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NO. 44
XtALEIGH, N. THTOSB.a.Y, 0aTOBBa-22rXS35
VOL. ZZZVI
JJ Jfitrik Carolina Gazette,
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m
teblant, those who dissented from the
On the. Thirty-Second Article.
The article to amend the 321 Scc
tion of the Constitution, by striking
out the word Protentant and inertint
Chrltlian, being taken up for its second
!rding. ' I
f Mr. WILSON, of Perquimons, said,
it wa his intention to move an amend'
ment of the Article, by striking out
th whole after the first word and in
ertinj a substitute-which- hv-held in
his hand. He entertainedlt:aJU"iWl
out uiiin nope qi cintngniir wuai Bfem
titmwtuWjbifta
small and; proscribed number in this
body, he meant the sinners, he should
avail himself of the present moment to
net forth his views briefly in relation
trt fhe"52dSecTHn. He would endea
vor tn-beoosistent with liime'f. And
as Wrox "gentlemen" "who had sjMtlcen up
p the a ihject hid Riven vent t their
l.ious l.?elings,by discoursing like grave
knd learned Bishops, and 84 tlmse who
kcted with him upon the present peca-
lion were not llie rspfcudtu favored of .
y fatten, he would try to speak after the J
Imnnoi til ivtan
TliC 52:1 section of the existing Con
stitution eni'iins "lliat no person who
I shall deny the beinq; of a GkI or the
truih of the Protestant Religion, or the
tUifleauUwiiy--of ! I4-or- new
Testament or who shanTiiTd relT
Pttpe'a authoritf and protested againal
the supremacy of the Romish Church.
These terms must have been well un
derstood ity-the fratners of the Consti
tution, linlm it can be supposed that
body of men were ignorant and illite
rate; for" the contrary of wliich, the
Constitution itself . affords abundant
evidence.. -The Protestants-were di
vided into numerous sects. The Bap
lists, Mctliotlists, Episcopalians, Pres
byterians, Moravians & Quakers were
Wfll known by the general .term of
rrotesiAQU-JLtueiSts, UtnttU and Jwst
other parts ol t!ie S2d section. We
cannot therefore suppose thein, to be
required to bolieve in the truth of the
t Protestant Religion, when other clauses
of the section had denounced them for
their unbelief in Christianity. It
8ems, therefore, that that part of the
32d section which requires a belief in
the truth of the Protestant Religion
was intended to exclude, and does ac
tually exclude, Roman Catholics from
office in this State, It was thought at
thai dav it U now lUougtit by S"tne,
ance to the Pupe of Rome, and that as
the tiwmbmff ihat"faTt-belieeft itt''
theSioTalmybf l!te ' Ctiaf cfi.Ttf vl"
conflict between nhisSlatf "i niT" tTe
Pope, members of the Roman Catholic
faiih would be bound o take sides with
opioion of the fmmeri of tlteCwistita
tion, by reason of scruples of con
HefuttHerntlemcnfromeryTthetrtthe9s
quarter whether they were instructed
science, was to hold Religious princi- to retain the.32n4 sectiiin, to exclude
pies incompatioie wun ine ireeiium ana jcws, io exciuue yukers yes. the
safety of the State. If the Conven- harmless Qualers-rto exclude Deists
tion did not mean to exclude Quakers to exclude Atheists to exclude any
and Moravians, with reference to one but the R"inad Catholics? He put
whom did ther insert that part ol the It to gentlemen from every quarter to
3 -2d section? tie had no very , strong say, whether public opinion was rntis-
prefetrnceforTrrly-c Jews, the Qua-
parar
the
of the framers ofthe
;ious
principles inrnmiaiThle th the free-
(lorn and sal.-tv ol the Mate, shall be
capable of luddipx any place of trut
ir pnht in the civil tlepartment within
this Slate." Who are exclude!! by this
Arthle? ?'! AlpTnnrwho deny
the being of. a GQiL-This excludesall
AtheislSi: -Sttondlyr All persona 'who'
nhall deny the truth of the Protestant
Religion This excludes Komnn Cath
olics, Jewc. Heists and Atheists.
Tar tfu: An who deny the divine au-
Imrity-of thr otd und new Testament.
This excludes Jews Deistszand Athe
nUi and lasllv, all who shall hold Ue
lirius nrinciitles incompatible with the
freedom and safty of the State. This
excludes Quakers, and all others whose
orinciples forbid them to
bear arms in defence of their country.
