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; j .r.i - - .X. -. k .. IP NO. 145. , v - t -, X .... u -1 . . -. . .. . . . ... . ' M'm PubLUhd rjr Frlda 3IonxiuKrby t Thkes Dollars eh inncm. in advance: 1 ADVERTISEMENTS ..,J?f5!5l5J35 Jr!! DOLLAR Quenl insertion. No Sabacnberi taken for lest thaimVar: - and all ;who permit their aubscriptba to run over ? Jre2lJ MrU,oul g5 oiice, are consiJeted bound frr the sccoad year, and soon for all suc ceeding years. . j Yeary advertisers, who will agree to pay S10 per veMi. Will be allowed 2ft all ovef lhat sum, and that sum included, go as not to reduce their veartv hill i.i not CIA V " William Thomson, Informs his friends and the public that be has returned from the north, with acomplete and rich assortment of the follovvin arti cies, vi2. t f Lndies' aqd gentlemen's Gold Lver WitrciiEs : oiivrr Lver, norirontaj, and Vertical JJo. Lndies'. and Ontlmen's GOLD CHAINS: SEALS andEYS; ? '' M Topaz, Pearl, Ruby and Fa ny Ping fr. Rings; CASTORS PUied CANDLESTICKS; Silver and Plated Table and Tea SPOONS Cornelian, Coral, nid Gold EAR-RINGS: Shell, Silver, r.d Gilt COiMBSi "Rogers' RAZORS, Dirk and Pocket Kxivks; Itirlmrd' Patent Gold and Silver Sprin- -SPECTACLES; : With U vuriety of other articles, too numerous to detail.!. Iiis STOCK has been carefully selected from thir first Importers and will, be sold at a reasoua bl: price; fur Cnbh. j . ' , . He returns his thanks to the public for past fa vors, and hop:s to deserve future patronage by att nti.tii to any order in hi line. Oct. y.j . 40-tf. i 7 1 1 ' . Just Published. AND I0R SALE AT THIS OFFICE, i nil Of n Tour in TKX AS t v i . . ' . WITH OBSERVATIONS: ;;. On the Laws, Government, Slate of Sod ' . ty, 5c. iSfc. - ' I3y liic-AgiHits of the VV. E. Society. .Price, 25 cfns cA, fj 2 per dozen. . " !X3f iS'lieved that this pamphlet contains the 'most corrert and interesting iuformation roncerninn; Texas, ever yet received in the United States. 40 if. To: Rent, TIIK STOItE formerly occupied by John Nutt, as q S.iddi.k.r's Shoh; ii is siiiiuied near tlio TOWN HALL inthe vWv :.fcn- t. c of business. .The) Store is new and well fitted Sip with KjliHlvcs and ui slides. ' 'There; are two IUhiius and a Garret above them -Uie latter is. ",t:U lisjh'it'l with dormant windows. Any per- vwaa , Q V IVUI iUUO nlJ',J K 4- PETER SMITH. Oct. o. To llcnt. ": THE1 STORE at pre.sent Occupied bv John A. Walkings, oh ih.souih side of .Market fStr,et. AJso the ST0R12, two doors vvcst.of G.; R. French, together ; with ; the Store lluse ia the rcarJ . - I.' . .".'-"':', 7 Possession given on the 1st October. Ti OS. K WRIGHT. Sept. 30, 3D if ? cm o v al. F OTTER '& PARSLEY having taken the extensive Wharf and Warehouse lately occupied by Messrs. G. W. Davis f C..are prepared to receive and disjK)sc of Goods on com mission, io the lust a'l vantage, and make pur chases or any of the produce of ouir market Their STEAM SA IV MILL continues it) upe-i 4-ation. with a good supply of Timber on hand.' ? Wilmiiigtbh, N. C. October 1st, 1835. 39-tf. Books for Sale:1 HP HE Subscriber has on hand an assort . weiit of miscellaneous 1 " 'hich he will sell oft reasonable Unas. ' " -!. ' Xlso'a vv'H ?,:'..! CIR01LATING LIBRARY; hi h willconunus opcli for tluse who. may bc iisx)!d to'rnd. BOQKS loaned at ii l-l went Applicants for BOOK are requested to send ihil allium' v lilicn iliV mvi -. - 1 ,A 1 FOR SAIiE ; .r,.,? sponTsmsiM's pqtttdeb, . ' . . ' T XT i nf! I arm WAI. C. JACKSON. I f- f Octol My TI , fTJHEfiubscribers have; conn ecteo! with XililWUF AC20JXZ OF TXTJ, and are ready to execute with promptnessall or- ' dcrs in that fine. 