The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-16
By JAY LoVEsToNE

sense OF humor might well chate at
Reverend Bouchers implied disap-
prevail Vof the reactionaries' skilful
use OF the church and their faith in
the prowess Of the heavenly fathers
Representatives on earth as a shield
against revolutionary bullets and bay
onets. To go on:
THE unpopular part I had lately
taken respecting government had set
the people against me-" says our tory
preacher. This leads Boucher to char
actertze the Americans of his day as
indeed singularly violent, purse
proud and factious people" All OF
which goes only to show that the
masses were right in their attitude to-
wards the church which then, as is
today, was primarily an integral part
of the whole state apparatus which
they were fighting to destroy. Boucher
clearly reveals to us the close work
ings between the assembly of Mary
land and the church in these enlight-
ening lines:
1.-THE management Of the assem-
bly, was left very much to me; and
hardly a bill was brought in which
did not either draw or at least
revise, and either got it passed or
rejected. It Is not necessary here
to set down how such things are
done; they were done In that pro-
vlnciaI assembly; and have not
doubt but that they are done in the
| same manner and by the same
means in the British parliament.
All the governors speeches, mes
sages, etc, and also some pretty inn
portant and lengthy papers from the
council were OF my drawing up.
All these things were, If not certain
Iy known, yet strongly suspected"
Indeed, the, pious and righteous
preacher doesn't utter harsh word
in all his "reminiscences about the
means used to forge such a oneness
of church and government. The tory
confession is not so all-inclusive as all
that. The reverend takes much pain,
however, to question all the means
used by his enemies-the opposing
class, struggling for supremacy.
An Estimate Of Washington.
A VERY interesting tory estimate
"A of Washington Is thus given by
Boucher:
"a cannot conceive how he could,
otherwise than thru the Interested
representation of a party, have ever
been spoken Of as great man. He
Is shy, silent, stern, SLOW and eau
tious, but has no qulckness of parts,
extraordinary penetration, nor an
elevated style Of thinking. In his
moral character he is regular, tenn
perate, strictly Just and honest lex
eepting that as virainian, he has
lately found that there is no moral
turpitude in not paying what he con-
fesses he owes to a British credit
orr -. But he seems to have moth
ing generous or affectlonate in his
character"
Boucher goes on to tell about one
Of his meetings with Washington
while the latter wasNon his way to as
sumo command Of the Continental
Army. Everybody seemed to be on
fire, either with rum or patriotism, or
both" The preacher narrates how he
warned Washington that many events
would transpire which have since then
occurred. Washington then assured
him that no such things as civil war
or struggle for independence would
ensue. Says Boucher: with more
earnestness than was usual with his
great reserve he secuted my appre-
tensions, adding (and believe with
perfect sincerity that If ever heard
OF his joining in such measures, !
had his leave 10 set him down for
everything wicked"
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