Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-01-27
am. SIR, with high respect.
ear ObodIent servant.
LOUIS MCLANE, President.
sABDATU MAIL PETITIONS

The following petition has already been circuln.
ted TO considerable extent. IL has been sent 10 us
with the request that editors generally will give IL
IA insertion. and ihat The friends OF the $ ,bhath
ALL make another etf,r to deliver the Lords Jay
from national deseCraiiou. Our own views on tue
su'jcct are well known. and we need not rcpeai
ihem here.
To The honorable The ,aie and House If Repre-.
s~egiatircs oChs Ia, LSNieS of America ia Con
gress sSEmBiNf.
The undcrsigucd memorillisis. citizens of
feeling a deep and growing interest m eyery thing
that is calculated to affect the prosperity Of oar be-
beloved country. either in a pecuniary uI moral
point Of view nrd belieyiI that our Responsibilities
and duties dad not cease when VIC elevated you 1,
Tie rfsponsibie station which you now occupy: We
therefore come To Won, not Oaly as fellow -ciiizens.
equally interested aud responsible with YOU, in the
administration Of government but VIC come 10 you
as yourcoHAilttHts 10 ask, not a favoE but for alb
siraci AMI constitutional Justice; viz The repeal Of
all laws requiring or sanctioning labor on tire holy
SIhbnlhi particularly that part section 3, in nn act
passed April 1910. and re-enacted March 1895 ma
king It The duty Of FOsimusiefs at seassnable hours
on ereTy day Of he Wesk to keep open their Offices
and deliver letters. ect. ect. thereby ob.iging mon
{" iumplo under foot the laws Of the States ia
which they reside. and al-o the express communal
Of Almighty cd 20 remember the Slbboth day 10
Keep II holy We DO not suppose that Congress
'eA NElrtaNt ANt liAl"fi iIlto tl QfteUtdhIe UN~pr-
vance OF the Slbbaths bot Congress can, aud we be-
lIeve should, forthwith repeal The law Alto Se refer.
ed to. and thereby remove the authority and sanc-
ton Of government, 20 Ikis greet evil.
The friends Of lie Sabbath find Il very difficult
% make efieciuul cilIris 10 rescue that holy DIV from
Dissertation. from the fact that many thousands. scat.
tered all over oar lands. are compelled by govern.
mehi, TO render service OF that day. Based, as our
government pTOessedly il. upon the fundamental
srfUcrulaa uC tho -A-zfr, -.v,r..,art .-.-l- -.
ihc Sacred Scriptures aud after having suoranied
toali men The freedom Of conscience & The privilege
OF worshipPing UOd according to the dictates Of his
holy wordiNe wonder that any Congress should have
- far lost sight Of these great Fundamental nrinci.
pies ofour Constitution. as 10 pass aH act making q
obligatory upon any class OF men 10 trample under
foot the law (in reference 10 the SibhatL) oftwcn,y.
Eve out Of Tho tvemy-s,z States Of this Union. and
also the clearly revealed aud Of repeated command
ofGod.
Al The States except ons.orb.d labor on the Sab
bath. except works Of necessity and mercy" The
running Of the mails and III" transaciing OF business
90 the IUSt Ulices on The Sihbath, cannot b., wod
either Of necessity" or"mercy." Experience. q, say
nothing Of higher authority. teaches ~ that ihis work
- not necessary on The Slbbath, either fr the pecu.
rIary Interests, The temporal good or The sptritusl
wants Of the people: We'd therefore ask with con-
idence, that all governmental sanction 20 The sin
" misunderstanding may be speedily removed
Tue d~emo1llzing t%endancy ofthe law complained
d. Is arbitrary character and ~ uncOn-Uiuu1n1li
y, are cOrsidemiiOns which huvc been 70 fully and
frequently pfosoHted o. f'rucr Congresses. together
with the many reasons ior ihe repeal o. snid law .fhai q
are reference 20 them Is 81 that We Eoyy deem ne.
russoy. We hope and trnsl HIai mrmer decisions
y Congress Will have no weight with YOU
"a deciding this great md vitality important question
As men. We ask ior he speedy removal Of Ibo cyil
-InplntUeI o. A. patriots, w ask r.anf M fLrr.
aims We ash o. Il o. due ~ The necessities 81 mlu
lit y due uour own country. and a5Ovc 40. % D.
iuo 20 The authority Of That COd who gave re- being.
hat hc S1Dah h0uA Be- Kept haiy unto ne Lor4
We would further ask, that ihe subject may be-
o. q special committee. that ample tne me,
20 had iof inil and delibomie invesngauonind such
.epou nnde thereon os v ssball al be willing 20 n. I
'do by. ns r. nation and ga individuals
Dated Doc. isu.