'lit a wnt-kmnn. lift tnatmm m . mt r nl. l . . . " . " - "iiutlJ IK; . i . : i.1 . - ...ji j - r mi r . rx. . . the A iwnaong new uuuaiug, wnere iiiey outr ttr! saic iv ai very nioaerauj price a large assotunentot i JAPAN1!) andlTINWARR v t .VtfJ. NEW,,CfiEAP. AND Fashionable Goods. rHE Subscribers inform their friends . nd the public that they have taken a Store 5renry lnon's new Building, North side of Market Street, a few doors East of the Court House, where they have opened an entire new Stock of JJinr OO0D3) &c. fresh from New York, which they are prepared to sell at wholesale or mail, for as low prices as goods can te obtained at any other Store in the place if "Mtlowqr.-. Persons wishing to purchase would do welf to call and examine their Stock pre viom to bvymg$ i ..v7 .,1.u,.J(,,;.vV. .... TAeirStoceoiuistsi7ipartoffthe follow Jing 1 Articles: j ' I j5 ; Black, bluf and btflmj BRQADC&ZTUS, SA TttXE TS of alt kinds and descriptions; co- lors,&f. &c! some extra fine, 7 , t $ Flannels, scarlet, red, yelfow and white, some ex- tra fine and warranted not to shrink, French Ginghams, . . Domestic, do , Calicoes of all descriptions, Irish Linn and brow do Cambrics of all colors, ' . JacnhefMuslin, Sw.iss, plain, and fij'd do Plaia and fig'd Book do BobiAet Laces, plain and fig'd, -Gin Lacfes, ail qualities, Edging, ;i 7 . t Merinoes, French and English, Merino Circassian, Bombazettes, jfc. , . Imitation Merinoes, ' RatinetisX . . . SILKS: Black Italian. Lutestring, Siuchew, Levantine, tGro de Nap, Gro de Sole, cordiGrgTdaNap col'd Florence. v VESTINGS. Marseilles, Swansdown, i Valencia and Velvet. Bed Ticking, Negro Cloths 0?4aburgs, fadding and Buckram, Apron Check, Fustians, Canton Flannels, Negro Blankets, Bleached Sheeting autl Shining, 7 Brown 'do do Stormants, SHOES, Flag, Silk and Pongee HANDKERCHIEFS, Imitation Lmcti do Cotton do' ofVlI descriptions, Fancy do ! " 7 Prussian and Thibet do Crape, gauze aud sewing Silk, Corded Skirts, j Crape Scarfs, t I Merino Shaves, , Valeiiuu do PiUftsiau do . s HOSE. " Ladies' white cotton Hose, from fine to superfine, Pa. white do open worked do Dq black 4 7 do do Do.j.do' worsted .do do do do l ancy aud slate col'd cotton Hose. Blue tlo f i , Mai'a Mixt half , Hose, cotton, Do? do woulten. Ladies'.F.nglish Silk Gloves, Do Horse skiu do 7 Gentlemen's Buck skin do Woollen and cotton do Tuck, side, dressiug, ivory, and pocket Combs, Umbrellas, Bandboxes, Suspenders, Bounets, a variety, Ribbons of all kinds, 4 Scissors. Razors'.' Knives. r Pin and Needles, Hooka and Eyes Bone and tin-fuced Suspender Buttous, Gil t Coat a ml Vest do '. Pearl Shirt do - - : 'STOCKS, a great Variety, 7 Bead Bags, 9 1 ' .Together with a great many other articles too nunieious to metltion makiug altogether one ot the best assortments ever effertd .for sale in ihis arkuti.-v-: 7- ; . .PORTER & S HELTON. Oclpbcrtd, J 39 tf oticc, 1 want to sell rnv FTniisft and r Lot on Mulberrv-streeL in as heakhy and almost as pleasant a place as any in tow a. T he house is Jarge and comfortable, , both sumuler'and winter. I wish to sell, and any one Who. wishes to buy cau call 5n me for particulars, " 1 " r JERE NICHOLS. October 2il, 1835. ' ! 39tf: ; to -;s'Trofa'; Philadelphia fASES of Assorted DRY GOODS, consist X injfof V !' . f' ; Fancy Prints, f. Super Irish Linens, White, red and green Flannels. Furniture Plaid,! Sattinetts, Velvet Vesting, Kerseys, Flag and Pongee Silk H'dkfs, tancy coVd Cotton HVftfs, Berlin Gloves, Hosiery, 4 point Rose Blankets, Ladies' Merino. Cloaks, Waistcoats, Cotton aud worsted Suspenders, Coat Buttons all kinds,; Bales Sheetings and Shirtings, all widihs, Kegs assorted cut Nails,' . ' ' Pipes 4tW proof French andChampaigne Brandy, Pi p's. Holland Gm ' 7 . :7 ; 7 -t - Casks pure Madeira Wine,' &cv&c ' " . ' for sale low, by ' . 7; - - : ' J; N. BREWSTER & CO. October 3. 