The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-02-07

masters being compelled, by law, to keep open THEN
#lices and deliver letters, newspapers, &c. on the
S,hbath this the committee believe, is not absolutely
for the successful transaction of any branch
h H busness. The merchant or manufacturer could
II EaI at the Post Office on Monday morning, receive
n is letters and be informed of'any changes in the
market, before he commences business. 1t has been
SUGGESTED, and is believed, that the most disorder is
accustomed by class of individuals not OF business
habits and who seldom receive letters by mail, having
leisure on the Sabbath, resort to the Postoice to hear
the news and for pastine.
n If no distribution of letters and newspapers were
made on Sunday the arrival of mail stage in town
r village would excite unusual attention and con
senlently could occasion no material interruption to
EreIigiois worship.
If as is believed the House will concur with the
HComntee IN opinion, that no restraint ought to be
Imposed on the consciences of individuals by the
Korce of human law, it will present absurdty, if we
permit to remain, amongst legislative acts, an eX
press provision, requiring portion of citizens to
perform certain duties ON the Sabbath, which they
Hconscicntiousy believe to be morally wrong.
The Committee cannot see why it would not be
equally proper require, by law, courts of JUS
/ lice to sit on the Sabbath and that Executive and
Legislative duties should be performed that day
Would such law be deemed reasonable Would the
people approve of it, when it might drive from the
public service many of the ablest and most useful Of
fcer who would renqlish their stations rather than
violate their conscences?
So respectful was the Legislature of Pennsylvania
10 the conscientious scrupes of a small portion OF
he citizens of that State, that the law directing the
return of her annual elections to be made on Satur
day, was changed to Friday.
The Committee conceive that all such cases should
be regulated by public opinion and controlled BY G.
Emergencies, without any positive legal Injunction. 1t
believed that the statute books contain provision,
except in the instance of Postmasters, requiring the
performance of official duty on the Sabbath.
In conclusion, the Committee earnestly recommend
the repeal of so much of the eleventh section of the
Post-ofice law, of March, 1925, requires Postmas
tiers to deliver letters, newspapers, &c. on the Sab
bath.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY A.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of Executive
business and sat with closed doors for three hours
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On motion of Mr. EUerett, the Committee on the Library
was discharged from the further consideration of the letter OF
l. Skinner, editor of the American Journal of Improve
men in the useful and Mirror of the Patent Office; and
1t was laid on the table. 4
The Committee the Library, who were instructed on
e 10Th OF January ult to inquire into the expediency OF
publishing, under the direction of the Superm of the
Patent Office description of all patents for which models
nave been deposited in that Office, accompanied by drawings
o. sand models discharged from the further consideration
Of the SUBJECT
The resolution from the Senate, proposing the appointment
JOINT Committee to ascertain and report mode OF
examining the of President and Vice President OF the
Uned States and of notifying the persons elected of their
on was called up, read, and adopted by the House.
ne Sunday Mail business brought up and the time
for reports and resolutions was consumed in debate