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like mes. Who could'yield to temptation,
that believed he was subject to inspection
like*ibt*?•->■
We. are not of tne faith of Swedenborg,
not believe, that the intercourse
between the departed and those who re
main is We never see our de
parted frieodfwitn the eyes of sense. 4We
never, by any bther mode, receive comma
mention*- from them. We de not adopt
whaf we have here advanced, as,an article
of our creed. We talk .only of what may
be, and what we sometimes think is proft*
ble* The use of such a belief, if we bad
evidence on which to build it, could not
> be very important, in addition to the ahund
ant truths which are revealed, and the num
erous helps in working out our salvation
ij, with which we are favoured. Were we
assured of the fact in question, the practical
benefit could be little more than we could
receive, by frequently recalling our friends
to remembrance, meditating on their pre
sent state, and supposing, aided by the light
of the gospel, what they would say to us
could they rise from the dead, or address
ns from the world of spirits by an audible
voice.
We would here say one word on a ques
tion, which was inserted in the Mirror, vol.
ii. p. 140; “ Are departed spirits ever al
lowed to revisit the earth, so as to become
visible?”—lt is difficult to prove a univer
sal negative. That they never become
visible, we do not feel authorized to assert.
But admitting a few cases, we must still be
lieve that they are extremely rare. If
they ever do make a visible appearance,
we have 00 doubt (he occasion is always
extraordinary; and that they come by spe
cial command or permission, and to accom
plish some special purpose in the divine
plan
We “ show our opinion” on these specn
lative subjects, at the request of friends and ■
patrons. But if we should divert the atten
tionof one reader from the great truths of
revelation, we should exceedingly regret it.
Many inquiries m'ght be made respecting
another state of existence, and a thousand
subjects relating to this life, concerning
which it is not wrong to form an opinion ;
but which cannot be fully solved before the
time. But the great facts and doctrines,
which God has seen fit to reveal in the Bi
ble, demand our principal attention, our
unwavering: faith, and our unreserved obe
dience. Tnese are to guide us through
life, and make us wise unto salvation by
faith in Christ Jesus. These are to enlight
en our minds, and form our characters, and
shape our eternal destiny.
LATEST FROM THE SANDWICH IS
LANDS.
the following letter addressed to
one of the Editors of the N. Y. Observer,
br Rev. Hiram Bingham, missionary to the
Sandwich Islands,(dated Oahu, Oct. 2,1824)
it will be perceived that after two battles,
in which tile rebels were repulsed anddi*
persed, George Tomoree was taken alive,
and delivered to Krimokoo.— JY F 06.
*• You will doubtless be interested to hear .
what the great Lord of tbe harvest is doing i
for I he. poor islanders, for whose salvation j
1 have been appointed with toy brethren
to iah'Jor. VVe cannot but hope he has in
deed begun to gather in a chosen precious
seed, from IbisoDCe most unpromising
Two aenfmg ihe highest chiefsKeopnolani,
the mother of Rihoriho and Tamoree, (Tan
rooarii,) tbe late lamented king of Atooi,
(Tauai.) he has, we believe, taken to his
everlasting rest, where their redeemed
spirits, liberated by the power of the Gos
pel, and washed in the blood of Jesus, re
joice before his throne wilbObookiah their
countryman, with Cornelius Ihe distinguish
ed Ce.-areao, the Ethiopian eunuch, and
other first fruits from among the heathen.
—K--ona,the goveroour of Lahaina, Eeka,
a chief of similiar rank, and the father of
Thomas Hoopoo, with whom that youth
diligently laboured and prayed, have left
some evidence of having died in hope of
a blessed resurrection and of eternal ealva
tion.
The diligent attention of several princi
pal chiefs to the means of grace, which they
enjoy, their delight and earnestness in the
duties of publick and private devotion, their
attachment to their Christian teachers, and
their apparent conformity to Christian prin
c.iples, greatly encourage ns to hope that
they are happily preparing for heaven ;
and a number of their people give equal
evidence of seriously inquiring tbe way to
Zion.
