Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-06-20

.STty equ1i, PcfH~PS, 10 D.EV,VOO. TIC pTo'iueS
that ifthe legatee. should die without heir or
intestate, this property shall also be applied to
the funds of the society. In his will he ex.
presses himself as deeply impressed with the
Importance of the society to the Christian re-
lgion. 1t is considered as matter of justice to
the deceased, as well as of useful example to
the living, to record this munihcent act of
charity.
M. EprToR.
After what has been said, by GA Sub
.criber," in the Herald Of Monday, the
question as to the propriety of Sunday
Markets, it is presumed, will be for the
present season, completely at rest. Such
pungency of wit-such closeDess at re-
;nark-such powerful argument. and such
display Of authority, were seldom seen
condensed in so short compass, on any
subject. Here is John Bunyaa, and the
Tales Of my Landlord. and even Epl-
grams. Here. is the Slough of despair,
and Puritans, and Cameroneans. Here,
are differences deduced from cath. of the
most astonishing keenness ct point, and
conclusions. which to men of ordinary in.
teiiect, must be completely overwhelming.
If the poor Presbyterians do not stare at
Il! this, they must be wonderful set of
beings iodeed. Whata complete knock
rundown argument too! Look at it, O.,
we righteous over-much, and be coniound-
ed! John Ranyaa compares human lie to
tie fSlough of despair. "--Bus the Tales
nfmy Landlord positively assert, that the
Camerooeans were strange, eccentric,
iana,ical class OF peoples Therefore,
{doubt il who canl the Sunday Markets
must exert beneficial influence, both up
on the people. and the great interests Of
Public morals. Cog, and Magog.l lfthis
is not logic, what is? True, John Bun
gan, does not say in precisely so many
words, that the Slough OF despair furnishes
a picture ofhuman lie; nor indeed does be
aay any thing about Slough OF despair.
But no matter, he says something which
bears slight resemblance to it. and with
ordinary readers, might very easily be
mistaken for il. Who would think of no.
ticing the difference, between terms so
nearly alike, as Despond and Despair?
40 man of extensive reading surely; and
much less, one wh? was able to quote
major therefore stands good,' in spite OK
this apparent detect; and the conclusion
of consequence, must necessarily, be ire
sistable
To 10 away Sunday Markets therefore,
besides being most unwarrantable, and
arbitrary exercise of power on the part of
ehe corporation, and great privation of
privilege, which would be severely felt
on the part ct poor epicures and mechan-
les, would at the same time be clesrly con-
trary to the dictates of the soundest reason:
-clear'y beyond. what is required by the
great essentials Of religion. For it ought
not TO be forgotten, that Subscriber" is
,hristian:--a firm believer 10 the Cos
pel;-and has as great reverence for the
Essentials" Of religion, as any man, rot
even excepting those fee who are so I'M
reasonably clatnorous againsttbe market; &
II is this circumstance which adds so much
to the beauty and die nifty. and force Of his
argument. How much is II to be regret
ted. that while his hand was in, and while
warm with the subject. he did not take up,
and fully consider the objection which Of
ten arises in ignorant minds, from view
of the fourth commandment. ''Remem-
her the Sabbath day. to keep il holy" &c.
We may talk to them as much as we
please, and reason with them as much as
we please. but however strange it may
seem. they will consider this, as consttut-
ing one OF the prime essentials" of relig-
ion notwithstanding; and from the master
ly and scholar-like manner, in which we
see Subscriber" conducting an argument,
no doubt can be entertained but that he
would be equally successful in obviatlng
objections. The sylogrstic mode OF rea-
soning. next to pure mathematical demon
stration, is always best, because ALWAYS
unanswerable. And. merhinks, from the
former specimen he would have proceed
ed something in this way, shooters Hill
and Mount Atlas, being protuberaRces, on
ihe surface Of the same globe, are there
fore. very closely connected:-But accor-
ding to ancient historians, Alexander the
Great, instead of prosecuting his CON
quests. agreeaoIY to his original design,
in,o the interior OF China, sailed down the
great river (ndus clear out into the ocean,;
consequently, the fourth commandment
upon which so much stress Is laid, can
have nothing to do with the subject. Be-
sides, suppose the objection to be cell
founded;-suppose for moment that the
fourth commandment in the Decaiogue,
be an Essential point in religion, does
II not admit Of some convenient Latitude
IN construction? Is no provision made Tor