Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-26
vol. Vn.--NO. 81.

religion, or religious opser vaneas shall he IN
ierw with our legislative acts. We nnsf puf
sue IL 90 II. nliimaium. We tialI II rpnsist
emf, provide for the erection of eiifcea. for The
worship ofthe Creaior, and Tor The support OF
Chri. Minister" Strange II Is that The
nisis have never until nos been 81 AIRED from,
yaur vista, and prr niiied you 10 see that by
your own pariy oil reasoning. The naiien sas
bfough, under all those oblgalionss as lie ui-
fiBiaiinl hen thes FIRST riga dss' ~ j,f hofpies
OF the decsogue thou shall nof sieaf ihou atai
moi kW /; thou shall not benz fafse w,fafss agaisfsf
Mg neighbOr and in 6e. The observance OF
tln Sabbath. which YOU have shcsn, has AREA
dy received The sane ION OF Il M Natiof al Lee
gslaiure.f | my tesde,. will allow nae 10 nso
mn argiinestlai NJ HON mem. l shall bring shem
q see that tbs fi'oihi paper IS very incousisf-
eni, though u iias nrHwa iefih hr euiogy OF
hiring an able Rspori Ne are TIL thar . tho
jew. VINO. IN lis county a,e 20 ire ms cbris-
tians and eniitle 0f'ie sHme ploiection from
The laws, derigs htir obligation 10 keep The
Sabbath Dig from gis fourth commandment OF
Hteif decaiogas 2 Thers are also manu
Ghraians hmhngsi Us, VIVA derive their ohliga.
ten 10 0lssrse he SABBATH from ,hs adseni.
oa1a.3 isre sss-,aj ,igssof > ans acquire.
nens i,oo his workS, sud know no better
erilerm, should suppose. that the Author of
The Report has mol been long student OF heo-
aey, We should like 10 know where else but
from the deoalpeua. does the Jew or Christian
derive the abfieaiipn 10 observe the Sabbath
but pfncee ing VIZ nr- presepi', tod That
neither cur Lord nor his Disciples, though often
censnted by iher aecnsers Tor n violation Of
the Sabbath ever enjoaed its Observance !"
Has The Author never rehj the wotds OF our
lord wbe h. snys lam MOI come 10 de-
sirop he lac, bld 10 (uiH IL. Again, until Hen
rft and earth pnss army. mol one Jof or ore fifs
Nc 1fHe fnp ainii pass until all be JpifAed- Iii
beeoalaM us 10 Tuih oil Righteousness HeioiH
rbagnJa Tie iato and make II honorable | need
~ 'lilate p,,on this subject word TO the wise
Is enough for hem
= Wnh these different religious views, tbs
commute are ofopinpn thai Congress cannot
Interfere. II is mol the legitimate province
Of lhe Legislature 20 Determine what religion
/ true, OF what fasr'--frue, D King The
Legislature have never nsen appealed 70, 20
make this determination pbs fae.iy consider
ed, this 'oltief sentimrni meets my hearty APP
praAnl You 81, thar 'y0H aft ~ opinion Tint
Congress oan,ioi iaifgftre, and IN anoter, place.
The principle has receired he sanction of thf Ma
tioadt lie isfdiiHe; ergo, II Is virtually erong,o
" ad,Di ,ible ~ part, II must ba rs whole,
for woe Is equal 10 all III parts taken toge
iher. No man regards with III fspea uio Than
do, that bsautiid feature Of our Government,
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religous institutions, but ~ tho same time, IL
must be allowed that there are errihin morals
that must inevitably be inlprn oven with every
cyil polity, AMI becauae ,bey nte derirnbic
frpm tbs sHcfnd Canon J. no reason why They
shouiJ not be regarded Ps,mii me 10 say, that
civil govcfnineni could moi esist, without inter
ing the moral duties with her institutions,
Those moral duties ,not religion mn It's pri.
mum mobile, NJ the Committee seen 10 regard
thami hut they amy be said 10 be tfc fruits of feli,
gion. A man may yea onsly contend iof then OIL.
seryance, anu net nplo them whilst he is only
mornllsi, and whilst he adhere, !" strtriy TO the
spirit Of the Consti,tiion, which regards the
General Government IN 40 othsr light than
that OF civil institution, wholly destitute OF RE-
iBlons authority i--it nppears 10 me, though
no great connoisseur, that, throughout the Re.
port morals have been mistaken for religion.
Speaking of The Jews and Christians. y gu re-
mark, that /" the obgalfvn OF government il
the same TO both these cinsses and The com
miiiec can discover no principle on which the
claims OF Que should be more respected Than
Those Of Tho other, unless il should ba admitted
that the consciences o toe minority are less So.
cred than those Of the majority ---ihs indeed
would seem 10 sound pretty well, were wa not
canstrained to collaie il with what you have else
where sad that" in conformity with ihe wishes
oi III great majority Of citizens Of this coun.
try. the first day IN the week commonly called
Sunday, has been sci apart 10 that object
ineaUng for the Sabbatb)" The principle has
receiped The sanction of ne National Ltgista
tuTe."
To prevent this (meaning the tnnsportas
ton Of the mails on the Snbbalb) would in the
opinion ofihe COMMITTEE be productive Of i'm
mense injury, 10th ~ rs rommercia, polHicai
and in lis moral bearings" have my eye up.
nIttsrf,nn haf r..is.A and 4 "A Ia
not The least formidable. BY suffering neacs OF
great commercial OF agricultural interest TO re-.
main locked up in HE mails for one whole day,
wonld give time 10 adventures, 10 send our
secret d spaiches, 50 as 10 take advantage OF
The plaoiers and farmers, &c. hut how do wr
know but that ofener than Otherwise this
intelligence will not have spread before the
siol p Dg Of the mails 90 Sunday ADJ ifting II
to be true, that the interest OF the people night
10 few instances be made TO sn0er, IL would
not be extensive, because they knowing the
mails were brhind, would incline TO wai, their
arrival, aud was there much anxiety msmfeS-
Ted by the buyers igooas OF staple products;f,
would likc the radii Of circle, diliuse itself IN
every direc iun-Agaiu, believe oftener than
otherwise, those that shoot TOO soon. overshoot
The mark but what snys the Report OF the
House Of Representatives, which seems not
quite as disjonied rs the one before rs. US tho
thy were viii ng o throw open the door wider
than ever for this sort of abuse, anticipated too
by the II ports of both Houses, that "ille Com
mtfee earnestly recommend the repeal Of so
much OF M eleventh sec'Ion OF the Post Office
law Of March, 1s26,as requires Pos'masters to
deliver letters, newspapers, " on The Sab
bath" II doe seem as,onisbingly strange 70
me- tina the Committee did moi ioresee that by
thus suffering news to siagnate for day in the
Posi- Offices, thai. rs they had expressed the ir
fears, Expresses would be sent IN every d.
rection aud speculation to an unlimited amount
would be made in the products Of the country"
We cannot see how il meeis the vision OF the
National Legislature, 10 contend, that IN acting
upon the principle recommended by their petit
TONERS would be tending to The Justly oaious
combination pf Church aud STATE, : whilst they
IN the same sepori recommend, though not IN
toto, that il be SO far acted as TO prohibit
Posimasters from delivering letters. newspn-