The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-09-25
From tue Mcrcury
OpinjOns T"r sGlc Pr"pIr.-V0. 3.
WASHINGTON ON RELIGIOUS TEsrs.

WASHINGTON ON RELIGIOUS TEsrs.
"G"srrnmrnt being. ,mong other purposes in
Sululrd pr II, clIhe persons ,nd couScI"ncrs ~
| tr III "ppr"ssI"n, II ceraInly The dnry OF
inrr, not "nll Ia ABSTAIN from II themselves, tut.
ncc"rdn ng I" th'Ir sa"ns. 10 prevent II III 9TH RS.
| Tn nnrrtl tr y"d ht the p' "plr ol tn IT rs
OF w"rshpIng A,mghry God, ngre,nbS ln their
own c"nscE nee. Is not "ult Among The choicest
their blessings bul also of their rights. While
IN prrlnrm tn If ~rcIn duties lauh hiulIy, they d.
all that >"ct ty ar ihr Statr can, with pmprIrty,
d mand "r xp"cI; ans remaln resp nsbie oniS I"
| thrrr Max tor ih~ frIiglrn mods of iailh
"hch til. may prefer Of profess. TO The Qna
| k'rs Or,"her 1889.
Wv hIl" JUS G"vrrnm protects all in their re-
II&""r riSns. fru- religion affords 10 government
| ~ >ure>l suptor.
To RclD,mcd Church, October, 1889,
.'O all the "nrn"s.s which have EXISTED
ur",g u,ni KIND, those whIch caused by differ.
r"c" "f >"n'Iunrnr> in r'Iigi"n. appear To BE- thr
most Lvctrrnle and dIsres>Ing and ought 10 br
m'si G' prrcnr' d. | was IN hops hat The emil ghi
| ~ ND and liberal pocy which has marked thr
| pr nj agr, would al least have rcconcitd Chris
IIau> "t every Denomination SO lar ihht We should
never again their religious disputes carried t"
such pItC To -ndang"r The peace IF society"
! --Ocr"b 20 b, 1892.
! ! am less ardcDt in my wish, that you may
succeed your plan of t,Ierari"n religious
.urI:rrs. Being no blgot myself, | am disposed
{" III nge the professors of Christianity in thu
Chu,h With hat road t" Heaven which TO hem
-naiI seem til. dirrc', ptaIuest, easiest, aud
, / a>r tInh. 10 exception. TO Lpfay ayetc, Aug
1851
"a III nkrnd b. com" NOR, liberal, rhey will be
NOR ap1 t. allow that all thOe who conduct them.
~'hr> ""rth> members of The coIntnuuI:y, are
,qn'I. "nti It t. th' protection O. crviI Govern
M at mp" 'Ven Ia se' America among the
i"r' most n4"ns innmpl" {" uS'!cr and IIberhIHy
And pr, sumo IiIat H"ur tito" -cIt.zens will not
torgH 'he p'To'rc part which you took IN the
arc"mp '>hmenl "f IN If Revolution, ant the
tab,lSnm III of their Government, or rhe important
a-sIs ance which they received from nation in
~ hIch the Roman Catholic religion is profess
rd.'
To the Cutholics. Dec. 1889.
al could have enlertaInrh he slightest appre.
henson that he Constitution, framed IN IKE Con.
venri"n, where bad the honor preside, might
possibly end 'uger the reIlginus rights OF any &c
crsus'ical soci"Iy. would have placed my
signature To and il | could now conceive thai
the General Government might ever be so admin i
is,red render III" liberty OF conscience in
secure, beg you will be persuaded that one
~"uli he mtre 'alous than myself to establish
eff ruai barriers against the horrors of spiritual
ilrsuny, and every species OF religious persecu.
uon"
To tie BurtiStS, May. 1879.
We have abunGant reason to re ipIce, that in
thi~ hud. The itgh oi truth and reason has tri-
umphrd IN" power Of bIgotry and sup-rsti-
t".n and thai every person may here worship
G"f according To rh dictates Of his owe heart
H. 1h's rnIight' ned age and in 'hiS land "t cquI
hhrry II IS our boast, hat mans religious teu"ts
viii n-t forfeit the pr"tcnnn of rh- laws, nor de-
PRIV Inn ot the righr If attaining and holding :he
hgh"s' '4iices that known in the. U"tcd