The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-07-10

clude all priests, in the charge Of priest
craft, which is the greatest curse that
eau nfliict nation. The hireling priest
may 90 into the pulpit screened by his
assumed snnciity from the mental eyes
Of his credulous flock, nnd there in
the blackness Of his heart give uiseranco
to the most foul, stale and loathsome cal
umny against those whose faith chances
not tn measure with his own. The inno-
cent and the guilty are alike denounced,
mathematical and condemned. The
most amiable of virtues cannot shield
that high minded person whom the hon
est, of his heart shall dare To disclose
his heterodox faith. He must suffer a
moral murder for obeying the most vir-
tuous dictates Of his conscience. Super
siiiion, depravity, and priestcraft will
stab him with their thousand dirks of defa-
nation. No matter how many shall be
wounded by his fall. No matter for the
domestic calamities it mhy cause.-No
matter though il take the bread from the
fatherless, the widow, and the brave.
Priestcraft to nation is the real "pcs-
thence that walketh in darkness and
wasteth at noonday"-a consuming Sir
occo! blighting and withering everything
in its course-delighting in the tendlike
destruction of natures most tender and
sensitive plants--prowling like the hyena
even among graves for that which shall
satisfy ITS murderons nppe,ite-and in
flicting Falstaff thrust on some noble
and generous character of the dead !!
Such is the ovcrgrown, Unsuitable Hy-
dra whose NAV, is ba. one deep, unfaih-
omable hell of all that is vile in wicked
edness-from whose countless heads is
sues the pestilence engendered in the
same fathomless fount of corruption-a
monster which assumes the most sacred
names Of Truth, Virtue, Love, to con-
ceal its loathsome dcformity--vIcc per-
sonilied bIacker than night and more
terrible than death-whose dominion en-
compasseth every land--witi stride
here and stride there, and nations are
enslaved lat whose shrine the fanaticaI
multitude fall down aud worship J.
whose altar was ne'er yet washed clean
from the blood Of its victims--at whose
approach domestic peace vanisheth and
contention rcigneth in her stead!
This press is now free. Let us rend
shs vsil---Lss as show sLes.. ;ss -si.;. Spns
instance Of Ayeryism this monster that
they may be disgusted with the grovel.
ling superstitious worship they render
unto hlm.-A worship, debasing to the
mind, fatal to liberty and virtue--and
producing those innumerable domestic
evils which so many are made to mourn
And we may cause even the seered sou
Of The bigot and fanatic to blush at theii
own instrumentali,y in supporting this
offensive monster in riotous IniquIty
and wickedness
Who in, truth can say that pricstcraf
did not sway the destiny of E. X. Avery
in the murder Of S. nj Cornell.
| awe hare got him clear in spite O
them :" exclaimed some Of the clerica
host who were in close attendanc,
through tho trial. We learn that tn,
defence of Avery cost $4,000. "lf 50Ot
wont clear him $4,000 shall,
we Understand was the boast of som,
bishop, archbishop, or high migh,ines
in Boston. Well might celebrated
traveller who occupied a peculiar static,
through this trial-who has resided il
Europe, France and Spain-well nigh
he exclaim "no more let this country il
its pride reproach the nations cf Europ,
with priestcraft and corruption. l hav,
seen through the progress of this tria
more indications Of seciarian influence
bribery, and corruption, than ] ever sav
in Europe!"
! Who SO blind that hath not notice,
these Indications. We have seen ,ha
at the ever memorable Bristol examinu
ton the two Recercnd Merrls could per