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UNIVERSALISTS.-Of, this order of religionists there classes, spoken of and referred in all

 treases upon the subject. One class, the members of which are called "Unversaliss," professes to believe in the immediate salvation of all They deny that there is any intermediate state between temporal ex- istence and heavenly felicity, any of the children of This is the class excluded by law from testify ing in court of jus ee. The other class are called Universal Resorationsts, and profess to believe that after season of punishment and discipline in future state, all the children ofmen will be "restored,

 raised from their wretchedness perfect felicity Men of this faith affected by the above men, tioned rule of law. This mention, because from remarks last week, and heretofore the inference has been drawn that all who are called by the name of"Universasts, Fare cut off from testfng in Courts of Justice. While upon this subject, will subjoin the expressed views of number of distinguished ju- rsts relative the of an oath, and of the per- allowed testify. In l8I6 in ihe case of Cur tis Strong, the Supreme Court of Errors consisting of Judges Mitchell Reeve, Swift, Trumbull, Edmond, Smith, Brainard, Baldwin, and R. Griswod, expres- sed the following opinion, without dissenting voice: :-

 'Every person who does not believe in the ohliga- hon of an oath, and future state Ofrewards and pun ishments any accountability after death for his con duct IS by LaIo excluded from being witness: for to such person, the law presumes, no credit is to be gwen. Testimony IS not to be received from any