Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-07-29


sionaI suspension of labor for long periods;
and II was, doubtless, in the kind view OF
accommodating has commands 70 the consti.
tuition which he had given US. that the Crea-
tor prescribed the observance of a weekly
day TO rest The man, who constantly puI-
sues his worldly objects without allowlng HIM
sell moments leisure. gradually acquires,
by sort OF moral gravItaten. an aec- leras-
ed and tevcrsh intensity OF action, which. If
not checked in one way or other. ends in ex-
travagancc, bankruptcy and ruin By who'll
ly dlvertIng his thoughts one day in seven
from business, and turning them upon the
high aud glorious subject OF his intellectual
and moral relation TO God, his fellowmen, aud
the universe, he cools the fever Of has mind:
aud When ne takes up his affairs again on
Monday morning, be is surprised TO iiud with
how much CLEARER Judgment he considers
the plans and purposes OF which he took
leave on Saturday. lie now pcrceiyas errors.
thai before escaped his attention I'M
prudent projects that before presented t,cm
selves to tempting colours TO has heated iancY
and Il has gains at the end of the week b..
Que seventh less, they viii probably at the
end OF the year, be seven fold more. Instead
oil beng miserable bankrupt, he viii be a
thriving. healthy, and happy man We have
no hesiIasit.a ln saving that the fault we have
here indicated Ola too urgent pursuit OF world
~ gam, IL a common trait M the character of
our countryman, and that more exclusive
devotion OF the Sabbath TO repose and ree.-
Gus contemplation would be a most whule-
some corrective I'll the evil, Ne strain every
nerve TO the utmost, employ every cent Of
capital that We own or can borrow, aud uot
content with obtaining an honorable snbsis-
tencc for ourselves and our families by the
,.f
grasp, with an agonizing effort, at any pro
ject that holds oul the least prospect oil extra
ordinary gain. What follows? few per-
sons amass immense fortunes, the possession
OF which has no favorable effect upon their
own characters, or those of their children.---
The rest al the iiist little conyulson IN the
world OF busness--are swept---like dead
leaves before November blast-~-into the
gait OF bankruptcy. Ii would be In vain TO
deny that the general habits OF our active
men OF every cisss correspond in the main
with ibis description; and It's, in our opinion,
equally certain, that a real and bono foe sas-
pension OF worldly cares one day In seven
would greatly Inprove-Were it Dolly by It's
negative and sedatiye eitects-thc state OF
MIND which leads TO these extrayagant Efforts
ana their disastrous results. Ii is, in short,
clear 10 US, that the labor of the community
by being suspended one day IN seven-- be-
comes, not less, but on the contrary great
deal mere productive OF mere wealth, lhaa
II otherwise would be.
But ia this view the most so of those which
may be taken OF IT, he subject OF all this
toll ard troable--these convulsive straning
end desperate enteiprises--is after all the
acquisition OF the means oil subsistence
meat, Clothes and fire, nothing more. But
this, though a legitimate object Of pursuit in
hie, IS ~ from being the only one. Ii be-
longs entirely TO o.. lJwerand animal nature.
The intellectual and moral pi1ncipie--the
God within the nad--that loluer and noller
portion of our being. by which we hold ALI
nifty with the Sublime spirit that created and
informs the uulFersc--tls too has its claims,
and they are oil far more urgent and mo-
meutuons character than those OF the other
But how can we ito them justice il our tho'ts
are forever absorbed, without the interrup-
ton OF day, aa hour. "a moment, ia the
routine of basiDessp Our intellectual and
moral nature is refined and exalted by study,
SOLITARY nlusing, or instructive conversation
on elevated subjects--by the ntefchasge Of
kind and charitable ieelIngs-by the contenl-
piailon OF the goodness Of the Creator, as
shewn forth IN his majesty, harmony and
beauty OF his works. III We lncsn to rise in
the scale OF being above the tools we work
with, or the brute animals that we eYDloy,
we must allow ourselves time for these emo.
bling and delightful pursuers. The merchant
must not nail himself forever 10 the counter
like bad shilling; and the lawyer should re-
member that there is one Supreme Court in
which his precedents viii lose their authority,
and bis special pleas their Importance that
there is one case, and that his owns which
he must finally argue upon its merits. Let
it be enough, that the business of the world
Is pursued with unrcmitted activity aud per-
severance from Monday morning to Saturday
night When Sunday comes, let the weary
be at rest-let the iaborer OF every kind cease
from his toll, and SO up to the house oil God,
not to ruminate upon tho affairs of the prece
ding week, or to lay new plans for the com
ing one--but 10 yield up bis whole soul 10
the current Of lofty CONCENTRATIONS which the
scene and the service are fitted to inspire to
feel the rayIshlng influence of sacred song
TO indulge the devout Inspirations that lift the
humble spiritin holy frances to the FootstooI
of the Almighty. Nor let him iink il too
hard, ii IN the mean time his lettsrs remain
unread in the Post Ofiee. They will not
grow stale before to morrow. His commu.
Mon with God is OF much more consequence
than his correspondence with his agent or
consignse. Whatever the mere man OF bu-
siness may think Of it, this is, after all, mat
ter of high importance. Unless TIE deepest
thinkers have erred in their conclusions from