At the time of Tamoree’s death, our
schools were flourishing at the different Is
lands, and more than 1000 pupils were un
der instruction. Since that period their
attention has been somewhat diverted by
the unhappy insurrection at Atooi of George
P. Tamoree, and several other chiefs of
that island. I had been at Atooi three
months when the attempt was made by the
insurgents to take possession of the fort at
Waimea. 1 had more than once visited
young Tamoree at his residence, 8 miles
from ihut place, aud once preached at his
house the funeral sermoo of a foreigner
who died there, and attempted to direct his
restless mind to the Prince of peace—en
treated him to remember the many earnest
prajrers of his friends for him, and not to
give over the salvation ol bis soul as a thing
quite impossible or of no importance. His
rniod appeared to be much oppressed. He
was affected by the death of his father who
had heeo to him a faithful counsellor, but
no less by the unwelcome condition in
which his father had placed him by be
queathing.that isiland and all his property
to Kntnooko, and Kaahomaou, for Rihori
ho, leafing to George the subordinate pos
session of vVahiava only, a small place, less
than the hundredth part of Atooi. It would
seem to have been the Jesigu of yotmg
to stake what he bad in a bold
pdvenlore to rise above this condition, and,
of failure to throw himself on the
clemency .of Krimokoo, whom he professed J
to regard as his friend, and who he might -
justly suppose would be much more dispos
ed to spare his life than Kahnlaia, the nep
hew of the late Tatnabnmaha, who had
heen constituted govemonr of the island.
The he allowed Kahatnia to have
the fort a month unmolested
arrival there of Krimokoo,
and that he chose to strike the blow just as
Krimokoo was on the point of sailing for
Oahu, leads me to conclude be presumed
much 00 the clemency of that noble chief.
Nor was this confidence misplaced, as ap
pears from the resait. Krimokoo has, in
every attempt to suppress the insurrection,
assidnously endeavoured to save the life
of his young opponent; he has kindly en
treated him to lay down his arms and ac
cept of pardon, and when he perseveringly
refused, be has given the strictest orders
to his officers and soldiers to spare fairs life
if he could possibly be taken alive. After
two battles, in which the insurgents wer**
repulsed & dispersed, Tamoree is at length
taken alive, after concealing himself some
weeks in tjje mountains, and conducted safe
ly to Krimokoo. This is our latest intelli-
gence from Atooi.
Most of the principal chiefs of the islands
are now there, with an army of about 1000
men. Anew distribution of the lands of
Atooi, is to be made, in consequence of the
commotion there. Tamoree and others
will doubtless be removed to the windward,
and windward chiefs and people left in tbeir
stead.
Though this conflict has diverted the
attention of onr scholars from instruction,
it has, we believe, been the means of con
firming the attachment of many to the cause
of the Gospel; who have not only been ob
viously more engaged in prayer to the
Christian’s God, but who piously ascribe
tbeir protection and deliverance to his spe
cial care aod gracious interposition. Laa
nui, a young chief, who with his wife Opiia,
two years ago spent a day with the mission
family that they might enjoy our monthly
prayer meeting, writes from Atooi to her
at this place, “ I desire to return to you,
that you and 1 may be strong together in
the word of Gnd, who has himself shielded
us from the balls that we might live. My
love to the Missionaries.” Kaahumanu
proclaimed a fast at Lahaina, before she
went d"wn to the scene of war. Several
honourable women who profess to love
the Gospel have beguo’to hold female pray,
er meeting*.
The brethren at Lahaina have lately
applied for anew supply of elementary
bork*. and it is presumed that as soon as
the affairs of Atooi shall be settled, there
will be throughout the islands an increasing
demand for books and instruction.”
BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SO
CIETY.
From 291 Auxiliaries and 438 Branches,
making a total of 729 in the year 1822, the
number is now increased to 302 Auxiliaries
and 622 Branches, forming a total of 924.
! The Continental European Societies are
j 53 i those of Asia, 11 ; of Africa, 4; and of
! America, 24. Os Auxiliaries and Branche*
I to the European Societies, there are, among
other*, in Wu°rteroberg. 46, in Hanover
23. in Prussia 42. in Russia 289, in Sleswig-
Holstetn 121, io the Netherlands 57, and in
France 142. Os the American Societies,
the National Bible Society has 396 Anxilia
ries and Branches. Total issups of Scrip
tore* in Great Britain from Sept. 27, 1805.
to March 31, 1824,—Bibles, 1,544.352;
Testaments, 1,897,980 —total, 3,342,332.
