things inseparable from free government.

This is a truth which, I believe, admits little dispute, having been established by the uniform experience of all ages.

The part a good citizen ought to take in these divisions has been a matter of much deeper controversy.

But God forbid that any controversy relating to our essential morals should admit of no decision.

It appears to me, that this question, like most of the others which regard our duties in life, is to be determined by our station in it.