The Baptists and the American revolution . months before in com-posing his first inaugural address to Congress,*rises in the House of Representatives and pro-poses the religious amendment demanded bythe Baptists, with other emendations, and de-clares that a great number of their constitu-ents were dissatisfied with the Constitution,among whom were many resjDectable for theirtalents and their patriotism, and respectable forthe jealousy which they feel for their language applies to his Baptist constitu-ents and their co-religionists over the land. Hepresses his scheme amidst viole
The Baptists and the American revolution . months before in com-posing his first inaugural address to Congress,*rises in the House of Representatives and pro-poses the religious amendment demanded bythe Baptists, with other emendations, and de-clares that a great number of their constitu-ents were dissatisfied with the Constitution,among whom were many resjDectable for theirtalents and their patriotism, and respectable forthe jealousy which they feel for their language applies to his Baptist constitu-ents and their co-religionists over the land. Hepresses his scheme amidst violent opposition,and Congress passes it. Two-thirds of the StateLegislatures approve of it, and it is a part ofthe Denominationally, no community asked forthis change in the Constitution but the Bap-tists. The Quakers would probably have peti-tioned for it if they had thought of it, but theydid not. John Adams and the Congregational- *Eives Life and Times of James Madison, III., , m., 39. U ^ J Ji e 1 • \;*f If-* ?.
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