The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-12
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,ss;sI,ha fo,,nwine correspondents betweenthe
. q preshvtery OF the Eastward and George
surashinrfor. dated shortly after the adoption
&nf fho Constitution, shows that the same
idoas prevailed among certain class OF tneo.
iogiaus then as now, and the reply % tsns
Father of his Country win be found
erusher. il was taken from tho Mdssocnk-
sets Sentinel of December D, I7S9. s.
"The Presbytery of the Eastward, con-
gyened at Newburyport, in their address 20
the President OF the United states II, his ate
tour. say: Among the objections 70 the
Federai Constitution we never CONSIDERED
the want OF religious test--thnt grand en-
rine of persecution In every tyranfs hand;.
Rut NE should not have been alone In re;
ioicinc to have seen some explicit acknow-
Judgement Of the only true God, and Jesus
ChT:ss whom He has sent, inserted some
where in the Magma Charta Of our country
We are happy to find, however, that TINS oe-
He;t has been amply remedied In the faee OF
all the world by the piety and deVonon IN
which you first public act In ONCE was per.
formed, by the religious observance OF the
Sabbath, and of the public worship OF God,
of which you nave set SO eminent an exam % !:
pie, aud by the warm strains OF Christian and
deyout affections which run through your.
late proclamation for general tnanksgly-
ing n <@
Tot the 1Hfnisters and Ruling Elders, dele
T. sateti 10 represent the churches IN 0dssa-
chnsetts ard Ne,o Hampshire, ,clict COM
nose The First Preslyteryc Of the Etast,rdrd !
"Gentleme1l,---The atectionate welcome
which YOU are pleased to give me to TIE
eastern parts of the Union would leave me
without excuse did / fail to acknowledge the
sens;bility which it awakens and to express
the most sincere return that grateful sense
OF your goodness can suggest.
ITO be approved by the praiseworthy IS
wish as natural to becoming ambition as l,s
consequence is flattering to our self-loYe.
81 am, indeed, much indebted to the ta-
yorable sentiments which you entertain to-
wards me, and it will be my duty to study to
deserve them.
-ss'"The tribute of thanksgiving which you
offer the gracious Father Of Lights for His
inspiration of our public councils with wis.
dom and frmness to complete the national
Constitution is worthy Of men who, devoted
to the pious purposes of religion, desire their
accomplishment by such means as advance
the temporary happiness Of their fell0w-men
"And here, I am persuaded, you will per-
nit NE to observe TINT the path of true piety
is 50 plain as to require but little political di
rection. sz
{ "To this consideration we onght to ascribe
the absence of any regulations respecting re-
ligon from the 1lagna Charta of our country.
TO the guidance of the ministers of the gos-
pei this important object Is perhaps more pro-
perly committed. 1t will be your care to in
struct the ignorant and to reclaim the devious.
Aud in the progress of morality and science,
to which our Government will give every
frrtherance, we may confidently expect the
advancement of true religion and the compile
ton OF our happiness.
81 pray the muniicent Rewarder Of virtue
that your agency in this work may receive its
compensation here and hereafter.
sc. WAsHINGToN."
. Washington Chronicle.