Excerpt from The Question of Races in the United States The questions that perplex and agitate Europe, arising out Of the mixed relations Of Church and State, can find no footing in the United States. In one event only 'can religion in America threaten the peace Of society, and that is, if any ecclesiastical organization shall attempt to gain political control, and to wield the machinery Of legislation in the interest of a church. But on the first Sign of such an attempt being serious, the American people will deal with it in the most decisive manner. They will never submit to ecclesiastical rule. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.