39-tf. 6 k Notice. pHE Co-partnership existing heretofore between MARLEY &XMURPHEYV at Taylor's. Bridge,. Sampson County, is this day dissolved by mutual consent ; all persons indebted to (ltd same lor. the year 1834, are requested' to pay vjvmuui ueiay. . V5 TayloW Bridge, 30 th Sept 1835. "7 TTNFOUMS his customer. nrf il. il. rally, that he continues to transact Business at Uie above f)lace, aud will keep on hand a en- 'flty.G.oofa : Groceries, and ... Hardware. which he is determined to ' i)Mn Cruntrv Stbr In the Statel f f4U4CBU u w utoev Biuixre luauKS IO laOsa WnO nave paunonizeu mm, anu souciu a conUnuaace mjm 9UII1C, of the same. ' - " t t . . - . 3Wt m' Is - t 1 ..' D SD ATS 4 I 1mm mm Ab mt mmf , '. . I ON THE THIRTY-SECOTm AninT, ' : '. - - , ',-.1 itxr. uasion78 Speech-Continued. If there be difficulties in ascertaining what the Article in jquestion 'effeciuaily enacts, we are at leasti able, with some de gree of confidence to pronounce what it does not enact, y- It in! no degree abridges the eleclivt: franchise. Every citizen, howevw. heretical his religious opinions, has agh to vote in the choice of those who make the laws or who administer to the service of the State. It unqwesttonar hasrnopplicatioln to military offices However dangerous maybe supposed the religious principles of an individual, he is constitutionally qualified to command the militarv strength of thb State. It is clear too, and I suppose jwill be admitted by every legal gentleman, .'that the prohibi tions in this Article "cahxc1ade no! one irora seats in the General Assembly. Whenever the Constitution means to ex dude, any man. from: a seat-in the Leris lafure. it savs srt incUr mrmo rma in tne 25th section. J ... wuihu iv IUJO. 1 UUO it declares that no Monies, &c. "shall Receivers of Public have a seat in either! House of the Gen eral Assembly or be 'lioible to anv office in this Stntf " a ; u t .. i is above offices or places of trust in! the Civil Deoartment nn'rl 'tnnn ua ed'nnn ifdlir uri'ri; " ' n-.i j wicsc u rms ii inere naa oeen anv rrood 'reason tn .lnn.L-c construction, such: a doubt would have been removed by the; adjudication of the Senate of the Uniteo States upon the! im peachment of William Blount, andtht de cision of our House of Commons, iri the year 1308, in the case of Mr. Jacob Hen ry, a Jew, and a Representative in that body from the County of Carteret. The persons therefore whom this Article pro scribes are not only) qualified to choose the law makers and to hold military ap pointments, but may themselves become the law-makers of the land. Let us pause a moment, and consider the wisdom of the provision. The only ground upon which a constitutional disq lalifieation of a por tion of the citizens for any public trust, can possihly be vindicated, is the public safety.; Vhe People, the ' legitim .te fountain of power, should not be forbid den from confiding khe management of their concerns to any whom thvy may prefer, unless, it be o those who "cannot have the ability bid integrity to serve them faithfully. . Now if the profession of certain irreligious notions or certain heretical religious jopinions renders a man necessarily unfit for the public service, he is peculiarly.and emthatieallyan unfit de pository of the political power and con troller of the physjeal Strength of! the State. Yet this Article permits unbeliev ers and misbelievers to elect those Who ml c- - king shall enact laws and permits them, if the People so pleasej to enact laws them selves (or the eovelrriment of thw wnnh. btate, and permits ! them to command the Atuiiua uy vuon tne laws are to be en forced. If it be safe to allow them to wield these powers, on what pretence can it be alleged, that it is utterly unsafe tn permit their fellow citizens to appoint one oi them to a subordinate civil employment, whatever knowledge they may have of his fitness for. its duties, and whatever con fidence a lanT And intimnfo ni.mainlan,.u may warrant them in reposing in'1 his tried virtue? He mav elert nilrs rtr'mnv himself be a ruler There is no dange'r in his being a member of the Senate or House of Commpusi-lhere.is no danger in fhavino-a .command over the armed force of the State But, the country's safe- tm.l'. 