The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-01-04

| a petition viii be Immediately drawn up and
! lorwardedforah purpose, by those who are
Immediately interested in The subject.
We add a more particular account Of The
days on which the mail is carried. There are
but two carriers below Buckspor, one on
horseback irom that place TO EastpoIt, and a.
pelher who goes on foot fiom Maclias TO Luz
bee. The former leaves Bncksport Thursday
and arrives ogsSundsy al Easipor; il, conse.
quence of bis g,,ng TO Calais. he is unabIe /,
return TO Bncksport in season 10 ake The gleat
wessern mail Of the mex. Thursday be lle,e
tore waits I'LL ule next arrives on The follow
ing Sunday, arldwit this he arrives at East
port again the. Thursday aiterward-. That
section Of country is growing rapidly and can
well support a good establishment Of Posts.
A new paper has lately been established in
London entitled THE Rspu.ic1n," aud edit
ed by the notorious reorrSer aud iu6ie, Car.
i,sls. 1t seems bis reform extends no, only
TO politics. but religion. We shall publish
few extracts from his paper to show lie spir;
and principles, with which it is Conducted.
VIZ verify believe that there are many honest
mabin this country, who from ancient hatred
and deep rooted prejudice against the Govern
nent Of Britain, have been led to espouse the
cause Of the radicals, without being aware to
what dangerous extent their doctrines aim. The
following extracts may 'opeatbe eyes Of those
who have advocated the ca6S9 OF the radicals
through ignorance, but we believe there are
many, too many apong US, who defend them
with full knowledge Of the tendency oftheir
detesabIe principles, and with an ardent de-
sire for their success.
From Tie Republican London, Sept 10.
!" know Of no publication that ever came un-
der my view, that had tendency to derogate
the character Of the Deity so much as that which
we know to be industriouslys circulated by the
clergy and their adherents: namely, ,chas they
call the Bible or Old Tesiamenf and | farther
know, that this class Of persons, 1.-THE clergy de-
cFy every book as false, that is founded on truth
and reason.n ~
Again-sAs the extinction Of Religion ha, been
limited at, II may not be premature here TO make
a frank and candid avowal that it is my opinion
that morality would increase in ratio with the
decrease Of religion. | for one do boldly affirm
not only my opinion, but my firm and deliberate
conviction, that all and every species of religion
is IN impo,ture and fraud practced by base and
designing men on the crednlous part Of mankind,
and that such base and designing men have nev-
CT nesltateu 10 support IL uy IuCc anu vioichCe-
whenever reason has been opposed TO it.-And
that instead OF its being necessary to propagate
good morals among mankind, it 10 the very banc
VI nsorolityGnd ca rslsoiion.' ldem.
! The next extract is from notice 10 cores
ponden,s in The Republican Of Sepleml'er =.
To Mr. Fowler, the edior would beg leave to
say, that his warfare is with tyranny and deluson.
and considering that deusion. whether il be cal
led civil or religious, is to him the same; he viii
attack il Unfortunately, and more particularly
that which he considers more pernicious to the
morals Of society, namely, The fraud aud acinsion
Of The latter, (rclision. With many others, it
IL the opinion of the Editor, that Paine, by his
political wd1ings, conferred blessing on the
nations in which they have been read, but by his
Biological mrifings he became the real benefacior
md saviour Of mankind, from The continuation Of
hos curses-PRIEsTCRAFr and RELIGION"
Hail LIsERry-to thee and Thy SISTER, RE,A
son, alone, will make my iapoeation-to ye
llone, will raise my aiar-to ye alone, will
,onsecrats M chiIdren--al other Worshsp than
5ur's sinks into insi gnifcance in my mind--in no
,ther temple than YoUR's shall my feet tread
Dir MY KNEES BIZ BENTr ldem. Oct. l.
Speaking Of gold Snuf-box which was
GENTLY presented to the Prince Regent, Mr.. Car
isle says, the Inscription is taken from the book
allied the Bible, which is one Of the most treason
sbe and sedlioas books that ever appeared in
PRINT. hnu lie cues Oh " WISH tuos ssioth1otaous
might be filed by the Attorney General against
The publishers, vendors, and even readers Of such
/ book Speaking further Of a new translation
of the Bible, preparing by Mr.. Bethany, Carlisle
.ays she will nsr doubt make it nsw thing
at least he should dorwhat many translators have
done who have been more modest than the au-
thors Of the wor-leape blank to all the obscene,
voluptupus, false, scandalous, malicious and se-
aitipuso Messages, md STATE that they are not fit
(of pubhbs and young minds--then Mr.. Bel
smyNill make very thin and convenient vol
ams q IL 10 what it 10 at present. ldem.
AeaiF.-' Last Sunday morning had occasion
- y Acton, Middlesex, and having arranged
he business upon which went before IL o'clock,
md being at loss how to consume my leisure
lime in a strange place, while dinner was pre-
pairing, I strolled into the Gospei-shop, commonly
salled the parish-church.' ldem.
1T is toe Bible, and such hooks that have de-
graded and made man far worse than the most
hateful part Of the brute creation ldem.
Before the people can be blest with Per-
Feet GOVERNMENT, THEY MUST REJECT
THE BIBLE AS THE TRUE WORK OF COD.
ENTREAT ALL MY FELLOW-COUNTRY-
MEN to throw far from them that book, the BIZ
ble) which scarcely contains any thing but
DLAsPHEMY, PROFANENESSs LIES AND
UNPRINCIPLED ABSURDITiESs and instead
,f the Bible would above all things have them