Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-09-30
sRiftsH HOUSE OF coumoSs.-.5.,y !.
: "o"hf i.!, Ion OF WORKS HOSTILE TO
lie CHRISTIAN RELIGION
On the question hein" nul


On the question brins mai
Abr. WiLBERFORCE addressed tho H.
~ so low e,ihavery lille of ,yb, he guy
i'"cu' heaid 10 tue gallery. We understood H.
Aiemher To observe, tlist IL was tho Ju,v nf =;
"I'uu'iH Va prosecute pubiica tons of Inc -; "
~ "'.,ueu 20; rs they were evidently cOnfr, bo,o,
MoreS; ibe Hnu. Mover had observed tI,, L o' h
ono ~ 1870 WIS %" such thug rs atheism bu, IN
,h,cI u, go" . pooheahohs there was passage, IN
800 =, was stated that atbeisu was tue ouly -ro,,J
G gu wien man could 6id sonod nd serure io,,
d nAt Hop Member (Mr Hume) nnJ uno,aT r,'Es
=, ~ " i""rt"n, The Bishop OF London and ssyeT-
~, 'sr eminent diviues, with whose sen,;,,cn,s h
wv HHherinrce) entirely concuIred Ia, ,o ,'s
49, ''of" strongly Tue opiniou that il was urouer m
80 sJ,e Tue established religion of The roun,rv
my but none of those piuus and learned ma. i
argued That gross and vulgar abuse of IN. reI r
.ne pate ought Ia be tolerated DR. Pols,;se 49,;
:. 81" NV wa clear and decisive this point He .,,J
''ni p,rsecHoo could produce no SINCERE c,n,';n'
.ion "uu under the head of rcIipiou, ,oIc,a,o, A.,
t"oiaueG oefat'on of all serious argument bu, he d.;
- p'n's u would he right 10 suf.r rIicne nyar
Frhev ,nni,I NY 10 ne reso'ted 10 with impuny.-
,,ns "pp"'" soitIy To The passions, weakened the
anoeis.anJ'ng, aud uis!ed the Judgment. Tb.v ia
;ra , W. aehrch Tor uuh, and instead Of suDnurt-
of MI pHiiiouinr reIIgoD, destroyed The iuhvenre
-tiiear, hear, bear) Wth rsspect 10 Garlic
.O va" uo' oeen haTsbly treated M u,osecm,;o,
~ "s't9 q, against him uui he had placed over
s S uooI ne Temple of Reason =" and The de
n'ndt'on OF urelIs ous works became too ,o,or;os
70 oe overlooked. He entirely denied tho ,,,h 81 t
T'sumen' which the Hou. Member had tlrnwr c,mn,
~ JJn'poymeni OF missionaries abroad Those in
r'fIuuaS never proceeded TO insult tho ,rn;,;o ~
'he natives Of other countries l,y nny ,,os J
seh' reflections The Hon. Member said tba, ,I,e,.
sub;ec, living precise line in Arguments on this
10 Jra,v . hiswer was, that II was not Intended
~ Low wv precise lIOe. Let truth 20 10 lis G,iles,
""" 'Suest extent, but let ribaldry ard ndecenrv L
",'iuon. DID Christianity ever insult t,e cn,o,r,
,o ,ho.o ""s attempted 10 be plau'ed? With respect
w 'poSe VINO had voluntarily taken upon them to mo-
.eSule Puolicalions this nature lie must oLssra.
