The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-07-20
Frsn the Boston Daily Advocate.
ROGER WILLIAMS.

From the last number OF series oflei-
terra addressed by IN English traveller in
this country 10 the Liverpool Albion. We
take the following passage, which will be
OF interest 10 our readers:
There were giants in those jay,, and
Providence was founded by one who sur
passed nearly all his fvllos men, snd a.
serted through q long Carer, busy Al d
active without parallel. III great priL-
eipls Of which he was The true sposIle--
religious freedom, Al The hour when the
spint Of enterprise, which burst into ex-
ieitnce 1.-THE discovery ofihs New World,
o tied 10 singular union with religious
faith in our own land, and sen, forth a
phslsux Of wise. errdIte. and wealthy
men TO The new colonies, there landed al
Boston young minister, ore Roger VIII
lisms. That city, and the settled portions
of the interior, were 10 possession OF the
Puri'ans, who revived, 10 their new
home. the spirit and lhe temper Of which
they b d been the victims in the old. For.
in respect 10 true freedom Of mind. there
was 40 yet. but adawning Of true light. and
there existed no sect Of protesting chris
tians that did not merely require the pow
er, as they had already The inclir alton. to
control the minds OF others. |, was an
age Of strong feelings with dull psreep-
liens Of right. Aud who shall say that
those heavy clouds have yelclssred away.
that il is yer noon-da, !; that the grea, pr,n-
cipls which This man asserted in It's broad
and extreme truth, tina, the civil ruler has
no concern with religions belief, TIA, re-
ligion has no temporal kingdom. and the
Safe no creed, is yet acknowledged in
in our landi lie had scarcely landed Of
Boston when he rang on, in fearless tones.
these great truths. There The union Of
church and stale was sb.ola,rly perfsc,;
The ministry was political aud religious Of
once, and half the sia,uie-book was the
Bible, ss they translated il. Amidst a
storm Of poleWieal wrah. he was bsnish-
ed from Massachusetts; but the fans Of
love from his grea. heart had kindled the
hearts Of others boyuned this barrier, and
had penetrated 10 The soils OF The red men,
who loved him as their best friend, and
were attached TO him with regard as in
teresting and peculiar, 40 II was lasting
and full Of good fruits. 10y.
During his wsndsrings through the CO.
lony. he acquired their language. and you
can scarcely light upon any ef the STR
ring times in the history OF New England.
during his life, without meeting him IS
an active, kind negolislor, and a wise
J peace maker. Ills interest was slmos,
inex plicable, for, by an eifor, ofhis WILL,
he more than once. when wsr between
two hostile tribes had been determined up
on in the most Solemn manner, int.r rcs-
ed with The most perfect and rapid enc
cess. Banished from Mass achusetts, he
sought the banks Of Providence river, and
was received with open arms by Csno-
nicus, chief Of the Narraeanse,ts, who
possessed the whole Of The right bank.
With a faithful band of followers, he
chose the present site Of the clty:' | c.ll-
led it, says he. Providence, that il nigh,
Ibe refuge for persons distressed for con
science sake Combining The wisdom Of
the serpent with The harmlessness Of the
dove. he early procured Iom ,ha first
Charlcs, with The assistance Of The noble
Vane, charter, whose wise provisions
have not been changed for two hundred
years.
| Il is pleasant 10 dwell upon tn. lives al
such men. so h,ppy in ,hsir deeds. so
wise 10 their minds. aud so noble in
their hearts. To this m,n no lengthen
led biography has done justice, but the
age will yet witness isrseni revival ol
his doctrines. and place among its house
Ih,ld words the name of Roger Williams
i Twenty two thousand six hundred an,
fifty leigh, dollars have been awarded
by the Couri oi General Sessions Of Phi
ladeIphia. TO the proprietors Of Penns, !
wanna Hall. which was destroyed by amo
some years ago.
D A bill 10 secure TO married women thei
separate tight 10 their own property, an
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