Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-05-14


4 two editions. H. Cha ethan. Dennls,s1|
I Anthony Campbell, Oa9nsco', &c. essl|
lishrd long time aweek " paper called M
6 Temple OF Reason" line open and pn]
| fessed design of which y as to destroy al
christian religion. PALM or for some cag
left the editors Up oftnc p iper, and strols
about from place to place, where ne c9d
! ind hearers, preaching ,n= principles Off
| Age Of Reason, blasphemio g his God 40
the Saviour. We know ncii what has 6
come of this democrat: lac last we hear
of him was, that he was picked up drum
in the street in the nightan Baltimore, nj
wing been elected from bawdy house, and
unable on account of bliadliess 10 waIla
home 10 his der. O'Driscol published Ii
Temple Of Reason some ti'sae after in Phil
Iadelphia, under the patronage OF rin;sts j
Duane, and IL we have beea correctly 4
formed of Mr.. Jefferson. Failing tn ID
OsDr;scol went To Baltimore, wher Al
published democratic .GPer Tor SOM
time. After which he was sen, far L.
some ef the democrats in Gs orsia l.,
went to Augusta TO edit paper, wbers n
the great old father Of democracy has nal
called him home, he probably is now. tn
O,dr;scol was formerly a cath,lic pr ;..,
ireland. A certain SUMS sliose1 -
ny cssholic priest who becomes s.onv.,,s
to the Episcopalian church, for 4 ,e sake u
this sum as be himself acknowk d.,d ii
turasd protestant ne WAS jail bird SOM,
time .or treason or s-ditioas some h.
escaped, came TO America, and Is now II.
Duane one of our ltriots of seyeD,v
SIX.
.IhA oi--o1 :srftow EngiaM | are a lieb,
"a blessing, al honor TO soc;e Nv. /, was
amost happy circumstance ths the fore.
theirs of New England cary founded UNI,
versities there, aud made the ACOUSTIC,
of a liberal educatioa nec :ssary oual;6c,.
ton for the Office of paste r. Hence thr,
are respected and enhg ,hrened clas, n
men, as federal 10 their ,ali.ical tene,s a.
correct in their moral depe ortmenr and f.;th
full in their religious duties. The sam.
may be said of the Pol ltiesl opinions ii
almost all the clerical Pre- fession, where s.
mllar advantages have be :en received. This
formidable body of m-n presents dread
ful obstacle to the wishes and labors of de.
mocracy. They have been assailed with all
the raneor < bitterness of deistical persecu.
ton. But at the northward in particula,
the attempt TO overthrow their iu Aueuce
has been Intellectual. Levi Lincoln. for.
tunately favored with as much impotence |
as malice, wrote and ragged and ragged a1a
wrote, 70 no purpose or if to anv purpose
to that OF making ten nenlies TO his caus.
for one convert. The pulpit Is and may
it long continue. an inviucible bar TO the |
wishes of some Of .he leading democrats
in America iorit is what
/" Mua fand Acknowledged while the word fhai
Rand,
s. The NOR eGsctus! and imporsan. gusri
Suppert and ornansnt Of virtues callc."
Another proof eff the union OF inhieitv
and democracy IS dram from this circum.
stance; that most of the leading drmocra.
tic papers are conducted by known iDRdels |
1t is true they pretend to consider religion
as tu.ally disconnected with politics.
public newspaper is no, the place for dis.
onsslng doctrlna. points in geology bet
1t IS prohtafe TO virtue, morality, the bes:
lnterts sot society, THAI the press should
supper. the authority OF religion generally,
and expose its enemies. Tie Enquirer is
paper of considerable erainence of the
WISHES OF rhat paper to fur,her the Interests
OF irreAgioc, we will not nov enquire, ye.
we have seen some remarks that induce u
not vet TO entertain The op nions We wish.
In the Enquirer of March las, We observes
toast drank onthe 18th at the Eagle tavern By
MIR. Thomas Richie, 8. Thomas Paine the
literary hero of the American revolution
in spite OF kingcrait or prisstcrafi the rights
Of man shall continue forever" This at
tab'e OF democrats celebra ing Mr.. Jeifcr'
sons reelection. he delivery Of such