DISESTABUSHNIEN T.
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
Sin,—It is an old thing with county newspapers in the Tory and Clerical interest to argue that Dissenters ought to agree to an Establishment, because the Peace Society have to put up with an Army.
The Peace-men object to an army to defend them and us from enemies. We want to be defended, and we keep up the Army. But suppose the principal duty of the Army was to shoot down those of our neighbours who have peace principles. I think that very many of us (although not peace-men) would insist upon having no army at all.
Everybody knows, at least every Dissenter knows, that the primary object of the Church is to attack Dissenters. We object to being attacked by an institution or department belonging to, or favoured by, our own Government.—I am, Sir, &c., A DISSENTER.
[" Every Dissenter" knows no such thing, and we doubt if one In ten would sympathise in the least with our correspondent's silly and violent prejudice.—En. Spectator.]
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