Pnrchaed and issued for the Society on Ihe
Continent of Europe, 178,899 Bibles,
631,134 Testaments—total 810,033. To
tal i*sued on account of the Society,
1,723.251 Bibles; 2,529,114 Testaments;
making a grand of 4,252,365 Bibles
and Testaments by this noble ioslilu
tion from September 1805, to March 1824
The Society has granted at various times
45,7501 for distributing, by Societies and
confidential agents, in various parts of Eu
rope, Bibles and Testaments in (he French,
German, Swedish and Danish languages.
The expenditures during the twenty years
of its existence, amount to 1,164,9681. And
the printing and translation qf (he Scrip
tores, in 140 languages and dialects, has
been promoted by this Society. These par
ticulars, which are stated more at length in
the Missionary Register, demonstrate that
the Bible cause is advancing io the world.
If difficulties have been thrown in the way
by enemies, they have been surmounted;
and the institution stands on an eminence
too elevated to be injured by the malevo
lent assaults of those whose crafts are in
danger wherever the Bible finds its way.
The three most conspicuous opponents of
tbe Bible Society at present, are, the Pope,
the Grand Sultan, and William Cobbeit—
better known in this couniry as Peter Por
cupine. Southern Intelligencer.
From the Family Visitor.
ATTEMPTS OF THE JEWS TO DES
TROY CHRISTIANITY.
The religion of Christ did not make prog
ress without violent opposition. It was
| hated both by Jews and Gentiles. The
j Jews were, from the beginning, its bitterest
enemies. Their power of persecution,
however, did not continue long. For, ac
cording to the prediction of Jesns Christ,
about the year 70 the Romans, first under
; Vespasian and then under Titus, took Je
i rusalem, and wholly destroyed the Jewish
j commonwealth. Very great multitudes of
thisnnhappy people were slain, and still
. greater wet e sold and carried to all parts of
the empire. Thus was Ihe ability of op
| pressing the Cbarch taken from them. Nor
did they attempt to recover their lost liber
ty and power, ootil the year 115, that is,
Ihe 18th year of tbffi&aiperour Trajan. At
I that time they mainsurrection, and
, committed horrible cruelties oo the Gen-
II tiles in Egypt,Cyrenaiea, and Cyprus. But
in a short time they were utterly defeated
by the Romaos. About 19 %ears after
wards, ’ in the 17th year of the Emperour
Hadrian, and the’ ISfith of the Christian
era, the Jew* again arose against their op
prestors. The occasion was this: The
Homans Usd planted s colony in Judea, and
had buill, on the site of Jerusalem., city j
which they* called JElia Capitotind: unit -
io the place where the temple ol God for- j
marly stood, they erected a temple of Jopi
ter. This profanation roused the utmost
fury of the Jews. Determined on war,
they chose for their leader a man, who, in
reference to the prophecy of Balaam,
(Num. xxiv.-17.) called himself Barcoche
ba9, i. e. the sou of a star. He had been ac
custoosed to slaughter and rapine, and prac
tised all sorts of cruelties both on Chris
Hans and pagans. Such Christians a he
could not, by torture, compel to apostatize,
were slain without mercy. Hadrian sent
several generals against him; and at length
recalled Jelius Sevens from Britain. By
him the Jews were defeated and almost ex
terminated.
After this, they became ranch more qui
et; and were permitted to enjoy considera
ble privileges among the Romans. They
9et over themselves patriarchs, under whom
they led a quiet life; and established
schools in Judea aod Babylon, where they
cultivated (heir own peculiar sort of learn
ing. During this period of repose, a part of
the Talmud was compiled. This work con.
tains all the religious traditions of the Jews.
They pretend that after God had given to
Moses on Mount Sinai, the law written on
tables of 9tone, be g&ve an oral law also;
which was handed down hy tradition from
father to son, through each succeeding gpn
eration, until Rabbi Juda the holy , about the
year of Christ 190 reduced it to writing.
The work of Rabbi Juda, i9 called the Mish
na , sigiuiyiog iteration or duplication as
though the written law, did not contain all
that God intended the Jews should know and
believe. There are two comments on this
body of traditions, called Gemara ; of which
one was made in Palestine, and the other in
Babyloo. The Mishna and its comments,
make the Talmud. Ii is a very large work
contained in many folio volumes; and is
mostly filled with the saying of the Rabbins,
and the strangest fables that ever were in
vented. Yet it is in high repute with the
Jews, many of whom place it on an equality
with the Bible.
Although the power of the Jews to in
flict injury, was destroyed by the overthrow
last mentioned; yet the Christian writers
frequently complain of their cavils and de
traction.
