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    sible to devise some scheme , which shall not be so much at variance with our feeling's . I * he legislatorsIwiII uattirally look to those countries wjiere forgery is , and where it is not . a capital crime : and if it

    is found that it is less frequent where the punishment is not capital , surely , it will be worth while to try the experiment in our own , and there is litt ) e doubt that the advantage to the country will be on the side of the milder punishment .

    We regret to notice the confusion that has arisen in tfie jJorth , from disputes between the manufacturers and their emr ployers . Attempts have been made to connect it with some political disputes , but it seems to be merely a question of wages . In such a case there must necessavUy he much difficulty , out one-point is certain , that combination either by masters

    or men is unjustifiable 5 and force used-to prevent workmen from using their labour as they please , calls for force to resist it . Strange that the term force should be so often used in a country professing to be guided by the principles of the gospel .

    Another child has J ? ££ g'J ^ * & * & XfW short space of time to jthe Bourbon family , It lived long ej ^ o ^ h y ^ pyyfyr ery / tar ^ ^ ishop to administer to it , what is called the rite of baptism or christening , ana thus to entitle it to what is called Christian -buriaJ . lVliat / arther benefit was conferred on the cj ^ ilfT Ny ^ J $ WG * ° the fLdyocates of infantbapiisjn , to dctermnie , being satisfied in our own mi ads , that whether the rite be performed £ y a t ^ shop or by an JJniiarian raijaist ' | r , ^ icor ^ ing jto the ritual lately drawn uji fpr this purpose , Christianity has nothing to do with it . The child was deposited in solemn pomp in the touib of its an cestors , and the high-sounding- titles wi ^' jy ^ ich ft ' ^ rsjp decorated rn ^ rk only the vaniw ii

    or nuwun gra-nuer . Baden has obtained a representative constitution , and thus set an example to the other states of Germany . This is a ^ reat step gained in that vast empire , and , is the forerunner of other improvements . With respect to religious liberty the inhabitants of Baden are on a better footing than those of this country . Every

    inhabitant enjoys undisturbed freedom of conscience" awBTeqwal protection witik respect to his religious worship : but this . > vhioh is a great point , and with which the Christian may be well contented , does not eoiue up to the liberty whicli " the true 1 Chnstfan would grant te every ' man 2 tor Ke ^ WoulS not permit his * religion to be " made the

    ground for a civil distinction . In Badejn , liowever , " civil privileges are Vranti ? a equally to the three great sects t&t * nievailin the duchy : I'fdf hj onV artiicle it is declared , that the political rigntt of'trie three Christian religions are equal . We know of only one Christian religion , and one Christian church , ereu that which

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    worships the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , and acknowledges our Saviour to be its * Head . By the three Christian religions are meant the three sectsthe Popish , the Lutheran , and the Calvinist : and though the members of our faith are excluded from enjoying the

    political rights allowed to these sects , we rejoice that the Sectarians can permit each other to participate in them . To be a representative , a person must be a member of one of these sects } we do not perceive , however , any test by which they are to b < e distinguished . On admission to the diet , they merely take an oath of fidelity to the

    sovereign , and of acting for the advantage of the country , without respect to orders or classes . The nature of the liberty of the press is not decided 3 this is to be regulated by the diet , but probably it will be very extensive , as the article of bookmaking , reviews and journals , is of some consequence in a trading point of view , and may , if it is unshackled by the

    restraints of neighbouring powers , increase considerably the exports of this small duchy . The production of this constitution before the meeting of the Holy Alliance is very fortunate , as , if any regulations were intended by £ he royal personages to check the rising spirit of inquiry and general liberty , there will be at least some obstacles to their introduction into one

    pavt of Germany . As the time approaches for the mighty masters of mankind to deliberate on the future state of Europe , which most probably will turn out very different from their decisions , their subjects are evexy where forming plans for them . The removal of the armies from France , and the

    future condition of the Spanish colonies . are great points in these discussions . On the former they may act as they please : happily the latter is not within their power . They may , should they think proper , decide that Ferdinand is the legitimate sovereign of Spanish America , and that his cJaiuj is to be supported by the

    ultima ratio regurn , the power of the sword : but happily , a great body of waters is between them ' aiid the parties who thi fiK that thef also have an interest in these question ^ that they have keen misgoverned tor a sufficient length of time , and that | l | e meaning of the term legitimate is to be derived as well from the first author

    w ^ o njade use ctf it , as froin \ a \ & CQnmieii-^ ter ?/ Uvi ?< % w » that fcrM Vt <»' ti ^ e r ^^ p ^ $ ie choice p , f th % J * e <>|» Ie \ and J % re Is W ^ i F ^ ftfP 1 ! * 9 »« Wf ^« H « * ht | 4 iHe i n ^\) : it ^ gts i ^ f |} ig Spanish colonies Will < ? hk& \ k tQ ^ PJW )!^ t ^ U i ndepe ^ deaoa for }! J 6 fWfflWe W ^ B ^ u r ^^ u , anft n % fticu-* gw ^ ^ MWllh . WW * P % 1 *^ r ^ artfi from America still give Tery varying accounts 9 but Buenos Ay res and Chili seem to be clearly emancipated from despotism and the terrors of the Inquisition *

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1818, page 599, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2480/page/63/