The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-12-16

to propagate. But when we see the
DIXIE Of YORK, coming fresh from the
fefit Pofhos, where Mary .fnn Clarke
is the prize stess, and the idol--whep VIC
behold the Prince Regent, reeling from
a Racchanalian Club. and the Duke O
kemt sallying forth frem the orgies Of
his iavorite mistress all TO take thei,
seats at the Board of The" British and
Foreign Bible Society - we frankly
confess that we canpot venture the in
su'ution--nor can We resist {ior under
srch circumstance we find il irresisu
ble) the suspicion, that the Society is
nothing more nor less than splendid
decoration, deception of ,he most
wicked and aSomInablc complexion.
aiming to establish The Cross o! ST.
George and the Dragon, instead OF the
Cross OF our Redeemer And as such
VIC cannot but warn our Christian broth
rem. who mean TO maintain the only
io'm OF government congeniai with
Christianity, 10 beware oil lis insiGuous
approaches. Our 1untry has energies
enough of its own TO exert in the holy
work of spreading the gospel, and IN
eVe'y other work that may be haliowed
~ the grace ,. Heaven, or demand the
coed wishes Of the truly virtuous ard
plous among mankind. But may Hea-
ven preserve her risirg energies, and
her pure purposes, from being Inpsir-
Cd ci contaminated by any congestion
with any OF the corrupt associations Of
Europe.
If The leaders of The British and Fc-
reign Bible Sociely,weIe acius1ed by
he p:l"c'pcs, of Viii h they make a
mask, VIC should sec them, in The pres
sn' crisis, stepping forward To alleviate
the unparalleled miseries of their cCus-
Try; We should sec the rnyai Dukes
and Mobiles surrcrdering their i'll got
ten wealth, and stripping themselves Of
their excln;ise privileges, that thtii
common oountrymcn might enjoy wirb
them the blessings which heaven rs
tended should be common TO mankind.
giving up their tiIhes, instead oi SUB
scribing. with pharisaic osterra;iop, q
few paItry shillirgs or pounds 10 dis.
tribute bibles and we should see the
Tlaoemen and pensioners and siEeCure
men, of all descriptions, who belong 10
the Society, restoring to their country
the treasure of which they have robbed
her, instead Of expecting to cheat IIea-
ven, as well as earth, by pretended
zeal Tor propagaIing the Gospel.
We believe that Christianity and Mo
naredy are dienetrically opposed 10
each other; tlrot the former never can
fiuurish, where the latter has foothold
or earth; and that whoever wishes for
the peaceful and universal reign of. the
RedeemeFs must wish the universal
extension OF pure, plain and simple re-
publscan government for under no
other form Of government can the
Christian religion exist in It's primitive
purity. Our Lord was pattern If sim.
plicity--of such simplicity as she world
never Witnessed before or sinco--his
Apostles were patterns Of simplicity
and ali the precepts of himself aud his
apostles, breath nothing but simple,
pure and unadorned holiness, truth JUS
tice and humanity But With all these,
monarchica! government is perpetualiy
az &ar--for it exhibits nothing-it ne
yer has exhibited any thing, but spIen.
did SUGGESTION of splendid vices and
crimes, with now and ;hen a speciors
show of seeming virtue, the better to
catch and keep the honest, deluded
multitude It's tools We say, then, let
The royal dukes, ard mobiles, and Dish
ops of England, wash their hands OF
the blood Oh the human race, which has
been shed for centuries past at their in
stiga,ion. let them resign their exclu-
Siye lights, and their fat bencfces: lie,
them restore the liberties of tbe people
into their own hands, from which they
have wrested them by successive and
Infamous usurpations; let them get rid
OF their vices, which smell rank to Hea.
ven, and which make the court OF ST.
James q sink OF the foulest corruption;
and let them so I've, that every gale
that blows shall not walt 10 our shOI es
some note Of royal and sacerdotal de.
pravity, and then let them call upon US
TO applaud their zeal tor propagsling
The gospel and we shall have reason to
believe that the call may be obeyed with
out Offering an insult to the majesty OF
Heaven, or profaninB the memory of the
Apostles. Until then, let us be no more
nausealed with the iBCessant and dis
gusling Raueiy, which too many knczo.
rng ones, as we'll sstoo many Of their
dupes, among us, bes,o# upon The