The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-11-16

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performs iess' Anusoa
ass.as dsm,nd. from i,s subjects reryent
and aus,ere nie,v. will soon discover, that
while attempting tn render impossible SER
vice 10 the cause Of virtue, II has IN run
0nly promoted vica. NC very nrs
uay y" why" N"s .an,nro IN
vh., ,hey feel a friuh,Gd p.al of bias.
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l., s,a,o,.s IF cnercion and
coDf,,m alton Those counties where The
.ou,c;erce has been left free in matters of
,c,;oioD. will compare mos, favorably in
nAn, IF mriali,v and sound society ad.
,yancemen,. with others whose religion is
made a matter oflaw and civil government.
The United States contain a more religious
neople in %propoTtion TO the whole number
of inhabitants, Than those countries where
,lhe observance of religion fOrms a part oil
III duties Of government. Here Iils a
voluntary tribute from pioas hearts, instead
Of a forced observance prescribed by law
Here instead of tilhcs and taxes TO support
a church establishment, the voluntary Of
ee,incs Of The people are laid upon the altar
other Divine Msster, with cheerfuInsss,
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devotion and .earnesa,ess, indicating the
sincerity with which they are made. Here
christian %e(iorrin all benevolent aud chris
iian enterprises, is as extensive and eifec'
nee as in any Other county Of the same
number of people. We could give inter
eslinc statistics 10 prove this assertion.
.rhoso c,c,s establish Beyond controversy
If moral su,sion in reforming
,mon,and making lLrm better. aud that is
tho chier instrument in all effective mora
,aG,m,,;o,s aud we have often won
a...l., ha ,rr,,,,,,ou or those who kpeI
ii, ,o,L;r, !, Government TO al,
,hsn, in ,bis vork. II is a work will
.wh,,h government, mas riuh,Gully nothin
I'm do. Governments are constituted 4
preserve the peace, and To take Jus $
mach oflhe Individual liberty Of uIe c''1e'
ysshe may he @disng to surrender Tor III
common goud. He gi'es dPa por'ion q
lis own liberty in order mat he and o'"e'
my be restrained within proper oounu'
and the whole body poliic be rendere
-eeeuse ADD stable. Bat in a free cnuntr
be eurrenders ne right to government
coerce the citizen on a question Ct mora
land il the government once assume lGi
power in a matter ever 50 mimporian
IN appaready perhaps, beneficial, iheI
is then no stopping point and it may a
sumo The like power IN relation to all mo
al questions aud duties. We need not r
fer again to tbe crueldes aud tyrannies pc
pelrsted BY fsrce OF law immaCers Of ii
character, where such power has been e
ecised.
.sa But few ATTEMPTS have been made
mi. country to establish this authority.
/. ,on,,a,v IN The fundamental law, I
geuiu, Of our institutions, and the rcelin
Of our p%,ople. There Ma. one concer,
,Scr, In ,,op the Sunday mail, which v
~,isn.fix r.bnked BY .As common sense
n, Country. We reeollrr, vigh wha'
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