Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-09-05
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THE MARYLAND ssuIONT AND RELIGIOUS
8. q. .ssMfR,ER AIInN -:

r Rev. H. Fl. Tuckaf Is Hon. A. II. Stephens
on the questions, WAS tie MARYLAND Colon,
the FIRST civil eoyehment which established
BY law religious bertyq We find. in th,
5 Albany Patriot, sfable letter over the sig
nature B.. in whichare collected some bis
torical items very: appropriate to the presen
question. We copf "a large portion Of 'tht
Letter believing thaf sotur. readers will be in
terested in its 1ers.ial. = = :.
Il NAV be protxr for us again 10 state
that we have nottiIk foidd with any politi
cal oiestious fwbiSSh; in the Judgment o
some, may Be innvoIaed in the ! controversy
: between Messrs. Stephens. and Tucker
Like the correspondent Of the Albany Pa
triot, and Mr.. Tucker, our object Is TO IN.
dicate the truth Asstory, and not to attach
nor defend political party ~ Is
81. <@
- Fromtha Aabany Patriot. go
: Messrs EditorsE perceive that some
| Of the political papers are abusing the'kev
H.H. Tucker, representing to question
I the correctness ofssonIe Of the statements
made by Hon.-A. H Stephens in reference
to, the Maryland colony, its proprietor,
Lord Baltimore, and its claim to be,consid.
cred the first civil g&erument:: which estab'
lished by law religions liberty. As.an effort
has been made to acSunteract the influence
of the array of histqical, facts introduced
by Mr.. Tucker, .,bH representing him as a
"deputy preacher, "sra: "bigoted sectarian,'
&C., allow me to lay before your readers
The testimony furnished by distinguished
Episcopal divine, Rev. Francis L. Hawks,
D. D., in his Contributions to the Ecclesi;
astieal History OF the United States. Vol:
2, Ed. 1889. & - ~.
The first settlement OF, the, colony was
made in March, 1864 (p. 24,) its first legis.
lative assembly was, convened the same
year, (p. 2S,) its second lin 1887, and its
third in 1888. Att third session, an act
was passed, in which:f was declared, that
aHoly Church wittsp the province shall
have and enjoy all heF rights, liberties, and
franchises, wholly all without blemish." !"
The author cites foT authority Bacon 5
Laws of MARYLAND, s.. D., ,I63s-I64o !;
Chalmers 2l3." He4ays of the act,." The
language,is copied l#ralIy from. the great
charter of England ;'ss.and, I'M commenting
upon. III DO, It, adds, eff thtSe: BY whom 5.it was
made, were Of the aalstsof Rome, and
intended by tue sphsat e saiarsF
designate that communion, then was tim
uiozation Of the principle of toleration,
which allowed of no preference to any?"-
(P. 29.) s"In l640, twas re.enacted in the
same words, as we shall see, at future Pc
riod, became a perpetual law of the pro-
vince" (p: 3o.)
The author represents the law enacted
after the suppression of CIayborne's rebel
lion and the restoration of Calvert, in TAG,
as epioining "that no person protesting to
| believe in .iesus Christ. should he molested,
in respect of their religion, or in the free
exercise thereof, or be compelled to the
belief or exercise of any other religion,
AGAINST their consent; go that tbey be not
n3raitbfnl to tbe proprietary. or conspire
AGAINST tho civil government: that persoos
neoIos,;ro onv other in resnect of his reli.
O,vss ";o"s 4assts n should nav trahls damaoes to
s,ous sbo nor,u % .nr;sved and twenty sbilIi5gs to
tho. pronr;stsrv,.c p that those renresentinS any
,n;,h I onnrobr;oro names of rei;o;ous distinc.
t;,n should Gorco;t ton sb;ll;nas n tbe ner.
sons aN" ;n;urod. ; that snv one sncok;nr re.
a,oocbfynu aU,a n oon;ns, ,he 51essed VirSia or
The Anostles Should forfeit 6re hounds; but
bInsnhemu aoo;nst God should be punished
wih death" He adds, alt was also enac.
| ted bv the same law, that in case of;inabili.
ty to paw the fines above mentioned, the
offending party should be phippcd-and in
the case of using reproachfGl words con-
eernine the Apostles or Eyaugelists, for the
third offense, the punishment was conGsca.
lion of propcrtv and perpetual 5anishment
from the province" (P. IS, 36.) His refer.
ences are to "Chalmer's Annals, 2ls;
Bacop's Laws of Maryland, :l649, chap. L
Speaking Of the opprobrious names refer
red to in the law, he says" We. find among
them, 'Heretic, 'Schismatic,' ldolater,
Puritan independent 'Presbyterian,
Popish PRIEST Jesuit Jesuited, Pa.
pist,' Lutheran, Calv'n'st,> Anabapt.st,
,Brownist,' Antlnomlan, BarrowLst'
noundhead' ana Separa.'s,.. me au'apl no.
'nters, very fationaly' 'uas .nes1 @ we're ~ '.e ~
colony at that time' so'le- pe'ons'as - -
most OF the classes aDove ha1'ea' ', noM .
couia one: distinguish que .. saese see.s
from another without su']ee"ns hmse'' ''
the hne imposed :.
Under the admlnlstranon OF Ifenaan' com
mIssloned as Governor Of ;tne colony o,