The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-08-03


conscience can no longer be violated by being
Petied 70 support 'spiety and morality This
act by toeratirg and encouraging no rsty on and
no Seeta ran moral y, will hereafter afford am
pie shield to guard the wounded conscience Of
Liberty tem the euFsnomed darts Of p!ety and
morality Yes. Liberty, 20 lately reclining With
hollow and languid eyes, apparently upon her
dying couch, has found Ia federation the great
physician destined TO restore her 10 health She
aiay now be considered convalesent aud viii
soon, arrayed IN al her pFnf val lave'i uesa, pr
on her federation armor, panopy complete, aud
venture forth, fearless OF those terrible persecut-
ing tyTants, = piety and religion = who have 70
often laid in wait to destroy,r and 20 often
caused her 80 eyes run down With tears
Our Bill ofRights declares, that morality and
piety give the best and greatest security 10 gov
eminent" The Federation act, virtually de-
clares, that morality aud piety Of % little in-
Portance to the security Of government, AID the
well being and good order cf society, that il Is nc
matter whether they are supported Or not.
The 10th section Of the act Of 1871, which l.
repealed by the I'd section Of the new act de-
clares that, y towns may agreesbIy ~ the con-
stitution, grant and vote SUCH - a or sums ID no
ney as they shall Judge necesssry for the settle
ment, nsintsln2nce and support ofthe Ministry
&C. by the expression ogTesahty 10 me cDaaffU-
ton, At clearly appears thcs the trainers ofthe la1
Of 1871 considered this Constitutional right vest
/ ed in towns. The Legislature have taken away
this right from the towns, and IS the profrsely
poetic pr. Whipple says, ! like vesture have
they folded it up.n
But we have already wandered some distance
from our object, which was to state case that
may occur under the 81 section of the Fhe Toler-
alton act, which we think must run that sectian
at least into as complete absurdIty a. can well
be imagined
] The first part Of the section referred to- grants
corporate powers to societies that may be formed
" to assess and raise money by faxes upon the
polls and rateable estate Of the members VI such
associations for the support ofthe ministry We
now suppose society, composed Of twenty per-
sons, formed under this authority, should contract
with minister to preach for them five years. for
the sum Of four hundred dollars per year sap
pose that IA the course Of ten months ten of the
members, Component parts Of the contracting
body ayailmg themselves Of the ID progtsa 10
tins section OF the act, deposit with the clerk "a
the society written notice that the. choose
to separate themselves from the society - are
they not at once released by the law from full
filling their own voluntary contract. Are thew
not expressly authorized To violate their agree
ment AID thus heap double Charge upon the
ten remaining members, who are sill held for
the discharge Of the original contract9 Further.
suppose nine of the remaining members. deem
ing It too burdensome for them to pay the double
tax, thus by law imposed upon them. avail thea
selves ofthe same prOriSc, and deposit their sew
eral notices that . they choose to separate iron,
the society - the law releases them and leaves
the clerk to pay the balance $1,000, does it not
4 he clerk then leaves at the clerks office his
written notice that he chooses to separate from
the society !" Is not he also released I They
have now ali of them violated solemn contract
and in which they have been cOuntenanced by
law OF the land, said to be for the protection Of
the rights 81 conscience for, let il be remember
ed, the law does not REQUIRE that they or their
minister should have changed their religious sem
tInlents IN order to obtain release but merely the
written EXPIRE ssIon, :. choose = not to fulfil NV
contract. Is not thistruly liberation act Il hat
wall Of oeIonce it bsilds around the rights W
conscience How admirably calculated ID pro-
mote piety and morality"
4 n rery curious Hisfckt "A DnhIin parer saws.
" PEI son whe beId an uiciai situation in Dahiin.
whose vile had cuughI the typhus fe,s hsd Ter
5ent 10 the hoSpilai for recovery la ia Trce "a
Information Of her death he brought hef home 10
his house aHd according 10 the iF;sh fashion had
her aoGked Tor several E.ghtEi ha then ingitel
seveialot hs relations. ard conveyed her several
miles into the country, where she uas buried,
Having called a. he hospital about d week af q :
we Cannot say be found bis n he wv far recover a
O. & he shie 81 walk home Win ham he Vo-
msn he bad bu led by mistake. MAS poor friend
less paurer who Oihrrwise wnuid havt been III r.
led at lac expense Of fsri-b."
| DAIRY SECRE - Have ready Two
pans ~ boiling watrr /; and on lie new
milk's coming 10 the daily take tic hot
pan GU OF the water, put tie nils tito ons
of them, ard cover it vIth he otter.
| Z lbs viii occbs;on, in tie usual time
great ausmenta ion Of the thickness and
quality OF The cream
About COCO bingham weavers. at Carlisle
England, have lately refused 10 work without an
increase Of wages, and rave petitioned for leave
and assistance to emgrate 70 the British North
American Colonies. What could they DO At
Bingham weaving in those Colonies
The suspension Of the labours u the above
workmen for one week i said 10 have diminished
the stock Of Ginghans 6Uyc pieces.
The following calculation, gives simple
Illustration OF ,he advantage oI deposttng
money in Saving Dsns suppose We ! y
by one dollar vtts for Sky years we
shall have three thousand oHc kilndrtd ons
lsseasg doilcrs but. il We POI il inio lie
saving bank, We shall receive. ~ tte erd
oil the same period less Tan WEN
Tx THOUSAND DOLLARS &C ste1
fisher