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were widely circulated, and people were induced to
sign them without rejecting upon the subject or the
consequences which would result from the adoption of
the measure proposed. There was nothing more I'M
proper than the interference of Congress in this mat
ter.
Mr. Chambers disagreed with the gentleman from
Maine. that ordering large number would imply any
assent TO the principles adopted in the report Meth
er did he agree with the gentleman from Kentucky
that the adoption of the measure PRAYED for, would
have bad tendency, and that legislation upon the
subject would be improper. Some had asserted that
this measure did tend to unite religious with our no.
tica institutions and others had asserted that such
would not be the result. The petitioners took an en-
trey different ground They said that the observance
of the Sabbath was connected with the civil interests
of the Government. He did not mean to be under
stood, however, as having formed any opinion upon
tile subject.
Mr. johnson said he would state, in Justice to him
self that he believed the petitioners were governed by
the purest motives, but if the gentleman from Mary
land would look at the proceedings of meeting at
Salem in Massachusetts, he would find, it did nor
matter what was the purity of motive that the peti-
TONERS did not consider the ground they had taken as
being purely that the Sabbath day of rest they
assumed that it was such by law of God Now,
some denominations considered one day the most sa
cred and looked to another and these petitions
did, in fact, call upon Congress to settle what were
the laws of God. The Committee had framed their
report upon principles of policy and expedency 1t
was but the first step taken, that they were to legisate
upon religious grounds, and made no sort of differ
ence which the day asked to he set apart which
day was to be considered sacred whether it was the
first day or the SEVENTH the principle was wrong. 1t
upon this ground that the Committee went in ma
king their report.
Mr. Roaoca called for the reading of the report
which was read
The resolution that the Committee be DISCHARGED
was then adopted and three thousand copies of the
report were ordered to be printed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Upwards of an hundred memorials and petitions
were presented to the House to-day
Mr. Martindate from the Committee on Agriculture,
made detailed report on the memorial of Jacob B.
Clark, in relation to the rearing of the Silk Worm
accompanied by bill to authorize the Secretary of
War to sell the public lands at Greenbush in the
State of New York, for the purposes therein mention
ed which bill was twice read and committed
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20.
IN SENATE.
The report of the Committee on the Post Office
and Post Roads, requesting to be discharged from the
further consideration of sundry memorials and peti-
tons in relation to the transportation of the mail on
Sundays, made yesterday, was agreed to.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The bill establishing new Territory West of Mi
chgan to be denominated the Territory of Huron,
was taken up and considered The question was put
on ordering the bill to its third reading, and decided
by yeas and nays follows Yeas 1l3-Nays 10.