1 L ' i . S.I iy iuiuiua, nowever exemplary his con duct or excellent Fhs character, thgit he should be a Judge or a Sheriff or .Cleik of a Court or a Constable! Wonderful sagacity I r Admirable prudence! Al con geniality of sentiment. sometimes betrays men into a misplaced confidence; but it seldom happens that an individual, whose opinions on any subject of deep concern, are quite different from those of his neigh bors, commands their respect and aflec iion, unless his life be such as to keep down and overrule th rally arising from I thla ;c.;n.;i.r;i Badjrien, belonging to obnoxious sects, stand no chance of nKtai , ;. - wwsanj UVfc rneuts : and therefore takes, care lhat good ones shall not be e- lected.. ProfnimH txriA i nu: L: - - tmuuui j a ft is pro via- ion has . been calltkj a badge of ancient prejudice, antj no ddubt it is iij part the result of prejudice. But it does not sprin g from prejudice only from a mertTdull, sullen unreasoning! antipathy. It mani fests also the "agency of another'tempera ment or passion of a more calculating cna racier- a passion not unfrequemly seen on " occasions wher e one would leasi ex- pect it ; which may disguises most care frdm observation:. be discerned through uiiv.pui or to niue u . WheiTthe renowned John .Gilpin was ahnut ?Peditio" tEdmondton. he was delighted to percejve that his money-loy- ingjpouse, in al hr preparations for the celebration of the hannv Ht- .till .kik.'t. eder characteristic disposkion to take vtnc ut mo luaiu cuance . ... "That though on pteasure shewas bent, . : phUe this restraint .on the freedom' of choice professef tin affectionate solicitude; Jest the good People or theirlAgents may rum J the country ; Jby: emplbyiutv in the pubic service, uieoi whose faith is un- wu, Mini sii&iiuu is sanscea oy an ex elusion from offices or place of profit. It V'u"luu viu;vu.u vi jiuvt jf 'Vu, g. dDurehcnds no Uanarer. iDroyided the olunents pf officran be kept .sacred. Although: bent qo the preservation of Re lisrion, it ; haa i selfish miod it is oi the : samej spirit tudea to follow -which prompted multi after the Redeemer of raankioa, .uaaer tne pretence ot witness ing his marvellous deeds and listening to his holy ) doctrines; but, irt truth, becausn he had multiplied the loaves and fishes in the wildernesi. It is of the s;ime spirt it which would nd a belief in the Bible or in the Korar,. the-rhe of Baptism or Circumcision, j'e reassuble .and useful constitutional ipuiremertU if it4ut insur ed a monopoly f the public: service'money. It is the same spirit Which actuates the sutlers,, and followers jof icamp, the re tainers aod aUyeS; on successful power, who discover irt .the Ropes of victory an inducement fur fidelity.Wnd io-its plunder, a reward for, baseness. 1 h is the spirit of cupidity, i cloaked but not concealed be neath the. mantle of Uebgious zealt offer ing bribes , for onformly courting pre judices and bigotry on! the one side and wooing dissirdulaUon:aal human infirmi ty on tht- others-it is n srit which should find no abidiht place id the Coustitutiori oi a tree r onie. 1 I t :. ' 1 Prejudice and cupiditl are formidable . H"d W,U n0 doot ojbose an obstinate resistance to every efib it which may be made to uislodp-e them . f.i-. I i . Irom tbeir hold "Ul we uiu- ne-.iaise ro mis people, ii J . . -i . we nistrustea tneir ability, to decide cor- recti y on this Question. Ikav it fairhbt- fore them, and no man need doubt the is sue. The question is, ought there to be any Religious iest in the Constitution i Shall any rr.ani be debarred