Many douht the existence of men a
monr us. who deny.the beiwj of a God.
It is very certain, if there be any Athe-
ists in tins State, they are very lew in
number, and almost unheard of. It is
to be feared. iwever, that should the
Convention impose upn Atheism se
vere pains and heavy, penalties, sub-
iects would n t be wantiils for the
ntkeaml theracK. ve are iiiiormcn
hv liistorv. that there was a time in the
existence" of some of the ancient Re
nublics of Greece, when the law made
no provision for the punishment of the
child who 8hnttld ;abj.ej)arWT-tte.
crime' "being then" unknown. Some
law-givers, who not content with enact
ing pains and penaliies for the punish
ment of crimes and misdemeanors al
ready in existence among them, launch
ed into futurity and provided for the
puwshmen
The conseooence was, that shortly af-
JerwardsVtWfimethitt exit4fire
in the imagination of the legislator,
now became of frequent 'oeeurrece
To do what we are forbidden by su-
ftecufi iwwet4 seems fr.ltert trrt
t!ie v'ernajurjjfif nan.VVness the
ITuvt
first Parent Adam:. rUt every
reasnntns
ConstTturTon, they had no good rea
sons. If these were their reasons,
they were formed in an erroneous view
of the Catholi; doctrine. He said, too
good reasons, because in every country
they had shewn themselves as patriot
ic and as true lovers of. freedom as the
Presbyterians or any other body of
Christians. lthey3oneuycntefc
tained their notions of. the Catholic
faith. they were in an error, and duty
renuired us to correct it. But whether
the-4Wwifihe-frnef rCwfii'Slv
rufiotrvere wHlior without fiiunda-
tin, whether with lull anil itgiit un
and as few prejudices against them as kers, the Deists, the Atheists? lie put
most persons. . He believed, that the it to ' gentlemen from every quarter to
Christian Religion was so deeply root- say,' whether there existed the least ex-
ed in the institutions of the country, citemetit.in any part of the State a-
aoM stawr4n ed of the-a
IVntit tf tuomrtted to the discretion wnom men was me excitementr lie
or a seat here. Wert
the Catholics numerous in oar State?
Scarcely, did a Chapel exist. Was
there a'probability that Catholic emi
grants would come to this Siati?
There was no newfield open to enter-
prize here very few foreigner found
t to their advantage to come to Northrttrey have now, scud their metnbeit
they bhuiu, unless some great ami un
expected change takes place, whereby
men nuke a competency or subsistence
easier than heretofore. The race now
of this Convention, to amend the 32nd defied gentlemen to say, that there was
ser-tion; and an amendment has been the least hostility in the public mind
offered in the following words, to-wit: against Jews or Quakers. .The only
-That ho person who shall deny the cfass against whom there was any ex-
beina of God. or the truth of the Chris- citement in the nu'.dic mind .was the
tian religion, of the divine authority of Rom in Catholics, and this was known
the old or new Testament, or who shall to all. None could deny if. That
hold religinusTirincfples incompatible portion of the people whu busied fhem
with .the freedom and safety of the selves about it wished it retained as a
State, shall be capable of holding any- wall against what they supposed to be
office of trust or profit in the civil de- the damripde asYaiilts of the Romish
nartmeflt within this State." This Church upon the freedom and safety of
aioendmeutafte not,aUeJLear,He4 thfc Slkti lveciRstruclioniscflT
aid eiDIIUPni OlSCUSSIOn, liao paSSCll HS oucjeur orre gcimtmcu iiiiTri; ill
first and now came un lor its second their protessionsr lhc worl rto'etl
WnaTnirr unt the buIWar
t ooved the C&ftveW
weTh well this atnenil meat before it taifi substituted, ror what? lolet.
should be incorporated in the funda-in the Catholics. If the voice of the
mental law. It there were errors in constituent oe oinuing, men nas mat
urn . . wirf-
irartnTgaTn sf Pa fiejZ. das
r imffand the word VAris-
Bu t. Mr. President, the word 'Pro?
testant," fiom the length of time it has
existed in our C.oustituuon, is veheral-
ed by the people, and has acquired
something I ke certainty in its meaning;
not so with the word which is now put
in its place. Nothing is more profita
ble to the people in any Government
than certainly in the law. The attain
ment. of a knowledge of the law is dif
ficult, when its pruvisUina are couched
in the.clearest unguagei a competent
ed, as it usually is, of members, some
of the Baptist faith, lome ol the
M 'tlnidist, some f the Kpisropalian.
not a few of the Pr sbyterian, with &
sprinkle of nnn-profesors fsiniu-rs.)
