Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-12-04
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SITUAT1oN or 7RE PREACH EE1-
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1906 AND 1907.
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his reign the impulse given to every thing
that is great, useful and honorable TO the
nation; that the French language become
mere than ever the language of Europe,
shall continue to justify this shining privi-
lege, by its elegance, its purity and the
choice of its productions. His wish will
uot.bc disappointed; talents announce them
selves which give previous hopes. Let
public opinion. encourage their birth, let it
protect them against the taunts of foul as
persion and malice; let there henceforth
be no more secrets among men of letters
than thee arc political par les in the state;
let literature find in the alliance of taste
with morality, the most certain principles
Of its success let criticism become decent
in order to be useful; let the man called
to the noble function of enlightening and
instructing, disdain solicited suffrages, nue.
rile pretensions and the success of day;
let hem with their eyes fixed upon the Ell
evated aim which is offered 10 them, as
pire to crowns which cannot wither; at
the voice OF n generous prince, let the Gre
alive fame of all great conceptions be light
ed uD in their breasts; let them be the
worthy witnesses of such an age, and then
they will deserve to be the Planters of l.,
and 70 descend with it to the latest poster
ity.
The literary societies will second this
fight. The emperor is desirous that they
may serve az guide to public opinion
that they may be the tribunal of taste he
invites them II resume the great works un-
dertaken a different times by the concert
OF laboricus writer's He is DESTROYS that
the literary history of France, penned nv
their CAR may express calm and lasting
judgments, and become the solemn monu-
ment which shall preserve the remem-
brance of writer's worthy of esteem. honor
etl with the public suffrage and with test.
monies of his benevolcnce; these conpa-
Mes Will answer his expectation by their
importantly md their redoubied zeal the
talents which they will have signaIized,
the useful writings which they will have
remarked during the Course of the wear,
will receive the most precious Of rewards,
b. obtaining the attention Of the sovereign,
who powerful in the arts of war, has wish
ed 20 Re the restorer, the promoter of all
the arts fpeace.
However, the chief Of the state does not
disdain also to extend his thoughts to the
kind of instruction which suits the inferior
classes of society; an instruction which, in
forming them to the habit Of good morals,
may give them such elementary notions as
are useful to their lahors. Several insti;u
tions have been authorised, the zeal of
which will spread that simple and useful
instruction throughout workshops and in
the country. They will be seconded bv
the paternal care of those pastors whose
presence and suctions are also sort of con-
tinual teaching of the first of all sciences,
the love of good and the practice Of virtue.
Government has in general only satisfac-
tion to testify to the members of the cler-
gy; all the degrees Of the hierarchy pre-
sent, more than at any other period. pure
morals, tolerant piety, great disinter-
estedncSs, and constant application TO
their duties. Occupying themselves with
out iu.crmission with the noble task which
was assigned to them, the restoration of
public and private morality, they feel that
obedience to the laws is an essential branch
of both, and that Of all the'Iaws, the one
which has for its object the defence of the
state, is the most sacred Of all, the one of
which the speedy and entire execution is
the most recommended by religious senti-
mcnts as well as by the love of ones coun-
try.
The different forms Of worship authori-
sed in the empire, live in an union worthy
Of the spirit which is common to them, and
honorable for their ministers.
EsrdeLtes-From the departments an.
pr7Ximate to the Rhine, complaints had
reached the emperor of the usury exerci-
sed by few individuals protesting the
Jewish religion The verifcation of the
facts has proved that without a sDeedy re-
medy, the fruits Of this usury would haze
entirely consumed the riches and resources
of those fine provinces. The emperor was
obliged to quiet the just apprehensions of
SO many thousands of husbandmen, but i'm
affarding this partial and momentary re
medy, tho emperor formed conception
more extensive and Of more lasting inGu- !
euce, he saw in the ancient habits, and in !
the false Interpretation Of some points of |
doctrine, the first cause Of the evil which |
had excited these 'remonstrances.
In order to dispense himself from perpe- !
tuating either the precautions or the pe- |
nalties, he wished to rcgensrate tile morals |
OF portion Of that class, by the concur (
renee Of the whole class, b., The influence |
of the religious authority the laws of which |
il acknowledges. The emperor knew that
there are among the Jews of his states n
great number Of men whose opinions are
sound, whose conduct is irreproachable.
who are the first to grieve for the wrongs
If their co-sectaries, and far from con-
founding these estimable men with those
who are justly deserving censure Of, he led
he former to execute the measures which
are TO prepare the reform Of the others
A general assembly took place which laid
!own the regulations Of police a grand
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