THE LORD’S DAY IN PHILADELPHIA.
The American Sunday School Magazine
states, that on th.e 15ih of March, a strong
effort was made by a certain class of per
sons, to have the Reading Rooms of the
Atheneum in that city kept open a part of
the Sabbath. The number requisite to call
a meeting was obtained, for the trial of the
question Several addresses were made :
but one from a Mr. Duponceau, said to be a
distinguished civilian, was the most power
ful. Apart from ihe sacred obligations of
religion, he took this ground. The strict
observance of the sacred day was a peculiar
and honourable trait in the character of the
citizens of the United States. It distinguish
es them from every country in Europe; and
independently of other considerations,
which in their place ought to have their
weight, should be carefully cherished and
strictly preserved. It would strike the
traveller with solemnity in reflecting on the
laud which he may have left, and it would
endear the country of his nativity to every
American on a foreign shore. On taking
the vote, only 35 could be found to resolve
on a pubiick violation of the Sabbath. The
number on the other side was between 80
and 100. It was a triumph of good priuci
pie, over the corrupt influence of irrehgion
and foreign customs. So highly valable to
our country, and to the common interests of
refined society, is the sanctification of the
one day in seven, that we can form no ade
quate conception of the numberless bles
sings which Heaven showers on those who
thus reverence him. The stillness of a
Sabbath morn, —the cessation from the din
of busioess, —the closed door of the mer
chant’s warehouse, and the deserted mart
of trade, all speak a language of most unu
sual interest. They unitedly testify that
there is a God, and that it is the duty of his
rational offspring to render him the homage
of their affectionate worship. They preach
with an oratory not to be misunderstood,
that man io immortal; that be is destined to
an existence beyond the grave; and that be
is distinguished from all the variety of crea
tures on our globe, in the capacity of con
templating the glory of his Creator. The
sacredness of the day leads to the consider
ation of that volume from God, which be
has communicated by the medium of bis
prophets and apostles; and in this we find
every direction for the orderly conducting
of his worship. This opens heaven, and re
veals that endless rest, of which the Sab
bath on earth is but a figure.— Ch. Watch.
The Methodist Episcopal Church in the
United States is superintended by a Gener
al Conference, which meets once in four
years, and has underits control seventeen
Annual Conferences,into which the Metho
dist Church io the United States is divided
—comprising 1350 itinerants, and upwards
of seven thousand local preachers, and
350,000 members. The annual con
ferences, are sub-divided into districts, each
of which is superintended by a presiding
Elder. The Baltimore Animal Conference
held its session lately in Baltimore. It con
tains 94 itinerant ministers,and 39,000 mem
bers. The increase of member* Che last
year, is stated at 1.070. The Philadelphia
Annual Conference commenced its session
in Philadelphia on the 14th ult.—Number
of members 36,594—increase last year
785. Mmt/p Vis
A communication from Indi.ana, portray-1
iog the spiritual wants of that state, and
others of similar import from .Illinois and
Missouri, have induced the Executive com
mittee of ihe United Domestick Missionary
j Society in New York, to puss a resolution
i appropriating for the ensuing year two
! thousand dollars to aid Jhe destitute
churches in the above-menlihned states. —
This suut will enable the society to give
10 or 15 ministers to three times as many
chucrhes, where it is believed some of them 1
at least will afterwards be supported by tbe
people to whom they minister. A nation
al Domestick Missionary Society, on the
plan of this efficient institution, is recom-1
mended in some of the Northern papers,
and would no doubt prove a great blessing
to the Union, and particularly to the wes
tern states.
The writer of Ihe communication had
visited 13 regularly organized Presbyte
ruin congregations in the southeast part ol
the stale, ten of which, consisting from of
2U to 50 members each were destitute of
stated preachers. In all, there was a de
sire manifested for the ninistratioos of the
Gospel, and a willingness to contribute
something to their support. The other
three have- been recently supplied with
pastors. The destitute churches are so
situated that one minister might divide his
labours among two or three contiguous
ones. At the meeting of the committee
mentioned above, information was commit
nicated that five or six candidates for the
ministry had it in contemplation to establish
themselves tu the western states as soon
as practicable. As an additional proof ol
the spiritual desolations in that region we
would mention the fact that Governoor
Cass aod Mr. Schoolcraft, in their jouruey
from lake Erie to the Ohio river iu 1821,
saw only two houses of pubiick worship,
and but a solitary copy of the scripture*.
