Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-11-04

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yehgisn- Turkey as well as the rest. and ON
more fberal principles than several of them
Perhaps, they are just as necessary to nonar-
chfes as dark iaNthorns are to midnight
fkieVeS.
bondharfe, though possessed of greater re-
sources OF mind than all the kings of Europe
united, and enjoying more personal influence
over the will and destinies of man than has
ever fallen to the lot of an individual in that
quarter OF the globe, has, Notwithstanding.
found it convenienf to employ this engine on
many occasions. Before he went 10 Eyvnt he
was an atheist or deist, as was the fashion of
the tlme-ln Egypt he was Mussulman.
and, IT. the common language Of the Turks
and Arabians, cried out, "fhere is no God
our God, and MAaoMET is his hrohhet."
once ms return from that country, he has be-
come most jealous Roman Catholic and SO
roiScieITioaS(y scrittinio0S was he, that he re-
married Josephine, the pope himself per
FORMING the ceremony, who also solemnly
crowned them emperor & empress of France,
and king and queen of Italy. In the holy
FARCE, pope Plus was an unwilling actor; but
bonaparte thought it necessary so to cheat
the people, and there was no resisting his
wills
Since then the emperor of the French has
instituted priests and parishes-and, like the
infamous Hery With of England, been stiled
" i'estore'' Of religion - hen, in fact, he has
only restored the MINISTER'S: who, true to their
pensions, salaries and perquisites, describe
nm to the people as the immediate agent of
heaven, called to accomplish its purposes
reaching them the most abisct obedience 10
bition.
Prussia
Corning religion, it was ordered, that the SOL
dlers, when formed in line, should be allowed
some precise space of time, (say two minutes)
20 pray. They werenothed ofits commence
nent and termination by beat of drum but
II any man, IN his devotion to his Maker, for
got what was due his earthly master, and, for
nan second, prayed longer than the Lqz,
permitted, the sergeant cane across his shouI-
ders reminded him Of his morality, and taught
him to be less religious in future
In the year 500, Haken-b amr- Allah. ca
III OF Egypt, established a religion-he went
further; he proclaimed himself God. and
many thousand men registered their names
acknowledging that he was so. The priests
offered sacrifices to him as divinity-but his
eodshlp was killed in tumult some of his
disciples escaped and led to the mountains of
Lebanon IN Syria; where establishing them
Selves they gave rise to the people at present
known by the name of DrUzes, who vet re-
tain some part of their opinions.
In the United States we have nothing ofthis
kind; though in the constitutions of some of
IN. states there are provisions manifesting
spirit OF intolerance directly at variance with
the general scope of all our institutions. The
increase OF that liberality of sentiment which
mas SO greatly promoted the cause of true re-
hgion in the United States and the happiness
OF the people, we trust, win speedily destroy
tne yet remaining shreds of despotisIn, and
give to every man the free and inestimable
privilege Of worshipping in his own way, and
according to his own Conscience, without de-
PrlvIng him of any right another enjoys, on
that account.
EecleSiaaticai government of England.--
England is divided into two ecclesiastical pro
Vlnces The archbishop of Canterbury. with
q sufragan bishops. is called primate Of ali
England. The archbishop of York, having
only three suffragans, is stiled primate of Enc
gland. They have precedence over all the
nobility not of the blood royal
he following are the dues appertaininp to
each,--as well what they are rated at on the
kings books" as what they really produce.
extracted from late British publication:
Rafedat C. Sterling. Produce. 8.
Archbishop of Canter-
kre,.