Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-02-15


Until the declaration of war for our seaner
Impressed, we never understood that Great
51tam had more religion than other natl
cms but wouldhc glad to believe it even norv,
tru.tingit wouldlead her 10 Justice & peace.
That country has been the scene of the
most 81 ter prosecutions for religious ohfni-
on-and now, this very dav, in Jan. 1918,
the governments is less tolerant than nru O
fherm The cirRizcd svorid, that of the Bra
<Hs, and the SPANISH cortcS or Rerencv, ex-
cepted. This assertion is not rashly hazar
ded Ii can be sustained by indisputable
facts and should sink deep in the minds
OF the pous. ! repeat it-there is no gov
eminent in Europe, that of Turkev & Shai,
excepted. So intollerant as the government
of Great Britain, in religious affairs. Vol
umes of acts, like those mentioned in the
tote below. might be collected to shew the
outrageous spirit that Influences her national
church. without even abiding to the Catho-
lies Of Ireland!
There IS nothing more notorious than that
religious Persecution was the great cause OF
the rapid settlement of that portion of II
merfca, which now forms the United States,
and particularly so of the country north of
the Potomac. For Conference.-The, oursan-
cestors left their homes and crossed the
trackless ocean, to sit themselves down in
/ tbs wilderness, among Riid nlf1 and veili
beGSfS, more tolerant than the nationa!
priests of the old world The history of the
various scots that iuhabit this free country,
is continually interlarded with prisons, dim
geons, chains, 7chihhiags and death-becaus
they worship the LIVING GoD according
to the dictates OF their .wn hearts moth
ing else. The iilustrious Penn the SoioR
Of the new world; and who, in fabulous
times, would have been regarded as a divi-
| nlty Tor the eXcellenCy of his institutions
whose rule of conduct was "peace upon
earth and good will 20 mankind" did not
himself escape the lash of persecution
WITH patient aud persevering spirit, aud
internally supported IN the mighty work be
fore him. lie emigrated To america, and o.
pened the door of friendship and hospitality
to all peaccable men, q all sects and per.
suasions The most of the colonies were
settled from the SAGE mott es that iniuen
ced at great man How then is EEcIa, d
the "6ufsoark # OUR religion ?" Her on
iireSsionS planted religion in america.
lnpage $50 of Vol l. of the WEEKLY
REGISTER, is an exposition of the state "a!
the British NATIONAL chUrch-to which !
referthe rea Ter for many Interesting par
tcuiars, as well as for some re marks ON e8-
fa6hShcd religions, in general; which. Of
Z, what natuce or kind soever they be, CON
J slider Pie Chosen curse Of mankind.
: To the British, as indiUidUals, much ere
t dit is due for their civil and religious inst-
l tutions. Nor would have it supposed that
while their national church IS reprehended
q a censure is intended TO be cast on the heo.
hie that adhere to it. The great body OF
them are Conscientiously bound SO to do
. and while we exercise the liberty of think
, | ing for ourselves, heaven forbid that we
e should refuse 1t TO others. it is with the CO.
Uer7inent that we are at war q whose i'm.
! | constituencies we have often attempted &c
n expose. AS for instance--we have said
n that while all the national priests of Creai
0 britain were PRAYING Justify for the down
!, fall of anti-chriSt las thev call the Pottc aud
t the Ronian catholic religion) king Georges
t body guards were stationed at Rome for tho
: protection of the "Hoy Father ;" his ar
. mics are fighting in SEai,l, as they say, for
the Catholic religion, nay, for the very in
QUESTION itseif--but it is almost criminal to
= profess that faith in ireland.
eags 10 as q well ' as d5er Selt eeoda
ted. Let us hear the Rev. DR.. CLAUDIus
BUCHANAN, author of an admirable work
? cal ed " Christian Researches in -4Sia," and
> other celebrated tracts. We were often in
= distinctly informed of the things he speaks
of-and his testimony is true.
; Many unil,ions of the British kings sub
{ jects in Asia, worship an idol called lug
, gernGitr. 1t is NO excusePthat the Indians
I are devoted To the ob.cene and cruel cere-
monies Of this modern R7okoch for the wor-
ship is sanctionedby the government of In
dia, by law, and an immense revenue deri-
we'd from Titus are murder and idoLarry
LEGALIzED. The British are less scrupu-
lous than the Jc7v8. Judas Iscariot would
have returned the thirty pieces of silver
but they said. il was the price of blood -
and refused them.
. The following are extracts from DR.
Buchanan's journal of a tour to the temple
of this idol
; "We know that We are approaching Jag-
geraaHt, (and yet we are more than fifiy
: miles from i) by the human bones that we
have seen for some days strewed in the
way" This idol has been Justly called
"the Moloch of the present age, and lie is
Justly so named, for the sacrifices offered
cup 70 him by self-devotirn are not less
criminal, perhaps, not less numerous, than
those recorded of the Molooh of Canaan
The walls OF the temple are covered with
indecent emblems in massive and durable
"scul pturc."
The grand Hindoo festival Of The Rut.
: Jattra takes place on the 18th inst. when
the idol is to be brought forth 70 the Deo-
Pile / resided during my stay in the
house of James Hunter, Esq me con6a-
Hy'S collector If tar on MirTfms. IL have
returned home from witnessing a scene
that shall never forget. AZ - o'clock
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