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 The Rev. Dr. Ely, of Philadelphia, hay ing been charged with preaching sermon on the 4th of July last, in which sentiments favorable to an established religion in the U. States were advanced, has come out in answer to the charge, in which he says:

 A descendant from the Puritans, to whom under God, our country owes its present enjoyment of civil and religious liberty, l glory in your republican consti- tutions of government, and in the smiles of heaven upon nation of !reemen. So far am I from desiring any establishment of any religious system by either the Nation al or State Legislatures, that I would not only write, and preach, and pray against such establishment of any one ecclesiastic- al denomination, but if needful would bear musket, or use the sword ot defence a. gainst any one who should by force of arms invade our rights.''

 If it may be of any use, do hereby solemnly declare and affirm, that I never, al any time, or in any place, GdUocated the union of Church and State. have never desired that one religious denomination should enjoy higher religious privileges from the State than another; and I chal- lenge any and all who have accused me on this subject, to prove that have ever said or done any thing to warrant in the slightest degree the malicious charge of having aimed to establish any religion by the laws of the land"