Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-03-05
THE SABBATH.

4 THE SABBATH.
,, Tho editorial columns of The Philadelpl,ia
Gazette always bear marks of good sens,
and principles In a late number the ed
itor says: at is to 10 regretted that So
large number Of our population should 3,
un ~ise'y neglect the aablatb.-We say ss-
srisely, because-relig'on spars-we art
convinced day Of rest 10 a necessary pro-
vision for the wants Of our nature and tina,
he who rejects the indulgence thus sfIor-
ded, expos-s himselfnot only to uni scesss-
~ labor, and suffering ,but to danger and ac-
'ual pecuniasy loss. We have often
heard it remarked ny observant business
men, that few get rich, wao habitually neg
lect the Observance Of the sabbath. We
need not aScribe this 10 supernatural
agency. !. is the plain effect ola plain
cause. One day Of rest in seven IS necess-
AIRY cs man. The bow that is ever bent
lOnses ITS elasticity mind that 10
ever engaged in schemes Of profit and loss,
calculations Of business, will become At
length confused, and ie<e ito tone Of acute
ness and accuracy. Its ligbtncss and
buoyance will depart; u will lose ito fer
silsty IN resources, and sctivi.y; while
equally operated upon, will become deb,l-
tated and diseased. Thus the strength
which an occasional day Of rest would
have preserved, 10 forfe,ted; the business
man 10 rendered unfit for his duties; and he
Who worships no God but his gold, is pun
isl,ed in his darling passion for the VIOLA
tion Of lay, ordained and sanctioned By
nature and by God. The lover Of pleasure
is equally unwise in his violation Of the
Sabbath. the monotony Of ldleness or
enjoym ent. soon pills upon the sense. One
day Of serious and exalted thought il &C.
casional;y accessory to preserve = whole !
some tone and temper oc intellect. And
VIVA, can he more delightful than the
calm and thoughtful enjoyment Of day .
rest: day, when the hum is hushed and
the confusion hanished; and the thousand
"fthe city, yonng and old, with the garb Of
comfort and the smile 81 content como forth
. visit the temple Of worship, TO breathe
the free air. look up INTO the blue heavens,
and feel. for one day, the burden Of exis-
tence removedf
Law FEMrNrxE.-At a settlement
of coloured people near salem, n. J.
a stranger Of their own hue hayincI
appeared among them q few days
since in the guise of a sweep, but
who it was hrewdly suspected was
a spy to find out il there was anv
runaway slave among them-being
taxed herewith was unable to give
any satisfactory account Of himself.
He was in consequence tied to Il tree,
his hands extended over his head, and
thus placed, a dozen black women
castigated him without stint, till he
was released by some passers by.
He fled the neighbo,hood Immediate
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U. STATES BANK BILL SIGNED.
The following Message was sent
by Governor Ritner, to the Legisla- :
ture, on returning the Bill to charter /.
the United States Bank: L
MESSAGE. !.
To the Senate and House of Repre-.
Of the Commonwealth ofe
Pennsylvania:
have approved and
signed the following act of the Gen.
eral Assembly, entitled q An act toI ..
repeal the State Tax on real and per-
sonal property, and to continue and +,
extend the Improvements Of the
State by Rail Roads and Canals, and h
10 charter State Bank. to be called :
the United States Bank and direct +
I'd the Secretary to return the same
10 the House of Re2resentatives.I-
where il originated. 4
Signed, JOSEPH RITNER.
Harrisburg, Feb. IS. 1886.
The Presidents message On the O. h
oening of Congress was received in j
20 days from this country, and is pub p
ished entire in the London Globe. I
I is Generally approved of in the o
.ondon papers, especially by the b
Times, Courier, sc. 4
1t is said that Don Carlos has sent Il
n proposals, offering to relinquish his {,
ia:ms to the Spanish crown for a
'ension Of $4,000 (S2oO,OOO). on
which he would live in retirement m
America. 2
4 number of TIE estates of POLISH
atriots have been distributed by In
ie Emperor of Russia among sixteen e,
I his generals. Il