As things nuw go, we may 'suppose "
sonic of these orders would ihm. as
single lo the neieuoe ol what I hey
may, please To call . Religion. - The
Gviieral Assembly, upon its meeting.
hi fir;aniz.eii into an inquisitorial iri
banlj thriWt1
iife foVtnoreTthetrar of "the (louse; he i called ap
on tor w detente; ne steps Mrtw and
hohlly discloses, that in fatthhe is a
IIniversalit that Jesus Christ came
into the world, took upon himself the
sirts of the children of men, and died
upon the cross to make a propitiation
for the sins of the world, that alt
(not a part) might be saved that the
wicked deed .ol the body are puni.hed
in the fiesh. and that die did nut be
liev in future rewards ami punish
inents.. Would thi - General Assem
bly trouble th.'inseUes with : further
evidence or arsuinenl? If what we
knowledge cannot be acnuired when it! 1
'is clothtft iirwwd
tfirfSfrmtenm" ' " '" " " : l as a precedent, the idous Asscmbl r
molT
with
their spiritual head ,Jo whom they owed! the ohLConstjtu
aHmnSn't aiiejiance. If this was nott Article be among those errors, would it be done, and which ought not to have
, Where ran two professors of Chris- would forthwith cry "Away
ti.on,f,HhaT nrefr ihe"1m" oUice be vacated
of the ' word Christian? : True it is. and his place riven to another. '
that all sectarians of this country . though the nflh
claim to be-Cliristians, but whenever petent Hi quahluatioi.s,
oiiicer might De as com
and
a
re
not be advisable, cither not to touch it been done. . IIetrusted in God. that
at all, or if touched, to put the axe to this would nt be set op as a precedent
the rontofthe tree? Vtwn the present it the ddctrine of instruction, if it
nrene'ion. unman U ther in levi.la. were, there would, in luture, oe no
ting, unless he was satisfied that good danger of the ?iRep4iMitutive being
would result from, our action upon the palsied by the :' will 'of his constitu
52nd section, he felt himself bound to ents." - Uelhat knoweth his master'
submit -to: existine evils, -rather than will ami doeth it not, ahalf be beaten
try an experiment which he awfully with many stripes.
feared-afld- 6incerly believed-would Gentletnen, U 8"emed-trtm7tai5
bring down upon the people greater mstter of snme difficulty to settle with
ones. I his Article, lie thougnt, oumu otner pornnos oi tne coinmuniiy
never (o have had a place in the Con- Vhyjhould
slTtirrtonr trust.
derstandins of the Catholic faith, whe-
ther with an erroneous op nion oi .tne
obliritions existing: between tha lay
members of the llon)ir,h laith and their
SptiiTual head, tir whether by a wicked
spirit of persrcution,-.vhich i tooept
tn be formed wherever" high prolessnrs
are actors anions men, the word fro
WFnstnce71 Jew,
noverv prcat harm, ami was certain it vJuakers, and Ueistsare excladcdf Is
had done no eoml, its tendency, he any one here prepared to say j tdCkis ' potiaiiseii imm the iteiiKion of
ituems that the uathoiics nave !'," .hiim oiern
the issue shall bs made up to try ' the practical discharge of htsplhctal
WctTieV a'nTndTv7tfuaT"7
rJefendaiST4ii4Ut4lyerocd by tlwwtdenattoir,titd"benreTitteired:"
laws of self -preservation,' excuse from " lu can doubt ttr V hat; a man, a
serving on his jury, all members of the Christiani who does not believe that
accusing body. ; Uofortuuatcly, in Re- beyond the grave lltere exists cverlast
ligious controversies, i he learned and ing bliss and eternal ' woe? Whera
intelligent part of mankind ore ;sjJhe elCt bask in one everlasting round
much under the influence of bigot ry "oT uhspeakubJe joy, and w here the
antfana?acism as the Ta-iiorant and condemned rove in the agonies of
illiterate.
string
Convent
men
Pen
He heli! in his hamU a eternal tlesDau? Die Lniverxalists ;
ofReiso1attf)nodo7ite"il"
tion of Presbyterian Clersryi cording to their faith, by the virtue .
