Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-12

/ "" Hnd me snhbrihrian, mavabiaia from
! '"y agony in'arf,iog IL frop conscieniioos
! -'ruplts. hhir IS itapsp ued on the fifss
day 81 he oeeet, another elass may ahs,aia
from ihr .i,iie leliFi rs cinnIe. The obiipn.
hon Of Rh,e,nasut ~ he SUM 20 bnlh iheas
/ Asses mud lhr cuinnifeee can discover no
n'i"cipie On which Ihr olaims OF one should bs
n"fr respected Ihau those of the other unless ~
should he hdmhtcd thai the conferences Of
hf minority ae less sacred tlan those OF III.
m0joriy
u IL the opinion of the Committee, that the
subject Should be regn ded simply rs ~ question
81 rtpsdIrncy, irrespective Of ts reiiginus
~"ing In this light, II has hitherto heen
considered. Congress have neyrr leRislafed
upon the subject. II rest, ~ IL ever has done
"a the Legal d,s .feiion of the Postmaster Geoeial
,under The repeated tef,sals oi Congress 10 dn.
continue ths Sabbath mails. Hls knowtedge
aud ludgmeni IN all the eonee, ns Of thu, dr.
p"i'mrnt, will not bc quesiioned His intenso
MINORS nnd assitinny have resulted in the 'hiRt
eH Improvement Ia every branch of his depaf,
mrnt II Is pfaciisrd ouly ON the Great leading
mail routes and such others a. me necrssarY -
mhio'ain their connexions. T. prevent lhiz
would IN ile opinion ri lhr G, mure, no
productive of immense riut, both 10 ~ emu
'rcial. political nnd la fts moral besTinfs
The various Departments of 8overntnenls
- qu're, Irspneniiy ~ pence hieuVp ia war thr
Sperd'est intercourse with the tpmoiesi paris
of he fs4nHtfy aud ou. ,pnn,tt,. I nhire i al
the mai eAinblishuent II Ia fn,n,.h The preat.
est and most eeouo,u,rnl faf,i,,,,. Ia, 80, h IN
~t1ourse. The delay olihr mails une whoir
hhY ~ s"Nen. would r,q u,c the rir pny mpnt III
sf"'hl Expresses, ~ gtrsi sapsnse 'and some
times with great uncertainty.
Ia. eon,p,e,c,,1 ,,,,,n,,t,r,,,,n. md sprifnI
i"rhI m'elesis Of oar country nre ultimately
Iconnected nv In ,roui,s . constant ,,nd he
mou exned,tiou. con- sra,d.nee be,,vi =, our
sea ports. aud brt,,ixt ,hs II, aud the inost ,nfaz
riur settlement. Tho de- .y 81 Tue p,eils DIN.
ring the suntlny. wound pI,a sfrn ION Ia the
emrloytn al al n,iv,tp .y.,tes.re Il, ueb an
pmouut thai pt,bnbIv trn ,i..r. wnuld he en-
ployed wh.r, onr mail #ttKe is nov tuning
on tina, ,l,y thus d,vc,ttrp tbr teyruuc OF that
deunrtn,.ut into n,folh her e6nousl and sinking
the establishment into n .Ial, ~ pu,,It,,ninInv
incoupgtible with the aiy.iiy al the Govern
mcnt of which n i. n ,lepn,tnelt
Passengers IN the mail stnpes. 1.-THE matt.
arr, no, per,niusd 10 oroce.d IN Sunday VII
lie ,xpcc,ed "a spend that day NJ N tavern upot,
the toed eeoer,Il, under circumstances moi
friendly 10 dsyo,ion. and IL, nm e,n.use wl,,ei,
mnny are but pootly pll. IN encounter 70
obyi 10 these dlnjcu lies many Will ennloy r.,
ira cnt, inn es for th.,r c,,y,xnue. and h,rou,.
the bearers Of correspondence. ms more rxpe,ii.
iluus than the mail The stage moptitiora
wpI ih,ms,lye. often furnish thr IN, ellr,s VIII,
those means of conveyance /. a. that th, effect
viii ultimately hr only IA .fnn The mail ,,b,Ie
the y.h,l, which convey II "a m roui,u,,. aod
its nhssrnpeta lrr,,n. tbo saoeial ,n.ssrngpia
for conyryiup "A considerable n,uuott,on "a
~hnt woull otL.rvI a. r,,, til,t. n -. r,,,,e,, al
the mail
Nor can the Commjttte 5,seoyer ,vuere the
sys,rm could co,. is,,ud, ,,d II th. on.rrz
vance al +. h,ly d,v hec.n,ps i,en,nn,n,ed -,
our n,i,t,,r,n. hall ~. mi G,rh,d ihe mov,
mrut al an .,,n, p,,,t.Ii,,, a., ,ss,,,t, IN tim
of wnr Inv an u,i,i,,ct,ou IN ,ur n.yni officers
4, IN. in the wind while ,,non tbe oceun finn
dav Con,i,fenry womb ,..u,o tcoatr, /
Nnr Il. II ee,t,t,o we ,b.,,,iJ .,o,, hare /, the
pr,uciple !, once e,tsi i,bed tl,at religion. or
,.ligtt,s obsarVnnr.> .tll la, r,oyr,, with
our Ieg,slatiys ae,, ~, tnn.l nm sue II TO ia
nltimntnm. We snail if consistent pfoyide
for the e,.ctpu of rd,,r. for In, worsn If TN.
C,.to, 6.taf the sonnor, of Christian ministers
we beI,ev, such MEASURE. will pro,no,e the m
trre.rs u chisiim,piv. II Is the settled con
yirt,on ii rhp omn,,rr l,lal The Only methoh
of avoiding ihe,. en,,,.q.s,uce.. with r6c.r .,ter.
dnnt nam feyils. ia 10 adhere .,ric,ly TO In.
spirii af The Constitutions WHICH regards tb,5
I General Gn.rinnpnt IN 10 ntha, light han TIM
Off tiv1 tnstIlntluu. wholly destitute of r,llpi-
! gu, authority.
Whnt other nations cali religious federation
W. can r,llpioo. riph,q. The, are no, cxerefs
ed IA y,ffoa a. Governmental indulgence. hui az
nights ,f winch government cannot d,urive any
portion ol cittHrns, however small Despotlt
J mower may inyad" these lights. h0i Justice isidi