Southern men were foremost in entering their protest against it.

It was then everywhere regarded as an evil, and a crime against humanity." Then the Bible and the Bible alone is the Protestant rule of faith; and liberty to worship God according to the dictates of one's own conscience is the standard of religious freedom in this land.

And from the quotations herewith presented, it is evident that while the government pledges to all its citizens the largest amount of civil freedom, outside of license, it has determined to lay upon the people no religious restrictions, but to guarantee to all liberty to worship God according to the Protestant principle.
Here, then, are two great principles standing prominently before the people: _Republicanism_ and _Protestantism_.

And what can be more just, and innocent, and lamb-like, than these?
And here, also, is the secret of our strength and power.

Had some Caligula or Nero ruled this land, we should look in vain for what we behold to-day.