recently holden at. Pittsburjr, of Cukist's blood, nil men are saved. -
!c.niiw.hidi.h-wroaW-4ak
JQ!tcllic'?"":''""?''''' '"'T'' 'V'1ajTerTfin faith, have apostatized, '
f' ijetnlteil, Thai It ia the iMilif rale ami !e because it 'is Said, their Priesthood '
.le.lju.lKnie.irllhi.4.eiw infiUe
' I lie U.'man t-'alliolio ( liuuli
..-l'.r..- v. ... hn tninA mnr. eHf-r..rt- than .1. reeOlll Ml M ,HrlHS WIMren.
an uiigioj5 jiJiciui o " ........ ..... . g Ketnlveil, Unit it be I'etoinmpn
i ... . ...
liaa r.KiiMaiir f. . ... , .. . . ...
Four Lnnl anil IS UDnllUMI. V U IHVeinllRlS Will COine r
fuie cannui te under tlic ban f proscription, because
rid! to oil 7. profess to believe that Jvsus .
thought, had becn-to promote hypneri- const
sy
niKin. II. Vent vfrv rlefl r that llift neacelul-UuakeFS or - Ihe l)erec ted In niir i-nn.miiiHr ii In rnilraviii-Lv llie
whole Section should leniaiu, unless an Jews'? There are but few Catholics in "f.1'1'! b ' iii'. it. r'T" n,l '-the w,
amendintoukl-bedepte
Would put all men among us, that may Quakers are numerous. He said he i! i.f ibeirudi, i it ii mmiii in the nl of timi -. grrasion. Inecompiaint aa.nst the,
t r i . . . .1 ,l. l II . .U.. i:i,... r -r.-l S Kvai.lvnt. 'I lm il i utlvrlv iimrHiiiiipiil 1 1 'sitl-nl ie 5. tb:i t ' lln'ie Prlela rl.iim
ors among men, me word fro- ueioum tru.i-worioj.uv iiw e.eL. . f . . j .,lh ,B .,r;.H.. -..Miiiii... ' m. rh.i.,1... " "I '.'."1
testant was first in the 32d section nf ! or people, upon terms of equality in he m of & r descent, that in ail , , ,,, tof ,,vn,Umjn" e?S V..J""..-Ti-A
and. there it has re-Iaskingfor.and Teceiving . oflicefc . , , , - n-iin.si me viiiiia.in'. .uwitwy
toth'e present day. I those who confer office, judge ofjhe sial rcIatM-L
. " . ' i j ".i " . 1. 1. -'I'l... fc ' nn Mun . lnnl tt iniiiir.nt n r 1 1 null lllilflll III I.linr : ' . i. i
I tie. . i .....T. J -n n ... A.i!n. U'li.l unfltct tin ItiM f.!. it
1ICIII T llltlWU IV- wiihi v. v. ... ...
the Constitution,
mained from 1 776
. i...j-ik A.U'p;r(Ttiif,!!llsiriiiiS- " " on earlh a - rnirer-nennle. Thev Were t emanate from a body ol iffnorant and ana union oi i.nrist.
II WU lliuicu llliir, ' iuuc "yLLir.-"" r : " . . . 1 r . .- . ..i. . f I I J
i: Ar-r..;rrr;ir:.-T liVii.rt. n'mi, lUi, tiniri nnon h trul v npnnli nf ni:irp anil trnnrt works. , 11 iterate men. SUl denlV drawn tO- ; AS'ltn,
man v-ainoncs, or n iin-uiisinuiiii'ir- i ji r-" i -n i . . - ,. . . , . ., .T , , . .1
They who .vlenv the divine authority I first readm
of the old or new Tchlament"' are ex- lhcr day, his vote was record
rtudoil. Jews nre not nnmrd in the!cainst strikihsr out the word Protest
i-nnatWutinn. nt tin man will he dm ml I ant. He had been an attentive :-tbo-tice to the prosrrib
'silent hearer of this whole debate. Mr.. W, said, "the Friends" held
, the 1 nee ouservaiions ne nan mane, noi;getuei pj anmr i"nivn;iri -imiin m"re:vn"'',Tr "n, ..-v t...i.
ed a- to disparage the just claims of the ; caucus-m!rf,ger,..Nu
test- Catholics, but as a matter ot sheer jus-1 Very different was this loily. " A bonal this inquisiton, ft.rin; truth ,
tbo tice to th proscribed Quakers. council of grave and, learned Divines, that is the proper name should step .
of the English language, as to say, that
this clause does not most unequivocal
ly excluJe from office the Children of
Israel. Why? Because they do not
believe in the divine authority of the
new Testament. Yet the language in
reference to the Jews, in the 32d sec
tion, is not more clear and pointed than
that which is aimed at the Catholics.
