The Litchfield County post., 1829-01-01
RELIGION THE SAFEGUARD OF
 FREEDOM.


 FREEDOM.
 If the noble and dear bought heritage of nrr freedom is to descend an undiminished pa;rimony to our children and our child rcn'S children, ii must be hy the agency of principles which bring tie retributionS of a 1 luiire wyl!d ;u bear pu ,Iir de>tnieS of the { preScuf, For myaeIf look ;o reiigiou as .hv ark in vh;ciI our liberties are to be preserved uot by all unholy alIiane of Church and State, but by the bland and rcforin;lg iuGucnCe of thiS religion on the 1 ndnuers and morals of ;he community, on ihc hearts and the lives of our citizens. Tins religion which we regard as the palladium oi our freedom, is in its genius republican It teaches the doctrine ofequal rights and privileges. It is not limited like the ancient pagan religions, to a few of the noble & learned who may he initiated into ] its mysteries. It add, e,ses is mandates a. 1 like to rulers and to people, to masters and | to servants; and carr es it's consolation and hopes alike to tlie cottage and the palace. :, l. commands it's teachers to announce its glad tidings in the hearing of every rational creature. Ii acknowledges no privileged arisocracy. The philosopher and the man fletters and the man of buisness are equally called to bow 10 the supremacy of its authority.
 Let this religion, which is tl'us fitted to our republican institutions, send its healing influences through all the rami6cations of S cicty, and we wall never despair of the republic. There will ever be found a. mong us redeeming spirit, which will save7us from the misrule of tyranny, and the pitfalls of anarchy. Let public Opin- con De eniightened and public morals De un- tainted, and we may bid defiance to the underminin@s of internal corruption, and to the incnrsions of the proudest for cign foe. Let me then adjure you, who love your country, to see that there be n" ignorance, to misguide public opinion, which you can instruct; & no vice, to pol lute the fountains of morality, which you can reform. Put forth your utmost cner- gies to render the iridiations of knowledge and the renovating power ofreliglon uni- ] versal and, what ever may become of our beloved country, you will merit a tri- umph at her hands, and will ultimately re- 1 cevc the rewards of we'll doing. Proclaim a war of ex,ermination against ignorance and vice and wihered be that arm which is raised for their defence. President Woods Inaugural Address
 ] OLD AGE.-Every one wishes to reach good old age, but few persons wish to be thought old. The love of the vanities of this world, and the fears of death, are the cause of the first: and the imperfections which accompany age, and render men a load to themselvs and others, are the req sons of the second.
 If we properly consider the subject, we shall readily conclude, that an honorable old age is the crown of virtuous life, and that the white locks of an old man, free from reproach, are the laurels with which time has crowned him, and an homage paid to his virtues. Every old man, who leads a life according to his age, merits respect, and the number of his years ought to be considered as so many steps he has risen above the follies ofyouth.
 It sometimes, however, happens, that vice, though it generally quits us with age, still turks in the heart of the old man, and gains sufficient influence to rekindle his passions. We must not then be astonish- ed if such an age, separated from virtue, becomes the object of universal contempt.