ibid. ‘
The Roman Catholick opposition to the free
distribution of the Scriptures, appears to become
more determined and systematick, as will appear
from the following passages from the Annual Pas
(oral Charge of the Irish Roman Catholick Pre
lates :
“lu this church, dearly beloved breth
ren, you possess the fountain of all true
knowledge and the tribunal where. God him
self presides. He speaks to you by the mouths
of all her pastors, whom when you hear, you
hear him. Never deviate from her decis
ions; they are decisions of the Holy ‘Ghost,
who governs her, and always preserves the
purity of her doctrine. Onr Holy Father
recommends to the observance of the faith
ful, a rule of the Index, which prohibits the
perusal of the sacred Scriptures iu the vul
gar tongue,without the sanction of the com
peteut authorities. His Holiness wisely
remark*, ‘that more evil than good is found
to result from the indiscriminate perusal of
them , on account of the malice or infirmity of
men.’’ In ihis sentiment of our head and
chief we fully concur. As to the books
which are distributed by the Bible Society,
uoder the names of Bibles or Testaments,
or Tracts or whatsoever name may be giv
en to them, as they treat of religioo, and
are not sanctioned by us, or by any compe
tent authority in the Catholick Church, the
use, the perusal, the reading or retaining of
them, is entirely and without any exception,
prohibited to you. Such books have been,
and ever will he. execrated by the Catholick
Church ; and hence those salutary laws and
ordinances, whereby she has at all times
prohibited her children to read or retain
them ; nay, why she has frequently order
ed them to be committed to the fames.”
From the Family Visitor.
A WORD FITLY SPOKEN.
“ A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in
pictures of silver.”
Travelling in the stage a short time since,
1 was highly amused wkh the various char
acters that came into contact. The pecu
liarities of each were exhibited iu the
clearest point of view by the contrast. Mv
attention was particularly attracted, by the
modesty, good sense, and Sound principles
of a Quaker, who said little and that to the
purpose—while the whole company was
exceedingly annoyed by the incessant pra
ting of a conceited coxcomb, who knew ev
ery thing, except the very evident fact, that
every person present was disgusted with
his conduct. He wh9 by turns a farmer, a
politician, a philosopher, and a divine.
From him we learnt what Satan has preach
ed from the beginning, that the wicked shall
not surely die, and that the whole tenor of
scripture, and the very nature of the Gos
pel, teach, in the clearest and most forcible
manner, the doctrine of Universal salvation ;
and that any other system of doctrines was
founded on ignorance of the Bible. In the
course of bis preaching—for he was in fact
as we afterwards learnt a Universalis)
preacher of much renown—he repeatedly
boasted of his knowledge of Scripture, and
of his ability to quote more texts thau any
other person present, or even in this coun
try. After a while, the Quaker, who had
hitherto said nothing on the subject, cast on
him a countenance beaming with the law of
kindness. ‘‘Friend,” said he, “1 think I
heard thee say thou art very learned in the
scriptures.” Yes, replied the preacher,
aDd who disputes it ? I’ll bet a hat that I can j
quote more passages than all of you (ogeth-1
er. “Well, friend, then thou dost doubt-j
less recollect this one passage, 4 Sees! thou a
man wise in his own c&nceit ? there is more
hope of a fool than of him!’ ” The effect j
of this reproof was instantaneous and aston- i
isbing. It was a word filly spoken. The
man appeared to lose at once all knowledge 1
of scripture, aod command of his tongue.
He seemed to be deaf, aod he was almost
literally dumb, the remainder of the jour
ney. I wa9 no less surpri s ed, than delight
ed to find that the words of the wise are in
deed as goads, and that the fool’s mouth can
be so easßy sealed up.
Central America.
Abolishment of Slavery. —The General
Assembly of the United Provinces of Cen
tral America, conceiving that the system of
Government adopted by this Republick
would differ in nothing from that he.tetofore
imposed by Spain, were not the principles
of liberty, equality, and justice, to be ex
tended to every citizen of these states; and
believing that it would be unjust in a free
Government to suffer a portion of our fellow
men to remain in slavery, and not to restore
them to their natural condition, the posses
sion of liberty, and wishing at the same
time to indemnify tbe owners of slaves for
! their emancipation, has passed the following
decree
1. From the publication of this law. all
Slaves, of every age aod sex, io every v rt
of the confederated stales of Central Am-r
----ica, shall be tree ; and, hereafter shaft no
persons be born slaves.
