, 1876-03-11


,Itu.tons, and Of acts Of Conorcas, and Of the
stato LegIs1aturea, aro 0mftthd ~ not e1aot!y 70
!ia point of tho prosent dlsctihhlon.
aTunY's VIEW or TIE csaE
The following authoritative OPPOSITION OF tho
re'atton betveen religion and the 0overnmsnt
= from. sosy'a con'monsatiss on tls Esd1fa.
II tho Federal Conatitutlon which provides that
Congrcsa shai make no law respecting an eatab" |
a1lmont Ut religion, or prohibiting the FREQ OK
orcieo thereof. Judge Story, wl.ono great I. name
[ence Of modern tincs, Gays, among thtoRa:
matters 81 religion win hardly be contested By .n1
S IT,. n%s % s assSa ss
Hts and Indispensable to tho administration OF civil
on IT, e: n "a su u: snd
ono Almighty dod: tho responsibility 70 Him for Al
our .ctions. founded uron .noral freedom .nd -
incut1 thu cultivation Of all sha pesaon.l. aoctsl aud
benevolent vftuosttrte nsycr cau 10 matter Of n.
deed. dinoult u conceive how my CIVILIZED society
~oli eai,t x!.hou. lh.. And, 4 Al events, !.
tt"D tiea. 10 " douSt sss L :. Ii. s.pss.i dasy 4
:na 70 tssf Ell p1n .os fHsa
from that Of the right of private iudgasnt e ths mat
ters Of religion, An Of tho freedom Of public Worship
Probably It tho Tins Of The adoption Of tho Constt
t.on. and Of ths amendment 70 It, under corsid-
Hmeies vi VA, i1ss orfssi.nity ought d reeevs On.
ent from tho sate. far It Is not tneon
pabo with lhe private rights Of conscience md ths
religious and . m.te i matter Of staso policy to
hold all ta utter indifference, would hare crested
Tho Christian religion u very dinesent from the right
ihom for vorshiping Nod In lie nannse which they
bcltore their accountability TO Him requires Il has
oocn truly sad That region. Or the duty r owo 70
dictated on!y by reason and conviction, not BY foreo
or violence.
tonanco much fess to advance h1shoEuetantsm or Ju.
daian, Or inadelty BY rrostrasinE Christianity; but
npevsns 1n sny ~ nsoa. estas.hmsn @
which should giro 70 an hierarchy tho exclusive patron
ago Of tbs National Government. II thus bouRhs to cut
and poat Of former ages> aud tho power Of suhverns
tho fights Of conscience In matters Of zegiou which
apo.ss AZ Gs q na psssont va liz S.o1y p.rans
country had afIored tho most solemn warnings and
y on .s ns.a a1a sssn Nj
% o,hcr colonies wheEe Tue Church Of England had
nanainod il supsrority, had furnished ehapter -
b found 70 disgrseo the pages Of foreign annals
Apost.c heresy snd h'ss osen stsnd D.
noa,oension. sna spolpR1s for the NOT stroeios
triumphs oTsr Innocence and virtue.
II impossible that thcre should not artse rHrpct.
uAl sar1fo end perpetual jsAousy tho subject Of
ecclesiastical ascondanoy, II ths National GoTernnene
were left freq to create Fegioul establishment The
aloha Would have bsan % imperfect security it had
not been followed Up BY declaration Of tha right cf
tss sss IT, as
joc religion il left orcluaivey 10 the Betn Govern.
nsnta to b acted upon according to hair own sensc
Of ust!ca and tho Hta Constitutions; And The Caollc
and tho Protestant, the Calvn!ss snd tbs A11nanta
tbs Iew and tho lnhael may I'll down It tho common
talo OF ths National Council IL without Any anqIston
/ II IN thnr faith mbIH OF W9tAttD.
Tie following
| will still further olucidste tho subjects
In tho caso Of Donatloe ~. lllclatds, reported
| in volume SO OF kaina rcportg. 1t in expressly
lactdod that o regulation requiring all thc
scholars In public school to road tho protoGtan|
version OF the niblo is no fafractinn OF tho con
| atitutional guarantee Of religious liberty.
othesa, reported In Cushiugs Massachusett
1lapo1ts, vol. 2, p. l09, tho opinion Of the Cour
| was, tn part, - follows:
At Tho trial Of this causo, tho dcfendanta called
ss % e. s M not II III
Of Col, or In ststa oS future towards and punish
monu, and offered TO prove the "amo BY Witnessed
VA settled il shss cz.e that Al indel ii eeners
ieved ID God and il iutulo ststo of rewards ~
puniahmcnts; but II he did not 30 believe. he ough
not 70 b admitted = N'tneas Ana al to author.
.eontn ~ 1sn Vim IA tl,a rswsr1inr Of truth m,
1cnSer n n faisoboo esnnot be parui,ei 10 tostsfy
Il would lndeod soor aUsurd to adtninisser 10 vii
neaa an oath containing solemn appeal for the trpt
Of hs testimony 10 eing In whose sIistenco hs ha
no ealief: qfeenl Ev, 36a so'. ana tue nssea Tier
ced;s nanes Moe Gaap W A.: y MskSmed 3a, ~ r
nozs. os4 ~ E1ane % ns1. Si, " 20 70
tn tc s5efen5sata counsel contend that tt, z1,
ofisr nss teen sbrogatcd by ths Constitution, isst
Art. = which provides tet subject shall bs bur,
nolescd. or restrained in his peraon or estate 70
worshring God y ths manner "a aud aesson me- q
agreeable to sha 1aotaes o. IN onn Ok IL
h9 ~ IL ~ ti,n nort this are,s h,s no raj
ezencc to Atheists. md 70 their competency ~ VII
nrsses II wss intended TO prevent persecution
punishing any ono for bis religious opi.ous, howevt
erroneous thcy might be- nut AZ atheiat te witho1
any reglon tue Or fsls' Ehs aisesasi ID .u1 eas
enee Of ny uoa u aoi ssngoa' nas ~ u
ioas " .ns.. fnr seb sbalIsf or sents1s,
ssncompeteut would be- no violation Of ihis article
ths Constitution. IL moi within il words or oa1
ing. Il would not hurt, molest. or restrain him IN
person. liberty, or estate.
Tbose who NAV bo disposed to purHuo tho sut
| x,ot VI raforrc1 II DInctat1nna Comlnapta rim