The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-24

al d g speaking, VI 4
frf q eeJ Nad bigotted Il
most intoltrtnt Witch burner who @evef
lived in Salem, Massachusetts,; and1hrts
the Blue Laws Of the old Dominion were
quite as rigid as the Blue Laws Of Con-
necticut. This IS proved hy Yirginian
testimony, and by the evidence jf The
ancient statutes of the " Mother Of Pre-
sidcnis.' In llowE's Historical Collec-
tions Of Virginia, published at Charleston,
s. G., in 1886, a well llnnYn- work, we
End on pages f50-51, the following cx-
tracts mo nom n fli Y gnes2' laaYspIyHeipif
Every pnrson ,el0 ssfasas o 3lliesiHi,
clild. bplsied By a AI5gGd lHtHisv1S Ahaltlie
amefeed 2Q0A lhs. OF tobacdog hal 10 tlle
parish, and hall to he igaEmes2 ''-'a
Here is tho d6uble;aistilled and twelve
times rectifieIiduihtegs9hcS oTinfoleraace
and petty tyraPigq ie-si.s-'-..,l
First ISeEy mapmust.have hiSehilq
.bapiized. g4u 80 80 --a .--- -t'-"'' .-'' /
.i' Second. The baptism must be pert
formed by lalyul.Qar)l an. EP&qo9
minister of the church of England. a'
THIRD. Informers are encouraged BY
the-handsdmof ce of 1000 Ills; Of tobacco,
Nothing in The Competent blue Laws
ever BEAT this Virginia statute r-.--,.
Again, sn0lhar lawordains. -ti-a a.''
"CHUncH wHnbESs' Shan present at the
county court, twice oycry year, such mis-
idemeanots of swearing drunkenness, &c.l
as by their own kntWledge or c6nmoni
fameahate beOn committed, &c" - /
\ ias.ty L., .i,.g3 ,i.lsl 7. ~ 1dt "'~ . = I
The lEpisGqRa Chprchis bege made'thel
supervisor. and censor ,of the morals of
thsPebple df,otAer deh6Griuations r'-''
Z ,.kqa A,I4ia 5E..3,'I s''t ---H ~ ''"'''.'--
| u.SSii b. a.s~ias ~, 81 g. ~ ..' -
tasNo marriage shallibe Fepuied valid in
law hut such as is made by the minister,
| accQfdipgt 10 the lRWs.of bBglahd,i ghe
minister that d0th.marTy eOntuaty to.this
act, shallbe RDed 10000 Bs' OF tobaeeoI7
e.. THIS was'a highly 1ibetaT' Jaw truly,
AMI shows DE Sshefqas 'y,iawa.of .iGo
4 m
"faYehers'i Aa &c.. a,u 10 'd1sa '' BE-"
Again: si@'7
"a AIT persons having no lawful excuse,
SHALL every Sunday resort to tho parish
ctidfct; and. there abide orderly during
the c6iihhoii. prayer, preaching and divine
service Upon ffhe 4. penalty. & being aPsd
N ~ rs as3sIll5J saiilt Ia r''"g 'T-''
Only thiRk a poor devil "heinga coins
PEELED 10 listen to the baldei'dasKiof such
brawlers as BALDWIN, GRAVES, and others
of thP ,A9ly. PFQthqSh9sd Of proghstsin
| HashEIlIel ItImakes DneIs5 ii6sh ereeptO
1 think of itiilA ys4 ~ .h"sissJ 'u-' a7'f
.A5Ai,,,.u.t .,A 5IAL.liia - r's'l 'aysi =.
/ ~ /, ,,..iIals .ys.,gy ,i.! Lara aiAl9 sAl
! mo. jolHpsys, ,shRllibe TEatlenon ,the
| L6rds 9agfNGepkj ase.nGrHCcessity.ti@.i
| Aeaipi,s,.,i y. aJisi' al is o-i-'aaeS 81
| LIS 4. .9ist3.s all as-tlr ts'i- = 'iis'
| III anyaiMabGas,. RE; OtA6a Szphldtitt5
| iRlqti92eEs, a, eiaNdhQdists, Baptistsy Sac's9
! in this Observation-Disclosures un-'
der .nfetence, ,Qfi jNiningi inaA religious
| worship, not authorized in EnglandJ the
parties so offending shall for the first
e4eelnee pay goo AND for The seeDpd 800
lbs. OF tobacco"
/ . We gould extend this list of laws. in
1 definitely, but we have already quoted
lenOush 70 slow That those persons who
/ proIcssto believe that Virginia. was enc
whit in advance of New England in toll
erance and liberality, only show their
utter ignorance Of the history Of Virginia.
Tho fact is that the early settlers of Vir-
| GINA were not one whit in advance of
the Puritan fathers, and their descend
ants at this day are more bigotted than
their ancostors---we mean Of course those
of the Southern Rights schools and such
donkeys as edit the Richmond papers, r
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