from office, merely because of his opinions on matters oi neugion , (lo -mt it seems, it there can be any certainty ii moral or Dolitical science, the answer mst.be in the nega tive. It is an invasionpf the right of the people to select those vhom thev deem worthy- of confidence, and a violation of .1 -tvi .. . tne right ot the cttizeji tocquire the con fidence of his fej low me, and to enjoy the rewards Avliich they wish to bestow on his intelligence, industry, patriotism and virtue, lu those governments which un dertake to prescribe, a Religious faith to their subjects and command its profession us a part of civil duty, there is at least a congruity in visiting disobedience by ap propriate penalties. Incapacitation for of fice is there a punishment for disloyalty and if it be supposed uot adequate to its end, it is followed up by imprisonment, fine, confiscation, exile, torture and death. The principle is 'the same in all these grades of punishment. It is a visitatibn of the vengeance of the State upon those who offend against its institutions. But where a State is avowedlv based on Re ligious Freedom, where it proclaims that every man has from nature a right which he cannot surrender, and which none mav take away a " natural and unalienable right" to. worship Almighty God accord iiiito the dictates of his own coascience a risrlit of the correct exercise of which. his conscience is the sole judge how can tnat Mate, without a violation of hrstprm triples, punish him by degradation be cause of the exercise of that very riht? To this question, an answer is attempted iu uc givrtj , juuu ii tue maeiensioie cnar acter of the cause did not forbid all won der at any sophism thatight be ptesset into its defence, should find it difficul eitner to restrain, or fitly to express my surprise at. the nature of the Dretended answer. It is. very gravely said, that no niuii uaa any natural rigm to ooice, ana therefore, the refusal of an office to him cannot be a'punisbmentv jir. how could it nave escaped the intelligent mind ol the gentleman from Chatham (lIr. Mc Queen,) who has given,, undeserved jiont or to this notion bv his arjorobatlon ijf it. that although no man . has a natural n?bt .mm ' I . . . - ... . . 1 to an oce, all have an equal right to deserve and to aeauirt whatever maybe had without injury to others . How could he fail to discern,, that although the be stowal of an! office by th. community on one of severalcompctitors for .distinction, ought not to rbe felt as a wrong by those wuu uave seen pisappointea, Decausetneir claims havelbeeu' fairly YiresenteH to arid fairly passed - upon by that community ; yet an interdict-to become a. candidate and to present bis claims for distinction. mouiu w ich oy every -man oi sensioimy as an act of arbitrary power What is punishment but pain or inconvenience in flicted, because of something done or in tended ? Is there no punishment but that which causes corporal svfferingt. Are there not'pangs "sharper than what the body knows?" -Is; an incapacity to be called to an office of public trust or emol ument, no j penalty f la it not a putting down ot those, declared incapable, below the rest of their iell6w-cilizen? and ia re. proach, is less of rank in society, no pri vation r no injury? The oppressor1 scorn and the proud man's contumely, are class- eaoy him, who oi all mere mortals, seems to have best understood humah nature and to have most thoroughly read the human I it' a neart, as among tne sorest His wnicn Uesn is heir toll ; Insult is of all injuries the hardest to- be borne.' And. w hat "can bd a more direct insult to any man, than a de liberate declaration that he is utterly un worthy of confidence. Why Sir, the mis-, erable wrelchi who is. Whipped for larceny, writhes less under , this torture, than un der the disabilities