Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-02-02


 We owe an apology to the gentlemen who com posed the meeting at which the following resolu- tions, &c. were adopted, for not giving them aa earlier insertion. We misaid the paper in which the proceedings originally appeared, and had not an opportunity of obtaining them again until republish- ed by one of our contemporaries.
 SUNDAY MAILS
 Proceedings of the Meeting held on the 1st
 ct January last, in the town of Greensboro'
 on Sunday Mails.
 Pursuant to public notice, a large and high ly respectable number of the citizens If Greene and the adjoining counties, assembled Tn Greensborcugh on the lst If January last. for the purpose of expressing their views, and adopting suitable reso lutcns, cn the much agi- tated subject Gfthe transportation of the Mails on Sunday,
 On mttion, Gel. James Pickens was called to the. chair. and James B. Gage, Esq. ap- pointed secretary.
 The tbjecr of the meeting having been cx- plainod by the chair, committee, consisting cf L. A. Stollenwerck, w. c. Gillt spie, ]. Erwin, Matthew F. Rainey, John Marrast Jabez Curry, Samuel Strudwick, John Ma lone and w. N. Moffett, were appointed to prepare memorial and resolutions, fer the consideration of the meeting. ,o..t
 After an absence of few minutes, the committee reported the resolutions and ac- ccmpanying memorial, which were unal,i- mously adopted by the meeting.
 WHEREAS, attempts are making in cur country, by certain individuals, belonging pnncipally to particular religious dencmna- tlons, to prevent the tianspe itaticn ofthe mail on the Sabbath, which attempts have proe!uc- ed an unusual degree of excitement in the hare hppp <l plete with danger to our hahhiness as q free feoffe and onr erisfenee as q rtfsu6hc; And whereas, theinterference ofour National Le- gislature cnthis subjsc would not only be viclatlon cfthe Constitution of the U. States, and of cur 1fghfs and hripiieyes as citizens, but would tend to destroy that equality, which has heretofore existed between the different religious 6cne mnatitns in the Unicn: And whereas, also, it is deemed expo dient that there she uld be full cxprtssi ( f cpinien by the citizens of this and the adjoining counties on this subject, lest their sil. nee shomld be construed into an acquescence in tile mea- sures, which the individuals opposed to the transportation cf the mail on the Sabbath, are desirous, should be ade ptedby Congress; mea- sures, which nine tenths of cur community believe are calculated to undermine our Con- stituticn, and to fape the qvay, in, their conss- qucnces 70 the UNION of CHURCH and STATE; therefore, n
 ResofUedi That the regular transportation of the mail on the Sabbath, is essentially ne- cessary to the happiness, prosperity and free dom of our country, that it's detention on that day would be aoviolation ofthe spirit and let ter of the Constitution, and an unwarran,able stretch of power by Congress; in the sexer- else of which, they are, not justified on the grounds either of expediency or sound policy. And, that the advocates of that measure, are actuated by an inordinate ambition, by athi,sf for ho7ver, and by a dishosition to UNITE CHUhCH and STATE, a measure tobe de- precated as che ct the greatest evils, to which a free country can be subjected. ''t1iii
 Resoired, That we highly approve of the sentiments, contained in the Honorable Rich ard M. Johnson's able and unanswerable Re- port, on the subject of the transportation of the mail on the Sabbath; and that he merits the gratitude of the friends of equal rights and free principles for his frmness and inde- pendence, in checking the tide of unconstitu- tional encroachments and religious fanaticism.
 Resotved, That cur Representatives. in Con gress be instructed te use all fair and hcnora- ble means, to defeat any measure that may be introduced in that body to prevent the transportation of the mail on Sunday.
 ResofOed, That this meeting will support no person for any executive or legislative of. flee, qDho is known to be in favor of the obnox. ious measure of preventing the transportation of the mail on Sunday. i5 " '5
 Resolued, That the proceedings of this meeting by published in the Greene County Gazette, Tuscaloosa Inquirer, and the Ala bana State Intelligencer s''-'
 JAMES lPICKENS, CAairman.
 JAMES B. GAGE, Secretarv
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