Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-08-05

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=, :, iHsr FHATnns characteristics letter
h. J. lihed extract Of sssr,bins a scene in
p" John ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. in Sep.
Nv ] first congresses very clearly on what
+. tmber, l774,S men of old rested their
cause. NJ
The '%ilneeiihe congtess mel, Mr.. Gushing
WINSTON that II should be opened
mabhrayar. II was opposed ny Mr.. day,
view York, and Mr.. Rntledee, o. SCUM
nrolinh. because we were SO dlV'aed ~
religious sentitnentE-Fotne ep'seopa''afs'
sot,,a a,nkers. come anabaptists, some
nresbytetians, and some congregational.
,sts. TINT we could not lnin IN Inc sa'ne ACT
If Worship. Mr.. Samuel Adams ARISE. and
said that he was no bigot, and could beat
a prayer IRON any gentleman q ptsty md
virtue who WINS al the same thine u friend
Ia his country. lie was D STRANGER III
Philadelphia. but Ind hs#rd that M p'ielie
(Dushay they pronetitred Il deserved maj
character. and, therefore, he moved That
Mr.. Duehe. an episcopal clergyman, might
be desired to fead prayers to The congress
to. morrow morning. The motion was e.
eunded, and passcd IN The affirmative. mr..
Randolph, our president. waited on mr.
| Duehe. and received FOR answer, that u h,s
health would permit, he certainly Wo''d.
| Accordingly neAt morning he appeared
with his clerk, and In his poniifitaaH reat'
several prav~rs In the established FORM
and then read the collect for tho seventh
day ol septemhef, which was the thirty.
| ifih psalm. YOU must remember TIM TINS
was The next morning atter we bad heafo
Tho r,,mpf or the horrible e~nnnnnade o1
Boston. 1t Seemed Ne IT Hedret, had or.
dained that psalm 10 be rtaa ~ thnf morn
Ing.
"Afler this, Mr.. Duehe, unexpectedly II
every body. struck OIL into An eAteinpo
rary prayer which filed The bosom Of eve
~ niaf, present. | must confess neve'
heard h better prayer, OF one so well pro
rcpncad. Episrspalinn as he il, DR.. Goo
per himself nevers pra yed with ~sneliaervor
such arior. ouch correctness nnd pa'hos
and in language go elegant md sublime
for America, for cougrbss, fof me prof'he'
Of The Massa. husetis Bay, especially tb'
town Of Boston. II has had M eAeelleh
effect upon every body here, must BET
YOU 10 read the psalm. II there ~ an'
Faith in The softea Vitgiliai#, or snf'e
IIotnoriru, or especially the sortes B'b|ietr
II would be thought ptoverhia''"
Here (ssya The Newark Advertised wa
n scene worthy Of the painters art. IL wa
In Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia. II build
ing which 1--WE learn by II recent article
si,ll survives in tts original condttlot
though now s%aerilegiously converted, "
believe, into an nuetionemart for the sal
of chairs and tables, that The forty four II
aiyitluals met 10 whom this servic5 wa
read.
Washington WINS kneeling there, an
Henry, and Randolph, and Rut'edge, mn
Lee and jay. and by their side there stoo
bowed tnreversHne, The PURITAN patriots
New England. who nj that = tno'nent In
reason 10 believe Tint nj, armed soldier
was Wasting their households. II was b
l,eyea thai boston had been bomhards.
and destroyed. They prayed terteni'
FOR America, for congress. for the PROVING
of MASSACHUSETTS, Bay, and especially +
/ the town of noeton.' and who can fealls
' the emotions with which they turned Y
: ploringly to iIeaven for divine interpos
lion and add III Is enough says M
Adams. 10 melt n heart Of stone. | sa
the tears ansh into tho eyes Of The oil
grave, %paeiio Quakers Of Philadol phla.