Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-02-14

81 ka;g STAKES ttsSAt 80 q
4. IS !as; ;,;,, that government could
k.sJin op,'ed without it: and if hey
4 Il sup Vssaedt from areliglon mixed
fsd 'o ~ falsehood, how much greater
f'D u, Z lasoured nation expect, from
~ ysIgion Of the gospel:
pre- 'sl :, S5,,th Be mare likely e preUa'l,
f'ss . q 7t,srs e regard al systems
&. s. nth sgaal as9Hr
4 tsl sglsa II ali systems, as Paganism, Ia
70 f sS.;stianitv, and Mahonetisnn with
'al In, ~ would be as absurd in the Lee
9 l la.' IS in the teacher ofreliglon; i.
h1'ss' s q effect, to neglect all but for
20 8 :'ls,yre and the teAohert TO neglect
frelig;onwoula not be the osst
S!s'. eauss truth to prevail.
saa' ~ Christian Legislature to regard
49, ,ss shasiss of obiai0a a0lticR atStss-
ga'. gfsresat sects Of GhrESaaAs2
e s s. o,,g!,t not; they will look with e.
i .s'l.onr on all who worship the Father
y . he Son, if they hold no principle
f IS % society. or to the genius OF the.
' ~ + nat infringe the rights b c9n-
s., b csmbsi a citisen to pag far the
~, ss,,t Of religion zohjeh he does n9t aP-
+ !, does not, any more than to compel
! . Day for the support Of any measure
S;,b he deems unjust or useless, or to
5i;ich his private judgment stands oPpos-
That Is ii to infringe thu rights q e0rsci-
i i is 10 punish a man for a religious OPT
De, not The taking eta mans tro9erty,
II case Supposed, am9aat to a p'tnlsh-
r9
kdoes not; because the taking is By a
OmOn rule, which affects all the citIzens
{, who are not punished but taxed:
because the taking is not for, oron'ac-
hit Of, his private opinion, which is not
arded or considered.
Has the nldimdual, then, no right to ex-
Sc brtvats jtlagmeat in this case2
fthe Legislature have Alright to Judge
what purposes, and to what amount to
the people, which must be admitted ;
d, the Individual has no right to oppose
private Judgment to their decision; for
swise, there will co-exist rights totally
lgnant to each other; if they have
1t to Judge, he has not; if they have
Atto izage, they have a right to take;
lifthey have a r;gbt to take, he has not
cato withheld; his conscience is no
srTise concerned, than to dictate the
ment Of the tx, as a lawful debt, Great
y the highest authority, and a part of
price Of his fleedom and protection as
:izsn.
iu4ivid4ql In conscience pay
tx the oroyved 55jcct 1ras tie support
assa'f9uS svsrSh;52
is can; he is not accountable for the
liratlon of the money; his pawag what
Otherwise be taken byforce of law is
expression Of approbationof the object
. promoted, any more, than his 5palk-
o the stake would express his appro-
onoithe sentence, by which he is TO be
= IS hereto. Christ wrought MI
70 pay tax to the Roman govern
y which, in respect to Judea, was an
ifa''oa, and which supported an idola-
: worship; we are bound toreader an
,ssaf 'as things tdat are Cesar S, and to
as ts'ags that are God's. We are
Satt' render tri6a5e to zU450m tribute is
. '4s''S . Sgaoe4 c,tStona, fear 10 r0lom
!, e'aar 70 sckaa honor.
~, -, 'f'H cag ether reaaoa 70 assign far
@'e4s mlaiateaonce ofreHgi;9,a2
= an important, because it is "a public
J. pad BY the supreme power of the
! : ood, who is The fountain of all
: authority and power, in heaven
:. ~, earth who is king Of kings and
: ioTas on whom all nations depend
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