I'rev'rously to the meeting of ihe Con
vention which formed our Constitution
in 1776 the-Colonie had been ipva
ded by a hostile foe arms had been
taken tin by the Colonists and bipod
had been shed in the battle field.' In
this Stater at that time res'uled a small
society of Moravians, or Uni'ui Vff
ri'OT, and several numerous bodies of
Friends or Quakers. They were a
people of peace. Their religion for
bid them, under the penalty of incur
ring the everlasting'displeasureof him(
Arguments had been advanced so clear some notions that he did not approve,
whose ni nds.were stored with trea- lor'h and declare that tic uelieved 111
sures of learning; gathered tngeihcr one God, -but that Jesus Christ was
and sa strong, and in such lofty strains He had been at war with them on theTby the toils id many years, enlighten-, not that one; but that the doctrine
of glowing eloquence for striking it question of negro slavery. Although led and chastened by long '.reflection taught by Jesus Christ among men
outf that it seemed to him that further their opinions on this point were pal- and deep meditation on Heaven and made them better and happier in thia
resistance to its abrogation could not paoiy wrong, yet no one acquainteu ; neayenty inings. in uwiv,iucm uj, " r 1'
he made. and. if he had correctly, un- with them, and wllh their ReJi2ious 1 human learning as it was, and espe- to Heaven, and, if practiced,' were
derstood gentlemen from every quar- principles, can for a moment believe,
ter of , the State, in this body, near- that their Religious prejudices either
ly all were convinced of its inutility against bearing arms or against negro
and injustice; but gentlemen have two slavery, weakened their integrity; for
ways of eettins round its destruction, they were strict observers of their
as u was, and espe- 10 inaven, anu, 11 practiceu, were
rially in the. favor id Heaven! deter-' sufiirient for salvation that nohe can
. J t . . tt rt , ........ . ! .. .i.i ' -.1 .... .. i . . ..r .1. -
the
lonsrer christians'. Thus we see a .Christian svstem without
advyntuges of the
1 strict
sect, rlaiminz for its foundation 4 the adherence in practice to its precepts.
Apostle Peter, who-saw in flesh the Would the Assembly wait for further
Certain gentlemen say it is a dead let- ajri-eementsand punctual performers of. Saviour of men: onelLlwnmJi!a8 .cyideoctJnLJthecoftIe88tonu-f the-
ess. Uf these, their contracts, the world over., Ileioij
Nazareth said ''And I . say unto necuaedT that he did not bidieve in the
he would ask. if there was a dead knew notlnnj of hisown knowledre, of thee, that thou ait Peter, and upon I runty and denied the divinity of Je
ter and entirely harmless
IU n?R H tMVIC M n U V . ........ v. ....uv... wttt-irn I VV , ? ...... - , - - .
in the tree, why not remove il? the Roman Catholics, but as far aa he J thURock.I-willbuihl my
needed to be useless; Ihen' whjr couldgather from hooki and men, the i the gates ol Hell shall
it with so much pertinacity? were pretty much like all other ihnomi-! against it, and I will gi
branch
Itirconceded
retain
Uhurc h, a nd tus Uhmt l he tj m tartan. 1 1 k ; th e
not prevail Universalist, would be denounced,
give
unto thee rnndemncd and disfranchised. The
It seemed to him, that gentlemen were nations, having much in their system the keys of the Kingdom d Heaven, Unitarian, unlike Iho Catholic ' and
not entirely candid and sincere in the that is "ol man," and not quite so and whatsoever th'ou shalt bind on Universalist, believes, that -to reach
support they gave their dead letter. . fm'uch that is of God," as all sectari- earth, shall be bound in Heaven, and Heaven, he most labour long alid
Hut unoiher and more numerous' a ns are disposed to arrogate to them- whatsoever ihou shall loose on earth, arduously in the practice of the precept
for the retention selves. As an Institution suited to shall be
advocates
loosed in Heaven" a sect taught by the nn ,
,JeilS..i8nd
watts lawajire iroiftviaUHs i r , t ,r .,, . . .-
.'..- nn -more; and" st; retintinues 10 'wield Slid he would ffo still farther, aud take .' .
