Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-10-21

was reaching the port. ~
What would they have su5st;,,.,
christianity? A goddess and te,s I,sa q
son, man for God himself. Tba, ga
war DIS made temples to the Sabrc,ae R .,F'
temples in which theophiianrhlr;o,r -. .efsis
her booths, elil the period when, ~ ss's
ship Of the deists found i.s chapsIs Gs,, w.,
in France, as that of David WiliiaHs'''d
in London. VI
At this period foreign ra,ons waved
mong US the banners of disco,tl thew ~
powerfully aided by all the enel.is, :, # va:
revolution, of whom part HAVING a,d ~. We
country when it was in danger, to srir 'F
against it the po.entates Of Europs, CON-.
pended with those who remained il Nv,
homes, to kindie eliscord md anar,by ' 's
refinement OF perversi;y they con,,;,,
the plan of destroying the mos, s,b,,,
reforms, by ousstretching the obirc, M
forcing every measure ;ot renderinr od;o',
or ridiculous the soundest notions BY ~
aggera,isS them in fine, of r,voI,ipy Il,
people by alarming their conscieEces.
Who cou!d bclleveit, ii accumulated f,,.
did not attest it, th:.t two classts Of ms,
the most opposite, were seen at This p,,jn
acting IN concert to commi,,hc sam. crim.,
and to destroy religion !? Pretended phjo
sophcrs from ha.r,d agaiastit; pre,sn.I,5
christians from hatred to every priest vbo
had submitted to the laws requiring an
oath ? They would rather have seen on,
affairs overturned, our sanctumles prolaDrd
and covered with filth and sacriIe2e tia,
to behold their brethren in the same sac,r.
do,al habits, but, faithful to th.ir Cad ssl
their country, offer the same sacrifice, and
preach the same gospel These distressing
recollections will be engraved by hstcn,
they will rescund in future ages aad whn
reason shall surmount extinsuisheI passion.
impartial posterity will decide on which sid.
were truth, charity, and justice.
Doe, not your engraving appear to w.
trace. not as regards the manner, bn; tn,
results, what our prosecutors have ex:cut.
ed? The illusory theories of impsty, are
falsiEed by the most decisive experience
| which attests that morality Is waverlng and
| withou. support, if it does not receive i
from the hands of religion? that religion IS
without consis ence, fit is not fas't'cc, thas
| is to say, founded Oh facts and on rcvela
| ton. I conversed on this subject vita
your eountFyman, Thomas Paine. Write
| said to MIN, on political rights, bI' MT
on religious matters your dye q R'ds ~
( has discovered your incapaclty you Will
never be able to oppose any thing SOLID to
the excellent reiulation of your systems .!
| crowd Of writer's, above all, OytFc 'ea'''
| ed bishop of Landau: =,
Some of our prosecutors, VINO s3''O
| themselves philosophers, are already ' I"
T into the sewers Of history, the rest VIII W.
! in their torn. The greater part o. '"N'
| who have survived, vent themselves III ''''
ledictions over the tomb ct RobS'r''''
that it may be forgotten they were MS az
completes, his guards and his band!'''- ...
They would be SO again if he and us po S'o.
were resuseitated. Formerly uaasr CIV
tesque names and cynical dress, 'hsy os ,,
honored the cause of liberty ; vile P'o':u ~,
e., they have changed their lanslaD' ,i 1".
more than their dress. Formerly 'ns! u u',s
phemsd against christianity O's0' s. "oS'
and at 70 tine pious, limited 10 I Is,,n,
forms, certain triAing customs, hss' 'ssn'
in religion every thing that restrain" ;',sr>s,.
perver.ing its august truths as '''e" as Wv which
may dictate, and from the mos'ves ..r r
St. Augustine has developed in 50 SUM-" ~ al
a manner, in his City Of G,df rnsy BE-.
themselves christians through Pons!' d 3
cause, according to the expressly ,' hr the
mhdera orator, religion is 1secfssar f:5s, 4,
peoble aud as the secret OF sneil a .ondu,,
way. betravs itself more by their comment eu"
than their discourse, the sacred ll b. h han
thew would pervert is broken in their 1n '' and
Tor among that race always 1f W,f,"uehnsn,
without character, that is called pfe''.' piy,
there is no, one, even to the ss'.' rot re-
who. in robbing her master Go'' 'se bs1sk,