Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-08-07
FRom THs lBoton) CnRosIclI.
OLD. SOUTH-No. LXV.
"sTEhDr HagyTS."

IN al controversies, either religious os polif-
icsI, the parties generally sdopt fomc laconie
terms, which give reer,y and facility in proie-
cutting their fayoTite ienets. OrfLsdosy has had
wonderful eAed In theological dipu,ss fcs
who can h. oppniid 10 O,fbsd.u? Who can bs
an enemy 10 the tfst JaHb r Jht jaivInin rls,mS
this sppellation the Socinian cnl,fts under ,his
banner tI'e Univvrialit pleads O,iLos,sy 4. the
ground work Of bis proi,iGon,, aud even Tie
Shaker esciains, {" Orihodoxyl Orthodoxy IL
Thus in Religion We are oi,sn ,imss led by
focnd,, without attending 10 realities. Cop,o.
verhes have oitener orieinaird from sttscLn,ent
to rNmp, shan from ip,i,os; improvement and
INFORMATION /; sbuic aud fcbfrity are frcqocnf-
ly the weapons OF oppodton. and The purhy of
the iuhjst is commonly loh in the inquiry of
the language.
Cslumny nevef made profcIy,s, ihoughit
generate hypocries man who ie,ks popular
i,y by acrihciog principle, rnay sccornmodate
bimfclt 70 lsading party. but he who has no
o.hgs monitor rhan his own confidence, views
with the utmoa indifference the howns cf he
enemies, ard obicrves with ineiFsbe. contempt
the bsie dsEgns to injor bm reputation. Tho
whole haory Of the Bible is frsughr ~ish Gmi-
lar fentinsprs. and when ,hofc who pretend TO
profels doctrines contained 10 that holy record,
calusnn.ais ~ OrdferJ and drfsmc as Pol,1ieia-s.
70 Tar from fubaansisting .heir belief il ~har
they profefs. are, luke tie Ky pocri,rs emphst.
cAlly deicribed in ,hst iAcIed volume) !" qvbifss-
sdfpsiebrs which within are foil Of all manner
oi uncleanIinefs." IL man incuIcaies .te doc.
tfiue Of our Saviour, [" bleiIcd are the peace
rnskeo," ye, IT, he violate. ,hr injonaon by
his prattiec. the lincsrity Of his faith becon,cs
doubtful.
IL Politics. ss 10 Religion. certain terms
sre ufed TO accsmplh particular pprpofe..--
"Snox, HabM." 10 Connecticut, has been
fsnihcant sppellstioo 10 de6guaie shs different
elsa:s of citisens 10 their political Continents.
When we hear man 10 that State, sbdEng the
Prehdenf, ILLUMINATING the sdaioiararon, de-
grading every officer in the government, depre-
eating the repeal Of InietnaI Taxes, and con-
defining the reHoratioo Of the Jo6iciaIy fyaen,
hp generally cosclodss his outrageou, obfervs-
,ions vxh this empbsticsl declaration, thai he
/, friend TO Sfasy Habm" He will in the
noA wxptop msnacs villify the character Of his
neish,or, .ho differs from him vioIate sIl the
benign att.ibote, Of candor and charity and
sf,es snathensiizing bis oppsnesu the noN sb-
jett bsings in focistt. he clofes his iiibcrsl re-
marks with an ejaculation TO Heaven, 20 pre-
Eyvf Coas<dfm n M " Sssady Hahn =" he
prsifes God that he is not a J,6s,/sn;as Re,sb.
Ifas. and that Cswsdie1 is MOI iike Viyfiuia.
How man can apply the ' Steady Hsb-
is OF Connecticut" in vindicsiion Of his sbuie
TO the preIeat sdmioiaratioa. Is a ms aery TOO
intricate TO he explained. That State, In all its
governmental proceedings. purfscs {, aem the
p,oH analogous to Mr. J-Hsrfon,. Of sny in the
Union. and yet. wonderful to rela.e, are oppo-
hne his rneslorcs, under the fsIfe idea that he 10
infringing on fbsi, " SSax, HabM." The ex-
Pcnces Of their govcrnmsnt SIC bSught within