Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-01-02
FROM the Paris .frgus.
AS9FNtHLY az THE IElVs.

~AiSMSI given ny Nlf. fuNlagD, GfcSlQcnt
o. the Assembly, Ia the speech deliver
ed by his majesty, commissioners.
Gentlemen,
The new com nunicatioIs whichyOu have
Just given us on the part ofhis majesty, con
firm as more and more N the hopes we had
conceived Of his peculiar wishes towards us.
Every man, endowed with an enlightened
mind and with a beucGccnt heart. NAV
have the idea Of a political reform, advan-
tt-c0us 60 humanity but his Dhilanthro-
pic c0Dceptions remain for the most part
without execution, thrown side among the
dreams Of good people, either because in
seeing the object, 5hcir mind has not scope
enough to see the mCansof attaining it, on be-
cause the use Of these means is beyond the
reach Of private station
u is not the same with powerful and re-
vercd Prince, with one os those extraordi-
nary men who draw every thing into their
sphere, who give their name 10 the age
which saw them reign, and whom an i'm
mcnse desire Of doing good Increasingly So
iicit5.
When, for the felicity ofnations, heaven
gives them such sovereins, there isnO nag
unanimous design hUt they conceive there is
none bat, by tlcr will rs powerful as just,
NAV have full AMI entire success.
e
on thcir establishments character force
and peruanence. which renders them in a
manner inaccessible % the inconstanc" OF
huroan opinions and passions.
Such, gentlemen, is the prince who go
verrs as: his val0r has acquired him the
tt,e Of ore 7 his ptte~nai goodness will
acquire him tlat Of 5encdccut. Il belonged
only TO aim % close for ever the sore which
eighteen centuries Of prescription and of
anathema had inflicted on the unfortunate
Oh Ircn of Israel.
Ensaved since their dispersion by a po-
lie equally false ana uncertain, the sport
of the prejudices ard the caprices Of the
moment. one remarks with surprise that
.aag 50 many princes who have reigned
IN the different states; that among those
wle have aprcAred animated with the de-
size IT bcu~-l1g our condition, none has
conceived with force and greatness, the
idea and the means Of wrestling sober
i've, industrious men from the civil and
irical nudity IN which they ware re-
ned
Ever excluded from society, the but o!
ralunnv. innocent victims ofinjusticc, TO be
sieu, and suffer; such was for many ages
their sad destiny.
His ma'csc. coHld not see with inditer-
er-c this state of things. I'm The midst oi
the interests which can absorb the attention
ola m. rtal, our gcncration has been the OBJ
ice M, hou h, anr the rev commun ca
lions which arc gwen 20 uS sufficiently attest
II Il, has known how To- draw good from
tbc very sou-ce Of the evil; he has known
Row to find, IN one O. the effects stu sub
sitting vi the North, in occasion OF causing
TIE FELICITY OF tho lsraelites of the West
II the rod of Moses, which makes revi'
vFa- ster rush ont ola barren rock.
Let us stop for a moment here, andlet u'
consider chat, according 60 the principles %
p7,itical law, all religious worship must be
s,bn;rte1 20 the SOVEREIGN authority, az Ia
at least as may belong to human power lf
.tuucc th8titnay not teach hurtiU
d,.m-s nor Degenerate into absurd super
sf.t.yr IN the next place that lt may 10
54. ,-.c into diff rent secls for jt th'
ust.t~- C.. things would have II mat tncF'
Ln,d -c more than one positive religion
:, ,ns s.r,c state. public order and socia
r,.ro.;fv will also have &C that each ut then
r,-i,,.ons do not srJdividc itself nud do no
rrrs0lrr partru,ar scC,s 20 the great detrl
T,cnt sfthe Internal peace of EMPIRES
To prey,nt this danger. reason and th'
,,f.tr.t interests of a'i require that cac'
positive rcligi.n shall present 70 the Sovc
80. ,gsasih wy and means OF o'7erV
irgit. i, must have, iorthis purpose, mel
deet ned by profession Co s-ldy ts Trinci
r.lrs. n preach its morality, to prescr'
4. pYritv. a. be in some measure its dcpo
sit,ric, and iJs guardians, and such IS th
din. imposed upon the ministers oil eac
worship
these principles Justify and o'nsecrat,
El~ FIRST communications Whlch were mac
tr us 80. ....
I'm hc first place, the question was
r7.v i, win rt our rchgi 20 gn's isTe'
rgitb or differed rom the laws vt Che stat
,y5etbertac.e dogmas TOO long looEcl up9
~. ,rs,r,abIe or iutpicrant' we're reh'
c;.,rr ttc enc or the other Strong tro'
orr conciencc. from the sentiments vino
s,;r,5te ms. from thc m1Xins which w
r,rrfogs. we have explained ourselves ln IN
hort OF The capitol, and In o. manner nc
tor the ewes oflis VI tic7ty, with t'e sam
E.,,roess and che same liberty NJ opinloT
1,5,-h NC should have used i'm the miast
o,r fimi.ies, and independently oil an pro
-" s.ion on the part Of the sovereign al
q,h;s boundless confidence in his justic
.,5 his yirtuce. was an clu'vocai nomae
n9il no the iHo-trsus acpoNJofL 81 hl5 az
,hority. In 6ue, he has acquired 4 CERTAIN