Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-01-17
ADDRESS.
To the Citizens of the United States.
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Another form in which the established churches
of Britain oppose civilsaon, is that Of hostility to
popular education They profess to desire the Cd
ucation oithe people. but demand the entire con
troll OF the means which the government may de-
vote 10 this object This demand is not only I'M
just TO the dissenters whose contributions form
important elements Of the national wealth but in
furious to the whole community, because its avow-
ed object is 10 obtain the night of flshioning the
religious opinions of all future generations in the
moulds Of antiquity, which are already worn out :;
or, in other words, of exercising spiritual tyr
amy over unborn mnlitudcs Of men The au-
thoritative declaration Of Parliament Of certain
points Of faith as the only true cxpositions of the
will of God the offering of large endowmcnts TO
those individuals who choose 10 embrace these
interpretations, and visiting with oboquy and dis
qualification, those who doub, them, and especial
ly the investing Of these dogmas with the attribute
of lniallible truth, to grea, an extent that every
member of the church who publishes serious
doubts Of soundncss is liable to be expelled for
hercsy and excluded from Christian privileges
is at once to anchor theoogy-to prevent j, from
advancing with increasing knowledge--and to
bind up the moral and Intellectual faculties ofthe
dos, minds from all free, honest, and independent
inquiry in this great department Of human inter
cSis
What, then, is the influence ofthe Democratic
form of government under which you live, on the
activity Of the mental facuitcs2 The answer is
obvious--you leave all the faculties free to find
their own way to happiness as they best are able
You have no hereditary or artificial arisiocracy
to mould your opinions according to erroneous
standard, nor to msdirect your ambition. you
have no Established Church 10 chain up your NOR
al and religious sentiments IN the tramm,ls Of an,
tqHalcd articles OF belief, you have no self con
su,ed executive TO take out Of your hands the adj
miu.slrailon Of your own affairs aud 10 leuisla-
lures formed Of privileged classes to restrain your
industry by obnoxious laws,-or to rcpress your
mental energy, by prescribing boundaries to your
eNenions Your government leaves all your fac
ul,es free. presents to them the highest and best
field for their exercise, and leaves every ndiyilu.
al to reap the natural reward OF punishment Of his
own conduct 1.-THE first and most important con.
dion Of happiness be the activity Of all the facul
ties, your government complies with il in the mos,
ample manner
The institutions Of United Staiee not only
allow bat encourage the activity Of all the facul-
ues IN your vasl unocupied territory a fruitful
soil presents is attractions 10 those individuals IN
whom Acqnisiiivcness and Ambition predominant
The cuhivalors raise millions Of bushels Of grain
from their lands. ani rear on them unumerate
herds Of cattle and OFF, these rich productions IN
exchange oI articles OF utility or luxury manu-
hclurod by your Atlantic etles, OF imported by