Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1811-08-19

Communicating.
TIE TOCSIN.--No. 3


AMERICA has not escaped lie farEs
Of those unclean spirits Of devils, and isiese
are traces and fruits Of their operatiJr
which must be strikingly visible to all who
do not wilfulIy shut their eyes" Such were
the words of pi0tIs Minister of the Cos
pei, who has long since been translated 70
the abodes Of more shsn mortal free
dom" He was viewing the food Of vice.
irreIigion and Atheism which has complete.
ly deluged one OF the fairest sections OF
modern Europe, and he proceeds i'll the
spirit Of prophecyto point out the Time whtn
our own nation would be ripe for The same
scene of desSoIstioD and ruin. His words
are as follow. There viii be an appsrerE
genera, decay OF religion among ,hoss who
do not in words expressly renounoe Chris
tfanity but think themselves friends 10 III,
There will be prevailing indifference and
csreiessness about religion in people gen
orally, and consequently much ignorance a.
bout the nature ard doctrines IF it. The
Churches will be generally small, by far the
greater part Of the people neglect 10 JOIN
them. Many # not most Of the members
of Churches will be lvikswzrm, ignorant, er.
roneous, and perhaps immoral aud the Dis
cipIine Of most Churches very lax, or vhoi.
IN
ted and proianed as It never was before ia
New Engtsnd public worship not much at
tended TO, family religion almost universally
laid aside, while parental government, and
the religious education of children and
Domestics scarcely known. Some of tie
most important truths off Che Bible vii b.
opposed, &Ad many eFr0rs bbtd which In
effect really su5yeFt the Gospel, and have =
n " 4 a
Atheism" Such fellow citizens, was the
picture drawn BY this rfsn Of GOD sa4 sgetf
aAe truly the signs vi these times. Or no.
rnehi cool observation will convince rstioc-
al man that the dreadful moment y sprer-
emily at hand when modern revolulionizera
wis ne let loose on Ills once happy county,.
whose progress IN other countries has evlr
been marked with the most dres,lful scene
Of devastation. We arc nov n DANGER WI
4 close alliance with France. that fltliff1t
Mother Of ali ACCOMMODATIONS, and he rnn,nan.
that event takes place sdieu foreyer 10 our
liberty and Independence as A nation. Ana
can independent Americans bear tie
thought of this Shall .he sons II hers5c
ancestors who once dared TO blNs, dc
blast offreedom, thsughoui a subiect Con
tlnent," tancly resign themselves ana tl4i+
A..
Warc9ck, Wurytr and Hazuieg. wb.fc w HI.
noble hre oi patriotism which warmed fnu.
bosorns. and braccd your nerves fur .ctInn
From the prevailing cold indilEerci.ce msn.
itested BY many Of oar Fellow citizens while
some other dearest rights are ac.usIl, IN.
, vsded, we have reason to fear that much IS
/ the patriotism which actuaiel the hcroes ~
| the revolution slumbers with them among
the :" Geld clods OF The valley put an.
! outstanding this geneial apathy il is -rc.
sumed here arc yet some srarks uN-Ie
/ true "hre Of the fmt" still l,viny in A -
western world and hence We occasionally
\ hear the = still smsll volce'' of .iherf+ ~.
sung in the galee from THE soutl. ernn,o,t us,e
/ of Tins fertile region 70 IRE green hills If
the north" Hence we ind few Win -
this degenerate day dare % be- honest N tie
common cause--a few whose ready minds
discern The evils 10 Which We are exnasea.
and whose patriot breasts bleed in the ir
country. wauudngs." Yes, there are Fata.
yet - New Engiand who will Got bei.c. iilei-
neoks to the yuke 81 q tyrsnt either foreign
or domestic. There ar5 men Who stiIi cher.
ish sentiments ct liberty sad indcPen. enCe,
and WHO vail ~ tile event most Assurruly
teach theie cruel opPressOss ia a lsuguage
nOt 20 DC mistaken tie fCIs VT attempting
by coefei roc; sares and RESTRICTIONS 70
su'eie ne svirii Of people determined 10
iise tree o. de For though 4 ari h-ilit-
-I48E : 4'ul tr'. U3F the soa III onv, tot III
berdsni-s.' yet ! viii venture io rsdtct
tt4t II re ru'acus policy sei,ipi~d u, Me.
Jeitersos, anu ~ tJsdiy eprIsaIEd ADD al