Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-10-10

a address, which have no parallel in, the black
catalogue Of mans moral alterations. The
pious concern, anxious for the welfare Of man
kind, at the idea of the profan-
alton Of the Sabbath, appealed to the preju-
dccs Of tho soctarian. and told the lainentable |
tale, that the proprictors of the numerous pa
pers Of tho city, were in The habit Of laboring
on tho hallowed day; and thus, whilst they
made mountain out of mole-hill, they avow-
cd that they would not work on that sacred
occasion; and thus paper would be presented
TO them every Monday morning, pure as the
icices on Dana's Temple, and whose sheets
wore not the impress of sin, and the wrath Of
the morals Of the age "a paper free from any
thing that would offend the eye, or disgust the
senses. One part Of this pledge we willing
to admit they fulilled-and wo are certain that
their paper will never contaminate tho age,
whether it contain offensive language or not,
for so dull, so stupid, is it, that wo apprchend
it never will be read by one half Of its subscri-
bcrs, unless they are delighted with torturing
the human mind, and in striving 10 diges. that
which is indgestible.
The peculiar facts in relation to the cstab-
lishment of the Journal of Commerce, accord
ing TO the Moinng Courier, give hue OF
meanncss and hypocrisy to the transa ction,
uncommonly dark. In the first place, in the
prospectus is enclosed, to alarm families, a let
ter copied from the Ncw-York Observer, sign
cd "A Father and accompanied by post
script, couchcd in a style too iberaP TO be
read TO modest ears without pain; and alto
gether so gross, that the dullncss which could
conceive it piece Of moral service to circu-
lato it from house to house, and throw it indlf-
crmnately into the hands of the young, would
call for real compassion; but if this were cum
ningly done through self interest, it deserved
a nagrant castigaton. From four to five thou
sand copies Of these indecent letters and cir
culars were, as we are informed, spread fal
and wide, with the recommendation of a com
m,tec, of which Mr.. ARTHUR TAPPAN wa:
Chairman, urging it as duty on the religious
part Of the community, to encourage tho new
! paper by their subscription. With these facts
, before us, wo may well imagine all the threats
and denunciations held over the lovers OF pea CT
/, and sobcrness, to awe them into dropping thei
old gazettcs and taking up tho new. Aitc
f sounding the note of preparation for man.
months, and extorting very large subscrip
ton list, they commence operations, and make
tho promised distinctions by rciraining from
. lottery and theatrical notices; but their pure
columns do not shrink from advertising by the
wholesale, the mcrchondiz Of liquors anc
the sales Of cards for gaming; not omitting
every other notice OF luxurios that may tempt
to ruin, deprivation or serious injury. More
than all, it breaks its VOW Of not violating the
Sabbath! the newsman collects news on tina
| day, and the paper is issued as carly on Mon
4 day morning as the prescribed papers Q
the city, Tho Editors answer objections b.
saving that the Journal was never meant for
"rcigious paper its prospectus de
a clares that tho views of its projectors are no
pccuniary, but simply to guard the morals o
society, endangered by the existing papers! J
The ostcnslblc object Of the Journal of Com
merce is to aid the views of men, Of band o
arrogant arisocrats, who wish for an union o.
Church and State ;--and such being its char
actcr, wo leave it to its fate, and to receive
tho condemnation of all good men.