Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-07-13
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We have been requested to publish the
following article, sustaining the principle,
OF the society Of Friends, respecting Was,
and other subjects.
| To the i..dspiduol Members Of the Gen.
eral assembly Of the State Of North Car.
oli'sa, nosc IN Raleigh.
Although We do not deem it expe-
dient to memorabilia the Legislature
on the principles ofEquity and Justice,
of right and wrong, yet we feel con-
strained to lay few things before the
serious consideration Gifts members.
| LIST. We believe the privilege of
reading and a frequent perusal fthe
Holy Scriptures to be blessing from
the Majesty on High, vouchsafed to
man, and ought not to be abridged or
abrogated BY an enlightened people
processing Christianity, and conscious
in themselves that all human beings
have souls to be redeemed or separated
from divine harmony. "Now these be
the last words Of David, the son Of
jesse, said, and the man who was
raised upon high, the anointed Of the
God ef Jacob, and the sweet Psalmlst
of Israel, said, The Spirit of the Lord
|sPake by me, and his word was IN my
tongue. The God Of israel said, the
rock Of Israel spake to me, he that
ruletb over men must be just, ruling
in the fear of God, aud he shall be AS
the light ofthe morning when the SUM-
riseth, even as morning without
clouds, as the grass springing out Of,
the earth by clear shining after rain"l
g Samuel %, l, 2, 4. "Righteous-
ness exalteth nation, but sin is a re.
proach to any people''-Procerbs IA,
"a. Our blessed Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ, said to MS disciples, aye
are the salt Of the earth, hut if the
salt have lest his SAVIOR, wherewithl
shall It be sailed; it is thenceforth good
for nothing but to be cast out and be
trodden under foot of men'-JMdn. 5,
IL. For want Of this salt, cities, king
doms and countries have dwindleo,l
mouldered and fell, become scattered,
dispersed. and unknown.) "Ye arel
the light Of the world, city that is set
on hill cannot be hid, neither do men
light a candle and put it under BUSH
ell, but on a candlestick, and it giveth
light to all that are in the house. Lett
your light SO shine before men that
they may see your good works and
glorify your Father which is in heaven
Mat. 5. IA, Is, Is.
I'd. We believe in common with all
other religious denominations In Chris
tendon, that the connubial ties and
affections Of Matrimony ought to be
held sacred and inviolate, and that no
man or set of men should be permitted
to impair the obligations much less to
abrogate or disannul this highest of
human engagements.
I'd. We ask leave to propose to your
consideration, the proPriety Of remov-
ing the free people Of color from this
State, to Liberia, IN Africa, and such
persons as their owners may from scru.
pies of conscience wish to send to the |
land Of their forefathers. (This we
ask, not for ourselves, having provided
for the removal of our own.)
d 4th. With regard to the act of As
genbly of 1880, chap. %. 1t has been
alleged, that the Legislature shall not
restrain the free exercise Of conscience
5ut may levy 4 tax on the advantages,
derived from the exemption. Have
we any objection to the support of
schools? Far from 1t, we should re-
joice to see knowledge and virtue diff
fused among the common people, and
would cheerfully pay an equivalent
for the purpose, and might even be
disposed to encourage it BY voluntary
contribution. But whea We pay al
partial tax. a fine, we neither discharge
the common duties of citizen nor aoi
an act Of bel.evolcnce-we arc paying
d debt, and for what consideration?-
Plainly for being allowed to enjoy the
liberty Of conscience. But we do not
derive the liberty Of conscience from
the Government. We hold It from a
tenure antecedent to the institution Of
civil society. 1t is secured to US ini
the social compact. 1t was never SUBJ
mitted to the Legislature at all. 1T
has therefore no such privilege to
grant or withhold at pleasure, and GER
taInly no pretence or authority to sell
it far price. 1t appears then, that