a level; and their aprons are edged with blue.

In this degree, the master is called Ruler of Grand Architects or Mighty Master the wardens are called Senior and Junior Overseers and the brethren are called Senior Master Architects.

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The candidate is prepared as before, and the master opens the lodge as in the first degree to receive him.

Reception and Passing.

Master. Most venerable brethren, the second. elevation of the temple is finished, and, in conformity to the supreme orders, we are to erect a third, that will terminate the height of it, according to the original design. The superintendance of this third part must be committed to the care of an able, a diligent, and complete workman, such a one as we have not at present among the grand architects We are now convened, and as we have not any particular business before us to engage our attention, the time cannot be better spent than in selecting an addition to our lodge, who, by his assiduity and experience, may be worthy of the appointment to which I allude.

(An interruption here occurs, by a report, that Brother

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