Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-08-21

have not taken piac. what can b. the msanirs Of
the pious PaIsdiam in deaounciag the peopie as
fobverers of order and religion Since the ict-
Element OF this country, the Clergy were never
better paid, more nationally noticed, nor they
never hvc< eayfsr than At The pIsfenr day. IL is
ungeneroos thea to be sbulng The people a.
aslIt.fs, d>ias, and diiorgarizcn, when their
whole conduit proves the fsllaey Of foch cpl
theis.--Thofe fTav Of the Clergy, who ,hos
aignatizc their Panfhoners as Atheias. SouId
lhjnk it.uncandid If fault ihould De found With
fkry n<gls7 Of duty, or say preiume TO oenfuIe
then for dsbbing in politics. when IL is evident
they were ignorant OF all the principles which
led to our independence, or to thofc which mua
fubtaGliate it.
So far from our Churches being " byagr9f-
ed." new ones are daily erecting; PropofAIs for
building Meeting Hopfes, are more frequent in
our nesfpapen than formetly. In Bottom se
mall foon Zee the Nszp- N~fb rife more glorious
than the former temple il we protrarc an old
Cbs,fb, il is to raiir more fplendia sero sss
ia its place. Since Mr.. JcfcrioD's election, we
hnd Religion is as highly rated as ever Joms
focicties are hbsrsI m procuring Paf0y5, while
Others are as tenacious in eftimstine them at
their /maHvai even the old fsibion'd Pride is
bani!hed. of crouding all ysJfs7adt Jamjiifs in
the broad-aine and on the lower aoor. while
Gaiisy peaOs are nov fought for with the great-
eft avidity. In ihor. every thing about the
Churches locks as Aourifhing 6nce the election
of Mr.. Jeifcrion az before initead of beholding
" an i.famoS pysqhAfe." prehding in our fame
tusr'es, they were never more ornamented with
LADIrs. 70 come!y in their attire and 70 at
,raetive in their department.
Thefe things being fafss. 10 II not furprii-
ing that man from Connecticut lhouId msk:
decla' iion 70 contrary to tru,h thar he ihould
raiie falfe alarm and put the whole Chnitisn
Church info fuch conformation Or, how can
any man, clothed in iscerdotaIs, fsfiou1y a6cn,
tha. T" .4tbeyu is detcriora,ing the moral and re-
ligious condition of this county," when every
appearance carries iuch arons conviction TO the
contrary, and ~hen he knows thcre Is not one
pygt,l;d .5fScR on the continent J How can we
recoocilc rheie declarations, when the revival Of
Religion is 10 powerful lAated in the Evange-
lical Magazine) as 70 /" knsek dssuw" thouiands
OF men. women and children How arc we
mcnaced with an annihiIstion OF all morality
when whole forehs are illuminated with lamps
10 guide the heavenly pilgrins to the place Of
wohhipl When meo thus inpcic on the public,
il is but juitice 20 the cauic Of virtue and reli.
sion TO notice their abfurdisies, TO espoir their
folly, and hold them up as objetts oI derilon.
A triaing parade of afIumed conisquencc
a pcdan,ie difplsy CT clafical erutiton. inter
fperied with lew vitis,ed pronuncia;irns of The
Ams,ieas dialctt. may give perfoo satt idea
OF bis own importance but men of cool rea,c-
tion eshly d,fcoyer the gauze covering which
fcreens fuch pTe,enders from the public eye.
lis worthy Of ohfrrvasiou. thss every pre-
dittion Of the Fedcrslas has proved falfe, as il
related TO Mr.. Jefferion's election. They not
only told o. that Religion was to be banihcc
from our county, bur that the Public Cfedi'
would be iscrihced, and that Commerce would
he wholly unprotected. Inllead OF which, Re.
hgnu has rifrn 20 an uncommon elevation. if tb,
sccounts of the Mitiionary Socictiescan bc cred
tied the Public eofi, arc highe' than for many
years, and our remaining fhips Of ws' have pro.
tetted our Mediterranean Trade, even beyond
what they did when their numbers were much
larger.
Fsllesv-C CnissSs BE ne longer deseised
---aGumc your wonted petition Lee NOT fsnat.
icifm on one fde ard apathy on the other, lead
you from your duty set like mes in dclibcTa-
tion and IKE S,sib,s~ in deci6on your enemic'
are few, though violent in their opro6,ion
they bur like diRurbed hive. but their clamor,
mutt eventually ceafe. gby want an expen6v,
government, and the queaion is fimply this, az.
| tbs people in (dvov Of Tdxr. when they are co
needed lxt the quefion be taken ,hroughou
the Northern States--yes or nay. Re rsbo ar
ix faesr Of isavy Tase,, SItejs 10 mAnifss n
II the Tories want TO know the public opinior
on this jutjeee, let them try il in Town Meet.
ing, or even at Vla's Caucufss.
OLO.SOUTH.