The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-01-29
rRoM La DECADE rn11osoru1our.
LIBERTY OF THE PRESS.


The great utility Of the Senatorial Committee
which niPecis that part Of happy contribution qua
!; ;itTty u ~ s.sE f:o;:: 81;
Tnerous labours from Its aiduity revle, and from
Its hberlity guide authors who really are men cf
talents and genius. Not only the corrections of the
enlightened members of the committee have impro-
we'd eher publications. but they have rewarded their
induitry, abilities, and pltriotfn, by recomnl ending
them to honorable and profitable places under 90.
vernmeni and genius and labor, will not, In future
In France itsrVe in obcuity, in ear-ets or die from
want in the itreets, from miery in the hofpirals
They may aipre tine fit places in the Rate, while
the DALI incident, or ltuPid rich may pride himfelf
VPon has aluence, but has no hope to uiurp rank or
purcaie diitinctons, and the whom he but late
ly regarded with contempt on account OF his power
ty he VIII be forced relpe9 on account of his ele-
walton, obtained by merit. This berality or rather
jultee, is reciprocay advantageous to eovernm emit
and to men o. letters becauie IN for his pro-
tectlon the former is always certain of the fupport Of
the latter.
We have heard that within thefe Ian three months
upon the Recommendation Of the Senatorial Commit
tee, ilxteen authors have been rewarded with en-
ploymcnts by the Emperor, and are now comforta-
bly, fetied Of works preented to appreciation or
revival, twenty five, which on politics. have been
approved and thirty-x rejected as dangerous Or ab
furd. Fvehiitorical publications have been approved
three under conderatisn and nine have been re-
Jeeted. or poems comedies, tragedies, dramas &C.
nineteen have been permitted to be printed fifteen
are under confederation and fifty-fve have been re-
jec,sd. On phioiophy twelve productions have been
pre!ensed, Of which eight have been approved and
iow are under revival On natural hiftory, on bota-
ny. anatomy and other licences have been pre-
fented and approved On religious fubieas, no lefs
than thirty works have been prefented of which on
iy Tx have been approved, the others continue Gill
under iTutiny. In time of fchifm, the child OF re-
vo!uionary atheiim inhdelity, government thinks
1t cannot be too itrc in admitting to the knowledge
OF the Faithful and the meditation of all feets OBI
mons thoughts either auatica or exaggerated Ell
ther fnPhiRica or problematical, which encourage
indifference, preach intolerance.
Let all authors who write on religious fubeas re-
mebsr, that the Catholic religion Is TIE re!igan offsr
STATE aud that its auguA chief its viible head upon
earth, the Sovereign Ponti will foon arrive in France
not only to perform the moi ysigiops of ceremonies
but to quiet oonfciences, by dilperlDg that chiGn
which deprives 70 many Of their hope and trauaui-
" Of a peace upon earth, and an Heaven hereafter
What would his Holinels think, he at his arr-
val to ind France inundated with books and pam
phiets, throwing doubts on or iBfulting, every
thing which is iacred which has eonfituted the hap
plneis oil former generations, in the belief of which
our snceitors lived and died, aud for which they
fought ~ thc field end blcd upon the fcaHold Co
Vernment, with its uiual generoty, tolerates al re-
gions and all ie6ts lets Jews pray in their yuagogues
thi Mulsimen proarate themfeIves in their uolques
the Pre5ei,an,s fng in their temples but not attempt
to dcue each other, unite together to dcule the
fras b''is0ers the Roman Caaii, fuch atis notwith.
Aas3nS its gs4sSstios, Government will be Obliged