erastin2. to tae un. at n.8 upon any oc.'rr"4"':. 6 t. . v-' . " .. . .v . : -, " - : v-..-..- . - - ,r -- t.i " ' - 'r-
cistan wiheto rrpeUnJJivasIonor a7,nf mat every omiy ,
nuell an insurrection The laws of disregard the voice of their constitu- Imperfections, . impurities and. errors cr Christian denominations put Jo- who Jmd recently; aat tin judgment -me
"Prince of Peace" they hold more tnts. . Now he was one, who would go will existtirjHi thatprofeaaJo llif ojm.
bimiinilian theil.mer.tnaw
....-!-L..J.i.f-iivr.." r t . He-lmtHrrotrancrxviiaTever may have ueen Uie ment tojje 01 iiivine uuioruywa.Bei4or-tneon;'- vno nas-iorsoiien ineir
4
Alia
m .a . t A r I 1 HBI am I 1A ft IT S IV. TilHT lit 111a I I II ii;i lilt 1111
lOWlCU!lC III ISO OIUHI ai.., 1 r - -
n ""I . .. . t- . " 1 1 a..i!... -,A 4t.A 1 -t 1 fta vrt-tt iai4
Sublime precepts: but, However mucn aemamts Qou 1.1 . u.9.....
.... M.-.rtmir ihem pither in theorv made between citixen and citizen,
. .i....Kt iwf i Unt transact ior 1 im uusiuccs auiuau. lv'iki
eat. but of the Irec of know
good and evil thou shalt not eat of it,
for in the day thou catest thereof, thou
shalt urHy dtei'1 But-alast-Adam,
just from 'the hands of the Creator,
perfect n the image of his maker, ate
of the fruit of that very tree and sin
Bed and died: hence, air bur woe.
Need we then marvel that man, degen
rate nan. should still be fata"
pon mischief. Of late we have heard
that Catholics are not excloded from
office by the S2d section. Thia opin
ion is atNariance with the ordinary
meaning of the word Protes'ant, and
in direct onnosition to the opinion en
tertained by the whole body of the peo
ple ot this State from 1770 to me pre
nt day. The framers of the Consti
tution intended to exclude such per-:
ons who cither then, or micht tbere
fter reside in this State, holding doe
'fines adverse to the Institutions which
they were about to establish. Now
did they make use of such words as
would carry out their intentions? At
that day there were as now, two grand
divisions, to wit, the Catholics and the
Weatan- The term Catholic meant
thrwe citritians) who have for their
piriteal head the Pope of Rome Pro-
riffintif the Catholic
svstem. oe nazanieo noining in saying,
tnat their government was how" inUie
haltds of those who see and feel, as
sinful man sees and feels. lie feared,
and he thought there was aome'-eyi-dencejto
support t.heJjnpirji(in-tliatlhe
preseni cxciiemenc agambi tnc vuino-
One ' Call rlllrl iuih a uwuui mut - - ... I I. 1.1,1 J
when our land is trod by the feet of prescribe such terms as might be mutu-j lies was hatched by some P"g, de
merciless, ravaging, hostile invaders, ally agrecu upon Between men,, .....
Aee Religious principles are incom- the people in appointing their Mem
natible with the fiecdom and safety of bers of "Assembly,- and Memjers of
the -Stat. With -reference menaa-Congrs
whom, was that clause in the S2d sec- niay prescribe such, terms as may e
tion inserted, which says, 0r who mutually agreed uponand he who
shall hold Religious principles Inconv breaks the bargain, whether it be pnn
patible with therrecdom and safety of cipal or agent, in the shape of an mdi
the State." Though the war of the tidual, a Member of Assembry, Mem
Revolution ra?ed from 1775 to 1782, ber of Congress, or Delegate in Con
these peaceful people uniformly re- vention, is faithless and hot trust
- . . r ' . . "11 ,,il. Th. .lortmn nml which he
fused to bear arms, suppose an a- , V , , r t " '"' r"'
4- . ';.Anrt. came here was holden but a rery few
know
nave uecotne .11 inc 11 ctumn .
ty of the State? Scarcely should we
yet have paid the penalty which Brit
ish yengeance would have exacted from
mericanstohave become, converts to , came here was holden out arery
this faith, shortly after the adoption of days ago, and hardly any of, us t
the Constitution in 1776, what would al ny means of acquiring a kn
have become of the freedom and safe- Mge of the feelings and viewi of
us, nnleBB we are bo Tain as to believe
that tleaven would have interceded es
pecially in our favor, to repel the rav
irini foe. or to make easy the yoke
that v ould have been placed upon our j
constituents since the election.