I'M 'nIre were mhuy wrongs by which soc;c,v ia
s srn',"; SuneIe''; bu, which were likewise so ofen-
sNs 10 individuals, hat they besitat.d ,o Wei, ,I,
whn nc penalties of the law There ,vora , ::
snolG he observed, certain other crimes. more a.,
10 society than even robbery or n,urJer bu,
Of nry' i"gy niu 9o Affect The par cmlar Interests
W ptt'te Individuals, they did not saud forward ;o
rnh'h therefore the Formation Of socieIies for tb
p"'pose OF visiting such crules with seyeri,v was ,
p'aheworthy act ''' ""S
M RICARDO said tb,, ,.h,iLJ.,
~ q eteat part of the speech Of his Han Friend
80 "do Jos' sat down, aud ;be remainder co,t,,nv
m' sou'o concern Tue grea,er part Of that speecL
tt'o SuppoT OF tie opinion which he (Alr Ric.rln1
''ei9 III COMMON with his Hon Friend who had ;n
uuNueu the motiou--namely, that no Han had
-" ~ u'c'f'e JUS own opinions upon abstract opin-
'ous 70 anoher upnn peril of punishment for a r,Cnsl
W. "1Yp' nem-( tfcar, from Mr. W,lberCorce \ aud
us non. Friend had inrthcr admitted ihat ~ I
80, 'J ou"O'et7y upon such topics was conducted
cct,,a NY, " ougn' not To he prevented by force
~ -, WV, ne timenied that when his Hn,
's,' Ohd thought pruprr ~ quote tho seut,n,e,ts r
- AIty, ne had not siveu them marc M epo, r.,
80 '"" w 'ne WRITINGS OF fiia eminent iudtr,u ,,I
H,' "'1te urge aud h6esnI spirit of lolernuu dian
& "S u,'posed TO adult practically ia other paris of
Mr. WlLBERFORCE.- -" DR.. palcv d;.,;,o,.
aud fiUIliry" '''eo'' WI" 'e'iy
~ iuCARDO recommendation, certainly. vos
-. ''sy > onIy exception aud he, 49, we'll az Inc
\, uie' ornaments Ot the churcl--lor instance
VI 'i'o''ioh nHd Dc Pnfteus lid asserted in III
ys' sense Tue right OF uniettsred n,,tuion If The
t 1919 " '"cN 0pinious we're admiiiBb who could
go sLVr'' VIC operation OF ibo Law of his country in
a4J,' WHW's ~ DO could sustain those in,not;tic
W. u"lu'l prosecutions ?-Wbaf WIS No n,,se, ,,,on
OA,ue iof icpnlshlUg the Ire cf RetSoy p Tint
Wy eV' NDfN written ~ sfyie Of levin ., ,;l,,t
~ ~ stllOuS argumeut uDon the truths or ,i,e
Cp''Su'n religion. Look again AZ tl,e ,o,,s,d 80,
SostGV yu yr eighteen weeks Of the same ma, IN,
~ bV"t F9'24'ss; which was Oot Abandoned unni
,Oue W hIm ai secured an acquirsi ON tho cl,u,s,
bnl s3d hi' Hon Friend Nv, " ,lie,C,,r. s -; -.
ibc'ilon VI these public g,osecnt,,s ~ ~ 80 ON
sD"O "h'uc's w7.cl dw got directly affect nri,s,.
M,o'ei "Ith9Jgb they Bjnred tho community anJ
N''" WEut go Impoverished, we're IL moi for rc,s-
~" daalpliUOus which look c0rnz1gta Of socL -,
IeIa "nl he talked &c obscene writings 4, ,u,s,,
u'9 81 DIS own oPiniOu. WAS riere really ,,v CO.,,
ppto" 'ei"efp SUCH wriiiggs aud those mon s,ec
'u,1 p''Hs oi religion, wbcl, we're tue ,ny to,,irs
""'Gn 'ut' WnlioO applied .--(Bear, heaf1 TteV
"H'H W. Wtecd that Obscene yvgitfugs ,ugb, a., T.,
lnuished and why l--tacause t,,ev ,,,.,e ol.; ~
pcn''l'n@ 10 tie moral interests Of socistv aod c,
TS,mpe'' geoer" d1d Disgusting snecles Of offence =
AHND 1ui iff 50 abstract rel ous sul,iects u,o,
V"'h "1s quito fOipussii 10 obtain IMMERSED a.
80 10 MIA hHd righf 70 say 10 another " Nv
W o' UPON tetgr,n - right, and yours il nor oolo
wrong "hen yoH differ from me. bat ar, entitled ~