The Portland gazette., 1819-02-09
ANOTHER MAIL ROBBERY.

ANOTHER MAIL ROBBERY.
On the morning of the fst inst the Southern
Mail from philahelphia to New York. was rob
bod ncqr R~idg~tonn Three men, masked, rushed
on the leaders and cried out tnthe driver to stop
Tre did So when thew demanded whore the letter
hays were-- They cnt the portmantcau open about
two feet in length. and drew ont letters and pack.
agps aatGI fhep flfed 4 pGir of sadd|e bags and
Doctd handkerchisf They then Proceeded to the
inside and demanded money from the passengers,
p esentinc to their breast three pistols and large
knife The onlv articles which they received
from, the passengers, was gold watch and few
.h;llings when they came uP, they cut the traces
and fnlA the driver not to attempt 10 proceed, I'M
til they had discharged him.
We orc hoprv in having it in onr power 10 ar-
con,,,aav tie above account OF the berry Of the
nail with the Intelligence that two Of them, one
n Freuchman and the other an Italian de-
tected in thc city of Network Wednesday
las that upwards cf G 1000 was foInd upon them,
and that c 1000 hank note and dealt fnr 5000
dollars were ricted ur ntartke snot where they
were arrested Five Of the hits found upon them
arr identified hcnc among those lost--and
gentleman ra<eenear IN the stage when il wac rob
bod. after cxaroiniag the prisoners says hc has No
doubt hnt they are two Of the robbers. Unon this
evidence nr thcir guilt they have both heen COM
n,;tied ~ rrsor-The third person engaged in
hs airocions crime has no' heen fnund-thnneh
ie ascrrtairol that he ca|,sh;nself Hoci "fnrieT
and we think thnro car be doubt bnt justice
viii ovet'akc bin also.
The following par aanl is from 4 late Ralti-
moro Gazette. Had rs influence heen confined
to that atmosphere we should probably never
have noticed it-hut as II was transpanted into
tie editorial department oflast Tuesdays Boston
Gazette we designed to accompany it with such
remarks as would counteract its hanef1l inlu-
encc-but a correspondent has saved u hat
| trouble.
From the Baltimore Gazette.
6 It will he seen bv letter from Annapolis,
which we publish -dav, that the hill introduc-
! ed some time ago into the House of Delegates OF
this state to alter the constitution as to place
the Jcwe on an equal footing with the Christians,
as to politica rights has been rejected by large
ma iority Of that House. This result win he
matter ofregrct to every liberal minded christian
whose sincere confidence in the correctness ofhis
own religious principles would prevent any i'm
rroper lea lousv Of or interference with tho relI-
eious principles and opinions Others. We can
not be said to be truly free people, while re-
ligous test is necessary qualification for oihce.
SOmn 0t
IN MARYLAND of Intolerance. in not consenting 70
alter their constitution SO TO admit Jeic' TO civ
i offces-But this is not the only particular 10
which the majority Of that Stat eqltGHV in
tolerant What reason exists in The nature OF
thinos or'can he found in revelation. why BLACK
Marvlander j. moi rs good leci.lator as 2 'rhde
one Has he not often as much intellect May
in that info1erGnt state an told that they not
only exclude blacks. vellows. copper coioured,
and even albinos from all their Offices. executive
legislative and judicial hut they even 10 certain
cases shut out hc .poor ! SO that mar eve
rv other wav qualified to execute the Office Of
governor or senator. may chance TO he passed ny
in contempt if he be unfortunate as not to have
a second shirt to his hacz--Nor j. this aH--They
HI; re the wickednoss 70 exclude their own sisters,
annts and even mothers from al participation in
nuhlic Office be their wealth and talents what
fhev NAV Out upon such intolerance Though
ST. Paul discountenances the m nistry of women
IN things Of public religious worship, yet there i
M ernress warrant of scrinturc for excluding
the,n from civil or MILITARY Offices and if any man
has the hardihood tosay there is, | viii tell what
sort Of man he NAV he called and what ought
to be done with him, should write on this sub
ject again. :
But sav they, it IS religious test we condemn;
not GIRL test-this is quite another afalr-A
man must not leoislate upon my money VINO mas
none himself, f,r he may deprive ne oft set
a heggar N hprscbaclSn~-vou know--and the
rest If it-But as religion, 7 mean the Chris tian
religion. is a thing of no consequence at all,
care not what laws Infdels or Turks may enact
about it." It neither picks my pocket nor breaks
nv leg"
To he serious the Jews So tolerant as to
admit Christians 10 equal privileges with them
are the TurJxs2 Fill your Maryland legislature
with ,ta;oritv of Jews or T urks and what chance
would Christianity stand among them E'g"
i ono thing. priri7ece another-E would protect 2
pagan or an infdel, but he should not make Ia ws
for me- would never exclude any person pro-
Tossing the truth Of the Christianregion- of what
sec, or denomination socver-but would never
leave the question. whether the religion Of Jesus
should be tolerated, to the mercy OF Jews, turks,
Pagans nor Infdels.
. Eo,.al rights-sqgal freedom -'rsay each one
possess
Ofths richest no more-of the poorest no less -
But all rights hare Mesr bounds the r'ght 10 40