Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1806-08-25

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1t was darling object w;tk tic lee
ders 10 the French Revolution, 10 pros.
trate the Christian Religion, id b ing
its professors and supporters into COR
tempt, or misery: Those Elo Objected
TIE whirIwind in tlfosa days of darknt.s
and misrules considered i Of irn4nense
importance to destroy the sense ofmo-
raj obhgation---she distinctions between
right and wrong, and the whole system
founded In truth, Justice. and re- -relice
Tor ancient institutions and as the mos
ready mode Of accomplishing these
shameful ooIects,t attacked aud as
molshe1 tie Christian System.--Cnf
leaders IN tie ranks Of democracy n
this ccunEy ate numbls in1itators Of
the examples of the jacobius Of Paris.
Numerous publications E1ve been cir
cuiated among US Purposely to weaken
or destroy the influences ofreligion on
society, and throw doubt and obscurity
on the promises it has given and the
hopes it has inspired. In fact it is gen
orally true that he WHO is dlserganizer
II civil society, and democrat III poi-
tics, Is disoraanizer with respect III
religious Institutions, and disrurber In
some form or ether Of the regular C.
tabllshments Of our clergy am led
TO these remarks, by observing in
late Argos an article entitled " Eu1rq
Christian is Deai0crat''- IA publication
ot such nature as to prove the seprav-
lty oil the heart which dictated it The
writer could have had bur two motives
In publishing sentiments Of the nature
therein disclosed the one Is TO traduce,
and Willy and burlescue tho Christian
religion, and Its divine author and the
other i to aid tie cause Of democracy
and confusion, by baIdinG I'D TO view
the Saviour Of the ,ToFla ss the great
est democrat that eve ess,s it.d. = TT =
necessary---is It deceat. tisst he fee:inc.
CT the community sa0u!dte outraesd.
and The laws Of dec@ney % shametnt'~
violated as in The instance before us
Does i coTnport with the reveftnre
due to sacred ttirr@, that cur Saviour
should'be stiIed, II q public gazette IS
enc OF the sgatnish ssizhitrsse y tas.t i
should be oPsnly AMI aneerzag.y ASSERT
ed, that the company he kept, 4and the
: associates h. chose were Iii Of .ie
s4ciaiaS niAftAdc Gam any Of anr
ru1ers be pleased with this scandal 81
the name and character of ctr Lerd aaf
Master I appeal to those high ia oisse
among &c WHO are f7sfeasaag cbi1aiu4,s,
whether they can deem highly Of that
cause 0rSspcuse these PRINCIPLES which
lead directly TO such unhailowad su~-
gestiSns--such open obFoquy and dis
honor, on what we have ben ia tie
habit Of treating with solensuitv pal
yenersUon livery one must - CHS
that the object Of the wliter as i. eli rs of
the democrats in general IS To luosen
the band of civil soci4ty, and hatitu.te
the less thinking and incolsidcrgte p-rt
Of the community, 10 iniaei principles
and inhdel characters-to teach tnenl
by degrees TO consider the chr;sti.a
system as system OF tyranny, ea3 h-
ministers ofthe gospel as either @oIses
in Sleeps clothing. On as iastrii- .pts
n the hand cfthe civil power, I'll FIssch
the people into subIection andd-bDt-
ment-Else, why GO tie delnpcg
papers-why does the wtiter, se.svz
mentioned, continue aconstnt sG-sin u
inyectiye against the clergy ard te in-
stitutions by which they are arppGred2
But the writer innmates, thtno a.
derstanding .tcdrrahsl can hase aHg RE-
tention to the titie al chpis 80 str
having exhausted their stock cisr.e gts.-
ty in deceiving the people ,en fg lesl
subjectssby uAnP TIE custora.v qgfp-
ments on the occasion. Gun nefaoc. als,
III order TO stagger tie w 4s1rsd,
arc now charging federalism as airr
abardoned the principles ofclHi-si. 5ity,
IN order that il may be asoiGca LIZ p=4..s-
ience ;--Ihus they arc pisy;ee {
double game Of deception iht. sts..sk
the csnscieatiosts, anG c4tl;itn lem II
gainst the Ni.es of ie.ssaizill, ht ssss
they say, It's oppose III ntis.tin.4 tt
practice to christianity tis4 ne
ment they convert them y ;he, u4
den9craeg. tLey urge thsn sn q TIE o.
ssralcti0u 81 christiari.y os.N. 4. Siss-sS: IS
/ it has diiussed, the more easilF n Il.
stroy the harmony CT society and
secuiry OF lafv a:sd order.
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