Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-07-19
LITERARY CADET
pAovrpsNcs. SATURDAY. JULY 10. lsas.
iNotrsfroRIAL PRESCRIPTION.

iNQUisfrORIAL PRESCRIPTION.
Sec y~ us ii,ss davk pwnauus rIo,r gathering black
r-yS -erers from tie tihied wairhs Of clerical and
hars',wal pc-scsirttp "'--rsc EnIso.
Yes! aud il is nigh at hand. We have long
heard its thunders rolling. and As we hoped,
st an'etsrnal distance. Little did the people
Of this age, and Of FREQ republic, dream that
fanatics still lived to " breathe over tho smoul-
dsring sshes" Of ,hoss fires Of persecution
which wsrs once lighted BY tho bgot worship
per, of imnges. and Of MIN by whose hands the
helpless ssrvssus WAS untimsiy butchered. Lit
tie did they dream that tho professcd disciples
Of iIn~ WIN "was mock and lowly." wero
hypocri'ically designing TO usurp the civil au-
thori'y for tho purpose Of again setting in mo-
ton their eccIesas stical engines to enforce tho
belief Of their creed upon HE people. The
"cloud " is INV not on'y visible but il has be-
gun to burst
Tho editor Of tho American has laborcd
hard indeed 10 prove this scheme mere ebul-
ltion from tho" raving Of Ezra s. Ety." asd
nothing but al political party matter" We
agros with him that Il is a mere political par
~ matter and that this is the first annun citation
openly and publicly made Of the views and in
tsntions Of certain leaders 10 establish a polh-
icai-religiou, party in the union. The sent
men,s Of Mr. Ely have already boon echoed
Throughout the country in tho attempt every
wbere made to establish religious celebrations
Of our National Independence to the erc!nsion
~ ~,,ch h.v L;s k-r h..o ,,su.1 IVho Il
Mr.. Ely, whom the American terms mad ia
natic! II he not the head Of large society.
and clcrgymsn associated and in high stand
inf with all Of the same denomination through
tho country. Why thon call his writings the
rawlings Of madman, more than others! But
tho Rev. Mr.. Knowles. Of Boston, is by no
means entitled to this epiihet; yet no has no
hesitation in openly avowing that Tho united
object Of a certain class Of roll xionists, is to
20, tie crvi! power into their Uwn hands. Il
10 IN aim now no longer intended to be kept
q secrst. They manifss,'y consider that thoir
strength is already sufficient to cary into cf.
feet their desirable object. fisncs the boast
ing Of Mr.. Ely. when he says, that "thc
ehrisiians Of this country already form q large
portion Of the electors"
Bat Mr.. Ely and Mr.. Knowles are not alone
In this business. We presume there are few Of
our readers who have not ohen heard from tho
pulpit preached and reiterated, the expc diency
Of appointing men TO Office who are christians
--that 10 to say. christians processing tho samo
n a. L..
who attempt to enforce. this doctrine. almost
every other denomination of christians is
usually termed infdek The ought to be. is
nov exchanged TO shnH be. OF course, ac-
in a few years we are to have at all events
1rasbyierian Pre- sidcnt, Baptist Secretary Of
STATE. . Methodist in the Treasury Depart
mcni, and SO on. Now We have not the
slightest objection TO this arrangement, pro.
vided the best men in tho nation are selected
TO Gil those several stations, without regard to
rcl gious concerns. AZ men and as christians
we respect them all; but not as tyrants.
We not onl, hcar this new doctrine thun-
d.red from tho pulpit. but we find it laid down
in religious newspapers Of tho day. Scarce
ono comes TO hand which does not contain
some long article upon tho expediency OF dis
continuing celebrations Of the Fourth Of July,
and enfrusting al the business to The hands Of
the cisrgy. Is
i, il matter Of little surprise. that the editor
oftho Anerican, a. we'll as others, should cry
-, 10 pof
cay by the christians OF tho aforementioned
denominations, but by many Of their dsms-
gosue leaders who have worked themselves up
10 pitch Of fana ,icism hitherto unknown in
this country since tho acquisition Of it's inde-
pcndenco) 10 merely the wild workings Of DIS
iractsd brains. In this we are satisfied they are
totally n,istakss. The current 10 BY no means
90 inefficient - they imagns-it 10 strong and
broad and deep.
We now come 10 the inquiry why Mesns
Ely. Ksowles. and others. wish to establish IN
administration purely Of thor own religious de-
nomination. We have said il was for the pur-
pesss Of persecution. and We will prove il. Do
they complain that they do not enjoy religious
frssdem and liberty Of conscience, that the
laws have imposed ssy restraint particularly
IN them, and that any advantage is given to
other denominations over ,hen,s Certainly
they do not and cannot. DO they pretend that
the Iaws could bs altered for the better 20 40
sc .ssspd more literally and equally these sa-
cred privileges essvassssd by the Constitution
Tssy do sos prssssd h. What then is tAsir
.ssssms anxiety kss s<eiss'se poosrf Do they
tbisk sksy ere 90 mach better qualified to