Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-06-22
sUND ~ M4RxET AG4iN


Mr. Convenience. in THURSDAYS Gazette
seems to me tehetrav himself in his signature
J1'he yery name Itself IS sufficient evidence a
gainst him-For Whist he STYLES himself, COM
h;ns1 With sel6shness. seems to be his ruling
principle. notwithstanding their opposition to
prosperity and revealed Religion, tits true his
feeling heart seelss to svnpathize in thepriva-
ton which the Epicure and Mechanic are
likely to sustain, ifthe Sunday Market Is abol-
;sbcd-and that the Butchers would sustain
considerable loss he apprehends, If nobody
manifested mercy enough to buy up their nea'
and cook and gormandize it, lest the flies
should on the Sabbath regale themselves with
.repast to which they were not weclome.-brlr
liant reasons Powerful argument indeed!--f
snppose the Epicures and Mechanics of whom
he speaks. could not attend Market on Satur-
dav evening in consequence OF contemplated
visit to tavern, or grog shop, TO oner up
their first fruits at the altar OF Bacchus, Tor 4
continuation Of those potent draughts which
lead them to glory, so much in the Prerogatlve
oftheir own convenience. Neither could the
Butchers, suppose, find time IN the course O
SATURDAY to slaughter their Beeves, &c. against
the evening; if notice was given by proper
authority, that after such date Sunday Mar"
net would be suspended.
Another objection Mr.. Convenience seems
TO start in favor OF his argument-That TO do
awav Sunday Market would IN the Corpora
ton he an understandable exercise ofpower.--f
deny it. The Corporation are invested With
right to DO away whatever IS injurious to the
public good: if consistent with the construction
and who dares fas Mr.. Convenience very
tritely observes) to say, that such measure
srouLd he inconsistent with the constitution.
Other CORPORATIONS have done it and been ap-
plauded WHY not the Corporation Of Alexan "a
do likewise? Is the climate so materially dti-
ferent as to present an obstruction? or wilthey
suffer themselves to be intimidated hv few
selfish reasons, or ridiculous quotations.
hope not. But what of all surprlzes me the
most. Is Mr.. Convenience's venting his sar-
casm particularly against the Presbyterians
more than any other sect-Are they more te-
nacious or scrupulous about the Sabbath, than
practical christians ought to be, of whatsoev-
err sect?-I congratulate you nv Presbyterian
friends. on the encomiums Mr.. Convenience
inadvertently bestowed upon yeu. With res
pect to straining at gnat and swallowing
camel, must acknowledge, tits too frequently
the case. with many of US. But this gnat Mr.
Convenience alludes to, is nothing less than
Public Institution; and the camel, onlv an indi-
yidual offence; the former affects the commu-
nity at large: the latter only the person so Of
Tending. Consequently the former demands
our attention more particularly. fthe exam
ME he had one it is not at all surprising, If the
limitation be worse
Faults nsinste as gnats may larger gTolo
And thro' public sanction, as O'e'thro'r.
Then for Gods sake and the welfare of the
community, let those in authority take the
matter into serious consideration-that our
public institutions may no longer offend that
sovereign Majesty, who teaches us to sacrifice
our inclination to our duty, and to whom doth
obeisance only truly belong.
SOMEBODY.
Phiadeiphiu. jane l8.
REPUBLIC OF HAYTl.