Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-11-19

The ssurtry was aa; In a situation 70 inour
expenses which we're aot vi urgent NECESSITY
Others co ,.dared Il indispensable, as well
as Tor the security OF thos: provinces, as TO
repl ace the garrIsuns wnlcn han oeen prom
i,ed their return to EaTope-and others
were of OPINION this matter should not be
decided before the appearance OF certain
deputies from Br,z', who mIgnt give iui-
ther ,nforustIon 10 Toe Congress. A last !;
wa. decresd that he sYps EDITION should Pro-
cred, reduced To me number OF 1900 meh,
al ina the corps a. pre-enl IN Erazil should
return TO Portugal.
In the session @! the 27tI. the Sr. Borses
Carneiro re.i the toiiawing proposition
Not my has been 50 preludicIai to man
as superst,tion nothing 20 much abused as
the sup,l. name. o. DIVINITY and religion.
Many days ~ the year hdse Deen denom'-
mated holy, lrr The purpose 81 preventing tae
de,paiCb oi BUSINESS, ani interctpiihS The
mechanic aud llhuuEer IN his useiui ucCupa
tloa. holy alliance has been instituted ipr
the purpose OF securing spoiia''ons, 81 pro-
IactiDg others, and loadiag nit0hS win sun
heavier clams. In the 'ame manner has
been erected holy church tor the purpose
of providing for the younger sons OF noble
houses. aDd presenting H. Portugal the os-
tenta;ious .peCtaC OF Roman court. such
is the OrlgIn aud genus Of Tue h0ly pdlrt-
nrchui charch tue thru part OF thu tlthes
robbed from the province OF The Kingdom, 10
applied to the supper OF parade more III
Gicuit MS, and pnnp more osteitaiIous tLah
is 10 BIZ seen ~ speclaCles vi the Persisns or
of the 81 aries. The estates winch have
been purchased Tor morlmain cofpoI atoms,
sssIlst the ancient laws ui the naion, ale
inunerable. Their revenue ~ not ies- Ib-n
csc millions OF RES. Exorb'tan' privileges
are conferred upon it against the rules OF
Justice, and this strange institution cau,ts
great confusion ia the ecclesiastical her
archy with the honurs and privileges OF ~
dlgulties Such gentlemen, are the scan
daou. effects OF the mo's prDpio al Clement
4Ith purchased ut the expense OF millions
of !uca's by the superstition OF deceived
king, for the erection OF his royal chapel III
an ecclesiastical court, Which would he sul'a
bic only Tor the king Of Rome. And shall
We permit this establishment to exist III the
country, and in The reign OF reason While
perr,ttrd T. brea h. the atmosphere OF li''er.
ty, shall We .utfer families tor'hAusl them
selves ny labor during great part oil Inc
year, for the support OF these vain Phan-
toms When tie treasury EXHIBITS dehcu
OF $500, 10000 OF REFS, shall The expehdi-
ture OF $50, oct, 900 OF refs continue tor the
support of vaEl,l-s ,sncuIi-d by >mper!t.'Ion!
The nation cannot support the p tseht tx.
pense. Ii - Necessary 10 impose ne" anc
heavy sxactments on the miserable people,
or reduce the expense TO the actual revenue.
Loans are but ruinous burthen. There ~,
then. no otter resource but the extinction 0i
so many establishments, ~ many oiilte',
so many benefices, invented By pride or %
supt rstition. LIE ,us FIRST eytIngu'sh Tie pal
riarchai church which calls nsei hey, al the
sght OF whi.h the divine author OF our re-
l,gon would blush via shame.
propose, for this purpose, LIST, that the
royal assent given to the famous moi~ Yropto
oi Clement XI'h. be revoked that the On
cent archbishopriek vi Lisbon he re es:a.
blisheG aud that me r0yai chapel be reduce
10 lts original state, ahrogatins al the de-
erees relating to THIS establishment.
sdly i hat there be demanded OF the !
government statement of The resources OF
the present prelales, persons benehced ana !
Otherwise employed by the sad patriarch,
al church, proper allowance beng assignee
them until they shall be employed in some |
o'h.r manner. This proposition wat rscei'-
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