Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-03-18

the FIRST seFsiou Of The first Congress, ~"
sas..passed establishing Judicial Courts, ana III
tat Law Sunday is excepted tom the DAYS on
which that court ma, cumm'nee MS sess' $.
All the nther Executive Dfpartme6,s OF toy
errinrnf nre r1sed on That day. tong sHs
mas ~ vrr bv ihig, considefe ed hselfas rxpo nd
ing the moral law or as introducing adY ell
gIous coercion into our cly,l institution, OF MAX
ing ~, M yalinns IN thr religious fights OF
lie ritiztns OF ,tillug bN lefislh ION hiA Tue
oloeic gus ion At ny Aisi bet"teh jews,
Saubnl arans. aud ONE denominations lie
good al .aciety Irqnitrs iiir siict "bseiFHncs
o onr day l. seven Pary, aud ihr .'a-fs
on moral philosophy nav" shown, thh' me ie-'-
ing II men wy stvenih dn. lhft wihahs
up then, aburs aud concerns once m seven
days, thsi abstraction from th' niihfs
nj mo world a. improve ther minds con
ve,se with then Maker th'n orderly hr
enhance upon tne ordinances pt pubhe wor-
SHIN and instruction. haNs dnett and pow
erinl ten i.ney 10 Improve tn morals aud tom
pornl happiness oi mankiun.
The ~ ,sr and god Ri ef TN universe
made ~. appain menl, no by n metz mhilt' Try
exercise oil authority. but for our good and,
whether dGe,ence OF nplnion my thhf IN re-
.ss-s' - ntnnel day 10 be observe "'"ntt
| all agree, that uns day IN se' II .n"ad he de
voted To religious exercises Tint beng adj
miited, can any thug be ~ = reasonable
than the ieqo, ST ofthe petitioners lhat,at fst,
sp much OF he law should rep al Il ~ re-
qulrra the post offices To- kept upen every day
Of The week Dues not The "nacimeni ut tho
Inv plnny imply that munknid - under no
| neral Obligation 10 feifai from secular labor
on any day ofthe week ? Isl uol in drcct
opposrt,n 10 the received oplnlo0s 81 atmost
all protesting Chintians Il Is that pa
In pattIfulsIV which
quires, IN terms, all tue postmas
irrs throughout the United States 10 deb
yer letters, pa kfts. mud papers. Oh very
| d,s OF the week, to rhIch the minority OF your
| Committee object and which /. most offensive
10 he petitioners L. this statute - al once
| Geen n paIable cncroauhmenl ON the nights Of
conscience. II either drives every man who
| feels himself morally bound 10 observe tn sub
bath IN rolig ious manner, from the 81 ice OF
| his Cnunlty, an equal participation. ~ a , fn
vors, ur sbbj INN TO the mud terms al ic.
maming IN ollie Al the expense OF his itfhc'.
| pies Il freely acknowledged thai the works
ofnees.s,,y and mercy are ndi iofbsd+n; an' IL
he transportation oil the mail on Sunday, could
he ilstIlird on that giunnd. (Which ~ moi nd
ntted) i, cannol he con,eoded. that the k-ep.
ing open Office, where no mail aIrlYes on that
daV, Is Thai work of necessity.
The ntg meat. which have been urged for
the transportation ol the mai. &c. ON the Sab
bath. are mniuty derived itom commercial con-
vruiencn, and tion alleged deIankrnrnf ot
business aud lnierco curse. This doctrine mi
,a,cs against the fira principles Of goUl mpraN.
II these are important N all, they are pan d
noun ~ the claims oi eIpodenoy bun his
plea makes them subsetVlent 10 the ptse-
sure OF worldly usinrs# and converts bcm into
mere questions OF profit and loss
Granting the prayer of The petitioners eau
not interfere with the religious feeling % COM
science OF any portion of the clua' ~ Ia n'se
the, ask no service TO he performed. 10 prlO#
clpleto be proessed. Il Is only ark Il thar
Ger ala duties hr 10, required OH u eta ~
We're II Imposing any service, or rrqoi ing 'hi
profr.slo. OF any npipIoos, those ahosn feh
pions srnlimsnis were different might Jasly
plsin H"i M who GonseleniouSly belieyts
thu he ~ bound to Ohsatve ino seventh lay %
the week, IN religious manner, can have no
Just reason 10 complain; because Goyernmcni
takes nothing from him, IN pecm1lng all clds-
sss of citizens to observe the first day 81 The
week, ms u day Of religious rest The cast
would he quite different. did The privilege n
, resr,ng IN TIM, day, impo'e any thing on any
/ class Of ci;,zpns, contrary 10 their conscirnce
+. therefore,
s Resoiped, hat II Is cxpedient TO grant the
prayer OF Tho petitioners.
Il WIN MeCKEERY.