COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, from Boston, dated March 9, 1811.

* Separation Of Church And State
* 1811 Original Report

 Page 2 has a rather inconspicuous report under National Legislature that mentions not only a rare veto by the President, but also concerned a religious establishment issue. The report says: The bill for incorporating a Baptist Society in the Mississippi Territory, and granting five acres of land thereto, was reconsidered, and the President of the United States having objected to such bills as erecting a Religious Establishment, and therefore unconstitutional--the House negatived the bill 55 to 33 !

How ironic that one of the principal architects of the Constitution was confronted with this issue in a later and different capacity. An interesting item that relates to the ongoing debate about the hot button issue referred to as the separation of church and state.

Lite general wear, occasional foxing.