2. No person born or naturalized iu
these states, shall hold another in slavery
uoder any pretext, nor trafikk in slaves,
within, or out of three stales. In the fiivt
case, the slaves shall become free; aqd in
both, the trader shall lose the rights of cit
izenship. . ■ v
3. No.foreigner, engaged in this traffics/
shall be admitted wiihiu these states. *
4. The regulations and orders of the
Spauish Government, giving freedom to
those slaves who shall escape to these states
from others, to regain their liberty, shall be
preserved in force; observing, however,
the stipulations on this subject, by pubiick
treaties.
5. Each province of the confederation,
respectively, shall indemnify the owners oft
the slaves, alter the following manner :
“1. The owners of slaves under lit
years, who may claim indemnity for the
rents of their slaves, shall have no claim an
account of their emancipation. If indemni
ty be made for the father or mother, alone,
of the said si ayes, they shall be paid for,
at half tbeir just valuation. Persons, who
may have liberated the parents of such
slaves under 12 years, shall be indemnified
lor them, at their full value. Those-who
shall have acquired such slaves by purchase,
shall receive indemnity for them, at their
proper value, as for slaves above 12 years
of age.
“2. For slaves above tbe age of 12 years,
indemnity shall be made as provided by reg
ulations to be formed for this object.
“3. No indemnity shall be allowed for
slaves above fifty years of age.”
6. in every province, a fund shall he cre
ated from duties to he imposed for the spe
cial purpose of indemnifying tbe owners of
slaves. The collection and management
of these funds shall belong to the junta of
indemnification , which shall be established
in eacb province, uoder the regulations to
be enacted.
7. Every owner of slaves, who, after the
publication of this law, at Ihe place or town
where they reside, shall compel them to
any service, or shall prevent them from ap
plying to the nearest municipality for their
document of liberation, shall be tried and
punished, as provided for io the case of
those who couspire against personal liber
ty ; and they shall, moreover, be subjected
to the loss of the indemnity for the value of
the 9lave, who shall be so treated.— Jour.
HOME OF OUR FATHERS.
Extract from Professor Everett's Oration , at
the celebration of the landing of the Pil •
grim Fathers , at Plymouth.
“For myself, I can truly say, that after
my native laud, 1 feel a tenderness and a
reverence for that of my fathers. The
pride I take in my own country makes me
respect that from which we are sprung. In
touching the soil of England, I seem to re
turn as a descendant to the old family seat; ‘
—to come back to the abode of the aged,
the tomb of a dpparted parent. 1 acknow
ledge this great cousangomity of nations.
The sound of my native language beyond
the sea, is a musick to my ear, beyond tbe
richest of Tuscan Softness, or Oastii
lian majesty. lam not in a land of stran
gers while surrounded by tbe manners, tbe
habits, the forms in which I have been
brought up. 1 wander delighted through
a thousand scenes, which the -historians,
the poets, have tr.ade.familiar to us, of
which Ihe names are interwoven with our
earliest associations. 1 tread with rever
ence tbe spot, where i can retrace the
footsteps of aursuffering fathers; the pleas
ant land of their birth has a claim 00 my
heart. It seems to me a classick, yea, a
holy land, rich in the memories of tbe great
and good ; the martyrs of liberty, the exil
ed heralds of truth; and richer as the pa
reut of this land of promise in the west.
“ 1 am not, I need not say I am not, —the
panegyrist of England. lam not dazzled
hy her riches, nor awed by her power.
The sceptre, the mitre, and the coronet,
stars, garters, and blue ribbons seem to me
poor things for great men to contend for.
Nor is my admiration awakened hy her
armies, mustered for the battles of Europe,
her navies, overshadowing the ocean; nor
her empire, grasping the farther*! east. It
is these, and the price of guilt and blood
by which they are maintained, which are
the causes why no friend of liberty can sa
i lute her with undivided affections. But it
j is the refuge of free principles, though of-
I ten persecuted ; the school of religious lib
erty, the more precious for the struggles
to which it has been called; the tomb of
those who have reflected honour on all who
speak the English tongue ; it is the birth
place of our fathers, the home of the pil
grims ; it is these which I love and vener
ate in England. I should feel ashamed of
an enthusiasm for Italy and Gieece, did l
not also feel it for a land like this, loan,
American it would seem to me degenerate
and ungrateful, to hang with'pasßion upon