Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-17

to- SECTION Of ibe -. II 81 Ia ohey 4 Is" ["
wa. for Israel ia Caeeau y ha' s"n"o' hs un'
,pr.Ri. fhTs ms -fT..iis h #f.aF. 90 me s'i''"e
.pt,,,intnlent af,be 6ts' day of the week. As ."
Tue sevenih. The So jrot tanaoi be defe'"T-
cd ina letter. itreqarrs solamf
Ifthe pe'iionets gain eff ofysr'' eeHg
u,,., decide the nnnirst be'setn 6ohneeilo"
AID Mas.aehnsetlS The laws ii Conneeiicnt
u,ohilit trrraatinn, iahur aud travel, ron, the
eo,ns down of the sun on Saturday. uniii we
sa,ne time If dny on Sunday. ihose o' hds-
tncbuse,ts allow a man. on journey, 10 u"ei
,r,, san, ,s, midnight, and resume bis Jour
No, an Sunday, al the going down OF the sun
--s,sb,,sn hours OF holy thur. Bu, recreation
mn 4 e,ass on Saturday. al the going down oi
.he an, aud continue 90 cease untl sunday
Misunderstanding six hours abstinence. "he'
,bsr me .fag-, that carry the mail must stop
sir bours in Connecticut, when they COULD nr
,nnnine In Massehusetu whether eatry'"g
,be mail will bc travelling ON a journey. IN the
ssn,e Il tbs Iaw--snd whether passengers Ia
,hs mail stage viii % considered as parties OF
recrention or ira,elle,son Journey, muSi I've
provided for by Congress
A lew wears past. Moral Soeftiy was FORM
ed IN Berkshire for the suppression o. ''ce. An
erecutiys committee was appointed TO s"P
,,ayel on Sunday We're II mol vTious sub-
is,t IL would provoke n splls to see belzebno
Ia chase Of Luciler. ship md spur-.he com
rainee breaking Ire Sabbath 10 proven, Sab.
bath breaking When the pursuer had over
fsken or mel with lIis game. they somel'mes
compromised, and for q Que. the traveller was
lei 20 or but generally he WIS earfl"d 10 a
Justice Or the county Cvust. and hoed Tor break
d. tata
being stopped, resented the abuse, aud brought
AMI, against them for assault aid battery, before
thu Supreme Ju licisl Court, where Mr. Clira
,eroxsre a e nsiderable sum for damages the
decision being hat they had no right 10 stop
ADD uplorse him, This decision purified the
coincidence OF the whole club Strange how
the getting or losing money will give direction
10 conscience, Whether these good souls, on
conversion, paid back the fines which they had
,,ken I cannot certainly tell. My besi mtor'
nation 10 TIM, they did not.
Ihnve lived long enough to see that ind"-
Suals often break over the bounds OF moral
honesty TO intnre their neighhors but tins Is
rot more frequent ,hsU II !, Tor legislative DO.
dies - oysrlsap the legitimate guide hn1
,Isurp the empire ofnstursl individual rights.
Ihe let alone policy may be extended 100 lar
buf less evils arise from that neglect than arise
from a redundancy OF laws The liberty OF the
aaiive OF the wood, under proper restraint, 10
ofeyent overt acts (ifIhe sspedient can he
ound) should DO aimed at II, on entering 10.
IN social compact, individuals sorTender oil 10
the pubhe eiH then Government may direct
our food. pbysic. costume, marriage, nssoe'a
lion, location, occupation. private opinl"h
religion, hearing. seeing, appetite, pronuncia-
ron, vibration OF the arterirs, and every breath
ve draw Bu Il all this Is surrendered, The
individuals lnse all accountability 10 Their
Maker aud Government becomes Responsible
for all; for II would be beneath the righteous
PISS OF the DiriRe Being To holda man 10
sn,ver for himself when he was divested
OF every attribute dat constitutes moral a.
gent.
n should vary a few degrees from fhe
question ol SUNDAY mails, il would be follow
,np a preeeden, which Congress has taught me.
Whom members Of thai august assembly think
unti they are as full II matter as q bottle Of
vine ,hst has no vent they take the door,
and seem TO tear up mountains by the roots-
ride on the wings VI ths wind, and direct tho
storm. No matter what the question Is, ~hs
cher Missouri, Retreachmrnt or Public Lnnds
The hall and the gallery ara struck with won.
der NJ the prof,iudnv OF the orator; bul iftbe
small pos ~ns in the question. neither speaker
nor hear r would catch the disease ! Sc" no
great evil Ia all this. Their efusions may help
shs neat question, at any RAE the nrAtr ri cum
lisye not members OF Congress rs good rtgt
10 rambIa ms the late Patrick Henty Must all
Ia euaerd 10 speak in the direct, logical and
itrelntahlr mode 81 NJ idi on All souls were
not cast IN the same mould. II takes every
man 10 make world. think Congress, On
TIC whole. perform wonders. They have safe
" ,eere the ship between Scylla and oharIh'
dis, Notwithstanding adverse winds and inn'r
u1ns sailors. The religion which J profess
f1rbds me 10 speak evil OF The rulers OF the peo'
pe. honor the throne GOV r1mpnD and
the altar (rrlgion \ bul those who, under a
preiance of religion AID COOL order, would
shape my rel. hu and guide my conscience,
are usurping presuaptunus tyrans. man
s.annot give greater evidence that he IS des'hhte
of the nt'k splui 81 chim,iaity, and
Ignorant OF its genus. lhan when he makes, or
urges others 10 make laws TO GORGE his neigh
hors in matters OF religion II Is like putting n
tool on the stones OF the altar, or making anew
cart TO carry the AK
eheerinlly subscribe 90 the sentimea, that
.his,ianiiy is not only good religion, but tue
uuly rSeulon thai ever net tina sinners wants,
and renSwN his woes--the only religion that
ever brought pardon TO the guilty. and gave
assurance Of eternal life. But as an institute
OF state policy. = question arises whether II
has ever done any good Has any Christian
nation ever exceeded Tyrw 10 wealth.
Greees in sciencs--aueisn, Rome aud Car.
image in bravery or modern Lhina in inter
nal Improvement And wha, nations oow ore
more pei hlious aud blood thirsty than those
sho have formed erusaIes, established m
inqusuion. aud massacred tho South A
merioans lie, chtimanny operate IN us own
natural channel. aud il is blessing Of i'm
msnse worth; but turn I, Into principle ol
sa,epolicy, i, fosters pride, hypocrisy and the
soiS, kind OF cruelty,
JOHN LELAND