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President's guard ; the whole present arms, 

 and the drums beat a salute. The only 

 people seen standing are foreigners, whom 

 they do not compel to kneel, but who are 

 obliged to take off their hats I have how- 

 ever seen a priest walking under the holy ca- 

 nopy, whose expression of countenance said, 

 " You heretics, I would make you kneel if I 

 dared !" and who seemed to mutter between 

 his teeth, these are the fruits of freedom and 

 a patriotic revolution." '* Yes, thank God !" at 

 such a moment I have thought, bigotry and 

 superstition will soon be driven away from 

 this fine portion of the world, and your in- 

 famous deeds, O Roman Catholic clergy, 

 will be put a stop to ! No longer will you be 

 allowed to go on deceiving mankind! No 

 longer will you be allowed to hold them sub- 

 ject to the most dreadful bondage that hu- 

 man barbarity could invent ; — such was your 

 Inquisition abolished in this Republic ;— the 

 main stone of your building is gone, and 



