Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-03-18
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REPORT
The Committee on Post Offices and Pc,
Roads 10 whom The memorials we're relerre
Tor prohihniug The transportation OF tn
Mails aud me opening of Post Offices -
Sundays, report:
That the m'morialists reg,rd the first Ia
of the week as day SET apart by the Create
Tor religious exercises sud consider the tran.
pOrlai on 81 HE NAL aud he opening oil h
posi- fiices IN thai day, the violation of a rel
g'ous duty, ani all Tor sappr. ssion of III
pfa lice. Others by cDuD er memo,iai4 ar
known 70 entertain different sentiment, brllrv
ing thai no day oil The week Is haiier tina,
another Oihrfs. holding tn un,v rsaltv an,
immutabiiiv ot The JEWS decaog4e, believing
IN I'VE s"it."9 o. III -''aath day oi the seek
as dhv oi religious devotion anu nv thei,
memorial "'w hribrr the committee, they also
''q"eA tlal II may be set apart for religion,
purposes Each has hi hertz been left To .
exercise OF his own OPINION aud Il has been
regarded as III" Pioprr ''aSrn $, OF Governmp,,
TO oteet all, ani determine for non. b.,
The attempt is made u bring about gr.afet
uniformity, al Iea]t, in prsc1cc and as argu
meat lIas fall"d, the Government has been call
ed upon 70 lnterpose lis authority 20 settle the
controversy
| tpnglts acts under constitution Of deiegR
| ted and limited powers. The com uitee look
| IN VAnto that instrument for delegation o
| power hlth1rzng tins body In inquire an
determine what pari OF tine or whc her an
has heel set apart by the Almighty for religions
exercises On he contrary among hr fe
proiiblions which il contains. Is one thai pr,
! hlbi religious test; AMI another which de-
clarps dat Congress sha fass no law les Iect.
lns IA establishment OF rel go or prohibiting
the free zerci.e thereof The committee IN = III
here rei the argument upon the ground Iha
the question ref rred ~ th"m. does not CONE
| within he co gn2 ince Of 'odgress :; hut The
pers france and zeal with winch he memo
rIals's pursue their phJect ems 10 rcquIi"
I" ina eIucdat on OF ihe subject. And, rs
the opp,ser- of Sunday mai, disciain oil inipn
ton 10 unite church nd sta c. thu cnmmire
do u / Pel disposed TO inpugn their IN ptivrs !:
aud wharver may be advanced in opposition
10 n. sure, will arise from II" fears rnirf.
tined o its fatal tendency to tie pence aud
| tapplnes oil the nation The cataslro
phe of alher itons, furnished the france
of the constitution beacnb of aWlnl warning
aud hey have evincPl the greal ST p s..
bic care 10 guarding against The same eVd
lHe law, As Nv q, makes ~ dIsilnC-
ton "a 10 the day, Of tie week bu is imperative
| iha the Pnitmasters sha ATT nd at all rea.on'
Bile hours, il ryery Jay o perform thu dates Of
| their Offices; anl i Post master lie Ieral
| has givn his instructions l. all Postmnsiers,
| thai, at cost 1tlices Mere the mail arrives on
sun iav. the ntiicp /, tob kept or, n one hour u,
! more after the arrival mi asserting he mad
hut n case hatw ud IN "ru'fe with the hour,
| OF public worship the ufiice is 10 he kept oprn
| Tor one hour after theuslnl time OF dlssoylnp
| the meeting This lIbaat IA -truciion OF the
| law doe, not satisfy the memorinllsts. Bat III
""nIti'''" "~'z--~ - .|-t-" = N l1si btnua
| Of complaint, unless II be conceded that th
| have a controlling power over the Conscience
OF Others. II Congress shall, by the author J
| ot law sanction ne measure recon n"nh@i, I
would constitute a legislative decision OF I
religious controversy, IN which even Christians
themselves, are a. issue. However suited sucl
| "A uec,Ion may Dr tn an ecclesiastical council
il i, Incompatible with republican IegIsia
ture, which IS purely for political, aud not 10
religious purposes.
In our individual character, we all entertain
opin ms, and pursue a corresponding practice
up II the SUBJECT of religion However dIvtr
| sified these may be- we ali harmonz' as eli
zrns. Will eac is willing that the other shil
| "rjov h. same liberty winch he ella IL Tor hun
! self. The indy iual acts for himself III r.
presen alive for his constituents. He is choser
gious yiews-to guard he rights "i man no
% restrict The rights Of conscience. Despo'
may regard their subjects a, their properl,
AMI lsurp the DIV IL prerogatIve of prescr To-
ing their religious faith. Bui the history OF ib
wnrld furnishes the melancholy demonstration
/ that the deposition of one man 10 COerce the
rel gious homage Of another, spring from an IN
chasiened ambition, rather than sIncef
devotion. The prncIp.es of our Government
do nos recognize IN the majority any huihorIt.
over the minority; except IN matters whcI
! regard the ronHuct Of man to his follow man
A Jewish monarch by grasping the holy censoT
lost both his sceptre and MS lie" lon a DIS
tiny as little to be enyied, may be The lot of tn
American people, who bold nc sovereignty o
power, if they, in the persons of their re
representatives.. shall attempt to unite IN III
remo'est degree, Church and State
From the earliest period of time, religion
teachers have attained great ascenddncy owe
The minds Of the people; and in every nallor
ancient or modern, whether Pagan, Mhhomrd
an, or Christian, hive succeeded in the incOI
pnration of their reg ious tenets wuh the polh
cal institutions OF their country. The Persia
idols, the Grecian oracles, the Roman augure'
and the modern priesthood OF Europe, hav
all in their turn, been the subject OF popula
Pdulation, ana the agents OF pol'tICai h'CeP''o'
the measure recommended should be adoF
ted, it would he difficult for human sagaeit
10 foresee how rapid would be the successlo
or how numerous the train of measures who
j, nigh, follow, involving the dearest rights u
all-tbe rights of conscience. 1t is perhap
fortunate for our country, that the proposition
should have been made at this eaay period
while the spirit of the Revolution YET eaIas
full vlgor Religious zeal enlIsts the stronl
est preiudces of the homan mind and VINE
instructed, excltes the worst passions of OF
nature. under the delude prelexf Of doing Go
service Nothing SO infurlates the heart
deeds of rapne and blood nothing is so lnces
SAINT ia its tolls so perseyering IN as determin
tons so appalling in ITS course or SO da
gerous its consequences. The equality
:. rights secured by ihe constitution may b
defiance to mere political tyrants; the robe
sanctity too often glitters TO deceive. III
constitution regards the conscience OF the Jew
} sacred as that OF the Christian and gives
more authority to adopt measure afectr
l nj ind