Then, pentlemcn! are, here "fresh
from the people." No after-meetings,
called for the purpose of Instructing by
small knots of Politicians, gotten up at
Court-Housed, Taverns or grog shops,
but a full burst of public opinion at the
roll in favor of its retention, ror
SKwi ? why this burstof public .pinion?
signing, ambitious f nest, wny nad
that partial,. trashy booK,. ca ilea i oxy$
Marlyrt, been spread far and wide?
Were the outrages therein related, ot
reent occurrenceror were the atroci
ties therein varnished and blazoned
lorin, ine cruelties ana uuruariuesoi a
dark; superstitious and bigoted age of
, , e .
Eersernuon, cauea up irom mesium
er oJ ares? Who have been active
in putting. in circulation that tissue of
UlselwodaSix months in a Looventr'
Who are the victims of this stuff? ;
The honest and confiding part of the
people, over ' whom the Priesthood, a
well in this country as in every other,
have exercised an uncontrolled influ
ence. Upon this . excitement, the
small and crafty Politicians of the
State seized, anned it into a flame,
hoping thereby to work their passage
into the Convention; well, knowing
that-the sober sense and sound jodg-
ment of the people, if left to act coolly
and unexcited. would .. not. discover
that have tor hltecn hundred years
to be Christians,- proscribed and put
under the ban by a body of Sectarians
that 1ut yesterday ""Sprang into exis
tence whose numbers are small and
confined to three or four- Govcrn
ments. What evidence "' have they
given the world, that they and theirs
are more in the favor of Heaven, tfcan
that very body w horn they declare
iave "apostatized' Short sighted
mortalsl If the everlasting God sees
and Sudzes and decrees as man, sec-
. n . "
tfrisnrnnan Mei ana juuges ana ac-
crees, who will be saved? .
Now, by way. of illustrating his
opimonB of the uncertainty oi me
meaning ol tne worn (.msrtons, ne
would ealt the attention or tne con
vention to a few cases-a-supposed ea
ses to be aare such however as might
not only ' occur, bat such as he feared
would - be of " frequent . occurrence:
The power of trying impeachments is
conferred noon the Legislature. Let
r . . . . . . r
an Officer be impeached tor want 01
me cnnsitan reujnon, t i .
previously to thi ejection of memberl
of the Assembly, that an umcer ra
Judge) who holds his ofliee from the
Legislature, is to be impeached at the
ensuing Session; -that ' the charge
against him is, that he is not a Chris
tian. . Let the Legislature be compos
Sunday mail effortsJtX4Kroblt
ga'uist this body of sectarians, upon the v -
supposition thaLlhey are : rncniachin
upon tne rignrs 01 nil, and jvneinrr
the charge be rightful or not the in
evit.ible festilt ,.wiU bu a-Aeombtnatinn
of alt Religionists against them; and
then would Presbyterian be condemn- '
cd for their doctrine ol election yes,"
election this word election is the key
to the whole Sthcme, The Ileathen r
is good r to , his own;- we want no' evi. s
denec to prove that Catholics would,
if clothed by law, setup fur suprema
cy.) Ins Presbyterians have passef
sentence againar the Ctholics, and -this
Convention is ifbout to clothe them
with inquisitorial' power, if the on
eertainty exists in tlie meaning of the
word Christian as above illustrated.
In a contest for po;cr, who ii oriho- y
dox? f- The majority. In a contest for -power,
who is heterodox? The min- '
ority. It is too often th ea, In the "
heated imagination of lhexlevotee,; the'
fictions of the fevered ' brain pass for-'
the . illumination of the Holy Spirit,
These fictions become positive Injune- '
tions the communion of many togeth-
er. of this sta"mp,woi ks confirmation
and produces k enthusiasm io the
whole mass then commenceB the work'
of carrying into" practice the ', lnjune-V
lions of tht Deity Nothing is want