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

q Rilc snme time. IL not the distance OF a
8 Prince ~ State from the Cow, ument, which
; en,ngois, It's separation bat II Is the dii'ionl
" nd unireq iency of lnler ,urse heiwecf
. thu. Our mails feseh Missouri and ttkansas
IN Is line than they reached kentnck aud
OH IN the IN ancy oi th IA - u meats an
no, when there are thee millions = people
exhdirg a thousaod miles West of the Ale
ghw. NC hear less oi discan NJ han ~hrn
he were u few thousands scattered along
liz Westcrn base.
n stop the mails one lay IN seven woul
be d hrusi the whole Western country, aud
oh, distant parts &c this Republic, one day
ioniel from the seat II Cavern ent But
wenl cxpedicnt 10 put an end to the trans
mlson Of etIers ,nd newspapers on sunday
beca = il violates III. law of God. hayr moi
the enionei, begun wrong 10 their efforts II
! the ,,ln OF GnveTume 4 be necessary Ia CON
pei ltn 10 ieseeCt and obsy the laws of GID,
do nd ihe State Governments posless inf
ute, more pOH"r Ia this respect 1t the
peliiiners turn 10 them, aud see II The can.
indnc the passage OF laws To respect toe
obseriancc OF the Sabbath ior, II n he sinful
] Tor to nah IL "---y 'a''ass on Sunday, /,
| IN 's ne 'p"ady sinful for individuals - writ,
rHry, receive or read them / would seem IA
T qdirr that these "A Is should he made uenn
"ess oi recrrauon, except 10 aud from ohu6ch
ali p lniiuk, carrying, receiving. aud rsadng
| Ui n "spa iers al conversations and socla
intercourse, except upon religion, subjects
mus - crssarliy be- punish d, 10 suppress thu
ru WoclI II not also follow, rs m new
| tnhlt sequence, that every man, woman, ana
Cnlld, uuld be compelled 10 attend meeting
| An,, AS only one sect, III the up,nion ol some
| can be deemed Uitbodur must II not be deter
mlI.d, by law, which that IL, md compel all II
| heT those teachers and contribute 10 ,helr sup
ppd u minor pun,shmrnis would not csttali
| the Jew, or tho Sa IatarIan, or tn" Infdei
| who believes Saturday TO be the Sabbath o
dibelic,rs the W ole, would not The anne sys
| tea require that we should resort 10 lnprisor
| mant. bauishmout, The rack, aud the laggot I,
| frre meu 10 violate their own conscIunces, u
/ compel them In listen 10 doctrines thoy ahhor
| When thr State Governments shall have yield
| Isl % these measures, II will be time enough 10
| Congress- 10 declare that the rafting oi ia
nal coaches shall 40 longer break the silnnc
81 THIS drspotlsm Il is the duty of the Cover
neat % an I'D TO all IL Jew o Grniile p
Gan or Chr lian, The protection aud the az
lvhniages of our henlgnan ipsti ufions, u
Sunday IA well n any other OF the vel
Ahbough this Government VII not conNc'
nee upon ,he maxim laid down ~ the ioundr
If Christianity that II ia ltwfd 10 do goOd u
the Sabb day ifthe Almighty has SIT Il
pat HE rs lay Of the We X rs time wbic
mtu Is bound - keep holy. aud devote rx'l,
slVr to his worship, would il moi be more COZ
g"nial To the precepts ui Christians To apPea
exclusively 10 the Great Law giver Of the Un
yrr,' 10 AID M making MN bcltcr-in cuir"t
ting their prac ices by purifying Their hehfts
| Government will protect them III 'hoH eliot
Whun ihei shall have 81 instructed the rubl
mi Il aud awakened the consciences OF indlsI
ua s, as 10 make them believe tina u j. vol
uon ot Gods law 10 carry the NAL, opru pc
III es, or receive letters, on Sunday, 'br ov
oil winch they complain will cease of rsrI
Vuhout any eIertIon Of The strong arm bftiv
power. When man undartlkcs - br God
s"""sar, he becomes demon. Duvru bN II
ir MY OF g" 'eio .-"e -,.'"i. hs losaa w., aant
ieelng forge,s the most sacred precepts of Il
creed aud becomes leroCous aud unrclcn
ing.
Our fathers did mol wait 10 be oppose
whcn the mother country asserted aud eEc
ciseb an uucon Institutional power over thea
10 have hcqulesced IN the tax OF three PEN
upon posnt Of ten, would have led the WI
l. The most ctu'l cxhctIonS they took n bo
aud against he principle, aud liberty aud /
dependence was the result. The pGtitionr
have not requested Congress 10 suppress Sn
day mails upon he ground of political exp
dicncy bu, because they violate the sanciily
the first day Of the week
This beng tue fact, aud The petitioners ha
ing Indignantly disclaImed he wish 10 unite =
ll'cs and religion. mny not the committee re
sonab y cherish the hope, That they will ie
reconced 10 lis decision, IN The case egpocIl
~, as il is also fact that the counter memo
ais, equally respectful le, Oppose the inte
ference Of Congress, npon the ground that
would be leglSlatiag upon religious snbJe'
aud therefore uncoustui ionAl
Res0ired Ihal the committee be discharge
iron the further cOnsiGerali ion of the subje