bxc h' the conviction J v.''" 7 " ?" t' . : produces,,; It is no punishifiem to any iriH; "'I m dividual noli to be- called 00 to iteteVlh mony, but to be declared ihf- mnn linn in. capable of giving testimony is more than wt; van urar. ntnrapu th punishments., h is like the h irt nf lVeit. sus which stung the fabled son of Jove into madness. I puv from the bottom of my heart the poor creature who hankers after office. There is not one which this people, can give, that I would turn on ray heel to obtairj. But to be declared by the Constitution disqualified lor-office,' is an indignity which I could not but feel, al though the consciousness that it is unmeri ted, might enable me to treat it with calm scorn. Sir, I am opposed, out and out, trT'finy interference of the State with theoiiu of its citizens, and more especially with their opinions on Religious subiects. The good order of society requires that actions anu practices injurious to the pub- ic peace and public moralitr. should be1.raor.e lh" y positive precept, teaches estrained, and but a moderate Dortion of practical good sense is required to enable ne proper autnorities to decide what con i.,U : ii- .u.. :ir.! f : j mi is iraiiy uiui injurious. X3UI lOoe- ide on 4be truth or error loathe salutary or pernicious ronseqiiences of opinions. requires a skill In dialectics, a keenness of discernment, a forecast and COihpreheh sion of mind, and above all an exemption from bias, which do not ordinarily betone to human tribunals The Dre-oonceived opinions of him, who is appointed to fry; become the standard bv-which the onin- ions of others are measured," and as these correspond with or differ fromK his own. .ii . -. . . tney a re pronounced true or lalse. saluta taryor pernicious. Let the Arnnniai pass on the doctrines of the high Calvin ist.'and he will- havwn hpitHtirtrwin branding them as utterly destructi ve of the distinctions between right and wrong, and leading to thev subversion of all mo rality. Let the Calrinikt determine on the soundness and tendencies f ibi Ar- minian faith; and he'will have little diffi culty in arraigning It for blasphemy, a3 oiiippiu mr imimy vi ins essenuai attributes, and settincr od man as indeuen- dent of God and needing not his grace. Law is the proper iudire of rtcrioi.and re- ward or punishment its proper 'sanction. iveakuu is me proper umpire oi opinion. and argument and discussion its only fit advocates. To denounce Opinions bv law is as silly, and unfortunately much more tyrannical, as it would, be. to nun ish crime by Jog ic. Law calls out the force Of the community to comnel obedi ence to its mandates. To operate an b- pinion ov law, is to enslave the intellect and oppress the soul to reverse the or der ol nature, and make reason subservi ent to force. But of all the attem nls to arrogate unjust dominion, none is so per- nicious as tne enorts oi tyrannical men to 1 m, . rule over tne human conscience, lieli cjion is exclusively an affair between man and his God. If there be anv siihttt un- - ... -- j - - j on which the interference of human pow er is more forbidden, than on all others. it! is on Religion. Born , of Faith nur- i tured by Hope invigorated by Charity looking for its reward in a world be yond the grave it is of Heaven, heaven ly. The evidence upon" which it is foun ded, and the sanctions by which'it is up held, are addressed solely to the tinder standing and the purified affections. E ven He, from whom cometh every pure and perfect gift, and to whom Religion is directed as its author, its end. and its ex ceedingly great reward, imposes no co- ercion on ois children. They believe r doubt or reject, according o the impres sions which the testimony of revealed truth makes unoti tneir minfJs." He cau- ses lis Suit td slnrie. alike ''on .the belie- .).. LtlL i M' 1 c unuvnever, ana tus aews to fertilize equally the soil of the orthodox and the bereticY No "earthly gains or temporal privations are to influence their judgment here, and it is reserved uotil the last day, for ihe just Judge of all the Earth to declare who have criminally re fused to examine or to credit the eviden ces which werelaijj before them.