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"Thcre have been many laws made by men
which swerve from honesty reason, and the dictates
of nature MonrAIGNE.


If Consistency be jewel" we trow that
the laws Of the land can boast but little Of its
brlancy and beauty, for verify II seeme,h to
our shorlsighted sense, (pardon the presump.
ton, We sons Of Gronus,) that the censure of
Montague might not unhtly be renewed in It's
application to certain lawmakers and legisla-
tors Of our own day and country Horrible
dlctu


Slare not. gentle reader, under the suppo
siton that old Silas is about spouting stream
Of scorn upon every thing that bears the
broad seal and sanction Of the law be that
far from him, but verify. if this plain common
sense Interpretation of the great object of law
be admissible, that is, to maintain. defend, and
do RIGHT, then does he most positively protest
against that LICENSE (rather more than poetl-
CAL too, } in legislation, which breaking through
the safe guard with which the Governor of all
has soughtte shield humanity traf
ic in ''liqud poison and distilled damnation,"
deadening and destroying wherever it goes.


Now silas ayeth down two self evident pro
positions


lst. That all human law should comport
with diuine law.


I'd. That all law should be consistent with
itself and with The right.


And. upon these he foundeth an accusation
of which more anon.


SILAs THE ScRleHLER