The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-06-24

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with either cncangcring their lives with
UNIV holesome and unsouDd provision, or
else go fasting; either Of which, must
confess, when in perfect health, are ex-
tremeiy unpleasant to me. And why all
| those deprivations Because some folks
say that, in their opinions, it is contrary
to the revealed law. This, deny; and
| call upon them for strict proof. deny
that their notions are correct. Eating is
not forbidden; and, in cases of emergen.
cy, we have perfect right even to labor
on the sabbath we have a right to con.
Ter charities; we may help our neighbor
out OF she mire; we may give him lit
tie assistance in many things, intellectual
as vel! as otherwise !; we have right to
tell them that the pure religion of Christ
| aooundeth in mercy that our Saviour
| gathered corn on the sabbath, and com.
manded the steed TO be led TO the water
on that day and that in this new born
day we are not to be reasoned out of our
religion; that the laws Of God and the
laws OF the land protect us in its enjoy
ment and that we are only to be in
structed through the medium of our sem
SEES; that we are not, nor will we submit,
TO be brow beaten, and compelled, noienS
UofcHs, 10 condemn practice which ex.
! perience has taught us TO believe is bene-
fetal to the great body of the people, to
| CRAFTY their zeal, for what we consider
an erroneous notion of the command
ments. Nc, gentlemen, we have yet,
Notwithstanding our situation, enough of
independence left to resist usurpa,iuns of
this kind /; we will rally round the en-
oers OF our liberty, and supPlicate at the
altar OF our God; we will pray for the
protection Of the one and the light OF the
others we will visit the bosom Of our
earthly legislators we will, not in the
language of pretended mercy, of bypo-
crisy, or puritanism but in the pure and
unsophisticated language of earthly wis
dom, ask what are the advantages attend
ing the Sunday market! What are the
disadvantages And we will ask them
TO weigh the evil complained of, and the
one PRAYED for, and candidly, conscien-
tiously, and with earthly wisdom, and
right, and mercy say, is not the remedy
worse than the disease Is not Sunday
markets great convenience, as we'll to
our stomachs as TO our happiness Have
they demoralizing tendency among the
people No: gentlemen, no there are
other places about the town, where the
seeds OF iniquity have been scattered
II was not III the innocent traffic with the
humble negro that he has imbibed the
abominable vice Of drunkenness. Ii was,
gentlemen, at place built by your cor
poration, licensed by your ministerial Of
ficers, and protected by The town; and
i f.nrr, l,,k , l.. -
to tell you? No, it is not: large capitals
bear it on the steeple of your market
house; your fish wharf testifes the abom-
inatioD. Ext.
| COMMUNICATION.
| 1t was not my intention, Messrs. Edi-
tors, Of troubling you to-day with any re-
| marks upon the so much contested ques>
ton in relation to Sunday markets. And
had 1t not been Tor some rather out OIL the
way things advanced by your correspon-
| dent, under the signature Of 'EXl.' GER
| tainly should not have done it. Ii Sunday
| markets is the only relict o f our indepen-
dence, which, if understand him right,
is his first position, it is really discovery
OF no ordinary moment: discovery
which places us in rather sorry and
comiortless predicament. Believing there
must be some mistake about this, either
IN my own manner of experimenting it, OF
! ~ the manner in which IT has been print
ed, am unwilling TO say another word
upon the subject. lest, possibly, an error
| naviDg been made, injustice might be
done TO al individual, who, from bis man.
ner OF writing, is certainly entitled to re-
spcct. The points which he assumes in
lie discussion, though he has not stated
hem in the form Of propositions, accord
ing To my apprehension, are the only ones
which can be assumed, with any prospect
Of bringing the controversy TO success.
ful issue, viz: Are Sunday markets ne
| cessary! Would their continuance be an
act of real mercy? And the only fault
! have to find in the mode in which these
| points are treated, is, that the many sub
lccts which he adduces in order 10 shew
| that their continuance would be necessa~
| ~, and an act OF mercy, are uniformly
taken for granted; while, TO say the least,
many OF them are doubtful, and some
few, perhaps, altogether irreyelant. 1t is
| admitted | believe on all hands, IS that
christianity was never intended 10 destroy
our real temporal conYeuience-thal it
no where tells us, we shall not GATOR pro.
vide for our wives and children, or refrain
from. ou.,ytnr, Ian 81