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But if by our own ignorance, wickedness, or tyrannical behaviour, we succeed in rendering any one spot of this fair and beauteous world a prey to famine and its invariable attendant—pestilence,—if we undertake to govern a country which we have conquered, and instead of applying beneficial and suitable measures, heap insult, wrong, error, and oppression upon its people,—how can we be surprised that the worst results should ensue? BUT IF BY OUR OWN IGNORANCE WICKEDNESS OR TYRANNICAL BEHAVIOR WE SUCCEED IN RENDERING ANY ONE SPOT OF THIS FAIR AND BEAUTEOUS WORLD A PREY TO FAMINE AND ITS INVARIABLE ATTENDANT PESTILENCE IF WE UNDERTAKE TO GOVERN A COUNTRY WHICH WE HAVE CONQUERED AND INSTEAD OF APPLYING BENEFICIAL AND SUITABLE MEASURES HEAP INSULT WRONG ERROR AND OPPRESSION UPON ITS PEOPLE HOW CAN WE BE SURPRISED THAT THE WORST RESULTS WOULD ENSUE
ood runs cold as we write these lines—we shudder as we contemplate the wickedness of this impious subterfuge! A General Fast to propitiate the Almighty—when the misgovernment and the misdeeds of men have worked all the horrible results complained of! Carlile, Hone, Richard Taylor, Tom Paine, and the whole host of avowed infidels were never prosecuted by the Attorney-general for blasphemy worse than that which attributes to the Almighty the effects of the errors, ignorance, despotism, and short-sightedness of human beings! God has given us a fair and beauteous world to dwell in,—he has endowed us with intelligence to make the most of the produce of the soil,—and his revealed laws and doctrines have supplied us with precepts competent to maintain order and regularity in society. HE manifests no caprice—no change: the seasons come in due course, each bringing its peculiar bounties;—and it depends on ourselves to render our abiding-places here scenes of comfort, happiness, and contentment. OF HEAVEN OUR BLOOD RUNS COLD AS WE WRITE THESE LINES WE SHUDDER AS WE CONTEMPLATE THE WICKEDNESS OF THIS IMPIOUS SUBTERFUGE A GENERAL FAST TO PROPITIATE THE ALMIGHTY WHEN THE MISGOVERNMENT AND THE MISDEEDS OF MEN HAVE WORKED ALL THE HORRIBLE RESULTS COMPLAINED OF CARLYLE HONE RICHARD TAYLOR TOM PAIN AND THE WHOLE HOST OF AVOWED INFIDELS WERE NEVER PROSECUTED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR BLASPHEMY WORSE THAN THAT WHICH ATTRIBUTES TO THE ALMIGHTY THE EFFECTS OF THE ERRORS IGNORANCE DESPOTISM AND SHORT SIGHTEDNESS OF HUMAN BEINGS GOD HAS GIVEN US A FAIR AND BEAUTEOUS WORLD TO DWELL IN HE HAS ENDOWED US WITH INTELLIGENCE TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE PRODUCE OF THE SOIL AND HIS REVEALED LAWS AND DOCTRINES HAVE SUPPLIED US WITH THE PRECEPTS COMPETENT TO MAINTAIN ORDER AND REGULARITY IN SOCIETY HE MANIFESTS NO CAPRICE NO CHANGE THE SEASONS COME IN DUE COURSE EACH BRINGING ITS PECULIAR BOUNTIES AND IT DEPENDS ON OURSELVES TO RENDER OUR ABIDING PLACES HERE SCENES OF COMFORT HAPPINESS AND CONTENTMENT
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