Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-08-20
MIR. POWELL'S SPEECH.
CONCLUDED.

They have assured us that all men. and ~
children, and Of all denominations arc alike
objects Of ibeir fostering care aud that 10 re
lgious creed-no scctarlan feeling 10 desit
, but that Of doing good can operate upon the.
| minds. ! believe them: they are Incapable
OF ialschood II is not possible TO make lhcm
dos gusdly do wrong ! repeat; 1t is not Of
them have TO fear, nor is IL OF men remarkal
bio as the reverend pasto:, that ! have to
di,ad; ioi am assured that he is stimulated
but by an honest desire, TO make al men cllfIa
tlunS ni,er his own fashion 10 make them ah
happy in his own way-io mako them all or
thodox IN his own ialtb; ho has told us thm
! and he has told US the truth. Nor have any
objection to the denomination Of christians
whom he would lead. ..',;,-
1t is to the casuistical workings Of priest
crati-the ceuseiess efforts Of misguided men
whose brains inAamed by any passion, wouIt
make them humble, and Wiling tools, prepei
ed either 10 act as decorated pagoans in rs
"grand army ii is called, in II crusade fol
political power, or TO submit as calculating
| martyrs al the stake, 10 satisfy the vengeance
of religious higotry aud mad aeal This j.
! strong language; but, sir, have we not beer
told that "ull the political power in the coun.
try whhin ten or'twcnty years shall be in the
hands of persons whose characters have beer
| formed at Sunday Schools formed under lhc
| direction of those Who can force out Of crcu.aF
ton that OF which they do not approve ,of
| those Who boldly a.set that they Will force inl
| TO use that which they have mutilated, ana
| have adapted 10 their own ends of those wlra
| dlrng'y declare that they are dcta,ors 10 ;lt,,
! consequences Of thousands Of immorto! bcine:,
of those whose organ utters aEathcmas fio'p
| the House Of God, calling on his followers T.
| idrm christian party in politics. TO be so
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| 10 establish ecclesiastical domination --.ih'
rites OF baptism the orthodox faith throuehcl.
| the land.
| Such consequences are MOTTO be arpSer~ I.
! ded il we believe the predictions Of the pio,,
| gentleman, and If We regard the prayer Of tia
| petitioners asking charter, and the bill whics
| they have prepared for our tile, suthofisihe
| them forever bereattor 10 hold oil manneg %
lands, tenements and heredtuments,r ~a,Isou
I limitation Of time or capital, but mercfr eo
| quiescing in the limitation Of monied in
| come, not to e. ceed ten thousand dollars pes
yoar. 4
| We are told that no sectaran feeli,s cal
| operate in the board Of manag geis--that a.,
persons may become contributors bs
| made voters, anl that no man is disqualified
! by his religious sentiments from particn~ ,icf
| in their concerns. Let il be admitted THAI
there is no test al this time in force But ha,
not their reporter--thc accomplished and franz
| cxpounder Of their views, the Reverend gen,
,cman told us, from the pulpit, in the bou.s
| ofCod, That he would marshall h3 fofcea -.
that ho would coll on half a million Of rollrw,
crs 10 prescribe, exclude from the highest [,
tho loves, civil Offices those who had not beer
| 'baptizod' are not orthodox in Weit
faith h-'thoss who ara not prostyterans.l
| Can it 30 believed that this gentleman whose
I charn c'cr stands so dcservedly high Cor sicsdit
ness of purpose. would say that he did .ios
mean to bo seriously received, that having
said II, ho would not act upon IL, or ,h.i r.
acting upon il would .disreyard the means
which wo have boon ion would in ton year-i
give c(Too, 10 the greot ondl Would he in hIA
| pious crdcavours To do that which he ocnsci-
cnciously thinhs right, forboar to apply his ola
oquenctl Would he not marshall his forcea
to exclude fon his lat Of agents. " not from
the board ofrnanag.,s. all those whose creedt
! who're purposes and whose objects were nos
| consistent with his own -
| A grand system ofprosclyiism hssbecn foft
med : rules are given for tho modes Of attsee