Let such view the conduct of similar parties--Let such not be deceived--This is indeed their object--They do not avow it to you, they know you would reject it, but they have made a vow that the influence of the Clergy shall be destroyed--this can be done in no other way.
David Daggett: “Let such view the conduct of similar parties--Let such not be deceived--This is indeed their object--They do not avow it…”
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Daggett warns that a party's hidden agenda is to undermine the influence of the clergy, which they do not openly admit.
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