Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-01

fight alone. I then took from my pocket
President Washngton's address and resig-
nation, and read where he speaks of the me-
ces>ity OF the union of the states being ure-
served, and say that we ought to frown in
tlignantly on the first Indication of an at
tempt TO ALLEVIATE one portion of our country
from the other and desired that neither
himself nor any others who wished TO dis
solve the union of the states would ever
make use of the name o. Washington again,
as a cloak to their designs.
But these beneyolenrs not My alter names,
but their judgments, whenever it is likely
to suit their turns. l remember that when
De Witt Clinton was held up for lieut. go
vernon, numbers of them that live in Madi-
son county, IN my hearing declared him one
of the greatest villains in the state & would
be capable of doing more mischief on &C
count If hi great abilities; but when he was
held up For President, they generally con
Guided that he was the best man III Ameri-
ca, and they would all unite and vote FOR him,
though some would do i. as a choice Of e.
wills.
As the federelists of Massachusetts, and
Connecticut consider Gtea- Britain as the
"bulwark of our holy re gon" and as they
might probably wish. like her, to establish
state religion, | Will state some of the ef
.fects which have been produced in Euro>
stpean monarchies where religion has been
attempted to be eSt.tbli>ht by hu nan laws,
and then show that those states have follow
ed their examples.
In Spain, 100000 were murdered for sup
porting the liberty of conscience In France,
in the reign of Charles IN persecution be-
gan which in so Yeas GcStro, ed SO princes
!49 counts 234 barons l47, 518 gentlemen.
and 100000 OF the Common people (; and in
Ireland, in The reign of Charles l. OF e. gland
20 coo protestants were cruelty murdered
in few days. See Leland's Blow at the
Root. In the reign of the two Charles in
England, 000preachers, an1 5000 privates,
lost their lives, and most of them for non
conformity; but WREN the King of Eng and
had protested agans: the Pope, and esta
blsshed himself 1T the head of he episcopal
iians. he Immediately began to- build up an
| uchrist's kingdom, by ntruding the laws of
men into the kingdom ofChrist which king
lor is not in this world Ana when king,
| and bishops are in power, catholics, presbv
ierars, puritans, nethodists, baptists, &c
must Groan in prisons, bleed ON scaffolds,
burn at the stake, &c. but when presbyteri-
ans are established by law, bishops must fall
their turn l he first SETTLERS la Massa
chusetts had felt the rcd in England, and
| fed to America for religious freedom; vet
3ew did they conduct ON the 18th May,
1851 hey planted the tree of religious in
20 eranCe--they pro'itired every man from
participating in thafreetom Of The body po-
Htc but sIch as were members OF the
churches within its limits and in 1855 they
ysassed sentence ct Translucent az ainst Roger
Williams, while Harris was governor be
Cause he opposed the interference Of law in
matters, OF religion. inlo52, ard years at
forwards they Imprisoned, whipped and
passed sentence of baEishmcnt against the
baptists, and nailed up their tGeeting houses,
cause they built without a license from
tie ruling powers. In1659-6O. they hung
he Quakers. About 20 years ago there was
very gcneral revival of religion took place
in NewISnglaid, and soon alter a separ.ti-
IN from the established order took place.
which caused abundance of distraints and
impris nments; aud for about so of the last
years the baptist have chiefly borne the lash.
The religions laws of Massachusetts, and
Connecticut are frequently varied, bur the
stump is alwa, preserved with q band of
iron. Legal force II always used in direct
ing the worship of God. as if human law was
the main spring of the gospel. l wonder if
Massachusetts and Connecticut think the
friends If America and religious federation
have forgotten these thisgs,
n Republican Bah;iSf Farmer.
Madison conntu Der. Z.