--But Civil "Rulers thrust themselves ia an T be come God's avengers, tinder a preten- 1 I r . . - ..... aeu zeal lor tne honor or His house, and the' propagation of His Revelation, ; Snatch from Hlf ImuhI ihelxdanc and the rod j. Rf judge His justfee are ihe God of God, . define faith hv Edicts. Statutes and Con stitutions: deal out largesses to accelerate j. w . . , a conviction, and refute unbelief and heresy by the unanswerable logic of nains and penalties. Let not religion be abused for this impious tyranny Relipion hath no thing, to do with it. Nothing can Le con ceived more abhorrent from the spirit ol true'Religion. than the hypocritical pre tensions cf Kings, Princes, Rulers and Magistrates to uphold her holy cause by their unholy violence. . Sir, when that moment had arrived at a a mm whicn . an onended but ytt gracious God was pleased to send his beloved Son into . t ft r i . tne woria lor tne .redemption cf sinuiog and sinful man. a Mr&senper cf liohi nn- . - 1 . - - T bounced the glad tidings tii thf aKtmiiith- ed Shepherds that: were watching, their flocks in -the stillness of nighuon the piaras oi Judea ;-and. sacuenly, he was joined bv a 'inulutude. ;r t . H Host, rhaanting -Glory ;io God iothe Highest, and on Earth. Peace.tood - will unto Men? Certainly jrieverr vptibyje; anT.vent so El to call forth'tlus rratula- . : f mrm , i iioq irom tifttren tojariD.- never an aq nunciation. so abcndlng in peacaafi(l OOOtlvill in ni tho r :tmrn'cl Aiiam.: . i ,,He; nhoe birth' i: proclaimed Kad long" been promised undr r the appellation of -the Prince. of ieaccf. ,0f iitm it had bven predicted. -heahalJ doc strive nor cry, neither shall any teuto hear, hu voice in the streets"; a bruiei! reed ?balj he not break, nor niokiog flax ahalL hi: quench, till he send forth' judgment untt victory." Truly did he bring good will and love to man, for .-greater , kwre hath no man than ihi. to lay down hi life for his friend." Meek and humble. Daticnc loan siiuerin? ana knui tn u hv Tm. pie as by precept, ly love as the chai he inculcated brotherr raclerislic distinction hv wmcu ins uiscipies- were to -be knouc, and forbade all violence. Wife and conteo- ...1. :ir. . itfon in his cause. .'When asked to what extent the duty of forgiveness should carried to an offending brother,, he decla red it to be without limit, and to-tbeen qairy. -who. is ray neighbor V1 be ah ' swered by that beautiful parable -which, that the schismatic and :the bmiic come vt uuin me sacreu emrrace(ol Charity. When James aod Johu ivould have cajlyi -dowij fire from Heaveuto punish .the-cl Ues of Samaria, thai withstood bttn'- be fore bis face waa turned tu JeruleroV b rebuked xthenv as uoi kupwing vubai nianner of spirit Ihey were. of.;-WherV i in the defence of his. ditine; Matter h . arueuli'etr Smote.ihei servant , of th 3 Higlu PriitL.he.eproveilhirafQr olent deed aod ordered him ta rtlurni. a word to its scabbardL Dragged Vlfonjr wicked. Priests and Mcked RoJtrarJ questioned upon the false chajs?jbjr ;vhick " u was suuijm to uiiie away nixiu-. b'X. the Arniinian1ca,,n,y prociaimea tnat fciwtnr --'orr.