Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-06-04

attention Of our readers were intended Tor the
! Eastern Argus. The editor was requested to
publish them, but he decisned, For this reason
they make their appearance in our paper. II was
desired that the wrong impressions might De re
moved. which the observations OF the . Baptist
s were calculated to make. For iiiss purpose il
s az hoped that an opportunity wonad have been
afforded Of LAYING before the reader, of the AR
gus d fair aud candid considerations OF the nun-
beers OF the Baptist. But the privilege was with
held, aud the Argus has shewn itself incapable
IF temperate and impartial DISCUSSION. We give
! our readers the pieces which have been IN this
manner rejected. They will see the injustice of
refusing them an insertion. twas in the Argus
alone, that they could prove sufficient antido,e
% the evils they intended to remedy. No
religious tyranny is so cruel and detestable as
that, by which a people is enslaved through ig-
norancc and error, while the sembance. alone OF
2 religious liberty is enjoyed. We consider II,
therefore asa Hagrant injustice to refuse pubIici-
s ~ 10 these remarks, moi only to the christian
. persuasion which has been injured, but 10 those
also, whom il has been attempted 10 InislcaL ans
deiudc.
49, For the Eastern Argus
Mr.. DOUGLASS, 81
I have bten much grieved by the writings
Of /" the Baptist IN your late papers. shall
leaveit with his conscience and his final judge,
whether he has asserted what lie k,esg TO be
false OF not. lie mag have been misiniorIn-
ed his prejudices and the confident asser-
lions Of Others mry have led him astray, aud
induced him TO state things without previous
have little to do with bis
motives but his remarks ere before the pub
lie; and As many OF them are groundless and
erroneous, they ought to 20 exposed. have
no concern with them in their political bear
ing !; but think it my duty. as friend of re-
Iigion, literature, and civil society, to COM
to the public some information in
my possession in sindicaiion of the useful
men and institutions he has thought proper to
attack. Several replies have appeared in the
Gazette but not sufficiently explicit and full
on that part Of his assertions which shall
consider. Besides, it is highly proper that
the reply should appear in yosr paper, that
il may find its way to the same persons who
have read the remarks Of 'the Baptist. -
| therefore request you to publish this COM
favour you will doubtless grant,
il you are DESTROYS your paper should main
tain character for truth and fairness.
| am happy in acknowledging the candour
and christian charity which one Of the Bap-
list society (Mr. Owen of Brunswck) has
shewn in a communication in the Gazette in
answer to your correspondent. am happy
also in the belief that many in that and Tie
Methodist connection will lament, as sincerely
as Mr.. Owen and myself, that org man, in
support OF any cause, should attempt especial
iy by falsehood, 70 excite aninosItes between
the different sects OF Christians, which are al
ready too great, but which have for some time
been evidently decreasing.
shall not II present notice the Bapt'sts
remarks respecting the ministry in general,
and the sabbath. have leisure only TO re-
ply on three suJects--Dartmouth College, An
douer, and the Legislature.
1. of his attack on Dartmouth College.
He says, IS the President OF Dartmouth Col
lege was removed from office for his religious
teuets by these exclusive christians" This
accusation he supports by no evidence but his
own authoritative word, and is totally with
out foundation shall not enter at large
upon the subject of tie late changes in that
college !: nor even state svhat mere the causes
of the Presidents dismission.e refer the
reader and :. the Baptist" to e 6 vindicstion
of the official conduct OF the Trustees" and a
publication by the church in that vicinity,