...made between what may, and may not, be the subject of inquiry in the civil courts. After stating that no man or class of men ought, on account of religion,...invested with peculiar emoluments or privileges, nor subject to any penalties or disabilities, that great civilian adds these words: "unlexs, under color...

...authority of the civil magistrate under the clause of exception in Colonel Mason's draught, it added that "no man or class of men ought, on account of religion,...existence of the state are manifestly endangered." The result of Mr. Madison's motion was that the term toleration was excluded from the Declaration of Rights,...

...emoluments or privipeace, happiness, or safety of so- leges, nor subjected to any penalties ciety." or disabilities unless, under color of religion, the...preservation of equal liberty and the existence of the state be manifestly endangered." AMENDMENT ADOPTED. 143 Thus early were the wisdom and vigilant love of liberty...

...the full and free exercise of it, according to the • dictates of conscience; and, therefore, that no man or class of men ought, on account of religion,...preservation of equal liberty, and the existence of the state be manifestly endangered." At the first session of the Virginia legislature under the new constitution,...

..."No man to be subjected, on account of religion, to any penalties or disabilities, unless, under the color of religion, the preservation of equal liberty,...existence of the State are manifestly endangered." To avoid these difficulties arising out of the guarantees to full religious liberty, those in power...

...entitled to the full and free exercise of it, according to the dictates of conscience." Thus cloning the door against an abusive exercise of the authority...existence of the state are manifestly endangered." . Tho amendment of Mr. Madison prevailed, and thus early were his wisdom and vigilant love of liberty...

...entitled to the full and free exercise of it according to the dictates of conscience ; " and that " no man or class of men ought, on account of religion,...preservation of equal liberty and the existence of the State be manifestly endangered." This distinction between the assertion of a right and the promise to grant...

...to the dictates of conscience ; " and that "no man or class of m,en ought, on account of re2 ligion, to be invested with peculiar emoluments or privileges,...preservation of equal liberty and the existence of the State be manifestly endangered." This distinction between the assertion of a right and the promise to grant...

...class of men ought, on account of religion, to be invested with peculiar emoluments or privileges, or subjected to any penalties or disabilities, unless,...existence of the State are manifestly endangered." The convention was not ripe for untrammelled religious freedom, but Madison succeeded in having a declaration...

...men are entitled to the full and free exercise of it according to the dictates of conscience. . . . No man or class of men ought, on account of religion,...be invested with peculiar emoluments or privileges, or subjected to any penalties or disabilities, unless, under color of religion, the preservation of...