- was not ot this world. AndvSThcnrll nally, the um peak able deed of Inuj'lity was done that, deed wbjch nature cou4 " not witness uithou proclaiaiing ..her-ah borrence at which the 0 withdrew lightiaudthe earth quaked, and the graves V. gave up their dVadVW breathed hi last f.V sigh iu supplication". brgivenes for hii . t persecutors. Truly has his message been -j.. . one of peace and good will to maor foofc 4 . through the world and you will find lib- erty, law. order, science and civiIijuoo,'J -existing only where I hi message iaV known. It is not the Religion of the R ' deemer which requires for its support tbo ' denunciations of law. .Violent men, ukk- ed men, selfish men. cunning men, in all limes ard ia all countries, svrk to hi from others, and sometimes 'even, from themsel ves.the purposes w hich they wou!4 accomplish an4 the motives by which tlkey" are actuated. The alliance Irt ween Kin f and Church, or between State and Church by which the latter has been taketrloto the keeping of the Civil . Pqver, be ' sprung not so much' from a .Zeal for lie ligion, not so much even frorajigotry of. fanaticism, as from the crooked policyT tyrannical men. A Law-Church uCj convenit iit instrument for ruler, whtthrt V with or.. without religion. - It j-nnuge their ddminiou, by. extending it ott-r tho minda of their eubjerts. It ptrtvja thtff disposal the high places in the Ohurck and enlists iu their service. its Ministers and Teachers. It makes Kings & Priq ces arid Magistrates the hada of GodSw spiritual kingdom, and reuders it acrilege an wen as treason to resin their sway Thus has the religion of pence and Krwtr rly love bet n ht-ld un 11arjrtTeiLJor tyranny and p r?t cutiou; and its holy uaintf txn uesecratea lo mirDoses of n under ' and- 'outrage. The offices ol the .realm. rere of course the property of those only who would embrace the religion of ibe realm, for to differ from the Sovereign in religion, was in effect to refuse Lim all giance, aud disqualification for office tvs but a mild punishment for so henious.'a crime. This pen a It v. which some a mongst us so tenaciously cling to, is but a pan of the necessary sanctions for maip taining the alliance between Church aad State: for upholding a Law -Church, ret genfiemeii wouia jam -rets 10 11 aire, where the Constitution foibids the estapv hment of anv one Church or denomi nation iu preference to another. LeCtheni act with some dngree of consistency.T'Ei ther let them biot out this appendage -61 an etablisbed Church, or set up a Church as the Church of North Curvhxa, . iPvr " naps noweyer, tney lear inat Lae .coamry -is not ret tine for aecoaiDlish'inp the lat ter purpose, and as rnue aud tfliVi : act mutually on earn other, ney would c$a tent themselves for the present by prestr ving this feature cl rt-Jigloas; prkference as preliminary to aud preparing the wfy i C?.... T. .!!!- m.m : season. 1 : - "": . Sir, although this allbcce ol -Rsligion - . and the Civil power cid not iike.-t" -sxh . . . for many ceuturies after chrisusnity ri' first promulgated tcutbe world., it became at lengtn so general, tnsi worn ioe-Ai; rican Colonies were settled, there vrtrna country in En rope which had not its e lab-. ! t. jV-L L .c : urneu .uurcu. .10 tun iraiu vjtoia esxa ; blisbment, followed all the uual c ohe" queuces of iotplerance and rersecuiicti , He who did not believe accordhf to Isur, uas punubvd as a disloyal ubjet.v I- graded; fined4-imprUoried,-plutiuVrrd snd proscribed at homt. Uvaa tflhd 'exer cise of man's noblest; rrrtC'trslirr.; the right to worship God.ccording to tLr dic tates of his ronscieucev different serif "of - - - - t , - European Christians fUni frutn this cV t- ,.- ed lyTanny to the AVestcru side, of ti e V.;J laotic, And - here ii ibs, rthat.Kl"glo ua-emancipated from her-lhald.n;ta Piincvs and Rule ra,-. and tLerpricrp'.eiQf Frudsn cf ConscieneerudvrU'd- a.tc!it- ' I- w ical axiom aud rUced at -the'veir ioQi'' ' .dstioa cfjCivjl ljtituuoas.T'&iCtht - , -t r. . 1- v.- r Octobers; 1833. ' .1- V jjgL : 1 W, AT THIS OFFICE.. - "-""I J.. . -.i . : , jv , ' i i. ii 7 7 j j;,' ,7.7 'tK'" 'I'."f! ... -1 - u -
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