Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-05-15

and due observance of the Sabbath upon society !,
is that upon which these petitioners fl m thelr
sefloes and benevolent vie VS. would wish 10
have their csse placed. Bur, sir, it's nay du,s
as their humble suyocate, to pul il upon differ
en-, though not higher ground that of theis
rights, sad OF The constitution Yes, sir, what
they 10 the meekness Of The holy religion which
| .ney profess and practice, solicit as favor,
| demand for them as their right; and confidentl,
pronounce the grievance agaest which they peti
ion, and usurpation your part.
| Ali your power on this subject is, to estab
hsh post Offices and post roads" and negatively
| % MIKE no law prohibiting or obstructing The
free exercise OF religion. Suppose under the a.
Dove clause in the constitution, respecting post
roads, il had been. before The adDasson .sserc e.
Intended thai Congress might and would lrsns
por the mail and keep their post ofhves open
ON the Sabbath: do you suppose ii would have
been assented to lam persuaded that m
jority of the people Of this country would inst n;
| have rejected it. Yes, sir, he right Of wo
Shipping their maker, according to the dictates OF
| heir consc,ences, unnoticed and undisi u.bed. il
deserved TO The peo nor ought you SO TO exer.
| else he power granted, TO impair or disparsge
the rights re, sined by the people. Long before
our constitution was ratified, this rowef exIs eG
IN the people, and the power ofregulatsng. sEd
eIjoining due observance Of he Sabbath, by
|
aluses many If which have passed good and
wholesome laws on the subject and it is only
by courtesy, that yous mails are permitted to be
carried, OF your post Offices opened on the Sab
bath: End unless you remove or lessen The gTiev
ance, the state legislature ought and viii do il.
| Before be consti u,ion Was framed, seventh
| part of tune was devoted 10 God and his holy re-
igion, and it ought not to be encroached upon.
| ~ any of your regulations And The constitu-
| ION itself recognizes seventh part of time as
| holy acknowledge he Sabbath 6 If any bill
shall DOT be returned uy The President within
ten days (Sunda,'s excepted) after i, shall have
been semed 10 him, lie same shsll b. law
There, IN theo.y, y0us President is not suppose d
10 attend 10 ordinary business on Sunday bow
/ different soever the practice may be. And ~
/ your laws fixing certain Gays OF The month TO-
holding your Coutts, you provide, if any of these
days fall on The Sabbath, he Court shall! be held
the next day, Besides, the whole power and
cenafol over the roads where your mails are Car
red, are, BY he laws Of many of the States.
yesied 10 Judicial cour,s which m4y discontinue
sny road on which your msii is carried. and shu
esie.taally ubs,ruct the pss sage Tie eof For tho'
you have power o establish pos, roads - hs Is
b say by wsst r Ute. over whAt known wey,
| your mail shah pass, YET you rave no ,ower to
| lay out and make such roads. And this arinci-
| pie is FeaoEffzed in the sixh section Of YOUR |
general post flee law ;.-where D,4il routes are
bsructed by fences, gytes Sc. the post mastec /
genstsi il 70 report the SINE 10 Congress, til 1t /
other routes msy be esl abEshed IN their stead /
Is il not apparent then that he trsnspur;a in Of
he mail the sabbath is an usurp& ion by the
United Srtes, on he reserved rower Of he
Sass. and sn cncToacbment or the rights OF |
The people; and hat your opening your offices,
and diss sibu,ng letter and ~ ers is a ro fans-
ton If The Lords Ia THUS dsringly violating
lie rights OF God md r.ap.
A report from the admiralty has been
M lie To the House of Commons, in which I
il is stated the British have taken from the |
United States during the late war as follows
40 National vessels (22 under guns
233 Private vessels Of war
l4o7 Merchant vessels of all descrip-
tons, and made 20,95l seamen prisoners, |
including ISIS de aimed when the war took |
place
he British official account of the actions |
at New Orleans, state the killed $50, woun.
ded 1916, missing $50 - otal 9454
An expedition for the recovery ofthe
French ceded Islands, in trust for Louis,
was fling out.
The dynasty which has reigned in Tuns
for century, has been annihilated by an
usurper in the usual bloody manner i
Ihd Royal Family of Portugal are again
stated TO be on their return TO Lisbon, on
board the Duncan, "a, Adm Beresiord
Charles Emanuel, The king OF Sardinia,
has devoted himself to religious exercises
for the rest of his life.
From tue Virginia Patriot.
Is John Randolph elected bless us
bless us
o how he will smoke US, how he will
smoke us--Ay, how he will bring US all TO
account for Old scores, whether we be in or
out OF Office dearest life, how bad We feel -
Foreign ministers, old aud new, prepare
Secretaries. OF all times and sorts, prepare
The accounts must and will be settled.
We have no hope left--no, not a particle |
Of hope-for he VIII have the accounts set
lIed--by all that is sacred he suiA haze the |
accounts settled.
Well, it's bad enough in all conscience
We did think yesterday, that 1t might be
worse, but alas, alas, ii could not be worse
Our neighhors land must go al last
yes as clear as a whistle--Zounds, we wish |
the old accounts had all been burnt ~ the |
British, slang on their skins they did not do
it.
For fear of mistake, we will wall another
day to conclude our remarks,