Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03
WHOLE NO. $40.
G o m m u nj c alton s .

A WARNING AGAINST THE UNHOL
LEAGUES OF CHURCH AND STAT


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LEAGUES OF CHURCH AND STATE.
Continued Selections, ty a Citizen.
: Jesus and his disciples enjoyed their walks
through the green fields, gathering fruit on the
Jewish Sabbath. On Sunday they did eyety
ihlng they performed on all other days, making
/ no distinction. In preaching against this ex-
ample our modern pharisees virtually condemH
Jesus and his Apostles as lniidels, and un o.
, y tfansgressors of what Mty please to call the
law OF God! To him who calmly looks into
lhe depths OF these errors, the course oil these
, misguided men is impious beyond expression.
No plea OF antiquity or example can excuse
The sacrlege What plea indeed, can Justify
tie savage denoancialons of what are si, led
the Sabbath conventions, against the rights of
conscience Of those who held opinions differ. Mt
from them on this subject
He that has traced in history The insidious
advances of the church under show of zeal, 10.
wards the usurpaion oil po yer, must see in
this scheme bold thnrst at our liberties, vi
tai stab at the rights OF conscience Every man
who honors the gift Of freedom for which our
ancestors bled, snould awaken to a sense OF his
danger. Why waste we sympathy for the
mere bonlman TO bodily servitude, while We
sac our own people bound hand and foot, and
carried away into tho slavery of moral negr esq
Let these th0ughiess bgots have carel II
Of mrosiIion and SLOW to anger,) should get
g!imps behind the veil OF mock piety. and sre
the true intent OF this scheme against their
rights Of conscience fearful retrlbuIion will bs
exacied.
These misguided men have read history 10
little profit ii they do not take warning
Tho national pride has already been arousi
and strong party is now organized 10 shake
off the remnant Of lie foreign yoke cinging
round our necks The christian religion 10
Republican n it exists in the Gospels. and 50
it should be here; but The church that tyrsnizrs
)ver our people To-day, only usurps the name
has been M Md ad-.,-ia- arahias--.i.. si.sia
Wat farm OF gorernment which We
abhor. iSls a foreign enemy IL disguise. dsi-
ly and hohrly undermining the temple of our
liberty. Ills the only hope, the only tool that
Europe depends upon to destroy our hated re-
publican freedom. Mark, how already il has
brbed legislation to violate our constitution, by
enacIng seclariah laws respecting particular
days, aud snppressing innocent employments!
Mark, how thas influenced our last legisla-
ture TO appropriate, (gnthinkiagiy and DiI1uI
due consideration, te Gazette scys.) fifteen hun
dred dollars Of llie peoples money to build or
support Presbyterian cbuFch with! Mark,
how By exciting uuboly prsiuiiess it has cried
down liberty OF Conscience, and siiEed tue
right OF inquiflng aud Tree iHsesli CATION into The
Doctrines and practices OF the chnrchl "A Rea-
soner'-''A Free Inquiter'--''An Investga-
ior''-"A Free Tninkerlr--huw shockins!
What rcdeciing man does not know that ony
a strong necessity for eoneealiug some dark
and damning scheme of wrong, conld uTg- II
to venture on this dangerous expeden; Ihus
setting lis life on the mere hazard OF peTpelu-
aling our ignorance and blindness.
am led into an extended review oil tho dam
gers OF chufch tyranny beyond my design, be-
cause it stands foremost among the evils that
have enslavea all Europe, and drluged it with
blood, and because 1t exceeds in danger 10 our
republic all other sources Of f ar combined,--
Has not the division OF the North and lhs
South been started by il! Has ii no, already
caused riot and bloojshed, ard is there not
danger Of repetition OF those scenes ere long
ia Lowell, and other places in the east.
1t is not individuals that ! would point a., 1t
is not the religion of Christ would arragn; il
il the carrupl power loving system, the med
ding with conscience. that | would war
a..ains; it is the iuvaflabe law OF all iheocra-
cies, lhatI would expose; and against its en-
craach m anis upon our liberties, that | would
ask hone st inquiry, simple inquiry. VI this is
shrunk from. II the motion is denouI ced, then
il is admiited that there is something which it
is its interest 10 conceal from tho light.
lies well ornanizaJ system Of persecution a.
gainst every mans business, to compel him to
vote as direcisI, wcald we mol rise as one man
10 crush such party, and 10 redeem the purity
Of the elective franchisei Il it not Of vital i'm
porlance that tree expression Of the popular
will should be secured upon all subjects touch-
ing the general welfare9
| will show that this blessed privilege, that
ought TO distinguish freemen from serts, has
been insdously taken from the people by The
church. Already it has obtained a fosi3od ia
every Legislature. and in spite of constitutional
guards, we are taxed 10 pay for its usurpa ion.
by improper Influence exercised there, il has
formed an uncons siiiuiona league with our
toyernment 10 exemp. lis most profitable pro-
perly from paying its share Of the public OK PEN
ses to stop the public mails, 10 stop the steam
boats, to arrest the poor mans pleasure coach,
10 rob him OF his night to Innocent recreation,
and it is now at work TO stop all navigalio iof
Sunday excursions, on PARTICULAR days, viii III il
selects for the great market day of the church;
the business day. the working money-making
lay ot the priesthood.
This they call giving the day to Cody ls i,
not tno plainly giving ii to III mselves! and
using force 10 compel all men TO go 10 their
market, by sha,iing up every other avenue Of
exit from the confinement Of lher homes2 10
this tue ~lild persuasion christianity relic. sp-
oR-or Isl, Inc force resotted to by all impcs-
torsl and where.away is American freeloui-
and light Of conscience!
Have you not noted an extraordinary tEort
Of the church lately combined novsmen, BY
religious conventions, TO effect some grand os-
jeci! rely upon il b5des no good.
30 smother its grand adversary, lib rIJ.'
says that great politcr economist and iaihfu
historian, Guizoii has ever bsOn the srs, ana